That sucks, and I'd have to buy the amiibo adapter too. So it's even more expensive.
Yup. 0% chance of me buying the game, if this is really true.
That sucks, and I'd have to buy the amiibo adapter too. So it's even more expensive.
Don't buy the amiibo if you want.
But don't pass on the game.
Because then Metroid fans will have a reason to complain if this and Prime 4 bomb.
No hard mode without the Amiibo? Okay no Metroid for me. Not a tough decision.
Nintendo should offer digital amiibo. Make it an app, where you canexamine each one, and store them in a digital shelf. Nobody has to miss out on another amiibo again.
Nintendo should offer digital amiibo. Make it an app, where you canexamine each one, and store them in a digital shelf. Nobody has to miss out on another amiibo again.
Same here. I love Metroid, but I refuse to give Nintendo a single cent on any game that uses amiibo in such a bad fashion. Locking content that used to be normal post game unlocks in previous entries in the series behind a 30 dollar pay wall is just... no.
How can people give Nintendo excuses for this shitty practise with Amiibo?
Want to play the full content on the cartridge? Buck up a few more and it's yours. Fuck that, if I pay full retail price then I expect a full game, no matter what way you look at it, using these toys for a hard mode or an extra suit screams cheap from Nintendo.
And I'm properly excited for this game too, but I will not encourage the extra purchases here, if someone I know decides to buy the Metroid amiibo I'll use theirs. Like what I did with BoTW.
People give Nintendo a pass for all kinds of shit. It's ridiculous.
No, we won't know this until release or a preview/review embargo lifts OR there is another event where press can straight up ask.
This is shitty but let's not act like you don't get the full experience right out of the box. This is an extra, and it sucks it's in the game and locked behind a paywall. But boycotting the game or some such is just going to hurt yourself in the long run more than Nintendo. This game and Prime need to sell well to see more entries in the series.
This move was likely done to see if they can make good money off the title by forcing the hardcore to buy an add on. A marketing strategy that could be a way to gauge if they can make enough money this way to keep the series going despite not selling great.
are the posts above you not prove that most people are not giving a pass?
Yeah they are some special cases but you gonna have that with all fanboys
It's possible Fusion Mode is just the game's normal non-Amiibo Hard Mode with the Fusion Suit added on.
This move was likely done to see if they can make good money off the title by forcing the hardcore to buy an add on.
Could be that Fusion Mode and Hard Mode are different selections on the menu.Possible, but the wording would've been more like "tap this amiibo to unlock the Fusion Suit for hard mode" in that case.
Yeah that's messed up not willing to just tell Patrick a straight answer. It's some cowardly ass shit.
Don't boicot the game please Be vocal about the amiibo crap they're pulling with this and don't buy them if you don't like them, but let the series stay alive. Just a few months ago it was a dream to have a single Metroid game in development, now we have two and hopefully, if they perform well enough, Nintendo will keep them coming.
It's just unfortunate. The game is already 50 bucks over here, I was willing to let that slide but I'm not going to throw money at it if theyre going to hide modes and features behind toys I don't want.
I don't really find difficulty modes to be fluffYou do know that the amiibo stuff is optional and not required for the game, no? It's basically fluff.
You do know that the amiibo stuff is optional and not required for the game, no? It's basically fluff.
Was going to make my own post on the matter, but this sums up things pretty well :/Still gonna get the game, but this is shitty. I might have considered getting the Metroid one, but seems like it's only coming in a 2-pack and fuck paying $30.
Unfortunately, it's not a $15 toy, it's a pack of two toys for $30.All DLC/microtransactions could be described this way if someone wanted to spin hard enough. Needing to buy a $15 toy to access a harder difficulty mode is something most companies would get torn to shreds over.
All DLC/microtransactions could be described this way if someone wanted to spin hard enough. Needing to buy a $15 toy to access a harder difficulty mode is something most companies would get torn to shreds over.
Eh, I really disagree with Zelda being the bad example. A lot of cosmetic stuff with those amiibo's, sure. A nice extra with Wolf Link. But nothing beyond the realm of cool cheats or costumes.Funny thing is things like zelda showed where the journey with amiibos was headed but some company apologist gonna smooth talk everything
This is shitty but let's not act like you don't get the full experience right out of the box. This is an extra, and it sucks it's in the game and locked behind a paywall. But boycotting the game or some such is just going to hurt yourself in the long run more than Nintendo. This game and Prime need to sell well to see more entries in the series.
This move was likely done to see if they can make good money off the title by forcing the hardcore to buy an add on. A marketing strategy that could be a way to gauge if they can make enough money this way to keep the series going despite not selling great.
$60 worth of amiibo to unlock those features, 2 of which aren't manufactured anymore and are nigh impossible to find.
It still irks me when I play Prime trilogy, look at the extras, and realize I can't get half of them because they're tied to the asinine friend voucher system that doesn't even fucking work anymore.
I have to laugh at the idea difficulty options are an extra now.
Things like game endings, regular content and even the unlockables you'd find in old titles (characters, costumes, modes) have been extra for a long time.
Nintendo is just riding that train (a train many of "core" players have insisted they ride for a long time too). But hey, "it's 2017".
I really hope the game doesnt bomb because of this, I want there to be more 2d metroid games with or without amiibo. I can understand why people are so upset over this though.
Yeah, I'm about to throw up after being taking for a ride with that spin. It fucking sucked when Asura's Wrath blocked the real ending behind a paywall and it'd still suck now. Nintendo is holding a hard mode behind an amiibo on Day 1, it's not a Grounded mode situation (from TLoU) where the content was later developed and sold for the original release (and included in the future PS4 release), it's a mode already developed and in the cartridge that Nintendo is blocking behind a figure for whatever reason.I can't even keep up with this much spin.
I really hope the game doesnt bomb because of this, I want there to be more 2d metroid games with or without amiibo. I can understand why people are so upset over this though.
The game is going to bomb anyway. It's way too late for a game like this on the 3DS; that audience has moved on.
That's... not even slightly true.
No hard mode without the Amiibo? Okay no Metroid for me.