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Online Games: DS vs PSP
- Thread starter jarrod
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So all two people who keep the game will be able to play it online? Joy.kaching said:
You know, I still wonder why Sony doesn't get new talent for 989, because it's been proven year after year that the people there are not good at making decent games imo.
Theoretically, by making games online the number of DSs sold will increase and also the number of games sold will increase. Thus it isn't necessary for their business model to support direct charging. As a comparison, some train services have internet connections for laptops, but they don't charge for that. They make money by increased ticket sales.Gahiggidy said:
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jj984jj said:
MLB for PSP was reportedly quite good. Shocked me when I heard it.
in theory nintendo is losing very little money online. the games released so far are all p2p and the only money they are losing is (possibly) at mcdonalds (even though the DS service is only available at McD's that already had wifi service) and then for the matchmaking backend which actually doesn't even seem that complex as all it does it literally fills players from pools depending on what mode they select.Gahiggidy said:
the service isn't as involved as live so there is nowhere near the cost of it (no voip server, no real db backend, etc). in theory you probably save nintendo pennies by not going online, though those pennies are likely already included into that $35 of MKDS and ACWW.
and for those saying "why is it now profitable" my honest guess is that cost in maintaining said infrastructure is now low enough and the online "bullet point" is now important enough that the extra copies they sell from online probably make them more than they put out on the infrastructure every month... i.e. they "profit" from the online.
of course I really don't know, just offering up a possibility. I think the one thing that can definitely be concluded though is that if Nintendo is doing it, they are making money from it.
of course I really don't know, just offering up a possibility. I think the one thing that can definitely be concluded though is that if Nintendo is doing it, they are making money from it.
nintendo is RARELY known to go on the defensive, almost to a fault actually. it is much more likely that they are actually seeing or will see profit out of this than doing it as defensive reaction. Especially with three first party games within six months. not saying what you are implying is impossible, just that it is much more likely they are making money off of it or will within a very short span of time.Xellotah said:
Gahiggidy said:Good to hear! I was worried that the DS WiFI would somehow hurt Nintendo's bottom-line. I can now go ahead and play AC online guilt free.
Actually, it is not just a case of being guilt free. The more people that take games online for the DS is of value to Nintendo and investors. By taking AC online you are actually doing your bit for improving Nintendo's share price.