Nintendo: “We believe used games aren’t in the consumer’s best interest”

“Used books have never taken off”.

What the hell is he talking about?

Good grief… I really shouldn’t read anything Nintendo related.

Please tell me they just use him for internet lols and not to actually make any real business decisions.

Reggie you are a wonder to the internets

Has Reggie ever said anything that hasnt been totally retarded? Or maybe this is Nintendos April fools…

Used books have never taken off.

I’m pointing and laughing at the man from Nintendo who has never been to Oxford or a multitude of other places in the known universe. Obviously other types of second hand shops don’t exist in Reggie’s world either.

I wonder what colour the sky is there.

Yeah, he’s in his own little bubble there. At least he’s not slagging the competition off, I suppose.

And yes, Reg, I too like to ‘unlock’ all the ‘levels’ in Zelda. Christ.

*shakes head*

Should add a tag called “Did they really say that?”. Or perhaps “What a fucking moron”.

They may not be in our best interest, but not for the reasons he mentioned.

If they weren’t so expensive here I would consider buying them new, but the way it is I either buy them second hand or import them from the UK.

The trick here is, to take any reference to consumer, and replace with the word “Nintendo”. Then, you get a flawless view of the world, as seen from a Kyoto boardroom.

Considering I’m trade in just about everything I’d have to call “wrong” on this one.

If we look past the inane-ness of the argument and actually justify it with a counter-claim, we’ll come to pricing. I wonder why used CDs aren’t as big as used games when a brand new CD is 10-20 euros and a new game can be anything up to 80 euros.

Duh, I’d say he’s right actually. I know about 2 places where I could buy used books, and one of it is a homeless guy who has about 200 books in cardboard boxes he sells for 50 cent each.

And it’s not just me, I don’t know anyone who regularly buys used books/CDs/DVDs.

hey what about torrents, Reggie? do you think they ‘re in the consumer’s best interest ?

Amazon does pretty well out of used books, I’m sure.

Amazon? i’d rather take my chances with wz’s hobo.

reggie does make interesting statements

“It’s not in the best interest of the consumer, because he wants to hold on to our games.”

What kind of reason is that?

Alex

If the shelf space in most game stores is anything to go buy, it clearly *is* what interest the consumers. Personally, I rarely if ever trade in my games, but different strokes for different folks and all that.

God knows how these guys make so much bloody money with the kind of crap Reggie’s coming up with lately.

lolcopters! it’s as if he thinks that all gamers who make the most out of used games will read this and think “shiiiiit! so used games are in fact a rubbish deal to us. well christ. im shocked and appalled. that’s it then. im spending £40 on that game i was going to pick up for £15. used games indeed, what a load of burnt horse.”

good luck reggie