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On Mon, 16 Nov 2015 20:07:03 +0100, Werner Punz <we...@gmx.at> wrote:

>Am 16.11.15 um 17:01 schrieb Xocyll:
>
>>> Hurts me not to support a company making great games, but they're
>>> majorly flawed great games every single frigging time.
>>
>> Then again, these days who actually releases a bug-free game?
>>
>Nintendo seems to be the only one who actually still gives a serious 
>thought about quality. They even have postponed christmas releases many 
>times due to extended quality assurance.

Not only do they emphasize quality assurance with regard to
functionality (eliminating bugs, making sure there are no crashes or
game breaking anamlolies), but their quality assurance starts before
any code gets written, making sure the fundamentals of game design are
solid.

I ended up with a free Wii-U much the same way I ended up with two
free XBox 360s.  I put just about every purchase I can onto credit
cards (but of course always pay the balance in full at the end of the
month).  With a little careful manipulation, it always ends up with
accumulated rewards points, and with one of my CCs the best way to
redeem those points is by cashing them in on a gift card to a limited
selection of stores.  Bestbuy is one of those choices, so every now
and then I'll just opt for the best buy card, and next thing you know
I've got a couple of $250 cards for the place, yet no real need for
anything they carry.  So, with Bestbuy cards to burn, I found out that
the Wii-U has an online store where you can get a lot of those great
retro NES, SNES, N64, original Wii, etc. games on the cheap and play
them on a big TV, then I was in like Flynn.  I actually still have an
SNES and N64 boxed up somewhere and had been thinking about trying to
hook them up but wasn't looking forward to fiddling with wired
controllers, outdated connectivity options, etc.

Aside from a handful of retro titles, I occasionally jump in for a
round of Super Mario 3D World.  Regardless of how anyone feels about
platformers, the whole Mario/Donkey Kong heritage, and cartoonish
visuals, if one plays the game with an eye toward game design and
quality, it is a truly amazing piece of gaming art, just like most
everything else they do is.  Kind of a shame they don't get more
credit.  I couldn't replace PC gaming with the Wii-U, it's a different
kind of gaming, but IMO it is the best console offering.