It's been clear for some time that Nintendo barely knows how to
handle themselves online. The Wii's online functionality is limited and
the Wii U's attempt to have everyone else handle online doesn't look to
fix that. What Nintendo needs is a united system similar to the way Xbox
360 and PS3 have it. You may think that if Nintendo does this, they'll
become too similar to the other companies and lose their "uniqueness".
Despite that, there are still areas for Nintendo to leave their mark.
Besides
the ability to create and manage your own profile, achievements are the
thing most gamers want on their Nintendo games. Nintendo has resisted
the idea over the past few years, but I suspect it won't be long before
they submit. After all, if they're goal is to attract the "hardcore"
audience, what better way to do so than through achievements?
Standard
achievements though, may not be enough of an incentive for people who
have lived on the Xbox and PS3 for so long. An easy way to bring gamers
back under Nintendo is to combine achievements with Club Nintendo. Club
Nintendo for those who don't know, is a "rewards program" that uses a
point system based on the amount of games you register. The awards go
from really cool, to extremely tacky. The idea is nice though and has
merit.
My idea is to have is implement the achievement like
"Stamps" that Wii Fit and Wii Sports Resort had as the "achievements" of
Nintendo's system. Each Stamp would be worth a certain amount of coins,
which would double as your points (or Gamer Score if you prefer). The
coins would have a secondary purpose though, and that's to be used to
purchase things in the online store. I think it would be silly to be
able to buy everything in the store using these coins (such as WiiWare
titles or other DLC if that ever happens), but I think being able to buy
retro games using these coins would make for a huge draw. There would
still be the option to pay real money for these games if you didn't have
enough coins, but it's a nice way to reward people who spend hours and
hours completing every achievement in their game. It would make your
Gamer Score worth something instead of just being a simple number.
So what do you guys think? Would this be a system you could get behind? What flaws do you see in it and how would you improve it? Let me know!
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