Are video game developers taking too much advantage of extra content?

If you are a gamer, you might know that throughout last generation of consoles, many game companies went bankrupt as a consequence of price increases in video game development. During last generation of gaming, and still during this new generation, game companies have tried increasing their sales by adding in-game purchases and by selling special editions of their game titles.

It is understandable for companies to release new content for their games in order to create more profits and keep creating more games, but, are they abusing it? 

In the past, there have been controversies about some of this “new” extra content as many game developers were selling content that was already in the game disc as “additional” content. This was the case, long ago, with Street Fighter X Tekken as Capcom locked some of the game’s characters behind a pay-wall. 
Although "new" characters were already included (but locked) in the disc, gamers had to pay a small cash amount if they wanted to unlock them. Because of this, many gamers now consider that paying $60 for a game feels already incomplete.

Nowadays, the special edition of video games seems to be gaining popularity between game developers. Special editions are those in which game developers release a game, then release the same game with additional content at a higher cost. Some gamers believe that a portion of the video game was "cut" to later be sold as extra content.

The Collector's Edition versions seems to be quite popular as well. A lot of companies are releasing collector's editions that includes, in many cases, statues and other goodies for a premium tag price.

Personally, most of the time I buy the vanilla version of the games I wish to play, but I have known some people who buy a lot of DLC, and others who can't resist buying the most expensive edition of the game.

What about you? What do you think about all this? Feel free to comment below.

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Why is the Wii U failing?

 
Nintendo is one of the most popular companies in the entire world. They have created incredible franchises like The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, F-Zero, the Mario series, and they even own the highly-popular world of Pokémon! However, there is something about the Wii U that does not appeal to many people, but what is it? Could it be its price? Could it be its hardware power? Could it be that gamers are getting older? Or could it be something else?

Following is a list of reasons explaining why Nintendo is not doing so well in this new generation of gaming consoles.

The console’s name and design

Yes, its name, “Wii U”. Believe it or not, there are thousands of people, especially parents, who still don't know that the Wii U is a brand new, and totally different, gaming console. Many of these people sadly confuse the Nintendo Wii U with the Wii console. Just think of the thousands of potential sales that Nintendo is losing just because of this console naming problem.

Weaker hardware than the competition

There is the fact that many people consider the Wii U to be a worse option to its competition due to its weaker hardware. Although the Wii U has no better graphics than an Xbox One or a PS4, this does not mean that the Wii U will have bad games. Nonetheless, the idea of the competition having better graphics will make many consumers avoid buying a Wii U. The graphics improvement that the competition consoles have will make many people decide between a PS4 or Xbox One instead.

Losing online game purchases

As you may already know, Nintendo digital game purchases are attached to the system itself. Even though many people wish that their purchases were attached to their ID account instead, Nintendo seems to be doing nothing about the issue at the moment. 
The idea of buying a digital game and losing it if your console stops working is silly to many gamers. Yes, you might recover your purchases if you contact Nintendo, but there could be other problems people might encounter, like selling their Wii U, or getting their console stolen (hopefully this doesn't happen to anybody). We can only hope for Nintendo to bring us a good solution to this digital issue in the future.

     Do you have any other reasons to add? How do you feel that Ninty is not selling so well? Comment below!

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