Nintendo new low quality game boxes.

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Stainless Alloy

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I just bought Mario Galaxy 2 and it came in an eco box:bomb:, the ones with all the holes in it that wont do anything to protect your game:bomb:. Is any one else pissed off about this? These boxes do not save the environment, they are just cheaper to make.
 
Well they do use less plastic, which is better for the environment. So while the company may be motivated by their cost, it does what it aims to do and I haven't had any problems with them.
 
Wii game images on the disc look lame and now even lamer cases... What is next lame games? Oh wait... :lol:

Sorry. I had to say it.


Mario is great. I was talking about most third party wii games.
 
[quote name='johnnypark']I'm all for it. Show me a game that arrives in terrible condition as a result of the new packaging and we'll talk.[/QUOTE]

On a serious note. I agree with that. It doesn't matter to me as long as the disc doesn't move around in the case. I've bought a few games that had that happen before.
 
[quote name='johnnypark']I'm all for it. Show me a game that arrives in terrible condition as a result of the new packaging and we'll talk.[/QUOTE]

I will start off by saying that I don't mind the new cases at all. But I got Modern Warfare 2 off of Goozex and there was a rip in the insert right where the case was cut out. I'm sure if this was the old cases, that wouldn't have happened. Of course it isn't in terrible condition, but still...
 
[quote name='kelsey55993']I don't think it will be wise to say anything about it. So i will be silent.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='kelsey55993']It is not wise to low down the quality. I prefer quality to cost.[/QUOTE]

W...what the hell is going on here!?!
 
Why would I care, as long as the case keeps the disc inside. If it's only to save money, that's fine, I don't even notice it.
 
If Nintendo really cared about the environment then why did they include so much paper? 68 page manual and about 4 more pages of miscellaneous stuff. For consoles Nintendo uses more packaging than anyone else and it comes with about a half inch thick manual plus 10 more pages of random stuff. Why didn't they do what Sony did for the PS3, just make smaller boxes. This is only the beginning, wait until the disks themselves will be biodegradable, try playing one of those 20 years from now.
 
I prefer it over the 360 cases because at least these have a little design in them, although in all honestly, it doesn't really matter at all.
 
[quote name='Mr Unoriginal']I will start off by saying that I don't mind the new cases at all. But I got Modern Warfare 2 off of Goozex and there was a rip in the insert right where the case was cut out. I'm sure if this was the old cases, that wouldn't have happened. Of course it isn't in terrible condition, but still...[/QUOTE]

Sounds like the person you got it from (or whoever had it before them) wasn't careful with it then. I know shit happens, but I take really good care of my games, and unless it's 2nd hand all of my stuff is pristine.

That kind of stuff annoys me, but as long as it plays, that's the important part. I don't see inserts ripping or the plastic being punctured just from shipping & distribution, it's going to be people not taking good care of their things that would make the new cases a problem.

I think Sony got it right by making the cases smaller. 1/3 less plastic overall, shorter manuals, everything is more compact and they store better too IMHO.

I agree with whoever said Nintendo wastes a lot of paper with all the junk they throw in with their games. The plastic removed from the cases themselves seems to be an industry-wide thing, I think it's among the manufacturers who make the cases for DVDs/videogames/etc. If they're charging more for cases without the recycling symbol in them, of course Nintendo/Microsoft/Sony are going to buy the cheaper ones.
 
I don't like the cases either, the discs are kind of hard to get out sometimes. Seems like the button things that hold them don't budge at all, my friends copy of MW2 has a crack in the center already because of it.
 
I bought Mario Galaxy 2 today and it does not have the "eco-case". Note that in Canada, we have the "USZ" (I assume "US Zone") instead of "USA" version. As far as I know, everything is identical in both versions, except the outer case cover has french and spanish on it. Even the disc is the "USA" version.

I guess in this case, Nintendo only decided to rip off the US customers. ;)
 
I've already said my piece on these cases. They're bull crap.

If the plan was using less plastic and saving shipping costs, a clear case, made out of the thinner-DVD case materials, the size of CD Jewel Cases, but half as thick, with health warnings and basic instructions printed on the backside of the cover insert and the rest of the manual contained on the disc would save plastic, paper, fuel/shipping costs *and* allow you to fit six copies in the same space as two current copies. All while not leaving giant, gaping holes where my disc should be protected.

Think this, only clear.

Anywhoo, I picked up about 50 white Wii Game cases from a Hollywood Video/Game Crazy that was going out, so I'm set for all these crappy "green" cases. :)
 
[quote name='UncleBob']I've already said my piece on these cases. They're bull crap.

If the plan was using less plastic and saving shipping costs, a clear case, made out of the thinner-DVD case materials, the size of CD Jewel Cases, but half as thick, with health warnings and basic instructions printed on the backside of the cover insert and the rest of the manual contained on the disc would save plastic, paper, fuel/shipping costs *and* allow you to fit six copies in the same space as two current copies. All while not leaving giant, gaping holes where my disc should be protected.

Think this, only clear.

Anywhoo, I picked up about 50 white Wii Game cases from a Hollywood Video/Game Crazy that was going out, so I'm set for all these crappy "green" cases. :)[/QUOTE]

Yeah, PS1 got it right, for some reason no one (including Sony) ever went back to that. It would make a lot more sense than the current approach, I'll agree.
 
[quote name='johnnypark']Yeah, PS1 got it right, for some reason no one (including Sony) ever went back to that. It would make a lot more sense than the current approach, I'll agree.[/QUOTE]

Jewel cases are far too fragile, I'm glad they moved off of that. A dvd-style case the size of a jewel case would be fine though (like what UncleBob posted).
 
[quote name='johnnypark']Yeah, PS1 got it right, for some reason no one (including Sony) ever went back to that. It would make a lot more sense than the current approach, I'll agree.[/QUOTE]

The Dreamcast used jewel cases.

[quote name='PenguinMaster']Jewel cases are far too fragile, I'm glad they moved off of that. A dvd-style case the size of a jewel case would be fine though (like what UncleBob posted).[/QUOTE]

You are right about how fragile jewel cases are. No need to go back to those. But the smaller dvd cases would be good. But knowing how businesses work, we would probably end up with holes in those also! :roll:
 
they are just buying time until there is no case or disk, download only. then they can raise the price of games another 10 bucks for "servers"
 
[quote name='willardhaven']I got it in a regular case too. Why are they shipping the game with multiple case types?[/QUOTE]

Might be different production runs or they are using up their stock of regular cases to make way for the eco friendly ones. They have to print a few million copies of this game I would imagine, so maybe at different places they are using different cases.
 
How about no Cases, and we go back to the cool Cartridges? (Screw the prices for it. I wouldn't mind paying 5 dollars more or whatever, just to have a Cartridge that won't break as easily as a CD/DVD/Bluray.)

I miss the N64 era...
 
[quote name='forteblast']I got my copy of SMG2 today and I have no idea what you're talking about. It looks just like every other Wii game case I have.[/QUOTE]

Unless you were just saying yours isn't eco friendly, in which case theres a couple people who have had that happen. This is an eco friendly.

ecof.jpg
 
Oh wow, that's awful. If anything stabbed the back of that, say hello to a nice dent/crack in your game disc. I agree with the above, thinner smaller cases. Those would be cool.
 
I already have some Wii eco-cases on other stuff, but my copy of Galaxy2 from Amazon was a regular case. Apparently it's a crapshoot with this one.
 
I imagine next gen they'll go to PS3-sized cases (since the next microsoft and sony consoles will be on blu-ray anyway). I think that's a lot better, they could make them thinner than that though and leave out the manuals. They're just not going to change the look of the cases (externally) mid-run, so this is one way to cheap it up some and act like they care about the environment.
 
[quote name='johnnypark']Yeah, PS1 got it right, for some reason no one (including Sony) ever went back to that.[/QUOTE]

They all broke, cracked, or scratched. Someone would leave a CD or PS or saturn game (HUUGE plastic BOX) on the floor at some point in their ownership and someone would step on it. Jewel cases are crap. The DVD style boxes in use now are spectacular.
 
[quote name='Mr Unoriginal']So you're saying you care?[/QUOTE]

Ha ha, good catch, that's one of my peeves too.

Back on topic, I don't really care about those boxes. I don't have the game yet, but when I do, I'm pretty sure that it will stay in my console for some time. If it does bother me, I could always swap the box with a dusty game. Here's the only real important question as far as packaging is concerned, how's the manual?
Glossy paper?
Full color?
Thick?
 
[quote name='GDorofu']how's the manual?
Glossy paper?
Full color?
Thick?[/QUOTE]

Nintendo makes nice, thick manuals but the thick aspect is strictly due to the French and Spanish sections.
 
it really doesn't matter what the disk come in...if you have that big of a problem with it go to gamestop buy a cheap used game that has the case you want and swap it out then return the game come on
 
My Galaxy 2 came today and it was in an eco-case. It also looked like someone opened it before-hand, and the top was pried open. WTF Amazon?
 
I too am dissapointed with Amazon a bit. I ordered a World of Warcraft Battlechest off their site and it was shipped by USPS. I usually get my stuff by UPS or FedEx from them, oh well. Funny thing is, it was in a city in my State when I first ordered, yet didn't get here for another 5 days. Guess when they do say 5-8 days for shipping, they mean it.

Haven't seen a eco-friendly case yet, but I guess I could go on youtube or google images and look it up to see how bad it is. It probably is more flimsier, and therefore the case could become more easily damaged. If that's the case, just go and get a DVD case or something and put the cover art in. Although, I bet other people have said something like this in the thread already.
 
The case is garbage, 2nd game I've gotten like that (FF), no scratches on either but I did have to clean the discs with a cloth, maybe my Wii is dirty on the inside.. shouldn't be though. Weird. Anyway, they could make the cases smaller easily and remove the holes on the disc side, and maybe drop the eco-friendly 70 page manuals, I do know how to play a Nintendo game, it's not rocket science.
 
[quote name='batman1939']I could not find the video but to quote Mr. Burns:
"Oooh, so Mother Nature needs a favor?! Well maybe she should have thought of that when she was besetting us with droughts and floods and poison monkeys! Nature started the fight for survival, and now she wants to quit because she’s losing. Well I say, hard cheese."[/QUOTE]
This...
 
My SMG2 came in today from Amazon, and it was in a normal case. Kinda weird, after seeing this thread yesterday, I was expecting the eco-case.
 
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