I don't have an issue with the price, except that it shouldn't have one. I know that sounds ridiculous. I do not mind paying the rumored $5 (is this a solid, Nintendo-confirmed number?), and I probably will; Five dollars is nothing, even to a kid (so long as they're privileged enough to own a 3DS). My problems with the system are that:
1) I use quality, free cloud services already. So my paying for a pokemon-specific cloud service is akin to paying for an email account that only communicates with my family members: It has an extraneous cost, and limited functions.
2) It is an overly complicated process. A pokemon box style application that stays on the 3DS would have worked perfectly. One of the ways that the bank makes sense is if there is some other connection form, such as to a Wii U game in the future. Again, though, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate allows me to beam my game saves back and forth between the 3DS and Wii U via a third party app.
3) Bank feels premature. Other than the obvious solution of transporting my ds pokemon into x/y, I feel that the true benefits of bank will not be obvious until the end of the 3DS era.
So, yeah. I don't mind paying for bank. I will do so, with no complaints (it's too late, no?). I do kind of mind paying for a product that feels convoluted and anachronistic, however.
1) I use quality, free cloud services already. So my paying for a pokemon-specific cloud service is akin to paying for an email account that only communicates with my family members: It has an extraneous cost, and limited functions.
2) It is an overly complicated process. A pokemon box style application that stays on the 3DS would have worked perfectly. One of the ways that the bank makes sense is if there is some other connection form, such as to a Wii U game in the future. Again, though, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate allows me to beam my game saves back and forth between the 3DS and Wii U via a third party app.
3) Bank feels premature. Other than the obvious solution of transporting my ds pokemon into x/y, I feel that the true benefits of bank will not be obvious until the end of the 3DS era.
So, yeah. I don't mind paying for bank. I will do so, with no complaints (it's too late, no?). I do kind of mind paying for a product that feels convoluted and anachronistic, however.
