Daniel Brierton
19
Jan '09

Trully Rewarding Customer Loyalty

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So, a couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine sent off his Xbox 360 for the 4 time (the first that wasn’t a RRoD). He had to pay ~€20 to send it off to Germany, but despite the fact that it was a few days out of warranty, they agreed to fix it for free.

But that’s not what this post is actually about.

Another one of my friends had a problem with his console, well out of warranty but was willing to pay to get if fixed, so called up customer support. The manufacturer then sent out a prepaid express registered post sticker for the parcel to send off to the UK. The console in question was a NES. Yes, the original Nintendo Entertainment System. Granted there was confusion when he first asked if they could repair his NES. I believe the reply was “Is it a DS?”. But after they were clear on what console it actually was, they sent out a letter with address sticker and registered post sticker. It was a great example of brilliant customer services. Makes me want to call Sony about an old model PS1 and see their reaction. I have the weirdest feeling I wont get the same response as Nintendo.


2
Oct '08

Nintendo unveils new DSi

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As was rumoured, Nintendo has confirmed the existence of a new DS, called the DSi.

The DSi has a built in camera, however the resolution of the camera seems to be causing some confusion… Some sites are reporting 3MP and others .3MP. This may be due to there being two cameras, one front facing, the other on the outside of the lid. If I were to guess, the front facing is .3MP while the one on the lid is 3MP, however this is unconfirmed due to all official details being in Japanese.

Most interesting is the new SD card slot. This will allow you to listen to music on your DS and will be a storage medium for the new DSi Shop. Here you will be able to download DSiWare, similar to WiiWare. Hopefully some NES, SNES, MegaDrive and TurboGrafx Virtual Console will be thrown in there, and allow linking between Wii Shop and DSi Shop accounts so you’re not buying the same Virtual Console games twice. Of course it isn’t even confirmed if there will be Virtual Console, so this is all “what if” scenarios.

Other improvements are bigger screen (17% bigger), enhanced sound options, new look menu, and a built in web browser.

The DSi is due for release on 1st November in Japan and, us non-Japanese have to wait until Sping 2009. Hopefully the Japanese version will have an English option, coz I’m seriously considering importing.



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