Re: Nintendo just aren't making an effort with CE's these days
I will say one thing for Nintendo though - At least their editions are almost always a standardised size. You know what you're getting with Nintendo, so you can plan ahead and organise your collection to make space for a new addition. Most Wii editions came in the same sized boxes (think Wii Play), with 3DS editions all being relatively the same size, and now Wii-U CE's. It certainly makes things easy to collect.
On the other hand... hangtabs. Why the hell do Nintendo insist on still adding hangtabs on their boxes? While I will say that they finish off the presentation of the boxes nicely, rather than being a boring six-sided box, they serve no real function in today's retail environment. I don't know a single retail store in the UK which would ever display such items on pins - especially given their high value nature, these editions would likely be displayed behind the counter or kept "out back" with display boxes on the shelf. Certainly never on pins. These hangtabs always felt a little redundant to me
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