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@HappyMaskedGuy It's true, there are no doubt many things we agree on. I'm not completely unreasonable, after all

@MarcelRguez "Speaking with him in private about your ban, for example, would have been a more fruitful course of action."

I absolutely guarantee, in no uncertain terms, that this is incorrect.

@HappyMaskedGuy lol let's not get carried away.

@MarcelRguez Oh well. What is anyone here achieving? What are you achieving right now, with these comments? None of this actually matters. This is the comment section on a website called Nintendo Life, not the United Nations or something.

@Lucina Thanks, I do what I can.

@HappyMaskedGuy No worries. I only say what I believe, and I'm sure you're just doing the same. The internet just makes things seem more harsh than they really are.

@MarcelRguez Know better than what? There's no real penalty for arguing with a mod, even if you get banned by one. Anyway, I honestly don't care what people think of me. When I smell metaphorical bullcrap in the virtual ether, I spray my figurative air freshener. I don't give much thought to whether or not other people in the room like the scent I chose.

@HappyMaskedGuy I don't have to pardon your rudeness because I didn't take offense by any of it, since you're a random stranger on the internet. But I have to inform you that yes, you are indeed a hypocrite. You can't say blatantly rude/offensive things to people while simultaneously telling them that they need to stop being rude/offensive or "condescending", as you like to keep putting it. Saying those things that you said and then telling someone that they need "humility" IS condescending, and on the whole, it's all hypocritical.

I don't really care though. Don't beat yourself up over it.

@MarcelRguez It's not a "passive-aggressive attitude" because it's neither passive nor aggressive, nor is it an attitude. It's a direct reference to things that have actually happened in the past with that specific person.

@HappyMaskedGuy "And don't ever talk to me in that condescending manner again."

Says the person who called my opinion "completely ludicrous", implied that I'm "slow" and basically called me an "idiot", and told me "No need to get your briefs in a bunch." I'm honestly curious what you would call any of those statements if not "condsecending". Forget passive-aggresive, that's just flat out aggressive. Sorry, guy, but you are quite a hypocrite.

@gcunit I don't feel threatened in a serious or meaningful way, but you DID just threaten me with some form of action for "harassment" so....

And anyway, I specifically called you out because I saw you commenting in this thread, the very same thread wherein another commenter was in very clear violation of the "community rules" and yet you merely slapped him on the wrist. I found that to be noteworthy, knowing your history as a mod here.

@gcunit "If you didn't deserve your ban the senior mods would not have banned you."

I don't think a single person here actually believes that.

"If I find you name-checking me again in a similar context to what you've done in this section then I'll consider it harassment."

You can consider it whatever you want, but in all sincerety, I think it would be best if you curbed your sensitivity when you sign on to "moderate". Take it from someone who spent years and years moderating sites both bigger and smaller than this one, it doesn't do anyone any good to go around threatening people who call you out and telling on them to the admins. It just makes it harder for you to do your job in the future. People commenting on the job you're doing does not equal harassment. Digest the criticism and learn from it, and then take your own advice and "move on". Just a suggestion, but by all means, go ask whoever to ban me again.

@HappyMaskedGuy This is honestly one of the strangest conversations I've ever had on this site, and I've had a lot of them. The fact that I have to keep repeating the same thing over and over again is pretty strong evidence that your "slow explanation" theory is incorrect. Also, it's funny and ironic that you said that and then finished with "Condescending remarks don't contribute to anything." I actually lol'ed at that.

"As I SAID- such precautions are an individual's choice."

Correct. And the consequences of taking/not taking such precautions also fall to that same individual.

"People who take precautions also get robbed or victimised you know."

And people who wear seatbelts and obey the speed limit while driving still die in car accidents, but what's your point? Limiting risk as much as possible is not at all unwise, even if you can't avoid 100% of all risk. What you're saying completely contradicts your previous comment where you said that just because crime is a fact of life doesn't mean that we have to accept and tolerate crime. Then by that same token, just because some risks are unavoidable, that doesn't mean that we should throw our hands up in defeat and stop trying to avoid risk when we can.

@HappyMaskedGuy Oh boy. Okay, AGAIN I will say this: NO ONE IS TOLERATING CRIME. No. One. You are conflating the meanings of two completely separate statements. Does the act of mugging someone and stealing their phone deserve condemnation and prosecution? Yes. Is taking a few very simple steps to keep yourself safe a good idea? Yes. It SHOULD strike you as obvious that these two lines of thinking can in fact coexist.

@gcunit Oh I believe it, I just think it's one of the craziest, most blatant cases of a double standard that I've ever seen. Argue about a Metroid game in the comments of a Metroid article: get banned. Post inflammatory troll comments and use the 'R' word: stick around, we'll just edit a couple words for you. Great work.

@jahasnell "I just want to point out that the word "Nintendo" doesn't show up ANYWHERE in the game. Not even in the terms of service section. I agree with the point you were making, but I just found that to be interesting."

Bottom left of the picture

http://www.bewebsmart.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/pokemon-go-enter-birthdate.jpg

@HappyMaskedGuy You seem to be struggling with the abstraction of this argument. Saying that "crime is an unavoidable fact of life" is not the same as saying "we should accept crime and not fight back against it." It's truly odd that you would jump to that conclusion, because it means that you skipped several much more logical conclusions to get there.

As for the rest of your comment, first: go ahead and read my comment (#56), because I already posted my sympathies. Expressing sympathy for the victim while pointing out ways to avoid being victimized in the same way are not mutually exclusive acts. Second, I really hope that you have someone in your life that can help you make decisions pertaining to your own safety and well being, because you seem to have a dearth of common sense. I could probably link a thousand news stories about people getting victimized in some way while playing Pokemon Go, and they probably all include a quote from police saying something like "be aware of your surroundings when you're playing this game, especially at night, and take steps to avoid putting yourself in potentially unsafe situations." That doesn't mean that the police are blaming those victims and letting their muggers go free, it means that they want people to practice discretion so that their would-be muggers don't get the opportunity to mug them in the first place.

@HappyMaskedGuy I don't walk around in dark parks by myself in the middle of the night, least of all one like Central Park. And believe it or not, if I am out by myself at night, I actually make a point of not flashing my expensive iPhone, or at least I don't hold it out in front of my face and stare into it as I walk around and ignore my surroundings for extended periods.

It's not blaming the victim to analyze the facts of a given story and looking for some semblance of a lesson from it. Obviously the best lesson should be "don't mug people," but since crime and violence have been a common part of human existence since day one and no one can even hope to change that, the next best response to a story like this can and should reasonably be "take a few basic steps to mitigate as much of the risk of being mugged as possible." Because the way the world SHOULD BE won't save you from the way the world IS.

@aaronsullivan Right, and Pokémon Go doesn't just lure people out into the night, it has them focus all of their attention on the phone/the game, making them distracted and thus easy targets. Damien definitely has a point, people just like to argue.

@HappyMaskedGuy Not to be argumentative, but the expensive phone was literally the only reason it happened. Did you watch the video? The guy punched the streamer in the face and then immediately ran off with the phone, and then did a factory reset. So stealing the phone was the whole point.

@Clownshoes Nothing to do with Nintendo? Nintendo is an equal one-third owner of Pokémon regardless of what platform it releases on, and they invested heavily in Niantic with the specific goal of developing Pokémon Go, so they're partial owners of that company as well. There's a reason the word 'Nintendo' shows up on the start screen for Pokémon Go, but I guess you missed that part.

@Damo Don't argue in the comments, gcunit will get you banned!

Welcome to Noo Yawk! Such a lovely city.

But seriously, that guy got hit hard. I feel so bad for him. Hope he doesn't have to get his jaw wired shut or something. And hopefully the guy that did it gets busted soon, although pieces of crap like him are all too common and locking one thug up won't make any difference in that, unfortunately.

Also, like the article says, be careful playing this game when you're out at night. Take a friend and watch out for each other, or stick to busy areas.

@Wandman5612 Yeah I don't doubt that they're at a cheaper price, I'm only surprised that it took so long for that to happen. Funny enough, I went to Target last night and they had Splatoon amiibos on clearance. I got the boy and girl Inkling for $3.88 each. Bargain of the century.

@Wandman5612 Really? Man I've been wondering when those things would hit clearance. Last time I checked at Target they were still full price, which struck me as pure crazy.

@meleebrawler True, and Dark Moon isn't a particularly difficult game, so the revive bone is overall sufficient. But towards the end of the campaign, some of those missions can become a bit lengthy/tedious and more difficult, and I could see myself smashing my 3DS into a fine powder if I failed one of those levels without a bone.

Federation Force starts out easy enough, and the auto-revive is nice. But they're not exactly unlimited in number, and the difficulty really spikes around the halfway mark (at least for me it did), making checkpoints considerably more desirable. Also, like you said, trying to get a good completion time so you can get more medals and unlock an extra mod slot is important, and for that reason I almost never use the auto-revive because it takes up a mod slot that I would rather fill with a mod that upgrades my abilities and thereby helps me complete missions more quickly. It's a genuine conundrum!

But hey, I'm just glad we live in a world where overthinking video games like this is possible

@Giygas_95 Yeah good point. I don't understand it though. Their games are always really well made and polished, but the lack of checkpoints in everything is kind of a big and unnecessary negative, if you ask me.

@Wandman5612 Oh yeah. Every Target, Best Buy, and Game Stop I ever go to always has a ton of Animal Crossing amiibos that never get touched. Which I actually think is kind of sad because in my opinion, they're super cute and well-designed, and some of the best looking of all the amiibo figures. I just don't buy them because I've never actually played an Animal Crossing game.

My only real gripe with this game is the lack of checkpoints in levels, so I would love to see that added at some point. I like playing the campaign by myself, and the lack of checkpoints can be seriously frustrating at times.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and just echo those who have already stated in this thread that there are a lot of people who actually play and enjoy this game, and I'm one of them. We're not all stubbornly dedicated to hating this game simply for failing to provide a standard Metroid experience, so updates are appreciated by at least some of us.

@MarcelRguez I see. Well I'm an open-minded person, so feel free to elaborate on your actual meaning, if you want to set the record straight.

@Fandabidozi I think it means that, of the players that have paid money at any point, 79% of them have gone inactive. Not just stopped paying while still playing, but stopped playing altogether. But to be honest that's just my read on this, and I could be totally wrong. I read the original article linked in this one, and even after looking at the graphs in that story, I can't 100% tell what they mean.

@Fandabidozi It seems pretty clear to me. The distinction is even made in the headline.

@MarcelRguez You can't seriously believe that a 79% drop in paying users is from bans. Besides the fact that players who actually pay are the absolute least likely to be banned, the total number of players of any type that have been banned probably accounts for a very tiny fraction of the user base. As in, they probably don't make up more than a couple percentage points, if even that much.

It's nice that Nintendo's finally getting around to providing a reason for people to buy all those countless Animal Crossing amiibos that have been sitting untouched at every amiibo-selling store in the world for the last year or so.

@outsider83 I honestly believe that when people arrive at this type of conclusion, it shows how inexperienced in life the person who came to that conclusion is, and that they probably base the majority of their worldview on the superficial lessons they've learned from watching too many movies and tv shows. Believe it or not, giant corporations aren't run by robots, they're run by actual human beings, who are perfectly capable of making sensible decisions based on compassion and empathy.

@The_Dude_Abides Oh, brother. Get out of here with that nonsense. There's no need to be a killjoy in this particular comment section.

@Mario_Fart @Nintendo_Ninja You know SD cards are super cheap though, right?

@dparmar005 Banhammer incoming...

@tom_q I really don't think he was kidding.

@WiltonRoots haha, I sincerely hope not. Assuming someone actually was in charge of marketing Wii U. I would only be mildly surprised to find out that Nintendo just forgot that was something they were supposed to do.

@WiltonRoots #100 All true. People put too much stock in the amount of time between reveal and launch. Wii U was revealed a year and a half before it launched, and that clearly didn't help. Nor did the fact that it launched during the holiday season, another detail people erroneously fixate on. The lesson Nintendo HOPEFULLY took from all that, and that Nintendo fans should take as well, is that none of these pre-launch details mean a thing if the system isn't supported with an aggressive and targeted marketing campaign.

The messaging around Wii U was flaccid and advertisements for the system were extremely infrequent, which rendered the big/early reveal and launch timing completely irrelevant. If Nintendo learned the right lessons from Wii U, the length of the pre-launch hype season shouldn't matter all that much for NX.

Wtf? I admittedly know very little about this "tournament", but do they specifically go out of their way to select people who have never played a video game before, much less a Mario game? All that setup and all those cool props just went to waste on what basically amounted to a competition to see who could suck the most.

Well that's too bad, but yeah, not surprising. Probably get it on PC instead.

@shaneoh I think it's possible to get games made in gamemaker to work in HTML5, but it doesn't seem like an easy or straightforward process, at least not in all cases. (I've never used gamemaker, but I have significant experience with HTML.) However, the Nintendo Web Framework is built on HTML5, but it has some platform-specific features that might further complicate the issue vs porting straight to HTML5.

@Yorumi Honestly, I don't think it's lying to say that the bulk of your comments are geared toward the negative. Obviously no one means that LITERALLY EVERYTHING you say is negative. That's just a figure of speech. Anyway, you're entitled to your opinion, and you have the right to comment here. And I don't know if you could really call me one of the "good people" on this site. A lot of people seem to dislike me. I don't put much thought into that. All I know is, I just think it would suck to be so intensely dissatisfied with so many things, as you seem to be.

@Yorumi Honestly, I feel like it must just be exhausting to be you. Don't you ever get sick of constantly being so negative? I kind of feel bad for you.

@nab1 I came here for the same reason. The internet has provided a megaphone for the harshest voices in the gaming "community", and it's emboldened them, and their addiction to gratuitous cynicism and criticizing virtually everything has spread like a disease, and unfortunately this site isn't immune to it. I just don't remember gaming being about this mindset of entitlement and perpetual dissatisfaction before. It's regrettable.

@Yorumi #235 That has significantly more to do with the increased costs and immeasurably more difficult work involved with modern game development than anything else.

Man, the comments on this site are just increasingly depressing. This place is a vortex of negative energy.