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Re: Nintendo Of America's President Doug Bowser Issues Internal Response To Activision Blizzard Reports

BobbyAtomic

@Dragonite89 Are you saying he has skeletons in his closet “like most high ranking people” because of some sour grapes attitude about high ranking folks or is it because most people in general probably have a skeleton or two? I’m not currently high ranking where I am and my closet has its share. I’d be comfortable betting money that you have secrets of your own and you’re just doing exactly what you’re accusing him of.

Re: Don't Worry, You'll Still Have Access To "Certain Things" From Animal Crossing's DLC When Your NSO Sub Expires

BobbyAtomic

If this was a buyable dlc only no one would be complaining right now because that’s how dlc as we know it works, but because you can access it for free while belonging to the new subscription tier people are complaining that they won’t get to keep it when it expires. Isn’t that like being upset that you can’t play the NES and SNES Games if you aren’t subscribed?

Re: The First Switch OLED Comparison Video Has Surfaced

BobbyAtomic

Remember the penny test when Switch first launched to see if your dock was pinching inward? Mine passed that test but still leaves marks on my Switch’s bezel. I put a glass screen cover on day one so it’s never caused any damage and I only occasionally clean the marks off the since the gameplay itself isn’t obscured. But now you need a protector more than ever. No more bezel means the dock will be putting those scuffs directly onto the actual screen space. I’m disappointed that that’s the first thought I had at this new design.

Re: "Dreams Come True": Chris Pratt Talks About His New Role As Super Mario

BobbyAtomic

@Shunk1 I know right. How annoying is it when an actor chosen to play a fictional person in a fictional story isn’t exactly lined up with the same nationality as the character. Like in X-Men when they gave the roles of Wolverine and Nightcrawler to Australian actors instead of a Canadian and a German. Also, Ian McEllen is an atheist Englishman. Are you telling me there aren’t any Jewish Germans out there they could have given the chance to play Magneto? And then there are British actors putting on some fake accent and play an American. Is America so short on actors you can’t find enough to play all the American characters in a movie?

Re: Super Rare's Deponia Physical Collection For Switch Goes On Sale Next Week

BobbyAtomic

This isn’t about fomo or tricking people into buying pretend limited edition games. It’s for that comparatively small number of people who would really like a physical copy of a game and are willing to pay a premium for it even if it’s available much cheaper digitally. I’ve bought a few things from Super Rare Games and a decent number of titles from Limited Run Games for no other reason than I wanted a real life disc or cart to hold in my hand. I’ve never cared if it was limited to 2000 copies printed or one they made a bunch of due to high demand during a LRG month long preorder. All that mattered is if I wanted that particular game. They could flash a wild “500 copies only” message about a game I don’t care about and it would do nothing for me.

Re: Metal Gear-Style Retro Stealth 'Em Up 'UnMetal' Hits Switch At The End Of September

BobbyAtomic

I’m impressed at the cover art showing proper firearm handling. You can tell most people who make movie posters or game art don’t know anything about gun safety and have characters who are supposedly trained pros chilling with their fingers on the trigger just begging to cause an accident at the smallest slip. Bonus points if the gun is pointed at their feet or somewhere else it shouldn’t.

Re: Scalpers Set Their Sights On The Shin Megami Tensei V Premium Edition

BobbyAtomic

@GrailUK The way to stop it is to not buy from scalpers. If they can’t sell things at inflated prices they have to keep lowering those prices until it’s not worth it to them. At that point they return the items to break even or give up scalping altogether. That will never happen because people can’t help themselves. They will always pay those high prices so really it’s their own fault. Quit feeding the beast.

Re: Pokémon GO Is Getting Some Of Its Pre-COVID Features Back

BobbyAtomic

I hope they never go back to requiring steps for Battle League. For a few weeks now, my movement isn’t registering well. I’m not doing anything differently but my eggs have been stagnant with very little distance change. Those numbers are barely going up. I’d never get to battle again.

Re: Rumour: EA Is Planning On Reviving An "Established IP"

BobbyAtomic

If they made a new Dead Space game it would have to follow the formula of the first two. I’d rather have a remaster than see a continuation of 3’s style. I’ve always told people it says a lot about Dead Space 1 that the scariest part of 2 is boarding the docked Ishimura.
I always knew what was was going to happen in 3. Walk out of a building into the outdoors? Respawned baddie bursts out of the ground. Push a button to call an elevator or start a lift? Lights start flashing and a lockdown initiates. Time to fight a few waves of necromorphs. Most of the dread and tension was gone.

Re: Nintendo Isn't Backing Down On Its Decision To Pull Mario Products From Stores This Month

BobbyAtomic

Unless stores are expected to mail back every unsold copy it’s going to be on shelves for months or years. Just in my town there are stacks of them split between all the Walmarts, Target, and game stores.

If you still don’t have it and want to save some, it goes for $45-$50 on eBay. That probably won’t change much unless it goes down because it’s not in the news anymore freaking people out.