Even though there obviously are higher up financial reasons for this lack of enthusiasm from Nintendo towards e-sport, I entirely agree with Sakurai's statement: let games be games.
Gaming used to be so much more pleasant because this bs esport/influencer craze fueled by big publishers... The Polygon news feed is a sad abstract of what this leads to.
And to think they could have made the launch of their online service actually exciting with very little effort... How can they suck so much at marketing this offer.
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Re: Leading Smash Bros. Player Calls Out Nintendo For "Not Putting Resources Into The Scene"
Even though there obviously are higher up financial reasons for this lack of enthusiasm from Nintendo towards e-sport, I entirely agree with Sakurai's statement: let games be games.
Gaming used to be so much more pleasant because this bs esport/influencer craze fueled by big publishers... The Polygon news feed is a sad abstract of what this leads to.
Re: Campo Santo Releases Firewatch On Switch eShop Later This Month
Eager to play it but I'll keep waiting for a potential physical release.
Re: Nintendo Adds Trio Of Games To Switch Online NES Library Next Week
And to think they could have made the launch of their online service actually exciting with very little effort... How can they suck so much at marketing this offer.
Re: The Switch's Home Menu Uses Less Than 200 KB Of Resources For Super-Fast Load Times
I love the simplicity of the Switch UI. Now if they could make the eShop much (much) faster to load and smoother to explore... :-/
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 28th)
Anyone here giving the “Titan Quest” Switch port a try? Hoping to see a review here anytime soon.