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@OorWullie A review is coming!

@Menardi You're aware other websites exist, yes?

I don't really need to say much more here, as my colleague @antdickens has already hit the nail very firmly on the head, but just because you personally have an issue with the way things are on the site does not mean we're going to change - not when the vast majority of our readers are happy with how things are, and the site is growing and growing each year.

We take our jobs very seriously and pick and choose what we report on – but, as Ant says, we're not just a straight 'news outlet' and never have been (which makes your assertion that the site has 'changed' or 'gotten worse' puzzling – we've been doing what we do for 15 years) and we run other content related to Nintendo, such as culture pieces, humorous observations and much more besides.

If those don't sit well with you, then... don't read them? Click on the stories that do interest you. No one is expecting you to read 100% of what we post, that would be unrealistic.

And to second @nessisonett's comment, these articles aren't produced by robots – an actual person has put this piece together, so please refrain from hurling totally false insults in the comment section – unless, of course, you'd rather not be part of our community.

We have no issue with constructive feedback, but when you're reduced to insults ("arrogant thirty-something nerd power trip authors fresh off of Twitter"), then it sadly says more about you than the state of the site, I'm afraid.

Have a good one!

@nessisonett I wish I could like your comment twice. Thanks for the support.

@BloodNinja I always thought Sif was supposed to be female. The story makes more sense then (I realise it has never been officially confirmed either way, just saying).

@Scapetti You do understand that precisely because of the pressure and attitudes described in this piece, employees are often reluctant to come forward and speak out about it? Hence the need to remain anonymous? There's clearly something amiss at TT Games (the delays and the decision to shift away from Unreal Engine and then back again indicates that). These reports are part of that story.

If we were only reporting official "facts" then the site would be an endless procession of sanitised press releases, which I'm sure you wouldn't want, either.

@StarPoint It does have support for Xbox pads, there's a full list here: https://www.brookaccessory.com/products/wingmansnes/index.html

@MarioBrickLayer We've run 'second opinions' on a few reviews in the past, but it's not required for all reviews. We're trying to roll them out on the bigger releases, though - glad you like them!

@Henmii Seven is still "good" on our review scale. We use the full 10-mark scale, with 5 being "average".

@SalvorHardin The Switch will fit in a bunch of other cases that aren't designed for it - that doesn't mean that a market for Switch cases shouldn't exist. This isn't any different?

@Bustacap Oops! Try again now!

@Grackler What I love about all of this (and the reason I posted it) is that all of this - the process, the machines, etc - will have been made exclusively for Nintendo's benefit. Blu-ray disc production isn't anywhere near as interesting in comparison!

@Grackler The carts are in the first image - they're on the belt next to the blue cases

@Divinebovine What's interesting is that Nintendo has had to create its own bespoke hardware for this job, whereas Sony and MS will just place orders in Blu-ray duplication plants for their games, and those companies will handle QC.

@Specter_of-the_OLED How can you possibly call a product junk when you've not tested it yourself?

It remains to be seen what kind of analogue sticks the Steamdeck will be using, but if it's the same deal as the Joy-Con, it could well suffer from drift over time.

@Specter_of-the_OLED Has it been confirmed that the Steam Deck uses Hall Effect sensors?

@nhSnork "As for "whether Switch is even truly a handheld", Switch is a hybrid console with a legit handheld mode among others. What part of it is still rocket science in 2022?"

You've missed the point of what was being said here. My point was: is it fair to say that Sony isn't in the handheld arena when Nintendo arguably has a foot in both markets when it comes to the Switch? Switch isn't just a handheld, and is arguably in competition with Sony / PS4 / PS5 because it can be used as a home console, too.

@GannonBanned The line reads:

"...two of the most talked-about video games of modern times..."

Cyberpunk 2077 is most certainly one of the most talked-about games of recent years, just not for good reasons!

@Bunkerneath The source is here, which was posted yesterday: https://www.cbr.com/legend-of-zelda-cyberpunk-2077-link/ We didn't see the original tweet.

And the piece isn't news, it's clearly marked 'random'. Thanks for the feedback, though!

@Mario500 https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bet-the-farm-ranch

@RadioHedgeFund Wow, is that true? That's remarkable. I assumed this was a relatively new development, at least in the field of games.

@SwissCheese Watch this space...

@johnvboy True, but I feel the new headline is clearer. 😄

@LegatoSkyheart @NinChocolate Having mulled it over, I think you have a point - so I've made the title clearer. Thanks for the feedback 👍

@NinChocolate @JaxonH As I said in my previous reply here, there's currently zero evidence to suggest that it's coming to Switch, but there IS evidence that it's coming to Xbox. So if we state that it's only coming to Xbox, we get accused of clickbait, but if we'd have said it was also coming to Switch, we'd also be accused of clickbait because, at present, there's no indication that it is.

However, as noted in the piece, the fact that an Xbox release is happening does bode well for a Switch release in the future.

@Folkloner As it stands, the evidence only confirms an Xbox version. If we'd have said in the headline that a Switch version might also happen, then we'd get accused of clickbait too.

By the way, the overly negative tone of your comments has been noted for a while now - it would be great if you could bring a little more positivity to our community, rather than negativity? New year, new start and all that. 😄

@shani He said this in an interview intended for public consumption and dissemination. I don't think he meant it literally. 😄

@RubyDevilNine As I said, the majority of our staff are on holiday because it's Christmas, so it didn't get covered right away - there really isn't any more to it than that.

@nhSnork I should have used that in the strap line!

@Not_Soos It's Christmas and most of our staff are on holiday, which should explain why this didn't get covered immediately.

@RubyDevilNine @Not_Soos The source is an email interview with IGN from December 8th, 2021. He may well have said something similar things in the past, but this is a new interview.

@Markiemania95 Well spotted - the headline underwent quite a few revisions, and that 'the' was clearly rogue!

@Ralizah Correct. The Switch is outputting 1080p (it behaves as if it is docked) but the screen's max limit is 768p.

@Noelemahc Mine is on the way too (from the same retailer) - cannot wait!

@SonOfVon This actually took a lot of effort to put together, so it's a long way from being "low effort BS".

As you can see from the other comments, plenty of people enjoyed it and found it amusing (which was the intention). It's highly unlikely that every piece of content we run is going to be to the liking of 100% of the audience, so my advice would be to focus your energy on commenting on articles which do interest you.

@Specter_of-the_OLED Why would MUSHA be on there, out of interest? These are only arcade games. And MUSHA used a standard monitor arrangement, not TATE?

@Thwomp_Stomper Precisely.

@Zeropulse You're welcome! Glad you got one!

@BLD You mean to tell me SAMUS ISN'T A DUDE?!?

Apologies on the Nahobino blunder, that has been fixed!

@Redturtle All Analogue products use FPGA chips - that's the hook of the brand. FPGA is hardware-level emulation, not software-level.

And what you're talking about is taking old GBA systems and modding them, which is an entirely different thing. This is a brand-new product.

@Rob13 Yep, you can. Flash carts are supported by all of Analogue's systems.

@Redturtle "You can make one of these with $60 and a couple hours of labor"

The FPGA chip alone is probably worth that, and there are two of them inside the Analogue Pocket.

@Chris77 Yeah, volume does come into this. I have no idea how many units they're producing each time - it's going to be in the 1000s I would say, if not the tens of thousands - but people do forget that Analogue isn't Nintendo or Sony or Microsoft, and even those companies are struggling to keep up with demand.

It's basically a terrible time to be manufacturing any kind of hardware which requires microchips, be that games consoles or motorcars!

@Chris77 This is purely down to sourcing components; they can only fulfill orders if they have the parts available.

@DoomTurtle Sorry, I meant that it "100%" impacts the business - as if, it definitely does have an impact, not a 100% impact. Obviously a lot of people who pirate games wouldn't have purchased anything in the first place, but there are plenty of people I know who bought consoles in the past, purchased software and then realised they could get it hacked and never paid money for a game again.

@Frailbay30 Piracy 100% impacts the video game business. I'm amazed I even had to type that.

@Kayvoo These hacks were very much focused on allowing people to pirate current Switch games.

I take your point and I'm a big supporter of emulation keeping the past of gaming alive, but in this case, Nintendo has its focus on its current business being impacted – and it has every right to take action.

@johnvboy Defo. I think it once again shows Nintendo's talent for spotting things ahead of the competition... as I said before, look at the massive gap in visuals between the 3DS and PS4 (two generational companions) then compare the difference Switch and PS5 - it's nowhere near as large. And Switch is 5 years old - incredible!

@johnvboy That's fine - apologies for jumping to that conclusion.

@johnvboy Did you actually read the article? I make it very clear that despite the underpowered nature of the Switch chipset (when compared to other tech on the market) it is capable of producing amazing results - and that Nintendo has struck the perfect balance between power and stamina by picking the X1. I'm not sure where you're picking up the negativity from?