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@Iggy-Koopa 😂 But seriously... People here, my countryfolk, do chew the poor English language up and spit it out. "British" English is proper English. There's nothing quite so grating as some of the accents here in the States. It's hard going from the proper diction one would hear in Downton Abbey, Doctor Who, or even Red Dwarf to "ya'll;" it's a very jarring transition lol. Anyway have a nice day! 😁

@BloodNinja 😂🤣 Epic.

@BloodNinja 😂 Nice. I shudder to think about the shortened version of "American English."

@Iggy-Koopa Leaving aside the semantics nightmare of "English" not being the same thing as "British," I meant it from the perspective of someone who speaks American English, an officially recognized dialect. 😁

@GrailUK I love British English. Using a word like "pants" to mean "bad" or "poor quality" is just about the most linguistically entertaining thing ever. 😂 Thanks for the smile Grail.

@sleepinglion Same. Well, I was never excited for a lore-breaking bit of unnecessary sjw pandering, but I was thoroughly impressed with her acting in Broadchurch and gave her an honest chance because of it. Same with Chibs, as well as due to his prior DW work. But it was all a giant disappointment, which, again, ruined the show's very long, very established history and lore. Oh well. Thank goodness Red Dwarf hasn't jumped the sjw shark yet.

@sleepinglion Jodie Whittaker was great on Broadchurch, coincidentally the last time Chibnall was able to write competently. There was no good story reason to change the Doctor's gender, and definitely no good reason to rewrite the show's lore. Bad writing and an overt topical agenda killed a long-running, formerly awesome franchise. Sad.

@WeltraumDreamer @sleepinglion I completely agree. Actually, when I heard RTD was coming back, I first felt unbridled joy, followed quickly by the cynical realization that the BBC is pretty committed to their course of action for the show, and that even RTD is unlikely to change what needs to be changed as he won't get permission from the BBC to do so. So really, all he'll likely succeed in doing is tarnishing his amazing DW legacy, which will be unfortunate. I'd love to come back to my favorite show of all time, but if he doesn't retcon the "Timeless Child" arc, I won't be back, and I suspect I'm not the only one.

@Mortenb Possible. That is usually the way of things. Either way, I'm sure it all comes down to the classic combo: power, and money. 🤷‍♂🤦‍♂

@Mortenb I mean, you're free to believe what you want. There are other countries besides the US, and other presidents and heads-of-state besides Biden, so I don't personally believe it's politically motivated specifically or exclusively. I believe it's more to protect big corporations like Nintendo and Apple, among others (like Hollywood studios) from honest feedback and criticism. Trump was no fan of negative feedback either and melted like a snowflake every time someone asked him an uncomfortable question so I just can't believe that it's American politics specifically that's the ultimate motivation for this.
Again, believe what you want.

@Mortenb This feels like its more about protecting corporations than politicians. Though there's hardly a difference lately ("lately" meaning since 2000 or so).

@danemord Well from my perspective, your English is quite good. I only have English, and maybe some Spanish, so you're doing better than me in the linguistics department. 😂
I definitely see your point. I wish the count weren't hidden from the content creator by default. To me, that just seems like feedback will have to be actively sought out, and giant mega-corporations aren't known for being overly concerned with consumer feedback, definitely not enough to make me feel they'll still see and care about the counts once they're not right in their faces. But I do agree with you and the article that some people take it too far with review bombing and dislike campaigns. IDK, it just feels like a tiny form of activism is being removed for not much good reason, but at the end of the day, there are bigger problems in the world.

@danemord IDK maybe. From my point of view, speaking only for me, I don't dislike a video to be "edgy" (whatever that means today lol). I do it if I dislike the video. In the specific case of the NSO Expansion Pack, I did it to show Nintendo that their offering didn't bring sufficient value. I couldn't care less about racking up some "high score" but only want to hold corporations accountable for poor business decisions.

@Berserker7 Funny to think of conservatives, which are, in the US at least, terrified to legalize a plant (cannabis), being against censorship. Apparently no one remembers reefer madness, the drug war, and their hardline stance on adult entertainment. Just saying both sides do it.

@Clyde_Radcliffe Couldn't agree more. All this does is remove one more way could consumers can voice their displeasure with a corporation's actions, like letting Nintendo know of people don't feel the Expansion Pack of NSO brings enough value for the asking price. It's pathetic.

Nice! This will hopefully make a lot of people happy. 🙂

@Yorumi It's only about you if you take it personal. It costs nothing to be kind.

To the surprise of (hopefully) no one, the comment section is at least 75% - 80% entitled, whiny, uninformed salt. Nice article Kerry, and good job trying Nintendo Life, but the ones who most need to hear/read and understand this article are the ones least likely to, or if they do read it, are the most likely to complain and be all "well actually..." and proceed to whinge entitled-ly. The internet is a terrible and unkind place most of the time.

All the comments wishing for voice chat are evidence most people on this site really don't know Nintendo at all. Voice chat is never going to happen. 🤷‍♂

@TheRedComet I hear you, really, I do, I just don't think Nintendo will ever add native voice chat. They're too concerned with maintaining their family friendly image. People are pretty toxic on certain games even without voice chat. I personally think that could be solved with parental controls like every other family friendly concern, but I don't think Nintendo is ready to move on from that image they've created for themselves.

I love the Switch. It's my favorite gaming console of all time, by any manufacturer, of any generation. As a 60:40 docked:handheld player, it meets my needs perfectly. The games are awesome and it definitely doesn't lack for variety or selection. Everyone whinging about voice chat (you know Nintendo's never gonna do this, so why, just why, continue whinging for it?), folders, themes, and everything else, just proves how entitled gamers can be. Check the Wikipedia page for list of Nintendo Switch games (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_Switch_games); there are 3859 games available on the Switch. Complaining about Wii U ports literally no one is forcing you to buy is the height of a first world temper tantrum. Meanwhile, some of us wish they'd port more, like Xenoblade Chronicles X. IDK, just seems like some are missing the point.
1. We know Nintendo is done trying to compete on cutting edge technology and processing power. It's never gonna happen. "Lateral thinking with withered/seasoned technology" is still and will likely always remain their approach.
2. The most important features of a console are user friendliness, reliability, and the games. The Switch, in my experience, performs admirably in all 3 respects.
3. Everything else is just details.
Just my opinion, of course. If you think otherwise, that's cool.
I hope everyone has a great day! 😁

I remember thinking "oh no, it's the Wii U all over again" when they showed the person playing on their couch, as it wasn't exactly clear to me at the time what was going on. I felt initially kinda "meh" if I'm honest, because after the Wii U, which I had and loved and had great games, sold so abysmally, I thought if Nintendo would just make a powerful console that could compete toe-to-toe with the RawPowerTwins, and if they leveraged their much-cooler-IPs properly, they'd've been able to absolutely destroy the competition. Fast forward to now, it's my favorite console of all time in any generation by any manufacturer. Nothing comes even close. 33 months as the bestselling console certainly suggests they've done well against the competition. The core concept is brilliant, the games are amazing, and as a roughly 60% docked:40% handheld player, I don't ever want a non-hybrid console ever again. Switch is simply amazing. Now if we could only get them to port over Xenoblade Chronicles X. 🤔

@Blakeava1821 Thanks for the information. I seem to remember, possibly incorrectly, that the Switch broke the Xbox record when it hit 24 months. Is this not the case? I didn't think Xbox had such a long streak, wow though!

Is 33 months the longest streak of any console?

@Brady1138 FYI (courtesy of @RupeeClock) "The fact that you can just buy standalone Switch Docks, and the version with the LAN port no less, for just £60 is great."
The dock is available separately. 😁

@Lordplops Thanks for the information. We're still using an led Sony Bravia TV, so we're definitely outside of that duel. OLED and QLED being at a similar price point to does make me wonder why they'd push QLED.

@CupidStunt Are the QLED TVs cheaper? If so, that could be why: to attract customers who aren't ready or able to make the investment in an OLED I to purchasing technology that's still good but at a lower price point.

@johnvboy It's not even "to look good" though. The ratings and viewer numbers don't support that hypothesis. They're taking down an established series with long-established lore and characters because there are ideas and philosophies hidden from public view driving the decision-making process. I don't think NL.com wants us to get into the dark and sinister actual reasons, but none of them are anything to do with making a good, compelling, emotionally engaging story.

@MrFox I share your concerns and opinions about the current and future state of DW lore. I am hoping that RTD is just playing the "game," so to speak, that everyone in the entertainment industry plays in these situations. Like, no one from Disney is saying that Kathleen Kennedy destroyed Star Wars, but they are a for-profit company, and they must know that the franchise isn't making money like it used to, or should.
Same for Doctor Who. The BBC knows the ratings are way down, the viewership is way down, and the fan base is bitterly divided. Now whether they will let RTD do anything about that remains to be seen. RTD has always been socially progressive, and in his OG series of DW it was fine because the stories and characters, what actually matters, were all outstanding. I'm just not sure he'll be able to save the show. Half the fan base won't come back if series 11 - 13 remain as canon, and people who walk away from a show won't likely be purchasing any merchandise. Heck, I cancelled my cable subscription after series 11, because Doctor Who was the only reason we even had cable. Good luck to us, I suppose. 😂

@MrFox Couldn't agree more. Here's hoping RTD comes in and saves the show. If they don't reestablish the original lore of the show, with the great William Hartnell as the 1st Doctor, I'm done. The Timeless Child arc ruined the long-running lore of the show. Without respect for the lore, there's no incentive to stick around for long-running series. RTD needs to, at a minimum, decanonize the Timeless Child arc.

@johnvboy I think the BBC would find, if it cared to look and/or remember, that the Doctor Who audience is readily accepting of a diverse cast of box-ticking characters as long as the story is good. See Captain Jack Harkness and River Song for evidence. Mickey and Martha were both minority characters, and there has never been a shortage of strong female characters since the show revived, and even beyond into the original run. But starting once Chibs took over, they went all in on social issues and topical commentary and forgot all about the story. TV shows, but Doctor Who especially, are meant to be escapism, and with Doctor Who and its "all of time and space" potential for setting and stories, it really is perfectly set up to be the ultimate escapism. As evidenced by the consistently decreasing viewer figures (big surprise, the show has been hemorrhaging viewers since S11E1), the story is what matters. Poor stories are received even less warmly when there's obvious topical, social, and political undertones in every episode. Chibs should've been fired after series 11. Sad, because I really like Broadchurch.

@TimGibsonPBS Used to be my favorite show, but I checked out after the debacle of series 11. From what I've read about series 12 and Chibs' plans for series 13, I wish they'd just cancel it already. It's being shown neither love nor respect; time to just end it.

I always use the Zagg Shield ones, so as soon as they have one, I'll be installing that.

That's really creative and well done. A real showcase of cake decorating talent. Very nice.

Kinda feel both, as one sentence. "It would be great to see it first from the creator, but
I can live without it, unofficial teardowns will always be about."

Not sure why MK8D isn't on here given it runs at the Switch's maximum resolution and framerate in both docked and handheld modes. But for me, that's easily one of if not the absolute best looking games on the console. Criminal it isn't mentioned here.

Xenoblade Chronicles X port, complete with all the original online functionality restored since we're all paying for online now, and/or (but preferably "and") Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (but please combat closer to 1 and X than 2! The rhythm game combat sucks!)

Not remotely interested in anything like or inspired by anything from Apple, thanks.

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition, Rocket League, and, for no other reason than simple curiosity, Tetris 99. Will probably also replay NFS: Hot Pursuit too.

@RupeeClock Ah yes, of course you are right. My mistake. But either way, definitely an idea that hails from the Xenoblade universe. Hopefully we'll see more from Monolith Soft soon.

Monolith Soft had some purple poison water around the Fallen Arm area in the original Xenoblade Chronicles. I wonder, since MS assisted with the level design of BotW, if that's where the idea originated. 🤔

@TheBigK Same for me. The combat mechanics of 2 were a boring slow rhythm game. I'd prefer they go back to the more advanced battle palette of XC1.

@nessisonett Just a polite FYI: it is possible to disagree without being aggressive and resorting to assumptions and name-calling. You don't know anything about me or how much I know about Doctor Who. If you can't disagree politely, don't bother responding to my comment. Have a nice day.

Doctor Who ended when Capaldi left IMHO. The change to the character was unnecessary from a story perspective; it was just sjw virtue signaling. Create new female characters, or bring back old ones, but don't change the Doctor's established gender because "muh modern agenda."
Also, the writing has been utter ***** since Chibs took over. I might come back to the series when he and his terrible writing team leave, but can't commit at this point. I stopped watching after series 11. So sad; it used to be my favorite show.

@Thwomp_Stomper Oh for sure. Al Weaver did a great job with Rex too. I enjoyed the English dubs in both games. 😁

@Thwomp_Stomper "Pyraa!" would actually have been said by Rex in XC2, who wasn't voiced by Adam Howden. Nice to have any Xenoblade stuck in your head though. 😁

@RhiannonRune Hmm, looks like only one of us gets what they want lol.

@RhiannonRune IDK, I actually prefer the paradigm of knowing what I'll get for my money, instead of it being a form of gambling. 🤷‍♂

@KougerKing Hurt? No, you did not hurt my feelings. I just felt like your attitude was unkind and unnecessary.
I agree respect should go both ways. However, unless the author of this article wrote any of the articles you mention, aren't you just generalising and assuming she was being a hypocrite? For all you know, she might not care if someone called her that, which may be why the word was in the article.
IDK, to each their own. It just seemed a weird thing to nitpick at so forcefully. Feel free to stay offended by it though. I'm sure that will go a long way toward ending verbal injustice the world over.
Peace.

@KougerKing I realize interpretation can be very subjective, but I honestly do not understand how you got condescension from her "what a sweetie." It just reads like a compliment. People who care about the environment enough to physically pick up trash from littered areas are absolutely sweeties, and it's kinda silly to be upset about it.
Edit: what's absolutely unnecessary was really your hostile tone.