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@Astropez Yes, some of this article is just speculation. But the fact remains that Nintendo tried four months ago to patent game mechanics that have seen widespread use in gaming over the years. How is that not just a scummy thing to do in general?

@Luffymcduck Yes, some of this site's visitors are capable of criticizing Nintendo. I come here and I'm not even a fan, lol. But the majority are very much not, as evidenced by the comments in all the other articles on this topic. This thread is very much an exception (and is starting to revert to the mean in its latter half).

@FirstEmperor Nice essay in response to my paragraph, chum. Totally proves Nintenfans aren't deranged 👍 I'd respond to it, but it's just not worth it at this point (on multiple levels), so I'll just agree to wildly disagree.

(Edit: well so much for that, lol. I went on to get into a full-on flame war with this (in retrospect, obvious) troll. Deleting it now out of shame, but leaving this note of explanation for any future readers of the thread.)

@DripDropCop146 Why, you, my friend! You're calling yourself out! You're right up there with everyone on Twitter agreeing with Mr "I'm a Black ****!" 😂

(Edit: there were some other replies here but they were pretty worthless so I'm deleting them. I only left the last one cuz Drip already replied.)

@Reptilio It is not only wrong for men to be represented. It is wrong for ONLY men to be represented. And have you ever considered that the consumer base became 90% men BECAUSE only men were represented? (That really only covers hardcore gamers, btw. Gamers in general, it's much closer to 50/50.)

@DripDropCop146 Always strange to see people leaping up, screaming, just BEGGING to call themselves out. The internet could use less of that.

@Jiggies Oh, it's not love/hate. It's pure, unconditional love. Just ask them when the Switch 2 is revealed. They'll forget the hate ever existed.

@Maubari Well, I (predictably) got a lotta blowback, and I didn't want to quintuple post 😂 And yes, that's another good point about fan projects. Nintendo DMCAs them; Sega hires them. Sega does what Nintendon't. (Now if Sega could consistently make good games, they'd be in business.)

@Duncanballs Everyone CAN defend their IP, but most people don't. Not as viciously as Nintendo, that is. Possibly because they hate their fans, maybe? As for why I'm here, I go to Nintendo Life AND Push Square, Pure Xbox and Time Extension, because I think they do a good job covering the news. I only interact when I accidentally read the comments and get triggered 😕

@TheSaneInsanity Maybe you can forget the past, but not everyone. "Never forget" is a common phrase for a reason. Btw, you catch the news that Nintendo JUST filed monster-catching and -riding patents four months ago? Safe to say their scummy days are far from over.

...wow. Commenters so far are AGAINST Nintendo here? Must be coming from other websites 😂

@ikki5 Yep, sure are! And there won't ever be again if Nintendo gets its way!

@Maubari My guess is the fact that it sold 12 million copies. No money up for grabs, no lawsuit. (Unless you're a fan, of course. Then they'll sue you on general principle.)

@Duncanballs Lol. You're probably not serious, but I'll answer anyway. How bout all the DMCAs they've sent out to fan projects over the years? All the lawsuits they've filed against other game devs, big and small? Their war against the Smash community? The list goes on and on my friend.

@FirstEmperor Rotflmao. If you were seriously worried Nintenfans would turn on them over THIS, then you're the one who doesn't know them. As for who I speak for, that would be the majority - the ones who look at the people cheering this on and laugh and laugh and laugh.

@Maubari Oh it's definitely a horse race for who hates their fans more. The PS5 Pro is just a masterclass in hate. For which fanbase slavishly supports them more, though? That's not even a question.

@Arkay Hey, I was hating on Nintendo BEFORE it was cool, pal 😂

@TheSaneInsanity Well first off, thank you for a well-reasoned argument with actual supporting evidence. The internet could use more of that. But even if the company does some things right and is trying to get better, that in no way excuses all the scummy stuff it's done over the years. Nor does it excuse this latest scummy thing: using ticky-tack patent law to sue a (relatively) small developer for the crime of innovating Pokemon. Make no mistake, Nintendo still hates its fans, and the people who buy their products anyway are still deranged.

@Reptilio And seeing as this obvious bait didn't get modded, might as well snap at it: your loss, caveman. Hope you find something you can enjoy back in the 50s.

@FirstEmperor Yes, yes, we've all known for a while now that Nintendo fans will turn a blind eye toward anything they do out of a depraved love for a company that hates them. Nothing new to see there.

Lol, I had a feeling that word "empowered" was gonna trigger some of you folks 😂

And agreed that the ratio of good-to-mixed should've been mentioned. Yes, we know there's other reviews, but giving us an idea of their consensus would've made the article more useful. Thanks to @Lofoten for saving me a trip to Metacritic 👍

Creature-catching?? Uh oh. Hope their lawyers are ready if this makes bank 👀

@DripDropCop146 I'm not saying Zelda's more important than Ganon. I'm saying she's important ENOUGH to deserve her own chance at a game. Gender's got nothing to do with it.

As for Ganondorf, he probably deserves one too, but Nintendo doesn't do many villain games. Even Bowser doesn't have one yet, lol. But here's hoping.

@Vikesfan92 THANK you for this. Good grief. So many people absolutely convinced this is all about gender. Has it ever occurred to THEM that Zelda's important? The name of the franchise? A cool character?? No, of course not, because EVERYTHING'S about gender... for them.

@axelhander What did you expect? It's NINTENDOlife.com, lol. Honestly we shouldn't have bothered clicking on the article. We knew what we were going to get.

Yeah, nice try, Squeenix. You can put as much garbage on underneath as you want, that's still bikini armor in freaking 2024. Hard pass.

Do better, Japan.