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CDPR is winning E3, so far...first Keanu, and now this!

@impurekind This is America...you know what makes America great? Anybody can sue anybody else, at any time, for any reason.

However, whether you collect anything is an entirely separate matter.

@apoqalypse If you have info and you haven't signed an NDA, then you can leak all you want (the people who signed the NDA have the real problem). BUT Nintendo can still send you a cease and desist order, and force you to show up in a court (if you don't show, Nintendo will win monetary damages, so you "have" to show up).

So, you have two choices: either shut up (comply with the cease and desist order) or fight it, which would cast a minimum of $10,000, I would estimate. So, yeah...this is big corporate stuff here.

On the other hand, why leak something like this? This is all about us having fun, and wanting to be surprised (and all about them increasing their YouTube views). I view leakers like this as party-poopers (as opposed to legit whistleblowers)>

@Ralizah Thanks! lol, I played Persona 1 on the PS back in the day, and the original Etririan Odyssey on the DS...I just haven't played any since, and there are a bunch of them now!

[Question] - If I've never played a Persona game on my 3DS (or a SMT game) where should I start? What should I avoid, if any? Do I need to play them all, or can I play only the "best" ones?

@caljr_8760 @Heavyarms55 At first I was concerned because he came from Gearbox...but if he had to leave Disney because they disbanded their studio, and he went to Gearbox and jumped ship quickly...that is the mark of a smart person. Gearbox, while appearing "normal" on the outside, is a raging dumpster fire internally. He may not have known this before arriving there...Leaving Gearbox shows signs of being smart.

I definitely want the music for this!

@Fazermint @abbyhitter there is a fan translation here:
https://patches.superfamicom.org/star-ocean-english/

Kickstarter, here we come!

@Magician @magnumc500 You are (unfortunately) correct. While any sane person would want to pay one price, up front, and not have to deal with micro-transactions, the majority of people on mobile like the "freemium" model, and any company that ignores this is going to get the cold-shoulder from these casual players (which is a huge market!).

I think Nintendo should have a couple of games targeted to this market, to make the maximum profit, and then use some of that money for both a) independent, new phone IP, and b) good old-fashioned console and older IP, to keep us hardcore fans going.

It's ironic now...Iwata was concerned about casual gamers getting left behind...flash forward now about 10-15 years, and it is the hardcore gamer who seems to be getting ignored!

As we used to say..."If you ain't cheating, then you ain't trying!"

Big shout-out to the fans who brought this to light, btw...

@Klunk23 Regarding why Ocarina of Time always is at the top of lists...see this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duPynkGEFGI

@LegendOfStewart BotW is just like Skyrim, but about 100x better.

So, I love the idea about Zelda VR. In practice, the resolution is low, and (am I the only one with this problem) I can see the pixel grid...so it looks like I'm playing the game and a window screen is between me and the screen. Blah...

Waiting for that more powerful, higher resolution Switch...

@AlohaPizzaJack excellent point about the strap not being centered. I bet you can fix that.

"while cloud gaming has enormous potential, it relies on a very strong network infrastructure and excellent reception"

For a lot of places, the infrastructure is not yet ready, and won't be anytime in the foreseeable future. We are going to be rocking dedicated hardware for quite some time (although I think companies are going to try to force digital downloads more and more).

Sorry, my Atari Lynx left the Game Gear in the dust, lol!

@NEStalgia I can't begin to tell you how much I was looking forward to Aliens: Colonial Marines on the Wii U! They were going to use the gamepad as the tracking device, and other cool things...when it completely tanked on launch, Sega just got their losses and canceled the Wii U version. Grrrr....

@CartoonDan No, it's a **great** game!

I can highly recommend Pocket Card Jockey, too!

@Pod I didn't realize that. Gearbox and Randy will forever be associated in my mind with killing the Alien franchise for video games (the old Aliens: Colonial Marines debacle).

See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens:_Colonial_Marines#Controversy

@Quarth He appears to have solidly earned a reputation for being a complete asshat. Just google his name.

Here is one example (I thought it was all conduct in the past, it appears to be on-going):
https://www.businessinsider.com/gearbox-randy-pitchford-lawsuit-bonus-2019-1

@ReaderRagfish Hmmm, it's almost like something happened 2 years ago that displaced the 3DS...what could that be? lol...

I love the 3DS. Coupled with it being easy to softwood, I play a wide variety of games on it. I think I have enough to go forward another 20 years or so...

Now I can't wait to try this!

It's "ancient history" now, but the first year the Wii was out, you literally could never find it in stores...it took them about a year to finally be able to manufacture enough to meet the demand (which is why Switch sales at first match the Wii, but then drop).

Another factor to remember: in 2006, there was no iPhone (or any smart phone). You really only had either Nintendo or Sony handhelds, consoles, or PC's...I don't think we'll ever see console or handheld sales like we did with the Wii or DS again.

I'm looking forward to this!

@Franklin The guys building the stages have never seen any! lol...

@Trajan People forget about Howard Lincoln. He did a lot of good things, too. I definitely don't want to take away from Reggie. The years with Iwata-san and their videos, as well as with Miyamoto-san will always have incredible memories for me. I hope we all enjoyed them, because those days are ending...

@nintendolie Potentially (not a definite given) if a Chinese company is distributing games and is being hurt by the piracy, then the Chinese government would crack down on some piracy. Potentially.

I know for sure that if it is a non-Chinese company being affected, the Chinese government doesn't give a f***.

Best game: Link's Awakening! But most people who weren't gamers loved the Tetris pack-in. Truly, that was brilliant.

The Nintendo website has expansion packs for certain VR games, so, I'll probably just pick up the starter pack and later maybe pick up the bird game (and fan pedal).

I gotta play Zelda in Labo "VR"!

@nhSnork I never saw those commercials before. That was better than a lot of movies I've seen!

I guess they found out I was just going to wait for this title to land in the bargain bin...

@yuwarite ditto, I bought on GOG.com cheap, so I own it outright and will never have to buy it again. With mods, it looks and runs brilliantly...no going back to consoles with this.

@Noid Mole Mania, Link's Awakening, and Yoshi's Cookie are the Gameboy games I keep going back to.

It's very interesting to get "behind-the-scenes" info about the debates/ideas going on in the production of a game. I think Nintendo is striking the right balance between "too easy" and "too difficult." Obviously, they won't please everyone which is why we have the comments section here to moan and complain

@justin233 Amazon owns Twitch, but they are keeping them separate. You have to go to Twitch and link up your Amazon Prime account. I did it a while ago, it wasn't hard, but I can't remember the steps anymore. You don't pay anything extra, you get Twitch prime free with Amazon Prime.

@superguy123 actually, it appears that he made **35.7** million last year...you were off by about 3.7 million...which could pay for about 60-70 employees, easily...
https://www1.salary.com/ANDREW-WILSON-Salary-Bonus-Stock-Options-for-Electronic-Arts-Inc.html

I'm playing the original right now! There was nothing wrong with the GameBoy graphics, at all! It is still quite charming...can't wait to see the remaster on the Switch. This looks nice, but a bit too derivative...it looks exactly like Http (which I guess is what they wanted? idk).

@carlos82 Perfect Dark's only fault was to be released at the end of the N64 life cycle. Technically, it is a much better game than Golden Eye, but far fewer people played it. You can't go wrong with either one...

Good detective work! Perhaps an odd pairing, but a worthy cause (literacy).

Further info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Stevie_Ray_Vaughan

@LunarFlame17 Yeah, it's 2019, so you should be able to text/email Nintendo, and they should be able to text/email the code to you...plus, a 15% off coupon for another game (let's hope!)

There is a YouTube video about the life of Iwata-san; it quotes him about working with Miyamoto-san. It is clear that that Iwata appreciated the direct feedback about what was or wasn't "fun" about his games. I think that as a professional, you understand that if somebody doesn't say something you don't have to worry about it.

The bio is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4cJh2YgrKE

Logistical nightmare? That probably doesn't even begin to describe it. Another reason why Sakurai-san always looked on the verge of needing to be in hospital.

@RadioHedgeFund My god, you don't have May 4th either? Come over where Freedom reigns, lol!

Wait, it's Mario Day in the US, and I've lost an hour? I smell a conspiracy...

@Gs69 That is basically the future everyone predicts for console gaming. Especially for Microsoft and Sony, they sell their consoles at a loss...they predict that the next generation or the one after it, you will just have a "streaming device" that is basically a terminal for running the game. That way, they can save on designing and manufacturing consoles.

Also, the big companies are leaving money on the table by letting resellers take a cut, you can keep 100% of the profits if you sell digital only through an eStore.

I think Nintendo is a bit different culturally, so we will see them hang on longer. But for Sony and Microsoft, the writing is on the wall.

back playing them on the GameCube for me then!

@impurekind Actually, compared to the rest of the world, the gap between the average worker and the CEO is lower in Japan than in most places. See:
https://www.theglobalist.com/just-facts-ceos-rest-us/

In the US, the gap is just obscene.

Wow, this is so cool! I'm prepared to waste the day looking at all the Zelda sites...

@Bunkerneath - that's too bad...I'm guessing your work uses IE or Edge? or is there an internet filter?

Wow, Reggie is 55? You know what they say...