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Re: Video: Nintendo Aims to Get Down With the Kids in Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Series

LordPieFace

I am one of "teh kidz" this vid is likely aimed at. This video comes off as try-hard because when YouTubers say stuff like "ma boi", "What's up Internet" and the like, they are expressing their own personality. The character here ain't all bad, but he's annoying because he's in character even though people watching this stuff are fully aware of the fictional element. If the narrator was explaining the game, only being self-aware that this is a game and not a real situation, then he would come off as more genuine.

TL;DR: "So wack dawg, it's 2edgy5me"

Re: Study Suggests Rising Smartphone Ownership Among Kids Is Hitting Nintendo Hard

LordPieFace

This is honestly really sad. Without kids to back it up Nintendo handhelds could go the way of the Vita. If Nintendo drop out of the portable market we'll lose sight of the production values that portable gaming can have, and instead we'll have to resign ourselves to shallower content.

What bugs me even more is that games media is backing up the idea that only mobile games can be considered portable gaming. This is why it killed me to see no 3DS games nominated for BAFTAs and Lara Croft: Relic Run beat Monster Hunter 4 at The Game Awards. Yes, there can be differences of opinion but the quality gap is still insane. This is why I think that Nintendo should have a more two-pronged marketing campaign of their portables as both kids' toys and dedicated gaming machines.

Re: The Legend of Zelda for Wii U Will Be The Only Playable Nintendo Game at E3

LordPieFace

I'm not sure what they got going, butit seems like a direly horrible move. With the NX release window confirmed they REALLY have to get info out there. They could showcase Tokyo Mirage Sessions, the NX features and Federation Force. It's clear that they're wrapping up Wii U support so I am extremely doubtful that there could be any honest-to-God surprises at this year's E3.

They announced the 3DS at E3 2010 before releasing it in march of next year. Why can't they pull the same trick here?

I really, REALLY hope that Nintendo will do a 180 on this idea or that they will do something totally amazing and unprecedented, but there doesn't seem to be much hope for that.

Re: International Game Developers Association Issues Critical Statement Over Nintendo and Alison Rapp

LordPieFace

@ikki5 Moonlighting is often overlooked in companies. It is frowned upon, but is rarely acted upon. It's clear by the timing of this incident that there was more going on behind the scenes and it sends out the message to potential employees that Nintendo will not protect them in regards to matters that are out of their hands. Moreover, it sends the message to #GamerGate and the Neo-Nazi outlets known as the Stormer that smear campaigns work.

While she obviously shouldn't have been moonlighting, it's an excuse farted out by Nintendo to shoo her out of her role as a representative. People may be like "This is just an everyday case" but not with the attention it has been garnering. Taking the word of a company at face value is often naive.

Re: International Game Developers Association Issues Critical Statement Over Nintendo and Alison Rapp

LordPieFace

@ikki5 Moonlighting is often overlooked in companies. It is frowned upon, but is rarely acted upon. It's clear by the timing of this incident that there was more going on behind the scenes and it sends out the message to potential employees that Nintendo will not protect them in regards to matters that are out of their hands. Moreover, it sends the message to #GamerGate and the Neo-Nazi outlets known as the Stormer that smear campaigns work.

While she obviously shouldn't have been moonlighting, it's an excuse farted out by Nintendo to shoo her out of her role as a representative. People may be like "This is just an everyday case" but not with the attention it has been garnering. Taking the word of a company at face value is often naive.