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That's stupid. I want to preorder certain games even though I don't know when they arrive. Many retailers give decent discounts for preorders for such games. I like it. I would support having to clearly state that release date is uncertain, but to ban the entire concept is totalitarian bull!

Can't see why it should be a problem. Unless you really want games companies to be all emotional and carry grudges against each other for some reason. They have a disagreement about one thing, but agree on something unrelated.

Back in the day, when online games were a new thing, cheating was kind of cool up to a point. It felt like wizardry. These days it feels like the most pathetic human filth has for some reason decided to let you know how pathetic they are. What is the point of cheating in a game? By cheating in a game, you immediately become more of a looser than you already were.

@PanurgeJr Hahaha, that comment made My day. But yeah, you do have to be civil with everyone. Thats the whole point. Unless we take every honestly expressed opinion seriously, nothing gets better. What exactly has been hateful in here?

@SmaggTheSmug I guess. Not that this discussion is really political, except I guess many people tie their opinion on this matter to their political identity. Also, I don’t think that is all that interesting. It’s just putting a rug over the problem. It’s good if differing opinions are displayed as many places as possible. It reflects what is going on. It allows us to call each other out and correct each other. Once we try to simply stop different opinions being known, we shut our eyes to reality

@PanurgeJr Ok. Do you really not see a difference between wanting discourse to take place, and defending one sides opinion? How can any sharing of perspectives take place when such distinctions are not made?

Theme is intriguing. I love games with a good story, but only if the game mechanic itself is really good. Perhaps this should be a movie in stead of a game?

I don't like the trend of people online trying to shut other peoples opinion down, by hinting that moderators should not allow certain opinions. If we ever get to the point where moderators are somehow responsible for the opinions of posters, we are in deep shiz. It does not matter whether your opinion on the matter discussed is right or wrong, if you are trying to shut people down by name calling, calling for bans, or other non-arguments, you are the dangerous one. You are the one digging at the roots of what supports our fragile society. Freedom of expression is mostly important as an attitude, as one of the few principles we should all rally around and support, no matter how much we disagree on other matters. Some moderation is of course in order, but it is order for actual opinions and views to get through, not in order to hide some opinions. The only things that should be moderated, is things that do not consist of expression of opinions, but amount to threats or other tactics to hide others opinions, like personal attacks, name calling, or are really of topic etc.

Buying this game if there is a physical release

Looks cluttered. I just want to keep it simple and play games. The e shop could use a bit more features though.

Disappointing. I have never seen such a glaring bug in a Nintendo game before. Still, if it were any other publisher than Nintendo, it would be business as usual these days. So this is kind of the exception that confirms the rule.

I never play online. But I might pay if it gives me access to games from n64, gc, wii and maybe some SNES. Not really that into nes age games any more. Those games were good at the time, but today are mostly frustrating to play. I don’t see the attraction with the old arcade games either. I guess it might sell some consoles to those who spent their childhood with them and haven’t been gaming since. But I think Nintendo need to sell this service to those who already have a console. Hopefully they reveal more games for the service. I would love a Netflix style VC where a subscription gives access to all content, and new stuff is added regularly.

If course it doubled. Having a presentation about popular games, of which there were many, will generate a lot of talk among normal people. I hate to break it to you, but normal people do not hang out and comment on this page. Nor do they watch E3 or get disappointed about something they never even think about. They simply see an article in some mainstream newspaper that reports on smash bros or Pokemon coming. They think, hey I want to play that, but I might as well buy the console now and get the most out of it before then as well. To a normal person it does not matter that hard core fans already knew about these games.

@Bunkerneath I think it was more like a head of a horse they found. I actually think being the first to sneak such a head into the oppositions house/office is considered as winning a legal dispute in South Korea.

@BulbasaurusRex That sounds ok. Already doing that in botw. The bus’ movement makes it extra challenging.

I’m not sitting on the bus waving my hands about. Would love to play this game, but it’s just not happening.

I came here looking for whether I could use my midi keyboard and export the result. Without those I fear I won’t be getting this no matter how good it is.

@gatorboi352 The complete package is just perfect for busy people. Amazing sleep mode, instant docking/undocking, playing on commutes or any other down time, two controllers always with you for a bit of two player. Perhaps someone with a lot of time just can’t understand

Although I loved many games on Wii U, I almost never played, because that console was sooooo slooooooow, which matters now that I’m a grown up with a life. Switch is great and ports are great!

If you back it will you get any money back if the switch goal is not met?

I think if you sue someone for patent infringement and loose, the defendant should be awarded all rights to use that patent for the future. Just to make a disincentive to sue unless you are very sure you are in the right.

To be patent eligible subject matter, an invention must meet two criteria. First, it must fall within one of the four statutory categories of acceptable subject matter: process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter. Second, it must not be directed to subject matter encompassing a judicially recognized exception: laws of nature, physical phenomena, and abstract ideas.

The idea of attachable controllers are abstract idea. The fact that they are attacheable controllers should be irrelevant, only the technology used to make it work is relevant. It's only the actual implementation that is patentable. So if Nintendo implemented this with the same technology as this company, they have a case, otherwise they should not.

Of course, many judges are not philosophical at all, and are easily swayed by any ridiculous argument, or even by personal feelings on the matter.

@TheLZdragon And they should. It’s in general not legal to trick customers. The law cannot and should not define everything.

Are we sure Nyko is following the usb c standard? There was a case earlier with non standard cables bricking the switch, so it seems likely that this device being non standard is the cause.

@jimi I don’t know about you, but I have never been under the impression that digital games would remain downloadable for more than a decade. I don’t have a trust issue because of that at all. I do wish they would guarantee the long term availability, but they don’t. It is a long term rental, and anyone is free to not use it. Now it seems the disappearance is over, as expected. Nintendo prefers people to buy physical. I prefer to buy physical. That their terms are not good enough for you is one thing. But it isn’t a broken implicit promise at all it seems to me.

I don’t believe this was done on purpose. If it is it’s certainly a betrayal of those who were planning to get this on Wii U. It sets a really bad precedent for trusting Nintendos e-shops and willingness to support their hardware. I think it’s probably a mistake though.

You shouldn’t give this a score at all. People want different things out of this. If you want a game it’s might be a 2/10. If you want something to build it’s might be a 7/10. If you want to make your own interactive creations it’s maybe a 10/10. Perhaps not. The point is that now people are arguing over the score, instead of discussing what this thing really is.

I don’t like the norm of capitalizing every word in headlines. It’s impossible to tell what is the title of the game you are talking about from the headline.

I suspect everyone is making material for a new film. This plot is too crazy

Of course such terms are not enforceable. This is only about semantics, not actual practice from companies. Do I need a special Nintendo table to sit my Switch on, or else Nintendo voids my warranty? Of course not. Can I use a non-Nintendo television? Of course. It’s only in the event that a third party device causes damage or would hinder Nintendo’s ability to fix it that this comes into play, and then it is of course enforceable, probably even without this clause in the warranty text.

This happens no matter what Nintendo does to stop it. It’s no use complaining. Just enjoy the harmless aspects of it, like running home brew and Linux.

I have been using apples usb c charger for a year. It works like a charm. If it didn’t I might not have used the switch so much, as I now proritize buying stuff that can charge with the same charger. I would still have it but would probably not buy so many games, since I would not be playing on the go.

@countzero as far as I understand those things are quite connected. The almost extreme sexual preferences of Japanese began after the government started to censor heavily I once read.

@nathan_393 You seem to be correct. I thought there was a compliance requirement for using the name. There seems to be none. I guess in the grand scheme of things that is good, as mostly usb is a wonderful success as far as standards go. Official testing would be prohibitively expensive for all sorts of small companies and even hobbyists who implement usb. However there is a logo one is only allowed to use after compliance testing, which I guess Nintendon’t use.

Are Nintendo allowed to use the usb-c brand and then not gracefully handle any usb-c branded device?

How is the sound and music?

Blargh. Stupid beurocrats. If I don’t like the terms I’ll simply not buy the game. The terms are stated beforehand. I am Nowegian and don’t need this stupid hand holding by the government. In fact it is making the population more and more into infants crying about everything that is not exactly as they want it all of the time.

@HauntingNostrils Thank you. The point is, if you want something, you value it, and unless it was given to you or abandoned somewhere, you should give up something that others value more than they value that thing that you want. If one does not live by that rule one can simply sit in ones basement consuming, apparently with no restrictions of reality applying. There is no exception for creative endeavours, letting them exist outside the restriction of reality.

@HauntingNostrils What is Nintendo doing to limit your ability to improve yourself? And if they are why would you even want to play their games? The reality is, in my humble opinion, that before anything can be consumed, it must be produced. Piracy, stealing, and and other dishonest practices removes the individual from this basic fact of reality, also in my humble opinion. I fail to see any argument as to why the apparently obvious link between having to produce value before you consume it and improving one self to be able to produce more value, thus getting to consume the objects of your desire, is invalid. You simply assert something that is not in any way obvious. Can you not see why I would think this link exist? If you do see it, I suggest you spend your arguments explaining why this link is wrong, in stead of asserting is it wrong, and then suggesting I have been told some lie, which in fact is the opposite of what had happened. I have spent years untangling myself from the sort of culturally received “wisdom” you are asserting here, which, true or not was definitely something I was simply told. My current views I have reluctantly arrived at after actually having thought about it. It is a hard view to hold. In deed where ever I turn, I am attacked for it, which seems to me to be what people do when they want to perpetuate a lie.

Not pirating forces you to choose who to give your money to wisely, and gives you incentive to improve yourself. When piracy is ok, self discipline goes out the window. If I can steal my food and think it’s ok, am I really going to work my best and really apply myself to improve my works value to others? I don’t think so. When piracy is ok, willl I really ever feel I miss out on anything? Why even produce value at all if I think I deserve to enjoy the fruits of other peoples labour regardless?

The reason for not allowing huge patches, is probably exactly to discourage releasing unfinished products. So I don’t think they will let them push a huge update.

I understood you are supposed to be able to make them yourself?

@maruse They are not selfish, They are short sighted. I’m selfish and realise it is good for me that companies make products for everyone in the long run (not forgetting to focus on their skills of course)

I really think I will prefer making the cardboard cutouts myself. I expect Nintendo to encourage experimentation and making own designs in the future.

@thesilverbrick You only need cardboard and scissors and folding abilities. I can’t imagine anything that could be simpler. There will apparently also be directions and blueprints for download if I understand correctly. I think any normal six year old should be able to do a good enough job of it given a bit of help and a few tries. It’s probably more difficult to put the parts together than to make new parts.

@thesilverbrick you can make your own replacement parts. I think that is the reason why this might be a lasting thing. I think this might become a great concept kind of like lego if executed well. I foresee software that will let you create your own ideas and interactive toys with simple drag and drop programming utilising the sensors and actuators in the controllers. The possibilities are endless.

If this is flexible to allow for experimentation like Lego, but also with software, it will be awesome, and potentially be something you will see in toy stores for the next decades. If it is just making the exact Nintendo designed cutouts with Nintendo special software, it’s less exciting, but could still be popular for a few years.

@Essej12 Aren’t you a cunning linguist!

The Nintendo tweet says nothin about a new way to play. It says new interactive experience. Could be Some sort of creative game/software

@gatorboi352 I don’t know about people double dipping much, but for me, it’s simply the only chance of me giving these games a go at all. I think many people probably buy the switch for it’s portability who do not have other consoles, or don’t use them. Those people now have a chance to buy these and play on the go.