How strange. They give up on 3DS security, yet they STILL persist on releasing a physical Wii game in 2020. Nintendo is the weirdest company in the world...
@westman98 I'm pretty sure people know it's Tencent partnering with TPC. They explicitly mentioned that in the presentation, so unless you missed that, that's what it's going to be.
This is freaking ridiculous. The backlash this presentation got is COMPLETELY warranted. When you announce an entire presentation on this new Pokemon game, expectations are going to be high... there is no need to hype people up for something like this.
This has got to be the biggest bait and switch The Pokemon Company has ever done. I hope their Unite game tanks hard and they take full notice.
All I'm going to say is that Nintendo should be using resources to create better, less faulty, joycons. All these legal endeavours they pursue detract from the REAL issue underlying their products. The irony is that they are in a legal battle right now with the joycons as we speak.
Hacking and pirating for profit is condemnable. That said, Nintendo has to know that homebrew exclusively for homebrew is completely legal (under niche circumstances). There is no stealing of intellectual property when you run unsigned code fitted for homebrew applications. I think this is where they are coming from. Yes, the products or software that release can be conditioned for piracy, but it doesn't mean that the custom firmware and homebrew itself is innately illegal. This is especially more true after the warranty period.
This is the same situation as the emulator you have to run GBA roms is not itself illegal, but the downloaded roms that you grab off the Internet are. People need to understand this important distinction before labeling all forms of tampering with the consoles that they own as illegal. Obviously, it is 100% in Nintendo's right to sue people who have pirated games already on their consoles preinstalled and attempt to sell it for money.
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This is the licensing disclaimer that allows the folks behind Atmosphère CFW for instance to keep doing what they are doing. The protection comes from the GPLv2. More information can be found in their LICENSE file:
This software is licensed under the terms of the GPLv2, with exemptions for specific projects noted below.
You can find a copy of the license in the LICENSE file.
Exemptions:
The yuzu Nintendo Switch emulator and the Ryujinx Team and Contributors are exempt from GPLv2 licensing. They are permitted, each at their individual discretion, to instead license any source code authored for the Atmosphère project as either GPLv2 or later or the MIT license. In doing so, they may alter, supplement, or entirely remove the copyright notice for each file they choose to relicense. Neither the Atmosphère project nor its individual contributors shall assert their moral rights against any of the aforementioned projects.
Nintendo is exempt from GPLv2 licensing and may (at its option) instead license any source code authored for the Atmosphère project under the Zero-Clause BSD license.
@Sakisa It really surpassed my expectations. There are so many little quality of life stuff and optional content that it makes it better than TTYD in some respects.
"Maybe now people will quit "bugging" Nintendo for a throwback Paper Mario"
Actually I hope that this prompts Nintendo to reconsider going back to the old formula in the next iteration after Origami King. If the game sells well, this will be indicative of that. This game deserves a 9 or 10, I am really enjoying it so far and impressed by how polished of an experience it is.
This just plain sucks. This is not like Bug Fables that took the Paper Mario formula and built upon it. Castle Kong is a straight up clone right down to the freaking logo.
@the_beaver Absolutely! If you played PM64 or TTYD, you are almost guaranteed to enjoy this game. Not sure if you saw Arlo's video review on YouTube of the game, but that sold it to me once I watched it.
@Rayquaza2510 For the DS, a flashcart is needed and doesn't nearly have the horsepower of the PSP that can emulate a slew of emulators reasonably well.
@ISoleilI Yes, I personally would be more hyped for a Galaxy 3 over an Odyssey 2. I'm probably the minority on this one, but I had a much more fun time with Galaxy 2 over Odyssey.
64 and Sunshine represent the pinnacle of 3D Marios for me, with the Galaxy games slotted right behind them. I clamor for a 3D Mario as difficult as Sunshine; we really haven't had any 3D Mario of comparable difficulty since.
I adored 64 for its isolation, and Sunshine for its sheer difficulty. I always felt that getting a star or shine and getting booted back out of a level felt more satisfying than any moon in Odyssey. Odyssey felt like more of a methodical Zelda title if anything, with an assortment of puzzles and easter eggs everywhere. Whereas 64, Sunshine, and the Galaxy games focused on platforming prowess.
I mean, that's cool and all. But who is really going to use this when COVID-19 is going on? Sure, you can play with other family members that have a Switch, but...
@DarkKirby I'm of the opinion that the game looks nice, but the art style is not nearly as timeless as 64 and TTYD. Which is why I wished they ditched the whole sticker look altogether. Even the snippet of the battle system in the trailer (although there is much still to be seen) seems a bit stiff and less fluid than the two best games in the series.
Don't get me wrong though, the game has potential. But this was not the direction visually I wanted to see.
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Re: Feature: Burnout Paradise Remastered Dev On Optimisation, Resisting Temptation And Nailing 60 FPS On Switch
Good job EA on the game. Bad job EA on the price.
Re: Wipeout-Inspired Shooter Lost Wing Speeds Onto Switch Later This Month
This looks like as if Star Fox's landmaster was an arwing with it flying so low to the ground.
Re: Nintendo Appears To Be Dropping The 3DS From Its HackerOne Bug Bounty Program
@gcunit Nintendo itself is not, but they allowed another publisher to issue out a Wii game in 2020. That's all I was trying to say.
Re: Nintendo Appears To Be Dropping The 3DS From Its HackerOne Bug Bounty Program
@HammerKirby But they allowed it though even though the publisher wanted it. That's the point I was trying to make. Nintendo didn't have to do it.
Re: Nintendo Appears To Be Dropping The 3DS From Its HackerOne Bug Bounty Program
How strange. They give up on 3DS security, yet they STILL persist on releasing a physical Wii game in 2020. Nintendo is the weirdest company in the world...
Re: Nintendo's Free eShop Game Jump Rope Challenge Is Keeping Switch Owners Active
Wish you could exceed 1,000 jumps per day.
Re: Aspyr Releases Its First Update For Star Wars Episode 1: Racer
So, how have the motion controls improved since the update? Does anyone notice a difference?
Re: No, Seriously, The Wii And Wii U Are Getting Physical Versions Of Shakedown: Hawaii This Year
Just Dance 2020 for Wii intensifies
Re: My Nintendo Offers Pokémon Sword And Shield Expansion Pass Wallpapers (North America)
Incoming Pokemon Unite wallpaper for 50 platinum coins!!
Re: Pokémon Unite, An Online Team Battle Game, Revealed For Switch And Mobile
@westman98 I'm pretty sure people know it's Tencent partnering with TPC. They explicitly mentioned that in the presentation, so unless you missed that, that's what it's going to be.
Re: Pokémon Unite, An Online Team Battle Game, Revealed For Switch And Mobile
This is freaking ridiculous. The backlash this presentation got is COMPLETELY warranted. When you announce an entire presentation on this new Pokemon game, expectations are going to be high... there is no need to hype people up for something like this.
This has got to be the biggest bait and switch The Pokemon Company has ever done. I hope their Unite game tanks hard and they take full notice.
Re: Random: Suda51 Acknowledges Unfortunate No More Heroes 3 "Gameplay Footage Leak"
Is this the Wario64 guy?
Re: Pokémon Sword And Shield Trainers Reach Special Zeraora Max Raid Battle Goal
I knew they would unlock it, but what if they didn't meet that threshold...
Re: Mini Review: Jump Rope Challenge - A Noble Attempt To Get Switch Owners Active
@BenAV Yeah, that's the fault of the consumer and not a fault of the game in and of itself.
Re: Mini Review: Jump Rope Challenge - A Noble Attempt To Get Switch Owners Active
Playing every day since launch, good additional exercise to my workout routine.
Re: Review: Invisible, Inc. Nintendo Switch Edition - Beautifully Accessible Turn-Based Tactics
Ugh, seems too complicated for me. I can't even get Fire Emblem, so I bet I'm not smart enough to understand this one...
Re: Review: Warborn - Solid But Unspectacular Advance Wars-Style Action
Buy Wargroove.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 20th)
@StardusterEX Yes, do it! I'm playing through it right now and it is freakin' amazing.
Re: Review: Pokémon Sword & Shield - The Isle of Armor - A New Wild Area Worthy Of Your Interest
I do like a properly proportioned Wailord. I guess I'm shelling out another $30 or whatever.
Re: Nintendo Targets Switch Modchip Installation Service In Latest Legal Crackdown
All I'm going to say is that Nintendo should be using resources to create better, less faulty, joycons. All these legal endeavours they pursue detract from the REAL issue underlying their products. The irony is that they are in a legal battle right now with the joycons as we speak.
Re: Nintendo Just Launched A New Game And You Can Download It For Free Right Now
The other folks in the house are going to hate me jumping up and down lol.
Re: The Super Game Boy Is Now 26 Years Old
I had the game boy player.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 13th)
Bug Fables still.
Re: Competition: Win A Copy Of Paper Mario: The Origami King In Our Crafty Fan-Art Contest
UK only... ah damn. Well, good luck everyone who participates.
Re: Hacker Group Not Happy About Nintendo's "Censorship" And "Legal Scare Tactics"
Hacking and pirating for profit is condemnable. That said, Nintendo has to know that homebrew exclusively for homebrew is completely legal (under niche circumstances). There is no stealing of intellectual property when you run unsigned code fitted for homebrew applications. I think this is where they are coming from. Yes, the products or software that release can be conditioned for piracy, but it doesn't mean that the custom firmware and homebrew itself is innately illegal. This is especially more true after the warranty period.
This is the same situation as the emulator you have to run GBA roms is not itself illegal, but the downloaded roms that you grab off the Internet are. People need to understand this important distinction before labeling all forms of tampering with the consoles that they own as illegal. Obviously, it is 100% in Nintendo's right to sue people who have pirated games already on their consoles preinstalled and attempt to sell it for money.
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This is the licensing disclaimer that allows the folks behind Atmosphère CFW for instance to keep doing what they are doing. The protection comes from the GPLv2. More information can be found in their LICENSE file:
This software is licensed under the terms of the GPLv2, with exemptions for specific projects noted below.
You can find a copy of the license in the LICENSE file.
Exemptions:
The yuzu Nintendo Switch emulator and the Ryujinx Team and Contributors are exempt from GPLv2 licensing. They are permitted, each at their individual discretion, to instead license any source code authored for the Atmosphère project as either GPLv2 or later or the MIT license. In doing so, they may alter, supplement, or entirely remove the copyright notice for each file they choose to relicense. Neither the Atmosphère project nor its individual contributors shall assert their moral rights against any of the aforementioned projects.
Nintendo is exempt from GPLv2 licensing and may (at its option) instead license any source code authored for the Atmosphère project under the Zero-Clause BSD license.
source: Atmosphère landing page
Re: Feature: Nintendo Life eShop Selects - May 2020
@Sakisa It really surpassed my expectations. There are so many little quality of life stuff and optional content that it makes it better than TTYD in some respects.
Re: Feature: Nintendo Life eShop Selects - May 2020
Yes, please play Bug Fables. Must have for the Switch. Hopefully the game gets the recognition it deserves.
Re: Here Are Launch Patch Notes For Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
@Lemonyoshi Because classic Nintendo...
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 6th)
Bug Fables still.
Re: Blatant Pokémon Rip-Off Appears On Microsoft Store
@Bobb Gotta steal 'em all!
Re: Kirk Scott Leaves Nintendo Of America After Five Years
No offense, but I have never heard of Kirk Scott. I watched Nindies, but I guess I never remembered the name of the guy.
Re: Platinum Already Thinking About More Self-Published Games After Success Of The Wonderful 101: Remastered
Good. I like to hear this.
Re: Video: See Pokémon Red And Blue's Opening Reimagined In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Lol, that was great!
Re: Review: Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling - A Lovely Indie Tribute To Paper Mario
"Maybe now people will quit "bugging" Nintendo for a throwback Paper Mario"
Actually I hope that this prompts Nintendo to reconsider going back to the old formula in the next iteration after Origami King. If the game sells well, this will be indicative of that. This game deserves a 9 or 10, I am really enjoying it so far and impressed by how polished of an experience it is.
Re: Donkey Kong-Inspired Platforming Awaits In Castle Kong, Coming To Switch Next Month
This just plain sucks. This is not like Bug Fables that took the Paper Mario formula and built upon it. Castle Kong is a straight up clone right down to the freaking logo.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 30th)
@the_beaver Absolutely! If you played PM64 or TTYD, you are almost guaranteed to enjoy this game. Not sure if you saw Arlo's video review on YouTube of the game, but that sold it to me once I watched it.
Re: Random: At Reggie's First E3, Someone Thought He Was A Security Guard
His body was Reggie, and he made his presence known.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 30th)
Bug Fables!! Why the heck is it only 3%?
Re: Japanese Charts: Animal Crossing Still Dominates As Switch Takes Nine Of Top Ten
Why won't they update Brain Age? It looks like they've let that game out to dry now...
Re: Sonic Is The Latest To Receive A Fan-Made Paper Mario Makeover
@Alpha008 Hope so, it looks like it's high quality.
Re: Sonic Is The Latest To Receive A Fan-Made Paper Mario Makeover
@TheLightSpirit Just play Bug Fables. I hope NL reviews it.
Re: Random: This Fake Switch Costs $80, But Don't Expect It To Play Animal Crossing: New Horizons
@Rayquaza2510 For the DS, a flashcart is needed and doesn't nearly have the horsepower of the PSP that can emulate a slew of emulators reasonably well.
Re: Early Tech Analysis Of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Reveals Frame Rate And Resolution
Wait, so it's not 60fps? And the max output is only 720p?
Re: Want More Authentic Art? Just Evict Your Smug Villagers In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
These villagers are taking after Redd... down with them!
Re: Feature: Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 10 Years Of Nintendo's Straightest, Greatest Sequel
@ISoleilI Yes, I personally would be more hyped for a Galaxy 3 over an Odyssey 2. I'm probably the minority on this one, but I had a much more fun time with Galaxy 2 over Odyssey.
64 and Sunshine represent the pinnacle of 3D Marios for me, with the Galaxy games slotted right behind them. I clamor for a 3D Mario as difficult as Sunshine; we really haven't had any 3D Mario of comparable difficulty since.
I adored 64 for its isolation, and Sunshine for its sheer difficulty. I always felt that getting a star or shine and getting booted back out of a level felt more satisfying than any moon in Odyssey. Odyssey felt like more of a methodical Zelda title if anything, with an assortment of puzzles and easter eggs everywhere. Whereas 64, Sunshine, and the Galaxy games focused on platforming prowess.
Re: Datamine Reveals Just How Sly Redd Actually Is In The New Animal Crossing
The nerve of this con artist. Freaking Redd, man. This dude blows.
Re: The Shockingly Adorable Eevee Evolution Jolteon Joins The Build-A-Bear Workshop
So, plushy. Like a cat.
Re: Celeb-Studded Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tournament Takes Place Tomorrow For Charity
I don't know any of these celebs. Lol.
Re: Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Will Also Receive A Free Version For Multiplayer
I mean, that's cool and all. But who is really going to use this when COVID-19 is going on? Sure, you can play with other family members that have a Switch, but...
Re: Paper Mario Is Coming To Switch! Paper Mario: The Origami King To Launch This July
@DarkKirby I'm of the opinion that the game looks nice, but the art style is not nearly as timeless as 64 and TTYD. Which is why I wished they ditched the whole sticker look altogether. Even the snippet of the battle system in the trailer (although there is much still to be seen) seems a bit stiff and less fluid than the two best games in the series.
Don't get me wrong though, the game has potential. But this was not the direction visually I wanted to see.