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@LastFootnote that's fair and I'll hear someone out on that one.

@Medic_alert I found myself thinking about this the other day. My most fond gaming memories were with StarCraft and Diablo on a laggy Internet connection. I didn't even know what frames were back then.

@DiamondJim they've let everyone know ahead of time so the customer can be informed. Nothing about this is anti-consumer.

Bad business? Maybe? That's up to each individual, but I don't think it's anti consumer.

The Game Key Card people are starting to remind me of a dragon hoarding gold and jewels. It isn't about enjoying the games, it's about saying you "own" them.

@Axecon My wallet feels good after buying it. And quite a few games from this direct confirmed that for me as well.

@SpontaneousOutburst Raising prices isn't anti-consumer, especially when they're making a big announcement letting everyone know they're doing it.

If you wanted to argue raising prices is going to price people out, that isn't anti-consumer, its just bad business.

@Pat_trick Switch 2 probably won't come close to Switch 1 sales, but that's more to do with the fact Switch 1 will most likely be the best selling console of all time.

PS4 isn't going to sell as many units as PS2, but I'd hardly say that makes it unsuccessful.

I'm not sure why fans are stuck in the Wall Street mindset of "numbers must always go up!" for this console.

@RemyMartin I disagree.

But I also remember the first 3 months of the Switch when it really only had BotW. I mean, I loved "I Am Setsuna," but I don't think it was moving a lot of units.

And even then, I'm not sure BotW had MKWs attach rate.

@WhiteUmbrella The 1.27 million is as of June 30th, since that's when the fiscal quarter ends. I assume the "storming past" 1.5 million used the publicly available Japan sales data.

Not everything is a conspiracy to make Nintendo look good.

I think I need to move on from this site and comments in general. I thought the direct was pretty good and I'm excited. Yet everywhere on the Internet insists I not be. It kind of seems like the obvious solution is to cut out the Internet part and just enjoy what I want without judgement or expectations.

@axelhander this site has been highly critical of Welcome Tour being a paid game. Alex had a video on their YouTube channel talking about how it was fantastic to play, but still ended on the note that it shouldn't be a paid game.

Maybe your past posts were less to do with their feelings on Welcome Tour and more to do with your treatment of those who want to purchase it? For what it's worth, I'm not one of those people either.

That said, I hope you don't get permabanned and have a pleasant rest of your day! And happy Father's Day if that applies!

@DennyCrane this was a really thoughtful and well done post. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I'm looking forward to finally playing TotK!

@USWITCH64 that got a literal "lol" from me. Thanks!

@nessisonett hey, I hope things get better for you soon. Money troubles are so soul crushing. Sorry to hear you're having them.