@mattitudemf He was saying the opposite. Nintendo not releasing mini consoles is a result of their greed, since because the Switch consoles are doing so well, they can just bring back older games through their subscription service rather than offer a one-time purchase method in the form of mini consoles. The Virtual Boy situation is a perfect example - they knew they wouldn’t be able to sell a Virtual Boy mini console, so why not just sell an accessory that allows you to access Virtual Boy titles but requires you to own a Switch and a premium subscription? That way, they can grab those who specifically want Virtual Boy games without having to produce a Virtual Boy mini console that would be ignored at retail stores because no one outside of die-hard Nintendo enthusiasts cares about the Virtual Boy
@kal_el_07241 Let me get this straight: you don’t like the current console, thus making it a flop, but putting out miniature versions of consoles that were actual flops would somehow be a good idea?
Dying to know who thinks this game is a ten out of ten. This seems like one of those games that isn’t bothered about being a masterpiece. But I’m also glad to see that those who think the game is trash are vastly outnumbered
That’s what your Nintendo store is offering? Mine is offering an actual Yoshi egg that they found in Antarctica encased in ice. Whether or not there’s an actual Yoshi inside is unknown
@Expa0 Remember when companies made different versions of the same game each year (like Street Fighter) and you had to pay full price if you wanted the upgrades? Gotta love retro gaming
Who the heck cares? This feels like an excuse to harvest AI hate points. Not everyone analyzes every millisecond during a video to catch any signs of AI. He probably just wanted to make someone happy without realizing it wasn’t a person at all.
@SirLink Not exactly sure what you’re saying. If you read the user agreement thing when making a purchase on the eShop, it says that you’re purchasing a license
@purple_shyguy That is such a dumb statement. Yes, pirating is stealing. Even if buying doesn’t necessarily mean owning, it doesn’t give you an excuse to gain access without paying. Look at rental vehicles. You have to pay for access, but you don’t own them. Does that give you the right to carjack them without paying? Nope. Same applies to games.
Wish they’d just come to some sort of agreement. Sick of this patent nonsense and all these Pokémon-lookalikes walking around and all this stupidity in general. Just get them to make their game more visually and slightly mechanically distinct and then leave it at that. No patenting of every near mechanic. Companies have a right to make sure their ideas are safe from being blatantly copied, but this is a situation where Nintendo is splitting hairs when it comes to patents. But, obviously, Palworld isn’t innocent here - they essentially ripped-off Pokémon from character designs to mechanics and had the audacity to act like they were being bullied once the whole thing started. There ultimately should not be a winner here.
All of you crying out for a new Mario, Zelda, Murasame Castle, and Animal Crossing while I’m out here wondering where the heck is Mario Party 11 (it’s been over a decade, Nintendo, stop putting out these side games and give us the big revival of the car formula)
@Ryu_Niiyama Thanks for the comment, but I was questioning why the author said “the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo” when talking about the Star Fox amiibo even when Wolf was the only one specifically released for that game. Just say Super Smash Bros. amiibo.
@Kingy If the industry collapses (I refuse to say “when”), then gaming will be dead. Nobody will want them. Doesn’t matter if they’re first party or indie, they will be left to rot.
@Kingy You underestimate the popularity of gaming. It’s not just some cool toy anymore. Everyone thought mobile devices would put an end to consoles. Did that happen? No. PCs are not going to take over, everything is getting more expensive so it’s not like console price hikes are that unethical to the point where people are going to boycott them, and again, crashing the industry is not going to suddenly make everything better unless some new Nintendo has a wild idea to fix everything. Gaming is not going to die just because some people find the prices to be offensive
Why? It’s not like this thing is randomly going to vanish from reality in 5 years. The PS2 stuck around for over a decade. Why can’t the Switch do the same?
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Re: GameMill's Snoopy Game Has Been Hit With A Copyright Lawsuit
I’m already more interested in this than Pokémon vs Palworld. Fingers crossed Nintendo gets involved to further spicen things up
Re: Random: Don't Be Fooled By Google Play Store's Tomodachi Life Clones
@JohnnyMind 5 year olds just love to defy expectations in the worst ways possible
Re: Random: Don't Be Fooled By Google Play Store's Tomodachi Life Clones
Living the Nightmare would be a more accurate subtitle. Especially after Nintendo finds out
Re: "The Wii U Was On Life Support" - Reggie Restates The NES & SNES Classic's True Purpose
@mattitudemf Your statement makes little sense - since when were we talking about preservation?
Re: "The Wii U Was On Life Support" - Reggie Restates The NES & SNES Classic's True Purpose
@mattitudemf He was saying the opposite. Nintendo not releasing mini consoles is a result of their greed, since because the Switch consoles are doing so well, they can just bring back older games through their subscription service rather than offer a one-time purchase method in the form of mini consoles. The Virtual Boy situation is a perfect example - they knew they wouldn’t be able to sell a Virtual Boy mini console, so why not just sell an accessory that allows you to access Virtual Boy titles but requires you to own a Switch and a premium subscription? That way, they can grab those who specifically want Virtual Boy games without having to produce a Virtual Boy mini console that would be ignored at retail stores because no one outside of die-hard Nintendo enthusiasts cares about the Virtual Boy
Re: "The Wii U Was On Life Support" - Reggie Restates The NES & SNES Classic's True Purpose
@kal_el_07241 Let me get this straight: you don’t like the current console, thus making it a flop, but putting out miniature versions of consoles that were actual flops would somehow be a good idea?
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Yoshi And The Mysterious Book?
Never mind what I said earlier, this isn’t Yoshi and the Anti-tax Axe. Automatic -100000/10
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Yoshi And The Mysterious Book?
@mikegamer Ah ah ah, it’s $60 digitally and $70 physically. Do your research before making such outlandish and misleading comments.
In case you can’t tell, this is a joke
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Yoshi And The Mysterious Book?
Dying to know who thinks this game is a ten out of ten. This seems like one of those games that isn’t bothered about being a masterpiece. But I’m also glad to see that those who think the game is trash are vastly outnumbered
Re: My Nintendo Store Adds A New Yoshi Reward (North America)
That’s what your Nintendo store is offering? Mine is offering an actual Yoshi egg that they found in Antarctica encased in ice. Whether or not there’s an actual Yoshi inside is unknown
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Yoshi (NES)
Europe, since Mario is also in there, thus better representing the game while still keeping the cuteness. Japan looks like a snooze button
Re: Star Fox On Switch 2 Is Getting A Day One Update
@rallydefault I think he was being sarcastic
Re: Star Fox On Switch 2 Is Getting A Day One Update
What the heck? I have to connect to the internet in order to access the internet features? What a sham.
Re: McDonald's Japan Appears To Be Teasing Another Capcom Collab
@PokemonDMG Except beer, apparently
Re: Amazon Pre-Order Listing Puts Pokémon Winds & Waves At €80
We’ve barely even seen the game; why are we immediately tossing it aside because of one listing?
Re: Amazon Pre-Order Listing Puts Pokémon Winds & Waves At €80
@Expa0 Remember when companies made different versions of the same game each year (like Street Fighter) and you had to pay full price if you wanted the upgrades? Gotta love retro gaming
Re: Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Projected As The Best-Selling Game In April (US)
Remove the “selling” part and it would be much closer to reality
Re: PSA: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Digital Rollout Begins
Who the heck would be crazy enough to rent it over buying it just to save five dollars?
Re: "That's Amazing!" - Final Fantasy Creator Approves Of FF6 Video Created By AI
Who the heck cares? This feels like an excuse to harvest AI hate points. Not everyone analyzes every millisecond during a video to catch any signs of AI. He probably just wanted to make someone happy without realizing it wasn’t a person at all.
Re: It's Official, Nintendo Is Heading To Gamescom This Year
Nintendo Switch 2 will be revealed-oh, wait
Re: More Nintendo LEGO Sets Are Being Retired Soon
Nooo I want them but I need to save my money for other things. Hopefully they’ll replace them with better sets
Re: LEGO 2K Drive Is Being Delisted From Digital Storefronts Next Week
All of this has made me realize something: games like these are like composers - people don’t talk about them until they’re already gone
Re: PSA: LEGO Is Officially Retiring Its First Zelda Set, Get It Before It's Gone
Pfft!!! $300?! That’s outrageous! I need that money for a Mega Man Battle Network Official Complete Works. Y’know, something totally worth buying.
Re: "We Will Continue To Pay Close Attention" - Level-5 Issues A Warning Against Piracy
@purple_shyguy I said “rent” a car. That’s making a purchase without owning the product you got in that purchase.
Re: "We Will Continue To Pay Close Attention" - Level-5 Issues A Warning Against Piracy
@SirLink Not exactly sure what you’re saying. If you read the user agreement thing when making a purchase on the eShop, it says that you’re purchasing a license
Re: Man Who Distributed Mario-Shaped Illegal Drugs Gets 6 Year Prison Sentence
@Tasuki Probably waiting to pounce as soon as he’s released
Re: "We Will Continue To Pay Close Attention" - Level-5 Issues A Warning Against Piracy
@TheSaneInsanity I agree with you, but it is still technically stealing
Re: "We Will Continue To Pay Close Attention" - Level-5 Issues A Warning Against Piracy
@purple_shyguy That is such a dumb statement. Yes, pirating is stealing. Even if buying doesn’t necessarily mean owning, it doesn’t give you an excuse to gain access without paying. Look at rental vehicles. You have to pay for access, but you don’t own them. Does that give you the right to carjack them without paying? Nope. Same applies to games.
Re: Man Arrested After Reportedly Threatening To Blow Up Nintendo's HQ
“Destroy the Key-Cards or else!”
I genuinely wouldn’t be surprised if that was his issue
Re: Nintendo Announces Switch 2 'Choose Your Game' Bundle
Give me Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour as well and I may just buy another console
Re: Nintendo Announces Switch 2 'Choose Your Game' Bundle
@G_and_Thomas That’ll be $650, thank you very much
Re: Nintendo Announces Switch 2 'Choose Your Game' Bundle
@Ristar24 They’re not forcing you to buy the bundle
Re: Random: Nintendo Once Sent WWE's Cody Rhodes A "Cease And Desist"
Yes, let’s get angry at something the company infamous for protecting their property to the extreme did probably years ago
Re: "Your Proposal Is Neither Credible Nor Attractive" - eBay Rejects GameStop's Takeover Bid
That was a very polite way of saying “go eat a funko pop”
Re: Pocketpair Continues To Defy Nintendo With New Palworld Trademark
Wish they’d just come to some sort of agreement. Sick of this patent nonsense and all these Pokémon-lookalikes walking around and all this stupidity in general. Just get them to make their game more visually and slightly mechanically distinct and then leave it at that. No patenting of every near mechanic. Companies have a right to make sure their ideas are safe from being blatantly copied, but this is a situation where Nintendo is splitting hairs when it comes to patents. But, obviously, Palworld isn’t innocent here - they essentially ripped-off Pokémon from character designs to mechanics and had the audacity to act like they were being bullied once the whole thing started. There ultimately should not be a winner here.
Re: Stop Stressing, Nintendo Says More Switch 2 Games Are Coming
All of you crying out for a new Mario, Zelda, Murasame Castle, and Animal Crossing while I’m out here wondering where the heck is Mario Party 11 (it’s been over a decade, Nintendo, stop putting out these side games and give us the big revival of the car formula)
Re: Nintendo Isn't Ruling Out Further Switch 2 Price Changes Just Yet
Oh, so they might drop the price later? Why, thank you Nintendo!
Re: Stop Stressing, Nintendo Says More Switch 2 Games Are Coming
@Johnny_Arthur Well, we kind of got that with the Switch
Re: Stop Stressing, Nintendo Says More Switch 2 Games Are Coming
I’m fine with them taking their time to release games, I just wish they’d at least show us what they’re working on
Re: Star Fox Switch 2 amiibo Compatibility Confirmed, Here's What You Can Unlock
@Ryu_Niiyama Thanks for the comment, but I was questioning why the author said “the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo” when talking about the Star Fox amiibo even when Wolf was the only one specifically released for that game. Just say Super Smash Bros. amiibo.
Re: Nintendo Says Approximately 40% Of Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Players Are Switch 2 Owners
@Uncle_Franklin It’s only on Switch 1, you can just play it on Switch 2 via backwards compatibility
Re: Star Fox Switch 2 amiibo Compatibility Confirmed, Here's What You Can Unlock
@disappointedMii That’s kind of why this site exists
Re: Star Fox Switch 2 amiibo Compatibility Confirmed, Here's What You Can Unlock
Didn’t Fox and Falco’s amiibo release for SSB 3DS/Wii U?
Re: If You're Trying To Watch YouTube On Switch 2, You'll Now Get An Error Code
The frick is this Nintendo’s problem? YouTube isn’t theirs.
Re: Try Yoshi And The Mysterious Book Early With An In-Store Demo (North America)
Console exclusivity is one thing. Store exclusivity is another.
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Star Fox For Switch 2?
@Cregglenator I feel like one stage would be enough to decide whether or not the game is for you
Re: Nintendo Announces Sweeping Price Hikes For Switch 2
@Kingy If the industry collapses (I refuse to say “when”), then gaming will be dead. Nobody will want them. Doesn’t matter if they’re first party or indie, they will be left to rot.
Re: Nintendo Announces Sweeping Price Hikes For Switch 2
@Kingy You underestimate the popularity of gaming. It’s not just some cool toy anymore. Everyone thought mobile devices would put an end to consoles. Did that happen? No. PCs are not going to take over, everything is getting more expensive so it’s not like console price hikes are that unethical to the point where people are going to boycott them, and again, crashing the industry is not going to suddenly make everything better unless some new Nintendo has a wild idea to fix everything. Gaming is not going to die just because some people find the prices to be offensive
Re: Switch Lifetime Sales Inch Toward PS2, But Price Hikes May Hurt Its Chances
Why? It’s not like this thing is randomly going to vanish from reality in 5 years. The PS2 stuck around for over a decade. Why can’t the Switch do the same?
Re: Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Sales Are Off To A Flying Start
Deserved. Easy GOTY for me