@Zochmenos A fair point about what I said about a complete understanding.
Toxicity is relative. I haven't seen much name-calling, but quite a few people are being rude to both CaptainAlex and anyone who believes Nintendo to be in the wrong here. It's a tad unpleasant, but it could be worse. It's moreso the large masses of people parroting the same misinformed legal information that irks me, since it misses the crux of the dilemma.
Anyone who completely defends Nintendo without a nuanced and complete understanding of what has happened here is just as bad as anyone who completely attacks Nintendo without a nuanced and complete understanding of what happened here.
This applies to most of the people in this thread.
@Stocksy
I'm also really disappointed. I know this is the Internet, but I was hoping for a more nuanced response than "Nintendo is legally in the right, end of story" spammed ad nauseum.
As if CaptainAlex didn't already know that.
As if ANYONE didn't already know that.
No one is arguing against Nintendo's legal precedent here: it is definitive and absolute. The ACTUAL QUESTION HERE is how come the tiny suicide-awareness charity case was targeted before Controller Chaos and other JoyCon manufacturers who sell Nintendo's IPs for cold hard profit. Why does Nintendo prioritise the former over the latter? If Nintendo must supposedly deal with every instance of copyright infringement or deal with losing their trademark (as people here keep repeating and repeating and repeating and repeating and repeating and repeating and repeating etc), where are their priorities?
Unlike everyone else in this thread, I don't have a doctorate in law so I won't pretend to. I'm also not going to definitively declare Nintendo to be in the morally wrong because I don't pretend to know the full situation.
But its a shame how everyone here immediately jumps to Nintendo's aid, like this is a personal attack on the developers that made their favourite games and not an unrelated corporate branch. I love Nintendo just as much as everyone here and that’s why I'm not going to stand here and pretend like they always do the right thing. I want them to treat their audience with as much respect as they treat their games, but I'm not going to plug my fingers in my ears and say "Lalala its the law" when they mess up to avoid having to think about the implications.
You lot... really don't like Sonic here, do you? The whole "Sonic had a rocky transition into 3D thing" isn't entirely untrue, but it overlooks the occasions when there were actually pretty fun games from the Blue Blur.
Yes Sonic Forces and Sonic 06 exist, but so do Sonic Colours and Generations. Sonic Mania might be an outlier right now, but its still a result of the franchise's consistent existence. I hope they stick around and make another one.
I'm not excusing the fact that this series has just as many downs as ups, but I'm of the mind that dismissing the entire franchise altogether is rash and doesn't take the full picture into account. It's an easy punching bag what with it's reputation, but Sonic has stuck around this long for good reason.
I'm so happy UnWiished made it into the top five. It's my favourite game, so seeing it get the recognition it deserves is fun. Also, I'm glad Colours was #2 since it's become incredibly unrelated lately. It's a fantastic game, Forces just makes it look bad.
Jokes aside, my top pick goes to Sonic Unleashed for the Wii. It isn't the best Sonic game, but it's by far my favourite. In fact, it just so happens to be my most favourite game of all time. Sonic Colours is also pretty great, though I don't care of Sonic Heroes.
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Re: Custom-Made Etika Joy-Con Which Raised $10k For Charity Fell Foul Of Copyright Claim, Creator Reveals
@Zochmenos
A fair point about what I said about a complete understanding.
Toxicity is relative. I haven't seen much name-calling, but quite a few people are being rude to both CaptainAlex and anyone who believes Nintendo to be in the wrong here. It's a tad unpleasant, but it could be worse. It's moreso the large masses of people parroting the same misinformed legal information that irks me, since it misses the crux of the dilemma.
Re: Custom-Made Etika Joy-Con Which Raised $10k For Charity Fell Foul Of Copyright Claim, Creator Reveals
Anyone who completely defends Nintendo without a nuanced and complete understanding of what has happened here is just as bad as anyone who completely attacks Nintendo without a nuanced and complete understanding of what happened here.
This applies to most of the people in this thread.
Re: Custom-Made Etika Joy-Con Which Raised $10k For Charity Fell Foul Of Copyright Claim, Creator Reveals
@Stocksy
I'm also really disappointed. I know this is the Internet, but I was hoping for a more nuanced response than "Nintendo is legally in the right, end of story" spammed ad nauseum.
As if CaptainAlex didn't already know that.
As if ANYONE didn't already know that.
No one is arguing against Nintendo's legal precedent here: it is definitive and absolute. The ACTUAL QUESTION HERE is how come the tiny suicide-awareness charity case was targeted before Controller Chaos and other JoyCon manufacturers who sell Nintendo's IPs for cold hard profit. Why does Nintendo prioritise the former over the latter? If Nintendo must supposedly deal with every instance of copyright infringement or deal with losing their trademark (as people here keep repeating and repeating and repeating and repeating and repeating and repeating and repeating etc), where are their priorities?
Unlike everyone else in this thread, I don't have a doctorate in law so I won't pretend to. I'm also not going to definitively declare Nintendo to be in the morally wrong because I don't pretend to know the full situation.
But its a shame how everyone here immediately jumps to Nintendo's aid, like this is a personal attack on the developers that made their favourite games and not an unrelated corporate branch. I love Nintendo just as much as everyone here and that’s why I'm not going to stand here and pretend like they always do the right thing. I want them to treat their audience with as much respect as they treat their games, but I'm not going to plug my fingers in my ears and say "Lalala its the law" when they mess up to avoid having to think about the implications.
Re: Sega Yakuza Producer Would Make A "Completely Different" Sonic Game, If Given The Opportunity
@Doktor-Mandrake
Thats probably a coincidence. Either way, both games ripped off Diddy Kong Racing if you think about it.
Re: Sega Yakuza Producer Would Make A "Completely Different" Sonic Game, If Given The Opportunity
You lot... really don't like Sonic here, do you? The whole "Sonic had a rocky transition into 3D thing" isn't entirely untrue, but it overlooks the occasions when there were actually pretty fun games from the Blue Blur.
Yes Sonic Forces and Sonic 06 exist, but so do Sonic Colours and Generations. Sonic Mania might be an outlier right now, but its still a result of the franchise's consistent existence. I hope they stick around and make another one.
I'm not excusing the fact that this series has just as many downs as ups, but I'm of the mind that dismissing the entire franchise altogether is rash and doesn't take the full picture into account. It's an easy punching bag what with it's reputation, but Sonic has stuck around this long for good reason.
Re: Feature: Every 3D Sonic The Hedgehog Game Ranked
I'm so happy UnWiished made it into the top five. It's my favourite game, so seeing it get the recognition it deserves is fun. Also, I'm glad Colours was #2 since it's become incredibly unrelated lately. It's a fantastic game, Forces just makes it look bad.
Re: Poll: What's The Best 3D Sonic Game?
Jokes aside, my top pick goes to Sonic Unleashed for the Wii. It isn't the best Sonic game, but it's by far my favourite. In fact, it just so happens to be my most favourite game of all time. Sonic Colours is also pretty great, though I don't care of Sonic Heroes.
Re: Poll: What's The Best 3D Sonic Game?
In terms of 3D Sonic games, I'd have to say Super Mario Galaxy 2 is an easy 10/10.