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@electrolite77 Why did Microsoft shut down the xbox live servers for the original xbox then? People had to pay to use them. Yet the servers were shut down regardless. Any online service has a shelf life. It will shut down eventually. We have so many examples of exactly that happening.

@BTB20 the same reason Nintendo shut down DS wifi, Wii wifi, 3ds wifi, Wii U wifi, the DSi shop, the Wii shop, the 3ds eshop, and the Wii U eshop. It costs money to keep those services running. And eventually Nintendo won’t keep paying to keep them up. If I can’t play Smash Bros Brawl on wifi right now, why on earth would you think NSO will stay up forever when no other Nintendo online service has?

@ibookboyuk Nope. It's worse for preservation. NSO will still have to be shut down at some point. Or games will be delisted when licenses expire. At least with the Wii U and 3ds virtual console you still get to keep and play the games that you bought and downloaded. Once NSO shuts down all of those games will be completely unavailable.

I still wish that's what it was. At least give me the option to buy them individually. I still use my Wii U for retro games because I absolutely abhor the idea of subscription models for games.

@DripDropCop146 If you like 6 better than it you're insane. If you just like the survival horror ones better than the action ones that's understandable.

I still think the original is better than the remake.

Had my preorder since 2017. Sad to see it died.

All these "leaks" gonna really set people up for surprise for when Nintendo announces the Wii U 2.

@The-Chosen-one Answering that question is itself kind of a spoiler.

I'm so happy. The original Nier was such a lovely underrated gem. I never thought anything more would ever come of the IP. The fact it got an amazing sequel and that the series has sold so well just makes me so happy.

The all digital future looks like it'll be exactly the nightmare I knew it would be.

John Madden: "I have never worked a day in my life. I went from player to coach to a broadcaster and I am the luckiest guy in the world.”

Follow your heart kids. You only live once.

Sega's gonna win this. Gioeli didn't even know the song has been reused? And yet we expect that he has a clear understanding of the copyright ownership? Doubtful. Companies like Sega and Nintendo have better lawyers than World Leaders. They're very likely going to win.

Man. Remember when Battlefront was good? Good times.

"Leaks" told me Resident Evil 9 would be revealed at the game awards.

Until I get Chrono Trigger I don't want HD-2D to go anywhere.

I just want a Resident Evil 9 announcement.

Old Rare people need to make a studio and have Nintendo hire them. Retro will be busy with Metroid for the foreseeable future. And I need me some DKC.

I remember when they showed that CG trailer all those years ago. Everyone was so hyped. And I was like "They didn't show any gameplay." People gotta learn that a CG trailer means they don't have anything real to show.

Better to micromanage your IP than have Sonic Boom.

Man. The weebs are really good at ballot stuffing to get their anime games to win.

Cute. Can I get the good version of Ice Cap Zone's music in Sonic Origins now?

Dope. Never played it on the 3ds so it'll be cool to get another chance to.

They're gearing up for the announcement of Wii U 2.

Nintendo wants us Wii U adopters to feel loved. So it will never come to NSO.

@Pally356 and software more like The Last of Us and less like Concord.

You can talk about hardware and specs all you want. But Sony simply needs to up their first party game. It's been lackluster on the PS5 compared to its previous consoles. No handheld or console will sell without substantial first party offerings. And that is exactly why Microsoft has no chance at creating a successful handheld. Microsoft has abandoned first party games ever since the release of Halo 3. And that's why their systems have failed ever since.

So long as Nintendo releases Pokemon and Mario Kart exclusively to their own hardware. They will always have their own hardware.

@Lizuka the steam version isn’t great but I’d take it at this point over nothing.

Lolita originally had to be published in France. It ran against US obscenity laws. The truth is that the US has never been the end all be all of free speech.

I just want a Chrono Trigger rerelease.

I'm actually really hyped for it. DKC Returns was one of those games that didn't really have a definitive version. The Wii version looked much better and ran at a smooth 60 frames. The 3ds version controlled much better and had extra levels. Now we get an HD version with the 60 frames of the Wii version and the controls and levels of the 3ds one. Yes please.

Over 160 million sold. And its nearly impossible to find one that still works right.

@MrGawain Yeah exactly. I much prefer them as fables or fairy tales. Legends. If you will.

@rvcolem1 I think a Zelda II remake that keeps the 2d sections but vastly improves everything could actually be super cool.

Hot take. I wish Nintendo never released an official timeline. I wish they just let the fans do their best to speculate and piece together the timeline themselves. It was more fun that way.

@Anti-Matter Oh I have no doubt there are plenty of great games on the system. There just hasn't yet been that killer app (Think Breath of the Wild or Mario Odyssey for the Switch) that has made me decide to buy the system. And a lot of other people feel the same way. Now if RE9 is a PS5 exclusive I will definitely have to get one for that.

Why? They don't even have enough games to make the PS5 worth owning yet.

'I'd like to imagine calm heads and common sense will prevail and three years from now we won't be looking back at the good ol' days of $700 PS5 Pros. - Ed."

You obviously haven't followed the last 8 years very closely if you expect "calm heads" and "common sense."

Getting my DS was the best Christmas I had. Good times.

I miss having a pocket sized handheld console.

@NinChocolate True. It's so weird how old games had this problem solved decades ago.

@SpaceboyScreams Alright. Now tell me exactly how those games are woke DEI.

@Serpenterror I want you to name me one game that has DEI and woke culture.

@Dazman If you don't like consoles don't buy them. And I completely disagree that it's anti-consumer. Companies having their own platform is why we get games like Zelda and The Last of Us. Consumers benefit when companies compete with each other to sell platforms.

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I just don't want Back Myth Wukong to win. We can't give in to authoritarianism.

@Dazman "Exclusives" are about 95% of new games that are actually worth playing. Nintendo and Sony have incentive to make system selling games. If you take consoles away and exclusives with them. You're going to see a whole lot more live service garbage.

Y’all voted and don’t even know what a tariff is.