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@Yosher Thats just it really. Ranting on forums does little to solve the problem and as I mentioned earlier a common rule of thumb when offering constructive criticism is not let your emotions dictate your message. Also its important to consider the official customer service portal for Nintendo is primarily meant for technical support and troubleshooting rather than actual feedback on games

@Yosher With game development, changes do not necessarily happen overnight. Also any feedback sent to NOA of course has to be translated and processed before it can be sent over to NOJ

@Yosher Don't assume they didn't relay your previous feedback to the higher ups though. Understandably any feedback directed at Nintendo would probably not immediately reach NOJ where the majority of development decisions take place.

@Yosher Comments like this are the exact problem I see with a lot of Nintendo criticism these days. If people really want it to change they should try to get in touch with Nintendo through their own official channels and offer feedback in a civilized constructive manner. Instead most just scream around on forums and message boards about how dumb or stupid Nintendo is. One rule of constructive criticism in general is don't let your negative emotions dictate your message.

@kuromantic Cheating is far less of a factor in AC though.

Of course there is the chance this could change considering the game is a long ways off

Why is it that Nintendo can make their fans happy but not their investors

I definitely think other companies should take notes from Nintendo. Looking at you Activision

Well considering how insanely well the Crash and Spyro remakes sold I think Banjo can have a place. Heck this could be MS's way of perhaps testing the waters

@Ludovsky It seems to be common in the online realm that most people seem to fail to grasp the realities and technical hurdles of game development

I am surprised people dont seem to consider how much work it is to port over 800+ models along with textures and animations which doesn't even include all the new Pokemon plus the fact they are probably dealing with an entirely new game engine which also could present its own share of potential compatibility issues. Never mind the fact that Mega Evolutions and Z Moves when combined with dynamax could be extremely game breaking.

@Ludovsky Probably the most logical comment I have seen on this

Falls in line with my theory that the local/co op leaderboards needed more work or they needed more time to patch out any bugs or glitches that would easily allow players to cheat the system.

And I thought EA was actually trying again with Nintendo platforms for once

Playtonic has stated this is not a direct sequel to Yooka Laylee I think you might wanna correct your article a bit

I always considered the Nintendo difference the emphasis on quality gaming experiences and providing you with a complete product you know you will get your moneys worth out of which I feel is important in this day and age as many AAA publishers have resorted to increasingly predatory monetization practices to try and counteract the increasingly expensive development costs.

People love to give Nintendo crap for their online and they have no understanding of it but I think its important to consider priorities as well as resource and time constraints are also a likely factor as well. Mario Maker on 3DS probably didn't have online cause it's fairly understandable that Nintendo woudln't want to sink too many resources into a 3DS port especially considering that at the time planning and development for Mario Maker 2 was probably well under way. That statement quoted in the article at the beginning was not even Nintendo's official statement either that was mainly from a Treehouse rep. Nintendo's official statement was "That is true, As the game is now you cannot play with friends online. You can only play with randoms." The "As the the game is now" part I think should be noted as it might imply Nintendo intends to add friend support in post launch.

The fact they mentioned conflicts of interest with the leaderboards probably tells me they may have discovered a bug in the lobby system that could adversely efffect leaderboards or perhaps allow players to easily cheat the system but by the time the bug was discovered it was too late to go back and fix it without risking a potential delay.

I would not be surprised in the slightest if Nintendo's reluctance towards interaction with friends as well as greater communication features on Switch may stem from getting burned from the Swapnote incident as well as what happened with Miiverse after seeing some of the final posts made before the service shutdown its probably explains why Nintendo hasn't been big on greater social media functionality with the Switch.

I don't believe in the notion that Nintendo knows nothing about online really since they have been experimenting with online services since the 90s. Heck they even had a broadband adapter released for the Gamecube if anyone remembers that. Now here is something interesting apparantly with Phantasy Star Online for the Gamecube it was possible to actually load and run homebrew code using the adapter as a backdoor which is probably why so few games used it.

Poor Mega Man seems to have gotten left out

https://twitter.com/Nitomatta/status/1133427732598075392

Here is Nintendo's official statement
“This is true. As the game is now, you cannot create friend lobbies online. You can only play online with randoms."

That tells me there is a high chance we could see friend lobbies coming post launch

They seem to mention global leaderboards as an issue which makes me think it could be due to a bug or something. There is always the possibility they could change and add it in post launch

@Ayye-ant I have played it and I think it warrants more than a 6

@H_Hunter I wouldn't compare it to MN9 cause Shakedown Hawaii is nowhere near the sort of dumpster fire that game was from what I have played.

I don't think it warrents a 6 really. I just do the shakedowns as I go along naturally since they can all be easily completed within a minute or less. I guess there is something I just enjoy about gradually buying up property and watching my income steadily grow. It's odd cause this seems like the most negative review I have seen so far. I also might add you can hold A to fast forward

I really hope its not true that they are pulling it from steam

As a few others have pointed out, when you consider the Switch user base size its almost on par with PS+ and Xbox Live Gold. Not as bad as some seem to claim

Fake what do you mean no Hotel Mario

@RyanSilberman Don't feed the troll

why do these remind me of these creepy mario costumes I find on tumblr

It's not too far fetched really considering the signs are there that MS will eventually just drop the Xbox console altogether in favor of Xbox as a service. Games like Cuphead and Ori are a shoe in for the Nintendo audience and of course there is that Rare back catalog that plenty of Nintendo fans would be happy to buy again

@PCkid Actually Crafted World is built with Unreal Engine 4 believe it or not

Didnt get to partake in this one but I am surprised honestly as I was expecting waffles to win in popularity but lose everywhere else

Part of me thinks the reason for the delay is because they are intending for this to be a companion app for the true Mario Kart Switch

I don't see much wrong with the card system as long as its implemented well

I havent really heard about this up until now so it might be more of an isolated incident

@KainXavier The thing is though its kinda important to take any claims of harassment with a hint of salt considering how I have heard about women making false claims of sexual misconduct. There is the making the accusation then there is actually proving it

@Xploder9825 Get that logic outta here

@Mogster Do you work in business? Also finding a replacement can be much trickier than it looks

@SuperJoon Keep in mind if you are going to fire someone its important to have a suitable replacement lined up first

Also to those saying he should be fired keep in mind they can't just fire him on the spot without having a replacement ready

To those of you harping on Nintendo for not being harder on him, they stated clearly they were not able to substantiate all the accusations against Haddaji. If they can't prove those allegations then the best course of action is to keep a better eye on him and make sure he stays straight

@Crono1973 SNES Classic was more recent compared to the NES

It was bound to happen eventually considering the only reason I can think of why they didn't release SNES games sooner was to avoid clashing with their SNES Classic sales. I wouldn't get my hopes up too much for N64 and Gamecube games in the near future though considering how I have heard that even current homebrew emulators on Switch struggle to run PS1 and N64 games at full speed without having to resort to overclocking

According to that source article they might instead just move the majority of it to the Fantastic Worlds park

I am not really sure if it would be a good idea to cancel the plans entirely. Nintendo seems pretty well in with its deal with Universal if the Mario Movie is anything to go by. Backing out now would be relatively unwise

@electrolite77 I think the fact they are starting to branch out more into films and theme parks should be a good enough sign that Nintendo is starting to position itself more as a multimedia company

Also its basically just them saying they will adjust their business model if they consider it necessary

I think people need to calm down. I really doubt that will happen if any time soon at all considering how the Switch is printing money and such and they have stated their intent to support the system for a long time

Part of me thinks they are intentionally holding back the Switch version because there is a chance we might get a new Mario Kart next year if they release too close to it MK will probably eat CTR alive

Part of me wonders if it contains fixes for the matchmaking and netcode considering the all the complaints I have seen

I expected pac man would be improved from smash 4 considering his better grab and launch rate

Seriously you can unlock characters at a fairly decent pace just by playing the game

Its kinda baffling really why they have not even bothered to test the game on Switch. The game uses UE4 even which Switch supports naturally.