They're only in the know while they're working at Nintendo, once they're out of the company they won't be able to share any inside info even if they still have contacts inside the company willing to share it.
@Bobb Can't say you missed the Iwata era without taking the failures into account along with the successes. I.E. the flop of the GameCube, initial failure of the 3DS, disaster of the Wii U. He did redeem himself with the Switch though
I was reading a BBC article recently and a professor had this to say about medieval weapons: ""The sheer cost meant that you didn't just have a weapon and say, 'Well, I'll just go out there and stick them at the pointy end'," he says. "You didn't want to damage it."" Sounds like this is pretty accurate in BoTW, a game that takes place in a Dark Age where most of the Hylian society's technological advancements were 10,000 years ago and long forgotten. Also, each society does have its own repairable weapon, one for the Zora, one for the Gorons, one for the Gerudo, one for the Rito, and the Master Sword for the Hylians.
@HolyGeez03 That's true, but I suspect that most people would prefer "free" over paying for a solution. In my experience, the Nintendo repair has been pretty smooth and relatively fast turnaround, takes about 2 days to reach the repair center, 1-5 days for the repair to be done, and 2 days for the Joy-Con to arrive back home.
@prismt I suspect they will continue repairing them while the lawsuits are pending and if the Switch sells long enough, they might come out with a redesign at some point. Looking at Apple and their Butterfly keyboard as a reference.
I preordered months ago but Target is taking its sweet time and Amazon is yet to ship. I thought you were supposed to get the game earlier with pre-ordering but the last few have been a long wait. Same thing happened with Bayonetta 3.
It makes a lot of sense, honestly. People are saying the Switch Pro was never real, but I can say from personal experience that companies work on projects all the time and some are ready to release, but get canned due to various reasons. In this case, the chip shortage was a likely reason, or it could be that the New 3DS flopping was in their mind, or they realized even a Switch Pro wouldn't compete with the PS5/Xbox Series X so they'd be at a big power gap.
@Bizzyb Funny, I just got a PS5 a few weeks ago and those were 2 of the first games I got. And I just got the Kingdom Hearts All-in-One collection, would rather play them locally than the cloud version
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Re: Ex-Nintendo Host Kit Ellis Says We May Find Out Why Nintendo's Skipping E3 "Sooner Rather Than Later"
They're only in the know while they're working at Nintendo, once they're out of the company they won't be able to share any inside info even if they still have contacts inside the company willing to share it.
Re: Random: This Nintendo Direct Feels Incredibly Quaint Just 10 Years On
@Bobb Can't say you missed the Iwata era without taking the failures into account along with the successes. I.E. the flop of the GameCube, initial failure of the 3DS, disaster of the Wii U. He did redeem himself with the Switch though
Re: Poll: Do You Want Weapon Degradation To Return In Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom?
I was reading a BBC article recently and a professor had this to say about medieval weapons: ""The sheer cost meant that you didn't just have a weapon and say, 'Well, I'll just go out there and stick them at the pointy end'," he says. "You didn't want to damage it."" Sounds like this is pretty accurate in BoTW, a game that takes place in a Dark Age where most of the Hylian society's technological advancements were 10,000 years ago and long forgotten. Also, each society does have its own repairable weapon, one for the Zora, one for the Gorons, one for the Gerudo, one for the Rito, and the Master Sword for the Hylians.
Re: Gulikit's 'Hall Joystick' Promises To Eliminate Drifing For Your Switch Joy-Con
@HolyGeez03 That's true, but I suspect that most people would prefer "free" over paying for a solution. In my experience, the Nintendo repair has been pretty smooth and relatively fast turnaround, takes about 2 days to reach the repair center, 1-5 days for the repair to be done, and 2 days for the Joy-Con to arrive back home.
@prismt I suspect they will continue repairing them while the lawsuits are pending and if the Switch sells long enough, they might come out with a redesign at some point. Looking at Apple and their Butterfly keyboard as a reference.
Re: Poll: Fire Emblem Engage Is Out On Switch This Week, Are You Getting It?
I preordered months ago but Target is taking its sweet time and Amazon is yet to ship. I thought you were supposed to get the game earlier with pre-ordering but the last few have been a long wait. Same thing happened with Bayonetta 3.
Re: Gulikit's 'Hall Joystick' Promises To Eliminate Drifing For Your Switch Joy-Con
Nintendo is shipping and fixing them for free, so this seems like an expensive fix.
Re: Rumour: Switch Pro Was Real But Got Cancelled, Claims Digital Foundry
It makes a lot of sense, honestly. People are saying the Switch Pro was never real, but I can say from personal experience that companies work on projects all the time and some are ready to release, but get canned due to various reasons. In this case, the chip shortage was a likely reason, or it could be that the New 3DS flopping was in their mind, or they realized even a Switch Pro wouldn't compete with the PS5/Xbox Series X so they'd be at a big power gap.
Re: Feature: 8 Games That Missed Nintendo Hardware
@Bizzyb Funny, I just got a PS5 a few weeks ago and those were 2 of the first games I got. And I just got the Kingdom Hearts All-in-One collection, would rather play them locally than the cloud version