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@Tom-Massey Okay bestie I never said the term used should be "intersex" I said the original term was likely to be "futanari" before some guy in the 90s localized it, which doesn't have the same baggage as "hermaphrodite" which has been used as a slur toward actual intersex people for centuries regardless of its denotation and so it catches real(!!!) people with stray bullets to repeat for no good reason.

There are plenty of other slurs that may appear in and around other media but you do not have to handle it this way in your reporting. There are countless ways you could have rephrased this information. "Both male and female" is just one of them? Maybe?

I get the sense you're deliberately missing my point and misconstruing my comments (and the sources you're patronizing me with) in order to avoid admitting you may have made a mistake so I'm going to drop it here. I was wrong, someone who doesn't understand a minority is best equipped to decide what is or isn't offensive.

Ban me if you like, I won't take this stuff laying down, I don't intend to use this site that i've frequented for 7 years anymore anyway and will suggest to my friends the same if that's the position of NintendoLife on this issue. Enjoy your Switch 2

@elpardo1984 Super Mario Sunshine was a very notable GameCube game that used analog triggers, something the Switch layout does not have. Also, the ABXY buttons are mapped differently unless an authentic gamecube controller is used

Mario 3D All Stars doesn't mention it but I hope that it includes support for the Switch Online GameCube controller for Sunshine. It already supports the original through a USB adapter but not sure if this controller is treated differently

@Oppyz666 Human beings develop their sex in the womb. Sometimes, for various hormonal or chromosomal reasons etc, primary and secondary sex characteristics might develop in a way that's not typical. Their genitals or bodies might look different than is expected and they might have coercive corrective procedures done to them to force them to align with a "normal" sex phenotype. If you want to learn more you should probably use the internet

The issue is that the term "hermaphrodite" has wrongfully and harmfully been used against people with these medical conditions, which makes it an offensive utterance, even if it's about something that isn't intersex

@AussieMcBucket It's a bit like calling trans people "transvestites", the definition of the word is completely inaccurate but it's applied to trans people to cause harm. Therefore, it just shouldn't be uttered even if about a sexually motivated crossdresser because it carries confusion with and stigma/dehumanization to trans people. As has "hermaphrodite" historically been to intersex people. So it's best not to use the word about humans or human like characters /at all/ but I guess that's lost on him

Better to use an original Japanese term that doesn't have this context or just, I don't know, exclude this information entirely if it wasn't in the version of the game that he's reviewing in the first place 🤷‍♀️

@Tom-Massey I am intersex so I think I would know that; if you want to triple down that's fine, I have more important things to worry about.

@Tom-Massey The term "hermaphrodite" refers to something which does not exist but nonetheless has been used as a slur toward intersex people. Not so much for plants or animals in a biology textbook, but for characters maybe. Otherwise, why would the intersex society of america have an entire pamphlet about why not to use it? Lots of media or historical documentation may contain slurs but this is something that a reviewer, a third party, can choose to change/omit for sensitivity reasons 👍

I would especially stress this because mentions of Falla being a "hermaphrodite" we're actually REMOVED ("thoughtfully adapted," which you noted in your article) because they were offensive and "outdated"

I admittedly don't have the original Japanese or any material on hand that would necessarily indicate this but it's probable that "hermaphrodite" was a localization/translation decision for the exact term I suggested which also means having both male and female anatomy but doesn't have that baggage because it is a loan word that only refers to animated characters.

Also bears mentioning that "Hermaphrodite" is not a mythological CREATURE, it's derived from "Hermaphroditus" the son of Hermes and Aphrodite from Greek mythology

@AussieMcBucket Yeah! Never to actual intersex people (who have far more subtle traits than is portrayed in erotica), just to these characters

Thank you for having an open mind (:

@AussieMcBucket H is short for "ecchi" (basically meaning sexual content, as in "H-scene") in Japan "hentai" means "pervert" unlike in the west where people say "hentai" to mean anime erotica as a genre, but it's basically synonymous. What I mean is hentai fans/creators

@AussieMcBucket Intersex person here. Definitely should not be using "hermaphrodite" but also probably should not be using "intersex" in this context since it's unrealistic and fetishistic (so as not to equate intersex bodies with fetish objects) so probably best to distinguish with the H-subculture term "futanari"

@SplatRay001 Thank you! The "performance" complaint never felt like it hit the mark although people kept repeating it — its fundamental flaw is the atrocious textures and geometry, barren world, and lack of art style. Were those things better (as in Legends Arceus to a degree) I almost wouldn't care about framerate or resolution etc!!

I pre-ordered this and have played it a little and disappointing is how I'd describe it. Given that the art is the main appeal, and much of it was removed (for obvious reasons) I'd say it's better to look at that elsewhere. Just wish the game was up to snuff, since it's always better in a full experience

Still, appreciate all of these Saturn Tribute releases, City Connection is a great publisher

I do think they'd want to have some kind of presence because they're trying to launch the thing but i feel this is probably more promotional for release and previously announced products. This is not how Nintendo does announcements at all. Biggest possible outcome is a metroid or dk trailer, maybe with a release date and even then idk how likely

I'll pass on the Game Key cards and get any of these for PS5/Portal instead if that's how it's gonna be

@Bunkerneath Considering these products are not just for collectors but people actually playing it's difficult to try to cut this out at the secondhand demand stage because for those who want to participate buying cards however they are available is the only way to keep up. Theres a market not only for those sealed products but also singles

While attempting to shop for Pokemon cards at target my BF and I noticed that even the world championship replica decks were all gone, leading us to believe those were scalped by people unfamiliar with the PTCG trying to make a quick buck but completely unaware that those cards aren't legal and aren't worth anything.

We were once in an uber on our way to a local tournament with a guy who said he hadn't played the game since the late 90s and doesn't really care about it but tried to use reselling as a revenue stream.

Theres an obsession with personal gain and it's really dejecting as people trying to play the game.

I am definitely a fan of the new design whereas the last design contributed to DK being one of my least favorite characters. I'm still disappointed that DK took precedence over 3D Mario but the design is not a point of contention for me and if anything helps a little bit. Definitely fits more with the current era of Mario character designs and is more appealing and approachable

@RupeeClock I feel this cheap trick irritates both people who might otherwise be interested in a game on its own merits and those searching for Mario and Zelda that now have to wade through slop articles about unrelated content. It can't be that effective... can it

@skywake Not only Game Builder Garage, but in some sense Super Mario Maker

@rvcolem1 Unplayable garbage... RUINED

@Vyacheslav333 What was censored exactly?

Given that the technology just isn't there right now I won't hold my breath. I'm personally hoping for a different Joycon 2 colorway before worrying about a console revision

@axelhander Well aren't you articulate

My take is that if it was truly James Earl Jones's wish that his voice be used in perpetuity through AI, that isn't actually clear and from the limited information available, it seems like his family is making this choice on his behalf.

On top of that, and most importantly, it does not matter whether SAG AFTRA is suing for unfair labor practices for the sake of a dead man, the lawsuit is against this AI practice in general, which in theory can harm all living actors if allowed to propagate. This technology is dangerous.

@BirdoDidNothingWrong Not endorsing the insider knowledge claim either way but which games are released on game key cards seems to vary by region and NoE, NoA, etc may have some impact on how games are distributed in their respective territories

Sounds a lot like many third parties were not willing to bring their games to switch 2 unless physical releases were cheaper to produce (especially if 64gb cards were the only option this time), and also mercifully sounds like game key cards are not a part of nintendo's first party strategy.

also could have to do with how poorly compressed third party games often are, 64gb may not have been enough and rather than pay 24 dollars or whatever just to manufacture the cartridge this keeps something on the shelf at retail

Wow there's really a very limited well of words that Nintendo is willing to draw on for naming mario products huh? This is getting ridiculous

Because of personal issues i'm really averse to being recorded or on camera live and if I wanna call with a friend while we play games on occasion i'll use my phone.

GameChat is a /fine/ feature to add for those who want it but I don't think it's worth the hype Nintendo is trying to generate with it, a predictable but underwhelming reveal for the C button

My Boyfriend and I are playing through Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver together, man pokemon games used to be so good.

All the while we keep saying to each other "I want Switch 2!" we will certainly be playing MKW and TOTK

@HatesCheese The bigger issue is that most of those are existing games that are years old, most early adopters of Switch 2 will have already played them and they are much less appealing to those folks. I say this as someone buying several of the Switch 2 edition games, they do not replace new releases in my view. Metroid arguably, Pokémon barely, certainly not the rest.

Honestly calling attention to that they are reselling older games makes the launch year feel more barren, not less.

I and some others I've seen speculated that Hyrule Warriors might have been a January 2026 release since winter usually means Q1, it's very unusual if Winter means 2025.

I uh don't think games need "this level of realism and detail" since it needlessly drives up budgets and development time and has no bearing on whether a game is memorable or fun to play.

Also, MKW is not even 90 dollars, but this comment as a whole seems to indicate he thinks GTA6 will cost at Least 90 dollars. Yikes! No thanks!

My boyfriend said this one means xbox is "dead dead" especially since Halo is also rumored to come multiplatform. I love my xbox so...

Although I didn't like cyberpunk when I tried it on PS5, I have a lot of respect for this release and the fact that they're committing to a full cartridge release makes me almost want to pick it up. Certainly won't be buying any game key cards

Unfortunately as it is I buy more games than I ever end up playing so if I need to start buying only games I KNOW I want like a first party nintendo game, that's probably okay. A price increase to $80 at launch doesn't affect me as much especially if I stop making frivolous purchases. I think i've acclimated to the initial shock of the price increase. There are more important things to be upset about right now

@timp29 Dude has been bugging me across multiple threads to justify fascism because i made a post concurring with another user who said it was ridiculous that people think polygon is shutting down because they were "too political". I'm blocking them and deleting my posts here because this is not the place or time

I have a countdown widget front and center on my phone! Me and my boyfriend are going to the midnight launch (10PM June 4 in my time zone) to pick up each of ours at gamestop!!

Maybe it's crazy but today I sold my TOTK and Kirby Forgotten Land copies to pre order the Switch 2 editions, so we'll be playing both Zelda and Mario Kart. I wanna fill up my shelf asap!

The countdown is an awfully long time away for it to be the countdown to the /reveal/... I'm very excited for this but it seems a little premature

@Princess_Lilly I do remember the other thread, since we probably shouldn't have too much of an off topic back and forth i'll try to say briefly:

If i did jump to conclusions about your viewpoint Im sorry. The western left wing is definitionally anti totalitarian and has only the goal of protecting vulnerable people from harm. So the suggestion that they are totalitarian is rooted in right wing distortions, since if those things feel totalitarian it can only be because it encroaches on a "right" to violate others rights, and saying so is repeating a dogwhistle even if you did so inadvertently.

Most concerned with the AI slop that's on the eshop. I think games produced using AI in that way should not be allowed period. I think for a game to be approved it must include 90% original human made content (to allow indies to use a few engine stock assets/licensed music)

No more 0 effort asset flip, no more AI. Honestly if someone wants to use original art to make an ecchi game so be it

Tragically difficult to enforce

@azblue I'm glad I could help you remember! I am very afraid for my life too and I empathize with you. We do not have to take this lying down

@Princess_Lilly It's a ridiculous assertion to say "leave marginalized groups alone and don't cause them direct harm" is a totalitarian view, or that to deny you the ability to persecute the weak is in some way persecuting you. These beliefs are fundamentally not equal and there are no "two sides" to them.

I would again recommend looking into the "paradox of tolerance" summarized by wikipedia like this:

"a philosophical concept suggesting that if a society extends tolerance to those who are intolerant, it risks enabling the eventual dominance of intolerance; thereby undermining the very principle of tolerance"

Philosopher Karl Popper puts it like this:
"a truly tolerant society must retain the right to deny tolerance to those who promote intolerance......if intolerant ideologies are allowed unchecked expression, they could exploit open society values to erode or destroy tolerance itself through authoritarian or oppressive practices."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

As others have pointed out, no creative expression or work of journalism, even video games, is completely insulated from the culture in which they exist and all expression is inherently political for that alone. Even the act of deliberately avoiding a political statement is itself a political statement. And unfortunately for many groups facing life threatening harm right now, by right wing aggressors for no reason other than hate and selfishness and propped up by lies and fabrications, they don't have the privilege of pretending that life doesn't involve these things.

Art or a piece of journalism that includes such groups or affirms that they have a right to be here is incredibly vital right now. If that feels totalitarian to you then I urge you to examine yourself

@DiggleDog More than placating people who don't want to exist in the real world, this complaint is from people who actually support those bad things happening and don't like being called out on it for being destructive. They don't want to see criticism of their terrible, sociopathic, reality denialist beliefs.

Theyre fine with an "agenda" being pushed as long as that agenda is their own fascism. To them though, it's not an "agenda" it's the "might makes right" one true way of the world, and any opposition can't be reasonable or accurate to the victims lived experiences, it's degraded as an "agenda" "intruding" on their vision for the world at everyone's expense.

The "agendas" they decry are usually just about minorities' right to exist and for people to live peacefully and have their basic needs for survival met. Being against human rights makes you a bad person, it's not an "opinion" that should be tolerated. Theres an idea called the "paradox of tolerance". If someone is so brain poisoned by Neo Nazi echo chambers that someone else minding their own business feels like a personal attack, they're beyond help.

The shuttering of these sites has nothing to do with this, but they'll twist anything back to confirming their worldview. And of course they'll say "oh this is the prevailing sentiment" repeated until it seems true. Its not.

I've been coping that 3D Mario will release in February or March so hopefully that still happens. I believe 3D Mario is the only thing that could survive a near launch

@StewdaMegaManNerd 3D mario is the thing I most desperately want in the world. It was a shocking disappointment when we got DK instead last month. I want to believe it HAS to come on the anniversary. But after DK i can't be sure. I think it's the third most likely call and if it is announced I would see a Feb or March release

@Jalex_64 I think a Switch 2 edition of Mario Wonder is the most likely call for a September 40th anniversary direct other than the movie

Strangely, no Xenoblade Chronicles X, even though it was XBCX's "hidden 60fps mode" that tipped us all off to Switch 2 upgrades in the first place?

@-wc- There was a game called Mineko's Night Market, that many many many many many many years ago got announced, and I thought it was so cute, always checked for updates on it, sat on my steam wishlist, etc. It was re announced in an nintendo direct, then delayed once or twice AGAIN, and nearly a decade later it released and not only did I not care anymore and lost interest entirely, it apparently was underwhelming and had a lot of design issues or bugs. I never even bought it.

Suffice to say, there truly is a window of time that something you have to wait and wait for with no end in sight remains interesting. I don't care about Silksong anymore either. It was the kind of game as someone who doesn't like metroidvanias that I might have tried only on a whim. I wouldn't wait 7 years.

Maybe the longer you have to hopelessly accept not having something you want in your life you eventually stop wanting it

Silksong has become just a fixture of internet gaming discourse to me, the world without Silksong might as well always be, and it doesn't matter whether it finally releases

@Dazman The great news is the world is exactly as simple as you say it is

I will do my best to get one but to be honest the Launch Lineup of GameCube games isn't spectacular. hopefully they release at a steady pace