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Re: Soapbox: There's No Shame In Playing On Easy, Even If You're A Pro

ummyeahnintendo

I'm fine with difficulty settings, but please just default to one. I shouldn't have to choose whether I want a tougher or easier challenge before I even play the game. Put the difficulty slider in the settings. Nintendo games have been good with this atleast.
And it is up to the gamer whether they feel shame for lowering the difficulty, the same way we feel that slight sense of shame when looking up a walkthrough video on youtube to help us get through a level. Either way, you took the easy way out

Re: Talking Point: Have You Missed E3 This Year?

ummyeahnintendo

I'm fine with an online alternative as long as all the various companies collaborate for a single online showcase. There were a lot of smaller companies that had individual showcases that I just did not want to spend the time watching. Had they been grouped with other developers, I would have been more willing to watch

Re: Nintendo Says Directs Are 'Incredibly Effective', But They Might Not Be Around Forever

ummyeahnintendo

Absolute fools. Microsoft and Sony still haven't grasped the effectiveness of Nintendo Direct style marketing videos. And now Nintendo is considering dropping the format that has brought themselves so much money and their fans so much joy. I'm interested to hear the new idea they have, but I don't think anything can top Nintendo Directs and dropping them is a huge mistake