My friend... you are literally proving the only point that I am trying to make.
The article is about Microsoft laying off 3,000+ employees. This has absolutely nothing to do with GKCs or the definition of Ownership. The Goalpost has now shifted to a debate about anti-ownership practices vs. giving Nintendo a W for not laying off 3,000+ employees (frankly, I cannot even remember the last time that I heard about Nintendo laying off anyone).
So... I admit it all the time, I am a very biased person. Nintendo has always been my favorite, however, I have never once claimed them to be perfect/unblemished. I simply praise them when they do something that I like... and defend them when I believe that they are being misjudged.
Whenever one of the other 2 (Sony or XBOX) makes a serious blunder, Nintendo ceases to be the innovative company that follows it's own path and becomes "just another greedy corporation" (that's either almost just as evil or is secretly plotting to do worse). Typically, when you're raising the salary of your employees vs. laying them off (as both Sony and XBOX are doing) then you deserve praise.
Only a Hater would read about this type of news and come to the conclusion that the Big 3 are all the same (they're not).
The Meme sums up everything that you said in your first paragraph. It's a joke, mocking the perspective that being a successful corporation makes Nintendo indefensible. Also, the statement within itself is a "go-to" for Nintendo haters.
Lastly, your Replies are completely backwards.
...I actually agree with you. That was the point of the Meme.
I love how you attempt to insult me for "Trusting the Corporation", immediately after boldly stating that Sony will never remove access from you lol.
You do realize that Sony is a corporation too, right?
If that irony is lost upon you, simply count the number of Sony layoffs this Gen vs. Nintendo. Tell me, just who do you think those unemployed developers trust at the moment?
Sheesh... While the other 2 are laying off employees and closing down studios, somehow, Nintendo achieves another milestone.
In spite of: their terrible Directs, GKC scams, remakes of classic titles, too much 3rd party support, no games, and righteous boycott rallying, of course 😉
I've been Nintendo consoles only, since the 8bit NES. Throughout the years, I've endured the game droughts and the port begging. I still remember Operational Rainfall (and just look at how far Xenoblade has come, since then).
I suppose, Nintendo Fans were just built differently back then. We were tough, resilient, and extremely patient. Nowadays though... you'd think that it was a birthright to get every 1st and 3rd party game within 12 months of launch.
Third party games galore, new Fire Emblem, classic Zelda 🔥
The icing on the cake, for me, was Muramasa (I bought this game, on a whim, during a Wii game drought. Within an hour, I knew I was in love 😍). If you're at all curious, do yourself a favor and buy this game. It's damn good 💯
For my taste, THIS is what a Perfect Direct looks like 👀
@Spider-Kev A very beautiful woman (Halle Berry 😍) once said, "Don't take yourself too seriously. Learn to laugh at yourself".
In life, very few things are actually personal. Don't take this personally. If you enjoy coming here then you shouldn't leave. Simple as that.
Lastly, I would be shocked if Nintendo wasn't keeping an even bigger surprise under wraps. At least watch the movie first, before making rash decisions.
I still remember the day X-Men came out in the arcade... 6-player cabinet... banging soundtrack... beautiful sound effects. Back in the day, I probably bought this game 3x over in quarters.
The Numbers clearly show that EA Sports FC 26 jumping from #14 to #2 impacted every game in last week's Top 5 (not just Pokopia). Even Resident Evil Requiem dropped 3 spots.
This has nothing to do with "physical rebound/growth" or lack thereof.
@The_Nintendo_Expat "A-OK" implies that consumers actually really like/love GKC... obviously that isn't the case.
Times are just changing and people adapt the best they can.
More importantly, it also shows the power of Portability. Gamers have always been willing to accept the trade-offs of gaming portable, whether it be sacrifices in graphics or the drawbacks of cartridge manufacturing.
So... A hardware price increase, Gamepass price increase, $1,000 handheld, and most likely a $1,000+ new console (if that even happens) and LESS exclusivity.
Please, make this make sense 🤣
...yeah Microsoft is sabotaging/gutting it's Xbox division. Slow painful death but they should do really well in the 3rd Party ecosystem.
@CaptainCluck I don't think there's a single person on this site that loves GKCs... it's not that simple.
There are, however, two opposing perspectives on this issue. You either believe that the decision to release on GKC was made a long time ago by the 3rd party. Thus, the game was never going to be released Physically period, and GKC was the only other option.
or... you believe that this is a "case by case" decision and that with enough outrage and withholding of purchases, 3rd parties will reverse their production strategies moving forward.
Personally, I think that these decisions were made long in advance, and that the writing has been on the wall for quite some time.
@KociolekDoSyta You both Replied to me Directly... not the other way around. I never even dropped any names in my original comment. Thus, if you took my comment personally, it says much more about you than me.
@SillyG Agreed... that's not Stephen Hawking's definition of intelligence (that I posted in Bold) nor is it my own...
Nobody's asking you to placate anything... the industry is obviously changing. You can either adapt to those changes or you can continue to post the exact same thing on every article. It just really gets old, and it's typically the same people. I can almost hear the sad violin music playing, with every comment.
@KociolekDoSyta Dignity has nothing to do with how one chooses to spend their money...
Dignity has everything to do with how an adult spends their time (especially when they don't get what they want) i.e. bombarding internet comment sections repeatedly, on their soapbox, screaming to the heavens about how they hate GKCs.
@Medic_alert This statement alone, from the article above, clearly shows that a 3rd party dev is the one that must see the value in releasing physical...
This follows comments by CDPR's Vice President of Business Development Jan Rosner, who spoke earlier this year about offering a "complete" physical edition of Cyberpunk 2077 for Switch 2 – stating at the time how "Nintendo at physical retail is still strong, and retail is, in general, not going anywhere".
He further noted how physical releases are "especially important for the Nintendo audience", acknowledging how "the right thing to do" was to have Cyberpunk 2077 "on the cartridge".
There is no GKC/digital vs physical "debate". The decision is up to only one entity, the 3rd party.
Third-party Dev releases game on physical cartridge = Commenters praise Third-party Dev
Third-party Dev releases game on keycard = Commenters blame Nintendo and threaten to boycott Switch 2
It's amazing to me when adults refuse to "put two and two together". It is up to the 3RD PARTY whether the game releases physically or digitally. Games that release on GKC were never going to see a physical release, and this was determined by the 3RD PARTY in advance.
Man... those YouTube boycotts really taught Nintendo a lesson. Maybe those same individuals can rally an Xbox boycott next, since they could really use a sales boost lol.
Also, it appears that Mario Kart World is back from the Dead.
@jojobar it's not just Square... a lot of 3rd parties have already chosen your 2nd option. And to be even more frank, a lot of first parties will be choosing your 2nd option as well.
I'm not saying that I want this to happen, again, I'm saying that the writing has been on the wall for quite some time now. If you believe that, in this day and age, companies will all of sudden start producing more physical games than less then don't hold your breath.
@jojobar if they "totally get this message" then why are they still totally releasing on Game Key Cards?
My friend, if I'm not mistaken, social channels have been complaining since Day 1 and yet... not a single physical release game was announced at this Direct.
I am personally far more upset Square Enix won't release 2D-HD Chrono Trigger but... I won't allow myself to go down that angry rabbit hole right now.
My 2 cents, I used to be physical games only, until I got married and... got tired of my wife nagging me about all of my "physical video game junk". I eventually switched to all digital and the funniest thing happened. Believe it or not, the Sun still rose in morning and set in the evening lol.
Sheesh people, my God, I can understand a vent every now and then but... anyone who has been paying attention to the industry saw this coming. By boycotting Game Key Cards, all you're accomplishing is motivating these companies to move to all digital formats even sooner. Instead of next Gen, it will be this Gen. Mark my words, they'll look at the sales data and determine that there's no point to even offering any alternatives to digital games.
There's no other alternative... physical game releases are on the way out. Once they're gone, they ain't coming back. Even the companies that are still doing it will not be doing it for very long.
I have to admit, originally I was disappointed about this being a live-action film but... "in Miyamoto we trust" lol. I'm actually really excited for Shiggy. I bet he's having a blast putting this whole thing together.
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Re: Xbox Confirms 3,000+ Redundancies, With Four Studios Let Go
@Zeeba
My friend... you are literally proving the only point that I am trying to make.
The article is about Microsoft laying off 3,000+ employees. This has absolutely nothing to do with GKCs or the definition of Ownership. The Goalpost has now shifted to a debate about anti-ownership practices vs. giving Nintendo a W for not laying off 3,000+ employees (frankly, I cannot even remember the last time that I heard about Nintendo laying off anyone).
Re: Xbox Confirms 3,000+ Redundancies, With Four Studios Let Go
@Zeeba
So... I admit it all the time, I am a very biased person. Nintendo has always been my favorite, however, I have never once claimed them to be perfect/unblemished. I simply praise them when they do something that I like... and defend them when I believe that they are being misjudged.
Whenever one of the other 2 (Sony or XBOX) makes a serious blunder, Nintendo ceases to be the innovative company that follows it's own path and becomes "just another greedy corporation" (that's either almost just as evil or is secretly plotting to do worse). Typically, when you're raising the salary of your employees vs. laying them off (as both Sony and XBOX are doing) then you deserve praise.
Only a Hater would read about this type of news and come to the conclusion that the Big 3 are all the same (they're not).
Re: Xbox Confirms 3,000+ Redundancies, With Four Studios Let Go
@squiddu-real
Brace yourself...
The Meme sums up everything that you said in your first paragraph. It's a joke, mocking the perspective that being a successful corporation makes Nintendo indefensible. Also, the statement within itself is a "go-to" for Nintendo haters.
Lastly, your Replies are completely backwards.
...I actually agree with you. That was the point of the Meme.
Re: Xbox Confirms 3,000+ Redundancies, With Four Studios Let Go
@axelhander
Re: It's Looking Likely That Switch 2 Will Have A Handheld PS6 Competitor
@CANOEberry
I never said anything about Friendships or Corporations, to begin with. You chose to bring up both, not me.
I questioned the passion and motive of users on the anti GKC bandwagon... it was all in jest. I'm not looking for debate.
Re: It's Looking Likely That Switch 2 Will Have A Handheld PS6 Competitor
@CANOEberry
I love how you attempt to insult me for "Trusting the Corporation", immediately after boldly stating that Sony will never remove access from you lol.
You do realize that Sony is a corporation too, right?
If that irony is lost upon you, simply count the number of Sony layoffs this Gen vs. Nintendo. Tell me, just who do you think those unemployed developers trust at the moment?
Re: It's Looking Likely That Switch 2 Will Have A Handheld PS6 Competitor
Well...
If this turns out to be true then it will use cartridges or be digital only. I wonder if the anti GKC Warriors will bring the same energy to Sony...
Will GKC still be a "scam"?
Will Code in a Box still be better than GKC because of... ummm... the environment or something?
Will we still get to hear the apocalyptic prophecies about all of the servers shutting down?
These Goalpost have legs, ya know?
Re: Yoshi's Page-Turning Switch 2 Adventure Debuts In "Top 10 Best-Selling Games" For May 2026 (US)
@michellelynn0976 @LightSpirit
Eevee vs. Vaporeon
...I love it lol
Re: Switch 2's First Year Hardware Sales For The US Have Been Revealed
@premko1 it's S A R C A S M
Don't be mistaken 🤯
Re: Switch 2's First Year Hardware Sales For The US Have Been Revealed
Sheesh... While the other 2 are laying off employees and closing down studios, somehow, Nintendo achieves another milestone.
In spite of: their terrible Directs, GKC scams, remakes of classic titles, too much 3rd party support, no games, and righteous boycott rallying, of course 😉
...right guys?
Re: Community: Got Treasured N64 Memories? We'd Love To Hear Them
@Anti-Matter
the only surprising thing, in your entire comment, is that your 41 years old.
Re: Nintendo Direct June 2026: Every Announcement, Game Reveal & Trailer
@Wexter THIS
Well said...
I've been Nintendo consoles only, since the 8bit NES. Throughout the years, I've endured the game droughts and the port begging. I still remember Operational Rainfall (and just look at how far Xenoblade has come, since then).
I suppose, Nintendo Fans were just built differently back then. We were tough, resilient, and extremely patient. Nowadays though... you'd think that it was a birthright to get every 1st and 3rd party game within 12 months of launch.
Re: Nintendo Direct June 2026: Every Announcement, Game Reveal & Trailer
@Dman10 Agreed
For them, Complaining is the Hobby 💯
Re: Nintendo Direct June 2026: Every Announcement, Game Reveal & Trailer
So...
Normally, I'll never do this...
But... 11/10
Third party games galore, new Fire Emblem, classic Zelda 🔥
The icing on the cake, for me, was Muramasa (I bought this game, on a whim, during a Wii game drought. Within an hour, I knew I was in love 😍). If you're at all curious, do yourself a favor and buy this game. It's damn good 💯
For my taste, THIS is what a Perfect Direct looks like 👀
Re: Opinion: Replaying Games Is Better Than Playing Games
Very Nice Read.
...this site needs more content like this.
Re: Talking Point: Should Nintendo Have Kept The Mario Galaxy Movie Fox Reveal Under Wraps?
@Spider-Kev A very beautiful woman (Halle Berry 😍) once said, "Don't take yourself too seriously. Learn to laugh at yourself".
In life, very few things are actually personal. Don't take this personally. If you enjoy coming here then you shouldn't leave. Simple as that.
Lastly, I would be shocked if Nintendo wasn't keeping an even bigger surprise under wraps. At least watch the movie first, before making rash decisions.
Re: Review: Marvel Maximum Collection (Switch) - A Decent Nostalgia Cake With A Konami Cherry On Top
I still remember the day X-Men came out in the arcade... 6-player cabinet... banging soundtrack... beautiful sound effects. Back in the day, I probably bought this game 3x over in quarters.
EASY 10/10
Re: UK Charts: Pokémon Pokopia Continues To Slip, As A Newcomer Grabs The Gold
Very misleading headline...
The Numbers clearly show that EA Sports FC 26 jumping from #14 to #2 impacted every game in last week's Top 5 (not just Pokopia). Even Resident Evil Requiem dropped 3 spots.
This has nothing to do with "physical rebound/growth" or lack thereof.
Re: Japanese Charts: Ditto Copies Another Win For Pokémon Pokopia
@Anti-Matter I'm curious...
"PS5 is on number 2, 6 and 7.
Keep going."
You pride yourself as a collector of physical media, however, your #2 is the Digital Only PS5.
Re: UK Charts: Pokémon Pokopia's Physical Troubles Continue As It Slips From The Podium
The Mental Gymnastics on display to turn a stock issue into a W for the anti GKC camp is absolutely priceless... running out of Popcorn lol.
Clearly, there is a strong demand for this product and nobody cares that it's a GKC.
Cannot wait to see where the goal post moves, when the GKCs restock.
Re: UK Charts: Resident Evil Requiem Switch 2 Sales Comparable To Cyberpunk 2077
@The_Nintendo_Expat "A-OK" implies that consumers actually really like/love GKC... obviously that isn't the case.
Times are just changing and people adapt the best they can.
More importantly, it also shows the power of Portability. Gamers have always been willing to accept the trade-offs of gaming portable, whether it be sacrifices in graphics or the drawbacks of cartridge manufacturing.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Pokémon 30th Anniversary Edition
Voted for Gen 1, first Pokemon was Yellow with the special edition Gameboy 💛
So many great memories, but the best is yet to come. My brother just randomly bought me a Switch 2 today 👀
He received a bonus at work... Man... I'm one lucky gamer. Very grateful 😁
Re: He-Man's Arcade-Style Retro Brawler Locks In A Release Date For Switch
I love that my Switch has become my little Beat Em Up machine in it's twilight years.
Re: Marvel Maximum Collection Revives Six Classic Superhero Titles On Switch
Day One, gimme gimme gimme!!!
Re: Chrono Trigger, Xenogears Writer Is Releasing A Brand New RPG On Switch 2
Frog named Cyrus... We're getting close lol... Chrono Trigger PLEASE!!!
...also, hate the art style. bad choice.
Re: IO Interactive's '007 First Light' Hit By Two Month Delay
"I hate the look of this new 007 James Bond game"
-Shigeru Miyamoto
Re: Nintendo Reveals New Line Of Metroid Merch, And We Want It All
Hmmm... I dunno... 🤔
All this cool Merch has such an Open World vibe to it...
Really hurts my feeling of isolation...
I think that I should complain
Re: Microsoft On Its Gaming Business Going Forward: "We Want To Be Everywhere"
So... A hardware price increase, Gamepass price increase, $1,000 handheld, and most likely a $1,000+ new console (if that even happens) and LESS exclusivity.
Please, make this make sense 🤣
...yeah Microsoft is sabotaging/gutting it's Xbox division. Slow painful death but they should do really well in the 3rd Party ecosystem.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Scored US' Biggest Physical Game Launch Since TOTK
B... Bu... But... Surely it will be Doomed this Holiday Season, right?
Re: Opinion: Sonic Racing Crossworlds > Mario Kart World, And It's Not Even Close For Me
Neither... F-ZERO 99
Re: Video: SEGA Shares "First Look" At Yakuza Kiwami 3's Combat Gameplay
@CaptainCluck I don't think there's a single person on this site that loves GKCs... it's not that simple.
There are, however, two opposing perspectives on this issue. You either believe that the decision to release on GKC was made a long time ago by the 3rd party. Thus, the game was never going to be released Physically period, and GKC was the only other option.
or... you believe that this is a "case by case" decision and that with enough outrage and withholding of purchases, 3rd parties will reverse their production strategies moving forward.
Personally, I think that these decisions were made long in advance, and that the writing has been on the wall for quite some time.
Re: Game-Key Cards A "Sales Strategy Decision", Says Resident Evil Requiem Director
@topsekret Cowardly... Moi?
Honestly, I didn't want to respond you lol. But... you've replied to me twice... so...
Thank you, for calling me Witty. That was very kind.
Re: Game-Key Cards A "Sales Strategy Decision", Says Resident Evil Requiem Director
plays sad violin music
@KociolekDoSyta You both Replied to me Directly... not the other way around. I never even dropped any names in my original comment. Thus, if you took my comment personally, it says much more about you than me.
Re: Game-Key Cards A "Sales Strategy Decision", Says Resident Evil Requiem Director
@SillyG Agreed... that's not Stephen Hawking's definition of intelligence (that I posted in Bold) nor is it my own...
Nobody's asking you to placate anything... the industry is obviously changing. You can either adapt to those changes or you can continue to post the exact same thing on every article. It just really gets old, and it's typically the same people. I can almost hear the sad violin music playing, with every comment.
Re: Game-Key Cards A "Sales Strategy Decision", Says Resident Evil Requiem Director
@KociolekDoSyta Dignity has nothing to do with how one chooses to spend their money...
Dignity has everything to do with how an adult spends their time (especially when they don't get what they want) i.e. bombarding internet comment sections repeatedly, on their soapbox, screaming to the heavens about how they hate GKCs.
...we get it ...we heard you the first 20 times.
Re: Game-Key Cards A "Sales Strategy Decision", Says Resident Evil Requiem Director
"Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change" - Stephen Hawking
...this is dedicated to the 5 - 10 GKC Warriors. Let it go... First World problems and we're all adults, right? Embrace your dignity 💯
Re: Capcom Switch 2 Launch Title Gets Its First Big eShop Discount
@Lizuka
Yeah... I don't think the price will get any lower. You should buy it.
Re: Nintendo Direct September 2025: Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer
I'm a very biased and stubborn Gamer... 10/10 😁
10/10, for Fire Emblem alone 🔥
Metroid Prime 4 looks awesome... and Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 are my favorite 3D Mario games ❤️
Perfection 💯
Re: Ubisoft Employee Explains Why Star Wars Outlaws Is A Game-Key Card
You know that your "debate" has gone stale, when Ubisoft enters the conversation as the Voice of Reason...
Can't wait for the incoming mental gymnastics from Comment Section Armchair Developers lol
Re: CD Projekt Reveals 75% Of Cyberpunk 2077 Switch 2 Sales Were Physical In Opening Month
@Medic_alert This statement alone, from the article above, clearly shows that a 3rd party dev is the one that must see the value in releasing physical...
This follows comments by CDPR's Vice President of Business Development Jan Rosner, who spoke earlier this year about offering a "complete" physical edition of Cyberpunk 2077 for Switch 2 – stating at the time how "Nintendo at physical retail is still strong, and retail is, in general, not going anywhere".
He further noted how physical releases are "especially important for the Nintendo audience", acknowledging how "the right thing to do" was to have Cyberpunk 2077 "on the cartridge".
There is no GKC/digital vs physical "debate". The decision is up to only one entity, the 3rd party.
Re: CD Projekt Reveals 75% Of Cyberpunk 2077 Switch 2 Sales Were Physical In Opening Month
Third-party Dev releases game on physical cartridge = Commenters praise Third-party Dev
Third-party Dev releases game on keycard = Commenters blame Nintendo and threaten to boycott Switch 2
It's amazing to me when adults refuse to "put two and two together". It is up to the 3RD PARTY whether the game releases physically or digitally. Games that release on GKC were never going to see a physical release, and this was determined by the 3RD PARTY in advance.
Re: He-Man Is The Next '80s Icon Getting His Own Stunning Arcade-Style Retro Revival
Nice... As an 80's kid and lover of beat em ups, this made my day 😁
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Blue might be my favorite color, however, this was too easy... NA/Europe.
Re: Switch 2 Has Sold "More Than 6 Million" Units, And Almost As Many Copies Of Mario Kart World
@Haruki_NLI #32 THIS
This Comment should be required reading, before allowing any further comments on Game Key Cards.
Re: Switch 2 Has Sold "More Than 6 Million" Units, And Almost As Many Copies Of Mario Kart World
Man... those YouTube boycotts really taught Nintendo a lesson. Maybe those same individuals can rally an Xbox boycott next, since they could really use a sales boost lol.
Also, it appears that Mario Kart World is back from the Dead.
Re: Octopath 0 Is A Game-Key Card On Switch 2, And Square Enix Has "No Plans" For A Switch 1 Upgrade Option
@jojobar it's not just Square... a lot of 3rd parties have already chosen your 2nd option. And to be even more frank, a lot of first parties will be choosing your 2nd option as well.
I'm not saying that I want this to happen, again, I'm saying that the writing has been on the wall for quite some time now. If you believe that, in this day and age, companies will all of sudden start producing more physical games than less then don't hold your breath.
Re: Octopath 0 Is A Game-Key Card On Switch 2, And Square Enix Has "No Plans" For A Switch 1 Upgrade Option
@jojobar if they "totally get this message" then why are they still totally releasing on Game Key Cards?
My friend, if I'm not mistaken, social channels have been complaining since Day 1 and yet... not a single physical release game was announced at this Direct.
Re: Octopath 0 Is A Game-Key Card On Switch 2, And Square Enix Has "No Plans" For A Switch 1 Upgrade Option
I am personally far more upset Square Enix won't release 2D-HD Chrono Trigger but... I won't allow myself to go down that angry rabbit hole right now.
My 2 cents, I used to be physical games only, until I got married and... got tired of my wife nagging me about all of my "physical video game junk". I eventually switched to all digital and the funniest thing happened. Believe it or not, the Sun still rose in morning and set in the evening lol.
Sheesh people, my God, I can understand a vent every now and then but... anyone who has been paying attention to the industry saw this coming. By boycotting Game Key Cards, all you're accomplishing is motivating these companies to move to all digital formats even sooner. Instead of next Gen, it will be this Gen. Mark my words, they'll look at the sales data and determine that there's no point to even offering any alternatives to digital games.
There's no other alternative... physical game releases are on the way out. Once they're gone, they ain't coming back. Even the companies that are still doing it will not be doing it for very long.
Re: Marvel's New Beat 'Em Up 'Cosmic Invasion' Reveals Two More Playable Characters
Nice... Day 1.
Hopefully, we'll also get Black Panther, Hulk, and Thor. Then I'll have all of my personal favorites in this game.
Re: Nintendo Announces First Cast Members For The Legend Of Zelda Movie
I have to admit, originally I was disappointed about this being a live-action film but... "in Miyamoto we trust" lol. I'm actually really excited for Shiggy. I bet he's having a blast putting this whole thing together.
I wonder who will be chosen to play Ganon?