The logical endpoint of all video game marketing is the shareware version of Doom.
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The Nintendo Thread of Existential Doom
- Thread starter Becksworth
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New firmware is available for the Switch
www.nintendo.co.uk
Some cool stuff, like naming button mappings, automatic sync of cloud saves on all your Switches, setting priorities in the download queue, and sending screenshots to your mobile device,
Yet we still can't use folders :toastybert:
Nifty new features have arrived with the latest Nintendo Switch system update!
Send your favourite gaming moments to your smart device or PC, see what’s trending with friends, and much more available now.
www.nintendo.co.uk
Some cool stuff, like naming button mappings, automatic sync of cloud saves on all your Switches, setting priorities in the download queue, and sending screenshots to your mobile device,
Yet we still can't use folders :toastybert:
They did add a new button to the quick menu for all the Nintendo Online stuff, which is kind of like a folder. For those specific titles. Ish.
Becksworth
Aging Hipster Dragon Dad
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What I saw of the CD-i Zelda updates was that they have a much higher frame rate and can be played on a controller that isn't garbage, so they definitely have improvements from the original hardware. I also have heard the person who did them has decided to yank them down on his end, but it's the Internet, so you can find them if you look hard enough.
I can't wait to bomb some dodongos!
Pity they only did half, but it's better than none.
Out of curiosity, did anyone look at screenshots of the in-game portions (not the cutscenes), see reviewers dumping on it, and wondering if it could really be that bad?
Out of curiosity, did anyone look at screenshots of the in-game portions (not the cutscenes), see reviewers dumping on it, and wondering if it could really be that bad?
I absolutely had those thoughts, yes
Becksworth
Aging Hipster Dragon Dad
My random thoughts on a weekend of extremely online Nintendo nonsense, by Becksworth, resident Nintendo thread guy:
- Well I heard the Joycon Boyz guy is just going to rebrand so he isn’t infringing on Nintendo’s trademark and can keep selling customized Joy Cons and doing a charity drive for the Etika themed ones. Sounds like amicable compromise where everyone is happy. Well everyone except toxic Smash fans hoping to use this situation to build their case that Nintendo are meany doo doo heads and that you should support their dumb #freemelee nonsense, but they’re never happy anyway.
- Speaking of #freemelee, no shit Nintendo wasn’t going to stream a Splatoon tournament where half the teams decided it would be a good idea to name their team “freemelee random number”. What did they think was going to happen? Also, maybe it’s not the best idea to ape Hong Kong protest methods when you’re cause is “I want Melee with rollback netcode”. Not the best look.
- So we are just purposely mistranslating the Yakuza director for clickbait headlines? Assuming the retranslated version of he said is accurate, it was quite possibly the most milquetoast-ass statement about Nintendo you could make.
- Arlo, I’m pretty sure you don’t read this forum, but if you see this please don’t go down the rabbit hole of 90+ minute long rambling negative reviews of sequels to things you liked as a kid. That shit ain’t healthy.
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fanboymaster
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The Nagoshi quote is from when Super Monkey Ball launched pre-Gamecube U.S. release, just to make the comment even less relevant. No idea how it came back.
I don't know what the Splatoon-thletes were expecting, but (a) it seems pretty obvious by cancelling the Splatoon Livestream Nintendo brought more attention to #FreeMelee than if they had just went ahead and broadcast it, and (b) the Splatoon folks choosing to do that is a total homie move and I can't help but respect the solidarity.
Of course, the grand irony here is that the answer to the question "Why hasn't Nintendo more aggressively provided material/monetary support to the eSports scenes surrounding there games?" is less because of corporate avarice and more because of the opposite. eSports, as they exist for other companies' games, exists as an extension of the advertising graft for Games-as-a-Service cash cows. The companies fund these tournaments because their games can continuously produce revenue, and continuously promoting the game helps maintain the revenue stream. Outside of mobile, Nintendo games don't follow this voracious business model, so that incentive to foster an eSports scene of full-time players is simply not there.
There are a lot of different ways Nintendo could be handling the scenes surrounding there games, but I think the best answer is "not whatever the heck they're doing now."
Sorry, that read way more snarky than I intended upon a reread. My bad, RT.
I think the FreeMelee crowd are chasing an impossibility of having a 20 year old game be as important to Nintendo as it is to them, and it never will be. Nintendo will focus on Ultimate and will not be okay with fan modifications to their old work in public tournaments like this, and won't take kindly to people pointing that out on other official channels. Kudos to the people chasing such a dream for that level of commitment, but I guess it just confuses me.
I think the FreeMelee crowd are chasing an impossibility of having a 20 year old game be as important to Nintendo as it is to them, and it never will be. Nintendo will focus on Ultimate and will not be okay with fan modifications to their old work in public tournaments like this, and won't take kindly to people pointing that out on other official channels. Kudos to the people chasing such a dream for that level of commitment, but I guess it just confuses me.
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Becksworth
Aging Hipster Dragon Dad
Putting the misbehavior of the Smash community aside, in my opinion is despite all their high minded arguments about Nintendo not supporting the little guy their grievance all boils down to Melee and two points related to it:
- Nintendo doesn’t want to do devote the resources to maintaining Melee as a first class competitive game, which of course they don’t. Considering how much money, man hours, and business dealings to get Ultimate to where it is, as well as how much it has returned on that investment, it is obviously going to be the primary focus of Nintendo over a nearly 20 year old version on a platform no longer in production. Sure, would it be nice for Nintendo to rerelease Melee on a modern platform, yes, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it happens once emulation of the GameCube version meets a satisfactory level on Nintendo hardware. The problem is that’s not what they are demanding, they want Melee to have parity with Ultimate in terms of support. They want robust online multiplayer, they want sponsored tournaments, and I bet we’d hear a lot of gripes about laziness if Nintendo released an emulated version without significant graphical upgrades. The problem is those all take a lot of resources, and unlike other perennial fighting game faves like Super Street Fighter II Turbo or KOF 98, both of which are 2D and one on one, there are a lot more technical work to do in modernizing a four player game with 3D graphics. Work arguably already done with Ultimate.
- Barring no. 1, they want unfettered decision making when it comes to not just one of Nintendo’s IPs, but an IP that is a collection of all their other IPs, which is even more unrealistic. Just as a reminder, Nintendo didn’t issue a cease & desist to Slippi (given it is just a specialized emulator with online features, I’m not sure there is anything Nintendo can do about it directly anyway...), they issued a cease & desist to a tournament they had a history of sponsoring in the past after asking them not to use an emulator when they couldn’t verify all copies of the game being used where legally obtained, and being told by the tournament organizers flat out no. There was no pretending to look the other way at that point, it was going to escalate.
sfried
Fluffy Prince
I've been seeing everyone on twitter has been anti-Nintendo as of late, to the point I had to take a break from a certain other forums because their negativity was turning toxic and it's finals weeks.
And yes, I've heard about the youtube music takedowns. This isn't anything new for them. Although I wish they'd relent and just post everything on Spotify/iTunes Music/Official youtube channels if they really want to avoid the whole litigious problems of people reuploading their music.
And yes, I've heard about the youtube music takedowns. This isn't anything new for them. Although I wish they'd relent and just post everything on Spotify/iTunes Music/Official youtube channels if they really want to avoid the whole litigious problems of people reuploading their music.
Buddy, they won't even let Ultimate have good online multiplayer.
This re-read of Ghostbusters continues to feel so weird to me. Even if you put aside that, yes, in many circumstances the EPA is good, Peck is a petty, vindictive bureaucrat who quite literally destroys both a small business and does damage to a huge section of New York because Venkman was a smartass with him. It's like using a SWAT team to check a barbershop license.
Also shutting down a gigantic piece nuclear powered equipment that nobody at the electrical company can safely determine the purpose of is kind of the opposite of what the EPA should do.
Becksworth
Aging Hipster Dragon Dad
I would point out that the containment unit had like zero fail safes or backup power and all the ghosts were going to explode out the moment the brownout they were inevitably going to cause happened...
...But Walter Peck being right is it own thread.
...But Walter Peck being right is it own thread.
Oh it's no question the GB belonged in jail. It's just that his actions were also reckless.
Like Magneto, Peck is correct that a danger is posed but his motives and method of addressing it make the danger worse than if he’d left it alone.
Funny thing, I came across this video not too long ago which makes a pretty compelling argument against Peck:
That said, I really enjoy him in the IDW comics, which are just so good. He doesn't like them, but understands the need for them now, and is basically the liaison from the mayor's office to keep tabs on them. It creates an interesting and enjoyable tension and interaction between the two parties.
That said, I really enjoy him in the IDW comics, which are just so good. He doesn't like them, but understands the need for them now, and is basically the liaison from the mayor's office to keep tabs on them. It creates an interesting and enjoyable tension and interaction between the two parties.
Becksworth
Aging Hipster Dragon Dad
Well trying to get this thread somewhat back on track, looks like the Joycon Boyz/Etikons guy was doing more than just infringe on trademarks...
