Is the NX really going to be a mobile/console hybrid with an NVIDIA Tegra and detachable controllers? Gamasutra staffers weigh in on the latest rumor that's set gamerdom aflame.
Two married costume designers share stories from a decade of traveling the globe with Nintendo.
In a YouTube video showing Nintendo Switch owners how to create a Nintendo Account, Nintendo of America revealed that Bowser is canonically 34 years old.
TG: “Most of us also grew up with Nintendo, likely forming a nostalgic connection with games that have long been crowned as our personal favourites. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker was an experience that shaped my view on open world fantasy, and Super Mario 64 changed my life like it did for millions of others. These titles have earned their place in history, and remain loved to this day for so many worthwhile reasons. We replay them and beg for remasters all while delving into their worlds time and time again because they mean that much to us. It’s a shame then that the company behind them often kicks its own sweet darlings to the curb.”
I never got the love for Nintendo games personally. The annoying vocalizations and ugly character designs do nothing for me.
Don't forget the constant hand holding with tutorials. Learn this new ability by pressing Y, now prove that you can press Y 8 times before you can move on....
Another very weird article.
Nintendo is a great company by almost all possible normal measures. The biggest one being: their own staff is happy, and they seem to be very happy, well compensated and retain rate is solid. They are also financially very stable, profitable, and cash rich, so shareholders love them.
Overall it is an extremely creative group of people, and their mission statement is fantastic as well "to put smiles on the faces of everyone we touch. We do so by creating new surprises for people across the world to enjoy together." The social impact is also massive, not to speak culturally. Additionally, they have a really strong core business, high customer retention rate and loyalty. Nintendo's reputation is extremely good, I think in the US alone they are 9th most reputable company, their customer service is better than the average company. Plus, the press gives them a pass, because they are Nintendo. But there's a reason why they do that, it's not "because they are Nintendo", there are more layers to the argument.
Then, then there's the random negative gamers online...and their "reputation" which is inside their heads. And their western ideas of how a Japanese company should behave or what they should do. But they have no right to ask a company to do anything for them, because they can vote with their wallets.
There's a small vocal community online who dislikes Nintendo for what they are, but then again, there's always a small vocal community that dislikes something.
Nintendo also disagrees with the Western world about IP, but most people call Westerners "hidoi!" when they emulate Tears of the Kingdom and do not experience it the way Nintendo wanted them (even if it is not the best visual way), because it is a matter of principle to them (Japanese are very much against anything close to plagiarism, and there are laws that are tight about creative works copying etc.)
The Western Braveheart "freedoom!" shouters need to understand that it is not an American company, nor they need to behave like one. They can have their own fights based on their principles (against emulation). And they very well may lose the battle with that and change, or find a new audience.
In the end, it is so very simple. Don't buy the products if you don't like a company, but there's no need to paint a picture that is unrealistic about Nintendo either.
I hate virtually everything about their business practices, actually. Suing everybody for virtually anything, shooting down fan projects, games they never let devalue, their online infrastructure and how they handle BC.
They're lucky they make great games, because that's the only thing I feel they do right.
my issue with them, is the complete refusal to have decent tech for us.
and their odd censorship and lawsuits for modders.
If this end up being true, then Nintendo going to have a rough time. As Playstation fan, I respect them as my honor competitor. And I don't like seeing them go like this.
Edit : if Nintendo want to do this, then I hope they will success.
I know one thing. If the rumors are true that would mean that Nintendo has to support only one hardware in the long run and not two.
That could mean less dry times for the hardware..even if Nintendo itself is more or less the only game developer.
Not sure.
Given that most of the rumors about its form factor are very vague/basic and the specs rumors are all over the place, (some saying Tegra 1, others saying Pescal IE Tegra 2, and many other rumors) it really depends on which rumors you buy into and how much you trust the sources.
One thing's for sure though; with the amount of people buying into the most negative rumors, it's quite clear that many around here absolutely dread the thought of Nintendo making a system that beats the competition in the sales races again.
Well , Nintendo stop doing this ! you are completely deluded in your "innovative" thoughts , which aren't making anyone who buy your console stop regretting down the line .
Fast forward a year and nintendo is going to be touching undertown if this goes on , forget the specs and everything .
Handheld devices cannot keep up anyday with normal consoles due to usability issues , i will never be comfortable playing any shooter/racing game on an 8 inch tabstick .
Ok you say nintendo is not for shooters/racing people then yeah that's kind of sad that nintendo has failed so hard that it is just characterized by its marios and pokemon games that do not intrigue 10+ year olds. (be honest to youself)
Nintendo - failure confirmed to launch unless the speculations are bullshit .
Although after nintendo's previous failure i expect them to foreshadow their ultimate console till the official announcement , which will be the ideal kill to its competition since , sony and microsoft barely recognize nintendo's existence atm.
This would not only make them the single ultimate console producer for a while but also render sony and microsoft in a state of commotion to release their consoles and end screwing up with it.
As for if the rumors are true, people at nintendo must be suffering from compulsive failure disorder (double or nothing).
Nintendo should just do their own thing. Hopefully it turns out well for them.