COGconnected writes: I've been a fan of Nintendo since I began gaming in the mid-1980's, but even a big fan like me can be disappointed by some of their decisions. I discuss those disappointments here.
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.
lol, no company is infallible. I love Nintendo, but they have made some bone headed decisions in the past and I fully expect them to do the same in the future. But then again, Sony and MS make stupid decisions all the time as well. Sadly you can't please everyone, and nobody is perfect.
its disappointment bag is about to explode now.
For all this talk about a company getting a pass or not. Let's be honest here, Nintendo rarely gets a pass, especially on N4G. No one deserves a pass, but no one deserves to be given a hard time to stating something isn't that big of a deal. That isn't defending a company, that's not getting outraged about stupid things. Just because what you are outraged about, doesn't phase me at all, doesn't mean they are getting a pass. It just means I disagree with you one the severity of the issue. It is a matter of interpretation. Literally my only issue with Nintendo online is that I have to pay $35 for me and my kid to play online on the SAME Switch. She doesn't really care so we'll just use my ID and play online there. If she wants to play online with some friends later, I'll consider it. Other than that, It's fine by me, makes sense, and well worth the $20. The controllers are way overpriced and I won't be getting them, but they are a luxury anyway and it is up to consumers to buy or not.
After the GameCube and the release of the Wii is when i started to not care for nintendo.
The switch sorta changed that but then they do P2P online which is fine to me but some of the policies they have make me only care for some of the games they release like before. Right now my most anticipated games are the new Luigi's Mansion and the pokemon game thats on the way. I realise that Nintendo wont be like the competition and i am fine with that because i was always more into PlayStation anyway. Ill continue to game mostly on my PS4 with X1/Switch tied for 2nd. Cant miss a game i want so ill always have all 3 when a new gen is released for them.