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I5M: Nintendo are sorry for everything that has ever happened

GB writes: "It’s August 2nd 2011 and we try our hardest not to insult somebody and it doesn’t last long.

In this podcast, we talk about:

Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata apologising for damn never everything that has ever happened in the history of the World.
Sony have bought out Sucker Punch, a company that has only ever really made Sony exclusives anyway.
True Crime: Hong Kong is back thanks to Square Enix reviving another title that isn’t Final Fantasy Vs XIII
Nik confesses his secret love for Square Enix, but you need to keep it a secret, it’s not cool to like them any more.
Jack Rooney and Wayne Wilshire are the cover stars for a football game! Horray!
Minecraft’s 1.8 Adventure Update brings The (S)Endermen, see what they did there?
And the Witcher 2 on Xbox 360 is being delayed until next year, apparently that’s important.
All that in… well it’s near enough 5 minutes."

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mrmancs4674d ago

damn never everything that has ever happened in the history of the World. uh?

charmer4674d ago

xactly silly people microsoft and sony had huge blunders but they are trying to magnify nintendos...haters cause they realize with the 3ds price drop and wiiu...nintendo will be on top again

Optical_Matrix4674d ago

This. I don't remember MS publicly apologising for the fuck up that was RROD. Nintendo is apologising for having a bad software line up and overpriced system. Never seen something so humble. WHen the 3DS drops price and Mario Kart7/Mario Land 3D hit, over christmas, it'll sell bucket loads

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Nintendo Has Acquired Shiver Entertainment From Embracer Group

Nintendo Has Acquired Shiver Entertainment From Embracer Group

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Profchaos1d 6h ago

Great news it shows that Nintendo intends to continue developing ports of AAA games to its next gen platform

H923h ago

Buying studios from embracer now is a great deal, they must be dirt cheap at this point, Nintendo is a opportunist, they wait until someone fall so they get their best deal

OtterX17h ago

That is some serious brain gymnastics you have going on there. 🤔

H914h ago

I didn't do any gymnastics I can assure you, honestly I don't know why you think that, not hating I seriously don't see why you think that

ZeekQuattro12h ago

Yeah I don't know where that came from. It's rare for Nintendo to flat out aquire studios. Guess they were trying to be edgy but why flex on this studio. 🤣

banger8823h ago

I hope someone buys Piranha Bytes, their future isn't looking good right now. I love their RPGs, they're janky as f***, but they have heart and soul.

Relientk7719h ago

Nintendo saw the Mortal Kombat 1 Switch port and were like, "Yeah, these guys are worth acquiring."

You can't make this crap up lol

Profchaos18h ago

Mortal Kombat 1 was never going to port well I'm sure they told wb it wasn't going to work but wb wants that sweet sweet 140 million install base

In the end wb approved the project cleared the milestones and allowed the product to release

SonOfOsiris14h ago

Yeah this guys ported MK11 which is great, Hogwarts Legacy which is great, and MK1 is now ok, play it every day

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Microsoft to Add Copilot AI to Video Games

Microsoft recently revealed its plans to incorporate Copilot directly into video games, with Minecraft being the first showcased example.

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Fishy Fingers1d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

F*** AI

"Hey Copilot, what's a good meme to prove I dislike AI".... https://giphy.com/clips/sou...

Einhander19721d 8h ago

Two trillion dollar company that just can't wait to put as many people possible out of work as fast as possible.

It feels like every single thing they do is making gaming worse and destroying the industry.

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darthv7212h ago

....you know it takes people to program the AI.... right? It isnt like it is sentient. We haven't reach skynet level of situation or anywhere close to the matrix just yet.

That's next Thursday.

Einhander19724h ago(Edited 4h ago)

It takes a people to program the AI then that AI is used for who knows how many games eliminating countless jobs which only grows as AI is used for more and more game creation functions.

What you're saying is so ridiculously short sighted and truly larking any kind of understanding and foresight.

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CaptainFaisal21h ago

Why all the hate? Im actually excited about this! Always wanted this kind of immersion, and an AI companion with me all the time helping me out knowing the status of my skills/inventory/progress and giving me tips on the best approach or how to craft something specific is game changing for the industry.

Hate all you want about AI, but this is just the start and I can see the potential already. You wont be complaining in the next 5-10 years about this, but rather complain if a game hasn’t implemented it.

MrDead21h ago

Yes we can't wait for the work of others to be used without the need to pay them so that MS can profit even more from the people they fire.

I_am_Batman21h ago(Edited 21h ago)

There is no chance I'd ever use something like this, especially if it's not part of the core game design, but a layer on top of it. It's way too much handholding. Many games already feel like busy work, because they don't let the player figure things out on their own. Having a real-time interactive guide defeats the purpose of playing the game in the first place in my opinion.

If this were to become the standard like you predict, we'll see more and more video games get away with bad design, because people will just be used to ask for help from the AI companion anyway.

Number1TailzFan20h ago

Well Nintendo don't need this with some of their games these days, with invincible characters, items, easy bosses etc.. they do the hand holding built in

helicoptergirl20h ago

Takes "hand holding" in games to a whole new level.

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Microsoft Store Hints At Upcoming Release Of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition On Steam

The Microsoft Store has hinted at the upcoming release of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition on Valve's digital distribution platform, Steam.

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OtterX3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

1 major advantage to this will be launching it straight from SteamVR. You have to make a custom shortcut to get it working right now in VR.

UltimateOwnage3d ago

This is good news. It will be much easier to get it installed on my devices without using workarounds.