NieR: Automata Players Upset After Finding Trash Item Called “NIN64”; Will Be Renamed In New Patch

ThisGenGaming says "Outrage over a trash item called NIN64 which many players have seen as a reference to Nintendo 64 has caused the developers of the game to issue a statement that says the name of the item will be changed in a upcoming patch."

[SoulWarrior]

WHO CARES? Silly sensitive snowflake who can't take a joke, don't pander to these butthurt fanboys.

I remember on Enslaved it referred to a PS3 like machine as old redundant technology, where is peoples sense of humour?

[DiceAndRice]

You have to remember this is Japanese players and Nintendo is really popular over there and I'm guessing they don't like their product being called "trash"

I doubt when it releases in the west that anyone would've cared but in Japan it's not something they are happy about.

[hellothere1977]

jpn doesn't care. SE and Plat Games are jpn companies. the ONLY reason this would be a big deal is from the trash SJWs in america taking to social media.

[Nitrowolf2]

@helloethere1977

That doesnt make sense to me if it was because SJW, otherwise they would have removed the ability to take upskirts, or them keeping panties and such in. They are a japanese company catering to their japanese market as they stated before. If it was because of SJW they would have folded to that crap a long time ago with other areas

I think its silly to remove it because it really isnt that big of a deal.

[conanlifts]

@hellothere1977 i think you are incorrect. Considering the game is not released anywhere except Japan at the moment. Your comment just seems like an excuse to have a dig at Americans. But the game is only out in Japan until March so you are most likely wrong. Or to be more blunt, you are just wrong.

[dp277407]

@dice and Rice
Maybe it just meant if you were in the future and you found a piece of plastic that once played games i would also call it trash for not having value anymore.

[kreate]

I agree w hellothere.

[TheVetOfGaming]

The world has gone far too politically correct. I don't understand why people get so upset about stupid trivial nonsense when there is far worse things going on in the world that they don't take action about.

[RememberThe357]

How is this PC? These are just Nintendo fanboys getting upset.

[kevnb]

Probably a Trump supporter.

[winter_hill]

STFU

[_-EDMIX-_]

I think it's sort of a funny tongue and cheek joke I'm not really sure how serious such a thing could possibly be especially to a piece of Hardware that is not physically a person

[NecoTehSergal]

To be emotional and narcissistic is what's trendy, is why Trump won after all. Everyones' tired of it.

[rainslacker]

I'd imagine these people would have an aneurysm if they played the Hyperdimension series. The whole game references consoles across the board, sometimes not favorably depending on which character it's in reference to.

People getting upset about it is just stupid. No one should be that attached to a console that they would take personal offence over a reference in a game.

[HallowedSoul1]

They should rename it to #triggered lol

[TheGamez100]

Lol what?? Jeez I guess some people cant take a simple joke/easter egg. Is NIN64 offensive in japan or something?

[Neonridr]

people are so sensitive nowadays. Nobody really cares.. so what?

[DiceAndRice]

I guess Japan doesn't like any kind of negative Nintendo reference. As I said above I don't think people in the west would've cared when it releases there.

[Neonridr]

meh, I am a Nintendo supporter and I don't even take offense. I understand what you are saying though, Japanese are definitely a little more sensitive to insulting other companies. Very respectful over there.

[rainslacker]

I don't think it's that. Hyperdimension makes shady references, although obvious ones, to every major console and gaming company for the history of gaming. It's the entire premise of the game. It pokes fun at them all like a Japanese South Park satire about the console wars, and Hyperdimension is one of the most popular new JRPG's franchises of last gen which is getting even stronger this gen.

I think this is just some very vocal minority that's making a big deal about it, and I'm wondering why the name would be changed in a patch. If there is context to the name within the game, that would suck completely, because it removed actual creative intent.

If people want to be upset, good enough, but for a developer to remove something with creative intent, that was put there with deliberate intent to placate a small group of people who are apparently upset because the dev took a jab at something they have an unhealthy attachment to, is just plain wrong.

I'm wondering if there is more to this story than was reported, because it seems rather odd for people to really get that upset over something like this. More often than not, little nods to other things people like is often appreciated. It's not like it's the only junk item in the game, so it wasn't singled out.

[Tankbusta40]

Nintendo fans are the biggest crybabies, it's sad because they are mostly in their 30s by now and can't handle anything negative against their precious brand

[Pamela-Ibis]

I love nintendo but more of a ps guy the last 3 years. I thought ot was neat. But some people. Jeez

[CarlosX360]

I love Nintendo, but I'm more of a PlayStation guy ever since GameCube. I would be excited to find this easter egg, to me, it feels like a nod to Nintendo 64. Automata is set in a future where humans are gone from existence, and robots take over the world... So, it would make sense that an easter egg like this would be there.

People are just too sensitive. Whatever.

[Zarock]

Nice try by the developers but would have named the trash item Switch720p Instead LUL

[Kaneki-Ken]

I second this.

[PFFT]

Might be the new name after the patch. lol it be awesome if they did changes to that.

[Chaosdreams]

My god... Of all the things to complain about.

I truthfully feel like we've gotten to a point where nothing should change unless the Devs want to change it, on their end, and not as damage control.

Oh it hurt your feelings? GET OVER IT.

[zuul9018]

Maybe but if that were thr case xbox one would actually be ALWAYS ONLINE and would have many other issues as well. Listening to feedbacks important, sometimes perhaps they listen too much though.

[Chaosdreams]

Fair point. But I was meaning towards the games themselves in relation to characters, plot, visual aesthetics (things that get changed or censored because of complaints).

[morganfell]

Look at Bioware. They are in full mode of changing things BEFORE SJWs complain. They might as well rename their studio SJW Catering Inc.

[rainslacker]

Yeah, because the people complaining won't care that they changed it, as they will forever be pissed, and no one else cares that it was there in the first place, but now people are upset that they are changing it to placate a vocal minority.

This is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard of to be pissed off about. I also feel it's one of those things that was put in with deliberate creative intent, and that should never be changed, because it takes specific creative action....and art shouldn't be influenced by the outside, otherwise it isn't art, it's a product. Games are a product sure, but if they want to be a creative artful product, they have to remain true to their intent.

[MasterCornholio]

LOL

It's not that big of deal.

[Liqu1d]

I wonder what they'll rename it as.

[PlatinumGX]

Switch.

[Gazondaily]

Lmao

[CaitSith]

I wonder what they'll Switch it as.

*FTFY

[rainslacker]

Hope it's one of those Tracer scenarios where the change is actually more provocative and likely to be something that would upset them more.

[SolidDuck]

Oooh noooo, i need a safe space.

[Rob_Ko]

wtf, people see this in negative light? why?

[TXIDarkAvenger]

Wait what? There was an outrage over a pretty cool reference? WTF.

[ThatGuyDart]

Whiny children ruin everything...

[Pamela-Ibis]

Trash? Really? Lol some people i swear lol.
Instead of grtting mad think of it as a hint that this game is coming to the switch

[MetroidFREAK21]

I love the N64... But that's pretty damn funny haha

[Razzer]

I'm pre-ordering my cancel

[Last_Boss]

Lmao

[CrimsonWing69]

Thank god they didn't give into the SJW complaints... but seriously why would you cater to fanboys?

[MilkMan]

Who cares?! OMFG!
Jesus Christ.

[-Gespenst-]

Who would even criticize the Nintendo 64 like that though? It was such a great console and with great games. Criticizing the N64 just seems like a weird thing to do. It's just not an obvious thing to have a joke at the expense of. Like, who takes the p!ss out of the N64? It's a pretty beloved console. If the item was called "Atari Jaguar" or "N-Gage" it'd make more sense.

I'm not offended or anything, it just seems like a weird joke to make. Again, since when is taking the p!ss out of the N64 a thing?

[Chaosdreams]

..Loved things, people, items, can be made fun of. Comedy, comes in many ways, both subtle and outrageous and all that falls in-between.

The question ought to be. Why not make fun of it? The Nintendo 64 is not untouchable. Nothing is, at least when it's a harmless joke.

[rainslacker]

A trash item is just something you get rid of. It's not anything that has great meaning, and it isn't the only one in the game. The reference was to the console, likely as a show of respect by one of the development team, and that's just where it was placed. You find stuff like this in tons of JRPG's. It's not uncommon, and it is always a nod to the reference. The fact it was assigned to a trash item is because that's just what items of no importance to the actual game are called.

[Vizigoth04]

Alright, next article.

[Miss_Vixen]

Seriously?! People are so sensitive now days over anything

[KwietStorm_BLM]

LOL

[Moe-Gunz]

Lmfao That's pretty funny.

[opinionated]

This is worse than the sjw bullshit lol.

[_-EDMIX-_]

At least the social justice Warrior junk is at least fighting for specific demographics

this is a damn object 😂😂😂

This is just ridiculous nobody is going to kill themselves over someone making front of the N64

[opinionated]

I wouldn't give SJWs that much credit. It's not "fighting for" as much as it is "whining about". They have a purpose though, the crybullies are trying to take over the culture with their ignorant fabrications. This outrage has no purpose whatsoever lol. It's not some ruse to trick rubes, it's just pure butthurt lol.

[rainslacker]

Oh....I dunno. I'm sure they're going to have a lot of fun with this game. Maybe wait to see how upset they get with it before assigning levels of BS.

I hope they don't give in to SJW BS with anything that makes this game what it is on a presentation level though.

[opinionated]

Nah this is worse lol.

If we were to use the homeland security advisory system then this would undoubtedly be in the red. "Severe risk of inconsequential butthurt."

[InKnight7s]

I wont update it 😂

[The_Sage]

Anyone that's upset about this needs to be slapped in the head... Hard.

[Femto]

lmfaooo

[Germaximus]

LOL That is so hilarious. Sucks they're changing the name.

[PFFT]

WOW!!!!! What a bunch of P***ies! WTF is wrong with this generation??? They are over sensitive like a MOFO!

[yomfweeee]

So where's the PROOF of all this outrage? Not that I would be able to read it anyway.

[DialgaMarine]

Wow, really? That's just sad.

[JEECE]

I hope the patch changes it from "NIN64" to "N64."

[rainslacker]

Or something like FUWHINERS

I always wonder if I should be offended at the people who get offended over stupid stuff like this, but then I think it will just end up like this

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[Duoma]

I think the internet should collectively ban together to make fun of, ridicule and meme the people who got butthurt over this.

[jholden3249]

As if every person on this site wouldn't be raging if Zelda BotW had a toilet with "PS Vita" written on it.

Cause I know this site. You people spaz out when an exclusive game gets one bad review on Metacritic.

[rainslacker]

I'd probably be more upset that they had a toilet in BOTW to begin with. I'd also find it to be in bad taste, because labelling a toilet as a Vita is a far cry from referencing a classic system within a game. It's not like this is the only trash item in the game. Trash item doesn't mean crap, it just means that you can get rid of it. Pretty common term for stuff that you either sell, or is used to reference something but isn't necessary for the game.

These people are mad because they made a reference likely made out of respect to the N64.

But I've learned that people often don't really look at the full context before getting upset. Such is today's world.

[cash_longfellow]

Stop changing your games for whiny bit@$es..

[Kubark]

They should have renamed it 'X1'.

[rainslacker]

After Platinum's fallout with MS, they just might.

Although, I suppose the reference was actually put in out of respect to the N64. Just a little nod by some dev. Doubt it was put there as a way to take a jab at the system. I mean, who takes jabs at N64 nowadays. It's pretty well respected as a great system that never had the chance to hit it big.

[Kubark]

Yes, I was thinking the same thing about taking a jab at a system from years ago: why would anybody do that? As people have already remarked: this is a case of delicate snowflakes needing something to vent about.

[masterfox]

lol

[bluefox755]

I owned and loved my N64, but they're not wrong, it was kind of a dumb idea, and the first example of Nintendo's dumb "innovations" blocking 3rd party support. That being said, even if they were way off, it's a dumb joke. Why are people constantly offended by every little thing these days? Buncha children.

[CaitSith]

Should've named it "NeoGAF".

[joab777]

Get a life! When something like this upsets you, it's time to find something real in life to do! It obviously wasn't meant to be a jab b/c the 64 was great! If it was purposeful it obviously woulda said NINSwitch!

[SynestheticRoar]

In South America little kids take turns throwing Nintendo 64 game system off a mountains.

[Relientk77]

Wow such cry babies

can people stop being so damn sensitive and offended at every little thing

[TechnoGoat]

god people are such wimps these days, get over it.

[Einhander1971]

Classic system platinum should know better.

[Nucler100]

This is why I'm not really into the whole gaming community thing anymore. Just a bunch of crybaby complaining by little kids. I'm trying to watch my language, but this just might be the dumbest thing I read all week. Might just play my games in peace from now on. Done reading about stupid bs like this.

And what's worse is that the developers give into it. Like, wow. Just stupid man.

[Yurtigo]

Haha

[Guitardr85]

wow of all the things to get upset about...Im too busy with life to probably have even noticed this...rage much hahaha!!!

[trooper_]

I am absolutely outraged!/s

Seriously...that's really dumb.

[Segata]

Two of the bot skins are homages to Super Famicom and Famicon plus the PS1 skin. PG are Nintendo fans so they sneak in a lot of references. I thought this would be funny. Hell I would love to find a junk item named S-Saturn.

[Lockdown555]

This is pretty hilarious. I'm probably one of the biggest Nintendo fans out there but this is just stupid. Even though it might be making fun of them I'm down for a Nintendo reference like this especially as a joke.

[Klonoa-dreamtraveler]

lmao.

[Klonoa-dreamtraveler]

you know Nintendo did the same crap when they put sonic's shoes in Donkey Kong Country 2 by a trash can. http://i20.servimg.com/u/f2...

[Dangerous]

TOO MUCH SENSITIVE I thought NIN64 stand for some robot in this game...Nintendo diehards.