Outside of a few first party titles (Even those have been lackluster), Nintendo doesn't really have much going for it lately does it? I know the Switch 2 is coming which I have no desire for. Hell, my Switch hasn't been touched in a couple years. So many other options that Nintendo no longer sits on the pedestal it once did.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Switch 2 is coming which I have no desire for.

I was hyped for the Switch 2 until the latest round of bullshit lawsuits. Now I'm going to pass.

I'll be sure to buy an emulator from China pre-loaded with every Switch 2 title in about a decade, though.

[–] JCreazy@midwest.social 6 points 5 months ago

I honestly care more to see what comes out of a Switch 2 emulator than what games it will play.

[–] Ashtear@lemm.ee 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It's the typical end-of-generation lull right now, but even with that, the brand is broadly, wildly popular. The Switch is approaching the PS2's sales record. Throw in all the money from MTX now and it's surely the most profitable venture ever in traditional video games.

That's precisely why Nintendo can afford to burn up goodwill with trash like this move.

[–] deus@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I couldn't disagree more. Other than Pokémon their first-party releases have been pretty much flawless this generation, it's arguably the strongest lineup of games any Nintendo console has ever seen. There's a reason the Switch is currently in route to become the best selling console of all time. That's not an excuse to their legal team shenanigans, of course, but credit where credit is due.

[–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world -3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure the fact that Nintendo systems sell well with families and has been massively cheaper than a ps5/Xbox series x plus been available for much longer and there's been very little stock problems unlike the ps5 has nothing to do with why its one of the top selling systems... Comments like yours always read like propaganda as they never mention other factors than games.

[–] deus@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Why, just because I decided to leave my honest opinion instead of trashing Nintendo like every other comment here? I can see where people are coming from with their complaints but to say Nintendo's games have been disappointing is absurd. Yes, there are other factors contributing to these sales numbers, and none of them would matter at all if the Switch didn't also have great games on it.

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I've been the same way with my switch, I haven't touched it for probably a year and a half outside of a short bit when tears of the Kingdom launched where I replayed some of breath of the wild and a small portion of Animal Crossing, I agree

They had been falling for at least 4 years now, I had already strayed from doing anything on the switch from lack of appeal, but their crackdown on dmca with the yuzu Community was the final straw for me, I didn't even use the emulator myself but I've always heavily embraced emulation and the ability to Tinker with stuff that you purchase and that just didn't sit right with me.

It was also around that time that I actually read into what happened with Gary Bowser, and that made me sick to my stomach, because it was essentially the equivalent of Prosecuting a cashier for the crimes that the CEO did.

Honestly even if they were still prospering I wouldn't recommend the products, it's hard enough to recommend their product to customers in the first place due the platform restrictions and the fact that they just keep regurgitating the three same IP over and over again, and that's without the active hostilities towards their fanbase