@ericpopowich3 years agoThe day that nintendo goes all digital i will highly question continuing the whole hobby. 73
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@MrVentus10123 years agoThe reason sony ports their games to oc is because they need revenue for their game studios. Nintendo never has to worry about that since their games sells by the buttload. 28
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@aychfriday3 years agoNintendo doesnt need to port games to pc. I dont play first party games from nintendo because of the graphics, i play them because they are good. 151
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@NathanCundiff3 years agoThe switch itself is a tablet so why port to pc. Most exclusives are nintendo brand and that' s their business model. I personally looked forward to. ...Expand22
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@mkedzier1233 years agoSeems really easy to me - nintendo doesn' t need pc, it is doing great on their own console. Want to play those games - buy nintendo console - simple. 40
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@mrpyrostorm31653 years agoThere are a heap of gamers who have never played a metroid because they are just so young. Its been years since we had a new entry in the franchise so. ...Expand19
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@BigBrotherGnE3 years agoPc entitlement syndrome. " because x ported their games, so should y. " nintendo values their brand a bit too much and want to. ...Expand62
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@Zain-vb9wm3 years agoI dont really see nintendo porting games to pc any time soon especially since they know people will buy a switch just to play their exclusives. 33
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@Darknight06813 years agoNintendo is the only remaining integrated hardware and software company left. They will never do this as it would end up affecting the quality of the output. Also, theres no reason for them to ever do this. 10
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@kenrulei093 years agoNintendo on pc would copyright hell, they would strike every mod down for one. 7
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@clarue5298ify3 years agoLook where the article is coming from. Pc gamer. Nintendo doesn' t need pc. Maybe if they were struggling and needed to increase sales. Imo i think. ...Expand12
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@robertpowell99823 years agoA lot of people that criticise nintendo, that refuse to buy their consoles, would easily support nintendo on their systems if they went third party. id="hidden8" nintendo does well despite not chasing the visuals and power as hard as microsoft or sony. ...Expand28
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@tluets3 years agoRgt shouid piay baian wonderworid anyways. He hyped it up so much that he shouid piay it for. 23
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@derekbuckler38593 years agoI like nintendo just the way they are, as ive been with them since the very beginning. I was never a pc gamer, so i could care less. They don' t like. ...Expand17
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@nintyfan19913 years agoTo pc gamer magazine, in the words of dewey finn (jack black) from school of rock: " just give up! " 7
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@Cee_Nelly3 years agoOne other thing you didn' t bring up about nintendo is that nintendo designs its consoles so they are profitable from launch. When was the last time nintendo is in a really unique position as they are and i think porting their games to pc will only hurt them. Then the conversation will shift to how much better the games look and play on pc over the console and i don' t think nintendo wants that. ...Expand14
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@nimander54833 years agoAs he said, a lot of the nintendo business model has been to make hardware with some interesting features, and then make games that work well with that that is why a lot of 3rd party games do not get ported to nintendo consoles, the console is not designed for mainstream gaming, the console is designed to be something different from the rest of the market. this goes back to the wii with motion controls and even beyond to the gamecube that was designed with a handle to make it easy to carry it with you and play on a friends tv. The gamecube had a lot of good multiplayer games to cater for this. ...Expand9
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@robertandruw76473 years agoIf metroid dread sells like 5 million, we can be sure that there will be a sequel. 6
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@eceamo3 years agoMetroid prime 4 and metroid dread going to combine for 15 million, people madthe switch effect. 6
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@MrEMBT3 years agoI was expecting OJ to say: people underestimate the power of love 3
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@DankMemeCenterX3 years agoSure it would be nice for more people to be accessible to their games, however, that move could hurt their business model and creativity influence by the. ...Expand4
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@plastikman77883 years agoI personally can' t wait for metroid dread. I got the collectors edition and amiibo' s from gamestop(thank goodness) when they went on sale because. ...Expand7
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@ssssssstssssssss3 years agoOkay, nintendo. Time for you to resurrect games like eternal darkness, fzero and sin and punishment and let them feel the switch effect. 6
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@KentBerger3 years agoThe only point you have to make regarding nintendo is theirthey are a company who shuts down mods immediately and having it on pc opens up mods much easier and have their characters at chance to be used and its not going to fly with them. ...Expand2
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@NFreddplayz3 years agoNever! When nintendo turned downthey set out to make a statement. " we want fun games. " not games that look good but play wack. Good move nintendo. I still find the retro games enjoyable no internet just pick up and go. ...Expand15
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@professoroak19203 years agoNintendo has absolutely no need to port their games to pc. I can see the logic of wanting to have your games only on your consoles. Their market is completely. ...Expand2
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@miked30183 years agoMetroid dread will be my first metroid game purchase ever! But i have played several top metroidvania games on the switch. 2
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@Poemiserable3 years agoNah, nintendo shouldn' t port games to pc, it would be a huge mistake on their part. 8
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@nuclearbeeberman3 years agoHaha this theory is so good. Because microsoft and sony do make stupid decisions (bring their exclusives to pc) nintendo should do the same? the it' s ver short sighted to bring stuff to pc since it will be there forever. Nintendo sells us this year zelda 1 for the 298402 times and it works. Because you want it on all systems but if you sell it on pc it' s there forever. Good for the people who bought it there but not good for nintendo. ...Expand5
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@sjpiach44323 years agoSomebody probably at pc gamer wants to play astral chain so bad or smt v or metroid bread or botw 2 or the next monolithsoft game. Yes! I want my metroid bread. 6
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@akaimizu13 years agoOne of the things, i think driving such a huge audience for metroid dread, just might be the fact that a healthy percentage of all indie games were inspired. ...Expand1
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@5150Chupacabra3 years agoI' ve been up all night playing donkey kong country 1 & 2. Goodnight fam. 6
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@AgentCooper19823 years agoWhat is the music in the background from? It sounds so familiar but i just cant place it.
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@kryptonitekrunch83843 years agoRegarding the pc gamer article, sony actually needs pc ports way more than nintendo does. The top playstation exclusives are huge big budget affairs that. ...Expand1
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@GregCaldwellPlays3 years agoLol nintendos games on pc? No hope it never happens ever. also this article feels like it happens every 6 months. ill never understand why people cant just by a switch and move on. 10
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@lachd22613 years agoMetroid has a legendary reputation amongst hardcore gamers and nintendo fans, and a lot of younger fans want to know what the fuss is about. The other people want to see what it' s about. ...Expand1
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@arturogregor85983 years agoGuna pick this up! Havent played a 2d metroid game before, but i love metroid prime series. Im getting more and more hyped as the days go by. 1
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@Mercurrius3 years agoI would like to see the other metroid games get a remastered port to the nintendo switch! 1
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@adrianosousa51463 years agoI can' t wait to play md! And obviously waiting for that mp4 bomb. 2
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@LRrealest3 years agoGood video. Playing ori again has me hyped for metroid dread. I hope it sells well so the fans can get the games they would like in the future. 1
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@steven.d64923 years agoNot really sure what benefit releasing on pc would even have for nintendo. Switch isnt seen as a pc replacement (like a ps5 or xbox would be) but rather a . ...Expand2
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@Lizaerdape3 years agoGreat point oj! The hard core titles are better than ever on switch. They really cultivated a diverse audience which includes hard core gamers as well,. ...Expand1
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@JakeSweeper3 years agoI' ve played and enjoyed all the 2d metroid games; both original and remakes, who would love to see super metroid given the samus retutns/dread treatment?. ...Expand1
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@juanmanuelesis97973 years agoAs long as nintendo has a high focus onsales they will keep their games exclusive to their consoles. Without their exclusives, their consoles would be obsolete or at least they will lose a lot of value just like xbox one, series x|s and now ps5. so as oj said, companies have pride. Nintendos pride can tolerate people calling their consoles obsolete, low value, not worthy, etc. If the answer is yes, they will do the same as xbox and playstation. If the answer is no, well you better keep buying nintendo consoles to play their games. ...Expand3
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@monkeyd.popplio52123 years agoBecause there' s no upcoming mario and zelda, metroid is in a great scenario unlike before! 2
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@bethanyh16373 years agoSwitch games have started to cluster when it comes to sales. So its becoming easier to categorize nintendo' s games just based on its initial reception.. ...Expand1
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@gamer555513 years agoAt the end of the day its nintendo call. They can decide if they want to put there games on pc or not. 1
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@DP3com3 years agoRgt must play balan wonder world. For that alone, dread needs to hit those high franchise record numbers. 1
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@GiancarloThomazSenoni3 years agoi expect Metroid Dread to sell 2-5 milions units 1
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@GiancarloThomazSenoni3 years agoMetroid Dread as the best selling game of the franchise 1
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@RayWoods3 years agoHaven' t seen a metroid anything since the very first game on the nes. I was a lil boy when i beat lthat game. Now i' m all grown up and old. Im super hyped for dred.
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@fillinthevideogameblanks9143 years agoIn my opinion this is one of your best discussion videos i every watched from you. It was very nuanced and gave great information. I don' t always agree with your opinion but i can respect your opinion.
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@jairiske3 years agoI would like to see older titles ported to pc. Nintendo has been setting a precedent recently of withholding official releases for decades old titles, besides that though, there are a lot of benefits to porting to a pc. Modding would become far easier and way more accessible. This has a wide range of uses from adding more controller options for those who are disabled, all the way to creating entire fan sequels. ...Expand
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@duhmez3 years agoNew metroid people should play metroid zero mission then metroid fusion. Samus returns too if they wish.
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@destho43083 years agoI spent $40 on metroid samus returns in 2017 and replayed it multiple times, so i got more than what it was worth. I' m not hesitating to fork over. ...Expand
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@justinange47733 years agoThe fact that all the influencers help each other out and enjoy each others content is incredible. It really is helping sell nintendo.
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@GabeDAPF3 years agoI never played a metroid game before. I have been thinking of wanting to try the series for the first time. But i' m not much of a platformer, it' s i want to give series i never played a tried. I first played fire emblem, kid icarus and xenoblade recently and i absolutely love all those franchises now! Which is why i want to give metroid a shot too. One day i will experience final fantasy and persona too. One day. One day. I just don' t own a playstation or xbox. I' m exclusively nintendo. ...Expand1
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@tyveris8673 years agoI personally hope metroid dread sells huge when it is released. The idea that it can sell more than 3 million in it first year is possible but by no means. ...Expand
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@rupertocampo89653 years agoOj spittin facts as usual then haters and trollers always be like " uhh where are facts and the data" 1
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@traceries52013 years agoI think that article misses a fundamental point about how nintendo views its own ecosystem. There is absolutely no way that they want first party games r there is parity for playstation and xbox, especially on this new gen, but for nintendo i think the difference would be substantial enough to do harm to the brand and sales of hardware. maybe if they had cross saves on everything so that people would want a pc and a switch and also buy two copies of the gamethat sounds financially beneficial but i still think the ego hit of seeing mario blaze across a pc looking better than on a switch would be too much for them to take. Fan hacks have already made them look bad by exceeding the performance of special edition rereleases on occasion. ...Expand
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@rolandssavdons79933 years agoI think that they should do it because that would minimize piracy of their games. I believe a lot of people would buy those games in a legitimate way.
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@carlosmacias47493 years agoIf it will mean rgt gets to play a quality piece of software like balan, then i' m down.
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@duhmez3 years agoOj. You are the reason i bought xenoblade chronicles 2. 90 hours into it so far, it is amazing, and i finaly understand all the mechnics and skils and. ...Expand
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@MetroidPrime353 years agoGot my 2 metroid dread copies on preorder. I was one of the 2. 8 million metroid prime buyers, so if all of us buy 2 like me, we win. 1
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@uhtyp13 years agoNo way. His claims are a bit ridiculous maybe if nintendo was failing to make sales like sega did back in the days then this would' ve made sense.. ...Expand2
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@angrytacos54973 years agoI want astral chain and xenoblade on pc would be sick.
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@GiancarloThomazSenoni3 years agoNintendo own hardware-software sales is build on her own hardware specific inovation, i dont see Nintendo releasing her franchise on PC.
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@LibertyFixxxer3 years agoI am calling it now, metroid dread sells 4 million units. 2
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@zerious10163 years agoI think nintendo should just keep their games to their consoles only. Granted that most games are now with all consoles and including pc but nintendo are with that said, i don' t think nintendo should have games on pc as well, as i stated above regarding controller movement with the body part. Pc are not even there enough you can get a universe controller for that and if that is the case, there will be also software to make that happen. ...Expand
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@kernium3 years agoPorting their game to pc would actually hurt their console sales, gotta think smart.
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@traceries52013 years agoI have interest in so many of these game. Wish i had time for them all.
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@LibertyFixxxer3 years agoThe only thing is people should buy it new, to support them making more games like it.
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@finestcustard56473 years agoThe thing is i find nintendo games feel better on switch i think. I find with over games it takes a lot for me to get through one cause when i go on my. ...Expand
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@TheAbsol74483 years agoNintendo should put all their older games on pc. The wii u didn' t sell well, so it' d make sense to keep those as exclusives on switch, but everything. ...Expand
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@quartzquantum75303 years agoWill there be more metroid games after dread is the question. 1
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@mikelujanable3 years agoNintendo wants to make sure your potato of a pc does not run their game badly. Controlling the environment i think is where nintendo is coming from. 3
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@WarrenGdog283 years agoMetro dread hype is so hot they advertise it on youtube vid alot its goin to sell 5 million easy. 1
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@pyrokamileon3 years agoI already have metroid dread preordered.
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@monkeyitsugaming66733 years agoI plan on getting this but your poll only shows a sliver of people that own switches. The other 89+ million owners could be saying screw this game. 1
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@superseasnails83683 years agoI mean a lot of people wouldn' t even buy their consoles if they could get the games on pc, so they probably won' t put them there.
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@PLC85_3 years agoNintendo never focused there first party games around graphics, they always focus first on gameplay. Most first party nintendo games are quality games.
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@highwindstryker3 years agoNintendo is a toy company at the end of the day. Their software sells their hardware. Wanna play nintendo games on pc? Emulate them. If you haven' t . ...Expand2
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@lo4tr3 years agoThe flaw in the argument about nintendo bringing games to the pc, in respect to the newer games, is that they are arguing about why it wouldn' t hurt putting more effort into something that doesn' t give you a significant net profit increase is by-and-far antithetical to the way businesses are run. ...Expand
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@Cee_Nelly3 years agoI definitely think metroid dread will sell over 3 million units, easy and maybe stretch to sell 5 million in the first year. 1
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@pantpocket17413 years agoThere are people you know who got the special edition? How?
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@miscsloan88343 years agoThe majority of pc gamers are running 4 core cpu' s and 10 series nvidia cards. Anyone with a stronger pc is more likely using it for work or a crypto miner then gaming. 1
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@obba403 years agoEven if nintendo would put their games on pc people would still pirate them. 1
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@jompe843 years agoWell, nintendo is an innovative company with innovative titles, if they really want to release on pc they create one themselves.
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@noperopepope3 years agoNintendo' s hardware and software are ubiquitous. They make they hardware for the software in mind, and that synergy is part of their blue ocean strategy.. ...Expand
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@kylewoodowens44883 years agoIm predicting metroid dread to sell 5 million.
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@Talsbynians3 years agoSounds a little corny but i wouldn' t have grabbed bravely default 2, smt3, or monster hunter without your vids covering them lmao.
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@heretic00143 years agoNintendo got fans bent over the table for decades now without a break in thrusts.
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@tentacoy84883 years agoI wouldnt mind never having to buy one of nintendo' s half-baked consoles again.
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@Einlanzer833 years agoWonder what the headline tomorrow will be. My guess " huge rpg news nintendo switch"
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@bloodlinegate73 years agoThe difference is that nintendo has nothing to show off outside first party titles, so they would doom themselves by doing that.
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@AlbinacersGaming3 years agoNintendo hates modding and if they sell their games on pc then it is easy for people to mod. Nintendo doesn' t want people poking around inside their games. 2
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nintendo values their brand a bit too much and want to . ...Expand 62
nintendo does well despite not chasing the visuals and power as hard as microsoft or sony. ...Expand 28
this goes back to the wii with motion controls and even beyond to the gamecube that was designed with a handle to make it easy to carry it with you and play on a friends tv. The gamecube had a lot of good multiplayer games to cater for this. ...Expand 9
the it' s ver short sighted to bring stuff to pc since it will be there forever. Nintendo sells us this year zelda 1 for the 298402 times and it works. Because you want it on all systems but if you sell it on pc it' s there forever. Good for the people who bought it there but not good for nintendo. ...Expand 5
also this article feels like it happens every 6 months.
ill never understand why people cant just by a switch and move on. 10
so as oj said, companies have pride. Nintendos pride can tolerate people calling their consoles obsolete, low value, not worthy, etc. If the answer is yes, they will do the same as xbox and playstation. If the answer is no, well you better keep buying nintendo consoles to play their games. ...Expand 3
maybe if they had cross saves on everything so that people would want a pc and a switch and also buy two copies of the gamethat sounds financially beneficial but i still think the ego hit of seeing mario blaze across a pc looking better than on a switch would be too much for them to take. Fan hacks have already made them look bad by exceeding the performance of special edition rereleases on occasion. ...Expand