The effect is the cause, in the case of the Virtual Boy’s failure.

Thing is, Jim Sterling is critical of Nintendo because he loves Nintendo. Which is good, I firmly believe you should question the things you love more than the things you don’t... but it seems markedly different than the witch hunt that’s been stirring on the internet in ebbs and flows since I can remember.

Lol! I do stand corrected, though I guess I always separated the ranks of home consoles and handhelds... though, now I think of it I don’t know which one to consider the Virtual Boy.

That was a weird false equivalence. I’m not a GamerGater at all. In fact, I’m their worst nightmare.

Don’t kid yourself, that will never be enough. Even when Nintendo had superior graphics (GameCube, aka their worst selling console) there was some other reason people wouldn’t buy their product.

Ah, but is he repentant of the rape jokes yet?

I used to stream visual novels and dating sims exclusively as a side venture which actually got pretty popular. Until Twitch starting banning me every time I streamed. And half of the time they were non-h games. Completely crippled my channel. I don’t even bother anymore.

I hear what you're saying, but they're the only civilization in the world to witness firsthand the horrors of atomic warfare. I think there's something valuable to be learned there regardless.

I hope you’re right, but this is probably the furthest extent of wishful thinking I’ve seen with these movies thus far.

Well, I mean, if he wanted Big Boss to have a notably different voice from the outset, 3 would have been the one to start with. I think it’s a much better idea to have a different voice for Big Boss than for Snake, personally.

I’m a Hideo Kojima fan, and even I find this comment ridiculous. I think it’s far more pertinent for fans to be critical of the things they like rather than blindly praise it.

This is pretty much what everyone says any time Nintendo makes a new anything. So yeah, par for the course.

That’s some hearty ignorance.

I’m gonna play this game again, cause I love Zelda like I love me own mum, but man this game always seemed weak to me.

It’s really not as bad as people make it out to be. The most intolerable thing about it to me is the artwork, but I actually found the story to be very engaging in a very pulp fiction type of way. I mean, it’s insane, but it’s gripping. It’s just a totally different type of satire than DKR was doing.

Lots of fun at parties etc etc

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Oh, wow, that was actually very moving. Of course, I’m particularly a fan of narratives like these, but that’s some pretty powerful stuff.

Well, at least you’re honest about your stubborn fear of change!

Can’t do that?! I’m 28 and I do this every time a major release I’ve been anticipating occurs. Of course, the last one was Metal Gear Solid V, and before that The Witcher 3, and then ... Well, it was kind of a dry spell before that. But still! On the assumption it releases this year, I’ll probably do it again for Zelda…