There’s absolutely no way that Martinet was actually saying “gay Bowser.”

Nintendo of America would never have directed him to say it while recording, there’s nothing to suggest that Martinet would have the inclination to improvise it while recording, and there’s no way that Nintendo would allow their flagship game of…

Equally disturbing is the people who wanted it gone.  He didnt say gay bowser.  This is just like when Kotaku UK wrote an article about lyrics in a song from Persona 5 they thought sounded like a slur.  I guess we are now policing things we “think” we heard?  Hows Kotaku UK doing by the way?

So long as it supports peer-to-peer multiplayer, the loss isn’t *that* big of a deal. All you really lose is being grouped up with random internet assholes...which isn’t even a ‘loss’ but more like an improvement.

I always struggle with this line of thinking. I mean, not about this, because I don’t particularly like Harry Potter stuff and never have, but in general.

I find the whole issue complex. I don’t like thinking of engaging with media as a financial transaction. The fact that it feels weird to know the behind-the-scenes…

I am okay with this. Production costs for great games are high.

They make obscene profits of these games already at the lower price points. The CEOs of the major game publishers have some of the highest remuneration packages of *any* company. Bobby Kotick alone brings in the entire budget of a AAA game every year.

I wouldn’t mind the ten dollars if, y’know, there was a game developers union.

profits are also at a record high and paychecks for the individual employees are not reflecting that. its all going to the corporate executives.

Is Gods and Monsters the same as Monster, Monster Energy Drink, etc? No? Then either **** off with that noise or pay a 1% gross-profit fine for each infraction. That’ll stop this stupid shit dead in its tracks.

Then that’s not working ‘just fine’ by any stretch of the imagination.

No, trademarks in the US mostly work fine. Trademarks are industry-specific; that’s why there can be a company named Kohler that makes engines and an unrelated company called Kohler that makes toilets.

This whole trademark BS needs to stop. If it’s not CLEARLY the same thing, then FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. Monster, Monster Energy Drinks, or whatever other garbage they decide to peddle to morons IS NOT Gods and Monsters.

Imagine being so inured to military propaganda and how ingrained the military industrial complex is at all levels of American culture, government, and life that you can’t understand how this is very much something to care about.

Yeah, why would people take military recruitment propaganda from the world's most expensive defense budget seriously?

Speaking of porn pop ups, if Herb is going to keep interrupting with them *while I’m typing comments*, mix in some sexy stuff with the Samsung. Thanks.

Forget impeachment. Raise your hand if you agree everyone in this administration should be on trial at The Hague.

I like this solution. Seems to get the point across very well. I’d love to see such an idea gain popularity here along with other solutions such as community service for no mask dingbats.

Well if there was ever a face that said insufferable self-important gamer bro, it'd be that.

I managed 45 seconds

That was my first thought too. It seems like they just take music and Chipmunk-ify it.