It has been like this for decades now. Commend them all you want for ballsy consoles, but they were always a predatory corporation.
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auzy1@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Problem with Nintendo, is it’s mostly just remakes of the same games and characters. Also they screwed any customers who bought games before the switch 1, as you can’t play them on switch
Ps5 I ended up selling. It’s good but I figured I have hundreds of steam games, so there was no real benefit of having a ps5 too.
hunnybubny@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
Canconda@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
I’m gonna turn my ps4 into an emulator and probably turn the ps5 into a linux gaming pc.
underscores@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Nintendo is extremely anti consumer, even anti-fan of their own products.
Why people buy Nintendo products and games years after years is crazy to me.
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Thats always seemed insane to me too, why give money to a company that actively hates you?
hackitfast@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I bought a Switch 2 and used it to play Donkey Kong and Mario Kart. They were fun, but now there’s no more games for it really.
There’s no new Switch 2 games even lined up right now as far as anyone’s concerned. And they decided it’s better to remake Star Fox again rather than make a new one, it felt like a bit middle finger.
auzy1@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Last Mario kart I played was #8. It’s not really any different to the original. They might as well call it Mario kart hd.
I played wacky wheels more than I ever played Mario kart tbh
auzy1@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I stood in line for hours for the wii on launch… Back then, it was a new interesting product though. I wish I kept it, and all the accessories (especially guitar hero)
I bought a wii u… Sure they don’t fix the touchscreen if it breaks and you need a new one though… Still, there were some cool new games, but, somewhat similar to the Wii’s…
Switch, I understand lining up for it… But, once it was clear that any previous purchases are basically wasted, the joycons were seriously dodgy, and Nintendo was never going to fix it (and many another 5000 mario games), they should have lost people then.
Then they sold the switch 2… You can still only play games approved by nintendo, and really, the library is mainly Nintendo games, or games available on every platform. By now, Steam deck has gotten awesome, and you can STILL play games from your library from 20 years ago. And, you can use other stores if you want, and have a wide range of games, even in the steam store INCLUDING NSFW ones. And, you know those games are going to almost certainly work in the future without repurchase (and, also work on computer).
I literally just bought a humble bundle of 10 games for 20% the price of 1 switch game. And I can play them on computer, TV, Steamdeck, etc.
I’d only pay for nintendo if they were subscription based and thin client. As it stands though, I feel like I’m better off just waiting 20 years until I’m 60 and they’re readily available on emulator
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 3 days ago
They’re already emulated, it’s how I play them. Fitgirl releases them ready to go, emulators included. Check them out.