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The Switch 2: Is it worth buying? (www.cgmagonline.com)
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To be honest, this gamer is totally gob smacked on the attitude that people have when it comes to new console releases.

Sure it was time for a change. But is it worth the hassle and aggravation?

I'm not the one to jump on the NCHW (New Console Hype Wagon), just for the sake of popularity. I pay attention to the ebb and flow of popularity.

I learned this lesson all to well when the SEGA Saturn was released in 1994. Like everyone else in the console video game space at the time, I jumped on the hype and pre-relase popularity.

But in the end, after it was all said and done, it was a total flop. The lesson that I learned is plain and simple.

Slow down and relax. Let others make the mistake. Let them make the mistake you've made.

But this time around, the hype was justified. The Switch 2 is one of those consoles that lives up to the hype. Where the games go from here is up to NINTENDO and the publishers. But take it easy, Let the hype train enter the station and then buy the system. I'm telling you, it's worth the wait.

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[–] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Are you constantly baffled by why people buy consoles instead of simply building a PC, researching and configuring the right emulators, ripping or sourcing the desired ROMs, and getting it all working? We as techies are by far the minority, most people just want to play the game and don't enjoy the tinkering.

[–] Epzillon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, completely understand that ofcourse. But Nintendo fans prove time and time again they are suffering from Stockholm Syndrome by talking down the people who've had enough of Nintendos bs and lovingly run back to purchase the next overpriced and underperforming console.

Dont get me wrong, i completely understand why non-tech people dont want to put up with it and that we techies are a minority. What baffles me is the undending devotion the Nintendo fans have for their abuser.

[–] missingno@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I just don't think the complaints about Nintendo are half as bad as some of the abuses coming out of the rest of the industry. Nintendo treats their workers well, they don't exploit addicts with gambling-based business models, they sell complete products on day 1 rather than rushing out unfinished disasters. And yes, I like their games, I like them a lot more than pretty much anything else coming out of the mainstream AAA space.

No corporation is perfect, and there is no ethical consumption under capitalism, but they really could be so much worse and I just don't get how the level of vitriol directed towards Nintendo is only directed towards Nintendo and not anyone else.

Most of all though, I'm just tired of whenever the circlejerk turns from "I personally don't like Nintendo" to "I will actively insult anyone else who has the nerve to like something I don't like, how dare they." I'm tired of being talked down to for the unforgivable sin of liking something. Can we at least fucking stop with that shit? Please?

[–] hardcoreufo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I like valve and my steam deck but I don't get why they don't get more shit for CSGO skin gambling.

[–] Epzillon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Im not complaining about people liking Nintendos games. Neither am I saying that other AAA studios are flawless. Nintendo more often than not release finished products, apart from others (and with a few exclusions such as scarlet and Violet iirc). Nintendo is not a good company, neither is most of AAA studios. I would probably be more likely to play a Nintendo game myself rather than orter AAA titles. If a person has brain cells enough to recognize Nintendo and the industries flaws they are not the target of my complaints. Im sorry there are people out there worse than me who would continue to shit on you even after provingly displaying insight on the matter. Yet my point stands, people oblivious to the situation who keep coming back to Nintendo, without calling them out and letting every poor decision slide are part of the problem.

I honestly dont know about how Nintendo treats their workers, and honestly, if a Japan-based company has better work ethics than the rest of the industry I am impressed. On the other hand the industry is so shit for workers it shouldnt be a hard thing to achieve.

My personal stance is that people who blindly follow anything are pretty stupid. Nature gave us a frontal lobe for survival - make use of it.