What is it about Nintendo that you appreciate the most?
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Suffers with mild autism
ultra polish on their man franchises on day one , it's a thing of beauty
I don't get this sentiment, it's pointlessly cynical in a way that clashes with the game developers themselves.
Yes, it's a business and has a profit/corporate side. But it also has genuinely devoted creatives inside it that drive the main franchises and releases, and the best of these people are clearly there not only to get a paycheck but also to build something innovative and lasting.
I have high regard for these people (Miyamoto, Koizumi, Aonuma, Sakurai, etc etc) and their work, and when we say that we appreciate or love "nintendo" we're clearly talking about them. The superstructure around them, the business making their creativity possible, is another necessary side of the coin but the company is not cynical all the way down, it's quite the opposite.
I don't get this sentiment, it's pointlessly cynical in a way that clashes with the game developers themselves.
Yes, it's a business and has a profit/corporate side. But it also has genuinely devoted creatives inside it that drive the main franchises and releases, and the best of these people are clearly there not only to get a paycheck but also to build something innovative and lasting.
I have high regard for these people (Miyamoto, Koizumi, Aonuma, Sakurai, etc etc) and their work, and when we say that we appreciate or love "nintendo" we're clearly talking about them. The superstructure around them, the business making their creativity possible, is another necessary side of the coin but the company is not cynical all the way down, it's quite the opposite.
Roufianos
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Nothing really. 95% of their releases don't appeal to me, if they didn't own Pokémon I probably wouldn't even own their systems.
I think the only other Switch games I finished were Odyssey, BotW, Donkey Kong and Metroid Dread.
They obviously don't tell good stories and most of their games have gameplay which is too shallow to be engaging.
I think the only other Switch games I finished were Odyssey, BotW, Donkey Kong and Metroid Dread.
They obviously don't tell good stories and most of their games have gameplay which is too shallow to be engaging.
Hero_Select
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That's easy. They make the best games.
Woopah
Member
The amount of fun games they put out.
Did they also turn the lights off and carry you home?
Gambit2483
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That their games can be fun/enjoyable no matter what age you are.
That's also what made (classic) Disney so great back in the day.
That's also what made (classic) Disney so great back in the day.
Slimboy Fat
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They make, or license, some fun games and in later years they've added hot anime bitches to some of them
cinnamonandgravy
Member
yep.
but many of their games are tied to the contemporary nintendo hardware too.
n64 analog stick, wii u gamepad, wiimote, gamecube controller...
nintendo hardware usually inspires some development aspects of the game.
even when nintendo ports games to their newer consoles, sometimes they lose something.
so if you appreciate the games, you gotta pour one out for the hardware too.
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HerjansEagleFeeder
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I used to appreciate their pimp style attitude backhand against other developers publishing on their platforms. They actually forced them to deliver a certain minimum quality. Not so much anymore, the eShop looks like a dumpster fire.
Baemono
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I think it's Herman who believed Horizon deserved much more success and pushed for a PC release, it was back then the first real Sony 1st party game on PC.
Which of course is bonkers, Horizon didn't deserve to be the game that opened the gates.
Durin
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Their ability to have some of the best game makers next to a legal department that will sue other games for mechanics they didn't even invent.
Real answer: I don't think anyone does a better job at reinventing their IP over time though, and some of their first-party stuff is just really polished day-one without patching being needed.
Real answer: I don't think anyone does a better job at reinventing their IP over time though, and some of their first-party stuff is just really polished day-one without patching being needed.
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