I’ve previously compared gamers that choose a favorite video game platform, developer, or franchise to sports fans that pick a team and become psychologically invested in that team’s victories. After mulling it over a bit more, I have to say that it was a poor comparison: Gamers are far more justified in “picking a team” than sports fans are, because they receive a benefit more tangible than the sense of pride that comes from people they admire being really good at handling balls.
"The Prague-based (Czech Republic) indie games publisher CINEMAX GAMES and indie games developer KO.DLL (Karel Matejka), today announced with great happinesss and thrill that their beautiful pixel-art platformer "BZZZT" is now available for the Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo Eshop." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
"Studio Cima, via Nintendo of America, is excited to show off an all new trailer announcing the release window for its upcoming story-driven action platformer, "The Perfect Pencil".
Dive into the innermost recesses of the human mind and navigate surreal worlds punctuated by bizarre personalities, intense boss battles and enigmatic secrets when- The Perfect Pencil launches Spring 2025 on Steam and Nintendo Switch." - Studio Cima.
The article discusses a claim by an intellectual property (IP) expert that Nintendo likely does not hold patents strong enough to prevent the game developer Pocketpair from creating Palworld, a game that some believe resembles Pokémon. The expert suggests that Nintendo's legal challenges against Palworld could amount to nothing more than corporate bullying, as the patents Nintendo might be relying on are not robust enough to stand up to legal scrutiny. The situation could be seen as an example of a large corporation trying to exert undue influence over a smaller competitor.
Crazy how far they are willing to go over nothing rather than tell Game Freak to get their shit together and sort the quality of the mainline games out.
Personally I'd drop the two game bullshit, make a full on complete game, and take their time making the best game they can without relying on a silly battle gimmick they'll ditch after one game. Gimmicks out of battle is what they should be focusing on, beauty contests, berry making, secret bases, the underground, Seasons, events during day / night and post game content like travelling to a new location or something.
That's the thing, this is why we're now seeing more serious competitors in the genre. Game Freak has just been coasting by, doing the bare minimum in innovation for the last 20+ years. They need to get with the times. Hire more devs, give more dev time to foster creativity, etc. But now that they can't get away with that bare minimum they're trying to sue their competitors out of existence. It's disgusting.
been saying this since sun and moon.
gamefreak just isnt used to, still isnt used to, the console market. they did well on the handheld space but as a complete 3d developer z they fail miserable
the last two pkmn gens look like gamecube games. not to mention the bugs at launch.
but uve seen the ridiculous anount of copies sold at launch too.
Realistically though palworld Pokemon with guns featured so many themes and concepts that Nintendont
There's no way they would make a game where you could use realistic weapons or have pals slaving away.
They're not the same genre at all they just feature similar characters
I pretty much agree, two editions of the same game shouldn't even been a thing at this point. The foundations are solid, but the lack of content and having a lived in world really let the latest games down.
Two editions worked way back in the day as a gimmick hey your mate has different Pokemon in blue than you have in red so trade them but nowadays it's pointless we don't have any of those limitations system links not really a thing anymore and two editions feels exploitive nowadays like they are targeting kids to double dip
why would they do that when the fanbase is still willing to buy whatever low-effort and low-cost crap they are churning out? they are out to make as much money as possible with as little investment as possible and say what you want but GF is excellent at that front mainly because the fanbase allows them to. Nintendo is saying nothing because they are making money.
The article is actually Gamesradar's. MSN just used their page like a URL shortened link.
It's straight up bullying with mooney and using the government laws as a tool to do so. They should be fined.
There rally is no justification thinking Sony or Microsoft or Nintendo are your sports team. Makes very little sense because if you think that way then you are bound to be forgiving when they make mistakes. Tell me, what does being loyal to a brand really payoff to anyone? Besides, when do sports teams have the same players?
The only downside to this team based mentality is the juvenile behaviour people have when they attack other "teams." Something I also can't stand in gaming is the passive aggressive attitude teams have to one another at least in sports they are openly aggressive (sure they are assholes but at least they are upfront about it).
loyalty to one means missed opportunities and experiences found somewhere else.
I found this quite an interesting read personally. For my part, I definately perceive myself as a Playstation fan above any of the other manufacturers and before Playstation I was a devout Commodore fan.
I also don't see brand loyalty as a negative concept, my love of Playstation isn't arbitrary, it was earned by Sony over 20+ years. I bought my PS1 after playing Destruction Derby in a games store in my early 20's and after that, I experienced one incredible title after another.
I have 20 or more years of memories, I remember going back to my mates after a night out for Wipeout and Tekken battles, I remember playing Parappa with my daughter when she was a toddler. I can remember the buzz around MGS and Resident Evil with my circle of friends, I think about sitting on my bedroom floor in my old house playing SSX tricky and playing Uncharted and MGS4 in my current house.
Through all this, it was Sony who produced the console and many of the games I loved, they are intrinsically linked to my personal history and memories so why shouldn't I feel affection for that company?