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Forums - Gaming Discussion - Has a fanbase ever ruined something for you?

Or ever done something, or acted in a way that's made you embarrassed to be a fan?

Saw this video a wee while back by the great AlphaOmegaSin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_E62qJApLQ - and thought it would be interesting to see if it had happened to anyone else.

Few examples for me, the way fans acted when Bayonetta 2 was announced as a Wii U exclusive. From starting campaigns, sending Kamiya and the staff at PlatinumGames death threats, to being waste-the-game stooges online hoping that the game would fail. And it just goes to show that even though a game may have mature content, it doesn't alway guarantee that has a mature audience.

As an old school Nintendo fan, it seems that you can't say anything even slightly negative about anything Nintendo online nowadays without an angry army attacking you, Nintendo are an amazing company with amazing games, the best in my opinion, just a shame that the majority of their fans online are standoffish hipsters.

So how about you?



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No, though most of the things I'm a fan off don't usually have a fan base which go crazy when something goes wrong or awhen something new is released.



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I'll accept the term standoffish but you must ask for forgiveness for using the word hipster.



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Mr.Playstation said:
No, though most of the things I'm a fan off don't usually have a fan base which go crazy when something goes wrong or awhen something new is released.

Although, in your defense, you are very young and probably missed it.



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badgenome said:
Mr.Playstation said:
No, though most of the things I'm a fan off don't usually have a fan base which go crazy when something goes wrong or awhen something new is released.

Although, in your defense, you are very young and probably missed it.

I did say most in my original comment and I am a fan of many niche things. I do know though that PlayStation fans can get quite " excited " at times.



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Mr.Playstation said:

I did say most in my original comment and I am a fan of many niche things. I do know though that PlayStation fans can get quite " excited " at times.


At least not as excited as Apple fans.



sethnintendo said:
I'll accept the term standoffish but you must ask for forgiveness for using the word hipster.


Seth, my love, my king, forgive me.

But in all fairness, it was the only word I could think of to describe the majority of them, it's as if they go out of their way to chop others down, like they know more. Not all Nintendo fans are like that, this site has a lot of great Nintendo fans, it's just I've found that the majority are.



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Redgrave said:
sethnintendo said:
I'll accept the term standoffish but you must ask for forgiveness for using the word hipster.


Seth, my love, my king, forgive me.

But in all fairness, it was the only word I could think of to describe the majority of them, it's as if they go out of their way to chop others down, like they know more. Not all Nintendo fans are like that, this site has a lot of great Nintendo fans, it's just I've found that the majority are.

I tend to come off as an asshole when responding to ignorant comments on this site.  I understand what you are talking about.  Jerk might be more kind than using asshole.  Some might use the phrase stuck up asshole when describing my gaming taste.  I tend to look down on a lot of gamers.