Aonuma says Zelda: Breath of the Wild doesn’t have an option for dual audio

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shikamaru317 said:

pokoko said:
This is an odd thread. Watching people work so hard to discredit the opinions of others simply because they cannot bear to have the company they are loyal to being criticized can be a strange thing to observe from the outside.

The criticism seems very reasonable there, too, given that a lot of smaller companies have offered Japanese and English tracks on games. As so many people watch anime with subtitles, and the Japanese voice-over industry has so much top-level voice talent and direction, it's not hard to see where that preference comes from.

But, still, "no, you're wrong to have a preference, you can't question Nintendo!"

I mean, really?

Yeah, sure, 'console warz' and all that, but, come on, at least pick battles that make sense. This is a big AAA game that is going to make Nintendo millions and millions of dollars. Not offering an option that many others have included, and a lot of people enjoy, is certainly worthy of some criticism.

I whole heartedly agree. This whole "defend Nintendo to the death" thing is so strange to see. Sometimes companies need to change, and this diehard fanbase gives Nintendo an excuse to continue not changing. And don't get me wrong, it's not just Nintendo that needs to change, and it's not just Nintendo who has a diehard fanbase, some of the other fanbases are equally guilty of preventing needed change. 

Dual audio is just about the easiest thing to do, and most other Japanese gaming companies now offer it for their localized games that have multiple audio tracks. All of the subtitles and audio tracks exist, all it would take to implement dual audio is relatively few lines of code and an option to download the voice and subtitle packs for other languages (assuming they don't already come on the game card). 

Just as tiring as it is to read all the Nintendo apologists, it is also to read the heaters nitpicking for every detail. Not that I mean for this particular topic, but just as we see the "defend everything from Nintendo", we also see the "hate everything Nintendo do", and at this point it is unfair from you to just call one side.