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curl-6 on 23 March 2020
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padib said:
curl-6 said:

Honestly, I don't even remember any altercations with you in the past besides the Smash one, and while I may disagree with you on that, it doesn't make me angry and I'm certainly not upset with you.
There's no need to turn this into a feud. Can we not just discuss the topic at hand?

I explained why that post was likely to have met with many agreements; many people are justifiably frustrated with Nintendo at the moment. If they come out with a general direct and announce a decent 2020 lineup, I imagine that frustration will evaporate.

Curl, you know that Nintendo has always had this kind of situation, and you know that they always end up delivering A+ game after A+ game. With a weak 3rd party support, as a game maker, they are incredible to be able to support their own platform almost all on their own.

You also know that they are hard at work on the next Metroid, and they often surprise us with new upcoming games we didn't expect. I remember when Donkey Kong Country returns was announced, only 3 months before it released.

I'm not saying you don't have a right to be frustrated, but you also need to remember the game maker you are a big fan of, and they never really let us down. Even in the most difficult times, we got Smash Melee, Wind Waker, Metroid Prime, Mario Sunshine, Skyward Sword, and many other great new IPs like Animal Crossing, Xenoblade Chronicles, and some from partners that Nintendo attracted to them, with games like the Last Story, Killer7, The Wonderful 101, Bravely Default and even big 3rd party games like Monster Hunter on 3DS.

Nintendo is great, not because they pretend to be great, they just are.

While I certainly agree Nintendo are overall great, I can't honestly say they always deliver for me. Most of the time, yeah, they do. Recently 2017 and 2019 for example were fantastic and delivered spades of awesome games.

They do also have their occasional slumps though, like 2016 and 2012, I'm just concerned this year will end up being one of those, especially as we could all do with something to distract and cheer us up at the moment. I could be totally wrong, but the uncertainty makes me uneasy and I'd love them to give us some reassurance that they're not asleep at the wheel.