| curl-6 said: Since I have several friends with a Switch, I'm gonna wait til one of them gets 3D World + Bowser's Fury, then borrow it off them to play just the expansion without paying for a Wii U port. |
The year is 2084.
The climates are volatile and unpredictable around the world, as climate change has effectively made the northern hemisphere southern and the southern hemisphere northern. East is now West and Microsoft is now centered in Osaka.
As the sun starts to fall over the horizon, the orange tan line sets on a logo now infested with leaves of yesteryear stuck between the crevices and curves, and the feces of today's common birds plastered on the front face of the lettering.
In a nearby neighborhood, adjacent to the stained sign of memories past, the last Yodobashi Camera manager comes out of his store. He turns around, with a frown as long as his muscles can possibly bear, and turns around the sign. "Closed for business". This wasn't just another Saturday night though. This was the end, truly.
As kids everywhere snuggle up in their homes to play away the weekend evening, they get out their smart phone for another round of a micro-transaction infested candy crush match. The ones that are still invested in the now antiquated idea of playing on a "TV" go straight to Amazon's Blend, Google's Stadium (the fifth generation of Stadia), and Tencent's xGamersRUs.
A father looks at his daughter, glued to her phone for hours on end well into the middle of the night, and quietly whispers ("If only the starving indie developers Nintendo got their fair share").
As the current CEO of the stained-sign-incorporated steps out and looks back, he smiles, thinking of all the joy his company brought to children, families, and gamers all around the world. A single solitary tear leaves his face, chasing down the wrinkles on his lower chin, as if trying to moisturize the seeds of old age. He knew this would be the last time he, or anyone, exited this building. It was a farewell kept between an inanimate building and a lonely man, but though it was lost to the winds of time for no one but himself to hear, it was never forgotten. As he walked away slowly, closing the gates of the lot for the last time, he quietly said, with equal amounts of amusement and sadness in his voice:
"Checkmate, indeed..."
