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mysteryman on 11 March 2017
Burner37 said:
mysteryman said:

First we hear the story of the wife of a blind man: they were able to play a video game together from the HD rumble and 1-2-Switch. Perhaps he even has an advantage on some of the mini games, with a honed sense of hearing and touch, or maybe she's letting him win. Either way they're playing a video game together. 

 

So should we consider that they are playing a VIDEO game or just a game since there is no actual images necessary to play it?

There are images though. 

 

People can beat Super Mario Bros. blind, so is that a video game?



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areason on 11 March 2017

PC has the ability to let a disabled person play MOBA games with his face, it isn't a new demographic, it's something that most hardware are able to do.



mysteryman on 11 March 2017
areason said:
PC has the ability to let a disabled person play MOBA games with his face, it isn't a new demographic, it's something that most hardware are able to do.

You do realise that catering to one disability != catering to all disabilities?



areason on 11 March 2017
mysteryman said:
areason said:
PC has the ability to let a disabled person play MOBA games with his face, it isn't a new demographic, it's something that most hardware are able to do.

You do realise that catering to one disability != catering to all disabilities?

It isn't just one disabality it's an example mate. 



mysteryman on 11 March 2017
areason said:
mysteryman said:

You do realise that catering to one disability != catering to all disabilities?

It isn't just one disabality it's an example mate. 

An example that doesn't help the blind. 



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areason on 11 March 2017
mysteryman said:
areason said:

It isn't just one disabality it's an example mate. 

An example that doesn't help the blind. 

Catering to blind people isn't even going to bring Nintendo 10,000 new sales so is isn't a new market mate. 



mysteryman on 12 March 2017
areason said:
mysteryman said:

An example that doesn't help the blind. 

Catering to blind people isn't even going to bring Nintendo 10,000 new sales so is isn't a new market mate. 

You can debate the size all you like. But it is most definitely a new market. 



Pemalite on 12 March 2017

There is a blind person who completed Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64. He used the games sound/vibrations to work out where to go.



Better game design will help those with disabilities than anything the Switch's hardware will natively offer.



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ICStats on 12 March 2017

2 sales confirmed right there. Please don't play something actioney while holding your baby.



My 8th gen collection

m_csquare on 12 March 2017
Pemalite said:

There is a blind person who completed Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64. He used the games sound/vibrations to work out where to go.



Better game design will help those with disabilities than anything the Switch's hardware will natively offer.

that's not nintendo 64 tho