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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Blindeyes133
(@Blindeyes133) reported
@EliotBallade @_MissClick_ The Nintendo Brand Ambassador blanket calling emulation 'theft' is the problem I have. When you buy a used product, Nintendo sees absolutely no profit. I am asking then, given that they don't see a dime from buying used games OR from emulation, how she can hold her opinion.
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Conrad
(@turboduomaxwell) reported
Nintendo doesn't have a problem with emulators. They charge $20/yr for an NES emulator that doesn't even have a cheat search function.
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Evan Ford
(@ev_ford) reported
@TroyClark2 Emulation will always be a gray area. It's not piracy but it is heavily connected to it. But Nintendo has always had an issue with preserving their older catalogues, and when they do, 90% of the time they overcharge or expect people to pay money all over again.
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Local Night Terror
(@AgonyRed1) reported
@mawsomepossum The other problem I got with Nintendo being the low standards and high price tags. Like, the internet has a principled hatred of microtransactions and day-one DLC regardless of the context, but then they’re on board with paying sixty ******* dollars for Animal Crossing
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Garrett Storm
(@GarrettStorm1) reported
@Boneybonsucks @Gountro I mean I’m not saying it’s JUST a Metroid problem, it’s honestly a problem for ALOT of Nintendo games which is why Nintendo cracks down on emulators so much. Part of it is because they want money obviously, but it’s also actually a major problem in those game communities
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Antamania
(@Antamania1) reported
@TheoDoesArt The funniest thing, if Nintendo wanted to stop PC pirating, they would make it available to PC players. There'd still inevitably be some pirates, but overall most of the issue disappears if you are able to give the money for a product you want.
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Miyazaki/宮崎
(@IzukuSauce) reported
@VocalPineapples I think the main issue is the game just came out. I don’t know why people are mad tho I’ve used Emulators because Nintendo Suck.
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Trendy Brendy 🐊
(@TrendanBrendan) reported
I just don't want to part with my physical copy for sentimental reasons, and Nintendo sees no immediate difference in revenue either way. Where does the problem lie? Because I'm not seeing it here.
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Ark the Pie King
(@PieArk) reported
@AtelierMagi @ShrewdSugarr @_MissClick_ It literally doesn't affect Nintendo's bottom line. At all. If someone can't buy it due to financial issues them downloading the game doesn't somehow suck money out of Nintendo's wallet. I agree people should buy it if they can. If they can being the operative there.
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Mighty Andross 64
(@AndrossSF0) reported
@MissMcCloud64 I feel the same conviction. Lol There's some reasons we havent been seeing much Star Fox and this is likely one of them. Nintendo has issues pleasing the other side of the fanbase. Makes life for other fans like us more difficult when not one game seems to please anyone. Lol
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wow it’s me
(@WAFFLED_II) reported
@TheToxicMan57 @TheNCSmaster @Kotaku I mean if Nintendo wasn’t so greedy with game preservation, this probably wouldn’t be as wide-spread of an issue. Some people wanna play the entire series on one console, rather than jumping from 20 year old hardware to the Switch.
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Pantsu-Panda 🌺
(@thepantsupanda) reported
Conclusion: At the end of the day, Nintendo is a company who must provide a service to their customers in order to make money. If piracy is more appealing than purchasing a digital license, then something is wrong on the service side.
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flamederg oomf
(@flameydergon) reported
@yagsievarb Nintendo fans when someone emulates Mario 64 in five months (its on their online service so emulation is bad now)
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Ⓥ Lame 🧢
(@TheLegendOfLame) reported
@basedpersona4 @Motionstahp @FloFluoro If Nintendo made a better service than what emulation paired with pirating offered, though, people would buy Nintendo offers every single time
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Soccer9001
(@soccer9001) reported
@yuusharo @Casual_PKBeats While sometimes false, game sale OFTEN do translate to future titles. Fire Emblem might have been cancelled if Awakening didn't sell well. But it did and now Fire Emblem is one of the main stays for Nintendo. This is want Metroid fans want. Also, didn't Crash 4 sell poorly?
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waiting for Midnight Circus
(@miyamoris_) reported
@laguzmage yeah I mean, nintendo has enough super fans that this shouldn't be a big issue but it's an awkward situation
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dess 😵💫 commissions open !
(@D3V1LD0M) reported
mammon: yeah there was a scanning error at self checkout but i didn’t even try to steal that stuff. the whole thing was resolved pretty quickly though mc: oh that’s good mammon: yeah it’s really good that they didn’t find that nintendo switch lite i stuffed up my ***
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Ⓥ Lame 🧢
(@TheLegendOfLame) reported
@basedpersona4 @Motionstahp @FloFluoro The fact of the matter is, NSO online still is a worse service than what you can do with most emulators. And that's just for NES and SNES games. The fact that Nintendo, a multi-million dollar company can't compete with fans that make emulators for free is sad.
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mary
(@witchy_mary) reported
@OhPoorPup i feel like if that were an issue nintendo wouldve gone after cemu with everyone talking abt how well and better botw runs on it
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Birdie
(@Like_The_B1rd) reported
@Ceaser_Magz I understand if you don't want to talk anymore 😔. I've broken your boundaries and I deserve what's coming to me. I should've known not to be Princess Daisy from various Nintendo games and consoles. It was wrong of me./j
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Crazy Dave for Smash.
(@CrazyDave4Smash) reported
@Vet_093 I'm sure both Nintendo and Microsoft could handle the crash IP really well. Sony too, but maybe to a slightly lesser extent? IDK the Crash series just seems like it'd be more at home with the other two.
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Nadia Oxford
(@nadiaoxford) reported
@docsquiddy I don't have a problem with Metroid's weird-ish controls, I got used to them pretty quickly, but it's a disgrace how many major releases from Nintendo don't let you change the button layout.
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Inderdip Lohtia
(@Civilwarfare101) reported
@JackLockjaw But is it really worth $60 when you can find lots of games of its type AND those games go on sale too? The biggest issue is that Nintendo games never go down in price. Skyward Sword HD's pricing is pure BS.
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Kure
(@KureBowzers) reported
@KirbyGamingSSBU The problem is that Nintendo is already skeptical about how the series will do, and actively encouraging people to make it do worse is going to prevent fans from getting what they deserve.
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Mich 🎃🍂 (Boo)
(@Im_Michine) reported
@Iceland10_ if you atleast buy the game first there is no problem with it; the thing is I would be okay with pirating it if it was by nintendo and was already old but its a new game that isnt made by nintendo, just advertised by nintendo
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sansire
(@PersonQuagsire) reported
@KingSlammen @TheThingUnder @Kotaku emulation is fine but when it effects current sales it's a problem but sure you get the game but let's say this becomes a common practice, people who manufacture the consoles will lose their jobs because Nintendo isn't going to pay them to make games when they have game devs...
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Ember 💚
(@RealFallenEmber) reported
Nintendo doesn't offer a great service or products now days that I've straight up have considered not getting another Switch, and buying games, and playing them off the Steam Deck when Yuzu is made for it.
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BMO | BLM
(@BMO_ACNH) reported
@stevenspohn I wonder if this isn’t a bigger problem than the fact that Dread is supposed to be a hard game. Difficult games aside, do any of Nintendo’s games provide accessibilty options? I’m having a hard time thinking of one.
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Grey Crimes but spooky 🏳️⚧️
(@Grey_IsTrue) reported
@HugeSmile4MeTHX The short answer is that people build their own ways to deal with the issue, and if the results are equitable to their case, then yes, it's justified for them. Others may choose to simply not bother with Nintendo at all, and that's also justified.
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Xaeko
(@XaekoV) reported
@LilyBlue53 I get you on that, so far the hardest one to get is Nintendo. Even BeatEmUps has issues with them at times. It's usually third parties he gets them through and that guy is a huge Nintendo reviewer/streamer. A lot of other Japanese companies are easier to deal with.