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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Tarushdei
(@Tarushdei) reported
@Joeytehwriter @MamboNunez @Kotaku Nintendo could very easily release it on PC. I'd buy it in a heartbeat if it were available on Steam. I don't want Nintendo hardware. I just want the software. If pirates are offering a better service than real companies, then it's the company's fault their software is pirated.
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Thirtene
(@thirtene) reported
Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo: hey don't upgrade your SSD, cloud gaming .... **** they already did it😪 Consumer: I needed extra space, this SSD will fix that... Also consumer: wait I don't have to download all these games to play them...f**k.. wasted $200+
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Ghost Holston
(@CommanderProton) reported
Bringing up pirating CURRENT games is one thing. The other is Kotaku is bringing this to Nintendo's attention. Not only are they probably going to get in trouble, maybe even blacklisted, but Nintendo is now more likely to crackdown on this sort of thing.
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Space Gyra Solune
(@Gyra_Solune) reported
@KenKrumbach @Meevil the problem is that there is no guarantee a newly released game will continue to be playable 3 months from now nintendo could, if they desired, put out a software update that locked us from playing any given game they wanted. for many games this happens on accident
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Necksplitter
(@Necksplitter) reported
"Piracy is fundamentally a service issue. If the pirate provides a better service, they are going to go to the pirate every single time." and you gotta keep in mind, Nintendo are probably one of the biggest gaming companies in Japan and they existed for *over 100 years*
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PassTheMic
(@PassTheMic11) reported
@SilkBot4 @TheShepDawg1 @Kotaku Can you remind me again on how Nintendo is the problem here?
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Spikey Headed Demon Bastard
(@HellPriest78) reported
@TheFatConsol3R "I don't see the problem, all we're doing is sharing game files on torrent sites. Nintendo is a big company, I'm sure they'll be fine." - Somebody I just muted 5 mins ago. Talk about missing the point.
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Gweb
(@itsgwensday) reported
@Kotaku I am normally very much "**** Nintendo" on a lot of issues but this is such a not okay thing to post when we really need this game to do well
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Qwert
(@Qwertvana) reported
@RoyTroy64 @NintendoAmerica I feel all the new sets of weapons and specials would probably have completely broken splatoon 2’s gameplay.
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@superdavidbrothers
(@DavidAndrewBar2) reported
@AidenRS139 Jeez that's just crazy stupid man I wonder why they would even do that. Do they get in trouble for that by Nintendo if they always keep doing that?
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Solyant
(@Solyant1) reported
@StardustWhip @ModernVintageG The problem is that Kotaku brought together two topics that should stay separated: 1) Emulating Metroid Dread. 2) the whole piracy is okay thing. That's a lot of implication there. That Nintendo doesnt care about their legacy games is a fact, that's true. But its not the point
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Antonio J. Cl@Rk€ 🇵🇷
(@ToniiRuLezZ) reported
@_SlimeDave @Entity79 @RedMakuzawa I would bet nintendo is the company that is the LEAST to release an unfinished games. Never had a big issue with them. Or at least they don't have unfinished games the caliber of cyberpunk and nick allstars.
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nice **** bro 👍🏿
(@RogueRevived) reported
@magna10000 @MeliaTheMuffin @Kotaku Though I'd say the moral issue in piracy isn't "Nintendo isn't making their money" but rather "Stealing is never ok" In this case you're getting a service without holding up your end
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Neondromeda X Studios (Wolfblade1989)
(@1989Wolfblade) reported
Honestly at this point trying to squeeze a new console into the Japanese market would have many issues given Nintendo's dominance in the territory. Europe it is far easier since they have had many interesting consoles pass through and the U.S. Intellivison are smaller game also.
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Armin DRK
(@ArminDrk) reported
@VeryHelpers nice job Very,taking pre-order for Nintendo Switch then NOT sending my order despite having stock on launch day (Friday 8 OCT) and your customer service simply saying the don’t know why this happened,no apology,nothing! 👎👎👎
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MasterMario124
(@MMario124) reported
@cl0nedfriend @ConnorStMich @DynamoSuperX its kinda redundant to go to all this trouble since you still need a nintendo switch to dump the game, just play it on the switch man, its not that hard
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Armin DRK
(@ArminDrk) reported
@verynetwork nice job Very,taking pre-order for Nintendo Switch then NOT sending my order despite having stock on launch day (Friday 8 OCT) and your customer service simply saying the don’t know why this happened,no apology,nothing! 👎👎👎
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Scribble Core
(@Scribble_Core) reported
I think the main problem about Kotaku promoting piracy of Metroid dread is like this: Game doesn't get bought because people emulate it without buying it. Nintendo sees sales go down on their new Metroid Nintendo thinks "Metroid's not in high demand" and they don't make a new one
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Allie-RX
(@AllieRX) reported
Another thing I should also point out: The average consumer doesn't know how to pirate or emulate Switch games. This is something only the most hardcore gamers know about. If Nintendo is going after the general masses for Metroid Dread, piracy/emulation shouldn't be an issue.
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Ghost Holston
(@CommanderProton) reported
@KiibouRanger Not to mention, I'm going to guess this is gonna get a lot of people in trouble now that Nintendo has seen this.
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DrZaius
(@TheZaius) reported
@MarioBrothBlog I had that Diddy Kong Racing one. Got it from a catalogue that... I think came with an issue of Nintendo Power. It's true, it didn't always work.
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WarlockGod
(@god_warlock) reported
@MisterJ626 Ain't nobody saying the game is bad what we're saying is the price Nintendo is charging for the game in 2021 for a platformer it's not the game it's the price people got a problem with
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Don Eglinski
(@eglinski) reported
@cutechroma @Ancis__ @CJMelendez_ Are you going to complain that Nintendo doesn’t make its IP available elsewhere? I have no problems with exclusivity. That’s their right. They designed and produced them, this are under no obligation to release it elsewhere. I’m fine with that. PlayStation is the global standard.
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Filenotfound
(@404filen0tfound) reported
@Kotaku Hey, you do know this isn't going to help the piracy issue, and did you have to report *THIS GAME* is running fine? Its a 2 day old game from a franchise thats in dire need of a resurgance and you guys go and do this ****? Like, I get **** nintendo, but this only makes it worse.
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LAGuSi
(@LAGuSi2) reported
@Puertorock77_ You're wrong with this one. We shouldn't care at what price Nintendo values their games when we're ok when PS values their games at $70, especially when PS fans are ok with it. I know not all PS games are $70, but that's is not the issue.
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RyanRibbity (COMMISSIONS OPEN)
(@RyanRibbity) reported
To be frank, while this an issue with just, the world at whole, Nintendo fans have a thing where they see an article like this and assume it’s a HUGE thing. I have not forgotten like 2 sites saying “yokai watch is a Pokémon killer” and Nintendo fans like. Launching a tirade lol
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Hellion
(@Hellionsmith) reported
@3FrameWindow @Kotaku Quit eating dirt pretending other people are at fault for "emulating" if they want to buy the game they will buy it because it is an issue of Nintendo not doing right by metroid fans until decades pass and thinking old fans are still around by the time an actual new release comes
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kam
(@KamitoRings) reported
@specter_salmon you think its stupid because you're biased for nintendo. you cant objectively see the problem with your own argument. which you do you, it comes down to the hardware when said game is locked in that hardware. the fact that its exclusive makes it the defacto problem here, so no.
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MGK (Machine Gun Karl Marx) ☭
(@StrawberryACAB) reported
@Volt3n @MatPiscatella Retro/Nintendo have the ability to pay their workers for their labor. People pirating their content will not effect their bottom line. Additionally, the only reason pirating is seen as issue, is because of the inherent problems capitalism creates and perpetrates.
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「 NaviGamer 」@ Joycon Boy Forever
(@navigam3r) reported
@Nickireda Piracy as a service problem should honestly only be used for games that aren't readily available (like old Nintendo games). Dread literally just came out, there are more than enough copies for people to get it if they really wanted it.