2026 Nintendo

software patents are bullshit

Nintendo is the enemy
- ¿Por que los dos?
Egregious overreach of patents is bullshit. Your idea should be protected, i.e. Pokemon. A concept shouldn't be copyright-able in the first place, i.e. "summoning a sub character to fight other sud characters."

IIRC, Sony paid Disney a small royalty for every MemoryStick with MagicGate DRM capabilities sold, because Disney owns the trademark on the word “Magic” in the context of entertainment media.

this has to be illegal. you should not be able to trademark such a common word

I wonder if they're aware how their aggressive copyright stance is making them be perceived, or if they just don't care.

I'm guessing it's the latter

Like most businesses, they've done the math.
Whatever PR value they lose is nowhere near the amount of value they think they will retain.
- Did they do the math with the WiiU? What about the GameCube? Did they do the math when the N64's outdated media, blurry graphics and awkward controls caused them to drop from a dominant position to a distant second overnight? Businesses are run by people, and people can make mistakes.
  Yes, the Switch 2 is doing well now off the backs of Nintendo's cult of fanatics, but while that cult is disturbingly large it's not enough to sustain a console on its own. Nintendo is also in a unique situation right now since they only have one system for the first time since the '80s. Previously, if their console failed they could fall back on their handheld to keep them afloat, but Nintendo only does handhelds now, having left the console market after the failure of the WiiU. If the Switch 2 falters, they've got nothing left.
  Finally, there's the fact that the original Switch benefited from having an effective monopoly on its market during its lifetime. The Vita had already been discontinued when the Switch launched and the Steam Deck was still a fairly niche device for enthusiasts. Now with Valve opening up Steam OS we're seeing a lot more PC handhelds reaching the market, and there have been rumours of Sony putting out a new portable.
They don't care cause it won't affect them financially. People get upset, but there's so many that don't care that it doesn't matter. Just look at the backlash to the Switch 2 game prices only for it to become one of the best selling systems day 1. Then there's the outrage over Pokemon Sword and Shield cutting tons of Pokemon and the lackluster visuals only for them to be some of the best selling Pokemon games.

Michael Vick better start sweating.

Ughhh and here I was just about to start selling Micheal Vick Simulator 2025 on Steam.... Fucking Nintendo

Nintendo's been comparatively more evil than most other companies for a long while now.

Most other major game publishing companies are lumbering goliaths that destroy good things because they're out of touch and apathetic about the customer as long as they get their money. They waste huge swaths of money on live service garbage because they're like obese stupid short sighted gambling addicts.

Nintendo is like a vindictive sociopathic crime syndicate that punishes its enemies for little actual gain because its already sitting on a throne of money and a steady stream of fanatics that will always buy their shit. Nintendo wants you to understand who is boss and to know your place. Nintendo will cut you.

Fuck Nintendo.

Nintendo is still stuck in the 80s (or more accurately, what Japanese call the Showa era due to it being heavily conservative), especially for its heavy-handed proprietary business practices where they use buildings full of lawyers to protect its intellectual properties as sacred objects. They'll have little to lose because they weaponized nostalgia to keep a lot of fans and mostly casuals paying for their products, even as they crush some fanworks as inimical to their profits.

There go my dreams of making Dog Fight Simulator 2029.