Comment on Switch 2 GameCube controller will only be offered to those who pre-order the console

neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s ironic considering their early days in gaming. They were targeted by Universal over a BS lawsuit for using “Kong” in Donkey Kong and him being a gorilla like King Kong.

  Now they’re pulling the same crap on smaller people/businesses and also working with the very company who did the lawsuit to bring their games to the movies.

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• Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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• hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  • Periodically killing mods and fan projects
  • going after palworld
  • using last-gen hardware in their consoles
  • never decreasing prices

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  • carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    using last-gen hardware in their consoles

    I mean there’s nothing inherently wrong with that (if only they charged last-gen prices as well lol)

    but anyways here’s a bunch more shit they’ve done:

    • killing emulation projects
    • patenting basic gameplay elements
    • sued a man so hard he was forced to pay them part of his income for the rest of his life
    • charging full price for basic rereleases

    and for a few older ones, just to show that they’ve been shitty this whole time, actually:

    • attempting to kill game cheating devices (like the game genie)
    • preventing 3rd parties from releasing games on competitor’s consoles, essentially giving themselves a monopoly
    • attempting to kill video game rentals

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    • Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I wouldn’t go as far a stating that it’s mainly a systemic problem. Individual choices also matter to some degree.

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