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Nintendo Switch Online Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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✨Muffin✨
(@MeliaTheMuffin) reported
@RogueRevived @Kotaku Nintendo are a multi billion dollar company, I see no issue with pirating any game they release
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Sean C. #BLM 🏳️🌈
(@beamcannon) reported
"We think there is a fundamental misconception about piracy. Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem." Gabe said it best. If Nintendo put every Metroid game on their system? Would go a long way.
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Best RT's in the Game
(@HBJohnXuandou) reported
Problem is, when you look at what actually happened, Metroid was dormant for like 6 years. Other M bombed, but 6 years later Nintendo tapped it for Federation Force. "But that game sucks!" you might say. Okay, a year after that Samus Returns came out. 7 years.
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Paracausal Level Ninja But Spooky!
(@CorpLvlNinja) reported
@AdamSessler Is your switch from the launch batch? I have a few friends with this same problem and Nintendo was no help to resolve it.
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SerFinchalot
(@SerFinchalot) reported
@tomboyophile @3FrameWindow @Kotaku The only thing I take issue with here is “Metroid is not a vulnerable series” This is Nintendo. They would definitely kill off an entire franchise in the blink of an eye just to prove it can.
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Icy Wings, ****** corporations BE GONE, or else...
(@Icy_Wings) reported
@AztecMania_ @LiquidChillin And what is the problem of me liking to draw anime? I'm just saying that Nintendo (The publisher) isn't worth my hard earned cash. If I could pay directly to developers I would.
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serga maraline
(@SMaraline) reported
@Grey_IsTrue The problem is Nintendo hasn’t released a true 2d Metroid since the gameboy advance so while yes Nintendo sucks and does harm preservation (except for the fact they hold their own stuff religiously it’s just non Nintendo preservation that suffers really)
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The Force Awakens For Slimer Stans
(@mrfeelswildride) reported
@FocusFireNo10 That isn't a problem! It's just Nintendo fans seething and crying over a problem they made up that isn't close to reality!
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💀Bee (Spooky)💀
(@Kaltrops_) reported
If piracy is such a problem for Nintendo that they need people to come to their defense every time someone doesn't pay full price for a AAA game they should simply consider releasing their games on Steam instead of trying to make people buy a console they'll only use once
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Najel de Guzman
(@NezeruGaming) reported
If games are too expensive in certain counties.. If publishers keep re-releasing the same old game at full price.. If Nintendo refuses to upgrade their Switch hardware.. If studios keep disregarding consumer feedback.. ..it's a service problem.
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Alexandre Armont
(@scolioreset) reported
So that article of Kotaku? Yeah, it can cause them some issues with Nintendo. However, piracy is something we have to deal with. Yes, games are getting more expensive. Doesn't affect sales. In fact, a "pirate" may eventually buy the game if he/she finds it good enough.
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i need a therapist
(@MalacarioItalo) reported
@aevanko Yeah, if only nintendo could fix this issue by piblishing the game on pc as well, so you know, people could buy it instead of having to pirate.
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Ken | ハルゴニアケン
(@HalgoniaKen) reported
And as one person pointed out. It's very ODD that people make Metroid Dread the target, but not the latest Call of Duty or Assassin's Creed, Rainbow Six, GTA. Like full on Abusive companies and practices but no no. Metroid and Nintendo are the problems. Mkay, cool.
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Lycanthrope ***
(@Lycan_Len) reported
@dbrand I found an odd issue with my odd setup while using the dbrand S21 Grip Case, Nintendo Switch charging cables wont fit in the phone charging port.
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Mick "The Nano Boo-ologist" Abrahamson
(@DaNanoBiologist) reported
Just wanna clarify, I didn’t mean to be as mean in my original post. And that this isn’t a Save Nintendo post. My issue is a major outlet directly linking to pirated versions instead of just highlighting the accomplishments of the hackers.
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Grey Crimes but spooky 🏳️⚧️
(@Grey_IsTrue) reported
For clarification, Kotaku didn't really take a stance either way on the issue of piracy, and the article spent most of its words talking about how Metroid Dread emulates on PC surprisingly well. As always, tho, people are using it as a front to defend Nintendo from piracy.
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A Corpse Rotten #BLM
(@ACR_Collection) reported
@DuctapePlays @theWellRedMage @Romudeth You guys miss the point completely. Piracy had a big decrease with the rise of streaming services. Why? Because they’re more convenient. And not detrimental to movie theatres btw. Guess what? That works for games too! Imagine if Nintendo had a Game Pass like service.
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Gabriel Côté
(@Gabriel04860535) reported
@TheCourier007 @ChristinaTasty When Nintendo is better at cross-platform than you, there is a goddamn problem
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The Real Unofficial Godzilla
(@TravenousDemon) reported
@WrecklessRidley @NintendoAmerica If the Kingdom Hearts cloud versions do well, be prepared for much more of it. Hopefully in the form of a monthly service for an instant library though.
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i need a therapist
(@MalacarioItalo) reported
@Capt_Pidgeotto @DerpedCrusader @aevanko Its a convenience issue, if they released the game on other (better) platforms, people would buy it. But nintendo stubbornness on this kind of thing is digging this games grave.
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Saz
(@Saz_2604) reported
@ModernVintageG I think the main fear is definitely Dread selling less due to piracy and making Nintendo not want to make another Metroid, but people need to understand piracy will always be a problem, and there is no way to stop it.
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Ken | ハルゴニアケン
(@HalgoniaKen) reported
Pirating & Emulating Metroid Dread is not gonna tell Nintendo to fix their Online issues, or their Copyright policies, or really anything. It's just gonna tell them not to make more Metroid games. But we know that, leave the others in their echo chambers
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DragonRift 🎮
(@DragonRift) reported
@CallumShephard That's why I said "new" entry. Samus Returns was a damn good remake. The problem I have is with Nintendo dragging their feet on porting their classics to the Switch eShop. You can't play Fusion at all outside of the GBA or Wii U/3DS, and those eShops are shutting down soon.
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Connor Wyton
(@connor_wyton) reported
@Derek5841 @shinobi602 Jim Ryan will run Playstation into the ground. Then Microsoft will be Microsoft and proceed to run Western Gaming into the ground with anti-competitive practices (you know, because money). The industry will crash and Nintendo will be the last man standing.
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Mayor Smore
(@StephenHelfric2) reported
@dunkpig @masteredirony There are other issues plaguing Nintendo on the consumer side of things that I'm sure you're well aware of, separate in regards to this situation. I'd just like pointing out that they have standards in the workplace that are worker friendly, contrary to the rest of the industry
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Jet
(@jetthejudge) reported
@DiNunno7 @TropicalMaku Most have completely viable income streams but want their products on better hardware. That's it. Nintendo doesn't provide that service and instead doubles down on their own BS infrastructure that is immensely worse rather than evolves with the market. That's it.
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Pixel
(@DepressedTwtUsr) reported
@Kotaku Based. Nintendo has an overpriced platform with overpriced games they have the worst online service which barely works and is paid! And for some reason, their fans still go around and suck their ****. They are simply out of touch.
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♥️
(@emanstronaut) reported
There is the small issue of the Metroid franchise being deserving of Nintendo’s support and money made is one of the main ways that companies gauge which franchises are deserving of their attention and funds, but I’m not exactly one to advocate against stealing from corporations
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Concebollismo ilustrado
(@ConcebollismoI) reported
@theWellRedMage I do not know what the emulator is, but if it is reverse engineering, it is legal. And so, makes no sense to ask the FBI to close a medium. If you believe it is a problem that a console is so easily emulated, ask Nintendo to make better consoles, not journalists to be quiet.
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Pig Pin
(@PigPinny) reported
@aevanko Nintendo should put their games on PC and price them competitively. I'm not condoning it, but piracy is a service issue.