Has Success Made Nintendo Boring?
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- čas přidán 10. 05. 2024
- Has Nintendo's success with the Switch made them less entertaining than in the Wii U & 3DS era?
The tweet of inspiration: x.com/NintenDaan/status/17809...
0:00 Intro
2:14 The Old Nintendo Direct Charms
5:59 Where's the flair?
7:37 Anti-Social?
10:16 Why are they like this?
12:21 How they can get their Rizz back
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Video by: Joey Ferris
Thumbnail by: Tom Arnold
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At 5:13, I really wished Doug Bowser and regular Bowser took turns with the announcements. Such a missed opportunity.
Or that Doug would get any screen time at all. He could be just as great as Reggie if they would just give him the chance to prove himself in the same way.
Maaan, ten years from now, we’re all gonna feel nostalgic for the Switch era. Let’s enjoy it while it lasts.
Nope, I will never be nostalgic for the Switch system. I've had it ever since launch night back in 2017, so if it were to be nostalgic, I would already be feeling that nostalgia. Now there are games on the Switch I am nostalgic for like Mario Maker 2 and Botw, but that's about it. Saying Mario Kart 8 would be cheating because most of that nostalgia comes from the Wii U version
I agree
I know I'm Nostalgic for the Wii u
There are games on the switch that are awesome but the switch is one boring ass system
@@ajtriforcegamerofhyrule8538 Same, but with 3DS for me
I can only imagine you guys reconsidering what nostalgia is for the switch twenty years from now, lol
10:31 is the answer to all your questions. People sure couldn't stop bitching and moaning during the Wii U era about "gimmicks", "gimmicks", "gimmicks" and how Nintendo should be more like the others and Nintendo heard that message loud and clear. This is what you all wanted, so this is what you get.
They stopped targeting kids. The rise of social media said to them why do we need our own. They did not want to be as seen and goofy and for kids, they wanted to sell to their audience that hated them
And in true Nintendo fan fashion, they're still complaining.
@@SaltyToad00 I've been in a youtube reply convo with you before and you are quite out there but I know you're not a troll.
Anyways, the switch era really was about them saying... We need games because prople didn't like gimmicks... They fixed most of their hated series(besides sports ones) and as for the charm... It did go away but they really wanted to focus on ensuring that it wasn't solely for kids. Most of the wii u haters bought switch because of the change in marketing.
@@SaltyToad00 I mean they are complaining about online no doubt but I think nintendo doesn't want to compete with social media companies like discord especially when everyone was saying the app sucked and they were just going to use discord.
I'm not really complaining. The Switch was a great console. But as the years pass it becomes more and more clear that the hardware is simply outdated. If the successor of the Switch would be the same but with more power I would buy it without hesitation.
People felt the same about the Wii U back in 2016-2017. So people will be bitching about the Switch in its last years, they'll be desperate to jump ship to the next console, once we get used to the next system we'll forget about the pains of the Switch era and look back at it fondly as the "Nintendo renaissance" when the next era introduces new problems.
Isn’t this with every media company ever?
Usually to get back to the top you have to make risks and when you reap the rewards, you’re on top then get stale and back to the bottom. Rinse and repeat
I honestly despise this response to criticism because of how common it is and how it kills discussion. Is this a frequent result of successful companies? Yes. Does it always happen? Probably in the long run (capitalism wahoo). But there are still recent projects put out by large companies which I would say were innovative and made risks. My point is, it doesn’t *have* to be this way so if we notice this happening, we should criticize this occurrence - Nintendo included. Also, this channel’s main focus is Nintendo so of course they’re going talk about this issue in relation to Nintendo.
No it just has to do with the passing of Iwata. Everything that people associate with Nintendo has to do with Iwata. Even people who don't like Nintendo usually don't like it because of gimmicks and underpowered hardware...which wasn't a thing BEFORE Iwata.
Same thing happened when Nintendo got on top because of the Wii. Lead to them getting stale and releasing WiiU
@@Chelaximiwatas been at the company since at least the pokemon gold/silver. Wdym before iwata
But Nintendo isn’t stale. I would argue Sony has become stale once the PS5 became a hit and Jim Ryan went into full “Don Mattrick” mode. Nintendo is the only one of the big 3 still taking risks. They’re just now learning not to be too quirky for their own good. Which hurt them sometimes.
Everying the 3ds/Wii U get praised for now was massively hated on a few years ago. Its gonna be funny when the switch 2 has been out for a while and people say shit like “I miss the og switchs basic menu, the lack of music gave it a vibe the switch 2 cant replicate!”
That would be funny
Not _everything_
Free online and the virtual console were always liked.
Nintendo Gamecube/Wii 3DS era was more experimental and fun.
The wii was trash. That's why the wii u failed too, no one wanted anymore wii
N64 best Nintendo era
@@fnsonicrickIt was never trash, and that's probably not why the Wii U failed.
@fnsonicrick The Wii had the motion gimmick that got old after awhile, but it still has some of the best games of some series. Rhythm Heaven Fever, Punch-Out, I even prefer Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 over Odyssey in some ways.
@@Sygmus6 I agree, Super Mario Galaxy one and two are top tier. Im at least glad the wii existed for those
Nintendo fans right now are like “Where’s the next Nintendo Direct?! Where’s the next Nintendo Direct?! Where’s the next Nintendo Direct?!”
Those guys would be great in pro football. Because they are constantly rushing for a Nintendo Direct at times like these.
Been like that for 2 years now.
I think Nintendo tried to look less kid-friendly because that's part of the reason why the WiiU failed, but we all miss Iwata and Reggie, those were better times, at least Miyamoto shows up from time to time
A grand majority of people still sees Nintendo as child/family-friendly, and it's not just limited to the gaming public, when WB. Games were planning to port Mortal Kombat 11 to the Switch one of the producers wondered if a game like MK would be a good fit for the Switch due to the game's content, which also means that that person wasn't aware that the Mortal Kombat series has been present in all Nintendo's console, with the exception the Virtual Boy, 3DS and WiiU
Boring? the past few games have been bangers
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So the pattern once again continues. Every console generation whatever the current console is, Nintendo gets criticized for not being the same company and the consoles of yesterday were more fun. Even though those same consoles were labeled boring when they were current
Nintendo youtubers are in the trenches rn cus there's no news/games
I think one reason is because Iwata and Reggie were both the driving force for a lot of the fun parts of the directs, and now they are both gone
Honestly I think that's the main reason.
Even before that it scaled down cuz of the haters
You overestimate Reggie too much.
He was responsible for releasing Nintendo games in America and nothing more.
I hated the Wii U and 3DS era. I would argue that era was boring.
Eh, I liked the 3DS/Wii U Era, but mostly the 3DS side. The Wii U side meanwhile was basically devoid of a lot of fun games coming to it for the majority of it's life, at least games that weren't just Virtual Console games. 1st and 3rd Party Support for the latter half of it was pretty barren
It's not the success that made Ninteno boring. It's the loss of Iwata, a man who really understood what both his employes and his customers really want.
Everyone hated Iwata back in 2011-2015. People only started liking him after his death in retrospect. I still remember the tsunami of "Nintendo should fire Iwata" videos back in 2015.
@@lol-ih1tl Glad I'm not the only one that actually remembers those types of video, Even during the 2020s everyone was using his death as an excuse against Nintendo and thankfully it came to an end which I'm glad it did.
I always find those people extremely ungrateful and disgusting
I never noticed the Iwata hate. I only noticed a time a Nintendo console contributed anything
@@knuclear200x probably because you were sleeping under a rock.
@lol-ih1tl going to need a source then. The era you mentioned still had strong support for both DS's
I fully disagree. It has nothing to do with the success but the death of iwata
I'll take the Nintendo Switch library of games over the more unique features and UI of some of Nintendos older consoles anyday. At the end of the day it's the games that really make a console fun and what we buy them for.
To answer your question, NO, absolutely not.
Nintendo's silence has made GameXplain boring.
Nah, that one has been going for awhile even when Nintendo says a minimum.
Nintendo's silence is even more boring.
I don’t think Nintendo are being complacent. Perception is a powerful thing and can cloud your view of reality. You’re probably bored of seeing Nintendo succeeding and just nostalgic for when they were an underdog.
This right here. I k ow a lot of people who just want to root for the underdog and then get upset when said underdog makes it to the top. Hell, look at pro wrestling. It happens all the time.
Not enough people seem to like fun. Seems like a bunch of devs end up having to sacrifice their sauce to gain success
No, all the things you mention here are secondary promotions to the games themselves. If the games are fire that's what matters.
Yes but can you blame them? The Wii U could have been their Sega Saturn that led to their Dreamcast. If it makes you feel any better the next console will undoubtedly sell worse. Nintendo is always up and down.
That is actually a good point there!
But how is that a good thing though if there next console sells badly again?
@@NickMario1 I was making a joke.
@@NickMario1 I'm not sure what "bad" sales would be for Nintendo in that context but it's not the same as simply selling less than the Switch, which got tremendous appeal and momentum.
@@mkjjoeTrue. Even a DS to 3DS situation for the Switch and it's successor would still actually be a success. The 3DS did sell less than the DS but to say the 3DS failed would be a gross misunderstanding of reality. It still sold amazingly well. Even a Switch 2 selling half as well as the current Switch could be considered a win. That's still 60M Units or more
Console may be boring, but the Switch has had one of the best game lineups from their consoles
Say that to Sony as they are the most boring gaming company.
how? not when Xbox exists (for now) lmao
@@zooka0619 Because all of their games are 90% cutscenes and 10% gameplay.
@@zooka0619Xbox has variety, which is something Sony has been lacking for years. (I say this as someone who owns a PS5 and a Series X.
@@SaltyToad00 I would agree with ya but idk much cuz the only Playstation original games I've ever played were the Ratchet & Clank series and Sackboy A Big Adventure.
@@SaltyToad00 That’s cap & you know it lmfao. Name 1 game with an insane ratio like that
Can you imagine calling Nintendo boring because the Switch doesn't have themes or street pass? Lmao this video must be a joke
No don't go down this road. Nintendo is doing good recently, it's ideas like this that make Nintendo think they go to release another Wii. I don't want dumb a gimmicks I just want a clean, powerful purposeful Nintendo console that they release great games on. That's it
Exactly.
Well, I don't think Nintendo is aiming for a powerful console for their next one. I mean, I'm sure it's going to be much more powerful that the current Switch, but it's not going to be near as strong as the PS5 or Xbox Series
As for any gimmicks, honestly, I think Nintendo has tried everything at this point, not sure what they could add. Perhaps some force feedback similar to the one on the PS5 Dual Sense
One of my favorite parts of the switch is that it is NOT a "social device." I wanted a gaming console, not a multimedia one - and I got it. XBox/PS are basically just PCs now. I have a PC, I don't need another one.
Of course, I know I'm not everyone, so I get why people are mad. I'm super happy with the switch anyway. To be fair, I'm basically only using it for single player games anyway.
You can probably blame all the sexual predators for the social aspect of nintendo dying.
We should just be happy for their success.
I will ALWAYS love the Wii U era. The Directs were charmingly fun and creative. The Wii U had Miiverse, where you didn't need to interact with the community but still felt apart of it, because some games incorporated some features that would allow you to see what other players were doing with messages and pictures. I always loved seeing what other players were drawing and messages on the Wii U home screen when I booted it up. This is was the Switch lacks, even though it is more successful, it doesn't have much "personality", with it's boring UI. Plus the company since losing Iwata and Reggie has been devoid of fun advertising and more "straight to the point" orientated. So in a sense, yes, it has indeed gotten boring. Hopefully that will change when the new console rolls out.
No one bought into any of their social gardens. Half the time they were just full of fucking trolls. Why would the company keep putting out quirky stuff if everyone on the Internet just shits on it?
it’s not complicated. None of that stuff resulted in more sales
Yeah people don’t realize quirky Nintendo only comes around when they’re losing or doing poorly. They need it to boost fan morale, it works in that regards, but they don’t need to when they’re putting out great games and selling.
Iwata was the best. He was a developer and a great person, but more important, he was a PERSON, with fun ideas and passion. Rest in peace good man.
Considering there one of the last brands still giving us single player games , little lay offs , and a lot of high reviewed hits I would say there success and playing it safe has been a good thing, in a era of garbage monotized games , always online , and live service Nintendo is one of the last blessings left in the gaming world
Here's the thing, some of the best skits, were part of the worst Directs. Do I miss the charisma of Reggie and the sincerity of Iwata? Sure thing. But I find myself way more excited for modern Directs because they're way more likely to showcase a large amount of incredible games than they were in the Wii U generation.
I’m just gonna say this, The Nintendo Switch 2 better do everything the Wii U & 3DS Did Right when it comes to creativity.
Nintendo had to abandon a bit of that comedic spark in order to appeal to wider audiences. I basically stoppled playing after Wii/DS era and Switch is my most played console in my whole life. If it brings them success, I am fine with it.
I think the Switch UI overall is boring. But I believe Nintendo did all those changes to distance itself from the Wii/Wii U/3DS era, but in the process, lost a lot of their identity with it. They went for speed and simplicity instead of character and customization. And I think their marketing followed suit.
I do believe that their strategy will change with the next console. As stated, I can see why they wanted to distance themselves from those eras, but they went overboard in doing so. And I think they may know it, but it was too late into the lifecycle to course corrrect, especially when the UI wasn't built with some features in mind.
I hope so.
How'd do you get the gamexplain logo in your handle
I feel that this era of Nintendo just wants to focus on being more "mature" compare to previous consoles. They don't see them as just for kids and as a result become a lot more corporate.
If they try to become more mature, they'll become even more sterile and corporate.
Stop the 🧢. This is more geared towards kids than anything. Damn near every Nintendo made game has been made to be as "accessible" as possible to the youngest crowd that even 3 year olds can play some games. They've stopped making difficult games a long time ago.
@@smpiano6605 What about Fire Emblem and Xenoblade? Unless you think that Nintendo makes nothing but Mario games. You also forget that a lot of easy games are hard to 100%.
@@lol-ih1tl A games difficulty isn't based on 100% it, it's on beating it. A pizza that has 7 basic standard slices and 1 really slice that has a ton of spicy ingredients is still a basic pizza.
@@smpiano6605 if any% completion is too easy for you, aim for 100% completion instead and start raging.
Old school Nintendo was really special and fun.
Reggie making the most random of jokes and having fun at fans was amazing. I miss it
Just from the thumbnail, I already knew that that's just being plain ridiculous
Personally, I prefer Nintendo today, even though I do have a soft spot for Nintendo from back then.
About Directs, I prefer when they get to the point and show games. I couldn’t care less about their skits from back then (with a few exceptions).
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Very curious about their next console now that 3DS and Wii U no longer have online.
the opposite tbh. people can be nostalgic all they want for the wii u era but it was mostly just low budget mario spin offs and really boring stuff like tennis ultra smash or paper mario color splash. other series hardly got to breathe, it was just the sane thing constantly. meanwhile the switch is like... heres tears of the kingdom, heres fire emblem engage, heres pikmin 4, heres kirby and the forgotten land, heres paper mario ttyd, heres metroid dread. its nothing but nonstop fun and whimsy. nintendo is more fresh and interesting than theyve ever been
and yeah "the directs arent as silly" but like. anytime nintendo tries to be silly they get super harsh criticism and angry comments that theyre wasting time
and sure "the switch home menus bland" but its easy to navigate and understand, and it loads lightning fast. if the switch had a charming musical home menu that took awhile to load, people would despise it
nintendo is super fun, they just listen to criticism way too much
This new "boring" Nintendo is making better games, so nyeh.
The Wii U era felt _miserable_ as a fan in terms of quality releases. The only "fun" things were certain specific moments of their directs. We remember them, and most of them became super iconic, but no one talks about how they almost always felt dissapointing in terms of actual content. I don't outright _regret_ buying a Wii U, but it was also the first ever generation where I also bought a Sony system and I think that says a lot.
I've been a Nintendo fan since the 90s. The Switch generation has been incredible. Every generation has its fans, but I honestly think that a ton of people will look at the Switch as a little bit of a golden age in the next few generations (or hopefully, the start of one if the next system is also a hit).
The grass is greener on the other side of the side. People complained about these bits being too long to get to the games.
COVID also happened. That may not be the only reason, but I feel like a multi-year period of remote working (that people now prefer) probably did affect a thought of "Yeah we probably don't need to bring in people just for skits."
I personally feel like Nintendo doesn't take as many risks in their games anymore. They don't innovate as much as they could. All the Mario sports titles are bare bones and just basic on the switch, including the Mario parties. Most of the games on the switch are good yes, but they don't do anything crazy. They don't turn the series on it's head. I think the GameCube is the best example of when Nintendo games where insane in terms of just what those games did. Mario Sunshine, Double Dash, Metroid Prime, Lugi's Mansion, Pokémon Colosseum, ect. All those games took their franchise and did something new with it. People might disagree, but I don't think TOTK is that good. I like a lot of the systems they added to the game, but overall it's just an expansion of BOTW. It didn't do anything to flip zelda on it's head. Look at Windwaker. We went from Majoras mask and Ocarina of time to windwaker and that was a drastic change in what we viewed Zelda could be. I really hope with the next system they go back to the gamecube era of games and make things fresh again and subvert expectations in a good way
I miss the skits in the directs
They stopped doing them cuz people hated them and everyone just wanted game announcements unfortunately but l always found them charming
If Nintendo is “boring” blame the haters
Messaging your friends isn't about difficulty, it's about protection; protecting their users from predators and protecting their corporation from lawsuits. But gamers don't really understand these things, they just make demands and think "it's easy" and if their demands aren't met they think, "evil greedy lazy devs!"
This feels like such a hipster esque take. I havent felt the need to use the word "hipster" in years till now so... Good job?
Nintendo had never lost ANY charm imo.
I never really understood the interface argument because I don’t find the Wii U menus to be dazzling or amazing and plus I would rather take the speed of the Switch menu over that any day of the week because the Wii U menu is a temporal nightmare
Besides the fact the Switch eShop is slower AND more boring, while I agree the Wii U menu isn't that special and is too slow, I don't think we had to sacrifice so much stuff for speed since the 3DS is pretty quick and has more features than the Wii U with themes and badges.
Serious question: How are groups worse than folders? You can do so much more with groups, like have a game in more than one group. With folders you can put it in one folder, and that's it; you can't have it anywhere else. I'd honestly be disappointed if we went back to folders.
That was something I noticed at first and I liked it. I could have one group for physical games and Mario games. Then I could put a Mario games in both of those as oppose to just one. It was cool
The marketing was creative in this era, because it had to be. Nintendo's games were extremely mid in the late Wii and WiiU era, and they were surviving on nostalgia and brand loyalty alone. Good games market themselves. Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8, and New Horizons not only saved Nintendo, but brought them back to the top.
I wouldn't say a lot of the games during the Wii and Wii U eras were Mid. But the Wii U didn't have many games coming out for it during it's latter half.
The Switch meanwhile is only now just starting to slow down, and we're 7 years in.
If this is the future for Nintendo, where the first 6 years of their console's life is jammed packed with GOATs, and only then starts to slow down in year 7, still releasing just a few GOATs, then I'll take it
Not really. If anything, Nintendo games have been better than ever.
Nintendo is video games company not a comedy Show developers.
Nintendo act profesional now, no more childish Directs.
I miss nintendo minute. 😢
Saame,
Kit and Krysta still makes videos, the only difference is its Nintendo bashing videos as opposed of Nintendo minute where they were still under contract so they couldn't bash it then.
Yeah they have been progressively more bland and straight to the point. Nintendo have distanced themselves from the more kid friendly persona.
Did you not play the recent Peach game?
13:57 blame the fans who whined that the Wii U era was too “childish” not the shareholders
Nintendo needs to get with the times with social features. Why can’t we message our friends? Why can’t we use party chat? Why can’t we share clips with friends? Nintendo needs to catch up with Sony and Microsoft with this stuff and get out of an early 2000s mindset with the lack of all these features
No.
Yes. They stopped trying as hard during the Switch era because they didn’t need to put in as much effort to make a profit.
Being quirky and silly never got them success.
@@Linklex7 I was talking about the games themselves. They don’t put in the effort that they used to.
I guess this means you could say that the Wii U era was "All Flash and No Substance", while the Switch era has been "All Substance and No Flash"?
Slow day at the office eh? Well if you got time to lean you got time to clean. Start wiping down the place. Pick up a broom…😅
Wow, I feel so nostalgic watching this video. A lot of those events happened in my early college years and I remember watching some of them live.
One of my personal favorite directs was the Hyrule Warriors direct which featured Eiji Aonuma and Yosuke Hayashi from Koei Tecmo presenting the game. You could tell from that direct that they really loved making the game. It’s one of my favorite games in the last decade.
Gamexplain struggling to stay relevant. Blame others instead
I want the Plaza back and Miiverse with Themes
I wanna New Beautiful Themes and Music Ambient...😢💔
So we're just gonna ignore all of the 2023 and 2024 games ???
Nintendo fana can never be happy
Exactly. This video is bad.
In terms of the directs, I think I pefered the current style of the directs since it does a pretty good job outlining the games that they gotta show in a timely manner without feeling like a slog to get through. The skits were fun don't get me wrong but perhaps they would work best separately as their own videos for marketing certain games.
Nintendo directs had to put all those skits and fluff before because they had NO GAMES, people tune into the directs for GAMES. If the next 40 minute direct hypothetically had a 15 minute skit people will trash Nintendo. I'm not against the skits, but let them be something separate.
I'd rather have a lot of good games than cool Directs, even if you don't count the Wii U ports, the Switch has one of the biggest and best first party game libraries of any game console. Playstation 5 only has 11 games in 3 years which is just embarrassing. and xbox series x there are hundreds of videos that explain how bad things are going for Microsoft
This is interesting cause this is like the old generation complaining about the new generation, but the new generation will watch this video too and will likely learn and adapt to the mindset, or atleast consider it.
It’s interesting cause the old generation can complain about the new generation, WITH the new generation, and even get reciprocation. That’s unheard of. Kids and adults today (except… boomers sorry) are so connected.
They aren’t boring they are just more “mature” as people say they wanted
They haven’t lost that creativity and personality at all
I do miss the fun of every menu having music and the way Mii’s were used. I can also see how constant music on a device that can be used as a handheld might be more of an annoyance for some people, and Mii’s lost their novelty. I still really want themes though!
Switch lacks UI
Todays my Bday and when I booted up the Wii U it did the little happy Birthday Jingle, Wii U may not have been a successful console but for that little feat 1000% made me smile, I'd love for that to return to the new console..
aww that's cute! Happy birthday!!!!!
You guys are awesome ! Thank you all so much for the content over the years !
@@GameXplain And thank you for the birthday wishes ! May you all be blessed !!
Happy birthday
@@_amya__ Thank you !!
You mean people find Nintendo boring cause they dominate now.
No one thinks Sony as boring when ps4 was successful.
Btw, Xbox basically no existing right now.
xbox has literally taken over the playstation store
@@IAmNotASandwich453 , xbox? It was. Microsoft games not xbox.
Xbox series s and x flopped hard.
I miss Nintendo Badge Arcade (despite the micro transactions). It even got an Assist Trophy in SSBU.
2:01 I used to always hear people say that the Wii U and 3ds were for babies and how it looked like a fisher price toy and how street pass and eshop music and miiverse were childish and how Nintendo needs to “grow up”
And so they listened to those people and just focused on games
I mean its not surprising.
When ur clawing ur way up to the top and trying to gain relevancy. You will be doing alot of things to make urself interesting and marketable.
Once u finally hit that point then you just do what's needed and not wanted.
Then the cycle repeats once u fall back down again.
Also ill admit they have always been weird when it comes to the social aspect of their platform. Any of their own attempts dont last long or just fail.
I still find it amazing that Reggie and Iwata weren't actually in the same room when they filmed that epic fight.
YES. So much yes. I miss the Miiverse and all the quirkiness of the 3DS and WiiU. Streetpass was amazing and I miss it too. I thought we would slowly get more stuff like it with updates but we haven’t really gotten anything.
6:59 one or the other
The eshop on switch is unique compared to other systems it also looks more professional
People wanted Nintendo to “grow up”
That’s on us
The answer for me is a resounding yes. I even notice it in games. Like TotK, you can just feel that there is a much bigger team behind it. So not many choices or Easter eggs that you can only get with a smaller teams. They are good games, but not magical imo. Just more commercial big for the sake of being big and in a lot ways, safe.
Yep there's so many revisionist in this video, yeah sure Nintendo had tried many things with wiiu and 3ds but many were really upset with how Nintendo having region lock on 3ds and Wii U, having first party droughts, and some even complain Nintendo is doing too many things and should just go back and make great games like you know... Right now with Nintendo switch? Lol.
1:10 Don't get mad at me because "Im not saying the wii U and 3ds arent better then the switch becuase that's just false". But I am mad that you said the switch is better than the Wii U and 3DS
I will take a built-in microphone/voice chat, some more UI customization options and music, some more sketches from the Directs and maybe even Streetpass, but otherwise the new Nintendo is doing much better in my opinion. Although Iwata was a great man and the right person at the helm of Nintendo and he is always missed.
I definitely loved the Direct skits and whatnot during the Wii U and 3DS era. I even loved the Star Fox Muppet skits they had back in E3 2015, but... I'm pretty darn sure a majority of people that were around during that year should remember just how much of a dark year that was for Nintendo. I wasn't super Internet savvy back in 2008, so I didn't get to see how bad Nintendo's E3 in 2008 was. A lot of people felt like Nintendo was leaning a bit too close to the casual audience at the time.
After Iwata's passing and Reggie's retirement, future Directs got rid of filler and fluff and focused on the stuff that a lot of gamers actually wanted; the games.
So yeah, while I agree that the Switch's menu UI is bland and their Directs are a lot more streamlined, I think it might've been for the best since at the end of the day the games are what makes a console really sell.
If they ever wanna go back to doing skits, they should just focus on doing that for the game that they're advertising.
At this point, the switch will be my last Nintendo Console lol
1:16 Insert **Lie buzzer effect**
Seriously Joey? Why upload a rant video regarding Nintendo’s current status as of now in gaming complaining the current state of the Switch? Look, I know most people do hate them taking down fan games, emulators, and tournaments, yet they still were able to bring out bangers onto their games. This is why Nintendo is still popular up til this day despite the hate you guys give to them. Guys, it’s Nintendo. Shinya Takahashi and Shuntaro Furukawa aren’t that STUPID. I also love Iwata and Reggie. I will ALWAYS LOVE THEM. But even I have to accept the fact that we ain’t getting similar as them anymore and move on with the times now. Also why complain about directs?It’s always like this anyways. They aren’t gonna make it fun back since 2013’s 3ds and Wii U era since Wii U was not a good era for them. Nowadays, people care more about future games and where Nintendo is going at this point regarding for their next console. So no Joey. Nintendo is #1 in the gaming market, and they LEGIT set the bar too high in the gaming division. Neither Sony or Microsoft will do better than them just like Marvel.
I would say its true and the directs really show it. Not only the constant 3rd party games filling up the directs especially RPG ones but like remember how they used to have these silly skits and animations before? It felt creative and it felt unique. Not only directs but like the jump from the 3DS and Wii U home screen and features to what we have on Switch it's just disappointing ngl. Its like they aren't even trying. But at least the games are good. Really hope they go back to the unique and creative Nintendo they once were during the 3DS and Wii U era. I miss it everyday. 😢
Yes, games like Paper Mario Color Splash, Mario Party 10, StarFox Zero, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, and Animal Crossing amiibo Festival were so unique and creative and not cash grabs at all.
When I tune into a direct I want to see GAMES, not some skit that will take half of the run time and kill the pace.
I'll be brutally honest
Other than the muppet like skit, I legitimately don't remember any of whatever they had then, and don't terribly care that they're gone
I think the games are still great as ever... and I don't get why people seriously care about this other stuff so much
The directs are about seeing the games, that's what people CAME FOR
@@SaltyToad00 I think you meant Sticker Star, not Color Splash. Color Splash at least had AMAZING writing going for it, and really nice paint visuals too, while Sticker Star had like...nothing, aside from the gimmick everyone hates.
@emmastarr5242 yeah color splash was pretty decent even with its shortcomings
@GameXplain I do have agree with you Joey about the Switch being the least creative in the Switch’s UI. I do miss the menu music, Eshop music, and the color backgrounds or customize backgrounds. I hope that the next Nintendo System does have these features because if you didn’t know Joey that the Switch’s Eshop was originally planned to have its own Eshop music But it didn’t happen sadly. Also in my opinion the Switchs Eshop is Super Slow because when I run the shop it takes a bit of time to load the Games page or even the Eshop menus options. I just really hope that these issues are fixed when the next Nintendo System comes.
Maybe its because of me being 11 before and now I’m 17, but nintendo directs used to be exciting and fun to watch but now they’re not much imo
Nah I’m 21 so I agree
I'll make my own list before we progress just to see if we hit the same points before I play farther
1. Mic
2. AR
3. Street pass
4. Online chat and picture share
5. No glasses needed 3D
6. touch Screen (swutch still has this but it pushes away from it)
7. camera
8. colors 3D community
9. Motion controls though I think switch still has this
10. Amiibo : Switch has his but its generally phased out
10:10 Nintendo said they wanted to focus solely on games
Also the NSO app is unique
Phones are the future
U can message on the app