We Wish Nintendidn't

(Season 4) Episode 9

We told you, we'd be back with this. Nintendo has made some pretty strange choices as of late. Well... actually, they've always had a few awful approaches to things. So let's get right into it, let's talk about the worse side of Nintendo.

As always, sources are available on our website.
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NOTE: Released late and out of order due to technical difficulties!

We told you, we’d be back with this. Nintendo has made some pretty strange choices as of late. Well… actually, they’ve always had a few awful approaches to things. So let’s get right into it, let’s talk about the worse side of Nintendo.

Sources:

Fan-Games:

Polygon, 12 September 2017, “Metroid: Samus Returns review“TheGamer.com, 17 September 2020, “10 Fan Remakes Of Nintendo Games You Have To See”Nintendo Life, 6 January 2021, “Nintendo Issues Mass DMCA Takedown, 379 Fan-Made Games Forcibly Removed”

ShackNews.com, 29 June 2017, “Fan-Made Halo Game Installation 01 Gets Blessing From 343 Industries”

Nintendo on Competitive Smash Bros.:

Iven Global, 18 March 2021, “Sony’s Evo acquisition reveals Smash missing from Evo Online 2021 lineup“Polygon, 19 November 2020, “Smash Bros. tournament The Big House 10 canceled over netcode“Destructoid, 10 January 2020, “Nintendo president tries to explain why they haven’t supported the Smash Ultimate esports scene“Destructoid, 12 July 2013, “Nintendo wanted to shut down Smash Bros at Evo entirely”

Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack:

Screen Rant, 20 October 2021, “Nintendo Switch Online Expansion’s High Price Possibly Because Of Sega“Metro News, 18 October 2021, “Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack gets release date after pricing backlash“

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Opening Music: Dark Synthwave by MOKKA