Bad News For Nintendo + Sega's Series & Xbox Declines And Surges | News Wave

[@SpawnWave]

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[@jacobcordell2882]

I'm pretty sure the Olympics game isn't happening because they just voted for esports to be in the Olympics

[@hamtaro126]

THUMBS DOWN!!!

[@agentomecha634]

NFTs? The Olympic Committee cancelled the Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games license for NFTs? That’s one of the most ridiculous reasons I’ve ever heard. I thought NFTs were dead at this point.

[@cbgg1585]

Not ridiculous at all. Asides from the ape scams, if you bothered to pay attention, NFT tech is being incorporated in various crucial sectors of life such as real estate and banking. The rise of crypto technology like XRP signals a fundamental market need for a frictionless finance system with on demand liquidity and instant payments (evidenced by the fact the biggest banks in the world such as DBS, Standard Charted and the Bank of England etc) all positioning themselves for a modernized banking system.

[@TakisEnjoyer]

The decision was probably made around 2021 when NTF were booming, it's really funny considering NFTs fad is currently over while Mario and Sonic doing better than ever with movies and multiple extremely successful game releases

[@notmousse]

Good. France doesn't deserve nice things.

[@Chronon88]

​​@@TakisEnjoyerthey might crawl back soon enough. Maybe miss the boat while at it. Good riddance. Nintendo and Sega should just keep making the games without an olympics license.

[@malcovich_games]

They could just easily just make a new one and call it "Mario and Sonic at the Summer Games" without the O-word and it'll probably still sell.

[@NoNo-dq8hm]

Mario and Sonic: Not at the Olympic Games

[@terrafair3248]

They were replaced by the fat lgbtqiawxyz123 people

[@bigduke5902]

Birdo and Vivian, though...

[@krazycharlie]

NFTs and Cryptobros at the Olympic Games.

[@Rocketcow-dx1jd]

@@krazycharlie Theres not enough towels on earth to mop up the sweat that'd be coming out of them if they tried to play a sport that doesn't involve mashing X.

[@LostChildOfTime]

The Olympic Committee clearly hasn't been in touch with the previous Square Enix CEO.

[@krazycharlie]

Maybe the IOC chairman is Yves Guillemot himself.

[@PrinsessePeach]

IOC are even more corrupt than FIFA. 🤷‍♀️ Nintendo and Sega, should just make generic sports games without the Olympic Games integration.

[@geoxaga6507]

Nintendo does, but not sure about sega.

[@PrinsessePeach]

@@geoxaga6507 They could make Mario and Sonic games without the IOC.

[@Chamberz55]

@@PrinsessePeachMario and Sonic at the Pan American Games! Mario and Sonic at the Special Olympics! Mario and Sonic at the Highland Games! It’s actually a good idea, at least the last one 😂.

[@Rocketcow-dx1jd]

@@PrinsessePeach Mario and sonic sports fest. there you go.👍

[@jubei20111]

The Mario & Sonic deal being cancelled in favor of NFTs decision was likely made back in 2020 or 2021 when NFTs were really hot and something everyone was looking at and chasing. This probably was not a decision that was made in the past year. Games take more time than that to make. Now that NFTs are dead, I wouldn't be surprised to see a new Mario & Sonic game at the 2028 Olympics.

[@bern9642]

or they could get another developer to make something. if they go back to nintendo, they are gonna even get less money.

[@Chronon88]

Also would Nintendo and Sega even bother anymore when they crawl back? Maybe not. Besides after breaking ties with the money hungry IOC, they could just make a title along the lines of "Mario & Sonic beach games" with the same kind of stuff if they wanted to.

[@jubei20111]

@@Chronon88 Depends on how profitable the games were for Nintendo and Sega. If they were profitable, I doubt they would hold so much of a grudge that they would say no.

[@rodrigodavet7512]

"The Mario & Sonic deal being cancelled (...) was likely made back in 2020 or 2021..." It isn't just likely, that's exactly what happened, at around the 7:00 min mark the article says the IOC did not renew the licensing after it lapsed in 2020, in order to look for other partners, which also included NFT developers

[@jubei20111]

@@rodrigodavet7512 Yeah, so they dropped previous devs in favor of NFTs and eSports which have both largely either died off or dropped unpopularity since then so I could see them coming back to the previous devs sooner rather than later. If they start soon they can likely get a game out before the 2028 Olympics.

[@joegardner851]

Let me get this straight, you decided to pass on the most popular characters on video game history and on one of the most successful console in history for NFTs…I’m pretty dumb but even I know that’s a dumb idea.

[@matthewferguson6524]

A dead cashgrab for a dead sporting event.

[@PLAYER_42069]

@@matthewferguson6524 The Olympics are nowhere near "dead". You may not like them, but they generate billions of dollars every four years from attendance and broadcasting rights. Not to mention, the years in-between leading up to each game, the host city gets a huge influx of jobs and revenue from the construction and prep that takes place. But please, continue to make what you think are witty statements that are proven false.

[@joegardner851]

@@matthewferguson6524 dude the rating are up. I saw an articles that it got over 41 millions views on Sunday. Yeah dead. Your opinion should die I swear why can’t people look things up before they speak. You get called out and look dumb

[@Aries73]

Even FIFA, as corrupt as they are, noped out on NFTs. What is the IOC thinking?

[@carleffique2687]

That's a reason why esports was suddenly inserted as an olympic category. Corpos creeping in.

[@ge0ne0]

MONEY!

[@Noname15514]

The same way when they did that anti-Christ ceremony.

[@BloodRedFox2008]

@@Noname15514it wasn’t anti Christian, it was a nod to Feast of the Gods, which is based on Greek mythology, where the Olympics originated. The blue dude was Dionysus, the Greek god of celebration and wine.

[@Mark-sd4hv]

@BloodRedFox2008 no, no it wasn't. Such a lame excuse

[@johnyho]

Wouldn't be surprised if that was part of IOC and Nintendo falling out, right before the Tokyo Opening Ceremony. From the Rio Closing ceremony that teased that Nintendo would be heavily involved, to Tokyo Opening featuring Video Game music and Nintendo nowhere to be found, with Nintendo no longer being involved anymore being reported just ahead of it back then.

[@pakaman9101]

Yeah that is so weird! They were always planning for some sort of Nintendo related stuff for the Tokyo Olympics just for it to be a complete no show by them and many others. Tbf Covid could be the biggest issue tho.

[@riftshredder5438]

Ok to clarify no, this is not the first time Mario & Sonic skipped a year, they also skipped 2018

[@MarioKartGamerDude]

That’s cuz Ubisoft has the winter license!

[@zoobMer]

I understand the investor class seeks more and more money; but it is laughable yet frustrating how bad at it they are. NFT and Esport are buzzwords that draw them like moths to a flame!

[@cbgg1585]

Lmao, Crypto/NFT’s were NOT designed so we can have devs rugpull a video game or so people can sell ape jpegs. Crypto was created so the entire financial sector can be revolutionized. The rise of crypto technology like XRP signals a fundamental market need for a frictionless finance system with on demand liquidity and instant payments (evidenced by the fact the biggest banks in the world such as DBS, Standard Charted and the Bank of England etc) all positioning themselves for a modernized banking system. Banks already have the scale, infrastructure and decent levels of trust needed to deliver the crypto-vision to the public at large. Crypto ultimately won’t destroy banks, BUT banks will need crypto to accelerate the entire banking system. Trust me, whether you like it or not, you WILL one day utilize NFT tech whether you like it or not. With banks utilizing the tech, and unless you boycott money, NF technology will be apart of your daily life.

[@cyxceven]

They are not the brightest bunch. They constantly fall for pump and dump schemes. But for some strange reason, us Americans see them as heroes just because a small percentage of them got lucky, and therefore rich doing it. Our culture is a bizarre one.

[@SkiesTurnedGrey]

Darn, Nintendo really missed their chance to put Mario in Peach's gown for the opening scene, and have Sonic prancing around the track courses in heels. And maybe Knuckles could've boxed against Daisy; yeah, that would've been real great.

[@ianvanwyk3707]

The spike in PSVR2 sales shows that Sony crippled themselves with the steep launch price.

[@Stefantius]

It's $850 in Canada, shits crazy

[@evp159]

And the no games thing also ....well not enough games

[@blackrahk2037]

True but it is like one of, if not the most advanced headset on the market. $550 is way too high for console gamers.

[@hein8139]

Does the Olympic Committee know what a success the Mario movie was and what momentum the Mario and Sonic franchises have? Another instalment of Mario and Sonic Olympic Games would have boosted sales by a lot considering the last two years with these franchises.

[@faceurhell]

The Olympics are run by executives so incompetent, if they ran Xbox, they would shut down Tango Gameworks.

[@Cody.Tafoya]

Kind of weird if all your leadership leaves and you have no direction you get shut down

[@georgem2768]

I think it’s stupid for the Olympics to part ways with SEGA and Nintendo in favour of NFTs. They know they’re going to lose so much money from that.

[@joshalan5125]

I'll never pre-order or pay full price for a Ubisoft game because they're always the first ones to go on sale of have a permanent price drop. Good things come to those who can be patient for just a few months.

[@matthewhutchinson2500]

Yep, when you can get the GIGAULTIMATE9000 version for $40 rather than $200 less than a year after launch, there's very little incentive to play the day 1 bugs, especially for their single player games.

[@NULLZER0112]

I just dont give Ubisoft money, and skip the trash they make. Good things come to those who avoid Ubishit

[@offspringfan89]

/r/patientgamers 🫡

[@10hitscombo]

Nintendo & Sega definitely happy not to be associated with Olympic 2024

[@faceurhell]

Just make Mario & Sonic sports fest

[@dabradmp1]

Yeah the horrible Trans and gay last supper opening was horrible and extremely offensive for Christians

[@malcovich_games]

@@faceurhell It would be super easy to call it M&S "at the Summer Games" (or Winter) and they'd still sell about the same as EA losing the FIFA license...

[@ShiroiKatana]

The organisers of the olympics refused to allow Mario and Sonic to be in a new game but agreed to allow some dude to show his bare nutsack to millions of viewers. Priorities.

[@tripandfall2379]

They were cut, they had no choice....

[@masterofbloopers]

The IOC members should sign up for their own Olympics. They'd win a gold medal in gymnastics for all the mental gymnastics going on in their heads.

[@BoilingKoolaid]

They made the decision around 2020 and NFTs were looked at differently back then. Bet the IOC regrets their decision now.

[@malcovich_games]

They can always renew the M&S license now just in time for the Winter Games in 2026...

[@MyNameDolan]

With how disgustingly offensive the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony was, I'm not surprised they ditched a game tie in for NFTs and eSports.

[@Lock2002ful]

I’m soo happy that NFTs and all that crypto nonsense is worthless now. Good riddance and FU to all the “crypto bros”. 😂

[@cbgg1585]

Lmao, the irony… you support fiat? Traditional banks? But crypto is the scam? KZbin has scams and spambots, does that make KZbin a scam? Video games have EA, Take Two with their scamming loot boxes, does that make gaming a scam? It is just hilarious how people hear the words crypto/NFT’s and immediately have negative connotations. How about the current banking system that YOU are apart of? Banks are more of a scam than what crypto is. You put your money in the bank, the bank lends out your money for interest and in return you gain close to nothing on an annual basis. Not to mention why the Petroldollar deal is capitulating. The US financial system in itself is a scam. They print endless amounts of money and then can’t tell you why inflation is at an all time high and people like you fall for it without a fight in the world.

[@hwogrillo]

The whole saga with Seth Green having somebody steal his jpg of a monkey he was planning on building a new career around made the whole thing worthwhile.

[@Omer_Sastim_is_turtle_bot]

Is bitcoin worthless now?

[@XxZannexX]

@@Omer_Sastim_is_turtle_botIt’s not and has its place. It’s just not in gaming and should frankly stay away.

[@bern9642]

@@XxZannexX don't know what you are on about but people can use bitcoins to buy games. just like any currency.

[@1originalaccountname]

The thing about NFTs being why they didn't renew the deal for Mario and Sonic at the Olympics, is that decision was likely made during the short-lived NFT craze back in 2021.

[@evac213]

Ok so now we gonna act like we all be waiting on the new Olympic Games and we put over 50-100 hours in each of those titles right ? 🤦‍♂️ Yall gotta stop please stop already we all know those games aren’t on top of anybody’s lists 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@JonLambert]

As long as we're interested in sales, I'd like to note that Walmart (in the US) has the ACNH Nintendo Switch Lite for sale for $160 as an online-only price.

[@supertitantsunami9974]

Yes! Been real tempted to pick one up myself along with the Hyrule edition

[@DeathOrb93]

I'm kind of glad they are not having an Olympics Mario/Sonic game this time. It's definitely an Olympics I don't want to remember. But I'm also disappointed in a way that they are not doing them anymore.

[@Mac_Omegaly]

This was the best year for Nintendo and Sega to decouple from those nasty freaks at the Olympics. Utter trash. Nintendo and Sega are probably both glad they dodged a bullet here.

[@BuildLancer]

Star Wars outlaws can be the best game of the year 10/10, and i still would not buy it, because i am not buying anything Ubisoft at all anymore, they want me to feel comfortable not owning their games, then im not gonna spend my money on their games.

[@ManMicah]

Not only was it a big deal when Sonic and Mario teamed up, it was such a crazy notion that Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine once faked Sonic being in Smash Bros as an April Fools joke. That was before you could just pop on the internet and fact check things, so people's minds were blown before they realized it was fake.

[@G360LIVE]

I still remember the best April Fools' joke EGM did, the Sheng Long in Street Fighter II joke. That one was great! But I also remember that the previous year was a joke that showed Simon Belmont (from Castlevania) in a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game.

[@forcakong2396]

Bro the first mario and sonic came out in 2007. Maybe if it were like 1998 or something but by that time the internet was essentially the same as now just with flash 😂

[@ManMicah]

​@@G360LIVEOn another year they did one where they said if you beat Dead Or Alive Beach Volleyball in under a specific time limit it would unlock a nude mode. Teenage Micah ran out and borrowed an XBOX from a friend and rented that stupid game and tried for hours to beat the game in under the time that the EGM said. As I read and re-read the instructions in the magazine on how to do it, I suddenly realized it was the April issue and I'd been fooled again. Fun times. Haha.

[@JCDetona]

I am glad Mario and Sonic are not associated with the satanic ritualistic Olimpics anymore. Did you see Paris opening?! 🤮

[@SuperChristianMiiworld]

I would’ve loved to see Mario and Sonic hanging out at my hometown Paris… but noooooo… the IOC thought I’d be smart to drop this unique niche game series for some Metaverse crap that BARELY got good traction. Whoever gave the IOC that idea should be fired.

[@NULLZER0112]

Could not care less for SW Outlaws. Dont give Ubishit your money. Aside from that, its looks generic and half assed.

[@ricardo762]

An OLED VR headset for only $350 is a steal.

[@Darkstar301]

😂😂😂

[@basshead.]

Nah. You can get an OLED smartphone for $150.

[@Fabio-lq7wb]

Wait, now that PSVR2 got a more reasonable price, people are buying it? I am shocked!

[@Darkstar301]

Scalpers

[@Fabio-lq7wb]

​@@Darkstar301 Scalpers are just a fraction, but not the entire number of people buying this device. Call me crazy, but I don't think there are many people willing buy a peripheral device that cost as much as a console.

[@syferz]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1020">17:00</a> I feel like with AI upscaling, and diminishing returns on performance, hybrid systems will start to offer about as much performance as the average gamer will care for. If we look back to Gen 6, PS2 was far less capable than Gamecube and Xbox, but few actually cared. A smaller visual difference is going to exist between Switch 2 and PS5, both consoles will be relevant into the next decade as well, so while I think Microsoft should make consoles, if they do step out of the hardware side of gaming, Nintendo shouldn't be treated as a different kind of gaming segment, they will likely offer the same 3rd party games going forward, crowning Playstation the only "console" that matters going forward, is short sighted IMO, especially when we talk about the 2030s and the next generation (Switch 3? and PS6) which will incur an even smaller difference in visual fidelity.

[@Mark-sd4hv]

Good! Mario & Sonic don't belong at this sacrilegious Olympics

[@tripandfall2379]

God is dead, and no one cares, if there is a hell, I'll see you there.

[@eroctheviking5540]

i’ve always thought the Olympic Council was a joke, but this is ridiculous.

[@ClaerisGames]

On the subject of xbone's bricking on update: it's a huge problem for used game stores like mine, so I'm glad it's being addressed

[@Deseko]

Looks like Game Pass is gonna replace Xbox

[@wayneswirl]

Already has. More gamepass users than there are xboxs. Big leap for the digital future.

[@Chamberz55]

N+SEGA should just offer DLC for Sonic & Mario Olympics 2020. As one of the two people who still play it, that would be a nice consolation prize.

[@Omer_Sastim_is_turtle_bot]

Sorry I don't trust the gaming "journalists"

[@KingSword-f8y]

Down 42% !?!? 😬😬😬 xbox doesn’t care about his own console, why are xbox fanboys still defending it, its clear the series s/x was a failure just like the xbone.

[@JoseAlba87]

We saw the Warning over 10y. When we were told we can't Share Games. Now "We Don't Own Game's or The Console"

[@countquackula8539]

42% down in sales and up in revenue because of Activision isn't good.

[@batman3217]

The IOC Made a HUGE MISTAKE.

[@Mac_Omegaly]

More than one huge mistake. They had to purge their opening ceremony to try to damage control their mess. This ended three advertising contracts directly effecting their bottom line, and viewership is down because of all the people they offended. IOC really messed up.

[@ShiroiKatana]

The organisers of the olympics refused to allow Mario and Sonic to be in a new game but agreed to allow some dude to show his bare nutsack to millions of viewers. Priorities.

[@benaravensfan]

NFTs??? They must want to scam people.

[@lithiumflower6381]

megadrive vs. super Nintendo.

[@walter_the_wobot2349]

Who would have thought that Phil Spencer would damage Xbox more than Don Mattrick?

[@t.fernbach602]

They're gaming division is literally making more money than last year. What are we talking about?

[@walter_the_wobot2349]

@@t.fernbach602 What they don’t tell you is the operating costs. Subtract the 75bn to buy those companies as well. What are you left with? Red in your ledger.

[@faceurhell]

Phil Spencer has been all talk no results, and Sarah Bond is just as bad, but the ultimate idiots are the Microsoft CEO and Matt Booty. Matt Booty is probably the most incompetent console President since whoever made all the Saturn Western market decisions.

[@katmiller614]

It’s not his fault MS vision is not the box anymore. They wanna sell their games every where.

[@jaimegarcia767]

​@@t.fernbach602 they forget it's 3 trillion dollar company lol. These are the same people who make fun of xbox while owning a windows computer. Don't even explain anything to them. They can't think for themselves.

[@tripandfall2379]

2300% rise? Yep, they sold 1 last week and 23 this week....

[@StevenAvery4Life]

You don’t need an Xbox to play Xbox

[@GamerNXR]

More like you don't need an Xbox to play Microsofts games.

[@cory2016]

For the best experience, Xbox console, I heard a lot of people who have PC Xbox pass some game's are so so play on the phone sometimes lagging alots of pros and cons

[@PicklePete69]

Same with playstation

[@tgrujic1965]

I call BS on the controller topic...old school controllers were MUCH more durable. Todays controllers have joystick drift, have terrible battery life & have expensive tech included that only a small portion of gamers use.

[@dramalifeny]

Old controllers had stick drift often, gamecube and n64 had those issues, they usually didnt have batterys on old controllers it was corded & when the cord broke you would have to get a new one (average people werent replacing cords) and each gen the tech changed and was considered expensive new tech, a joystick/analog stick was a huge deal in early years

[@EthicalAllele]

If Xbox stops making high end consoles, Sony will start selling future PlayStations at $600 again. Maybe even $700-$800 😭. When we have no other options, I feel like Sony can just ask any price they want.

[@missp6983]

Look at the price of Xbox new consoles coming out this winter. These devices are already $600 (one of them is).

[@EthicalAllele]

@@missp6983 At least you get more storage with that one. It's still not a great deal or anything, but it would be worse if the base models started at $600.

[@_GuestFive]

“Looks like NFT are now worthless” They always were…

[@Mari_Izu]

I was already suspecting when Mario & Sonic skipped last Winter Olympics but I was still hopeful we would get a France 2024, that was never announced and now we finally know why.

[@elmasheavy89]

Do not buy digital trash, try to keep it physical

[@jubei20111]

You do you.

[@angelgodric]

Sorry digital is 5 dollars physical is 60 is a money thing

[@coreymckee4844]

​@@angelgodric then enjoy your glorified rentals.

[@Dark-Glaive]

If you can afford it, try to double dip. Buy Physical when discounted, and buy Digital when Discounted. Never pay full price for a Game, nor ever pay over $30 for a Game. That's the way to do it.

[@wayneswirl]

Storing all that physical media just isn't practical unless you're a bachelor with a tonne of space. Digital is the future

[@jimgamez6731]

The xbox one failed update is worse. I have a Xbox One S with a disc drive, used it last week, literally the morning after, EVERYTHING is gone! I didn't factory reset, yet it's at the setup screen/process. In the middle of Applying the update, when it reaches around 60% - 74% it fails. I was almost done beating my disc based games

[@Dark-Glaive]

Mechanical Hard Drive problems. Upgrade to a Crucial BX500 1TB SATA Internal SSD and your problems will go away. I upgraded my Xbox One X to an SSD and I'm never looking back.

[@jimgamez6731]

@@Dark-Glaive I have a one s, series s, PS4 pro, gaming PC and 2 laptop, also a switch lite. I'm sticking with my stuff until it 100% dies. I stayed with my Xbox until it died. Then I went to Xbox 360 S (I'm noticing a theme) with a 500 gb (2tb today's time). I played it till it died, preoreded the day one edition, then I waited to buy the one s. Waited 2 years for the series s.

[@Dark-Glaive]

@@jimgamez6731 I own an Xbox Series X, Xbox One X, Xbox 360 E, Original Xbox, PS4 (CUH-12), PS3 Super Slim, PS2 (Fat), PS1 (Fat), Switch Lite, Wii U (White 8GB), Wii (Backwards Compatible), GameCube (DOL-101, + GameBoy Player), 2x PlayStation Vita (Black, Japan Import Aqua Blue), PSP 3000 SG (Spirited Green, Japan Import), GameBoy Advance (2001 Model, Glacier Transparent), and a PSVitaTV. When or if I can upgrade my consoles, I do so.

[@jimgamez6731]

@@Dark-Glaive just tried. They didn't fix it. Good news, some of my backlog is easy complete. Now I have to rebuy em as a digital purchase

[@dillonkyle16]

Sorry confused as to what happened

[@evermillcreek]

Sonic & Mario at the Paralympics: Chronic Fatigue Tiddlywinks must be an Olympic sport by now

[@chunkie3056]

For those not aware and want it, Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP physical copy is available for pre order until August 25th for the Swith, PS5, and Xbox. Limited Run Games.

[@PrinsessePeach]

The Olympic Games are every other year and switch between Summer and Winter Games.

[@__BlacklotuS__]

i thought the summer ones only happened every four years

[@PrinsessePeach]

The summer happens every 4 years and the in between the Summer games the Winter games happens. Last Winter Olympic Games was in Beijing 2022.

[@cronos12_psn]

Incorrect numbers on the MS financials. Revenue was down 4% wothout abk. Also a major note is the software and services. Looking comparatively without the abk software, theyre up only 3%. Thats the segment where gamepass is counted. A very small increase after 3 quarters of ABK ownership. It isnt driving people to gamepass yet.

[@isaacddestroy3674]

It is almost as though the ridiculous rising prices on games hardware is to blame for the lack of adoption. If Sony could get the PSVR2 to stick to $300 to $350 they wouldn't be hurting so bad. It's a good idea and a great headset, but it's just too damn expensive. Willing to bet the same thing would apply to console sales too

[@syferz]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="976">16:16</a> and King's mobile share.

[@taksmeet7984]

Drm and the whole gotta be connected to online to play the games I purchased and downloaded is very aggravating as someone who grew up with the put a cartridge or disc in and i can play. If it's a single player game that I purchased online and it was checked the first time i downloaded it I should no longer have to be connected to the internet to play it.

[@juiceala]

I don't care what others say, I like the M&S Olympics series and I'm pumped they're being discontinued, at least they could've made two more to fill two decades worth of the series instead of only a decade and a half.

[@lemonlime8949]

You’re pumped about it??

[@kalulofer4638]

So… You LIKE this series, but you’re glad it’s getting discontinued??? What sense does that make.

[@juiceala]

@@lemonlime8949 yes, very.

[@juiceala]

@@kalulofer4638 I'm sad about it.

[@kalulofer4638]

@@juiceala Pumped means that you’re excited about it. That’s why it’s confusing.

[@MedalionDS9]

I am looking forward to Star Wars Bounty Hunter more than Outlaws, go figure

[@BoldBrandFlakes]

I almost forgot NFTs were a thing. It sounded dumb back then and it’s still dumb now.

[@redeyejedi4400]

Mafia 3 needs a next gen update but fun game

[@Aelrandir]

Outlaws doesn't interest me much, and the general state of Star Wars isn't helping there. If we're going to have a non Jedi focused game then I wish they'd make a 3rd person bounty hunting game with something like the nemesis system, with lots of customization. it would be really fitting for that style of game.

[@G360LIVE]

They'd get a lot more interest from me if they were resurrecting Star Wars 1313.

[@Yamato09097]

The first Mario and Sonic at Beijing was my first Wii game Christmas morning that game was so fun I didn’t play any of the other ones but the first holds a special place for me

[@ProducerX21]

There is something very off about the design of the Star Wars Outlaws chicks face <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="620">10:20</a>

[@StarDragonJP]

The problem with the official controllers is they keep giving them extra functionality that doesn't matter most of the time instead of just making a basic controller. Like I've never played any game on PS3 that uses the Sixaxis stuff, or anything on PS4 that needed the touch pad, or anything on Switch that needed the motion controls. Like yeah there's games that use that stuff, but 90% of the time, it doesn't matter. So we keep being forced to get more expensive controllers with bells & whistles that we don't even need.

[@DavidAllFire]

Ugh I bought my PSVR2 on release when it was selling for $599 😭

[@joegardner851]

Did you enjoy your purchase? If you did, then it’s worth it. Sure you could’ve save a lot of money but you would’ve waited a year and a half for it.

[@DavidAllFire]

@@joegardner851 Very true. I considered that as well! Even though I did pay more in the beginning, I do need to account for the fact I have had it since day one, and have been using it this entire time. So there is value in that as well.

[@dapperfan44]

Somewhat off topic, but its pretty exciting that the new Dragon Ball Sparking Zero game is only coming to PS5 and Series X. I think this trend will continue for games in general.

[@Boss_Fight_Index_muki]

Regarding "the comment of the day", as nice as the DualSense is, it's over engineered only a few games use the haptic feedback fully. And no games i'm aware of use the built-in direction sensor besides Astro's Playroom and prolly Astrobot/

[@killingtime4444]

In the true spirit of the Olympics, its about making money....not about bringing different cultures together

[@tripandfall2379]

Sure champ

[@zoobMer]

the Tokyo Olympics 2020 never happened, so the last Mario and Sonic Olympic games is a tie in to something that never existed.

[@AmbiVA-g8d]

A tie in game with no Olympics and an Olympics with no tie in game… Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

[@wylerXL]

it was held in 2021 due to COVID. Alot of countries backout because of prolong quarantine period (ranging 5-14 days) and mandatory health check.

[@porridgeramen7220]

sadly for funny comment, the 2021 Olympics were actually called the 2020 Olympics

[@joegardner851]

Hey man, it’s not hard to find it but the 2020 Tokyo Olympics took place in the summer of 2021. Google is a good resource to find answers and information

[@t.fernbach602]

Why has it become popular to talk straight up negatively about Xbox? You really think they'll just stop making consoles after acquiring Bethesda and Activision/Blizzard? They're doing just fine.

[@ShuajoX]

I hope we get other kinds of Mario & Sonic crossover games.

[@Semmelstulle]

All this stuff going on with Sony and Microsoft is why I built my own Gen 9 console, all in on what AMD, Linux and Steam have going on currently. I get HDR 10 on FreeSync in native 4k@120 fps on my tv and can use whatever controller or Wii Mote I like.

[@ThisisCards]

I'm done with the Olympics

[@chikoavena3407]

Having nostalgia for mafia? 4 years? It always takes me back to the og one, i feel way more older

[@gremblorthesackgoblin7953]

The Olympic Committee not being behind the times and making the objectively worst decision possible challenge: Impossible

[@Nails077]

Since we aren't getting more Mario & Sonic Olympics, can we have Mario & Sonic RPG instead?

[@elmasheavy89]

That’s why the Xbox One did so terrible and yet Xbox did not fix this.

[@TheMechwarrior25]

Let's be honest, Microsoft doesn't care if your system doesn't work in a decade, they care that your giving them money now, and quite frankly that's probably true for all 3 console manufacturers sadly

[@PLAYER_42069]

It's ironic the IOC broke ties with Sega and Nintendo since they're having the official Olympic E-Sports Games in 2025.

[@carleffique2687]

500 million MUA doesn't mean shit, they could've been playing a couple of minutes of candy crush or just logging on for daily rewards or something. I can say the same to f2p gacha games. Release something actual like, where's the majority of the gaming money comes from and how much was spent

[@greed-1914]

He says basically that. It counts everything, so it sounds good to investors. It's the same with the gaming revenue being up so much compared to last year. Subtract out Activision, and it's up just a little bit.

[@SakuraAvalon]

Streamers like Disney+ do this as well. Tell you a show was watched heavily, and leave out the fact that a chunk of it was people who watched for 5 minutes or less, and stopped watching.

[@theRulekeeper]

If the switch 2 is strong enough and as big of a success as the switch I could see Microsoft pushing for gamepass on it

[@G360LIVE]

They won't get GP on Switch. Nintendo doesn't want it. And if Microsoft does try to force it, Nintendo will sue and show in court how GP has killed Xbox sales and will kill Nintendo sales. So, I'm not worried about Microsoft trying to push GP onto the Switch. It just won't happen. Anyway, Microsoft needs to sell their games on the Switch to get software sales back up.

[@normancarbury4054]

Sony could make good and credit us that bought the vr2 at release with 200$ worth of games...

[@Tjoeb123]

And that DRM is why I will never go out and buy an Xbox console. I might get it if I ever accure enough tickets at Dave and Buster's but that's about it.

[@DaDoom1]

The psvr2 thing is at the price it should of been to begin with

[@brandonflynn8047]

No Sonic Olympic game is a bummer in my household, I have three young girls and one of their favorite games is the one on the switch, would have been fun to bring home a new one

[@Supersteam09]

I don’t know who IOC is going to find to license to but you’d think with a successful franchise like Mario & Sonic at the Olympics, you’d do everything to keep that going. Greed is the cause of wonderful things diminishing.

[@ruben_santos]

When someone compares an Ubisoft game with RDR2.. you know the cheque arrived on time!!

[@sidecargaming]

I actually disagree with the comment of the day. A controller being more expensive than the games makes sense not only because it is expected to last you through a plethora of titles, it is supposed to offer some level of immersion - even a basic controller like the switch pro is designed to make your experience as smooth as possible on the platform you're on, but especially when it comes to certain features they currently have. It's not a hill I'd die on, and of course there should always be less expensive options available so as not to be prohibitive for anybody. My only gripe is with the pathetic battery life of current-gen controllers, which I understand comes hand-in-hand with the current-gen features.

[@bw8685]

Here's how you know Outlaws is going to be good. They let the press play it early. If it sells multiple millions of copies you can stick a fork in the "western developers are trash" argument, which never really made any sense to begin with.

[@Alex_Dul]

Here in Mexico, when the Switch launched a pair of joycons were $120. Double the price of a game. And of course, joycons (one of the worst controllers ever which were highly defective at launch.) costed $70 each. I, like may others were not lucky enough to have them last a year without drift. Prices went down eventually, but everything felt like an early adopter tax the first 3 years of the Nintendo Switch.

[@bw8685]

SWEETBABY is doing Outlaws. GOTY written all over it. I don't even play Star Wars games but I played Alan Wake, God of War and Spider Man. I'll be really surprised if it flops. They have something to prove and I think this one will be a feather in thier cap.

[@fawdfire]

I was excited about the idea of Outlaws, but I'm not anymore. The gameplay tells me it won't be much to this game. Just open space. I need them to work on Jedi 3

[@HeroesLeftInMan]

I haven't bought a Ubisoft game in almost 10 years. Not even Star Wars could convince me to do so now. Especially since Star Wars is kinda cringe now.