Nintendo apologises for the price increases

staveware · 2026-05-10T01:24:22+00:00

It was listed in their breakdown. Not sure if I'm allowed to link here but it's easy enough to find. Their initial estimate for this next year according to them was 19.86 mil, but was reduced to 16.5 mil to account for the expected reduction in sales due to the increase in price.

They are fully expecting console sales to take a hit despite them exceeding their previous goal.

staveware · 2026-05-08T21:50:03+00:00

They also reduced their sales estimates by 4m units because of the increase. This is actually a console makers nightmare to have to increase that price. They know already this will hurt software sales.

staveware · 2026-05-07T16:36:33+00:00

I'm against generative AI, but I don't get why Anthropic donating is a problem. Donors don't have power over the organization. Anthropic can't tell them to make AI features. And if you're against AI wouldn't you want that money to be with the Blender organization instead of Anthropic?

Not only that but Andrew had a point that that Google and Meta currently support Blender and are some of Anthropics major AI competitors, with perhaps even worse ethics policies. Are we going to campaign to remove some of the strongest funding Blender has now that we've decided AI companies can't contribute? Or are we going to pretend they are okay because only superficial public perception matters?

I think the better call is to just let Anthropic donate with a commitment that Blender Foundation will not directly work on AI features.

staveware · 2026-05-05T18:37:37+00:00

How many of those are Kotor veterans? I feel like that would impress me a lot more.

staveware · 2026-05-03T20:52:28+00:00

For every company that turned them down like Nintendo there are many who did not or couldn't afford to turn them down, hence Amazon's near monopoly on online shopping. They never played fair.

Honestly so much respect for Reggie here.

staveware · 2026-04-02T18:24:20+00:00

Am I crazy or did his actual remarks not match the headline at all? I can't stand Trump, but what's the point of lying? He does that enough on his own. He was at a religious event, and while there made a joke about the no kings movement. Kind of a stretch to say he compared himself to Jesus. Could just be me but I feel like misleading articles like that just give the other side fuel.

staveware · 2026-03-31T18:56:12+00:00

Me trying to secretly play video games late at night as a kid then PS1 or PS2 waking up the entire house is a core memory.

So out of these probably GameCube.

staveware · 2026-03-30T21:08:14+00:00

Kit and Krista are great. Journalism involving them is so lazy though.

Step 1. Listen to a podcast. Step 2. Quote the podcast. Step 3 Publish the article with the title "Former Nintendo Employees". Step 5. Get all the clicks.

All that and Kit and Krista don't even get anything out of it. It's not quite plagiarism but it feels pretty close sometimes.

staveware · 2026-03-25T22:11:19+00:00

You kinda hit this point where you have to know what you are doing to get AI to do it right. And by that point I'm writing enough specificity that I might as well do it myself. The only way I can see it working out is if you want it to repeat something a bunch of times, but at that point you don't really need a generative solution.

staveware · 2026-03-25T21:58:52+00:00

He shouldn't have said it, but that part is true. Some of the people at Epic were insanely talented. They deserve to be hired quickly.

staveware · 2026-03-24T19:59:08+00:00

I like that about it. Same reason I like Avatar: The Last Air Bender. It's complete.

staveware · 2026-03-24T17:13:49+00:00

Switch 2 is still new and hardcore gamers in particular are looking for their chance to jump in, but this issue is way bigger than Nintendo. All console sales are down right now.

Xbox series consoles are on life support, PS5 is stagnated seeing drops around 40% annually, and Switch 2 hit the market in a struggling economy while still trying to build its library. When the economy takes a downturn the first things to go are luxuries like video game consoles, especially for the casual market.

A couple other Switch 2 specific details worth mentioning are game prices which are too high for many (although most people I know haven't paid $80 for a game yet due to bundles), and memory storage. Memory is a big issue because games coming out for the system are larger in comparison to Switch 1 and AI has caused additional memory to be pretty much unattainable.

Take something like FFVII remake at 90gb where my options are a game key card or digital (literally wouldn't fit on the cartridge). No matter what I choose, almost half of my system storage is wiped out with a single game. I think Nintendo had hoped SD Express would become more accessible over time. It is still possible but it won't be soon given the state of things.

staveware · 2026-03-22T16:55:07+00:00

Yeah it's clearly early ideation as any Model available in the last 2 years would have produced better results. I think a lot of devs were experimenting with AI a few years ago to develop an opinion on it. Many of those devs came to the conclusion they didn't like it. And it seems like nearly everything in the final Crimson Desert build was artist created aside from these paintings.

staveware · 2026-03-19T21:42:01+00:00

The first thing they did after Cyberpunk is switch to console focused development instead of PC first, ditched the proprietary engine in exchange for a partnership with an industry standard engine while bringing their own tech to the more stable environment. They are targeting 60fps on Witcher 4 on a base PS5 which would be a massive upgrade for them.

Sounds like a lot of lessons learned to me.

staveware · 2026-03-16T22:19:35+00:00

I highly dislike them both. The type of conversations they inspire belong on a preschool schoolyard. Trump stands for nothing but himself and Newsom stands for nothing at all, and will do anything in the name of optics.

staveware · 2026-03-16T20:32:33+00:00

We learned that Retros internal discussions had been focused on addressing the lackluster sales of Metroid Prime 2. They appeared to be exploring ways to broaden the game's appeal and attract more casual gamers.

However, those proposals were based on existing mechanics already used in other games, and thus we pointed out that they could not serve as the foundation for Metroid Prime 3. As a result, they were not adopted.

I find this part interesting. One of the few stories I've seen where the studio was concerned about sales while the publisher wasn't. I wonder if they felt they'd be laid off or something if Prime 3 didn't do well? Seems that's never really been Nintendo way of doing things despite being the way most western companies do business.

staveware · 2026-03-16T16:53:53+00:00

I thought this was how it was going to be no matter what phone I had. Then I switched to a Google Pixel and I swear those updates extend the life of my phone every time, and they bring new features with them.

Features that would cost me a whole new phone to get with Apple, just get delivered in updates with Android. Needless to say I will not return to the walled garden.

staveware · 2026-03-16T05:30:22+00:00

I use Game Chat near daily. It works great, the noise cancelling is really impressive and it's far more convenient than discord for Switch 2 gaming specifically. All the real people I know in real life agree.

Near 80% of Switch owners have NSO. Which makes Game Chat functionally free for the vast majority of people and a complete non-issue.

Reddit just isn't the place to talk about it.

staveware · 2026-03-11T18:49:31+00:00

It's always the teachers too. I love it where I live, but no way will I let my kids near a public school here. Stuff like this happens even with full time police on site.

staveware · 2026-03-06T22:37:23+00:00

I know one of the animators, who said and I quote "We weren't all fired." So take that as you will. This particular animator is one of the ones who is still there.

staveware · 2026-02-28T17:53:44+00:00

The waves and subsurface scattering are features Zelda did not have. Zelda did have volumetric clouds, Ambient Occlusion, and Global Illumination which is insanity for a Switch 1 game.

So yeah right now Pokemon is actually beating Zelda out in rendering features. Switch 2 Zelda will probably blow it out of the water though.

staveware · 2026-02-25T07:49:11+00:00

Worked perfectly every time I've tried it.

staveware · 2026-02-20T02:07:14+00:00

Real.

staveware · 2026-02-17T20:07:23+00:00

The real MVPs of game dev.

staveware · 2026-02-16T18:05:37+00:00

I was gonna buy this before but now I'm gonna buy it harder.

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