I was actually going to get a switch but now that I've read your article I think I'll continue to swear off Nintendo products. I used to get them all the time, I had every console (and most of the mobile devices as well) up until the WiiU.
And the company doesn't hate you. Well, it's not just hate, it's mainly just blatant DISRESPECT. Hate requires an amount of effort I'm not sure they're capable of. They're treating FANS of their games and consoles like they're nothing more than a payday.
And you know what? Boycotting their products won't work. The people who read this article and I can do this all day long for years and they won't be out any significant amount. It's going to take a LONG time before this kind of thing even begins to matter to them (I've heard they can lose 2 million a day for 20 years without it being a problem), but eventually it will. Nothing is going to change their inherent disrespect, it's embedded into their corporate culture.
What I think will eventually happen is multiple chief level officers will be canned, hopefully whomever came up with the policy of treating youtubers like they're pirates and/or criminals. It won't solve the underlying issue, but at least they'll stop being so blatant about it, and at the very least the shitheads who started it will get what they deserve. That's about as much as I'd expect to come out of this but I wouldn't expect more if I were you, it'd be a total waste of time.
Again - even this will only happen if people stick to their guns, at their own cost. You won't get to play all of these new, great looking games for a while. It sucks, but at the end of the day what really sucks is Nintendo, treating their customers and loyal fans like they're cattle. There's your "family company" for you, they'll use you and treat you like dirt, all the while telling you what great people they are.
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You know what, you're right.
I was actually going to get a switch but now that I've read your article I think I'll continue to swear off Nintendo products. I used to get them all the time, I had every console (and most of the mobile devices as well) up until the WiiU.
And the company doesn't hate you. Well, it's not just hate, it's mainly just blatant DISRESPECT. Hate requires an amount of effort I'm not sure they're capable of. They're treating FANS of their games and consoles like they're nothing more than a payday.
And you know what? Boycotting their products won't work. The people who read this article and I can do this all day long for years and they won't be out any significant amount. It's going to take a LONG time before this kind of thing even begins to matter to them (I've heard they can lose 2 million a day for 20 years without it being a problem), but eventually it will. Nothing is going to change their inherent disrespect, it's embedded into their corporate culture.
What I think will eventually happen is multiple chief level officers will be canned, hopefully whomever came up with the policy of treating youtubers like they're pirates and/or criminals. It won't solve the underlying issue, but at least they'll stop being so blatant about it, and at the very least the shitheads who started it will get what they deserve. That's about as much as I'd expect to come out of this but I wouldn't expect more if I were you, it'd be a total waste of time.
Again - even this will only happen if people stick to their guns, at their own cost. You won't get to play all of these new, great looking games for a while. It sucks, but at the end of the day what really sucks is Nintendo, treating their customers and loyal fans like they're cattle. There's your "family company" for you, they'll use you and treat you like dirt, all the while telling you what great people they are.
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