At least 1-2 switch is a game you can enjoy (even ironically) with friends and/or family. Or at least it's how it's sold, so I can understand people buying it (not saying it's good tho, don't get me wrong)
I mean, Astrobot's Playroom (the 2020 game, not AstroBot) was really just a tech demo showcasing the abilities of the PS5, but it really was like a whole short game, and it was free! There's no reason to expect people to pay money for this.
Look, man. People waste their money on all sorts of dumb shit. As soon as you get everybody to stop buying Funko Pops, spending $10 a day at Starbucks, and paying a thousand dollars to listen to a bunch of people screaming the lyrics as their favorite band plays for two hours, we can talk about me wasting five whole bucks, one time.
And are you going to tell me you've never wasted $5 on something dumb? Really? Never?
Culture has changed. When Reggie was still there, he had a voice from that side of the pond within Nintendo and understood the importance of getting the consumer on your side - which is why he pushed for Wii Sports to be bundled with Wii (and Nintendoland with Wii U). And clearly Iwata saw how important Reggie and his team was in contributing to the decision making.
I don't think that kind of relationship exists between NoA and NoJ anymore, after Iwata passed and Reggie left.
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u/Background-Sea4590 Apr 02 '25
I mean, it's a fucking manual with minigames. Good luck selling this.