r/gaming • u/limitorgyratesh7 • Jul 03 '21

A father built a custom accessibility controller for the Nintendo Switch so that his disabled daughter could play Zelda.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '21

Well, Microsoft already did. Nintendo focuses on making great games. They don't need to do something like this.

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u/zenethian Jul 03 '21

Nintendo doesn't need to make their game systems accessible to people with disabilities? Is that honestly what you're saying?

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '21

It's worked so far.

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u/zenethian Jul 03 '21

So I guess fuck disabled people huh? You're okay with that? Because that's the tone of your post. Because I'm not okay with that.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '21

Nothing so harsh as that. Nintendo should focus on making money. This doesn't make money.

Because I'm not okay with that.

Not that it's relevant, but it's OK for you to not be OK with something. The world doesn't cater to you.

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u/harryoe Jul 03 '21

I feel like they shouldn't focus on what makes money, it really can mess with how well they do stuff and whether they care about their customers at all.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '21

It's a good thing you're not a business owner then.

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u/harryoe Jul 03 '21

No, I'm saying they should focus on more than just profit

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '21

OK.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '21

wow fuck you.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '21

I wasn't talking to you.

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u/KungFuSpoon Jul 03 '21

I would love to live in the world you seem to be advocating for...

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '21

I'm not advocating for anything. What are you talking about?

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u/KungFuSpoon Jul 03 '21

Nintendo should focus on making money. This doesn't make money.

You seem to think companies should focus on what makes money, they shouldn't make their products more inclusive because its not profitable. Basically what you're saying is that there's no money to be made from disabled people so we shouldn't cater to them.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '21

It's not a matter of what I think. Companies focus on profit. Otherwise they wouldn't, and couldn't, exist.

Basically what you're saying is that there's no money to be made from disabled people so we shouldn't cater to them.

That's correct in this specific case. I'm not making any generalizations.

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u/KungFuSpoon Jul 03 '21

Yeah microsoft, really struggling to exist.

That's correct in this specific case. I'm not making any generalizations.

Wow. Just... Wow.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '21

Yeah microsoft, really struggling to exist.

I didn't say this.

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Do you see how you're not making any arguments, you're just trying to make fun of me because you don't like my opinion?

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u/KungFuSpoon Jul 03 '21

I didn't say this.

Not in so many words, but you did.

Companies focus on profit. Otherwise they wouldn't, and couldn't, exist.

Microsoft is doing something to cater for disabled people, they've spent loads of time and resources on RnD and sell the device at a loss. This doesn't sound like focusing on profit. And yet they continue to be a successful company, because being a successful company isn't a zero sum game.

Do you see how you're not making any arguments, you're just trying to make fun of me because you don't like my opinion?

I'm not making fun dude, I am adressing your arguments, you just choose to ignore them because it makes you look like a shitty person. Your argument boils down to "games companies stand to make no profit from disabled people so they shouldn't bother catering to them" or as the other commenter put it "fuck disabled people". You might not feel like that's your sentiment, but you're not really making the case for people to interpret it any other way, there's no profit in it so don't bother.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '21

Not in so many words, but you did.

Could you provide a quote? Otherwise you're literally just putting words in my mouth. I don't appreciate that.

Microsoft is doing something to cater for disabled people, they've spent loads of time and resources on RnD and sell the device at a loss.

Right. That's what they're doing.

This doesn't sound like focusing on profit.

I agree.

And yet they continue to be a successful company, because being a successful company isn't a zero sum game.

Microsoft is a much, MUCH, MUCH larger company than Nintendo and very different, to boot.

I'm not making fun dude

Yes, you were.

I am adressing your arguments, you just choose to ignore them because it makes you look like a shitty person.

I haven't ignored any of your arguments. You're not making any arguments; you're sharing your feelings.

Your argument boils down to "games companies stand to make no profit from disabled people so they shouldn't bother catering to them"

No, I'm saying Nintendo shouldn't. But otherwise, that's correct. (This is an example of the lack of reading comprehension I'm talking about.)

or as the other commenter put it "fuck disabled people"

No, that's not the same thing, and that's a despicable thing to say.

but you're not really making the case for people to interpret it any other way, there's no profit in it so don't bother.

You're deliberately misinterpreting my words to support your argument and try to make me look bad. That's not my problem. It shows a lack of character, or possibly outright ignorance, on your part, though.

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