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[-] QuincyPeck@lemmy.world 114 points 2 years ago

I know it’s his real name, but Doug Bowser sounds like some fake shit the real Bowser would use to disguise his identity.

[-] DannyMac@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago

I really hope he was the best candidate when Nintendo were choosing a new NOA president (afiak, he's been doing a good job), but I feel his last name definitely made him stand out from the other candidates.

[-] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 34 points 2 years ago

Maria Mario, Luigi Mansion, Supersmash Bros: Melee, Sam Aran, and Zelda Williams all were very upset.

[-] TeddE@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

Upset, but not surprised. Bowser has been trying to take over the kingdom for decades.

[-] lobut@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago

I'm sure you've heard of this phenomenon but I'll mention it anyways:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism

[-] dandroid@dandroid.app 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I guess that explains Tim Apple

[-] BlinkerFluid@lemmy.one 7 points 2 years ago

giant mustache

[-] DrPop@lemmy.one 49 points 2 years ago

Evolving? They've always been an entertainment focused company. They've been around for ages, and got their start making cards, then later electronic games and toys. Nintendo is basically Hasbro.

[-] Wussy@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago

Breaking news: The company that created the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System is evolving into an entertainment company!

[-] arefx@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Funny, but I think he means they want to take on the likes of Disney. Not necessarily be known for movies; but games, movies, shows, maybe even theme parks.

If any company has the ability to do it, it's Nintendo.

[-] cryptiod137@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Don't they effectively do all of those things already? Maybe they have someone else produce or run them, but they already seem to make all of those.

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 26 points 2 years ago

....are they not already?

[-] garretble@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

So this whole time they haven’t been producing entertainment products. Curious.

(I know what he’s saying, I’m just having a laugh.)

[-] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I know right? I could've swore they produced an entertainment system back in the 80's.

[-] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 2 points 2 years ago

and TV shows… and later a Mario movie (the better one)…

[-] dandroid@dandroid.app 3 points 2 years ago

(the better one)

Obviously the 1993 live action one starring Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo.

[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Lol that's what I was thinking...so my NES/SNES/64/Wii/wiiu/switch have all been....???? Educational or something else that's not entertaining lol

[-] Rockslide0482@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago

Man, I learned a TON about the Caribbean sea islands and colonial era big cities from Pirates on the NES. Countless hours spent pouring over this map to find hidden treasure and hunt down leads

http://fandelanes.emu-france.info/images/nop/pirates_nes_carte.jpg

[-] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago

Maybe the article explains exactly what he meant. Just maybe. (Spoiler alert: it's not maybe, it's literally in the beginning of the article)

[-] TheMorningStar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

But how can I make snarky comments if I read the article?

[-] toasteecup@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

I had a bit of a rant about this a while back when I was playing Splatoon with friends.

The crux of the argument is this "if we stop trying to look at Splatoon as a good game and instead look at it as an entertaining game, the issues we run into make sense. The bugs glitches and bad balancing issues don't matter as much from an entertainment standpoint. You get in you play and you're entertained. Even if the match drops you can get back in an be entertained. It doesn't mean it's a good game, but it is entertaining."

My friend's and I are now freaking out about my prophetic words.

[-] DharkStare@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I have to ask then: what's the difference between a good game and an entertaining game?

From my perspective, games exist to be entertaining so if a game is entertaining then it is a good game. I don't know what other metric would be used to determine if a game is good.

[-] toasteecup@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Unfortunately that's the part of the rant I don't remember. I had a pretty decent definition for both a good game and an entertaining game and why they aren't exactly the same thing but I also had a decent amount of beer that night.

If I think of it I'll reply to your comment again with the update.

[-] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 2 years ago

Mobile games, case in point. They often aren't designed to be good or even fun, they're designed to maximize playtime over the long term

That means you start off making it fun and easy to advance, but then you start to back off on the rewards and make them grind and wait more and more. It's the Facebook technique

[-] theragu40@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

This feels like a very natural progression to me, I really don't see a problem with it as long as they continue to make sure their games are the core of the model and use other media as supplemental ways to build up brand and character awareness. I think anyone would agree that some types of stories are better told via games and others via movies, shows, or books. Broadening their scope allows for more stories to be told.

And theme parks or things of that nature are just cool ways for people to tangibly experience Nintendo IP.

I'm all for it.

[-] Pheonixtail@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

They were founded as a playing cards company so... aye?

[-] CarlsIII@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[-] Amro@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

@DannyMac I didn't know Bowser had a first-name...

[-] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah his full title is Doogie Bowser, MD

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