Has Nintendo Been a Good Company or Bad Company? - Retro Bird
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- Опубліковано 2 вер 2021
- Every gamer seems to have an opinion about Nintendo. The two most popular choices being "good" and "bad". In this video I talk about why people like Nintendo, why people dislike Nintendo and why some people feel a mix of both when it comes to this giant video game company.
Has Nintendo Been a Good Company or Bad Company? - Retro Bird / Why Do People Love Nintendo? / Why Do People Hate Nintendo? / Why Do People Feel Conflicted About Nintendo? / Nintendo Retrospective
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Games played: Yoshi's Island (0:01), Mario Kart 64 (0:08), Super Mario 3D World (0:23), Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (0:39), Super Mario Bros. 3 (0:55), Contra (1:28), Super Mario Galaxy (5:25), Link's Awakening (6:18)
Nice music choice. Mario kart 64 is the goat on that console for me. Toads turnpike in reverse…love it.
another great video
This is probably the most balanced take I've seen from someone who is passionate about Nintendo.
Thank you. I always try to look at things from both sides.
@@RetroBirdGaming speaking of both sides. There's something I want to tell you that's going to definitely catch your eye. I will agree with people that Nintendo did make bad decisions but we definitely need to move on from all the hate. I mean luckily very luckily they never listen to SJWS's or woke people unlike Disney or Sony. Also they don't buy other companies and milk them until they go out of business just like EA and Disney. They don't treat their developers like crap or crunch like Activision. People need to move on from all that Nintendo is not like those companies. I wrote a letter to Nintendo about people using Iwata's death as an excuse In a disgusting and disturbing way. Surprisingly they responded to me.
Here's what they told me and yes it's real.
The Letter From Nintendo
Dear Jake:
Thank you for taking the time to write to us here at Nintendo! Due to high volumes and preventive measures put in place by COVID-19, we haven't been able to respond to you in a timely manner. I apologize for the delay in our response!
In your letter, you spoke about people who had been mean to you online, and I'm sorry that they've given you such a difficult time. Here at Nintendo, our mission is to put smiles on the faces of everyone we touch. This can be tough, but it's something we care about doing! For example, perhaps we make a game loved by most of our fans, but some of them don't enjoy it at all. We want to hear both sides. Maybe the game can be improved, so more people can enjoy it! Or, maybe the game simply isn't for them, and we can make a different kind of game they'll enjoy.
When we hear all the positive things our amazing fans like you say, it encourages us to keep up the good work. When we hear the negative things people say, it pushes us to think of how to make them happy, too. We'll keep making great games that you can enjoy and be inspired by, don't worry! For the people who aren't yet having fun, just leave them to us. We've got a lot of smart and talented people on the case, figuring out how to let everyone have as much fun as you're having.
You also mentioned that you make Mario videos, and even included a picture you made of Mario along with your letter. It's flattering how Nintendo inspired your creativity - your work is fantastic! We're still working on our own Mario movie, and will announce more when we're ready.
Thanks again for writing, Jake! As a token of our appreciation for your letter, a few small items have been enclosed with this response. We are very excited about the future of Nintendo, and we're looking forward to sharing more great games with you!
Sincerely,
NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC.
Video all about it if you want to check it out: ua-cam.com/video/2T2R3FfnO-Y/v-deo.html
Ay your last name is my first name
Not
64 likes, Nice!
The best way I can describe my feelings is in this sentence: "I love Nintendo, I really do, but sometimes, they really make me wonder why."
Haha that's a fun way to put it :)
That's Perfect!!
"The Nintendo 64. So named because of the 64 reasons it pissed people off." 😂 That's gold.
Yeah, I actually liked it a lot too. That's more just a commentary on how it gets a lot of hate.
Nintendo is like the girlfriend you always fight with, but end up on the couch eating popcorn and watching a movie with later.
5:00 “Gamecube on the go baby, who could say no!?” 😂😂 that dance 👌🏼
He's such a perfect - really perfect - actor for his own videos! Love that!
If only the people walking by at the time felt the same way. Nothing but puzzled looks from them :)
@@RetroBirdGaming Man, hats 🧢 off to you for doing that dance in public. I was dying laughing 🤣!!
@@RetroBirdGaming They're just excited to see an up-and-coming internet celebrity. ;)
I feel for people that have the Switch, maybe as their first system, that want to dig back into Nintendo’s history.
It’s gonna be an expensive ride.
This channel is CRIMINALLY underrated!
For the most part I love Nintendo and their games but sometimes they make questionable decisions that make me go like "Nintendo, I want to love you but you make it really hard sometimes"
There is a simple answer here, good company for making games. Horrid company for respecting their own legacy and it’s fans.
Yep. They're super high-strung control freaks that aren't as good at doing a lot of things that the community has done FAR better, and then got smacked down for their trouble.
The more a company gets to being the gatekeepers to a whole other world of fantasy and joy, the more abusive they get about how you're allowed to experience it.
The writing, pacing, and physical humor in your videos is always top tier.
Thank you my friend!
I adore Nintendo. I grew up with them, their games are incredible however, even as much as I love them so SO much, i do admit that they do absolutely dumb stuff sometimes and I'm willing to call them out for what they do, but for the most part I think they're really REALLY great in my eyes.
they way they treat fan projects and emulation is appalling and threatening the future of retro games. If they had their way, you will be thrown in jail for downloading a ROM of a NES game.
@@flyingmonkeys96 ... but on the other hand, they invent the concept of "classic mini consoles", develop their own emulators for it and the devs even leave hints inside the code showing they know full well that people will hack/mod them and use their full potential.
See, I think every big company's CEOs and shareholders are pretty detached from the actual craft and the product they're producing, while the heart and soul is with the people within that company. The fact that Nintendo had someone like Iwata, someone with heart and soul, calling the shots is actually a testament to how good we have (had) it with Nintendo compared to others.
You're NOT wrong about what you said. But I rather have a game company be protective of their content because they believe in it than someone like Jim Ryan from SONY who commented on retro gaming by saying "no one wants to play old games".
I'd say I have about the same feelings towards Nintendo as toward my cat. I love them, they bring me great joy in life, but they also frequently do things that really test that love.
The only other aspect I’d mention is the impact of the draconian exclusive 3rd party licensing practices in the 80s and 90s. They really did a lot that stifled other platforms. They’ve managed to curate a great library of games back then, but as a consumer I can’t help but feel very mixed about the impact to overall competition.
I discovered your channel about a week ago and have been binge watching your videos since. I love that you cover a new topic every week. Your videos are very thought provoking and deserve more views. Have you thought about doing a video on the topic of Everdrives and Optical Disc Emulators (ODEs)? I've been getting into them lately and it's pretty nice to have the ability to play 'out of reach' games on real hardware. Keep up the awesome work!
First of all, glad to have you on the channel! Secondly, a video about everdrives and the like may be a possibility at some point!
Oh man, Nintendo has been a bitter sweet company for me growing up. Now as an adult more leaning towards bitter.
just found you channel earlier this week really good stuff thanks for the content
Thank you! Glad you like it :)
I love Nintendo, was a big apart of my childhood. They're not perfect but then nobody is so. How I look at it. I like how they're the one company not scared of trying new things, when they fail. People laugh, when they succeed everyone else copies them. Either way they redefined the industry. I think any real gamer should respect them regardless if they love or hate them. That is all.
I think it's funny how Nintendo knew the Switch was going to be copied, and they kept saying that was the reason why they waited so long to reveal it before release.
@@RetroBirdGaming Lol yeah who knows, i still remember when the first wii hit Sony and m$ both said "that's interesting how they're going a different direction but we'll stick to traditional controls" essentially, then the wii does extremely well and shortly afterwards Sony comes out with the move and a wii sports knock off and M$ with the kinect both like "hey we have motion controls too everyone!" I can't help but wonder had the wii failed horribly if they would have pushed the motion controls as well. 😁I mean those who are gen x or millennials know Sony specifically have been biting off Nintendo for years but thsts clearly evolved to other companies now too.
The new stem deck I think will be at that one pc demographic and not so much general, casual console gamers plus I'm hearing now it won't be able to play certain games as well, concerns about overheating issues. I mean the switch gets pretty damn warm on some games I can only imagine that deck burning after a while.
Note while I love Nintendo I have bought other consoles too like the first 2 Playstations and I have evey Xbox except the series s and x. Will get the Xbox series s later on. I typically enjoy my Switch and Xbox the most these days.
@@RetroBirdGaming Everything gets copied, nothing new here, everyone copied the Nes's D-pad, the N64's control stick (ps1 started without it), backlight portable consoles with GBA, successful portable gaming with OG GB, motion controls on the Wii (PS Move/Xbox's Kinect). But the switch has nothing new. It's just a mix of a home console and a portable one with a touch screen.
They fail cause they try new stuff, that's why people copy them. Virtual Boy and Wii U shows others what doesn't work. Even the Wii, while very succesful, it shows you cant just put motion controls in a game and call it a day. People still want "normal games".
@@domx7zero157 Everyone fails sometimes but Nin rarely does and thus why others copy to try to bank on the same success. I dont see your logic, that makes no sense if they fail then why would others copy them? To follow "failure"?
Lol No they copy them because they see what attracts gamers and newer players alike what actually works. Nintendo started the traditional gaming element anyway with a standard remote with buttons. Also yes remote contros.can work and have so i disagree.. Besides are you forgetting the fact that they offer alternate control options? And they also give us "normal" games so don't know what youre talking about there. They offer regular controls as well as motion, you need to stop reading kotaku unless you're a zoomer and simply not aware but they've offered alternate controls with the wii, wii u and switch. They're just the first to have motion controls as a main element in *some* games not all but they work and thats all that matters
You listed 2 consoles one not even a real practical console, the other was rushed. Sony has failed too at times with ps3 and currently the ps5 has had burning overheating issues. Xbox 360 had the red ring of death issues. Xbox doesn't sell well in Asia. Sony doesn't know what backwards compatibility means etc Like I said nothing is perfect but clearly Nintendo are the most original and not scared to try new things and let's be honest you pointed out 2 consoles out of 8. 6 which is most being very successful or doing well and every portable doing very well as well over the years. I mean you are aware when it comes to portables nobody is even close to them in that market, right?
Final Fantasy not coming to Nintendo 64, along with my beginning interest in PC gaming resulted in my departure of console gaming for a few years, until Halo & Socom... Then eventually the Wii had me return into the Nintendo fold, haven't left since.
As an older gamer and Babbages employee it’s funny how people love the GameCube now. I remember people canceling Wind Waker reserves once they saw the game. Now people love it. GameCube had amazing games.
I love your CRT captures, it's hypnotizing to me!
Thank you! It's taken a lot of practice to figure out!
@@RetroBirdGaming that was one of the first things ive noticed! Terrific work!
Nintendo has been a "good company" in terms of the talent they hire. They consistently put out high quality games.
They've been a "bad company" when it comes to their monopolistic practices in the 80s and with all their nickel and diming BS that they engage in nowadays.
Whenever the fans have a legitimate grievance about something, Nintendo basically distracts them with yet another fantastic game to keep them occupied.
I really love Nintendo for what they brought to the table in all these years . But I live in Brazil which is a horrible place to be a Nintendo fan. Most of the time it feels like, even though I'm a costumer, I just have to deal with whatever the company wants and it's not the company that's is trying to make itself more accessible to me. A good example is Xbox, I was never a "die-hard Xbox fan" but now since we have so many ways to play Xbox games (Gamepass,Xbox Live Gold, cheaper games) I got a chance of trying games that I would never buy myself and I ended up loving them. All I think is that Nintendo should try to be a little more accessible
I grew up with NES then N64, left for a bit to PlayStation, but back with Switch. I love it most in today's market because it does a lot more with old school retro feeling games.
Oh my gosh, your facial expressions are the best! They kill me!!! When you were walking on the sidewalk with your "lunchbox" etc, did any cars drive by and honk???? If I was driving by and saw someone that happy I would have shouted, "hey good for you buddy!" HAHA! Thanks again for having a greatly entertaining personality and opinions!
PS 1.) we all wish Sega was still making consoles! 2.) I would totally do water shots, I am not much of a drinker so I found that to be both realistic and hilarious. 3.) I love Nintendo! Nintendoland on the Wii U was my very favorite thing they have ever made! Did you love it? Didnt you think that the Wii U would have been a huge success when it came out?!
There were actually a lot of cars driving by while I was trying to film that part. No honking though. And yes, Nintendo Land made for some great times (although I didn't get it immediately). I felt like something really good for the Wii U came out once or twice a year, but understand how that wouldn't be enough for some people. And yes, I had hoped it would do better when it came out.
I remember around 2014 when the wii u wasnt doing good and 3ds stuff was marked down the CEO of nintendo Satoru Iwata and other board members had 50% of their salary cut to help the struggling company and there workers.
That is a rare act of kindness you seldom see in the videogame (or any) industry and I always respected the hell out of Nintendo for that 😎
Nintendo for the most part makes unique and high quality games and has stuck to there guns when other company's littered their garbage with micro transactions so I have nothing but respect for them 👍
All very good points you bring up. I remember those salary cuts as well. Pretty unusual for somebody in that high of a position.
The creators and developers at Nintendo needed to come into the video game market in the early/mid 80s with a hard-nosed attitude. Fresh off the video game crash of 1983, they didn't want to to risk repeating what doomed all the other previous consoles. To avoid failure, they adopted rigid rules and guidelines that often rubbed fans, retailers, and 3rd party game developers the wrong way. A lot of those original developers and creators are still major players at Nintendo today. I just think they came into the market in the 80's with that mindset, and have plowed forward with a similar mindset every since. Although many of their decisions have pissed me off, I still find it hard to hold a grudge against them. Their longevity and massive success has earned them my respect - even though they sometimes piss me off.
I think a few times the quality of their games in terms of game design can be a bit overstated, though to be fair that's pretty subjective.
But on the other hand whats not subjective is that they'd never release a game that has significant technical issues.
I think the Nintendo game with the most glitches I've played was Super Mario Sunshine and even that is not in any way comparable to something like Fallout 76 or the PS4 version of Cyberpunk 2077.
That's probably not a fair comparison but you get the point.
Yeah, credit to them for that at least.
People who root for Nintendo or any other video game company to fail always baffles me. If more console makers are around its much better for us the consumers. More companies creates diversity and competition. Today’s gamers really have it good all 3 companies are doing something different, Sony with the big budget single player games, Microsoft with game pass and multiplayer games and Nintendo always being creative with their titles. If only Sega was still making consoles, we’d really have it all.
My general opinion on this is that the world of gaming is far Far FAR richer with Nintendo in it.
That said, they don't deserve a free pass for everything they do, and the community at large has fortunately been more than willing to put them to task when they mess up. BTW this is true of every large game company, many of which are far worse than Nintendo.
The reveal of the Xbox One comes to mind.
I could watch you doing the gamecube-on-the-go dance for hours.
I really want them to re release all major GameCube games with GameCube switch online since most of them won’t be remastered and GameCube games are way too expensive these days
Selling old games at ridiculous prices, limited releases, closing fan projects and rom sites while at the same time not offering any way to play most of their old catalog, going pretty much a whole generation without fixing joycon drift, despite the lawsuits and some governments even arguing that it is to artificially reduce the lifespan and increase sales.
I love their games, but they are kind of evil buisness man at the end of the day. And I don't think that is the norm, there are plenty of japanese companies bigger and smaller as well as western companies that do the exact opposite to Nintendo.
I didn't realize that I actually hated Nintendo til now. I've always been disappointed countless times, yet still have this love for them. To me, the best of Nintendo was back then when the SNES, N64, GB, GBA, and Gamecube were around. I haven't felt the same about Nintendo once the Wii and DS came out. But the 3DS and Switch made me happy again.
Also, the N64 and Gamecube may have not sold well, but childhood me was always crazy excited to play the games on those systems and have great memories with them.
This channel is amazing, dude. Informative, balanced, and hilarious. I'm glad you exist, and not just for completely selfish reasons.
Thank you! Glad you like it :)
Born in the seventies, so I was lucky enough to experience Nintendo being the hot new thing through what they are today. In my opinion they are a good company. While they swing and miss sometimes, they also hit some home runs. Of course this means we all need to play Ken Griffey baseball home runs derby now on the 1st snes game. Play ball!!!
What is boils down to is, for the longest time, Nintendo was a tiny ship in the storm of scummy industry practices, and people felt they could rely on them to not do scummy things, and have some great game franchises to enjoy along the way. So when Nintendo ultimately did succumb to the shady practices, it felt like a bigger betrayal. Plus it's a lot harder to not but their stuff out of protest. I mean, it's easy to not buy the next EA or Ubisoft game when they engage in anti-consumer practices, but try holding off on the new Zelda, becomes it bit harder, huh? Nintendo still has good games people don't want to skip on, which gives them leverage to do all this scummy stuff to begin with but not really hurt themselves financially.
00:06:50 "The Horrors of Discipline"
*Childhood trauma intensifies*
Let's go back to something fun. We were talking about video games, weren't we?
They’re a huge corporation. Huge corporations do scummy stuff. That said, I primarily collect Nintendo and will always feel a connection with the brand, for better or worse. And you have to applaud their innovation and willingness to take risks 👍
They pump out the same stuff over and over, what risks do they take?
@@wulver810 n64 being cartridge based, the Wii, the Wii U. To name a couple. While the rest of the industry plays it safe, they will at least experiment with new ideas.
0:58 ngl, they had us in the first half
I had someone say this which is pretty much how I see it
A++ for their game design (For the most part)
C- for their business ethics
but as much as I don't like a lot of their business decisions lately I will at least say that they're one of the last remaining AAA game companies that still have the talent to make really great games in this current age like Metroid Dread was amazing from what I've played recently but sadly as a corporation it's very tough to see them in a positive light nowadays compared to Sony or Microsoft
I guess it’s one of those things where legally, Nintendo can protect their IPs the way they do, but at the same time fan projects aren’t really harmful to Nintendo’s brand. Personally, I would think it’d be good PR if Nintendo allowed fan games, at least the free ones. As for emulation, I’ve heard the argument that Nintendo should provide a better service like Valve does. I don’t have any statistics, but its probably worked for Valve, so a new Virtual Console type service could help a lot.
Yeah, it just really seems like virtual console is what people were happiest with. They spent such a long time building up the library for it too. The selection was pretty massive by the end of it.
"It's the Nintendo 64! Named as such for its 64 reasons it would piss people off!" I was cry-laughing legit. The list is so accurate too. XD I'm not a big fan of Nintendo just because most of their games, first-party in particular, don't really interest me, but I understand the pain that fans of Nintendo go through with how poorly they're treated and how greedy and stupid Nintendo can be sometimes. Even at their worst, at least we can appreciate Nintendo for saving the industry in the early 80s and for making some of the most iconic games and consoles of all time. Plus I love my GBA a lot.
My love of Nintendo is rooted entirely in their back catalog. I collect and play Gameboy games much more than I do Switch games. To be honest I really haven't liked the direction Nintendo as a company has gone since the Switch launched. A lot of what modern Nintendo does just seems cash-grabby to me. It doesn't feel right. They're losing their soul to success.
Game Boy for life!
I stopped complaining about them; even when I did, I still bought several of their games. Haven't regretted it yet, but I may be in the minority on that
Always a delight with this channel
Thank you my friend!
I'm guessing that once you fill that bag of bread bag quick-lock clips, it will right up there with Rocket Knight Adventures and that banana...
Without Nintendo, my life would have been meaningless... SMB, LoZ, Metroid, Castlevania, Dragon Warrior, Final Fantasy, and the list goes on and on.............. Without Nintendo, I would not be here typing this comment... Thank you Retro Bird!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Loving the channel! Keep up the great work.
Just wish they would adapt to the times a little better. Always solid games to choose from but there online is in shambles. I Understand that may not be in the direction they want to go but with today’s gamer and technology at its peak, it’s tough to watch them be so hard headed
The whole fan game thing isn't something that is clear one way or another.
On the one hand, Nintendo does indeed have the right to stop fans from using their IP for their own projects, and they do have to be indiscriminate when they threaten legal action since the one day they really need to shut a project down (like someone making a game with Mario using and selling drugs, for instance), a judge could ask Nintendo why they have let other fans go through with projects but not this one. So it's understandable why Nintendo goes after fan games.
On the other hand, it does seem really odd that fan games only seem to get Nintendo's attention once they are either finished or close to completion. That's a lot of hard work down the drain and Nintendo could learn a thing or two from how Sega handles their fans who make Sonic games. Sonic Mania, anyone?
I think the reason Nintendo shut them down when their complete is because they probably have no idea until gaming outlets report on the fan projects
Yeah, I think you may be right Magic Johnson! That was kind of my hunch as well.
I like the Switch, it allowed me to discover a world of Indy games I had no idea existed.
Lots of good indie stuff!
I remember reading an article once which described when Nintendo hired some guys to help them create network code for Wii U and at the board meeting the network guys were like “okay, the best example I think we could follow would be XBOX Live,” and all the Nintendo execs just sort of stared blankly before someone informed the network guy that none of them had ever heard of XBOX Live. I think this example illustrates that Nintendo isn’t malicious so much as it’s extremely insular and often out-of-touch. However, I credit that with their ability to innovate so often. Nintendo doesn’t often copycat other industry trends or even try to compete on equal footing, likely because they’re barely paying attention to their competitors. They’re only competing with themself. I think that’s ballsy and cool.
I will love Nintendo and dislike them at sometimes. But at the end of the day I will always be a fan, and I will always love them
Your neighbor has an old civic wagon 4wd, oh man I want that.
SNES exclusivity is something that still angers me. I mean it's great we got games like Castlevania Bloodlines because of it but it really stifled the game industry for a long time.
I hate Nintendo as a company due to how incompetent they are at a lot of things and how out of touch they are with modern times, but love them as a game developer.
Thier games are of high quality and because of that I mostly tolerate their bullshit, but only to a certain extend.
Hahah looks like others feel the same way :)
@Retro Bird I'd like to see 5 or 10 minute videos of you playing a few retro games. Even if it's just one stage and kinda go through your favorites. You can always start at rocket knight adventures lol Also the a Evercade is modern retro
At some point, I'll probably try to stream myself playing something with all of you. But it might be something unexpected. For example, I always thought streaming the Resident Evil 2 remake when it came out would've been a lot of fun.
Check out his Patreon he sometimes does video playthroughs of games/levels he likes. He's too nice to not plug it so I will, lol.
I think Nintendo was really great from about the NES to the N64 and for handhelds from the gameboy to the DS now they are still good but not as really great as they were in the 80s and 90s
Yeah, I think it's hard to top what they were in the '80s and '90s.
I'm probably biased though because my first handheld was a gameboy color and my first home console was a NES
I would have agree with this video even though I'm a Sega fan I don't agreed what Sega did in the past either but I have both Sega and Nintendo systems. The funnest game consoles from both I like to play the most are Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn ,Sega Dreamcast, N64 and GameCube .
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Have a Lovely Day 💝Greetings!
Thank you! You as well :)
If Nintendo would just allow me to buy their legacy titles id be a happy camper. But because they don't im a slightly HAPPIER camper. Or atleast my wallet is ;)
After the Super Nintendo, it became a love hate relationship with me. The only reason I got the Switch was for Mario Kart and Pokemon. The former is a system seller and the latter bombed two generations in a row so I'm about to call it quits.
Nintendo has saved countless lives by keeping kids off the streets and out of trouble by tackling some amazing games throughout the decades.
Recently, something that's really irked me is the constant connection disruptions in Pac-man 99. It was so irritating I felt betrayed after buying so many games from the eshop, so I now have no desire to give them a cent (I'm hoping second-hand buying will accomplish this although I don't even know when I'll be ready to buy a new game). Any company that isn't willing to be ethical is a bad company in my book -- screwing over customers shouldn't be necessary for the success of a business. The aforementioned disconnections haven't been happening recently, so hopefully that's fixed for good. If they clean up their act, maybe I can consider supporting them in the future...
Managing expectations is really important.
If you bite into an ice-cream cone and get the worlds best garlic mash potatoes... you are going to be disappointed.
You were expecting Ice-cream and even if they are the worlds best garlic mashed potatoes, you are still mad because you had an expectation.
Hey, firstly, I love your content and the theme song rocks!!! I find myself humming it for hours after watching your vids.
I am a bit of a fanboy here, but I love that Nintendo makes games and game systems. They didn’t hop on the bandwagon of trying to be an all-in-one media solution, but rather producing dedicated gaming devices and games. The Cube was a perfect example. It played games at the time of DVD. I know there was a Panasonic solution for a hybrid and of course their later hardware ended up supporting youtube and netflix and yada yada, but I still feel that their focus was/is on games. My largest criticism would be their third party support is still pretty weak, though it’s much better on Switch than their last three.
Keep up the great content and I’ll keep on clicking!
Thank you! Glad you're liking it and I enjoyed reading the rest of your comment as well :) I appreciate their focus on games as well.
When it comes to meeting modern standards controls, graphics, or being fan friendly, they're always last, but their games are good.
The Gamecube's biggest problem was it was released in arguably the best console generation ever. Gamecube, Dreamcast, Xbox and PS2. There's no bad choices. That sounds great but for the company it makes it impossible to say "We're better than the competition because..." when the competition is equal or perhaps better. N64 era, even though they got crushed, that generation they could point to the 3DO, Atari Jaguar, PC-FX, FM Towns Marty, Apple Pippin, AmigaCD32 as examples of things they were vastly superior to. Couldn't say the same the following generation.
I knew people with PS2 and Xbox. I wanted the Dreamcast so Gamecube at the time didn't really have any reason to grab my attention back then. The only thing I knew it was good for was Star Wars games. I mean even just PC Games had my attention more than console games did. Now that I have one I see what I missed out on.
As game developers really good overall, but as a company not so good over the years.
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Keeping my viewers hydrated!
Check it out. When companies say the customer is always right or first, that assumes the customers are adults, and not changing that age status (remaining adults). They try to act like they care about the customer. In the case of Nintendo and a lot of us growing up with their products, they met our needs then, but as we grew up, we'll, they kept pandering to kids: not us! We're second fiddle/afterthoughts = they don't care about us. Tough situation for a company to deal with, but obviously they care about their visions and making dollars. So, the truth comes out here about businesses, moreso than other companies with continual grown up customers, since they can hide it and don't have this issue. I can say I am Nintendo for life, but I haven't liked a console of theirs since the N64. I want a console. Not a freaking switch. And I want top notch graphics for our time with 2D Mario games. That's what this old kid wants!! With an NES style D pad and horizontal 2 button layout. Is that too much to ask for?!?!? Lol So... I got an Analogue NT, Super NT, and Mega SG. I also have spent tons on Retro games. Could been thousands of dollars to Nintendo for this one person, but they didn't scratch that itch. They missed out and continue to. They need to treat all age groups, including their original customers, equal, with their product lineup imo.
I remember buying and still own my gamecube. Bought it just to play Star wars rogue leader and Resident evil remaster. Classic games for a classic console.
I remember the day I got Resident Evil REmake. What a day.
@@RetroBirdGaming It certainly was. Got it myself day one as well. The boss gave me time out to go to electronic boutique to buy it. I played it nearly all night. Great game, great memories.
OMG i just noticed that your shirt colors go in a pattern for every consecutive video lolol
Personally, none of the things Nintendo actively does bothers me much. Taking down fan games? I don't play 'em anyway. Taking down ROM sites? They'll always be available for download somewhere. Make consoles with wacky gimmicks? Plenty of traditional gaming experiences to be played on them anyway.
It's usually what they DON'T do that bothers me. Not making another F-Zero, not releasing EarthBound/MOTHER games (as often as they could), not putting games that people actually want on the Switch Online NES/SNES, not marketing their games all that well.
This video made me happy :)
From the camerawork to the comedy it's pretty grand!
I really like Nintendo for the reason that they have done so much good and bad. With that said, if there's something Nintendo did that you don't like then just go focus/buy/interact with the things you do like. For instance I have started building a collection of Nintendo things that I like such as consoles and games I accidentally sold as a kid.
Keep it up Retro Bird!
Thank you! Glad you liked it :)
The UA-camrs made the GameCube popular....before all the rage about this system that I always considered awesome I was able to have a 90+ GC games ...many people don't know what they have until it's gone...and that applies to most of us gamers.
Nintendo is my favorite for nostalgic reasons. I dropped off after the wii shut down online, only to rebuy everything when I realized mainstream gaming means mostly cod and fortnight. Almost feels like Nintendo listened to the U.S. market only when we were there biggest source of income
Grew up on nintendo since super nes, love their games and creativity as I feel like they have such a unique and diverse library of games that no other company can emulate. But like others say, they seem behind on features like for example online lobbies with messaging/making it hard to play older games/etc. Let me buy and play tactics ogre/ogre battle 64 on my switch!
For better or worse I'm a Nintendo guy. I love my Switch. I want Sega making consoles again too. I still want a Dreamcast 2.
I really like Nintendo. They make quality products and they are original. I am not up to date about what are the general complains but I appreciate the company a lot.
I understand many people want re release of games but they also need to keep moving forward
I think when it comes down to adulation for a company is misplaced. It isn’t the companies that had a major impact on your childhood, they just just wanted a great bottom line. It’s the creators of your favorite games that had the ideas and passion. Nintendo or any other company would have quit as soon as the revenue stopped.
For me, my love-hate relationship with Nintendo stems from them sending cease and desist to emulation websites. I get that it's their stuff, but at the same time it's upsetting from a preservation perspective. They only seem to care about a select few games and only re-release them over and over again. Then there are games that have no owner anymore and arcade games that get swept away with their stuff. It can be very frustrating.
Yeah, it's that "our way or no way" stance to everything. They stand up there on stage and announce whatever they're doing, and wait for adoration to pour in, but you get nothing back. It's like having a friend that will call you at any hour to help them, but won't return your calls unless they need you for something. Where's the love, Nintendo?
I’ve always loved Nintendo, but selling Mario 64 (and Sunshine/Galaxy) for the 10th time in a $60 package within a limited timeframe recently rubbed me the wrong way. I bought it new, bought it again used, bought it on DS (albeit it’s a different take), bought it again on Wii’s Virtual Console, and now this last rerelease. That made me realize they’re becoming more of a faceless corporate money grab company like Disney, resting on its laurels. That, and the sheer lack of accessibility to its back catalog has recently made my love for them compartmentalized into the pre-Wii U era and a reluctant disdain for them in the present. My 2 cents if that makes sense.
By the way you’re arguably my new favorite YT channel. So glad to have discovered you a few weeks ago. Keep up the great work.
00:06:50 I can already see the memes.
"If Nintendo were a person"
Nintendo the sneaky teenage girl is exploiting costumers for their nostalgia, when "Daddy" catches her in the act and grounds her for a week.
"I'm disappointed with you, Honey. You are better than this."
And that is a NICE dad. I've seen some parents on quora who would react way worse.
They have really good games that I wish were more accessible.
I absolutely love the GameCube. I loved it as much if not more than I loved my PS2.
as an average consumer, I like Nintendo, but i dont love it, I like their games, but Im not hardcore over them, theyre just games, and regarding their legacy catalog, im a gamer, not a collector, so most of the retro games that I like I already own, the ones I cant find physically I resort to digital shops, and if that fails, then I go with emulators.
long story short, as long as you keep your passion reasonable and subtle, you should have no problem.
Growing up, Nintendo was that company that could do no wrong. Now that I'm older, I've realized Nintendo is not perfect. I think what frustrates me is I want them to succeed, but then they end up making perplexing decisions.
I had an opinion on something, but cant remember due to too many shots taken playing the drinking game
Should've gone with water like I said :)
I would have liked to see a lot more analysis on their business practices (some of which have been anti-competitive), but also about how they've been very over-protective and somewhat out-of touch regarding fan made stuff on the internet, and whatnot.
I think Nintendo is a true classic, the dudes brought back gaming in the US after the crash
I have such mixed feelings for Nintendo. But when I just look at my consoles and (physical) game collection that's maybe how I feel in the end of the day. So many great games that I could never have played on other companies' consoles and these games made me keep buying Nintendo's consoles.
Two things about Nintendo that we all can agree on probably:
1 - underpowered consoles (kind of always)
2 - bad at internet
But even with these two weaknesses Nintendo has made it great! Not perfect but really great, I would say.
And yeah, some game series has been a mystery. What happened to F Zero after the great game for GameCube? And where is our Punch Out? And why the insanely long wait from 1994 to 2021 for a new 2D Metroid saga for a home console??
Another thing I don't like but understand: Super Mario 3D All Stars. Well, still un-sold copies in stores but the decision to make it time limited was not fun from a consumer perspective. And why no Super Mario Galaxy 2? I don't care that Super Mario 64 still is 4:3 and not even 1080p - I wouldn't mind 16:9 1080p but I'm just happy to have the game and I appreciate that it's still 4:3 which is the aspect ratio that they developed the game for - never forget that! Would have been fun of course with both a 4:3 and and a 16:9 version of Super Mario 64 so we all can choose version and give both a chance.
We have much to thank Nintendo for. It's also very much thanks to Nintendo that we even have Sony Playstation!
It's very hard to 100% please all at least 10s of millions of customers all the time from the 80s to now and in the future. I believe that they are doing as good as they can.
Some actions that Nintendo should have a lot of credit for:
1 - how they treated the customers that bought 3DS for the launch price and then they cut the price a lot. These customers got the possibility to download exclusive games for free and these games has never ever been made available for all other customers no matter how much money they show that they have.
2 - the re-release of NES Classic Mini in June 2018. Nintendo wanted all people that couldn't buy it at the release in november 2016 to get a new and even better chance to buy it.
So yeah it's some kind of love for Nintendo but it's itchy sometimes for sure. It feels like a long-term relationship with ups and downs. I'm very thankful for a lot of what they has done for us all.
OMG that Means Girls DVD killed me
Love Nintendo products and games. Now if they would be so kind to make a HD remake of Kid Icarus Uprising...
Nintendo is like the abusive partner that keeps flip flopping from hurting to loving, and eventually, you gotta just walk away
Rumble Pak for N64 requires batteries. Other name for NGC is Pokémon Qube. Love Nintendo
Love the channel and it should be wayyy more popular but I feel the UA-cam algorithm punishes channels with the word retro in it…
I appreciate it! Thanks :)
Nintendo is the Apple of video game companies. Liked by most, hated by a vocal few.
I am what one would call a Nintendo Loyalist, however, I see Nintendo as mostly good, but when they muck up, they muck up really bad, especially the levels of hell they make many UA-cam content providers go through to show their content without being copyright struck.
Handhelds, biggest mistake was basically not giving the GameBoy Light a chance in the U.S., and not having the GBC with a backlight.
It sounds like the UA-cam stuff isn't as bad these days, but I do worry about that being an issue at some point.