Not to excuse Nintendo, but I think people need to stop being such big consumers. Having new phones and new consoles on release is completely unnecessary; I bet most gamers have bought games that they haven't even played yet, let alone finished, and are already anxious for a system that hasn't even been released.

I think we all can be more patient and frugal, and stop following trends and releases so closely.

[–] alehel@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

Checks backlog. Yup, currently at 427 titles unplayed. Holy cow, didn't think it was that bad! And I haven't even added my free games from EGS.

[–] MoreZombies@lemm.ee 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I appreciate this and agree 100%, but there are a LOT of factors besides just having the thing that make it harder than "just stop consuming".

If you are someone who typically only plays games with friends, it can very much be a case of "Buy or miss out". I have a group of friends who will probably buy GTA VI and play hundreds of hours of multiplayer together. I know I will not be rewarding Rockstar for their inevitably shitty choices and behaviour with this game (Fuck them for what they did with GTA VI, greedy assholes), and I know this means just...not playing with my friends. I'm okay with that as a thirty something adult, but for others they won't be able to "just not".

Then you have all the FOMO stuff - I refused to buy Diablo 4 on launch in protest of prices and Blizzard, etc. But it was VERY hard for me, being aware I was missing out on an exper

Limited time items, exclusive events, etc, can all play a factor for those who's brains are tickled in just the right way.

I wish it were simply a case of patience and frugality.

[–] Gatito@lemm.ee 6 points 3 days ago

You're right. I didn't consider that it's easier to play with other people when adopting early. I didn't consider this.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

Fuck them for what they did with GTA VI, greedy assholes

Did you mean V? And by that I mean: do you mean Online?

V is still a great single player experience for a reasonable price. Online is considered separate and always was, and I can completely agree with what they did to that. I can also agree that not giving us dlc for V in favor of Online updates was crap, too. But R* still gave us a game worth the money that's still playable right now

If there's been some huge update with VI that I missed then, well, shit. I think I saw the price went up $10 on some retailers site, but idk if I trust that kind of shit

[–] cod@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Exactly! That’s why I love !patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

[–] Gatito@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

Ohh! Just joined! Thank you!!

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'd love this comment to be a sticky post on every new thing announcement. Trouble with us humans is we like to really get into a thing that's completely out of our control, and then we get very upset when it goes in a direction we don't like. Being able to take a step back and say "ah well, guess that's not for me anymore" is much better for your own mental health than getting angry at consumerism.

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 days ago

FOMO is a helluva drug.

[–] evening_push579@feddit.nu 5 points 4 days ago

I both dislike and like how I am called out in this post.

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

I don't consider myself an early adopter, heck I never am, the only time I recall is getting a New Nintendo 3DS Black Friday edition even before the BF (the thing arrived first in Mexico) just because it was a special edition and the only way to get that model here officially... And for a good price even!

The only reason I am tempted to get a Switch 2 is because it probably means it will get exploited easier/earlier than the next batches.