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[Draugoth]

Nintendo is the only company that wouldnt sell their games on other platforms

 

[Fart Knight]

 

[jm89]

Hiphop and Todd Howard could be best friends.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Does the dude just carry stupid looking belts with him wherever he goes?

 

[GametimeUK]

Oh wow HipHopGamer. Core memory unlocked from my N4G trolling days. Amazing.

 

[UltimaKilo]

There’s no way and no need for them at the moment. Might this happen in 10-12 years? Yes. Consoles are dying.

 

[FoxMcChief]

God damn. My dyslexia killing me today. I kept reading the name as Hippogamer. Earlier I thought I read Shithead instead of Slitterhead.

 

[tomato shrub]

The most "trust me bro" I've ever seen

 

[Trogdor1123]

This guy ever get something right?

 

[stevish]

Nintendo is the one company that could create their own launcher and actually be successful. Sell your old back catalogue and nintendo online service and a lot of people would buy...

 

[LazyParrot]

I want this to happen just to see the fanboy meltdowns.

 

[XXL]

I was just about to post this. Lol.

 

[Zathalus]

Press Y to doubt.

 

[Danknugz]

most can already be done a emulators but would be nice i guess

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

he is legit

No he should quit.

 

[Self_Destructive]

Maybe that's why they're targeting all these rom sites? lol jk it's not going to happen.

 

[JerryinSoCal]

Has he ever been right about anything?

 

[Saber]

Better they make some money from people buying ports than only seeing people emulating their games for free.

So they should port because people are ilegally playing their games on PC? That some dumb logic.

 

[Thabass]

I met him a few times, very nice guy. Doesn't know jack about the industry, pure hype man.

 

[POKEYCLYDE]

There's no reason to believe Nintendo will. It would be nice, but I can't see them putting anything of substance elsewhere.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

if it isnt coming from Pyoro or Nintendo it's nothing to get worked up over

If true it would be a massive shift in company strategy and hugely well-received across the industry. It would only be catalogue titles, of course

 

[rodrigolfp]

most can already be done a emulators but would be nice i guess

This.

So they should port because people are ilegally playing their games on PC? That some dumb logic.

No. They should port because they are losing opportunity to make money on PC.

Nintendo is the only company that wouldnt sell their games on other platforms

Like on phones?

 

[Quixz]

Doubtful, Nintendo has no problems moving units these days but anything is possible I guess.

 

[Mhmmm 2077]

It's possible I guess... I mean, Sakurai back then praised how good Steam is, so yeah, would be nice.

 

[Kurimao]

For laughter Micro$oft should pay Nintendo to put some games on Gamepass.

 

[RhyDin]

The DMCA thing is a convincing way to try and sell this story, but it isn't out of the norm of Nintendo to take down ROM sites.

I would hate for Nintendo to do this because of how poorly implemented and barebones the official emulators are on the Switch. Anything they bring to the table will still be ten to fifteen years behind what the homebrew emulation community can offer and a first-party store application would be horrible. If Epic can't do it right, there is no way Nintendo can.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Oh yeah I remember him from the 360/PS3 days. Hip hop Sony Gamer. giving mediocre games decent scores to be cushy with publishers.

“But he’s passionate tho”

K’off

 

[Saber]

No. They should port because they are losing opportunity to make money on PC.

Switch is a money make machine, they are not losing any opportunity to make money Lmao

 

[Robb]

Doubt it, but I also don’t think it’s very far fetched. Nintendo usually follows Sony/MS in one way or another, it just takes longer for them to get to the same place.

 

[Arsic]

Holy shit, hiphopgamer is still alive!

Him and DSP are the cockroaches of gaming.

 

[Katatonic]

Glad to see HipHop still doing his thing.

A bit of a sensationalist but not mean spirited.

 

[Bernardougf]

Who the fuck come up with this delusions?? And I dont give two fucks about what nintendo do... its just absurd

Xbox failing and going third party really fried a lot of brains in the American side of the industry, damn.

 

[Portugeezer]

I don't think HHG has ever had a credible source.

Just spews whatever comes to mind.

 

[BlackTron]

Really all it takes is for them to calculate that #3 is a greater number than #1. Totally up to them, and I don't really think we'll see it anytime soon. Not until Switch 2 is fully done, so like 7-8 years from now we could see it.

Yes, Nintendo going PC is something that could happen, with a complete managerial and culture shift. After all, I thought Sony was infallible for sticking to their guns, but as soon as their winning strategy completely ruined Xbox, they started mimicking Xbox. I'm sure some guys at Sony "calculated" that selling additional copies on PC is more money than less games on just a console, in a complete vacuum of gaming industry tactics and brand management.

Anything can happen, Nintendo could be this dumb next. Especially directly after their next console finishes its run, when they have the maximum potential to try something new on their own.

 

[IAmRei]

Lmao pc fetish and wetdreams. Keep drinking, smoking and dreaming.

Smoking fan and drink cooling liquid and wet dream by applying cooling paste?

 

[BlackTron]

There’s no way and no need for them at the moment. Might this happen in 10-12 years? Yes. Consoles are dying.

In order for the console to die, the games must die. As Yamauchi said back in the day, the Nintendo is just a box you have to buy to play Mario. In fact, he said this when consoles were already dead.

As long as they keep the strong software flowing, there is no reason they can't sell the unlock key (the game console) to play them.

 

[farmerboy]

Whatever.

For some reason I like this dude. Have never been able to quite put my finger on why, though.

 

[kazuyamishima]

 

[Syphon Filter]

This guy is a fraud

to be fair he has connections and sometimes is right.

 

[Syphon Filter]

Oh wow HipHopGamer. Core memory unlocked from my N4G trolling days. Amazing.

man n4g was wild back then with fanboys lol.

 

[hybrid_birth]

 

[Dafegamer]

Honestly, if anything it's due to Pressure from the Shareholders more than because of Nintendo's own decision. Their Games would literally make Bank on PC. Launch them exclusive on a Nintendo PC Launcher and you might legitimately have the biggest competitor to Steam on PC

 

[cartman414]

No. They should port because they are losing opportunity to make money on PC.

Profits lost on storefront royalties.

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

I like HiphopGamer but I don’t think he’s a reliable source when it comes to Nintendo.

 

[Fredrik]

Why would they do that? Seppuku?

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

Why does anyone take anything this guy say as truth? He is a small-timer in the industry, has weak sub numbers, a relic of the past yet I see him mentioned here a few times as if he really is some industry insider. Guy is a has been.

 

[UltimaKilo]

In order for the console to die, the games must die. As Yamauchi said back in the day, the Nintendo is just a box you have to buy to play Mario. In fact, he said this when consoles were already dead.

As long as they keep the strong software flowing, there is no reason they can't sell the unlock key (the game console) to play them.

Nintendo has really started to lean on its IP with mobile games, movies and now the theme parks. That will help.

 

[EDMIX]

Nintendo has really started to lean on its IP with mobile games, movies and now the theme parks. That will help.

True. This is one of those, where there is smoke, there is fire type things. If they didn't do any of that, then I'd doubt this claim, but they see the value in those IP.

I don't think it would hurt for select IP they have to go to PC, I'd argue its hurting them not putting them on the platform when they need the user base for MP stuff like Pokemon or Animal Crossing etc. Select a few MP games, make the users have to buy their online thing to use it or something and bank.

 

[Spukc]

I say a hip a hop a hippityy hop and a hop hop hip hip hippity hop

 

[March Climber]

This guy ever get something right?

Not sure, but I'm tempted to bookmark this thread for potential 2026 crow.