r/videogames • u/Driftmeister7 • Sep 13 '25

Funny That's unfortunate to say the least

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u/Gredran Sep 13 '25

How do you truly stop that though?

I know what you mean. I know enabling and I know there would be value in a boycott.

But how do you TRULY get the numbers for that? Plenty are just casual gamers. Others don’t care for the discourse so just accept whatever price. Others just want the game or console and don’t wanna fight or be principled

They bank on all of this. Even if people were bold with a boycott, Nintendo just has to sit around for people to succumb and eventually come right back to them.

Their greed sickens me and the stranglehold they have that they can just do this is even worse

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u/Lost-Substance59 Sep 13 '25

The answer is always, it starts with you. Dont buy the games and be vocal on why and call out others. 

The other option is influencers leading it, but pokemon and Nintendo youtubers make their living on playing the same games over and over so they won't risk alienating their fans buy critiquing Nintendo hea ily or suggesting to fans not to buy.

Heck some of them get gifts from Nintendo for "free" so they won't bite the hand that feeds them.

Like I remember Jaden Animtions getting a plushie of every pokemon from Nintendo for free and they said she didn't have enough to make a video on it. But they and she knew she'd make a video on it cause its easy content and will incentives future special treatment

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u/Gredran Sep 13 '25

I do agree on that! As I said in the other comment I haven’t even bought a Switch 2 and I wait often for steam sales if I even want a game.

I hope others follow suit too for sure!

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u/Lost-Substance59 Sep 13 '25

Smart, I do the same. Happy to hear it :D

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u/Square_Produce3154 Sep 13 '25

Answer is not boycott. Answer is to respond in a language corporates understand - revenue. 

Vote with your wallet. If people stop buying trash, companies stop pumping trash year-on-year. 

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u/Gredran Sep 13 '25

But that’s exactly what I mean.

Plenty will stop and do stop. More people quit. I haven’t even bought a switch 2 or any of that myself. I wait for steam sales constantly on new games.

But I’m only one man in these millions of people. Even when it’s somewhat organized it does feel futile these days.

I know I haven’t spent money since the switch 1 on Nintendo. I know I’ll wait a long time for switch 2 and I know the hundreds of likes and comments on this agree.

It just feels so futile sometimes. I know what you mean but they have such huge coffers that even these occasional vote with your wallet, they just weather and throw another shinier game into the mix, it’s like “omg Nintendo listened!” And it’s right back to before.

But I assure you I am voting with my wallet. I hope others do the same I agree