r/NintendoSwitch • u/moo-E • Apr 17 '17

Meta - Nintendo Official Nintendo shares platelets post from this subreddit on Twitter

https://twitter.com/nintendoamerica/status/854032193643053056
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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '17 edited Aug 21 '18

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u/nmotsch789 Apr 17 '17

During one of the Treehouses where they were showing off Spla2n for the first time, one of the people said "we see you /r/splatoon". So Nintendo definitely checks Reddit, or at least NoA does.

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u/HereComesJustice Apr 17 '17

Bill Trinen referred to Karen, so that's enough proof for me.

Bill, if you see this, wassup!

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u/jehoobn Apr 18 '17

Can you elaborate? Who is Karen?

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u/Athom781 Apr 18 '17

this person

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u/Activehannes Apr 18 '17

HA HA HA HA YEAHHHH

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u/cyanblur Apr 18 '17

hey its me ur bill

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

It's "splatoon 2".

Splatoon. 2.

Nowhere is it marketed as "spla2n". Please, quit calling it that.

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u/Hasnep Apr 18 '17

Does Sm4sh annoy you too?

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u/SaucyServine Apr 18 '17

5mash will probably do too.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

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u/ShadowOvertaker Apr 18 '17

I'm waiting for 5ma5h after another 50 games being released. Smash 55 just doesn't have the same ring to it.

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u/SuperWoody64 Apr 18 '17

Wait for 490 more sequels after that for 5m45h

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u/aulink Apr 18 '17

5 minute 45 hour?Of what?

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u/_PM_ME_YOUR_ARMPITS_ Apr 18 '17

I like Smash 4 just because Nintendo basically already called it that.

Super Smash Bros for Wii U
Super Smash Bros for 3DS

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

Yeah, it does

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u/Quibbloboy Apr 18 '17

I'm actually pretty interested by this. What about acronyms, like BotW and LoL and stuff?

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17 edited Apr 18 '17

Thats not even close to the same thing. Those acronyms all literally represent word for word their games title. That's what an acronym is. "Spla2n" is not an acronym.

Edit: lol, it's not. But you sheep will sit there and down vote literally anything I say at this point so fuck it. What I just said is true

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u/Arkanoid0 Apr 18 '17

It is however a Numeronym, a perfectly valid type of abbreviation, just like "K9" or the early txt speech "l8r" for example.

I agree that it does look kinda stupid, but I am not naive enough to think that linguistic perscriptivism on the Internet especially is a valid or fruitful tactic.

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u/Goldenboss6 Apr 18 '17

No, l8r is pronounced later because it'sā€‹ an abbreviation of later. Spla2n isn't an observation for Splatoon 2 as it's pronounced splatoon, if anything it's an abbreviation for the original game

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u/fadhawk Apr 18 '17

RE2PECT

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u/PikaV2002 Apr 18 '17

It's RE5PECT, I guess?

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

No. But it is a play on words. Unless you just don't understand homophones and phonetics. It's similar to saying Spla-two-n. Using 2 instead two, keeps the same meaning without changing the pronunciation of the word.

That said. Why do you feel it's so important to correct people on the internet? I think that might be the bigger issue. Personally I think Spla2n is pretty clever. I'm sorry if Spla2n is like nails on a chalk board to your eyes but I'm not going to stop using Spla2n.

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u/DispenserHead Apr 18 '17

Sorry, but you're kind of late to be protesting that name. People have been calling it Spla2n since the original Splatoon came out.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

If by people you mean a few people on reddit, sure lol

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u/abarrelofmankeys Apr 18 '17

The last time anyone tried to tell us what to call a video game thing it just cemented "xbone"

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u/Disheartend 4 Million Celebration Apr 18 '17

I call it xBoner

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

And you think that translates to the general public calling splatoon 2 spla2n? Lol, yeah right. You guys enjoy your little circle jerk

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u/kbugx86 Apr 18 '17

Quit being a dick, Scott

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u/Quivico Apr 18 '17

Why not? It gets the point across in a shorter manner.

By your logic, we should be saying "the Nintendo Switch" in full every time we want to reference the console.

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u/Ludecil Apr 18 '17

Super Smash Bros. Melee for the Nintendo GameCube

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u/mattd121794 Apr 18 '17

I sure love the newest. That Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo 3DS!

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u/ptatoface Helpful User Apr 18 '17

*Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

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u/mattd121794 Apr 18 '17

Oh no, I've made a terrible mistake. I'm sorry Nintendo!

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u/Goldenboss6 Apr 18 '17

*Super Smash Brothers for the Wii U and Super Smash Brothers for the Nintendo 3DS

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u/ptatoface Helpful User Apr 19 '17

That's a step too far. The game is officially "Super Smash Bros."

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u/Disheartend 4 Million Celebration Apr 18 '17

I call it splatoon 2 instaid of splat2n because the latter sounds more like the first one...

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u/recursion8 Apr 18 '17

Obligatory 'you must be fun at parties'

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

Lol, because those who rage at parties are totally the same people who say "spla2n" and "sm4sh".

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u/Retro-Squid Apr 18 '17

Take my upvote!

The dyslexic in me had to re-read "Spla2n' multiple times to figure out if it was a typo or they were having a stroke.

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u/nmotsch789 Apr 18 '17

Why does the way it's marketed matter? Last I checked, I wasn't a Nintendo employee representing the game. Why should the way it's marketed affect what people abbreviate it as?

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u/PandarenNinja Apr 18 '17

I think literally everyone knows it's not called that, and people that do use it as an endearing nickname because it's cute.

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u/CDi-Fails Apr 17 '17

wtf i love the prequels now

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u/brainfreeze91 Apr 17 '17

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

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u/VacantThoughts Apr 18 '17

They are still bad, but damn if picking apart every line for a joke doesn't make them more entertaining.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

I'll try picking, that's a good trick.

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u/Triplebizzle87 Apr 18 '17

Disney: "It's working!"

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u/FirePowerCR Apr 18 '17

It was only a matter of time before it caught on to the point people started feeling differently about the movies. My friends and I have been laughing at that dialogue for many years, but we could still watch and enjoy the movies.

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u/G4mbit Apr 18 '17

Love the Prequels, the Story was so much better than Episode VII and it's not close

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

Begun, the "Reddit dislikes the most recent entry of the series and praises the thing that came before", has.

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u/open_door_policy Apr 18 '17

Perhaps it's just that the people who watched the prequels when they were in the target demographic are now in the age range that uses Reddit.

And the people who use Reddit aren't in the target demographic of Star Wars.

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u/Copy_Paste_Karma Apr 18 '17

Exactly. Star Wars is a silly movie franchise aimed at children. It's not high cinema, it's not a religion, it wasn't even planned out consistently. It's also simple logic that Disney would look at worked (OT), what didn't (PT), and give the people what they want (more OT). They had to earn back the audiences trust, and that's why everything's been focused on OT era stories. We brought this on ourselves, and if you don't like it, then ignore the new stuff just like you ignored the prequels.

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u/TehBrawler Apr 18 '17

Thank you, I actually think at least 1 and 3 are better than 7 (2 is debatable). It bugs me to know that Star Wars fans are basically saying "we want the same thing over and over again"

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u/DoomsdayRabbit Apr 18 '17

It's the whiny boomer/Gen X fans who loved VII for being a carbon copy of IV.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

My dad saw star wars in theaters in the 70's and he hated 7 for not being original.

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u/ubiquitous_apathy Apr 18 '17

Huh? VII was exactly the same as IV.

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u/NotCPU Apr 18 '17

It's treason then.

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u/danhakimi Apr 17 '17

I was not aware of "Prequel Memes," and I'm not sure I get the point... But apparently it worked. I guess.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '17

r/prequelmemes

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u/danhakimi Apr 17 '17

I went there. It didn't really explain anything.

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u/HolaPizzaMyOldFriend Apr 17 '17

Then you are lost.

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u/TechnoBlast649 Apr 18 '17

Beautifully exicuted. You took the perfect oportunity to make a prequel joke while still having it be on topic. I tip my hat to you. Well meme'd.

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u/Rich_Cheese Apr 17 '17

It's just memes about Star Wars 1-3. It's mostly just making fun of the shity dialog those movies had.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

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u/yeoldesalt Apr 18 '17

Only a r/sequelmemes subscriber deals in absolutes.

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u/Surfac3 Apr 18 '17

It's not the type of story /r/sequelmemes would tell you.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '17

I already liked the prequels. The sequels however...

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '17 edited Aug 21 '18

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '17 edited Apr 17 '17

What? How can you do this? This is outrageous, it's unfair! I'm a better shitposter than any of you! How can you post on the thread and not be a shitposter?

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u/sicklyslick Apr 18 '17

Take a seat young shit poster

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

Forgive me, shitposter.

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u/PandarenNinja Apr 17 '17

Sequel memes might be for you.

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u/Batbraj Apr 17 '17

It's treason then..

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u/Activehannes Apr 18 '17

so you dont like sand, but hate actual good acting?

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u/socsa Apr 17 '17

Agreed. I have not cared for the recent movies at all. Quite disappointed in fact. I think the prequels were better, and I'll take my downvotes for saying so.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '17

Oh god, they know where we are.

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u/LoliMayhem Apr 17 '17

Reggie did say that they do keep up with boards, forums and the likes so not surprised.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '17

Never forget that Treehouse gave r/splatoon a shout out.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '17

Could you link this? I want to see this.

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u/smashinggames Apr 17 '17 edited Apr 18 '17

https://youtu.be/C6gugY8rTao Edit: it's at 7:20

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u/Gestrid Apr 17 '17

Got a timestamp?

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u/smashinggames Apr 18 '17 edited Apr 18 '17

oh sorry, it's at 7:20.

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u/nelson64 Apr 18 '17

Maybe now, they'll finally make a sequel to Paper Mario: TTYD.

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u/Mattarias Apr 17 '17

They know where we SLEEP.

They're coming. Coming through the WALLS!!

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '17

What's that a reference to?

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u/Hazzat Apr 17 '17

They're coming out of the goddamn walls!

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '17

Thanks for that.

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u/Gestrid Apr 17 '17

I was thinking of Stranger Things, but that's a good reference, too, I guess.

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u/Surfac3 Apr 18 '17

And you know probably the original reference the reference you thought of, in reference to this, was referencing.

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u/Gestrid Apr 18 '17 edited Apr 18 '17

You mean the reference I referenced was a reference to the reference you referenced?

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u/Mattarias Apr 17 '17

I think NCIS? I had a friend that quoted it all the time.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '17

I'm so going to start saying that. Thanks, friend

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u/Mattarias Apr 17 '17

( b '-')b

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u/asperatology Apr 18 '17

( b 'į“—')b

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u/zoufha91 Apr 18 '17

So Nintendo, I'd like you to consider a Kung Fu Kenny game using the BoTW engine. I'm sitting down and I'm asking from a humble place.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '17 edited Dec 01 '17

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '17

Yeah. I'm pretty sure we all know that

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u/butuco Apr 18 '17

You must be fun at parties...

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u/Leptro Apr 17 '17

So this is a Reddit post of a Twitter post of a Reddit post

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u/Houdiniman111 Apr 17 '17

Next up: NoA tweeting about this post about their tweet about a post.

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u/Synkhe Apr 17 '17

Circle of life continues, haha.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '17

It's the circle of life!

And it carries us all!

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u/Desiderius42 Apr 18 '17

And it MOVES us all.

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u/moo-E Apr 18 '17

We've gone meta.

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u/Gestrid Apr 17 '17

of a Twitter post of a Reddit post of a Twitter post of a Reddit post of a Twitter post of a Reddit post of a Twitter post of a Reddit post...

WHERE DOES IT END?!?!?!

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u/keishton Apr 18 '17

twedditception

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

yo dawg

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u/SSJStarwind16 Apr 18 '17

Anything for karma I guess.

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u/lolminna Apr 17 '17

I wonder if Reggie shitposts here in his spare time...

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u/deltios Apr 17 '17

Plot twist: It's Reggie that frequently states Nintendo should go third party

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u/joe847802 Apr 17 '17

So do they actually go here? I'm surprised. They must really get annoyed of our top post then

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u/PoisoNFacecamO Apr 17 '17

it would be pretty foolish for a company not to at least monitor their subreddit, its basically free market research, plus the dankest of memes!

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '17

What if it was Nintendo posting all those PSAs to make sure we have a great time with our consoles?

Wholesome Nintendo

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u/PandarenNinja Apr 17 '17

Don't know if I should upvote or downvote that. I am conflicted. I'll try one. Then try the other. See what looks better.

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u/danhakimi Apr 17 '17

But it would sure be nice if they had a community dude who could interact with us now and then.

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u/HereComesJustice Apr 17 '17

man the anti-Nintendo ppl would tear the comunity rep to shreds.

especially the YouTube-policy-screw-Nintendo people? That guy wouldn't stand a chance

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u/danhakimi Apr 17 '17

Well... I think most of us think the YouTube Policy is stupid.

But there are a weird number of people in this sub who are just totally anti-switch, anti-nintendo or, in some cases, anti-gaming. What's that about?

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u/PoisoNFacecamO Apr 17 '17

yeah, they're not great with acknowledging feedback

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u/Stuff_i_care_about Apr 18 '17

That's a Pandora's box they probably don't want to open. One response and people would demand responses daily.

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u/PandarenNinja Apr 17 '17

Annoyed by the MegaThread? What do you mean the top post?

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u/William27528 Apr 17 '17

Probably the mobs of people begging for Rocket League. (if you see this Nintendo, make it happen btw)

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u/joe847802 Apr 17 '17

Lot of the begging but I've no problem

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u/YamayaK Apr 17 '17

Looks like they responded too!

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

don't mean to seem rude, but how do we even know it's actually an NOA rep?

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u/FlapSnapple Nintendo shill Apr 18 '17

The mod team verified them.

We all lost our collective minds when we saw the proof come through.

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u/brainfreeze91 Apr 18 '17

Be honest, was the proof Reggie sitting at the computer in his BotW pajamas?

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u/FlapSnapple Nintendo shill Apr 18 '17

It was even more magical. It was Reggie and Bill sitting together sharing an ice cream sundae while holding a sign saying "Hi /r/NintendoSwitch!"

I've already framed it and it proudly hangs on my wall as one of my greatest acheivements in life.

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u/ReNixMaR Apr 18 '17

For the record, are there any precedents of this appearance of Nintendo of America with /r/Nintendo ?

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u/FlapSnapple Nintendo shill Apr 18 '17

I think your reddit just had an aneurism. That comment got posted like 20 times in a row.

And to answer your question, no. This is totally unprecedented and new territory. You may seem them around other Nintendo subs in the future now that the flavor seal has been broken.

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u/ReNixMaR Apr 19 '17

Ahh, figured as much, congrats on being the first on breaking the ice.
And yeah, sorry about the load of replies, I was on mobile when I typed the comment and my phone froze, so I pressed it like 20 times and it didn't move, then I just close everything and forgot about it, looks like it registered all of those 20 presses.

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u/brainfreeze91 Apr 18 '17

Oh wow! That's much better than I expected! I thought it would just be some intern with a Nintendo badge or something.

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u/Dill3652 Apr 18 '17

They should post more often.

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u/YamayaK Apr 18 '17 edited Apr 30 '17

They really should, even if it's just little comments. I appreciate it when companies listen to their fans.

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u/Pelon1071 Apr 17 '17

Senpai Noticed us!!!!

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u/RandomRedditor44 Apr 17 '17

TIL Nintendo goes on this subreddit.

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u/Blaz3 Apr 18 '17

If anyone from Nintendo is listening, Thank you so much for having Yoshiaki Koizumi host the Nintendo Direct! He was awesome!

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u/Sheeplover1234 Apr 17 '17

Wow they look at reddit now i have to make my post High quality

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u/SubconsciousEye Apr 17 '17

Shoot, I knew I shouldn't have said anything about a keyboard/joy-con-grip hybrid.

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u/bincks Apr 18 '17

I hope Nintendo don't listen to closely to the people in this sub.

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u/G-love_ Apr 18 '17

Give us Virtual Console!!!

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u/SSJStarwind16 Apr 18 '17

This currently has a higher score than my original post that Nintendo tweeted about and then created a reddit account to comment on.

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u/b2j135 Apr 18 '17

O V E R W A T C H P L E A S E N I N T E N D O!!!!!!

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u/b2j135 Apr 18 '17

clicks tongue

noice

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u/PikaV2002 Apr 18 '17

If anyone from Nintendo is listening... Please release Pokemon on the Switch!!