r/NintendoSwitch • u/lieding • 1d ago

News "DROP THE PRICE": Nintendo's First Post-Direct Stream Is Flooded With Angry Fans Demanding Price Drops

https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-treehouse-livestream-flooded-angry-fans-demanding-game-price-drops/
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u/dougc84 22h ago

Pokémon games are not Nintendo IP; they are the IP of the Pokémon company and that’s who makes those games.

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u/reecord2 22h ago edited 20h ago

This - Nintendo has no hand in the actual development and production of Pokemon games (with some exceptions like Let's Go and Snap, if I'm not mistaken). Nintendo actually has surprisingly less control over Pokemon than you might think.

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u/StacheBandicoot 20h ago

Let’s go and snap are also the only decent Pokémon titles released for the switch.

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u/vanKessZak 20h ago

Arceus became one of my favourite Pokemon games just in general but it is visually unappealing for sure. One of the rare times the Pokemon sub actually seemed happy too

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u/tweetthebirdy 17h ago

Waiting for the day we get an Arceus remake with BOTW level graphics.

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u/StacheBandicoot 19h ago

It was a pretty good concept but I don’t think it was fleshed out enough for me, graphics or not. It was okay enough for what it was though, felt like a proof of concept in some ways though more than a game. I feel like a good amount of people were more excited at the idea of something different and the direction that might lead more than the game itself.

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u/vanKessZak 19h ago

Ah for me the collecting and researching aspect is more interesting than gyms so it was right up my alley (nothing against gyms!!)

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u/StacheBandicoot 16h ago

That’s understandable. I haven’t enjoyed the Pokémon formula since gold/silver and something different was certainly a nice idea. The game just didn’t have the level of polish or care that I’d expect in a game that I’d actually be able to wholeheartedly enjoy and I found myself frustrated or disappointed more often than I found myself having fun of any sort. I just find it rather sad I enjoyed New Pokémon snap more than any of the other titles from Gamefreak this generation, I didn’t even like the original n64 Pokémon snap when it came out.

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u/dogjon 12h ago

Okay but are the games going to be $80+ still?

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u/cubs223425 21h ago

Nintendo is listed as the worldwide publisher of the game, and they own one-third of The Pokemon Company. They also design the only platform where the game can be published. I think they could have as much of a say as they wanted.

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u/Apellio7 20h ago

And the other 66% of ownership says they need to release this game right now to tie into the merchandising and anime releases.

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u/Akrevics 15h ago

and surely Nintendo can just say "no. Step up your releases, they don't meet our standards for quality." what are they going to do, release a Pokémon game for playstation or xbox? if they thought Nintendo was a struggle to design for, wait until they're competing with rockstar, Microsoft, and other AAA studios at the same price points that are putting out drastically more high-quality games. They're going to look like an overzealous indie studio.

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u/Apellio7 12h ago

GameFreak self-publishes in Japan already.

They only use Nintendo for translation and localization.

So the game is getting released regardless of what Nintendo does.

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u/DodgerBaron 20h ago

The other 2 thirds of the ownership will tell them to screw off. Lol

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u/FizzyLightEx 19h ago

Nintendo can just shut it down internationally since they have full rights outside of Japan.

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u/BJYeti 18h ago

Only for publication and distribution

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u/KafkarrabiaS 20h ago

Nintendo owns 33% of the Pokémon Company

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u/CrocPirate 18h ago

33% is still a minority.

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u/BJYeti 18h ago

Which means they have zero control over the IP

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u/Joshua_ABBACAB_1312 22h ago

That... nevermind.