jordanlund

jordanlund, 18 godzin temu

“2124-4508”

I’m going to spoiler tag all the Nintendo legal-ese because it’s A LOT.

It boils down to this console is banned from logging in online. So a couple of questions:

1. Do you HAVE to be online to play Switch 2 games?
2. If the ban is correct for user violations, why ban the hardware? Why not ban the account?

spoilernintendo.com/…/error-codes-2124-4007-2124-4508/?s…You’re unable to connect to an online service and you receive the error code 2124-4007 or 2124-4508. You receive the error message “The use of online services on this console is currently restricted by Nintendo.” What to do: This error code indicates that the Nintendo Switch console you are using has been permanently banned from connecting to the internet due to a breach of the user agreements. A breach of user agreements may include, but is not limited to, activities such as: Fraudulent or unauthorized transactions Violation of the Code of Conduct accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/AU5 Nintendo Code of Conduct When using the Nintendo Account Service, you must comply with the Nintendo Code of Conduct and ensure that your Nintendo Account is not used in breach of the Nintendo Code of Conduct. The Nintendo Code of Conduct prohibits all illegal, harmful or otherwise inappropriate conduct, including, but not limited to, the following: Illegal, harassing, hateful, defamatory, embarrassing, offensive, obscene, sexually explicit or otherwise objectionable actions performed with the Nintendo Account; Soliciting, accessing, storing or distributing prohibited materials; Providing any incorrect or false data when registering or using the Nintendo Account; Submitting false reports (either in a game or through an online service) regarding other users or content; Making, sharing or playing unauthorised copies of games, applications, software, add-on content, music, images, videos and other content available via the Nintendo Account Service; making new versions of Digital Products or other content available via the Nintendo Account Service (“derivatives”); Using cheats, automation software (bots), hacks, mods or any other unauthorised device or software designed to modify the Nintendo Account Service or any part of it or using any unauthorised User Device or any unauthorised modification of a User Device; attempting to derive source code of the Nintendo Account Service; Gaining unauthorised access to any of Nintendo’s computers, hardware, equipment, servers or networks used to support the Nintendo Account Service; hosting, intercepting, emulating, reverse engineering any part of the Nintendo Account Service or redirecting the communication protocols used by Nintendo as part of the Nintendo Account Service, regardless of the method used to do so; Engaging in any commercial or advertising activity, or arranging meetings using a Nintendo Account; Selling, trading, assigning or otherwise transferring a Nintendo Account to another person or entity; Posting, sending or otherwise making available via Nintendo Account Service any content that infringes the rights of others, including any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, privacy rights, portrait rights or other intellectual property or proprietary rights; Posting, sending or otherwise making available via Nintendo Account Service any content that contains personal information (including photos, images and videos) of any third party without their permission; Selling, trading, assigning, licensing, or otherwise conveying virtual property for real money or for funds credited to a Nintendo Account, where “virtual property” refers to any features of games or other content that can be traded with other users for free or for in-game virtual currency; Fraudulent activities performed in relation to the Nintendo Account Service (in particular in relation to transactions in Nintendo Shopping Services).

jordanlund, 11 godzin temu

For point 1, this sounds like a class action waiting to happen.

You buy a Nintendo console, Nintendo says you broke the rules and bans that console, now non-Nintendo games won’t work on it because it’s banned from reaching online services.

jordanlund, 2 dni temu (edited 2 dni temu)

Valve really operates in a different market from Microsoft or Sony, but what hurt them was a couple of things:

1. Repeatedly skipping Gamescom essentially told Sony “Yeah, we don’t care about Europe.” And the sales numbers show it. Sony owns Europe.
2. No differential between console and PC. Launching the same game at the same time on PC and Xbox doesn’t incentivize people to a) buy games on Xbox or b) develop games on Xbox. Why bother if it’s on PC the same day?
3. Focusing on digital vs. physical takes games out of stores. On a recent trip to Target they had a nice big Playstation section and a nice big Switch section. Hey? Where are the Xbox games?

neogaf.com/…/target-not-selling-physical-xbox-gam…

jordanlund, 2 dni temu

Speaking of consoles here.

jordanlund, 2 dni temu

I kinda had the opposite experience, I had been a PC gamer for years before the Xbox came out, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Aliens Total Conversion, Hexen, Rise of the Triad, Quake, Unreal…

By then I had kind of burned out on FPS, so when I heard about Halo I was like “I dunno… another FPS…”

Then I played a demo in the store and was like “Shut up and take my money!”

jordanlund, 2 dni temu

He has no idea what the medicare requirements are, does he?

jordanlund, 3 dni temu

Every piece of news on the Switch 2 made it sound less and less impressive.

I’m the opposite of you, I pretty much buy EVERY console and I’m skipping the Switch 2 for now.

1. Price is too high.
2. Game prices are too high.
3. Cartridges aren’t games, they’re download keys.
4. Demo that should have been included is a paid demo.
5. Features are pay gated after 1 year (camera).

If you absolutely need to entertain the 7 year old, get a Switch OLED. It’s a better deal.

jordanlund, 13 dni temu

There are 3rd party Switch 2 games? 🤔 I thought it was all 3rd party ports of Switch 1 games…

jordanlund, 14 dni temu (edited 13 dni temu)

From the Wiki:

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elden_Ring_Nightreign

“released for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on May 30, 2025. It received generally positive reviews and sold 3.5 million units.[1]”

So, first, it doesn’t matter how many concurrent players it has, it sold 3.5 million so it’s not a flop.

Second, it was released on 5 platforms, you are looking at concurrent players on Steam only.

jordanlund, 15 dni temu

Having to replace or pay for all the stolen art assets will do that…

jordanlund, 16 dni temu

Still too much given BL3 and pre-sequel.

I’d consider it at $40. See you on Black Friday!

jordanlund, 18 dni temu

All of the Assassin’s Creed games… AFTER the first one.

The first one was notorious, if you so much as got a toe wet it was instant death. LOL.

jordanlund, 17 dni temu

I blamed it on Altair growing up in the desert. Not a lot of opportunities to learn how to swim. :)

jordanlund, 18 dni temu

You can’t believe everything you see on the Internet, that’s how WWI got started. :)

jordanlund, 21 dni temu

There are millions upon millions of Mario, Link, and Pokemon fans.

There are not millions and millions of… what’s the killer Steam Deck game again? Oh, right, there isn’t one.

If Valve came out with Half Life 3, made it Steam exclusive and a pack in with the Deck, then it would start putting up Nintendo numbers.

jordanlund, 21 dni temu

There are limits as to what runs well on the Deck and what does not run well.

When I got my Steam Deck I was asking around to see what the “must have” game is with the caveat that I already have a Switch, Xbox Series X and PS5. So what’s a must have game on the Deck that I can’t already play?

. . .

The answer I got back was “Well, emulation, piracy, and streaming from the Xbox and PS5.”

There really isn’t a killer app on the Deck, and that’s fine. I bought mine to better explore the Steam ecosystem as I had no gaming PC at the time.

jordanlund, 21 dni temu

That’s exactly the problem… there are thousands of games but nothing stands out the way Mario, Zelda, and Pokemon do on a Nintendo platform.

I still look from time to time on my Deck. I picked up Borderlands 2 the other day because it was free.

But what I usually see browsing are a bunch of games I can already play on other systems, plus porn games, anime games, and anime porn games.

There really isn’t one game that stands out on the Deck.

Vampire Survivors?
macOS, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

En Garde? PC Exclusive, decent game, but limited and a little boring if I’m being honest.

youtu.be/MfUmgmMp964

jordanlund, 21 dni temu

That’s exactly the problem… there are thousands of games but nothing stands out the way Mario, Zelda, and Pokemon do on a Nintendo platform.

I still look from time to time on my Deck. I picked up Borderlands 2 the other day because it was free.

But what I usually see browsing are a bunch of games I can already play on other systems, plus porn games, anime games, and anime porn games.

There really isn’t one game that stands out on the Deck.

Vampire Survivors?
macOS, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

En Garde? PC Exclusive, decent game, but limited and a little boring if I’m being honest.

youtu.be/MfUmgmMp964

jordanlund, 21 dni temu

Exclusives are a good thing if you want to justify a $400 hardware purchase. :) “What can I play here that I can’t play elsewhere?”

If you can play it elsewhere, why blow $400?

jordanlund, 21 dni temu

I can’t imagine a point and click RPG like Baldur’s Gate or Fallout 1 and 2 being remotely playable on a Steam Deck. You pretty much have to have a Mouse and Keyboard for them. The Glide Pads will only get you so far.

jordanlund, 20 dni temu

I just like good games, I’m platform agnostic.

jordanlund, 26 dni temu

Reminds me of this classic:

youtu.be/58wLq93WVMs

jordanlund, 26 dni temu

Hope theirs didn’t get stapled:

tomshardware.com/…/gamestop-nintendo-switch-2-cus…

jordanlund, 27 dni temu

Add it while it’s free, worry about root later. :)

I’m going to try it on my Steam Deck, I just naturally assume they already have root access.

jordanlund, miesiąc temu

I would have been if Bungie hadn’t completely fucked up Destiny 2, as it stands they’ll never get another dime from me.

jordanlund, miesiąc temu

Ultima IV -

www.bestoldgames.net/ultima-4/play

jordanlund, miesiąc temu

“Cross region trading and gifting is disabled for this item.”

Sorry Pope Leo, no game for you!

jordanlund, miesiąc temu

Physical edition? No? Sorry, not interested.

jordanlund, miesiąc temu

I’m aware of the franchise, but had no clue there was a new entry in it.

jordanlund, miesiąc temu

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/2132c69b-548f-491e-8786-95d9ccdfa282.jpeg

jordanlund, miesiąc temu

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jordanlund, 2 miesiące temu

Probably a good thing…

But is it just me, or am I the only one who really couldn’t give two shits about GTA?

I get it’s a massive franchise, like Madden or Call of Duty… don’t buy those either.

jordanlund, 2 miesiące temu

All three are games that appeal to the Doritos and Mountain Dew set.

jordanlund, 2 miesiące temu

Some people are capable of distinguishing good from bad. Others are 12.

jordanlund, 2 miesiące temu

Wasn’t the whole existence of Giant Bomb due to similar drama?

kotaku.com/yes-a-games-writer-was-fired-over-revi…

jordanlund, 2 miesiące temu (edited 2 miesiące temu)

I’d add a variant on this:

Games where you spend hours unlocking death traps in tombs that haven’t been opened in 500 to 1,000 years only to find the mercenary opposition has already beaten you inside.

Looking at you Uncharted, Tomb Raider, Prince of Persia, etc.

jordanlund, 2 miesiące temu

So… we’re never getting Hi Fi Rush, are we?

jordanlund, 2 miesiące temu

True Fantasy Live Online looked like it would have been amazing.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Fantasy_Live_Online

jordanlund, 2 miesiące temu

Look for single player stuff, I found the Bioshock games incredibly well paced.

jordanlund, 2 miesiące temu

How long before they cut out half the game and blame the players?

jordanlund, 2 miesiące temu

Good news! Used Switch 1 prices are about to crater…

jordanlund, 2 miesiące temu

It’s kind of like the Valve demo that’s free on the Steam Deck to go through all the features on the machine, except not as interesting.

jordanlund, 2 miesiące temu

You expect Nintendo to do MULTITASKING? ;)

jordanlund, 2 miesiące temu

“This is the stuffed crust… filled with cheese and pepperoni. It’s like calzone in a bread stick form factor!”

jordanlund, 2 miesiące temu

Or how the “Chat Button” is pay gated after the first year…

polygon.com/…/switch-2-nintendo-confirms-c-button…

jordanlund, 3 miesiące temu

There was a bullshit explanation, that as time went on proved to be a lie, yeah.