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General discussion[False Alarm]Nintendo is shutting down Wii U production this week(27 posts)(27 posts)
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Posted November 02, 2016
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Maighstir: I, instead, took the long way around and decided to get each console. I'm currently up the the GameCube and the GameBoy Player should arrive soon, now to get some games (yeah, especially the Zelda's, I don't even have the N64 games yet, as well as missing The Adventure of Link) and then go look for a Wii.
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Matewis: I would do the same if not for the, how shall we say, required monetary boundary conditions :)
Bah! Who needs to eat and pay rent when you can have awesome consoles and games?
Posted November 02, 2016
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Matewis: I would do the same if not for the, how shall we say, required monetary boundary conditions :)
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Maighstir: Bah! Who needs to eat and pay rent when you can have awesome consoles and games?
I need coffee and cheese for my gaming sessions!
Posted November 02, 2016
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codefenix: I'm feeling the strangest sensation of déjà vu right now...
I know right? Sometimes I feel like as long as it says a good thing about someone people like, or a bad thing about someone they don't, people will instantly take any unverified rumor as unquestionable fact.
Posted November 02, 2016
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DaCostaBR: Sometimes I feel like as long as it says a good thing about someone people like, or a bad thing about someone they don't, people will instantly take any unverified rumor as unquestionable fact.
Yep. Confirmation bias.
Posted November 02, 2016
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codefenix: I'm feeling the strangest sensation of déjà vu right now...
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DaCostaBR: I know right? Sometimes I feel like as long as it says a good thing about someone people like, or a bad thing about someone they don't, people will instantly take any unverified rumor as unquestionable fact.
Well, Gamasutra is considered as a reliable source in the gaming industry (not geared towards gamers).

Actually, upon looking at the author, she has only been there since last month, I guess it's time for her to step up her game :o)

EDIT: and once again, a good example of why we need the possibility to edit thread's title on this forum.
Post edited November 02, 2016 by catpower1980
Posted November 02, 2016
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catpower1980: EDIT: and once again, a good example of why we need the possibility to edit thread's title on this forum.
You can, via proxy :-P

Ask a blue to add "(no they're not, false alarm)" to the end of the title.
Post edited November 02, 2016 by Maighstir
Posted November 02, 2016
So the Gamecube is finally dead then.
Posted November 02, 2016
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catpower1980: Well, Gamasutra is considered as a reliable source in the gaming industry (not geared towards gamers).

Actually, upon looking at the author, she has only been there since last month, I guess it's time for her to step up her game :o)
Gamasutra's and that author's credentials are irrelevant since they are just reposting the article made by Eurogamer, although I do blame them for calling it a report and not a rumor. By all means, Eurogamer's article on the NX being a handheld hybrid did turn out to be right, so they do have a positive track record, but I still don't like their journalistic practices.

All they do is say "X thing is true, plenty of people told us so". They of course don't identify their sources, and provide no evidence to back up their claims, then write as if there is no doubt about the veracity of the information. An inattentive reader might just take this at face value. Even if it does turn out to be correct, I expect them to be more rigorous.
Posted November 03, 2016
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DaCostaBR: All they do is say "X thing is true, plenty of people told us so". They of course don't identify their sources, and provide no evidence to back up their claims, then write as if there is no doubt about the veracity of the information. An inattentive reader might just take this at face value. Even if it does turn out to be correct, I expect them to be more rigorous.
This reminds me of that old "a lie told often enough becomes the truth" quote. Fact checking seems to be a part of the past these days. It's a shame really
Posted November 03, 2016
I wonder if the guy making the Wii U's will be able to find another job.
Post edited November 03, 2016 by Tallima
Posted November 10, 2016
Turns out it wasn't a false alarm: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-11-01-nintendo-to-end-wii-u-production-this-week
Posted November 10, 2016
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catpower1980: As my fellow SnowKatt seems on holiday, I'm forwarding this simple Nintendo news which can be of interest for people who likes collecting consoles (in mint condition) as the production will shut down so will the availability in stores become much rare.
im the nintendo news reporter ?

i saw the article but didnt think it warranted a dedicated topic and neglected to update any of the wii U or NX threads i made

cause to be honest nintendo taking the wii U down was a foregone conclusion
and its not as iff they will fly off the shelves
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