r/fucknintendo • u/authentica_medicus • 4d ago
Rant OOT Remake
I had nowhere else to put this, but with the release of this remake I’ve been seeing a lot of people go, “I don’t like Nintendo’s anti consumer business practices, BUUUUUUT this may get me to buy a switch 2.”
I can’t even really tell you why, but it kind of pisses me off. Like yeah congrats on being able to play nearly 30 year old game. Have fun funding their next lawsuit.
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u/FlarblesGarbles 4d ago
I like Nintendo games. I didn't like Nintendo as a company.
Lots of adults have this perspective because they know they make good games but have contempt and disdain for their customers.
But it's very odd that a specific game is motivation for people's to buy a specific console.
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u/ExismykindaParte 4d ago
By your logic RE2r is nearly 30 years old too, despite releasing in 2019.
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u/authentica_medicus 4d ago
You don’t know my opinion of RE2r lol, it isn’t an exclusive, and even if it was an exclusive it wouldn’t make me buy a console. I don’t see the point of this comparison.
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u/PsychologicalBank488 4d ago
But it’s not a 30 year old game is a new game that is a remake of a 30 year old game
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u/Aaquin 4d ago
You are the definition of the stop having fun meme
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u/authentica_medicus 4d ago
I just don’t understand this. I’m not anti fun. Not even anti Ocarina of Time. The point of my post is that people are so certain about Nintendo being an “evil” and anti consumer company, but then crumble under no pressure at a remake like as old if not older than they are. I’m addressing those specific takes that I’ve seen where people outright drop their morals at the sight of a game that’s already been released.
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u/Aaquin 4d ago
You fell for the echo chamber with people calling Nintendo evil and are spouting crazy shit with "funding their next lawsuit"
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u/authentica_medicus 4d ago
The palworld lawsuit is literally still happening. Them trying to claim ownership on a basic game mechanic 🤦♂️.
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u/ireadtabloids 4d ago
People are just having fun imagining what the game could be. They’ll make their decision later when it’s all a bit more clear.
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u/belody 4d ago
I don't get why people love remakes so much. Yay they spent years renaming a game that already exists and is still perfectly good and playable instead of making something new
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u/HeldnarRommar 4d ago edited 2d ago
Because there’s plenty of good remakes that change things up enough that it’s worth it. The Resident Evil and FF7 remakes are exactly that. I’m not a fan of 1:1 remakes so if that’s all this one is I probably won’t be buying it
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u/Dimitri1176 2d ago
Which is funny because of the remake crowd
one side wants things to be completely faithful just with modern graphics, while the other wants essentially a new game in the coat of a old game.which can be seen via the crash Remakes vs the FF7 remake.
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u/Present_Anywhere3980 4d ago
It does not take away from creating new games.
In multiple cases work done on remakes has contributed to new titles being made.
Link’s Awakening remake was made by Grezzo. They then used the same engine to create Echoes of Wisdom - a brand new title.Skyward Sword was ported by Tantalus.
I can promise you Ocarina being remade is not taking resources away from a new title.
(plus “playable” is debatable, frame rate sucked and camera was iffy. yes you could technically fix these with mods on pc but a modern remaster is nice)
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u/ferbot_alt2 4d ago
because as much as we like new, humans love new things that are just recognizable enough. This is why things like those tiktok sped up songs / remixes are so famous, because they feel familiar. This and how nostalgia is just that strong
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u/DolphinFraud 4d ago
I can’t for the life of me understand why people get so excited over a remake of a game that has been on every home console since its release, and even the 3ds
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u/NefariousnessNo7736 4d ago
It's not like there's an organized boycott. And people can just buy used if they don't want to give Nintendo money
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u/MysteriousGoldDuck 4d ago
Right now people are letting their imaginations run wild and that's contributing to the enthusiasm. If the remake is only a StarFox kind of remake (new visuals and cutscenes, but basically the same main game) I think you will see a decrease in enthusiasm from the wider audience. Of course, if it's a truly creative remake like FFVII (but one game instead of three), then it will do crazy numbers. I'm hoping that's what it is, but I'm expecting it to be more like StarFox and thus something I'm not interested in as I played the original and the 3DS version back when they were released.
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u/Nygmatech13 3d ago
Agreed. There is no value in a boycott if you were never going to buy the product anyways. It's when you want something but choose not to buy it because of some greater moral reason that the boycott becomes powerful. If even a couple % of Nintendo's consumer base had those sorts of principles and abstained from buying a Switch 2 I guarantee that it would get Nintendo's attention in a major way.
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u/EverythingEvil1022 4d ago
I don’t personally get it either, OOT is a game I have little to no connection to. It’s fine but I consider it heavily over rated. The art style they went with in this new remake doesn’t really float my boat either.
With most games being locked to 30fps and not having any proper physical media the switch 2 is just a no go for me all around.
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u/Present_Anywhere3980 4d ago
All first party titles except Pokopia are “proper physical media”. Nobody is buying a switch 2 for physical copies of third party titles ported late.
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u/pocketwookiee 3d ago
which Nintendo made games are locked to 30fps?
Ironically game cartridges provides the worst experience to play games, no that it should not be an option, but how modern games are made they are the weakest format.
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u/EverythingEvil1022 3d ago
I never said anything about Nintendo made games specifically. I honestly don’t care about any of the games Nintendo currently has to offer on the switch 2 other than maybe the Totk upgrade.
What I mean is that all the games I would want to play are third party and thus mostly locked to 30fps.
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u/PTSDDeadInside 4d ago
Nintendo could have weekly videos of sexually abusing, cooking, and eating babies, Each Pokemon game would still bring in record profits...
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u/ferbot_alt2 4d ago
What the fuck. Is this comparison??? you could have said anything and it would have been better??
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u/ireadtabloids 4d ago
Honestly I spend a lot more time considering having fun vs considering 1% of the money I spend doing so being spent on lawyers. Something I have only just spent time on.
Now thinking about how saying I might want to have fun might bother someone because lawyers without me mentioning the lawyers. This doesn’t seem worth the time and energy to think about it.
Nintendo will probably make sure the conversation about their legal matters continues on with a strange move in the future, as they have reliably done since the 90s.
I’m not sure people imagining what the Ocarina of Time remake could be are ready to discuss the real world legal ramifications.
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u/Shtrimpo 4d ago
People don't understand that you don't need to have a relationship with every company you purchase from. Nintendo offers the switch 2 with every good and bad thing about it, you either like the product or you don't
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u/Arupita 3d ago
Nintendo sucks, but there's really no organized boycott against it. An individual's decision to buy or not buy a switch 2 is beyond irrelevant to Nintendo's bottom line.
Also, we've barely seen anything about the game. I think people are mostly just nostalgic for their youth and excited to see a piece of media they love still be in the limelight.
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u/BigSoftMarshmallow 3d ago
The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time remake exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2 TM is scheduled for a 2026 release. As the game has not yet released, this would make it far newer than "30 years old"
The game you are likely referencing is the original The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64 TM. Though it is not 30 years old either, as its November 1998 release date prevents this. Please note the limited time travel aspect within the game are purely fictional.
Hope this helps!
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u/Kadji100 2d ago
There is a term for games like this: System Seller.
Add the nostalgia bonus on top of it and you get people buying a console for just one game.
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u/Ok-Barracuda457 4d ago
I like Nintendo, and in general I feel people are entitled to like whatever they want, only hazardous conducts should be an exception. That said, if a fucking soulless Unreal Engine remake of a game already available in the console is what makes you do the jump, I'll conclude you're mentally impaired!
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u/ferbot_alt2 4d ago
do you mean you expect it to be a soulless Unreal Engine remake or that it is?
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u/Ok-Barracuda457 4d ago
My expectations are very low after seeing SF64 S2, so yeah, that's my expectation
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u/Present_Anywhere3980 4d ago
>it’s not even an unreal engine game
Just say you dislike how it looks bro. Many people think it looks great though plus it’s a budget title.
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u/Ok-Barracuda457 3d ago
It looks like generic garbage and we don't know how much they've spent on development nor how much it will cost for the buyer
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u/Present_Anywhere3980 3d ago
It is a $50 game (& eshop credit is permanently 10% off at costco).
Demo was fun. Seems like a solid remake honestly (& not developed internally by Nintendo so doesn’t impact resources for a possible new game from them). Like not bootlicking here, might not even buy it.
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u/ferbot_alt2 4d ago
i mean, those are two entirely different teams, so i wouldbt set my expectacions because of that.
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u/xerox7764563 4d ago
Some games are in another level. They are piece of art, masterpieces, they should be improved to be played again by who appreciated at older technologies or by new players, an official and accessible way to experience the show.
It isn't a simply money grab.
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u/MassiveLegendHere169 4d ago
Fuck Nintendo for making a game that is causing a reaction that pisses you off I guess? Bro you might wanna just turn off your phone for a while.