boiled goose
good with gravy
And with the way things are going, with all this negativity, we're getting further and further away from that goal.
I dont know if that's true. Gaming is becoming more and more ubiquitous.
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Hidden Golf game on Switch accessible via feels
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I dont know if that's true. Gaming is becoming more and more ubiquitous.
SinCityAssassin
Member
Just for the new page: the video proof.
Randall365
Member
No offence to those touched by this, but it seems ludicrous to me that Nintendo didn't bother with cloud saves, achievements or virtual console, but found the time to integrate an NES golf game in to the firmware, that you can only play for one day a year.
SinCityAssassin
Member
I'm like 99% sure that the group that did this are not in charge of anything you're complaining about. Because as you know there is no one hardware team of people at Nintendo. Even if it was the same group that is in charge of one of those things, this is much quicker compared to implementing those.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Adding in that tribute probably took a lot less time than cloud saves, achievements or virtual console.
sixteen-bit
Member
Wow, what a find.
That's not how hardware development works.
FutureLarking
Member
Like, one guy probably did this in a day or two, possibly even outside of normal work hours.
Investment involved is extremely different.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
Yep, all of development stopped for months so they could add NES Golf and a motion gesture.
Charles Brandon
Member
Also, it's not like Nintendo 'didn't bother' to do those things. They chose not to. For whatever reason. It's not like they were sat there choosing between the Iwata tribute and all those other things ffs.
thebisonxrc
Member
Very cool!
openrob
Member
Please stop, I don't want to cry :'(
I kinda teared up a bit when Iwata's name appeared in BotW's credits. It's beautiful to see him immortalized like this.
Empyrean Heaven
Member
That's awesome. Nintendo wanted to put a little bit of Iwata into every system, what a tribute.
RadarScope1
Member
Whoaaaaaaaaaa
Deft Beck
Member
And with the way things are going, with all this negativity, we're getting further and further away from that goal.
I disagree entirely. I like to think that there's never been more opportunity for constructive and positive games. Nintendo has inspired many creators to make games that bring people together, and more recently has Nintendo made inroads to help them realize this shared vision on their own platforms.
sixteen-bit
Member
AddiF
Member
Wow this is amazing and touching. I miss Iwata and this tribute from Nintendo touches my old beating Nintendo-themed heart. It makes the Switch feel more special now.
Great job, Nintendo. Straight to the feels!
I'm gonna bite.
So, Nintendo decided to honor Iwata in a very meaningful way, a person very dear to Nintendo's history and its employees, yet you found a way to be selfish about it as it MIGHT HAVE taken a few hours from development of features that would have benefitted you as a consumer? It did not have any negative effects on the things you listed as it did not stop work on the rest of the console. It's not like Nintendo skipped achievements, cloud saves and VC for NES Golf and Iwata tribute.
Great job, Nintendo. Straight to the feels!
I'm gonna bite.
So, Nintendo decided to honor Iwata in a very meaningful way, a person very dear to Nintendo's history and its employees, yet you found a way to be selfish about it as it MIGHT HAVE taken a few hours from development of features that would have benefitted you as a consumer? It did not have any negative effects on the things you listed as it did not stop work on the rest of the console. It's not like Nintendo skipped achievements, cloud saves and VC for NES Golf and Iwata tribute.
RadarScope1
Member
So a new Switch bought today would or would not be able to access this? I imagine factory systems have a later than 1.0 firmware by now?
Yeah but what about all the ram being used.
efyu_lemonardo
May I have a cookie?
Honestly even if this were true I'd be okay with it.
Buggy Loop
Member
This folks, is a perfect example of why society is turning to shit. Complete lack of empathy combined with entitlement.
This is like those posts complaining Iwata was doing Directs instead of making game X or implementing feature Y.
This is just sad.
The Main Event
Member
Wow, best easter egg ever?
I teared up when his name popped up at the end of Breath of the Wild. To have breathed life into such an incredible game, and paved the way for such success... well its all wonderful to be a part of.
Really amazing to see such a token of gratitude and love embedded in the system. I know he'd be proud of what they're achieving now.
Really amazing to see such a token of gratitude and love embedded in the system. I know he'd be proud of what they're achieving now.
Charles Brandon
Member
I don't think it's about the update per se, it's about having the date set by connection to the internet.
Give War A Chance
Member
I saw this last night and it's seriously fucking incredible, touching and sad all wrapped up into one emotion that I can't name.
<3 Iwata. Good work, Nintendo.
Empyrean Heaven
Member
I just thought of something...
So NOBODY was messing around with their JoyCons on July 11th of this year and this happened?
So NOBODY was messing around with their JoyCons on July 11th of this year and this happened?
Cucurbitacée
Member
That's a very specific move, and it's in the home menu. The probability it happened by accident must me incredibly low.
Cosmic Schwung
Member
Even if you know the exact motion and how to have the joycons orientated, it seems a little tricky to pull off. We do have that one guy who originally claimed to have got it running, but then again he said he did it on the 19th.
RadarScope1
Member
So if I bought a Switch soon, and did not connect to the web but instead set the date manually, I could do this? Or does it only set the date/time via internet?
Charles Brandon
Member
My understanding is that, yes, it would work.
Please do not buy a switch on my say so though.
There is an account of one person doing it, they were ridiculed at the time. Think the thread is on GBATemp.
An early leader in the worst take possible, well done.
If you have never connected to the web, then it uses system time.
Iriscomeback
Member
This is seriously cool, holy shit.
I still miss the guy.
I still miss the guy.
Such "why do this instead of that?" posts almost always reflect an obnoxious mixture of ignorance and entitlement, and yeah, posting one in a thread like this is an especially bad look.
You would be the worst detective. Oh hey we got matching fingerprints from the suspect on this knife and matching blood from the victim.
"Probably just a coincidence, carry on"
Leatherface
Member
Beautiful. He was loved big time.
I commented on this yesterday, but watching that video above and as someone who's into crazy in-code easter eggs like this one, I'm just so floored by its execution and meaning. Iwata's death hit me pretty hard and I still tear up whenever I complete a recent-ish game and he's listed in the credits. This might just go straight to the top of the best code easter eggs ever, in my opinion. It's beautiful, and meaningful, and I honestly think my Switch got a bit more valuable personally because of this. I love it.
I really hope we can play next July.
I really hope we can play next July.
whoa, lookinng at the state of switch sales so far you bet the charm worked, this console is indeed Iwata's parting gift for us