#FOR WHAT REASON NINTENDO

[liquid-geodes]

[sybeez]

evergreen

[bloobluebloo]

Did Nintendo really think it was fine to talk about how Rauru was recognized for his "heroic deeds" by the other tribes in Hyrule and that they "peacefully" accepted his ascension to the throne he created...while he also had a cache of nukes called the Secret Stones? What heroic deeds? The sealing of demons? Who were these demons exactly and where did they come from? Were they not originally from the depths, the same depths that were strip mined? The same strip mines that are conveniently placed under all the villages in Hyrule? How about all the other weapons the Zonai developed? Surely the tribes unified under Hyrule solely because they truly believed Rauru to be peaceful and heroic, there must be no other reason they would feel compelled to submit. On the other hand, you have the Gerudo who have their land and kingdom which has withstood the ages, whose martial culture has allowed them to protect themselves and allowed their kingdom to flourish and advance. How strange it must be, really, to be wary that a Zonai who has nuking powers in his hand, who had gone around Hyrule erecting shrines with a conveniently placed effigy of himself and his wife granting blessing in said shrines, suddenly decides to form a kingdom under his rule and consolidate all the land’s power into his hands. The Gerudo's wariness of Hyrule is totally unwarranted when Rauru sends countless invitations suggesting that the Gerudo renounce their kingdom and join Hyrule as a vassal state...peacefully of course. The fortifications Hyrule erects conveniently alongside the Gerudo borders is nothing of concern because Rauru's kingdom is about peace, unlike the Gerudo who are about war only. Rauru using his nuke-like power to wipe out a Molduga attack is totally not a show of excessive force to dissuade the Gerudo from resisting and to compel them into joining Hyrule. Rauru deeming Ganondorf an evil being and deserving of being kept close like a dog on a leash despite his eventual show of fealty is totally not the final nail in the coffin of trampling over the Gerudo's sovereignty. Ganondorf's innate distrust of Hyrule should be treated as a symptom of his evil nature, exacerbated by the fact that he is a freak of nature born with round ears that mark him as an enemy of god, and not as a valid concern that a king should have when a neighbouring kingdom is trying to force him into submission. It's funny how Hyrule's founding is treated as this ideal flourishing kingdom of peace and light when the Gerudo have had a kingdom for far longer, flourishing under their own strength. Why isn't the kingdom of the Gerudo spoken of with praise, when they were said to be more advanced than other tribes, when they notably did not enforce their rule on anyone else, when their motive was to protect themselves and their people? If Ganondorf already had a powerful kingdom at his behest, and if his motive was truly *only* steeped in greed and power, why didn't he do anything *before* Rauru came to power? Was Ganondorf not a hero to his people? Did he not protect his land and earn his title? Why is he being forced to relinquish it, and why is his desire to eliminate the kingdom that forced his submission considered inherently evil? 

To be honest, considering Nintendo is a multi-billion dollar company who certainly has the resources, the fact that they decided to put this sort of lore in an artbook considering today’s political climate and thought nothing wrong of using this to showcase just how good and heroic Rauru is and how bad, evil, and selfish Ganondorf is is truly offensive. It is so overt, you simply cannot look at this and say “oh it’s just fiction that was created in a vacuum”. 

Anyways, when I said Ganondorf was a force of resistance I was right.

[dennisboobs]

joked on main yesterday morning about how channeling dennis helped me write an email to an employer, but i got a call back a few hours later and i think it may have taken it even further and secured me a sickass job. unfortunately, us winners always win.

[itsamenickname]

After Luigi and Bowser officially revealed their relationship (and after Mario very openly expressed to Bowser about how much he does not like him), I like to imagine that Bowser would be the type of person/Koopa to give Mario gifts just for the sole purpose of making Mario mad.

For example, let's look at the movie detail that Mario despises mushrooms and never wants to eat them. In response to this piece of information, I like to think that Bowser would give Mario a gift basket that's filled with nothing but all kinds of different mushrooms on Mario and Luigi's birthday.

Another example: Mario absolutely loves spaghetti. While Bowser and Mario are spending quality time together (purely because Luigi asked them to), I see Bowser as someone who would give Mario a plate of spaghetti (that he cooked himself), but it would purposely come out so wrong and so bad that it's not even spaghetti anymore.

[its-roachii]

totk spoilers ///

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"The Gerudo Assault" (part one)

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uh oh shits bouta go down

[lunavagans]

Very impulsive idea:

You know how stalfos are abound in most games? This demonstrates that 1. the undead exist throughout LoZ and 2. Ganon/whatever BBEG‘s turn it is has/could have control over the dead.

Anyway.

Shadow being a former hero that failed, died and whose body/soul is being puppeted. He doesn‘t remember anything from his life before basically being Adopted For Nefarious Reasons by Ganon. Some fairies still remember a hero long ago that befriended dragons instead of fighting them and liked to scare people, but they don‘t recognize him anymore; not that they interacted all that much with him, he had help from elsewhere. For more angst, Shadow tried to have the heroes killed in all places where he almost died on his quest because he still associates them with danger.

Now the difference between Shadow and the colours isn‘t just good/evil or different sides anymore. It‘s what makes one succeed in their quest and what makes the other fail. Extra kudos if neither ever find out what that is, because there‘s actually no reason at all. Victim-of-the-circumstances kind of situation. Shadow was screwed by coincidence and that‘s the only reason why he died and landed in Ganon‘s hands to fight the next hero, deal with it. Looking for a reason is useless.

Now, if Shadow died before his BBEG, then Hyrule would either be a shitshow or non-existent anymore (think WW). So I‘m thinking he took it down with his death, which would make his sacrifice at the end of the manga a repetition. History repeats itself yadda yadda. And if his personality stays the same overall, who‘s to say he didn‘t have a self-sacrificial streak before? Maybe that‘s why he chose to break the mirror so readily despite there potentially being a way to re-seal Vaati without his death (at least if his comment to Vio about it wasn‘t just showing off)?

[athetos]

Everytime I think about Nintendo’s laughably bad switch 2 launch lead-up I just wonder what Reggie must be thinking now. He would have beaten Nintendo’s executives until they made the switch 2 welcome tour a free pack-in title.

[lunarlegend]

Nintendo diehards are already posting Steam Deck/Switch 2 comparisons on Reddit, so i just wanna say:

Steam Deck

- is a handheld PC. uses Linux but can launch .exe files (including Windows games)

- a Steam account is free. cloud saves are included

- games go on sale often

- you can play your games on multiple devices, back up your files, and copy your save data wherever you want. you can even add mods

- Steam Deck has EmuDeck. also free

- extremely easy emulation for any platform, where emulated games can be launched directly from Steam

- the OLED model in particular is lightweight and easy to hold, but feels sturdier than the OLED Switch

compared to Nintendo

- you don't actually own your games. even most cartridge games require updates to run and save to the Switch's internal memory

- you need a paid subscription to use basic features like cloud saves

- you cannot back up your data in any way

- Nintendo games are often overpriced, never drop in price, and rarely go on sale

- you need constant internet access if you want to play retro games via Nintendo Online

- no emulation. any attempt at modding gets your console banned unless you take very specific precautions

- they are literally planning to charge you to do a tutorial and use a chat feature on the Switch 2

[gingergari]

i had a vision

[the-ave]

Lost media coverage blew the whistle for me to draw them. Apparently this game existed at some point, but it seemed to have disappeared afterwards. The main reason that this was even remembered is the art that’s been archived.

Which is a bit of a shame. I’ve seen art of this cast before, and I figured now is the time to do it.

I also couldn’t pick one, so I drew them all.

[sage-nebula]

I feel that it may be time . . . to revisit an old friend.

[ganondoodle]

you know, a plothole (kinda, its one to me) i havent even talked about before is .. how is there basically no sonau tech in the past, or isnt shown nor used; the only thing i remember is that weird half assed way to try and make us care about the apparent time zelda had spent there and tell us in a tiny text you have to find scattered above the sky that she "tamed a construct beast" which .... could be anything bc its so vague and non-interesting and .. maybe one or two non-combat constructs in the background in a few of the cutscenes

but given how many constructs there are alive in totks present, and more are broken down that were probably working back in the past, did they even use anything of it against ganondorf? like, i know its called a war but we only see ganondorf charging on that badass horse we never see again and that bit lasts like .. 5 seconds? and he just ... somehow ends up in that cave so far below the earth with the other sages? HOW did he even get there

the constructs you find in the game can be pretty tanky and packing quite a punch, theres auto-targeting mini tanks, lasers and fire/electric/ice throwers, bombs and otherwise explosives, couldnt they have easily fought against some bokblins even if they were miasmafied

or am i supposed to believe ganondorf became THAT strong just through that little magic pebble (isnt that a little insulting too?), while all the other stone having people are so much more inferior AND have gans bossfight not be that hard is kinda ... weird? i know link is special an all, but he doesnt have a stone and the sages dont really add to his powerlevel, the msot they do is distract gans little clones for a bit

doesnt that, and how irrelevant the whole sonau tech actually is to the plot, feel even more like its a thing put in there just to showcase that they could do it (like ... a tech demo) and like its an unfitting sandbox element just for some very dedicated players to build entire war maschines for viral videos out of but the vast majority will not have that kind of patience nor fun with that (i for one do not care to laser explode or otherwise terrorize little enemy camps with otherwise overly ridiculous weapons bc its not fun and really not worth the effort to me)

[witchblade]

its waaaay more like kirby or the better 3d era marios than any of the playstation platformers it references which is funny

[charmingradiobelle]

✨Women✨

[rawliverandgoronspice]

(mild spoilers for echoes of wisdom)

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eeeeee they mixed ganondorf's voice in with ganon's grunts I'm cryingggggg