Hype Train Disappointment

Author's Note: The template from We Never Learn has been reused yet again. This time, to emphasize about the disappointing reality of the Wii U.

In defense of Nintendo, the Wii U was launched to great fanfare. It's just that the Wii U did worse than the GameCube in sales figures terms. To make matters worse, the Wii U, like the 3DS, was Region-Locked. This gives people who have a disdain for Nintendo yet another legitimate reason to continue with their dislike of Nintendo.

We Never Learn © Shueisha.

More things that are better than Internet Censorship

Author's Note: Once again, I give you another comic about things that are better than Internet Censorship. Only this time, it's about Nintendo-related products that I would rather be than to be someone who censors the Internet for any reason whatsoever.

The Game Boy Micro may have been a commercial failure, but it was the very definition of the super compact handheld console.

The Game Boy Light was basically a Game Boy Pocket with an electroluminescent backlight. Despite being confined to the Japanese market, this handheld console paved the way for the backlight version of the Game Boy Advance SP.

The mediocre sales of the GameCube meant this Nintendo console got almost no love from video game history. However, it managed to sell more units than the Sega Dreamcast. Even the Wii U's sales figures do not go anywhere near the GameCube.

Famicom consoles (Both the original and the redesign) are definitely something I would rather be not because they do not censor the Internet at all, but they have never failed to capture our imagination, even if you have never owned one before.

As the main controllers for the Wii, Wiimotes are definitely good, that's for sure.

Of course I would be better off being a Four-Ball Tee from Animal Crossing. In fact, it became one of Villager's alternate costumes in the Super Smash Bros series.

Pyra's Tiny Shorts are actually very comfy, and they would go well with a pantyhose.

Being Square for 20 Years

Today marks the 20th Anniversary of the Japanese launch of the Nintendo GameCube. Although the GameCube is not as fondly remembered as the NES, SNES, N64, Wii, Switch or the Nintendo handhelds due to low sales over its lifetime, this console gave us Luigi's Mansion, Super Smash Bros Melee, Pikmin, Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix and Mario Kart Double Dash.

The GameCube only did better than the Sega Dreamcast because the Dreamcast was discontinued months before the GameCube's launch date. Had Nintendo learnt to be humble, they would have shown more respect for the GameCube and its Game Boy Player, which brought most of the Game Boy family's game library to consoles. This prolonged the lifespan of the Game Boy family, which was eventually discontinued in 2010. The GameCube was also one of the first Nintendo consoles to feature games published by Sega, resulting in a reconciliation between the two competitors after Sega's exit from hardware production.

If being humble was Nintendo's thing, which obviously it was not, relations between Nintendo and its customers would not be so toxic. No wonder Nintendo had been the target of boycotts. They really need to learn humility as much as Japan needs to embrace common law.

Happy 20th Anniversary, Nintendo GameCube!