August 02, 2018

Emails and Tweets

31 minutes

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Email from Chris — Hey RJS, first time long time,

I wanted to write in about a conversation you brought up in Episode 217 regarding competitive gaming, the new Splatoon league, and Nintendo's historic lack of support. That Nintendo UK VS sounded like a bad production, and they need to improve that. I think their E3 Splatoon team is the level they should aim for. Also, I think you're 100% right that Nintendo is missing out by not making pro careers viable for Nintendo games.

Having said that, I think we're all better off by Nintendo's lack of support in this area. By catering to a pro consumer, game developers necessarily must focus on appealing to the most toxic and obnoxious group of gamers. It's not a coincidence that Overwatch has a pro league and is also notorious for abuse experienced in the voice chat. It's also not a coincidence that the gender balance is way worse for Overwatch than for Splatoon.

In conclusion, I hope that Nintendo continues to focus on gamers who play their games for fun rather than their livelihoods. Streamers like Ninja bring a lot of attention to games, but they already have a million other options to choose from. They also come with a huge amount of baggage that I'm more than happy to avoid.

Sportsball sportsball I'ma hang up and lis'en,

Chris

(@aggrocrog in the Discord where I mostly lurk)

Question from @Random_GamerGuy on Twitter — Hey there buddy! (Awesome show by the way).

I do have a question for you, but not sure it’s a show worthy discussion.

Do game developers

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