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Cake day: November 6th, 2023

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  • You said it was “the reason”.

    You probably would’ve said it was “the reason” if we had a Conservative government, too.

    Before Carney, if you’d told me “the reason” that people voted Conservative is because they were tired of Trudeau, I’d believe you. Or told me “the reason” was because they were upset about pandemic restrictions imposed by the provincial governments, along with the economic fallout of the pandemic… I’d believe you.

    It was all over the news. Everyone was talking about it. A whole bunch of losers got into trucks and drove to the capital to complain to the wrong people on multiple levels.

    When you claim that “the reason” was an issue that I’ve never heard anybody complain about with regards to their voting intentions, it sounds like you’re just coming in with your mind made up and trying to find anything to justify the conclusion you’ve already arrived at.

    It was 3 seats of 172 or something like that. That’s why the Liberals aren’t a majority government.

    So if this an issue in 3 ridings that flipped from Liberal (to…which party has been anti-Israel?), then sure. Though it probably wouldn’t be “the reason”, since we could probably find 3 or more other ridings that flipped to Liberal from whichever other party.

    It seems like you’re living in confirmation bias and seeing the rest of the world through that lens.


  • That wasn’t directed to you, just in general. Sorry about that! Haha

    Yeah, I can definitely see Twilight Princess being a system seller! Plus the Wii had a completely new playstyle, and was basically a GC with the controller ports and memory card slots. If you didn’t have a GC, it made sense to get a Wii.

    It was also a lot cheaper than an S2 IIRC…



  • otp@sh.itjust.workstoNintendo@lemmy.worldIs it June 5th yet?
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    3 days ago

    Yeah, exactly. The post is about the launch date, but I guess I still should’ve clarified that I don’t get the excitement for the Switch 2 on its launch date in particular.

    Yeah, new Nintendo console. But new consoles haven’t really been particularly exciting for a while imo – they aren’t really doing anything new. The Switch did new stuff (the first “hybrid” console/mobile device), and the Steam Deck made PC gaming (and the Steam library) handheld.

    But since then and aside from that? I really don’t understand what’s to be excited about a new console launch at such a high price point, especially when they’re setting a new standard (high) price for games. I’m not seeing anything new that hasn’t been done before.

    …and the downvotes are not changing my mind, lol…that suggests to me that it’s just fanboyism. And that’s great for those who are excited. To me, it seems like successful brand marketing with little substance behind it.



  • the reason they formed a minority government is the same reason Kamala lost, their insistence on genocide

    I haven’t heard a single Canadian mention that as an election issue, and I’d been following the election. I live in a metropolitan city, and I have many Muslims in my social circles. I also have people in my social circles who lean more NDP, and others who are further left than that.



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    You can point to many consoles throughout history and ask “wHaTs tHe PoInT???” based on their launch titles.

    Yeah, exactly. Some consoles had a killer app, like Super Mario 64. Or 3D graphics. Or the console doubled as a DVD player. Or it had some other sort of new tech.

    I’m not really seeing what the killer app the Switch 2 has that makes it worth such a high price.