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I find it odd that Tencent having a giant stake in almost every company isn't one of their racist talking points, I legit think it's because they don't know the industry, not even the grifters, or there's so much money involved they turn the other way.

I hear your point, but that line about video game violence has been around since I was playing ColecoVision (yes I'm old) and now on deaf ears. My counter to this is this is we have a generation that has zero attention span, all they know is "I can't get my game, I'm pissed" and/or straight FOMO.

Yeah, I can honestly picture it happening. And people will honestly believe it too is the sad thing.

Jack Thompson appointed assistant to the deputy attorney general

The gta6 release is going to be hectic even if rockstar does everything right

If we cant bother to lift our asses defend it, we dont deserve it.

What if Jeff Buckley was right

"They're called waifus, I just made that word up. Barron is crazy for them!"

Pretty sure that "violent video games are scary" montage they put together during his first term as a scapegoat for the school shooting epidemic is still there unlisted on the White House's YouTube channel...

That would actively turn the youth against Republicans if they went down that path. Don't threaten me with a good time.

He is the type of person that a fad what of money 'donated' somewhere would absolutely make him forget about it though.

It really wouldnt be the first time.

*Jack Thompson’s hand violently bursts from a mound of dirt*

I still remember during Trump’s first term when they released that bizarre video about video game violence. So they have tried this before.

Funny you should mention that…banning video games is part of Project 2025’s agenda.

Isn’t this the plot to Neon Genesis: Evangelion? 🤔

📌 this,just in case...

The power of the Cell processor is 1d6.

It won't be easy to single out Nintendo or the video game industry given that the price of everything will go up. The availability of everything will go down. The timing is making Nintendo the canary in the coal mine, but this is coming to everything you buy.

This admin going after Fortnite and COD is probably the only way we avoid some BD like Ivanla 2028… we as a gamers are guna have to sacrifice our hobby

If it's not Nintendo it'll be something else in the not too distant future. They'll be leaning on the ESRB to rate games AO if they have a trans character or if they portray America as anything less than perfect.

I would be great that a "nintendo powered revolution" would save your democracy

Which is so funny in the context of Nintendo being the least videogame violence publisher. Well I guess those goombas get fucked up pretty often

Calling Emerald Boy a gamer is like calling a dolphin a fish.

We unironically need to stop bullying Elon on his dumb gamer shit. If we push him away then it’ll for sure happen.

I've been trying to get her on that for a while and NOW she tells me. lol

But, yes, there's certainly a trend of "deflect and blame everyone else except me" that just oozes from this administration.

What radicalized you? Him

who knows at this point; he could be Luigied by june, or it stays like this for 3.5 years its like trying to predict the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man will be Gozer's destroyer

They redesigned DK because of woke.

i really doubt it, these people are way more into being dumb pieces of shit then being into games. if anything id see them cheering for it as the price of "going woke."

We can already see the prevalence of “hustle culture” among the young right, I can envision gaming being characterized as a waste of time that should be spent working/making money. (3/2)

I completely disagree. Big names like Shapiro and Kirk might get on board but anti-woke content soewers on Twitter, YouTube, and of course Twitch have "Gamer" at the core of their identity. The modern online right was born with g*mergate.

🎉🎉

It's 100% something I could see JD Vance making his personal issue

we are indeed overdue with politicians using that as a deflection again.

"And you can see these hateful people develop, take Luigi Mangione for example, who has worked at a game company"

Imagine blaming Nintendo for video game violence

Ehh they're gonna do that anyways.

It won’t surprise me if they go with such a vile reason.

Especially given how hard the right has been going after porn sites you're going to need permission from the county clerk to buy an Atelier game because it looks like one of those Japanime Pornos

i wouldnt be surpriced they start over again, i mean thats how the left won the narrative last time even if they basically made the economy suck ass during a whole decade and is behind almost all mayor genocides in recent history.

Which if they do because Nintendo out of all companies, will be hilarious. Imaging going with the old tiresome argument of "Videogame makes kids Violent" by poiting out at Mario Kart. (Though the Blue Shell is the closest thing to a point, that argument has ever had going for)

It doesn't matter. People are going to starve to death. Videogames are irrelevant.

That'd make sense if this tariff shit was specifically hitting video games but it seems like it's just visibly hitting games first because of the timing and eventually everything's going to get their prices cranked up

That'll be started by Linda McMahon. Calling it now.

They do not care. Most of these chuds are PC guys if they play games at all and pirate their Nintendo stuff because they think Nintendo is evil and Valve is the ultimate consumer friendly company. We like both because we're normal but they will spin this immediately and hate Nintendo for it.No doubt

Dude is gonna start a revolution once he sets his crosshairs on GTA.

Video game companies are part of the woke mind virus destroying the youth of America. #sarcasm God forbid we actually investigate them for their less than stellar working conditions and abuse.

The right was never a friend of the game industry. We all knew this.

I mean he did say he wanted to ban violent video games, so... yeah

oh man. dark, plausible; no sir I don't like it. but oh boy.

I think by the time that happens, current stock of other electronics will dry up and we will be into tariffed phones, tablets, and computers and everyone will be upset.

Wario would probably be mroe accurate. Given the greed and stinky smell. Except Wario has more charisma

Some wag said, "Maybe Luigi will save us again." Dark.

A+ Dynamite sign idea

That's gonna suck. Which is why people need to hold that clown more accountable. He's the biggest reason why this problem is happening.

Important to remember that Republicans can end the Orange Nitwit's tariff farce at any time.

Let them come, more they going to try snatch people candy's ,more they r going to make mad even the most craziest redhat. They r not ready for the shitstorm that is going to get them

When they have Vance make an angry speech about "ethics in video game journalism", my 2025 bingo card will be complete.

I remember him already blaming violent video games during his campaign, so it's pretty likely that he'll do something really stupid and destructive.

flashback to the greatest official trump 1 white house video www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C_I...

it would be so funny to point at Nintendo of all company’s for that too. MARIO IS TOO VIOLENT

So, who is paying the tariff costs on the Switch 2? Is it Nintendo of America or the individual stores like Target? Whoever is importing the item pays the tariff cost to the US. Couldn’t NOA absorb the costs? Is it particular stores? Could one store absorb the costs and choose to sell it lower?

I think the spin is going to be something along the lines of “they’re actually saving us from the overpriced games so this is good actually”

i think they are going to have bigger problems than this.. such as funding the industry period

More like WOKEy Kong.

That was coming anyway www.gamedeveloper.com/business/how...

Eggs are on Nixon and Kissinger's faces, from over 50 years ago. Oops

I mean atleast we got a scutos ruling regarding that, but also nintendo is mainstream enough, trumps garbage wont fool anyone. also yeah, iphones, toasters, cars he cant hide it.

don't forget that during Trump 1, he briefly tried to use Dan Ryckert footage to blame video games for a recent massacre, then shortly kinda just forgot about it

@jeffgerstmann.com Jack Thompson is stirring in his crypt somewhere....

Isn't he too busy playing golf right now to pay attention to something as trivial as the global economy?

Somewhere Jack Thompson rises..

i feel like the young jackass maga crowd advising trump might be scrambling to be like "uhhhh maybe exempt Nintendo"

Definitely don't want the orange butthole of Sauron focused on your direction