off-topic

[slender raft]

Yes very bad

And that's true

[jaunty kraken]

🛀

[slender raft]

Lol perhaps

[astral breach]

Fathers, hide your daughters and don't let them out at night!

[jaunty kraken]

https://x.com/Rig22pic/status/1917132449479602409?t=TbKDDdUP6KTFGLAHvqSwiQ&s=19
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1589543060010049541/B0WRbIJn.jpg
https://x.com/Nakaraso1734/status/1916937712717992286?t=n0L1jQisTWWKidHq-BkZow&s=19
https://x.com/rrww_gw58vd/status/1917188569640370204?t=tuwcNArkOLN71NWhMtnGpg&s=19
@daring mauve @broken flame guess what, even more Mosdreavus and Mismagius art!

りぐ (@Rig22pic) on X

№429！今年こそポケスリ実装まってる！！！　
#ムウマージの日　#ポケモンイラスト

X · Apr 29, 2025, 8:22 AM

なからそ (@Nakaraso1734) on X

＃ムウマージの日
もいっこ

X · Apr 28, 2025, 7:29 PM

ＧＤ－０５８ (@rrww_gw58vd) on X

ムウマージのひ

X · Apr 29, 2025, 12:05 PM

[unborn mauve]

https://tenor.com/view/tf2-heavy-pootis-perfect-enjoy-gif-24940564

[jaunty kraken]

the algorithm must have realized that i send Mismagius and Misdreavus art a lot

[sick flame]

https://x.com/Dexerto/status/1917251492760691023

Dexerto (@Dexerto) on X

Chipotle has launched a Roblox game, offering 50,000 free burritos to winners

X · Apr 29, 2025, 4:15 PM

[slender raft]

[peak folio]

Imagine if all 50k burritos went to a single winner. 🌯

[broken flame]

Wow I'm getting bombarded with beautiful ghosts

[sick flame]

[peak folio]

[broken flame]

Mt Everest or something, idk its peak

[peak folio]

https://fixupx.com/reissuerecords/status/1917171960255058421

REISSUE RECORDS (@reissuerecords)

みんなも勝手に踊ったり、勝手に遊んだりしてみてね
︀︀
︀︀#Plazma  #踊るガンダム #GQuuuuuuX #ジークアクス #コマ撮り　 #stopmotion

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FixupX · Apr 29, 2025, 10:59 AM

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gptqe5jXMAAIo-l?format=jpg&name=large

All the red is gone

[bitter agate]

Is it like a lifetime supply of burritos or do I just get all 50k at once and have to figure out storage and usage?

[sick flame]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1242205884176662599/1366840296226422804/Go1lDP-XoAAkGyA.jpg?ex=681268b9&is=68111739&hm=4bc130d4c1ff957aeb7bdb818827b26fe454ddd9d0de33e56834d37b3d1b1e16&

[peak folio]

Just plant them in your back yard and grow a burrito forest.

[bitter agate]

I don't have enough room in my back yard for 50k burrito trees

[peak folio]

In all seriousness it’s to 50k different people.

[bitter agate]

Do you leave the foil on to plant the burrito seed?

[peak folio]

Yes, it provides necessary minerals.

[bitter agate]

I'm not much of an outdoor gardener, all of my growing experience is from indoor gardening

[teal iron]

my plans for shattering the earth's nations has been revealed!!!

[bitter agate]

It looks like the world got Denmark-ized

[night plume]

Burrito trees o.o

[bitter agate]

Plant yours today! It's burrito season in the northern hemisphere

[full mountain]

It's like that scene in the incredibles when Mr. Incredible finds the secret plans on the computer

[night plume]

You know, I am curious what Amazon will try to sell me if I look for Burrito tree seeds xD

.... I am not dissapointed

[bitter agate]

Close your hub tabs and screen shot it!

[night plume]

My favorite is the tortilla Christmas tree skirt

Oh! You were asking for pics!
I got confused by "hub tabs" xD took me the minute

[bitter agate]

XD

[night plume]

If I stop talking for 5 minutes, it means I sent the wrong pic link xD
Otherwise, pics incoming

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1125093841687564339/1366843834465521785/Screenshot_20250429_132829_Amazon_Shopping.jpg?ex=68126c04&is=68111a84&hm=9a634112b5fd788cae766d81d658e5d144777373372294c95c9018de326f03f4&

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1125093841687564339/1366843853125980301/SmartSelect_20250429_132910_Amazon_Shopping.jpg?ex=68126c09&is=68111a89&hm=883552adf4c3a570ba62b28a10c8ccf5b4d038d3824db05b5ed33ee0af6ddbdf&

I have 2 more, they are tortilla ornaments and a burrito pillow

[bitter agate]

Roflmao

[night plume]

Adding "seeds" to the search gives dwarf bonsai and dwarf fruit trees xD

[bitter agate]

I need a dwarf burrito tree for my desk...

[night plume]

I'd get a money tree.

Buy some dried beans.
Dry some shredded cheese.
Wrap some tortillas and dry them out.
Make your burritos.
Add them to the tree when no one is looking and tell people your burritos are coming in nicely.

After a few weeks, remove them, eat a delicious burrito at your desk xD

[bitter agate]

Well you are a man with a plan... I'm just thinking about my immediate problems

[night plume]

You are on the internet to forget your woes for a little bit

[bitter agate]

And waste company time!

[peak folio]

https://x.com/respawn/status/1917267367144423543

Respawn (@Respawn) on X

X · Apr 29, 2025, 5:18 PM

[night plume]

Hey now, I didn't k ow you were at work and wasting time along with me

[bitter agate]

/me high five!

[night plume]

I should clean my desk and reorganize it

[bitter agate]

Mine is always a mess so I can easily hide my raspberry pi from the IT dorks

[night plume]

Mines a mess bc I have just been piling stuff in the corners instead of getting rid of it.

I am ready for a change though 🤔 I think I'll check out a few stores to see if I can find some desk organizing things to be able to make it nicer

[bitter agate]

Make sure it's on the company dime for maximum efficiency!

[night plume]

I jokingly asked for a work code to clean my aquarium on xD

[bitter agate]

I used to sell my boss ganja so he's pretty chill with approving any of my purchases

[night plume]

I have no purchasing power, so I wouldn't be able to buy anything on the company dime.

I have been trying to bump into our events coordinator to see if I could pitch a company wide Disney World trip >.>

[worn stratus]

Literally join to say what kind of little bitches trys to get other caming studios in trouble like palworld are with wild card. Pal world has literally ripped off pokemon with everything ark hasn't. Home nitrado sue you guys for everything you got

[night plume]

The company gets a pretty big discount on group tickets, hotels, travel, etc. So, I am hoping maybe I can convince her to look into setting it up for us to buy into.

[bitter agate]

What industry?

[night plume]

I'm in ship building

[bitter agate]

Oh wow that's cool! East coast?

[night plume]

Not time zone wise, but close abouts.

For the discounts, my work just partnered with this 3rd party thing that allows us to get discounts if we buy through them. There is just an even bigger discount if the company does it xD

[bitter agate]

I figured cuz that's where the bulk of steel production is

We build industrial air compressors and vacuum pumps where I work

Some times sea water pumps... Basically any big fluid pumps

[night plume]

All I ask, if you put in bids to companies to sell to them, please make sure your information is accurate xD

[bitter agate]

Lol that sounds like a salesman's problem! I just program PLCs

[night plume]

Oh hey! I fell asleep in the PLC class today!

[bitter agate]

Lol nice! It's painfully boring... Hence why I need a raspberry pi on my desk

"it's a programming tool!"

[night plume]

I was finding it interesting. The room was just so cold I couldn't stay awake.

After the class, I went outside with a blanket and stayed in the sun fkr a couple minutes >.>

[bitter agate]

I think it's boring but I spent a decade turning wrenches so cubicle work is boring for me

[night plume]

I can understand that

[peak folio]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/504691426265661447/1366854353259855962/image0.jpg?ex=681275d0&is=68112450&hm=53b72ec75312aaae7bf522034609a12606cdfb6fd049810688b6829bde553b28&

[bitter agate]

Those gb and gg aren't to scale

[peak folio]

lol, no, but it’s a good comparison with the difference in screen size

The gg was massive at the time in terms of overall bulk.

[bitter agate]

Facts

It doubled as a melee weapon if you had the muscles to swing it

[peak folio]

bludgeoning

[bitter agate]

It took like 6 D batteries to run for a half hour

[peak folio]

I think they were AAs, but yeah six of them

[bitter agate]

XD it felt like Ds back in the day

[peak folio]

As a small child yeah.

Gameboy took two

[bitter agate]

It was 4 I'm pretty sure for the og gb

[peak folio]

I might be thinking of the Pocket

[night plume]

I would have to dig for days to get the GB pocket out and check, but my GB color took 2 batteries. But I think the Pocket also took 2.

By dad bought my brother a GB Pocket thinking it was the same as a Color

[peak folio]

Oh yeah GBC was two AA

[bitter agate]

I only ever had the yellow screen og one and I'm 95% sure it was 4

I'm that old

[tranquil obsidian]

it was four for the original GB

[peak folio]

Wikipedia says Game Boy Pocket was 2xAAA

[night plume]

I can believe it being AAA

[peak folio]

https://x.com/scaryhobbit/status/1917276456582865192

ScaryHobbit (@ScaryHobbit) on X

@KirPinkFury Lol, have you seen a Game Gear in person?
The Game Gear is HUGE!

X · Apr 29, 2025, 5:55 PM

Geez that Game Gear

[night plume]

The lady at the local orphanage gave me a game gear ^.^

[bitter agate]

She thiccc

[tranquil obsidian]

the game gear or the lady

[bitter agate]

Yup

[night plume]

We donated a lot (tldr: my aunt dropped stuff off on our porch and we gave it to the orphanage)
The lady in charge of donations thought we were going oht and spending thousands on clothes almost weekly just to donate and kept asking if she could do something for us. I finally just asked if I could have all the old video games and game systems xD

[bitter agate]

Ugh... I've got to actually do work now... TTYL hombres! O7

[night plume]

Have fun, or at least not be bored

[jaunty kraken]

Have fun with the air compressors!

[sick flame]

https://x.com/Dexerto/status/1917302455856988666

Dexerto (@Dexerto) on X

TikTok beat Twitch to become the 2nd most popular live streaming platform in Q1 of 2025

via Streams Charts

X · Apr 29, 2025, 7:38 PM

[peak folio]

https://fixupx.com/shinobi602/status/1917295436249063867

Shinobi602 (@shinobi602)

EA has laid off between 300-400 developers (around 100 from Respawn reported earlier)
︀︀
︀︀The canceled project at Respawn, code-named "R7", was an extraction shooter set in the Titanfall universe
︀︀
︀︀➡️ www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-29/electronic-arts-lays-off-hundreds-cancels-titanfall-game?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0NTk1MzQ2OCwiZXhwIjoxNzQ2NTU4MjY4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTVkhVQjFUMEcxS1cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.Ok9U1G-8KnrQWSRme5JF1VqfCPIxgENs3iq9d32PeRc&leadSource=uverify%20wall

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FixupX · Apr 29, 2025, 7:10 PM

[jaunty kraken]

https://x.com/SimonLemon11/status/1917255354326352005?t=iyvPjD5V7_N8WzYUZVxUaA&s=19
@teal iron

Simon Lemon (@SimonLemon11) on X

Alolan Megas tbh

X · Apr 29, 2025, 4:31 PM

And yep, my Twitter is now full of Mismagius art

[teal iron]

This is not peak, I think

It's kinda funny tho

[jaunty kraken]

I love the designs

Mega Evolutions are so cool

[teal iron]

I wish they were cool

but they made the mechanic unfun

[jaunty kraken]

Then I will tell GF to hire you so you can make them fun again!

[peak folio]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/607436967432552470/1366903256663593061/image0.jpg?ex=6812a35c&is=681151dc&hm=35deca6674923fa570866ec1957a6c7d4c1324b6d33630b5a634fbcd7532c880&

After reading Ubisoft’s spin enough times you can kinda tell what these statements are getting at straight away.

[novel sun]

The tldr I got from that was "we're firing some of you and planning to try some new things with our franchises"

[peak folio]

And canceling projects

But yeah there’s also the bloomberg story that said EA is laying off hundreds and this is certainly related.

[odd mesa]

Unfortunately, Respawn is kinda powerless against EA. They wanted to do good stuff, but EA didn't let them. That's why I stopped playing Apex.

[novel sun]

I have 345 hours into Apex on the Switch 💀

Stopped playing once I got a PC 'cause they didn't have cross progression at the time and the grind to unlock everyone again was too much

[broken flame]

PEAK

Wouldn't that be the shiny version of Decidueye

Wait no

Just the wings are shiny

[odd mesa]

I have around 2,5k on PS4/5. At least I will never play again, so doesn't matter for me.

[broken flame]

Primarina is the only one who looks to have a proper Mega transformation

[novel sun]

345 isn't even a significantly large number (especially compared to 2.5k) but the Switch's version of the game is so rough that I'm surprised I even put that into it

[odd mesa]

There is no version of Apex that isn't rough. This game is one of the hardest PvP games I know. Even Elden Ring is a joke compared to it.

[novel sun]

Oh I don't mean gameplay, I mean performance. It's like 480p 20fps

[odd mesa]

Jep, I know. Still, even if you play on the best PC, it will only be less rough regarding performance. The gameplay is still a pain in the ass.

[novel sun]

Only a few weeks ago I learned that they added cross progression at some point, so I tried it on PC. Much more enjoyable but only played a couple matches, now I'm more into chill games than competitive ones

[odd mesa]

Well, that's why I'm vibing to music in my breeding bases instead of sweating my soul out in Apex. Only exception is Marvel Rivals every now and then.

[novel sun]

Same, and Deep Rock but intense PvE has a better vibe than PvP

[peak folio]

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2478336-reddit-users-were-subjected-to-ai-powered-experiment-without-consent/

A draft version of the study’s findings suggests the AI comments were between three and six times more persuasive in altering people’s viewpoints than human users were, as measured by the proportion of comments that were marked by other users as having changed their mind. “Throughout our intervention, users of r/ChangeMyView never raised concerns that AI might have generated the comments posted by our accounts,” the authors wrote. “This hints at the potential effectiveness of AI-powered botnets, which could seamlessly blend into online communities.”

So internet bots are far better at changing people’s minds than other people.

||Particularly by lying||

[odd mesa]

That's creepy yet really amazing

[peak folio]

The Dead Internet is coming.

[humble parrot]

Huh?

[broken flame]

Reddit users

[humble parrot]

I thought this was already a thing on sites like Twitter

[teal iron]

Until the AI start talking to each other

[peak folio]

Oh it certainly is

[humble parrot]

So why is it news

[peak folio]

This University of Zurich used redditors as guinea pigs.

[humble parrot]

Google already did that

[odd mesa]

Yeah, but now it was people on Reddit

[peak folio]

The university actually disclosed what they did.

Google doesn’t need guinea pigs because they aren’t testing.

[broken flame]

Who used AI on the Reddit users

[humble parrot]

Google doesn't ask

[odd mesa]

Doing anything on Reddit is as if you'd make a ragebait post on Twitter

[peak folio]

But yeah it is also extremely difficult to tell who might be a bot on reddit, reportedly.

Bots pose as experts or victims of whatever acts and use their fabricated stories to change people’s minds and it’s extremely effective.

[humble parrot]

So, same as twitter

[peak folio]

Anywhere online at this point.

[teal iron]

Hm

[peak folio]

* https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Internet_theory

[teal iron]

I have my doubts, that this is anything of substance
Ai are extremely easy to manipulate

[peak folio]

People are even easier

[teal iron]

It's really only a matter of time before AI designed to overload and neutralize other AI start appearing

[lofty wind]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1346331934304768030/1366924620636360775/JD2wzVe.png?ex=6812b741&is=681165c1&hm=0b3a47f2f6cb6163453178cf379dce92ccf393280bf2a0bfed613bd7872194f0&

[peak folio]

That’s guaranteed to happwn

[humble parrot]

Yes

[lofty wind]

there is another noodle that should be arriving soon

it will be my fifth

and i need more

there are plans for at very least 3 more

[odd mesa]

Noodles? You will need more than 8 if you want to be saturated

[peak folio]

🐥

Munch

[lofty wind]

i miscounted it will be the 6th

[humble parrot]

https://tenor.com/view/filthy-frank-noodles-papafranku-filthy-frank-noodles-gif-7387668

[lofty wind]

this will be me in a few years

[odd mesa]

This will be my veins if I keep eating so many noodles

[lofty wind]

and i forgot about the fourth and probably fifth

[peak folio]

No longer man, you will ascend to the likes of raman

[lofty wind]

maybe six or seven depending on how you define a noodle

[odd mesa]

Tomorrow, I shall be called Ako | Ascended of Ramen

May the broth be with you, my young noodles 🫶

[lofty wind]

i may have a noodle issue (not included in this photograph is the official grillet
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/771947866453049354/1366942083935502426/IMG_20250429_205939794.jpg?ex=6812c785&is=68117605&hm=8adc24c9866a7331d4277f16eee11bcf91a5d315544ebb4df054000752f35cff&

[odd mesa]

OMG, fluffy noodles! 🫶

[lofty wind]

i dont know how it happened and i will not question it

but there will be several more

[odd mesa]

I wish I could get some too, but I'm too broke cause of ramen

[lofty wind]

there are plans for something similar to this
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/771947866453049354/1366943140132556892/pA87TAu.png?ex=6812c881&is=68117701&hm=724f7f5c9dee95aa72ae8d7f5b17a19b26e62ab0fef9a5fc5fb8ff64d2614169&

also what the next noodle will be (but far smaller)

[odd mesa]

You have a fluffy noodle addiction

[lofty wind]

i may

[odd mesa]

I prefer the ones to eat

[lofty wind]

it could be a lot worse

[odd mesa]

I could be a lot worse too, yeah

[lofty wind]

noodle > controlled substance

[odd mesa]

Noodle > anything this universe has to offer

[lofty wind]

real

[odd mesa]

You should rename yourself to Noodle Enjoyer

[lofty wind]

there was a similar nickname previously

i think i will return to it

[broken flame]

Is that Chillet going

[broken flame]

Lifesize Serperior!? Did you by chance purchase any of the Eeveelutions that recently came out?

[lofty wind]

nope

and that is not mine in case you think it is

probably going for some other full scale pals first, most likely shadowbeak and ragnahawk

[broken flame]

Like, to scale in comparison to the player?

That would be MASSIVE

[lofty wind]

i measured the models

[broken flame]

How big are they IRL

[lofty wind]

not including the tail, ragnahawk is ~2m long and shadowbeak is ~1.9

[broken flame]

What's that in feet? Also what's the wingspan

[lofty wind]

i already know the artist i will commission

[lofty wind]

wingspan for ragnahawk is ~6.4m (~21ft, but they will be closed for the full scale version,) didnt measure shadowbeak
2m is ~6.56ft and 1.9 is ~6.2ft

shadowbeak is also quite tall but it will not be standing

about 2.25m (7.4ft) tall without the crest when standing

[odd mesa]

Holy moly

[lofty wind]

i dont know how people can make stuff like that but its possible

they will most likely be made by the artist i got the grillet from, who also made this https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1303196876887035976/1366591607117320262/EKBk0Rc.png?ex=681229dd&is=6810d85d&hm=9526bb1bf7a82b3eef755e0f9841ee8f81638d1165d62fd28af7f8251c6206f6&

[odd mesa]

Ayo, that's sick

[lofty wind]

artists of any flavor are magicians, but this is some of the strongest magic i have seen

i think that has around 120 individual feathers

[odd mesa]

And I thought my poems or drawings were "okay". Compared to that, my stuff is straight up trash

[lofty wind]

it is my job to say im bad at art, not yours

[odd mesa]

Wanna have a battle?

[lofty wind]

okay where is it,,,,,,

[odd mesa]

I can't send images here though

[novel sun]

Now now there's no need to fight, plenty of artistic incapability to go around

[lofty wind]

i cant find it, think i know where to look but it will take a minute

it was not where i thought it was, probably on a hard drive in my old pc that i mostly disassembled

[odd mesa]

Send some via DM

[peak folio]

https://x.com/wario64/status/1917378554540744984

Wario64 (@Wario64) on X

DLC can be shared as Virtual Game Cards

X · Apr 30, 2025, 12:40 AM

[novel sun]

Virtual Game Card stuff basically requires local wireless, right? Meaning you can't share stuff with long-distance friends

[peak folio]

It’s kind of confusing but I think it’s either switches on your own account or within your family group, but don’t quote me on that.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1089925550572834947/1366962689905266748/image0.jpg?ex=6812dab6&is=68118936&hm=41868a1edc7dcd7da4349bf55b804197f3091f87659df6fbd63ab5116f284586&

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1089925550572834947/1366962703800729610/image0.jpg?ex=6812dab9&is=68118939&hm=8b17b81946376587c00a1843c86078dc38546d8c467e24b30c7d5c2247fb3804&

“Up to” two systems. 🗿

[humble parrot]

Up to

[rustic basin]

i can do that with braixen lol

[peak folio]

Family group lending also requires local communication.

[rustic basin]

so.... you can move games this way between systems?

[peak folio]

Yesn’t

Compared to how their digital games worked before it’s a huge improvement, but… ngl it’s still pretty terrible.

If you have two switches for yourself, you can move them back and forth do long as you have an internet connection for the changeover.

Or you can lend a game within your family group for two weeks at a time, but you can only one to the same individual

Family groups are up to 8 people.

Want to lend a game to a non-family friend, tough nuts.

Families where each member gets a Switch generally favored physical so they can share the game because to do that digitally before this virtual game card thing you’d basically have to buy four copies of the game for four people in the fam.

Anecdotally anyway, I can’t speak for Nintendo telemetry.

[sick flame]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1273013846117843060/1366968118567501824/image.png?ex=6812dfc4&is=68118e44&hm=ad6076e6d67387c6080a068cded55da2f529785e2bbac561a8985e124f715ab0&

there a more changed

[peak folio]

DLC being virtual game cards too makes sense.

But I wonder how clumsy lending that around with a physical base game would be.

[sick flame]

https://x.com/adifying/status/1917374550473388488

lil (@adifying) on X

they changed donkey kong's render on the switch character icon page

X · Apr 30, 2025, 12:24 AM

[broken flame]

He looks like Donkey Kong

from the cartoon

[peak folio]

https://x.com/oatmealdome/status/1917391209967821073

OatmealDome (@OatmealDome) on X

[Nintendo Switch Firmware Update]

Some default profile icons were changed in 20.0.0. Here's a handy chart to compare the differences.

(I hope that image compression doesn't make it hard to compare... If it does, I'll post a link to the raw image in the replies.)

X · Apr 30, 2025, 1:31 AM

All of these are better except for Donkey Kong

https://x.com/kirpinkfury/status/1917381650909921624

Kābī (@KirPinkFury) on X

The Nintendo Switch App will be rebranded, and it will show all the photos and videos you capture on your Switch in it. It's pretty much like the Playstation app.

This is awesome!

X · Apr 30, 2025, 12:53 AM

[rustic basin]

i still like the previous deign more

it looks like he went from "cool guy" to "father of 4" for lack of a better description

[sick flame]

Imagine changed DK in the smash ultimate

[rustic basin]

hope not

[peak folio]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1083522906161696784/1366980208963616868/image0.jpg?ex=6812eb07&is=68119987&hm=a6cdf020bf05a6a1681b47676692cfc32b6e5b02450180e2e158fe106df6fef2&

That’ll encourage people who may want/have to trade up.

[odd mesa]

I have neither and won't get any 🤷

[rustic basin]

uhh im confused by this

[tranquil obsidian]

whats confusing?

[novel sun]

That's what I thought; "local communication"

[tranquil obsidian]

its no different form teransferring from a switch 1 to another switch 1; you can connect them wirelessly

ive used it before when synching updates between games

[jaunty kraken]

He will probably change for Smash 6 and I will hate that 😭

[opaque bear]

Can anyone explain this meme to me?
#off-topic-memes message

[rustic basin]

sounds like they are holding the switch 1 hostage untill they get a switch two

thats how im interpreting it

[tranquil obsidian]

im not sure how youre coming to that conclusion?

this is how to transfer data from your switch 1 to your switch 2 once you buy it

[odd mesa]

Unfortunately, I'm as clueless as you

[tranquil obsidian]

you made a dungeon.
you are now the big bad to some adventuring party

[opaque bear]

What game does this relate to? What necromancer uses clones? I'm so confused

[odd mesa]

Can't answer which games have clones of necromancers, but basically any game whit a necromancer could be meant with that. Now I get it too

You practically challenge them to raid you

[tranquil obsidian]

i assumed it was a dnd meme

[humble parrot]

Morning

[jaunty kraken]

morning

afternoon

[humble parrot]

Hello Toaster

[peak folio]

Transferring to a server is new.

[jaunty kraken]

hi Azrelus!

[tranquil obsidian]

yeah, I'm trying to figure out what their confusion was; seems they think it traps your data until you buy a switch 2 which isn't how it works lol

[daring mauve]

https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/external/Q2p3FJMev7S87LHUaD1j-Fm67sNz8IGoG-J6NpHUtn0/https/media.tenor.com/uypjgDr9-vIAAAPo/flutter-mane-pokemon.mp4
https://youtu.be/bBjGoKwkad0?si=cDjuusp1LREqUtRy

[peak folio]

If that happens that’s on you, 😆

[jaunty kraken]

Flutter Mane!

[peak folio]

Gamestop is offering to transfer data from trade-ins toward Switch 2’s in-store on pickup because that was the only way that would work, but this software update makes this unnecessary (which is a good thing).

[jaunty kraken]

Someone else i know that loves Ghost types will love this video, even though we're not close to Halloween!

[daring mauve]

Show everybody the best type

Incredible vid nonetheless

[tranquil obsidian]

my game store did this for 3ds>new 3ds back in the day

[broken flame]

Why buy a Switch 2 when you can just pirate it

Ryujinx 2

Which would I rather pay 900$ or $0

[unborn mauve]

my PC: i will spend
palworld beeing an upgrade to poke at a low price: defenetly
the same console with PS4 lv, higher price and scaming deals : nah i'd pirate

[broken flame]

I'M GONNA BE KING OF THE PIRATES!!!

https://tenor.com/view/one-piece-blackbeard-marshal-d-teach-teach-teach-one-piece-gif-6380517721684433870

[tough comet]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-gif-26024664

[craggy sleet]

@rain timber you messaged me about something. What's up?

[cunning shadow]

kyahahahahah

[jaunty kraken]

https://imgmedia.larepublica.pe/640x371/larepublica/migration/images/EMD6K66SLFFJTETQECAN5J54OE.webp
@teal iron

also, will you think that Mega Evolutions are fun once again if Flygon gets a Mega Evolution?

[teal iron]

They're not fun to me because of how they work

I don't like time limited battle only transformations

[broken flame]

https://tenor.com/view/blackbeard-blackbeard-writing-taking-notes-writing-gif-17583038544116987898

[sick flame]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1273013846117843060/1367189611469602938/494676725_1140340588111283_9219041731463950957_n.jpg?ex=6813ae0c&is=68125c8c&hm=a6df9a7d4b7ddb8a8f8f4a20794c6893274c12de60641bb7ab62d86849354676&

Oblivion

[broken flame]

Oblivion looks amazing, is there a ROM for it somewhere?

[north thicket]

just buy it lol

[unborn mauve]

wait for a discont, 55€ on -30% isn't that expensive

[cunning shadow]

chadbeard

[peak folio]

https://x.com/playstation/status/1917602446311932055

PlayStation (@PlayStation) on X

Your PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for May are:

🦖 Ark: Survival Ascended
🃏 Balatro
🪐 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

All playable May 6. Full details https://t.co/8kvenXSo4t

X · Apr 30, 2025, 3:30 PM

[broken flame]

Are short videos in screenshots channel allowed, like what I just posted?

Just something funny I remember seeing in game

[peak folio]

Probably fine but #videos-動画 includes vids.

[broken flame]

A

I love glitches in Palworld some of them are really funny

I really like finding little nooks I can get trapped in, very fun for making secret bases!

[jaunty kraken]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/flp7FS29xS8
@night plume

https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/ytc/AIdro_mBEaC9zMkK7R6vnTA6waE1MhnQpAyeXgtI-aA81tuTnQ=s160-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj
@drifting fjord

[broken flame]

le slug

[peak folio]

https://x.com/princeofpersia/status/1917609908024856659

Prince of Persia™ (@princeofpersia) on X

Well over 2M players by now.
You’ve revived the legend. The Prince is back, and believe us — he's just warming up.

X · Apr 30, 2025, 4:00 PM

[broken flame]

Looks like Arcane

Dead serious

[peak folio]

Too bad Ubisoft disbanded the team

[night plume]

I'm already hungry, why you tease me?

[broken flame]

What Pal meats would y'all eat

Dumud

[night plume]

Honestly, that is a bit of a hard topic for me xD
If I don't think about - any that aren't humanoid or make me think of a dog or cat.
But, bc they are so intelligent, if I were actually in that world, I would probably make the hard choice of going vegetarian xD

[night plume]

😱

[jaunty kraken]

Lily approves

[broken flame]

Dumud meat looks kinda tasty

[night plume]

Bc it looks like fatty salmon

[jaunty kraken]

lunch is served for you!

[broken flame]

Yummers

[broken flame]

Get some lemon pepper seasoning

[jaunty kraken]

speaking of eating Pals

I had Killamari for dinner right now, haha

[night plume]

I'm not a fan of lemon pepper on salmon. I feel it masks the salmon flavor.

I usually make sauces to go with or season it lightly.

[jaunty kraken]

well, actually octopus, but there are no octopus PAls currently, closest we have is a squid Pal

[broken flame]

Killamari will suffice

Just remove the poison

[jaunty kraken]

hell yeah!

[night plume]

I don't think I've had octopus yet.

[broken flame]

I really wanna try octoballs

[night plume]

Not a big fan of calamari, but I think it is because of where I've had it. It is usually just fried with no seasoning.

[broken flame]

You should definitely try sea urchin if you can

Its super rich and creamy

[peak folio]

Rushoar

[jaunty kraken]

anything that comes from the sea is top tier for me!

[broken flame]

I wonder how good dragon meat would taste

[night plume]

I've seen sea urchin, it will be a hard one to try for me xD

[jaunty kraken]

an actual steak of tuna (not the canned tuna, but properly made and fresh tuna) is soooooo goooood
shame tuna is known for having mercury in it

[jaunty kraken]

I assume it would taste like chicken

or similar to chicken

[broken flame]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1331340144220967045/1367223173116068020/PXL_20250322_225628846.jpg?ex=6813cd4e&is=68127bce&hm=cb574f2d5f270ae45b89b1d57e5690e025b173a0dd88552430cb1b3fb1729c83&

On the left is urchin

[night plume]

I love tuna steak.
I will not touch canned/packaged tuna. The smell of that stuff makes me feel sick xD

[jaunty kraken]

chicken is just the "default" flavor for meats, at least for bird and reptile meats, we just consider it "chicken" flavor because it's the most common bird/reptile we eat, haha

[jaunty kraken]

tuna steak my beloved

also doesn't help that canned tuna always comes full of a liquid

[broken flame]

Tuna steak is really nice, makes me think of Nami from One Piece! Also I drink the water from canned tuna

[night plume]

That is completely different from what I've seen o.O will try. What is the dark yellow/ochre one? Not seen that one

[jaunty kraken]

looks delicious!

[broken flame]

Urchin is left. Crab is right.

[jaunty kraken]

have you ever tried barnacles?

[night plume]

I know the crab stick on the right. There are 3 on the plate and wasabi o.o

[jaunty kraken]

and ginger!

[night plume]

Oh, I thought the urchin was the shredded far left

[broken flame]

I've never been keel hauled so no

[night plume]

I've not seen ginger that color before

[jaunty kraken]

eating it is quite hard, haha

[broken flame]

Next time I go out and have sushi, I will try eel

[jaunty kraken]

it's like you have to extract the meat from its sort of shell/hard cover

[night plume]

I have attempted (and failed) to eat the barnacles on crabs before xD

[broken flame]

You know what happens when you get keel hauled right...?

[jaunty kraken]

I don't even know what that is 😭

[broken flame]

You basically get dragged along the keel of the ship and if there are barnacles of the keel, it will be worse.

Barnacles on ship keels become razor sharp

It was a form of punishment

[jaunty kraken]

ah, ship/sailor talk, I see

well I assume that the barnacles that are sold/served in restaurants won't make you keel hauled, haha

[broken flame]

Lol

[jaunty kraken]

from the one or two times I've eaten barnacles I can confirm I indeed didn't get keel hauled 🥹

[odd mesa]

I feel so stupid right now
Ate some chocolate and made the wrapping into a ball for the kitten I take care of right now. Threw it and she ran after it, only to bring it back to me like a dog

[night plume]

🤔Open seafood restaurant, make the birthday thing be to be keel hauled: just have them run over a ship piece with fake barnacles bc trying to swing a person would be too much of a liability

[jaunty kraken]

smart kitten!

[broken flame]

Obviously not, you're alive

[jaunty kraken]

🥹

[night plume]

A lot of cats love to play fetch. If you found one that plays, enjoy it.

[jaunty kraken]

I didn't know this! :o

I would only associate playing fetch with a dog

[night plume]

I normally see orange tabbies being the ones that fully understand fetch.

Unfortunately, my 3 cats don't play xD the one that almost understands gets distracted mid bringing back the toy.

[teal iron]

"Alright I think I want to change my music"
Clicks on another video that uses the same song I was already listening to

[jaunty kraken]

sounds very funny, hopefully my cats are funny if i ever get one

[jaunty kraken]

your profile picture changes more than the music you listen to

[teal iron]

i literally just saturated it

[night plume]

The only cats I have ever been around that aren't funny are ones that have owners that wanted ornamental cats.
(Cats that are just in the house bc they wanted one in the house)

[teal iron]

*execution

[broken flame]

I wouldn't mind trying barnacles

[glacial bone]

can somone pls pls pls buy me palworld x

[night plume]

No one ever offers anything in return. They just want to be given free things o.o
Art can be offered, help in another game, help with schoolwork, help learning a program.
See many things to offer instead of begging

[glacial bone]

ofc you believe that maud

[peak folio]

🆓

[night plume]

Maud the color? Maud the name? Maud the city?

[jaunty kraken]

(Ma)lM(ud)
lM

[night plume]

(I was being annoying :p)

[jaunty kraken]

i just wanted to make the reference, haha

[night plume]

Ah XD

If I were the MaudMud, I would be in black and white plaid xD

[peak folio]

Mal the Mauderator

[night plume]

"I see everything in black and white, there is no grey."

[peak folio]

🧹 🐡

[broken flame]

Pretty cringe to beg

Finding work isn't too hard tbh, no matter where you are there's at least one thing you could do for money

[peak folio]

https://tenor.com/view/gir-dog-crying-invader-zim-gif-8138760

[broken flame]

What

Why the crying Zim

[night plume]

Psst, that's Grrr

[broken flame]

[peak folio]

https://tenor.com/view/gir-cry-gort-invader-zim-cry-gir-gif-12011334475201977353

https://x.com/sony_xdev/status/1917458977044025580

PlayStation Studios XDEV (@Sony_XDEV) on X

Returnal PS5 Pro Enhanced Patch is Out Now!

Up to 2.5X the pixels on PS5 Pro for a higher resolution experience ✨️

Happy Anniversary Returnal 💛

X · Apr 30, 2025, 6:00 AM

Oh boi!

2.5x more pixels!!

6 times more pixels than Sakurajima!

[cyan acorn]

https://hackaday.com/2024/11/03/beth-deck-is-a-framework-powered-gaming-handheld/

can confirm palworld runs on the 7840U lol

[broken flame]

Do you guys like flowers? This is my Magnolia tree in bloom! https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1354551015784845352/1367268666072109087/PXL_20250430_223618158.jpg?ex=6813f7ac&is=6812a62c&hm=145e6dd8a664584ea4fe3d771fba86b9dcd5c333a3c7b9d31e5d1b757449d0b9&

[jaunty kraken]

https://youtube.com/shorts/R3zYgKDg0fw?si=HebJJIKuhrTgEfYM

[jaunty kraken]

looks like just what'd you see in a picture for a product related to pleasant smells!

photogenic tree

[zealous crow]

It's my birthday today and y'all get a slice of pizza and tiramisu

[jaunty kraken]

aye! thanks a lot, and Happy Birthday!

[hearty sonnet]

Happy birthday

[broken flame]

I sent the photo to my aunt and she was overjoyed

[peak folio]

https://fixupx.com/timsweeneyepic/status/1917706848251134055

Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic)

NO FEES on web transactions. Game over for the Apple Tax.
︀︀
︀︀Apple’s 15-30% junk fees are now just as dead here in the United States of America as they are in Europe under the Digital Markets Act. Unlawful here, unlawful there.
︀︀
︀︀4 years 4 months 17 days.

Quoting Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic)
︀
Northern District of California court has ruled on the Epic v Apple anti-steering injunction’s contempt of court proceeding! Details incoming!

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FixupX · Apr 30, 2025, 10:25 PM

🤯

https://x.com/seanobannon_/status/1917712409084444943

Sean O'Bannon (@seanobannon_) on X

@TimSweeneyEpic This judge is not messing around

X · Apr 30, 2025, 10:47 PM

https://tenor.com/view/damn-damn-damn-damn-damn-right-dame-time-gif-18029769

[teal iron]

no way corpos being held responsible for outright lies???

[peak folio]

Epic won

Apple gets to take the L

[teal iron]

The L in question:
Minor fee that will just get added to the company expense report and used for tax deduction

[peak folio]

They can’t just force everyone into the 30% feet just for existing.

[tough comet]

https://tenor.com/view/indiana-jones-he-chose-poorly-choice-choose-poor-gif-5056977

[peak folio]

I still remember what they did to Kobo when they released iBooks so well done, Tim.

As in Sweeney.

[peak folio]

https://fxtwitter.com/wario64/status/1917695173661806696

Wario64 (@Wario64)

the price on the Nintendo Switch 2 Costco bundle (with Mario Kart World and NSO Expansion Pack 12-month) is $524.99 x.com/Wario64/status/1916216061034168349

Quoting Wario64 (@Wario64)
︀
Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle listing on Costco. Looks like no preorders planned. "will be available for purchase on 6/5/25" buff.ly/rOgVeoN
︀︀
︀︀includes Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack 12-month membership

**💬 45 🔁 72 ❤️ 980 👁️ 209.9K **

FxTwitter · Apr 30, 2025, 9:38 PM

How much is 12mo w/expansion pack normally, like eighty bucks?

$50

Okay so this costco price saves $25

[tough comet]

last time i had one it was 20$

[peak folio]

That’s without the expansion pack.

With expansion pack it’s $50 individual, $80 family

[broken flame]

Not expensive enough

[lone osprey]

The temptation to hop into the DMS of people and just wish them a good day and bounce is so strong

[odd mesa]

People you know? Understandable. Strangers, nah I'm good

[crisp nexus]

[slender raft]

🫎

[jaunty kraken]

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1915581797037203457/SXgtTYwv.jpg
https://x.com/kaedepokesc/status/1917778958868963558?t=qCoq-NcipEfbvVHNWkBGQA&s=19
https://x.com/pitaripi/status/1917422032297279893?t=UGwyqWrPPs4wWs8LSfjiNw&s=19
@daring mauve @woeful scarab

カエデ@ポケぬい写真家 (@kaedepokesc) on X

タンポポの綿毛を飛ばしたいヨナちゃん🤭ふーふーして飛んでいくかな？
#ポケぬい

X · May 1, 2025, 3:11 AM

ぴたり🌱ちょい解放 (@pitaripi) on X

もひとつついでにムウマちゃ

X · Apr 30, 2025, 3:33 AM

[jaunty kraken]

@broken flame

[jaunty kraken]

https://preview.redd.it/still-f-ck-thunderbolt-tho-v0-hm4d13goz8ie1.jpeg?auto=webp&s=5ef01b66fe92a9565ca27301cd468bc6ceb7ed5a
@drifting fjord

[drifting fjord]

TRUE

[jaunty kraken]

I always imagine that Ground/Water have to avoid the grass like they're playing The Floor is Lava, haha

[north thicket]

Morning

[unborn mauve]

Lilligant my beloved

[broken flame]

Lillinerd

[jaunty kraken]

very funny look for her, haha

[odd mesa]

Little late, but hey Archi

[north thicket]

heya Ako

[odd mesa]

How are ya doing?

I just suffered the pain of searching for a good Ark server without any success, only to then get promoted to search through hundreds of mods to find some good ones

[peak folio]

https://x.com/ign/status/1917187379414159394

IGN (@IGN) on X

"It's boring, is really the honest answer." said Larian Studios boss Swen Vincke on why Baldur's Gate 3 didn't get DLC. "We tried to be in the DLC business, talked about that with BG3... there's just no passion..." https://t.co/UH02t0EqiC

X · Apr 29, 2025, 12:01 PM

[odd mesa]

One day, I'll kill my mate for something like that. He always leaves me the annoying work...

[north thicket]

i'm doing fine, just being sleepy

[odd mesa]

So pretty much the usual

But happy to hear that ^^

[north thicket]

pretty much yes

i'll probably suffer today again tho thanks to Unity

[odd mesa]

Hm, how exactly?

[north thicket]

well its just Unity is a Programm i hate with a passion, even a small mistake could mean that the whole project breaks

[odd mesa]

Uh yikes, know what you mean

Worked with Javascript and CSS once, tried to impliment cookies. It crashed the whole Website when I first attempted it.

Took me 4 days to undo that mess and another week to do it properly

[north thicket]

i'm still upset about Unity because the Evening before yesterday, my entire Project broke for no apparent reason at all and was fucked beyond repair, which means i have to redo every singe thing i'm still not done yet

[odd mesa]

Ay, that's pain

Hope it won't happen again

[north thicket]

i will scream if it happens again

[odd mesa]

Understandable

Just believe it will be fine :3

[north thicket]

well tbf i'm almost done with it, there's just a few animations missing which would be used for toggles

[odd mesa]

So the chances of everything imploding is small, nice

[north thicket]

hopefully

[humble parrot]

Morning

[jaunty kraken]

afternoon!

[humble parrot]

Hello Toaster

[peak folio]

https://www.theverge.com/news/659430/microsoft-xbox-console-controller-game-price-increases-worldwide

What a strange generation.

[unborn mauve]

i wonder why "looking at nintendo"

[peak folio]

Prices never dropped this whole last generation but they’ve gone up.

Covid jacked everything up says I.

[kindred sleet]

Me still buying them even when they went up

[night plume]

Covid caused an issue.
Prices increased bc of issue.
The issue was resolved.
Companies enjoyed the price increase.
Companies found excuses not to return prices, lower prices, etc. >.>

[peak folio]

There are many forces at play

[humble parrot]

Greed is the most powerful of them

[peak folio]

Oh yeah

But every major government printed an insane amount of money during the pandemic.

and most of it went to fraud

[humble parrot]

Shocking

[peak folio]

Everybody pays for it one way or another.

[teal iron]

Companies are always real happy to pass expense to the consumer but savings?
Straight into bonuses for executives sorry

See, Mr CEO has an aquarium of exotic illegal endangered fish that can only live on a diet of shredded gold ingot and elephant ivory

[peak folio]

The market bears it so far.

[teal iron]

Getting real tired of the market just tolerating things

[peak folio]

The gap between haves and have nots is getting wider, apparently.

[jaunty kraken]

and this, ladies and gentlemen, is why Lionfish became an invasive species in the waters of the Carribean, Gulf of Mexico, and East Coast USA
or something like that, I assume

[jaunty kraken]

REAL

[peak folio]

https://fxtwitter.com/zuby_tech/status/1917677388529348975

@Zuby_Tech (@Zuby_Tech)

Microsoft Q3/FY24 Report Highlights:
︀︀
︀︀-Revenue $70.1 Billion +13%
︀︀
︀︀-Operating Income $32 Billion +16%
︀︀
︀︀-Net Income $25.8 Billion +18%
︀︀
︀︀-Cloud Revenue $26.8 Billion +21%
︀︀
︀︀-Xbox Content & Services Revenue +8%
︀︀
︀︀-Xbox Hardware -6%
︀︀
︀︀-Gaming Revenue +5%
︀︀
︀︀#Microsoft

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FxTwitter · Apr 30, 2025, 8:28 PM

Oof

[night plume]

Bc of you, I went down a rabbit hole of what ivory would do to aquariums

[teal iron]

Did you find the totally real exotic fish that needs to eat it

[peak folio]

Five year old Xbox hardware is still losing money, seeing price hikes.

[teal iron]

Also the fish actually doesn't live in water it lives in pure gasoline so if you hate gasoline you hate the fish and are evil

[tranquil obsidian]

tbf, why woulds you buy Xbox hardware at this point; everything is on pc where it almost always runs better

i half suspect their intention is to go full pc by next generation

[peak folio]

“almost always runs better” is… debatable.

For the money, absolutely not

[tranquil obsidian]

yeah, but Microsoft already sold you the pc, so it probably makes sense to them sell the games there too

I'm already getting popup notifications on my pc telling me to download the Microsoft gaming/Xbox apps and stuff

[peak folio]

It’s funny seeing that popup on business machines in non-gaming companies.

[tranquil obsidian]

right now the market is "mobile/pc/console" with phones being mobile, pc being steam and consoles being playstation.
then Nintendo is the hybrid between mobile/console and Microsoft is the hybrid pc/console. tablets probably the hybrid mobile/pc if you want completion

[night plume]

I did not find the fush, did not expand the search to that :p

[tranquil obsidian]

Microsoft likely wants to go pc, but keeps consoles in it's back pocket cause steam would likely win in a pure pc vs pc matchup

[peak folio]

Everyone thought mobile was going to kill Nintendo’s handheld business, but Nintendo pivoted to something new and created a new hybrid category.

Sony gave up on portable after the Vita and conceded that market to Nintendo.

[tranquil obsidian]

yeah. Nintendo has definitely lost its hold on the handheld gaming market, but stays relevant thanks to the hybrid nature of the switch which is likely why they played it safe and stayed with that idea for the successor

[peak folio]

It’s a weird pivot considering Xbox’s rasion d’être to begin with.

[tranquil obsidian]

please, i have enough french to deal with thanks to expedition 33

[jaunty kraken]

from what I've heard, 33 ex-Ub*soft devs worked in that game

what not being in Ub*soft does to a mf (they can now make actual good games)

[broken flame]

UBISOFT

[peak folio]

They’re gonna do a reverse Sega and start making console hardware.

||And change their name to Ubihard.||

[teal iron]

Nintendo stays relevant because they don't know the meaning of "PC release"

[broken flame]

Are all game companies going to sh now

Sony, Xbox, Nintendo etc

[jaunty kraken]

Sega will release a Dreamcast 2 at a reasonable price to compete with these console prices (copium)

[peak folio]

Social media isn’t real.

[teal iron]

You can call Mario bad and unoriginal all you want but people wanting to play Mario is such a powerful force that the exclusive Mario game playing device will always be relevant

Because it plays Mario

[tranquil obsidian]

i do think I'd like Nintendo to go the way of sega and just become third party; their ips are their biggest strength and their developers could work much better if they weren't held back by poor hardware, poor integration into software features and terrible network

[teal iron]

Even when it was a commercial failure the Wii u was relevant

[jaunty kraken]

https://media.tenor.com/OUuTRPxsoskAAAAM/sm64-blg.gif

[tranquil obsidian]

but I can't see them swallowing their pride like that

[peak folio]

Nintendo’s Japanese stock os literally at an all time high.

[tranquil obsidian]

They basically have the monopoly there tbf

[teal iron]

Problem: Nintendo loves unorthodox controls, especially of the motion variety

[peak folio]

Yeah, no joke.

[teal iron]

My Xbox controller does not have motion, and it is very orthodox

[jaunty kraken]

supposedly the Switch 2 will finally have specs akin to that of modern consoles, so they won't be held back by that anymore
then again, limitation breeds creativity

[peak folio]

This has matured, tbf

[night plume]

I desperately want to play a Mario game. None have made me want to buy a console to play them >.>

[peak folio]

It’s still a handheld and has limitations as such, but it’s quite potent for what it is.

[night plume]

I take it back, if I didn't own an N64 I'd buy one to replay Mario 64 >.>

[teal iron]

Mario Sunshine, Mario Galaxy
Now.

[tranquil obsidian]

I've heard comparisons to stream deck and ps4, so it's a little outdated, but not awful, if true

[jaunty kraken]

Mario Sunshine my beloved <3

[teal iron]

Mario Sunshine should be part of global educational curriculum

[night plume]

I have Mario Sunshine, I didn't like galaxy

[teal iron]

I'm going to kill you

[jaunty kraken]

good choice, I love the N64, I wish I had one, I do have the controllers (And a N64-> PC/USB adapter)

[teal iron]

And use your ivory to feed my exotic gasoline fish

[broken flame]

I've never played Sunshine and I doubt I ever will

[jaunty kraken]

CORRECT!

[broken flame]

Galaxy is a game I'd play both again

[teal iron]

You aren't real

[broken flame]

Sunshine is just kinda boring to me

[night plume]

My cousins had Galaxy and I played a bit at their place. It was just too easy.... I didn't understand how it was a Mario game

[teal iron]

Literally what

[jaunty kraken]

Euclid became as real as the ghosts he likes 😔

[broken flame]

I'm real I swear

[jaunty kraken]

it's okay, you can still have Misdreavus and Mismagius art!

[peak folio]

https://i.makeagif.com/media/2-16-2023/BrYtgK.gif

[teal iron]

Galaxy 1 was honestly pretty mid, the concept was still kinda in its infancy

Galaxy 2, however
Peak

[jaunty kraken]

YAHOO!

[tranquil obsidian]

sunshine was great as a kid. replaying as an adult the flaws were a lot more noticeable.

no cutscene skip, and poor collectible tracking being big ones

[night plume]

Never looked at this one bc of the first one

[teal iron]

Galaxy 2 has Yoshi in it

So already massive W

[night plume]

Mario 64 has Yoshi in it

[teal iron]

Yoshi is a frequent appearance in galaxy 2

[broken flame]

Mario 64 DS > Mario 64

[night plume]

That is better info :p

[teal iron]

r/im14andthisisdeep

[jaunty kraken]

only for him to give you 100 lives after collecting the 120 stars to then jump out of existance for no reason 😭

[night plume]

I'm now on the ghost bandwagon >.>

[teal iron]

You can ride Yoshi and in fact many levels are designed around it

He's even on the box art

[jaunty kraken]

MalMud went from old to ghost
not MalMud, RIP MalMud

[night plume]

Was why I mentioned it xD telling me Yoshi is in a game means nothing after all the hype of Yoshi being in Mario 64 and his appearance was as bad as the first Mario movie xD

[peak folio]

https://fixupx.com/xezeno1/status/1917866409553723853

Marcus Hii (@Xezeno1)

Nintendo Core

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[broken flame]

Mario 64 DS is better cuz you get to play as green Mario and yellow Mario

[night plume]

was trying to jump on the "shun Euclid" bandwagon after their remark about Mario 64 >.>

[jaunty kraken]

"oh boy, I can't wait to play as my favorite character, Yoshi, in Super Mario 64!"

[peak folio]

Marcus in a mood, ig

[jaunty kraken]

playable Purple Mario when?

Waluigi in Mario 64 DS is what Luigi was in the og Mario 64

[teal iron]

I'm making fun of you for pointing out that the upgraded remake is better than the original like
I'd hope so????

[night plume]

EXACTLY!!!!
I HATED THE RAINBOW SKY AREA!!! I ONLY FINISHED IT FOR YOSHI!!!

Wtf do I need all of those lives for after I 100% the game?????

[jaunty kraken]

Wing Mario over the Rainbow

[teal iron]

Nah in galaxy 2, the second stage you find Yoshi and ride him all the way to the end of the level

[jaunty kraken]

and a Triple Jump which is arguably worse than the original one since it prevents you from wall jumping, it only protects you from fall damage, which you can easily avoid either way

[broken flame]

Mario Galaxy 3 technically exists as Mario Odyssey

[teal iron]

And he appears like
Every 2-3 galaxies, which are all . much shorter now

The pacing in galaxy 2 is so much better than 1

[night plume]

where the game makes you sacrifice him to the void so you can make a jump to a secret platform under the end of the level

[jaunty kraken]

"If the players falls from this place with almost no ground they will be sent back to the castle grounds and must climb up the castle again :D"
-Miyamoto on the day he was feeling evil when making Mario 64

[night plume]

And the Piano

There is absolutely no reason for that Piano xD

[jaunty kraken]

"oh boy, this piano sure looks interesting, I bet it won't try to kill me!"

[teal iron]

Apparently the piano can be killed but nobody knows how

[night plume]

As a kid, I swore up and down I killed it. I was never able to recreate it

I probably dreamt it and thought I did, then tried to prove it wasn't a dream xD

[jaunty kraken]

did you succeed in proving it?

[tough comet]

https://tenor.com/view/super_mario_64-super-mario-64-piano-angry-piano-gif-23210492

[teal iron]

My favorite YouTuber shouted SWEET MERCIFUL BATMAN every time that thing moved

He would deliberately walk towards it to trigger the attack just to say it again

[peak folio]

https://fixupx.com/genki_jpn/status/1917944275339456527

Genki✨ (@Genki_JPN)

PS5 Astro Bot bundle for $450 and $70 first party games.
︀︀
︀︀PS5 is suddenly looking like amazing value for money right now...

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FixupX · May 1, 2025, 2:08 PM

PS5 now the cheapest system to own, wth just happened

[night plume]

Not that I can remember xD

[jaunty kraken]

[peak folio]

If I was Sony I’d just keep AAA new releases at $70, just don’t budge.

[jaunty kraken]

https://media.tenor.com/6dBZmUygRW4AAAAM/i'm-a-chuckster-chuckster.gif

[peak folio]

And now they’re under cutting both nintendo and microsoft

[jaunty kraken]

https://zeldauniverse.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Secret-to-Everybody.png

[peak folio]

Like with PS1 vs N64

[night plume]

😱

[jaunty kraken]

Chucksters my beloved

[tough comet]

https://tenor.com/view/sneezing-sniffles-irritated-allergic-sensitive-gif-16073531

[jaunty kraken]

I wonder where they got that idea to describe themselves like that from

[jaunty kraken]

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/21/70/9c/21709cb5b6c2ebb24950d59d9997b981.jpg

[peak folio]

From that Verge article above

Microsoft’s Xbox Series S (512GB) model is moving from $299.99 to $379.99, a price hike of $80. The Xbox Series S 1TB model is moving to $429.99, and the Xbox Series X digital edition will now be priced at $549.99, with the 2TB galaxy black special edition model now an eye-watering $729.99.

---

Some new Xbox games are moving from $69.99 to $79.99 this holiday, in a move that matches the more expensive pricing of Nintendo’s top Switch 2 launch titles. Xbox Game Pass pricing will remain the same, though.

XBSX Black more expensive than PS5 Pro

Five year old systems going up.

Everything os broken.

[teal iron]

"the tariffs will fix the economy" they said

Well they didn't say that

They said the tariffs won't hurt the economy

[peak folio]

10% on a $500 console is $50 on the front end.

[tough comet]

they are just giving us a better reason not to buy from them

[humble parrot]

https://fixvx.com/ToonHive/status/1917685641455841491

ToonHive (@[e-mail])

‘Megas XLR’ premiered 21 years ago today on Cartoon Network.
https://t.co/RWglJgHTDd

▶ Play video

vxTwitter / fixvx · Apr 30, 2025, 9:01 PM

[peak folio]

PS5 literally the budget console atm, I can’t even

[jaunty kraken]

they're playing 4D Chess, however this doesn't mean they're making good moves

[peak folio]

Lol, basically

[teal iron]

Lmao

[peak folio]

They know what they’re doing and are also well aware that it’s messy and may or may not work.

[tough comet]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1276433593341579334/1367520999737790626/image.png?ex=6814e2ad&is=6813912d&hm=3f1d1da398ba1b82909ce5fa530f89b91f8844eee0b2bcc0b76b93d067163cfb&

unhinged

[teal iron]

I think they know it won't work but they'll be rich and powerful so who cares

[jaunty kraken]

Cartoon Network show btw

[tranquil obsidian]

i remember watching this as a kid lmao. i don't think it could really be brought back today sadly

[peak folio]

The idea isn’t to just leave absurd rates in place but to get what they want out of an agreement.

[tranquil obsidian]

maybe adult swim

[kindred sleet]

Man old adult swim was the shit to watch

[peak folio]

[tranquil obsidian]

"we aren't getting this resource you have, so here's a 50% tariff"

gets resource
"okay back down to 20%"

.... is the plan

[kindred sleet]

I clearly remembered the last show where tom went away
Bro I cried like a bitch

I have maybe 3 more cries left in me and saving those for ma mom haha

[solid sun]

I'm not sure why everyone 'NEEDS' a cutscene skip.
I mean yes, it certainly would be nice for those people who want it, but it's not really something that ruins your experience as a whole.

[jaunty kraken]

"poor collectible tracking"
Me who knows where every single Blue Coin is in Mario Sunshine:
https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/037/645/4ggv8f.png

[teal iron]

🪤

[boreal falcon]

"Dude chicks dig giant robots"

(Show aint coming back cause CN did some tax shenanigans as I understand it, Apparently then-management never liked it to begin with)

[jaunty kraken]

https://fxtwitter.com/pixeljess/status/1679879677177937920?s=20

Pixel Jess (@pixeljess)

Delfino Island - Mario Sunshine ☀️

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FxTwitter · Jul 14, 2023, 3:45 PM

[teal iron]

Highly peak

[broken flame]

I love pixel animations like this where everything feels alive

[solid sun]

pretty pixels yeah

[broken flame]

If you could live in any video game setting where would you want to live and why? You also get free travel expenses as long as its in the area (example: you can't go from one Pokemon region to another)

[jaunty kraken]

since we've been talking about it, the Super Mario Sunshine setting seems like a really cool place to live (Delfino Isle) when there isn't goop

[rare coral]

https://i.redd.it/r6azangj3zwe1.jpeg

[broken flame]

For Pokemon specifically I'd be happy living in either Kitakami or Alola. If I had to choose between the two, I'd go with Kitakami

[rare coral]

Coop was the goat

[broken flame]

Galar, especially in the Crown Tundra, would be AWFUL

Never go into the water

Sharpedo are TOO FAST

[jaunty kraken]

in the Pokémon world Unova seems like a cool region to live in

[broken flame]

What's your ranking for the mainline Pokemon regions

I guess in terms of where you'd wanna live

[jaunty kraken]

and the Orre region is the region I wouldn't want to live in, haha
it's a literal desert with barely any Pokémon, and Pyrite Town would suck to live in, only Phenac City would be decent, with Agate Village being a nice place to retire

[tranquil obsidian]

its more for repeat runs; for example, the speedrun recently allowed race files to be used cause no-one wanted to sit through a 15 minute cutscene every run lol.

the cutscenes are quite lengthy for people who have seen them before.

the collectibles is really what bothers me more; telling me I'm missing 6 blue coins isn't very helpful if i don't know what chapter they're in; a way to see if a specific chapter still has blue coins in it would have been nice

[jaunty kraken]

From the regions I know (Gen 1 to 5 plus the Orre Region from the Gamecube Pokémon games)

1. Unova
2. Tie between: Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh
3. Orre

DISCORD AUTOCORRECTS THE NUMER SEQUENCE!

[broken flame]

Hoenn is pretty massive

[jaunty kraken]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/822939758727921667/1367540703638458368/image.png?ex=6814f507&is=6813a387&hm=c921a0fda642109065f400024dd2e882aaf15826786b2a39fde4e79b6fcb152e&

[solid sun]

I didn't find much enjoyment in Sunshine, even Mario 64, I only 100%ed that one about 20 years after first playing it.

[jaunty kraken]

true

[solid sun]

Same with Galaxy 1, didn't finish that one either, at least not true 100% I don't think.

I didn't even like mario 64 much.

but you had to have it

[broken flame]

If you get to travel ANYWHERE in Hoenn, including the Braille Cave and Sky Pillar, that would be pretty epic

Spend a few months sightseeing, maybe even settle down there.

[solid sun]

a world for me to live in, hmm, I wouldn't mind File Island from Digimon World 1.
But Hyrule from OoT or Termina from Majora's Mask are cool too for a bit of dangerous spice.
or Spira from FFX

[jaunty kraken]

Termina, very interesting choice

[teal iron]

It actually does indicate if you have all the blue coins in an area iirc

I forget specifically how but it shows it on the map screen when you click on the place

Oh yeah it shows how many you collected when you hover over it

and there's a fixed amount in each area

either 20 or 30

like, it's the same for all areas

[jaunty kraken]

🇿 button and then put the cursor on the course/area where you want to see that

[jaunty kraken]

30 for the main courses, 20 for Delfino Plaza (including Delfino Airstrip), 10 for Corona Mountain; 240 in total

[teal iron]

You'd think the main courses would be 20 and the plaza would be 30

[tranquil obsidian]

it tells you how many are in a stage; the issue is sometimes the blue coins are only available on certain chapters. for example, a stage might say "28/30 coins", but it won't tell you which chapter the coins are in. for example, there might be a graffiti puzzle that only spawns in chapter 4

[teal iron]

also the 10 in corona mountain are the ones that always scare me
Cuz all of them are like out in the instant death lava and you have to reach them with the boat that explodes if it touches anything

[jaunty kraken]

the Corona Mountain ones are indeed funny as you said
there is one free Blue Coin that is literally in your way, then there's those nine others that require you to be careful with the boat otherwise it sinks and it's ggs for those coins unless you make a sacrifice of yourself or restart the stage

but you have to give props to that boat, it is a wooden boat that's literally floating in the lava without burning

ignore the fact that the "lava" interally simply works like regular water that instakills you when touch the surface, similar to the water in that poison river level

[peak folio]

https://fixupx.com/dexerto/status/1917960431777337787

Dexerto (@Dexerto)

'Hollow Knight: Silksong' will be playable at a museum exhibit in Australia on September 18
︀︀
︀︀It is confirmed to spoil some of Silksong's boss fights, leading to speculation the game will come out before the exhibit

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[teal iron]

the game isn't even released and it's already so old it's going in a museum

https://tenor.com/view/elfilin-kirby-dance-vibe-happy-gif-3856772231897510922

[peak folio]

Cryptid but game

https://x.com/nineverything/status/1917900629294670104

Nintendo Everything (@NinEverything) on X

Nintendo eShop cards get new designs ahead of Switch 2 launch https://t.co/iHeNFlV61L

X · May 1, 2025, 11:15 AM

Anti-Rare cartoon Donkey gets the $500 card but not Bowser.

[teal iron]

I think it's weird most people don't seem to like the new donkey kong but my older brother whose entire online persona is based around donkey kong likes it

"more expressive" he said

[peak folio]

That’s probably the entire point of the new design tbh

[teal iron]

unfortunately I won't be able to get him to elaborate on that until like june because until then he's in the middle of the ocean

and not one of those smart oceans that has wifi

[peak folio]

Deployed?

[teal iron]

yeah

[peak folio]

Godspeed

[teal iron]

and then like a week after he gets back, he has his wedding

[peak folio]

Never a dull moment

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/607436967432552470/1367561350834032731/image0.jpg?ex=68150842&is=6813b6c2&hm=faad29b60991c3f0d261e1bcef201b8cadb5a4cd8fca90f6119f9f9c2c656cf9&

😂

[odd mesa]

Guess Playstation prime is coming back

[tough comet]

https://tenor.com/view/lizard-salamander-gecko-dance-gif-16187825

[jaunty kraken]

Donkey Kong got fucking downgraded

worst part is that for the Switch icons they completely replaced the Rare DK icon with the newer one, we don't even have an option for both of them

[hexed narwhal]

welp
https://x.com/IconEra_/status/1917961676931969502

IconEra (@IconEra_) on X

PlayStation Console, Games Price increase could be revealed on May 15th https://t.co/cc7LpMAB4L

X · May 1, 2025, 3:17 PM

[peak folio]

Because of earnings.

[hexed narwhal]

since this happen, what is your favorite game (except palworld) I need recommendation, it's fine if it old means cheaper

[peak folio]

That’s not an educated guess, just an assumption, but it’s not far fetched.

[jaunty kraken]

your brother's online personality is based around DK
your online personality is based around Kazooie

Rareware really influenced your family

[hexed narwhal]

we still have gta 6 left

that journalist and companies want it priced at 100$, you can guess why

[teal iron]

It's worth noting that we have 3 other siblings who take very little influence from Rareware

[jaunty kraken]

big family

[teal iron]

it has benefits

[peak folio]

I’m going to hazard a guess that the silent reason Nintendo started pushing for $80 games is because Switch 2 games require PCI Express speeds which makes the cartridges more expensive. Digital will just always mirror physical MSRP because that’s how Nintendo rolls.

The rest of the industry will follow suit because they now have permission.

[teal iron]

I figured it was because the console is rumored to be selling at a loss

which is unusual for nintendo so they're overcompensating

[peak folio]

I mean if you get a 128GB microSD express card it’s like $50-$60 bucks and that’s with no game.

So a 64GB can’t be nothing.

[teal iron]

I feel like the cost of compact storage is made up

like did your machines just etch the additional cost onto the tiny silicon wafer, is that what you're trying to tell me

[peak folio]

Fast storage is expensive

And getting it that small isn’t helping. The switch game cards are much bigger so the cartridges itself wont cost a fortune

[teal iron]

the reason minecraft tech mods put stupid sh-t like diamond and "advanced cores" into crafting recipes for high end machines is because if they didn't they would confront the same reality that humanity is not ready to face: all computer chips of the same size cost the same

a motherboard is more expensive than a stick of ram but if we abide by the laws of conservation of matter and energy then every stick of ram in existence should have the same price except those ones with stupid lights tacked on

[peak folio]

There’s a lot of problems with that.

The PCB of a motherboard didn’t come off a silicon wafer.

[teal iron]

we definitely just fabricated the extra cost of smaller, more compact storage because people would believe it

the only thing that's more expensive is the machine that makes the denser chips is more sophisticated and shinier and they had to sink a bunch of money into developing it

[peak folio]

Having nonvolatile storage as fast yesteryear’s RAM in a fraction of the size is a good way to test your yields.

of course ram producers have been caught pricefixing repeatedly

[teal iron]

i think it's funny that we say yesteryear like...that's actually 1 character long than last year

i'm being extra contrarian today

[peak folio]

I don’t specifically mean last year exactly, ofc

[teal iron]

I don't specifically PUNCH YOU IN DA FACE

https://tenor.com/view/hector-fire-emblem7-gaming-retro-video-game-gif-17060419

[peak folio]

r00d

But fr there’s no way Switch 2 game cards cost the same as Switch 1.

It’s probably why they’re offering game key cards.

[teal iron]

yeah that was my theory for the key cards

but aren't the key cards costing the same as the actual game, for us?

[peak folio]

Yeah, because you’re still paying for the game.

So it limits how much the distributor will have to eat.

So everyone else copying the $80 new releases does Nintendo a huge favor.

[teal iron]

Plot twist nintendo is just baiting everyone else into $80 games so they can drop the price back to $60/$70

[peak folio]

Most people who regularly buy new releases are gonna be like “fine, fuck you, here” while the people who generally buy second hand or sale prices will stay right where they are.

So possibly nothing changes, but… as with all things higher prices generally means a smaller potential market.

[broken flame]

Is this a Fire Emblem game?

[teal iron]

I think so

[peak folio]

That being said, the big revelation of the these roaring 20s is that money is fake and everything we love is a lie.

[sour mica]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1307827654363451477/1367571057464184872/IMG_20250501_143811.jpg?ex=6815114c&is=6813bfcc&hm=3309a89713bae212bf78f342a91d91b344c87146c03b0bd16658c80dce31da8a&=&format=webp&width=624&height=832 chep (Bald)

[sick flame]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/463246262452355073/1367576086829072555/image.png?ex=681515fb&is=6813c47b&hm=9637c9d5864005738d9addf21119bda6c812b264167a7df86e8823a5f30c7e4f&

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1352715726087258263/1367576645304717353/image.png?ex=68151680&is=6813c500&hm=2a1325484867eba42514a4db4ac227f9190bbd3a98b4c6db821b5094b9448a3b&

[teal iron]

It's funny when AAA studios talk about "the future" like they planned for it at all

[sick flame]

I think Codemasters will killed by EA like PopCap Games

[teal iron]

mmm mm mm cuteface I see you trying to maximize shareholder value in the short term with no regard for the long-term stability of company growth and earnings~

[sick flame]

https://x.com/IGN/status/1917927256673964104

IGN (@IGN) on X

Starting today, Microsoft will be raising prices on Xbox consoles, controllers, and headsets. Games confirmed to hit $80 by end of year. https://t.co/miv2fKeStC

X · May 1, 2025, 1:01 PM

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FixupX · May 1, 2025, 3:43 PM

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https://x.com/paultassi/status/1917934429428650404

Paul Tassi (@PaulTassi) on X

Xbox went first but it seems pretttty unlikely that Sony and Nintendo will be able to avoid doing this too with the tariffs in place

The $80 games thing is separate and just lurching toward the inevitable new industry standard now as the dominoes start falling

X · May 1, 2025, 1:29 PM

[sick flame]

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[sick flame]

Parts PC prices possible going up

[teal iron]

Electronics smuggling in the US is gonna go crazy here

[peak folio]

Computers and phones are exempt, Idk about individual parts

[night plume]

I thought electrical components in general were going to be exempt

[teal iron]

Well it seems that electronics are becoming expensive so apparently not

or the corpos are trying to pull a fast one on us

[peak folio]

Game consoles aren’t so I don’t know where they draw the line

[night plume]

Well, the tariffs aren't even in place yet and a lot of companies already increased prices and are claiming it is the tariffs causing their current increases.

I wouldn't put it passed MANY companies to increase for the tariffs even if they are not affected.

[teal iron]

I think it's really funny because just a month ago the people on the television were like "there's no reason or evidence this will lead to an increase in the price of goods"

[peak folio]

The Xbox announcement didn’t cite tarrifs

[teal iron]

I think the corporations have decided they don't like the current US administration and are now trying to incite the unga bunga price hurt mob

[night plume]

Soft drink prices increased due to "covid" again

[teal iron]

That way they can get a new administration and then just
...not change the price of anything!
Surprise!
They were just fleecing us all along!

[peak folio]

Soft drinks are high margin

Post covid economy is just jacked

Bad actors are just syphoning billions with the system itself

Nothing makes sense anymore.

[teal iron]

[night plume]

MalMud for Supreme leader!
I promise nothing!
But I can't be worse than what is there xD

[teal iron]

actually i should be supreme leader because i will have the coolest evil fortress inside of which i will predictably go insane

[night plume]

Oh, we both need to be voted in then.
The brainless one always needs an evil counterpart.

We'll be so busy fighting and everyone cleaning up after us that the population will have to govenr itself and wonder why they needed anyone in the first place. Then, we get to sit comfortably as we are no longer responsible for anything and everything works out.
this is how superhero movies work right?

[teal iron]

see I'm not evil, i'm just eccentric and crazy

That's what will make me interesting as a character

[peak folio]

Maybe I should buy a PS5 Pro before the price goes up.

[sick flame]

[night plume]

Would be hilarious if Sony comes out with a price increase list and they do either no increase or just 1 penny.

[peak folio]

Sony is probably in a good position to just embarrass everyone else, but I’m not confident that will happen.

https://x.com/nintendeal/status/1918000804986011716

Nintendeal (@Nintendeal) on X

The relative cost of Nintendo Switch 2 around the world

X · May 1, 2025, 5:53 PM

[tough comet]

Brazil

[peak folio]

The multi-region Switch 2 in Japan is $480, this chart really should point that out.

[teal iron]

SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLAR VIDEO GAME CONSOLE

Why is brazil trying to fight the planet with import tariffs

or is that just
WHY

WHY IS IT SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS

[peak folio]

I think they’ve had to deal with that for a while

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X · May 1, 2025, 4:14 PM

[broken flame]

No way the average Brazilian still plays Nintendo

[hearty sonnet]

Not when they cost brazillions of dollars that's for sure

[night plume]

tried not to and failed at not laughing at that pun

[hearty sonnet]

I made someone laugh

[tranquil obsidian]

i have a Brazilian friend and it's apparently because all video gaming is considered gambling and so is subject to heavy taxation

that's what they tell me at least

[hearty sonnet]

That sucks hahaha wtf

So Tetris is gambling

[night plume]

According to that chart, the world is rather small

[peak folio]

Asia is just gone

[tranquil obsidian]

video games are taxed at 72% in Brazil. for reference, it's 20% here in the UK

[peak folio]

No wonder the US is one of the biggest markets.

[broken flame]

I'm sure you have a cacophony of jokes

[hearty sonnet]

https://tenor.com/view/epic-sax-guy-moldova-eurovision-saxophone-solo-gif-21817307

Yes

[broken flame]

Oh no epic sax guy

[hearty sonnet]

My hero

One day I will learn the Sax

[broken flame]

🎷🐛

Buh knows

[night plume]

The uproar when people learned he wasn't actually playing on stage was scary

[teal iron]

Literally how does brazil exist

[broken flame]

She'll Knight are you a Hollow Knight!!

[hearty sonnet]

That whole epic sax thing was so big that the band made an actual song called Epic Sax to reference it haha

https://youtu.be/bZzYCDxmPrQ?si=KDGJ8lMGO-zHIiZ3

[teal iron]

Are we absolutely positive that brazil's government is real and not some huge psyop to scare americans

[hearty sonnet]

I do the Knight thing for all my OC characters because of Hollow Knight & Shovel Knight

[peak folio]

We have our own psyop for that.

[unborn mauve]

meanhile, xbox just upscale there prices thks to nintendo lmao

[peak folio]

💲

[unborn mauve]

https://tenor.com/view/xrd-exrd-crypto-btc-eth-gif-23801255

[broken flame]

i love Knight characters theyre pretty damn cool

[hearty sonnet]

They're all like modern knights, one for Army, Navy, Air Force, Police, Space and some others, with my Shell Knight OC being the Army one

[broken flame]

mmm

i like the knights of video games

[hearty sonnet]

All the different colorful Knight villains of Shovel Knight were the big inspiration

[drifting fjord]

Did someone say knights?? I love knights!

[astral breach]

Of course, Brazil is the highest

[broken flame]

https://tenor.com/view/horse-plinko-gif-25430281

omg chess knight plinko

[teal iron]

doesn't have the flaming text

[broken flame]

budget for fire too high

[teal iron]

https://tenor.com/view/dr-manhattan-gif-18899941

budget for you not being exploded too high

[broken flame]

good!

i dont wanna explode

[astral breach]

I will give you a few reasons:

• Outdated overprotectionist importation laws
• Zero interest on actually reviewing it
• Government needs money from taxes to keep coming for their stuff. Take that as you will

[hearty sonnet]

Explosions are always in the Shell budget

https://tenor.com/view/craftopia-shell-knight-racecar-explosion-gif-9052707425487611634

[broken flame]

i recognize that mono thing but what game is that

[astral breach]

Country has the highest importation tax if someone wants to import a video. 60% of importation ALONE

[hearty sonnet]

Craftopia

The other game on this server

[broken flame]

is there survival

[astral breach]

And it got even higher with other state taxes they are putting nowdays. It can get close to 92%. Some states it crosses freaking 100%

[hearty sonnet]

It's more sandbox RPG than survival but it has survival elements

Which means you have to eat lol

[broken flame]

i hate eating

[hearty sonnet]

Me too, I don't wanna feed my character

They should just pull out a protein bar & eat it while I'm AFK, stop making it my problem too

Runescape Dragonwilds has you eating & drinking, you can starve & dehydrate in that game

[broken flame]

i honestly kinda hate the whole realistic survival trope, if i wanna starve and dehydrate to death i'll go live in the wilderness.

im just glad you dont gotta drink in games like Palworld or Minecraft

[hearty sonnet]

Hell yeah

Craftopia you need to eat, but you don't starve fast

And your inventory is huge, you can carry 800 steaks no problem

[broken flame]

mmmm steak

[fervent lark]

Is craftopia online or just single player/co-op?

[night plume]

I enjoy survival elements, and I am weird in enjoying having to make sure my character doesn't starve or dehydrate to death.

What annoys me is food spoiling quicker than it should >.>
In game food spoiling 10 in game minutes after cooking, or 30 for that matter....
Could you imagine if you made a meal and it spoiled that quickly irl? So many of us would all be dead xD

[hearty sonnet]

Single Player/Co-op but the multiplayer is kind of buggy, there's dedicated servers but they are hella buggy

[hearty sonnet]

I also hate food spoiling haha

[fervent lark]

Ah ok

[hearty sonnet]

I like a slight touch of realism, but some games pick weird places to get realistic

[fervent lark]

How many co-op on the dedicated servers? I'm tired of playing sp games

[hearty sonnet]

If you're gonna make us drink water in a game, you gotta make us able to pee also

[broken flame]

Do you like horror games?

[hearty sonnet]

The servers are so buggy that there's really none up ATM

Craftopia needs a ton of work, but it's a fun game

[fervent lark]

Damn ok. Is palworld still crawling with hackers?

[hearty sonnet]

Yes I like Horror everything

[broken flame]

There's one survival horror game I really enjoy. PREY.

[hearty sonnet]

I honestly don't know, I haven't played Palworld in months, and I've never played it on their official servers

[hearty sonnet]

Hmmm I've played the early 2000's Boomer Shooter Prey

[broken flame]

https://tenor.com/view/prey-prey2017-morgan-yu-typhon-gif-23746360

[broken flame]

Is that the one with the black slimey aliens

Typhon

[hearty sonnet]

I can't remember any black smiley aliens, but it's the one where you play as a Native Man fighting Aliens on a planet sized spaceship

And all the guns were alive & biological

[broken flame]

Maybe not...

[hearty sonnet]

Which I don't like, I like metal normal guns, but it was still a cool game

[broken flame]

I think my favorite gun has to be the shotgun

[unborn mauve]

semo-auto/revolver for me

[broken flame]

my favorite shotgun in CoD was the KSG

[hearty sonnet]

Me too, it's where the Shell in Shell Knight comes from lol

Shotguns are awesome

[night plume]

I usually grab rifles in games >.>

[broken flame]

Very pleasant sounding and among m amount of damage

Rifles and shotguns are epic

[hearty sonnet]

https://tenor.com/view/craftopia-shell-knight-explosion-gif-8891863753384996393

[broken flame]

Is that Craftopia?

[hearty sonnet]

https://tenor.com/view/craftopia-shell-knight-shotgun-explosion-gif-8908002326047135485

Yes

Omfg Imgur requires a login now, fug that shib

[broken flame]

Pretty character you have, I really like the long white hair

[teal iron]

this reminds me of a fun story

So a friend was playing starbound with me, and they went AFK for awhile

[hearty sonnet]

Thanks 😊

[teal iron]

I was just vibing when I started hearing this beeping noise and I was like "huh???"
A minute later, his character just explodes

[hearty sonnet]

Lmfao

[teal iron]

He starved to death while AFK

[odd mesa]

Long white hear is pretty, yes

[hearty sonnet]

Only time I really die in Craftopia is when I go AFK in a place where elemental resistance is needed, but I don't have it active lol

Or play on 2000% damage recieved

Then suddenly I'm dying all the time

[hearty sonnet]

Lore-wise, the hair is bleached white from constant nuclear flashes, she's a Special Forces Op who uses tactical nukes & can withstand the heat & radiation to a point

[teal iron]

I actually can't play starbound with item drops enabled

I have an inventory expansion mod and if I drop a full inventory it's like a star going supernova

I think between all the tabs there's like 600 slots

[amber pollen]

https://tenor.com/view/toast-gif-5463168119520839381

[hearty sonnet]

Me too in Craftopia, makes an already huge inventory even bigger

[drifting fjord]

I can't but for a different reason. I'm too used to terraria so playing with item drops enabled (mediumcore) is agonising

Died enough times on a penumbra planet to realise life is too short to worry myself with such trivial nuissances

[odd mesa]

That sounds sick! My only OCs were back from Naruto times, unfortunately. Weeks of writing back story, abilities and all for a roleplay 🫠

[hearty sonnet]

The secret army drug that makes her nuke-proof also turns the eyes red, and reinforces bones with Carbon, which turns them black.
They get optional free dental surgery to make their teeth white again, should they want it (most do)

[odd mesa]

I'd keep Carbon teeth, that sounds fancy somehow

Cars would love that shit

[hearty sonnet]

Shell Knight OC uses a 6-Gauge Shotgun, a Revolver that shoots big exploding bullets, and small nukes that can be thrown like a football, also she's American

Oh boy is she ever American

[odd mesa]

6-Gauge is based, a Revolver is fancy as hell

I do prefer Snipers though

I own a Kar98k myself for that reason

[hearty sonnet]

The Revolver can also do a secondary fire where the cartridge opens, and ejects all the bullets at once lobbing them all together like a grenade

[odd mesa]

Uh, high tech

[hearty sonnet]

Yeah it's a retro-futuristic post-apocalyptic story where the world was almost destroyed by an extinction event, and technology is kind of mixed and unique

[odd mesa]

Unfortunately, it's not on PS5

Or at least I think so