▲ 284 ▼ Hogwarts Legacy has officially cleared Zelda as 2023's best-selling game worldwide (www.videogameschronicle.com) submitted 2 years ago by simple@lemm.ee to c/games@lemmy.world 290 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] muse@kbin.social 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hasnt Nintendo like, not released digital sales for TotK? I remember reading that recently. Not a cope post, I don't care if you play the terf game, just actually curious. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] morphballganon@lemmy.world -14 points 2 years ago (3 children) The terf game? The owner of the Three Broomsticks is trans... ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (2 children) When the series creator is vocally advocating to marginalize transgender people and financially supporting other members of the hate movement, it takes more than a token NPC to make up for it. Most likely that character is an insincere PR move from Warner Bros, but some trans people also pointed out that naming her Miss Ryan was probably done in bad faith. If anything, sounds exactly like the kind of tasteless thoughtless naming that JKR is infamous for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago Most likely that character is an insincere PR move from Warner Bros, There was a lot of that shoehorned in that made me wonder if it would've made sense in 1800s wizarding world. permalink fedilink source parent [+] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world -21 points 2 years ago (1 child) don't care permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's a good way to get yourself blocked. Bye. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago don't care permalink fedilink source parent [–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Thank god tokenism is here to save the day again. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's not what "TERF" means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] xkforce@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (2 children) Theyre trying to argue that JKR being a massive TERF is fine because theres one trans character in the game. The "I cant be racist, I have a black friend" defense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago The "I can't be racist, my book has a black guy AND an Asian woman!" defense too. Just don't think too hard about what they're named lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] morphballganon@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (4 children) I don't care for JK. But JK didn't make the game. Hundreds of designers, artists and programmers did. And you think those people should be boycotted because one person is a TERF. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] xkforce@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* She collected royalties from it. It doesnt matter if she had any input or not. Buying that game results in some of that money going into her pocket and I dont want to give her a dime. If she didnt get a dime for it that might be different but as it is she does and she revels in the shit stirring that shes done that resulted in blow back. I cant justify giving that troll the satisfaction of buying products that benefit her financially. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Those people were already paid, and you can make a game about wizards and magic without licensing the Harry Potter IP and further enriching JK Rowling. permalink fedilink source parent [–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) The people who mattered dont get paid based on sales. So, fuck em, they got their bag just fine? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yamanii@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Maybe in your fantasy world, but in real life when a game bombs the studio gets cut down, downsized, etc. Volition was recently closed because of the bombing of the Saints Row reboot. Avalanche is great studio and I wish them to continue existing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 1 point 2 years ago I dunno what fantasy world youre living in, but here in reality you get downsized and laid off regardless of how good your games do. Unless youve missed the game trends for the past 4 months? permalink fedilink source parent [–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The artists, programmers etc have already been paid as much as they're going to get for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] morphballganon@lemmy.world -14 points 2 years ago (3 children) The terf game? The owner of the Three Broomsticks is trans... ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (2 children) When the series creator is vocally advocating to marginalize transgender people and financially supporting other members of the hate movement, it takes more than a token NPC to make up for it. Most likely that character is an insincere PR move from Warner Bros, but some trans people also pointed out that naming her Miss Ryan was probably done in bad faith. If anything, sounds exactly like the kind of tasteless thoughtless naming that JKR is infamous for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago Most likely that character is an insincere PR move from Warner Bros, There was a lot of that shoehorned in that made me wonder if it would've made sense in 1800s wizarding world. permalink fedilink source parent [+] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world -21 points 2 years ago (1 child) don't care permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's a good way to get yourself blocked. Bye. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago don't care permalink fedilink source parent [–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Thank god tokenism is here to save the day again. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's not what "TERF" means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] xkforce@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (2 children) Theyre trying to argue that JKR being a massive TERF is fine because theres one trans character in the game. The "I cant be racist, I have a black friend" defense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago The "I can't be racist, my book has a black guy AND an Asian woman!" defense too. Just don't think too hard about what they're named lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] morphballganon@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (4 children) I don't care for JK. But JK didn't make the game. Hundreds of designers, artists and programmers did. And you think those people should be boycotted because one person is a TERF. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] xkforce@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* She collected royalties from it. It doesnt matter if she had any input or not. Buying that game results in some of that money going into her pocket and I dont want to give her a dime. If she didnt get a dime for it that might be different but as it is she does and she revels in the shit stirring that shes done that resulted in blow back. I cant justify giving that troll the satisfaction of buying products that benefit her financially. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Those people were already paid, and you can make a game about wizards and magic without licensing the Harry Potter IP and further enriching JK Rowling. permalink fedilink source parent [–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) The people who mattered dont get paid based on sales. So, fuck em, they got their bag just fine? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yamanii@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Maybe in your fantasy world, but in real life when a game bombs the studio gets cut down, downsized, etc. Volition was recently closed because of the bombing of the Saints Row reboot. Avalanche is great studio and I wish them to continue existing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 1 point 2 years ago I dunno what fantasy world youre living in, but here in reality you get downsized and laid off regardless of how good your games do. Unless youve missed the game trends for the past 4 months? permalink fedilink source parent [–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The artists, programmers etc have already been paid as much as they're going to get for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (2 children) When the series creator is vocally advocating to marginalize transgender people and financially supporting other members of the hate movement, it takes more than a token NPC to make up for it. Most likely that character is an insincere PR move from Warner Bros, but some trans people also pointed out that naming her Miss Ryan was probably done in bad faith. If anything, sounds exactly like the kind of tasteless thoughtless naming that JKR is infamous for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago Most likely that character is an insincere PR move from Warner Bros, There was a lot of that shoehorned in that made me wonder if it would've made sense in 1800s wizarding world. permalink fedilink source parent [+] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world -21 points 2 years ago (1 child) don't care permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's a good way to get yourself blocked. Bye. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago don't care permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago Most likely that character is an insincere PR move from Warner Bros, There was a lot of that shoehorned in that made me wonder if it would've made sense in 1800s wizarding world. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world -21 points 2 years ago (1 child) don't care permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's a good way to get yourself blocked. Bye. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago don't care permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's a good way to get yourself blocked. Bye. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago don't care permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Thank god tokenism is here to save the day again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's not what "TERF" means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] xkforce@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (2 children) Theyre trying to argue that JKR being a massive TERF is fine because theres one trans character in the game. The "I cant be racist, I have a black friend" defense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago The "I can't be racist, my book has a black guy AND an Asian woman!" defense too. Just don't think too hard about what they're named lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] morphballganon@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (4 children) I don't care for JK. But JK didn't make the game. Hundreds of designers, artists and programmers did. And you think those people should be boycotted because one person is a TERF. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] xkforce@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* She collected royalties from it. It doesnt matter if she had any input or not. Buying that game results in some of that money going into her pocket and I dont want to give her a dime. If she didnt get a dime for it that might be different but as it is she does and she revels in the shit stirring that shes done that resulted in blow back. I cant justify giving that troll the satisfaction of buying products that benefit her financially. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Those people were already paid, and you can make a game about wizards and magic without licensing the Harry Potter IP and further enriching JK Rowling. permalink fedilink source parent [–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) The people who mattered dont get paid based on sales. So, fuck em, they got their bag just fine? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yamanii@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Maybe in your fantasy world, but in real life when a game bombs the studio gets cut down, downsized, etc. Volition was recently closed because of the bombing of the Saints Row reboot. Avalanche is great studio and I wish them to continue existing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 1 point 2 years ago I dunno what fantasy world youre living in, but here in reality you get downsized and laid off regardless of how good your games do. Unless youve missed the game trends for the past 4 months? permalink fedilink source parent [–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The artists, programmers etc have already been paid as much as they're going to get for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (2 children) Theyre trying to argue that JKR being a massive TERF is fine because theres one trans character in the game. The "I cant be racist, I have a black friend" defense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago The "I can't be racist, my book has a black guy AND an Asian woman!" defense too. Just don't think too hard about what they're named lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] morphballganon@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (4 children) I don't care for JK. But JK didn't make the game. Hundreds of designers, artists and programmers did. And you think those people should be boycotted because one person is a TERF. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] xkforce@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* She collected royalties from it. It doesnt matter if she had any input or not. Buying that game results in some of that money going into her pocket and I dont want to give her a dime. If she didnt get a dime for it that might be different but as it is she does and she revels in the shit stirring that shes done that resulted in blow back. I cant justify giving that troll the satisfaction of buying products that benefit her financially. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Those people were already paid, and you can make a game about wizards and magic without licensing the Harry Potter IP and further enriching JK Rowling. permalink fedilink source parent [–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) The people who mattered dont get paid based on sales. So, fuck em, they got their bag just fine? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yamanii@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Maybe in your fantasy world, but in real life when a game bombs the studio gets cut down, downsized, etc. Volition was recently closed because of the bombing of the Saints Row reboot. Avalanche is great studio and I wish them to continue existing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 1 point 2 years ago I dunno what fantasy world youre living in, but here in reality you get downsized and laid off regardless of how good your games do. Unless youve missed the game trends for the past 4 months? permalink fedilink source parent [–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The artists, programmers etc have already been paid as much as they're going to get for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago The "I can't be racist, my book has a black guy AND an Asian woman!" defense too. Just don't think too hard about what they're named lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (4 children) I don't care for JK. But JK didn't make the game. Hundreds of designers, artists and programmers did. And you think those people should be boycotted because one person is a TERF. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] xkforce@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* She collected royalties from it. It doesnt matter if she had any input or not. Buying that game results in some of that money going into her pocket and I dont want to give her a dime. If she didnt get a dime for it that might be different but as it is she does and she revels in the shit stirring that shes done that resulted in blow back. I cant justify giving that troll the satisfaction of buying products that benefit her financially. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Those people were already paid, and you can make a game about wizards and magic without licensing the Harry Potter IP and further enriching JK Rowling. permalink fedilink source parent [–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) The people who mattered dont get paid based on sales. So, fuck em, they got their bag just fine? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yamanii@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Maybe in your fantasy world, but in real life when a game bombs the studio gets cut down, downsized, etc. Volition was recently closed because of the bombing of the Saints Row reboot. Avalanche is great studio and I wish them to continue existing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 1 point 2 years ago I dunno what fantasy world youre living in, but here in reality you get downsized and laid off regardless of how good your games do. Unless youve missed the game trends for the past 4 months? permalink fedilink source parent [–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The artists, programmers etc have already been paid as much as they're going to get for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* She collected royalties from it. It doesnt matter if she had any input or not. Buying that game results in some of that money going into her pocket and I dont want to give her a dime. If she didnt get a dime for it that might be different but as it is she does and she revels in the shit stirring that shes done that resulted in blow back. I cant justify giving that troll the satisfaction of buying products that benefit her financially. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Those people were already paid, and you can make a game about wizards and magic without licensing the Harry Potter IP and further enriching JK Rowling. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) The people who mattered dont get paid based on sales. So, fuck em, they got their bag just fine? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yamanii@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Maybe in your fantasy world, but in real life when a game bombs the studio gets cut down, downsized, etc. Volition was recently closed because of the bombing of the Saints Row reboot. Avalanche is great studio and I wish them to continue existing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 1 point 2 years ago I dunno what fantasy world youre living in, but here in reality you get downsized and laid off regardless of how good your games do. Unless youve missed the game trends for the past 4 months? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yamanii@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Maybe in your fantasy world, but in real life when a game bombs the studio gets cut down, downsized, etc. Volition was recently closed because of the bombing of the Saints Row reboot. Avalanche is great studio and I wish them to continue existing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 1 point 2 years ago I dunno what fantasy world youre living in, but here in reality you get downsized and laid off regardless of how good your games do. Unless youve missed the game trends for the past 4 months? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 1 point 2 years ago I dunno what fantasy world youre living in, but here in reality you get downsized and laid off regardless of how good your games do. Unless youve missed the game trends for the past 4 months? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The artists, programmers etc have already been paid as much as they're going to get for it. permalink fedilink source parent