Notices by Cameron Bosch (cameron_bosch@floss.social)

@boilingsteam Eventually the sales won’t slow down; they’ll fall of a cliff because of the price that only super hard core fanboys can afford AND justify.

Families won’t be able to afford them or justify $449 + new microSD Express cards + $80 games that likely will be $80 for a LONG time.

Name ONE good exclusive launch game that the Switch 2 has:

Oh wait, it doesn’t exist! And Mario Kart isn’t it! 😂

@boilingsteam I mean, possibly, but I haven't found any game worth spending that much money for a Switch 2, new MicroSD Express cards, and $80+ for a game. And no, I'd rather play Forza Horizon 5 than Mario Kart at $80.

And keep in mind that families used to buy Nintendo consoles. There's no way many of them be able to justify that; gamers who want better performance and a more open ecosystem have the Steam Deck OLED or the PC handheld market.

Honestly, I have zero interest in the Switch 2.

@boilingsteam And I was a Nintendo fan until around 2019 or so.

@boilingsteam They continued to get greedier and greedier, but what they did to the fans of a Nintendo streamer who tragically committed suicide was absolutely despicable.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etika

They were raising money for charity for goodness sake!

@boilingsteam Add this to their continued middle fingers to fans, game developers and publishers, and especially game preservation, and I have zero desire to support them and much desire to see them fail.

Back in 2017, there was no real Switch competition. That's not the case in 2025.

@boilingsteam It gets worse. They ACITVELY TRIED TO SCAM ME AND MY SISTER. How? First, by trying to redo a purchase my sister's made on her old then expired credit card, it was denied of course, and saw her Nintendo account locked.

I called Nintendo on her behalf, and after at least an hour if not more, they literally mentioned they had no way to move the purchase to another payment method, meaning (indirectly) that they would be unable to fix the issue.

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@boilingsteam That would likely have led to possible escalation or possibly if that failed, led to potential legal demands for a refund of all games bought on the account. Fortunately, those ultimatums seemed to fix the issue, and they were somehow able to "forgive" the issue and fix the account.

What the actual fuck!?

And second, I had broken my OG Switch from 2017, and while it would turn on, the fan was basically dead and loud.

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@boilingsteam They said I could send it in to fix it, but they couldn't guarantee the save data wouldn't be lost WHEN THE CONSOLE WAS STILL BOOTABLE.

To fix it and keep my save data, which despite at the time paying for Nintendo Switch Online (since canceled after this BS), my games weren't eligible, so I had to buy a new Switch and do a transfer.

I literally wasted $349 just for a new Switch OLED just months before the Switch 2 was announced just so my data wasn't lost.

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@boilingsteam If it sounds like I'm very negative against these companies, but more so against Nintendo, that's because it's been well deserved. They literally could treat their loyal fans well and they'd be a great company, but since Iwata died, the company has just made poor decision after poor decision, often hurting their fans in the process.

I went into the Switch era a (relatively) loyal fan.

I went into the Switch 2 era a Nintendo critic, but even "critic" is an understatement.

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@boilingsteam Nintendo has become a cartel that makes Apple at its worst (around 2013 onward) look like a perfectly ethical and morally justified company, and that's REALLY saying something considering I don't like modern Apple.

I hope their console exclusivity goes the same way Sega's hardware buisness did after the Dreamcast.

Needless to say, I switched to the Steam Deck on release (now on the OLED model), and all third-party games I play are on Steam too, so screw Nintendo.

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@boilingsteam And that's before we get into the fan creation and emulation legal fuck ups Nintendo has done time and time again while their official games continue to be inconsistent at best and egotistical at worst.

Sorry for this 6 post rant, but bringing this up literally still upsets me, especially because I've gotten into arguments with my sister when I bring it up. She's still a 🐑 and I'm not happy about that. :(

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@boilingsteam Oh. And don't get me started on them possibly filing an ILLEGAL AND FALSE DMCA on my ISP for me BUYING A SWITCH GAME FROM GAMESTOP ONLINE.

It took a whole day of going back and forth with my ISP before I threatened to show receipts. They then prompted restore my internet access.

Isn't filing a false DMCA illegal? Because the agent on Nintendo's behalf or even Nintendo themselves could be liable in that case!

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@BrodieOnLinux: makes a video about the Redis source available move.

Redis: Adds an open source option again.

Brodie: "Aw shit, here we go again!"

Me (to Redis): "Too little, too late. You broke users' trust and spent too long FAFO.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/01/redis_returns_to_open_source/