Mmm Nintendo is digging themselves a grave, and ofc right at prime Christmas cheer so they won't be affected that well. Wouldn't be surprised if suddenly they make a Nintendo Direct that's JUST Nintendo announcements to try to save their ass. Or release a new Smash character to hide all the negative things they've done recently.
Context:
Few days ago Nintendo ordered a cease and desist to a tournament group for usage of a mod that allows Smash Melee players to play online during a pandemic.
Yesterday ( December 5th) they cancelled the Splatoon 2 finals tournament stream because some players had the words related to "#FreeMelee" in their name to show their support. I saw proof that in the official tournament server people had permissions removed due to having a name related to that.
Today ( December 6th) the Splatoon 2 finals were cancelled by the players and they instead had it hosted by another group that was pulling donations to put into the prize pool. The prize pool ended up being the largest, at least in the western audience, at $25k! Basically making Splatoon history.
Also today, Nintendo decided to pull another one out of their sleeves and has stopped sales of custom Etika joycon shells. The sales were going to a mental health charity in remembrance of Etika, who was one of Nintendo's biggest fans.
All of this is surprisingly kicking up in terms of how many people see this, as there's several bigger Twitter accounts mentioning these events. I only hope it results in good news in the future.
That being said, do not feel bad if you still want to play your games you bought with your own money. They already have your money so why stop playing something you spent money on?
