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Are US Nintendo Fans getting scammed?

This wasn’t the 1-UP we were hoping for.

In light of their most recent update on Pokémon: Scarlet and Pokémon: Violet on pre-order bonuses, it is safe to say, many fans from the US were not too pleased.

Upon Pokémon: Scarlet and Pokémon: Violet’s release, fans from across the world have been gearing up for the new and exclusive pre-order bonuses, for example UK Pokémon fans will be receiving this adorable minifigure of this generation’s starters Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly.

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Cute, right?

In Japan, the home of Nintendo games, and the Pokémon franchise itself, are receiving a double pack of artwork books and a limited-edition printing of a holographic TCG card featuring Pikachu with the starters of the games.

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These limited-edition prints and artwork books are very enticing for those who would want to pre-order the game.

Though, for US residents, there’s been a bit of a lack of better content for our pre-orders.

This is not the first time that US pre-orders compared to the other countries have sparked up anger within the US Nintendo community.

In 2017, when Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was announced for pre-order many US fans were upset with the fact that they only received a pre-order poster and keychain, while the UK received the same plus a t-shirt, wristbands, a double-sided art card and a pin.

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Now, we get to the US bonus for Pokémon: Scarlet and Pokémon: Violet

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In-game healing items. 

Items which are commonly found throughout the world of Pokémon. Not to mention, only a few of each of the following items.

It seems as though US Nintendo fans get to feel a bit left out, with all of the awesome pre-order bonuses other countries have.

Do you think US fans are getting lackluster special items?

[tiredgameenthusiast]

Too Many Farming Simulators?

We better crop up for the next few games. (10/21/2022)

As of recent, there has been a discussion going around in the Nintendo community of one of their latest Directs. Here’s what’s happening:

In the recent Nintendo Direct, many fans, new and old alike, have been discussing the newest upcoming titles. People have noticed a few “familiar” patterns within the newly released games. 

Simply put, Farming Simulators.

Nintendo announced four new farming games along with other titles:

Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life - (A remake of the GameCube classic version from 2003.) In this RPG/Life-Simulating game, you play as a farmer in the town of Forget-Me-Not-Valley a quiet homestead town where you can collect animals, crops, and items. There’s much to do in this cozy game, with town events and many quests for your character, the protagonist, to go on.

Fae Farm - In this soon-to-be released title from the creators of Dauntless, you can play as a fae, with magical abilities on the beautiful island of Azoria. Additionally, this game can be played with up to 4 friends, where you can traverse dungeons and ruins, cultivate an enchanting farm, and customize your world and characters to your desire.

Rune Factory 3 Special - (A remake of the 2009 DS game Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon ) In this combat-focused JRPG you play as Micah, a young man with amnesia and a strange ability to transform into a sheep monster. Fight monsters and cultivate your farm in this charming remake of one of the beloved games in the Rune Factory series. In this remake there is also a newly added “Newlywed” update in which you can choose your bride-to-be!

Harvestella - In this JRPG, action-packed game from Square Enix (creators of series such as Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy) there is a time at the end of every season in which all of the world’s plants wither into dust, named “Prometheus”. In this, story-telling farming simulator, grow crops and battle against monsters to level up and fight against the evil “Geist”, who is set on bringing death upon your world.

This rest of this year, and next years to come seem like they will be full of plants, combat and magic. Farming simulators seem to be taking the cake in these new releases and we are possibly set for the age of farming sims. Can it be too much, or is all in good fun? Here’s what some Tumblr users had to say about the most recent Nintendo Direct

“That nintendo direct sure was ‘Oops all farming sims’ huh?” - from user @kaijubrains​ - original post

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“RPG Fans 🤝 Farming Sim Fans

having an entire nintendo direct feeding them the most delicious content” - from user @introverted-trashcan​ - original post

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“Watching the nintendo Direct rn. I'm at Rune Factory, that's 3 farming sims already” - from user @mindofthemage​ - original post 

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“That Nintendo Direct was really good. No joke, I wanna buy three of the farming sims they advertised.” - from user @lord-radish​ - original post

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All in all, there does seem to be mixed reactions on the latest games coming out, however you look at it though, farming simulators seem as though they’ll be sticking around for the next couple of years, hopefully, they’ll all be fun to play!

What do you think of the new games being released? 

What were you hoping to see this direct?

Comment down below!