Finding a Middle Ground Episode 7: Problem or Crying Wolf? · 2:36pm October 1st
As you may already be aware, there are certain gammers on this website that like to cry wolf quite often. It sometimes feels like one of those moments, if you know what I mean. With the latest controversy, the one with the PS5 update where people are claiming that the game library is showing ads for games they already have. It feels like a crying wolf moment. I updated and checked there were no ads in the gaming library. What the gaming library does do is keep track of all the games that you already have and shows you how much data storage you have left. Which brings to why I am skeptical of the latest controversy. It also feels like gammers are crying wolf again. While you are also not allowed to plagiarize characters, what I think a lot do not understand is that you are also not allowed to plagiarize gaming mechanic and I feel that Nintendo has every right to be upset with Pal World if that indeed turns out to be the case. The reason why I am not upset like everyone else is because I feel that Nintendo saw the Lion King is copying Kimba controversy and actually understands that many franchises share similar ideas. I feel that is why they are suing because of similar mechanics and not for copying characters. I think we should be slow to anger and wait until more evidence comes out when the court date begins. Nintendo does indeed have problems and I think the company is way better than most but we sometimes need to put our hate aside and look at the facts.
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Crying Wolf refers to the fairy tale The boy who cried wolf. He cried wolf so many times and the villagers got tired of it because there was never any wolf and the time there was actually a wolf, the villagers didn’t believe him. I think I understand the idiom just fine if that is what you mean and I think gammers have the tendency to cry wolf a lot.
Why do you think people/companies should be sued over game mechanics?
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As I said if Pal World is indeed plagiarizing the mechanics of Pokemon, I think that is something to consider. I have played games where mechanics are similar to Pokemon but it was never an exact copy. That is the claim the Nintendo is trying to make. I think that is something to be concerned about if that is true.
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Did you play Pal World?
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I have heard of it but as I also said, I am a bit skeptical when people have claimed that Nintendo was being unfair to Pal World because of greed. However I am very skeptical because of the recent lie gammers made that the new update for the PS5 shows ads in the Gaming Library for games you already have. Pal did advertise itself as being like Pokemon but with guns so I think Nintendo my have some standing in there.
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It still doesn't fit this context, tbh. Also, "people complain about ads, but I don't have ads, therefore people are wrong" is, as far as proving something goes, even below "it was revealed to me in a dream".
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I guess you may be right that it was revealed to me in a dream seems to be more accurate than crying wolf. In the end of the day, they still lied.