Growing Up in Nintendo’s Weirdest Era

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  @domainie · 6 months ago · pinned

  If you enjoyed this video, consider subscribing and checking out this similar video about the DS and Wii era <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7wIjaHT-Lc">https://youtu.be/X7wIjaHT-Lc?si=zNiz5Nq6Z0yNiZv8</a>

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  @joeyippolito1347 · 6 months ago

  Everything you talk about on this channel is literally everything I think about in terms of Nintendo. As an older Gen Z, I’m happy to see that it’s not just me thinking these things.

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  @kinglear6150 · 6 months ago

  Last June I took my 3DS to Japan and came back with that green light on!

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  @c_rock900 · 6 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWq99DdZMEc&amp;t=10">0:10</a> like 10 minutes ago 😭

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  @sebastianmendez2678 · 6 months ago

  I seriously wish the WiiU had succeeded, because as you pointed out in this video, both WiiU and 3DS had a lot of charm that simply doesn&apos;t apply to Nintendo Switch anymore (neither Switch 1 nor 2), it&apos;s a shame Satoru Iwata passed-away, and honestly... Had the WiiU succeeded, we probably wouldn&apos;t have gotten the Nintendo Switch until 2021, where they could&apos;ve skipped Switch1 Hardware in favor of making it rather just as powerful as the NS2 actually is!<br><br>Wish I could say more, but I honestly don&apos;t feel the need to make this comment any longer, just keeping it simple enough as is.

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  @TheTexasTomato26 · 6 months ago (edited)

  I was born in 1996, so I was in middle school, high school, and graduated in 2015 during this &apos;weird&apos; era of Nintendo. I remember wanting a 3DS so badly, seeing all the cool new features not on the original DS systems like Mii Maker at various Gamestops, it felt like a portable Wii to me. I remember finally getting one and seeing how sleek and cool it felt at the time, I especially loved that retractable stylus on the original 3DS. I remember taking my 3DS to school or the mall and seeing that green light, knowing I passed another 3DS user, it made it all mysterious somewhat. I remember upgrading to the &apos;New&apos; 3DS model in 2015 and transferring all my stuff from my old 3DS to the new one. I remember spending summer of 2011 playing Pilotwings Resort and then got Ocarina of Time 3D that summer as well and played so much of that game and even 100%ed it. I also got the original 3DS before the price cut, meaning I got all those free NES, GameBoy, and GBA games on my system for free alongside that Ambassador&apos;s Certificate. I still have both my 3DS&apos;s and I occasionally bust out my N(o longer)ew 3DS to play some games. I even still have my original 3DS model from back in 2011. I&apos;ll forever cherish this system and all the memories I have with it.

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  @SeventhPow3r · 6 months ago (edited)

  I remember going to the San Diego zoo in 2013, and my 3DS lit up like green fire. It was always such a rush to see that green light. Wonder what those people are up to these days?

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  @KingTaltia · 6 months ago

  &quot;When was the last time you opened up a 3ds?&quot;<br>(Looks down at the 3ds on the desk in front of me)<br>Uhhhhh, probably not the target demographic then. XD

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  @connor9568 · 6 months ago

  I grew up in this era and I wouldn’t change it for the world

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  @DDKoD · 6 months ago

  Imo THIS era to me is where people feel like they have a para social relationship with Nintendo seeing Regie and Iwata like their childhood freinds

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  @MordiganE6 · 6 months ago

  Really sad what happened to Directs. I used to force my self awake early to watch them, but toady&apos;s directs I&apos; just read the footnotes.

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  @KongGig · 6 months ago (edited)

  For me the 3ds/Wiiu era was like being part of a band&apos;s career right before they hit gold, however they are only 1 song away from this so they are experimenting and having fun for their 30 or so &nbsp;fans...Example Ghost who played at Musikens makt for 30 people.<br><br>Where the switch era is when they have played their first big hit, of which they no longer have time for the more down to earth aspect at a festival whereby 30-40 people go to, and regarding testing new ideas they really dont have to instead they try to repeat the succes.<br>Nothing bad about this, however it lack personal smaller size aspect.

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