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Welcome to the FamiBoards StarTopic for Nintendo General Discussions for the month of November of the year 2021.
Wow, it’s finally my turn to make a Nintendo discussion thread! Hope I don’t mess it up!
What is the purpose of this thread?
This thread is, ostensibly, a conversation about Nintendo. However, anyone who has spent any time here will tell you: it’s much more than that. The Nintendo General Discussion thread is a place to hang out and talk to friendly folks from all different walks of life about a wide range of subjects. Obviously, Nintendo is the glue that holds us together, but the conversation here can vary wildly in topic. From the goings-on of our personal lives, to what fast food sandwiches we enjoy most. There is very little that could be considered off-topic in this thread.
So, monthly threads, huh?
This was put to a vote in the previous ST, and “monthly threads” won by a pretty solid landslide. This allows much easier navigation through previous threads. For example, if you wanted to see how people reacted to a news item in a particular month, it’d be much easier to track down the exact moment in time when the threads are broken out monthly. This also allows for whoever is responsible for STs to know exactly when to have the thread ready by and when to post them. For example, the bozo responsible for |ST Nov. 2021| was able to have this ready to go at the exact second he knew it would be needed! Very convenient.
Are we allowed to discuss games in a way that might spoil the game for someone who hasn’t played it!
Sure! However, please make ample use of FamiBoards’ wonderful spoiler tags! If there is something you’re not sure constitutes a spoiler, it is always better to stay on the safe side and use them. You never know who is trying to go into a game as blindly as possible, so sometimes even late-game mechanics of a newly released video game might be better placed under a spoiler tag than left in the open. There are no hard guidelines or timeframes for when something no longer constitutes a spoiler, so use your common sense and discretion.
Enough beating around the proverbial bush, what’s going on with Nintendo?
Well, I’m glad you asked! It is now November 1st, 2021 as of this posting. In just under 2 weeks, Nintendo is publishing the latest in Atlus/Sega’s Shin Megami Tensei series, Shin Megami Tensei V. While we welcome all discussions of games here, we also have a dedicated thread for this game, which you can find here. Later in the month, another game featuring grotesque demons you can command is Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, which are remakes of the original fourth generation Pokémon games, Diamond and Pearl. You can discuss these in this very thread, or the dedicated thread here.
Outside of that, later this very week, Nintendo will be dropping their latest financial report, covering the quarter of July/August/September. This may also contain some preliminary sales data for the game whose success we’re all rooting for, Metroid Dread, though that game did come out in October, so I can’t say for sure we’ll learn anything.
Have you played Metroid Dread? It’s great! There’s a demo if you’d like to try it.
There’s also the recently released Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, which features Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games. While there’s plenty of discussion of the Expansion Pack here, we have a great thread for that, too.
Included in that Expansion Pack is the upcoming DLC for Animal Crossing New Horizons, titled Happy Home Paradise, which releases on November 5th, the same day as the 2.0 update. This update will ensure that the creator of Nintendo General Discussion |ST Nov. 2021| will probably be very preoccupied for a lot of this month. Oops!
Finally, the end of last month saw the somewhat surprise release of Nintendo’s latest mobile effort, a surprisingly fun pedometer app called Pikmin Bloom.
Am I welcome here? This thread can be a little intimidating...
The short answer is “yes.” The long answer is “absolutely.” As the OP for this, the second Nintendo General Discussion ST for FamiBoards, let me make this perfectly clear: So long as you don’t maliciously cause any trouble (please refer to FamiBoard’s guidelines regarding behaviour) you’re welcome to stay here, chat, and have a good time. Introduce yourself! We’d love to have more folks hanging out in the thread here. No matter who you are, where you’re from, or what games you like, you’re always more than welcome in this thread!
Even if I like Xenoblade Chronicles 2?
Oh, no, in that case, please leave.
Really?
No, I’m just kidding! But be sure you don’t post any images of the characters that could get you in trouble. Some people read this thread at work or in public!
What about Directs? Can this thread act as some sort of Nintendo Direct Speculation thread?
Sure! FOR NOW…
Wait, what do you mean “for now?”
You’ll see soon enough.
Earlier you conveniently linked to some game-specific discussion threads. Are there any others?
Absolutely! Excuse me as I shamelessly copy and paste the wonderful list by @mazi from last month’s ST and paste it below.
[DISCUSSION THREADS]
[OTHER COOL THREADS YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN]
here are some other cool threads you might be interested in:
- Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
- Shin Megami Tensei V
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel
- Bayonetta 3
- Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
- Triangle Strategy
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Mario Party Superstars
- Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
- Metroid Prime 4
- Halo Infinite
- Elden Ring
- Dragon Quest XII
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
- Lil Gator
[OTHER COOL THREADS YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN]
here are some other cool threads you might be interested in:
- Future Nintendo Hardware & Technology Speculation and Discussion
- Nintendo First Party Development Thread
- Sony PlayStation Discussion
- Microsoft Xbox Discussion
- Xbox Game Pass
- Nintendo Switch Online
- The Nintendo Gigaleaks
- The Nintendo Pipeline Podcast
- My Nintendo
- Monolith Soft Development and Speculation
- Portable/Handheld Screenshots thread
- Home System Screenshots Thread
- SNES Appreciation & Collecting Thread
- N64 Appreciation & Collecting Thread
- Retro Gaming on Switch
- Famiboards GameDevs Thread
- Visual Novels Discussion
- Super Smash Bros. Series Discussion
- The TimeSplitters Community Hangout
- Xeno Series Community
- Castlevania Appreciation Thread
- Ace Attorney & The Great Ace Attorney appreciation thread
- Rhythm Heaven appreciation thread
- Super Paper Mario appreciation thread
If there are any threads you think should be in this list, shoot me a PM and I’ll add it in!
Got a link to the previous Nintendo General Discussion ST?
Do I ever!!
Nintendo General Discussion |ST Oct. 2021| by @mazi
Wow Derachi, this ST is pretty good! Got anyone you want to thank?
Wow, hypothetical question asker, thanks for complimenting my ST. It feels really good to know that someone I made up liked my work here.
I do have a number of people I’d like to thank! The first is @mazi, for creating the first General Discussion ST here on this beautiful website we call home. Of course, this series of threads is a continuation of a series of threads found elsewhere, which was all initially started by @Kevin360, and was continued by @Mina, @Raccoon, @Phendrift, @Meelow, @Skittzo, @Hero of Legend, @reconceptualize, @BozPaggs, @Brofield, @MondoMega, @wookiee, @hologram, @Sadist, @Plum and of course @bellydrum, who I’d also like to thank for being instrumental in getting this website going. I’d love to thank the admin staff and mods of FamiBoards as well, for keeping this place safe and clean.
Lastly, I’d like to take a minute to thank… well, you. Yeah, you, reading this. Look: life can be a lot. We all come from around the world, with our own problems, stresses, and struggles. I don’t need to explain that the last 20-ish months have been particularly rough for a lot of people. I’ve considered myself very lucky to have this group of people, in this thread right now, to be there. A group I don’t hesitate to call my friends. There’s a socially therapeutic benefit to digitally shooting the breeze, and I don’t think I’m alone when I say this group of people has been a monumentally positive influence to my mental wellbeing. So… thanks, Fam. Believe me when I say my life is better because it has you in it.
Wait, hold up, what’s with the thread title?
Oh it’s a Subway joke!
Eat Fresh, baby!!!!
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