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The Damaging Effects of Rumors

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon were just revealed. What would normally be an exciting moment for a rapidly growing fandom has become a serious point of contention. There's no offensive content in the reveal, and the game looks pretty solid. So, why are people upset? For a very dangerous reason, people feel like they didn't get something they were going to. Pokémon has never been one to adopt a system early on. When the 3DS was released, it didn't get a Pokémon game. It didn't get one until almost three years later, and the transition between DS and 3DS must be a lot more simple than that from 3DS to Switch. Nobody should have expected that there would be a Pokémon game on the Switch this early. However, due to many things piled on top of one another, people did. It all started with Eurogamer. In November, before the Switch had even been fully shown off, they reported on the existence of Pokémon Stars. It was to be a third installment in the story of the Al...

Nintendo Switch Predictions

 The Nintendo Switch will be here in less than three months and we still don't know much official information. While we're hopefully learning a lot in a week, making predictions is always fun. Here's mine. Nintendo Switch Presentation Predictions   2-3 Wii U Ports Revealed    We'll almost definitely see Splatoon  and Mario Kart 8  at the event, but I'm predicting we'll see at least one more. I'm predicting it will be Super Smash Bros . I doubt it will be available at launch, but it will for sure  be in the first year. I hope it will have additional content, but it may just launch with the Corrin/Bayonetta/Cloud amiibo. As confirmed by the Switch Reveal Trailer, Mario Kart 8  and Splatoon  will have new content, with new assets and maps in Splatoon , and new modes and characters in Mario Kart 8 . 1-3 Virtual Console Games  While there's no way to know for sure, if credible leakers are to be trusted, Mother 3...