exactly, there's a lot of care in everything, really digging it

potato farming is hard work "but honest work.jpg" did that as a kid/teen.

Absolutely counts

Yeah, but the knowledge they gained in the process has been paid for and that’s invaluable

The interesting thing with most Nintendo studio acquisitions is it seems to be around getting people and talent (many times business partners they've already been working with), not usually about acquiring game IPs. They "inject" the Nintendo DNA and have them create new things/improve existing.

Oh I was just telling a personal experience that I had as a played trying to get info on a game myself xD

Here’s a post with a tracked shady (don’t do this) link that redirects to that to product website that asks to join Discord to press a YouTube link.

I’m a bit upset about this one because I got the S2 version and was disappointed by this on arrival (I should have confirmed but only saw S1 had actual cart and assumed both wrong). At least it has a reversible cover I guess.

for me now it's Black Sails

oh I had people emailing saying the bought on another platform after pirating, I appreciate the gesture and the time emailing to say it. I guess in a way that's why demos also help.

I mostly don’t think about it, but I had one instance where at an expo I was showcasing the game, someone said they pirated it and if I was against it, wanted to open this whole discussion about the topic. “Do whatever but don’t tell me wtf”