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Vector

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  1. While it is a pretty disappointing that it isn't a big direct, what I'm more upset about is the huge amount of hate people are giving because of this. While Nintendo hasn't had the best news in recent months, this definitely shouldn't be something for most people to be super angry about. And yet people riding along the hate train, saying things like how "the fanboys will defend this to the death" or something along those lines.

  2. I've been aware that JK Rowling seems to garnered a lot of hate from the internet in recent years, but after looking at the recent tweet from Jim Sterling saying that he'll avoid buying the upciming Hogwarts game just to weaken her influence, It made me wonder just how bad things are with her and the Harry Potter franchise. I initially went to look up a summary of the controversy on Youtube, only to that the controversy was much less one-sided than I though, with a substantial amount of videos both defending and criticizing her. I've decided to post here for hopefully a more objective explanation of the controversy so I can judge for myself. I also wouldn't mind if you could posy any helpful articles for further reference.

  3. It seems obvious right now that Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, and Natasha Romanov are not coming back back anytime soon in the MCU. However, is that really the case?

     

    Given that the MCU seems to be trying to replicate the longevity of the comics, I can't see Marvel killing off too many more of its most popular characters like Spider-Man if they want to still retain brand recognition. However if that is the case, I would find it super weird for just those 3 of Marvel's big players be the only ones to be gone forever, especially since they are still very much alive in the comics. I know that the latter 2 have had their superhero monikers passed down to other characters, but again in the comics they are still the main characters to hold their respective mantles.

     

    I could see these characters returning in a few more years down the line, so that they have the time to have their deaths sink in enough (Maybe in 2025?). What do you think? What do you think about the MCU mimicking the comic's longevity as well?

  4. I've noticed on some Japanese Smash Bros sites, The character playstyles are categorized in 5 categories: Power, Speed, Techincal, Tricky, and Balance. I feel I've seen this kind of categorization in other video games, but my main question is what the difference is between Technical and Tricky types. Does anyone care to explain it to me?

  5. I Thought up of a somewhat interesting idea for No Way Home. It's pretty much a given that Tobey Macguire's Spider-man will be in the film being that it is a multiverse film. I also remember fans in the past and even now wanting Tobey to be cast as Uncle Ben in flashbacks in the MCU as well. I don't know that much about the comics, but this made me wonder about The Scarlet Spider, a clone of Spider-man in the comics who happens to go by the name of Ben Reilly. This made me wonder that maybe at the end of the movie, or in a post-credits sequence, that Tobey's Peter parker might somehow get trapped in the MCU Universe, and will go under the legal name Ben Reilly after his resemblance to the MCU Uncle Ben. I'm not sure how that might work in practice, but I think it might be a pretty cool idea if done right. What do you guys think?

  6. I'm planning to become a gaming youtuber, but I have no idea where to start. I have very little experience in video editing, (Which I need more of since I plan on doing scripted videos like say Scott the Woz), so are there any good online classes that deal with this subject? Also, what equipment would you recommend me getting to record gameplay that I would use for my videos, too? The cheaper the better, since I plan on starting this as a hobby first. Are there any other beginner advice you can give me? Thanks!

     

    UPDATE: I also need help on what the best program to use for manipulating and transforming pre-existing images  like I see in many videos and if there is a good online class for learning such things. I'm planning to start with non in-person videos like AVGN did with his first video, based on the advice given here so far

  7. Lately in the news I heard something about Q-Anon, and many mainstream news outlets seem to outright condemning is as a bunch of conspiracy theories. When I look at the comments at those videos as well as more niche videos though, I see near unanimous outrage towards the news outlets. However, I am aware that the internet can get carried away with pro-right attitudes, So I can't trust opinions from either side. Can you help understand the truth of this controversy vs the possible falsities both sides may spout so that I can make my own judgements?

  8. With Detective Pikachu being the first real good video game movie, and with Miyamoto heavily involved in the production of the upcoming Mario movie, it seems that Nintendo is really serious about the quality of their ventures into Hollywood. With such major oversight over the films they're making. I feel that it would be natural for them to take a page from Marvel for them to create their own studio, instead of trusting another to handle their franchises. This is assuming, of course, that they plan to make further film adaptions of their IP's. If that's the case, do you think that this is a route that they should/would do?

  9. As of today, The record of the largest gap between Nintendo directs has been broken again, as Nintendo has not released a general Direct since last September. This perplexes me, as the last direct didn't have a lot going for it, as its biggest announcements were basically a port and a remaster. I know January had two livestreams for Pokemon and Smash respectively, but they were both divisive, the former because of the state the Pokemon franchise is in, and the latter because of the character choice. I feel that because of this Nintendo should have released a direct sooner because fans don't really have anything to be to be hyped about besides Animal Crossing. What do you think of this drought of news?

     

  10. Over the past few weeks, I've heard many people speculating that Lloyd Irving from the Tales series will be the next DLC fighter, and that he is actually popular pick as a fighter. Except that up until recently I've never really heard of the Tales series, and seeing that it features yet another JRPG swordsman, I'm puzzled on why people want this guy in. At least with Dragon Quest, I've constantly heard about the series and its impact way before the Hero got into Smash, and while I heard Tales is also popular in Japan, it doesn't seem nowhere near as popular as FF or DQ. What is the Tales series all about, and why does it deserve a fighter representative in Smash?

  11. Over the past few days, I have been hearing things about a government act called COPPA, which seems to be going through some changes unfavorable to creators whose content is directed at children. The internet as such has reacted badly to this, even going to say that this is the end of Youtube. However, when I talked to some IRL friends about it, they said that the effects won't be as bad as everyone thinks, and that it will hurt large corporations more than individual creators, and that it is at least a necessary evil. Is COPPA really that big of the deal as the internet makes it out to be? Or is it just a case of overreaction on the internet?

     

    Also, if it will really have that disastrous of an effect on youtube, will the newly revised act really last that long? Youtubers are already struggling to make their content child-friendly to avoid demonetization from Youtube, and so the act will create a no-win situation for them. With such ridiculously bad implications I heard COPPA will bring, how long would the people actually tolerate such an act before it is forced to change?

  12. I recently heard of a credible leak that points to a character from a game company called SNK being the next Smash DLC. I really am not familiar with SNK, other than hearing of a small subset of fans wanting such a representative in. Who exactly is SNK, and why do they deserve a fighter in Smash? Can you fill me in on this?

  13. Since Astral Chain is a new IP first published by Nintendo, does that make it a 1st-party IP in the same vein as the Xenoblade series? If so, given all of rave reviews it's been getting and the social media focus Nintendo has been giving it, it's almost certain then that it will get a fighter representation in the next Smash bros game.

  14. The gaming and film industries seem to be suffering from a common problem: a lack of care for quality in favor of easy ways to make money. On Hollywood's side. We have studios constantly rehashing existing franchises to pander to brand recognition and recently been failing miserably, as evidenced by the last few summer box offices being held up solely by Disney-related movies, and the fact that one major studio, FOX, had decided to Disney as well. On the gaming side, we have scummy companies practicing morally wrong business practices to steal money from gullible consumers, and these actions, too, seem to be failing now in the long-term, with sales not meeting expectations and their stock falling.

     

    With all these wrongs going on, it feels that a crash in both industries is inevitable. Do you think one will happen in the near future? Furthermore, do you think these industries need a crash as the ultimate wake-up call to tell companies that their lazy and dirty practices will hurt them in the end?

  15. Recently the UK has made the unpopular declaration that lootboxes are not gambling. This makes me incredibly frustrated, as I really thought that the days of lootboxes were coming to an end. I just can't see these malicious practices staying around for much longer. I feel there HAS to be a point (like a market crash, etc.) where everyone decides they have had enough and force companies like EA to change their ways for good. What do you think that point would be, and do you think it will be coming anytime soon?

  16. I just learned after coming home from a vacation that major channels like CBS is getting blacked out as part of some disputes between companies that create the shows and the companies that broadcast them. What's going on here, and does this have anything to do with the so-called "death" of television to streaming services?

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