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Nintendo Fans Don’t Know What They Want

Nintendo Fans Don’t Know What They Want https://ift.tt/p2JzHkb Steve Jobs famously said, "People don't know what they want until you show it to them." But I sometimes wonder whether the late Apple CEO would have struggled with predicting what Nintendo fans want. I still remember the divisive online reaction to the initial reveal of Wind Waker at Space World 2001, when fans hoping to see a more realistic, grown-up Link on the GameCube were met with a cartoony, cel-shaded child Link (quickly dubbed "Celda") instead." Of course, that game is now cherished as a classic amongst fans, and it still holds up if you were to fire it up on the Switch 2 via the GameCube Classic library today. Still, skeptics couldn't get over having caught a glimpse of a tech demo of Link fighting Ganondorf only to be given a stylistically different game instead. While not at the same level of vitriol, I even recall similar grumbles when what eventually became Breath of t...

Cup Noodles Is Now Making Food For Gamers

Cup Noodles Is Now Making Food For Gamers https://ift.tt/Zbqosvl

For the longest time, Doritos and Mountain Dew have reigned supreme as gamer food. But a new challenger has appeared in the form of Cup Noodles.

Thanks to a CNN report, we know that Cup Noodles will make two caffeinated flavors of its iconic cup-based meals meant for gamers. Starting on September 18, people in Japan can start purchasing garlic and black pepper yakisoba, as well as a curry flavor, both of which of will use a base of pork and vegetables. In a press release, Nissin said the new product line is meant to serve Japan's growing population of gamers.

"The gaming population in Japan is growing year by year, especially among young people, and the number is said to have surpassed 50 million. To meet this demand, Nissin Foods is launching a new 'gamer-friendly' product for the first time in its history from its flagship brands Cup Noodles and Nissin Curry Meshi."

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