Opinion: Shit, My Computer is Restarti

Fuck. Okay, I think I got it working again. This stupid computer keeps restarting. Ugh.

Anyways, I wanted to pen a quick opinion piece about how I’m truly exhausted by developers trying to force politics into every game. Straight, white men are fading in modern society, and to see that reflected in even our games is is truly disappo

Goddammit, not again. It keeps restarting out of nowhere. There’s not even an update to install!

OK where was I? This influx of Social Justice Warriors coming in and taking up space in our sacred studios, journalism spaces and Magic: The Gathering basements is repugnant. We can’t have these politically biased leftists continue to disrup

Shit, why does this k̸͎̐é̸̤e̸͉̋p̶̙͂ ̷͕͌ȟ̶͍a̷͓͗p̸̥̔p̴͔̈e̷̡͒ņ̶̚i̸̟͝n̷̂͜g̷̮̉?̶͉̇ Ugh, let me reboot and see if that fixes anything.

There. That ș̴̔h̷̩̒ȏ̵̦u̴̼͝l̸͆ͅď̷̺ ̷͕͐d̷͈̓ŏ̷̝ it.

My point being, w̶̡͆o̷̩͆m̷̜̀e̵͗ͅṅ̶̘ ̶̟̔s̷͖͒h̴̰̀o̴͔̓ü̴͕l̷̒͜d̸͋ͅ ̴͙̀j̶̰̀u̴̦̎s̶̥̚t̸͚͘ ̵̼̉ go back to ṭ̶͐h̵̩̾e̶̛̘ ̵̮́k̵̼͑ǐ̷̼t̵̙̔ć̵͍h̴̺͌ẽ̵͍n̴̻̕ and leave ȗ̶̮͝s̵͈̋͘ ̴̢̝̚ṱ̷̿o̷͇̮͊͌ play our ̸̙̋g̶̲̈́a̶̬͋͒m̷̄̅ͅẻ̶̖̽s̷̡̺̕ ̴̧̱͝w̷̖̾͝i̶̥̘̇̅t̶̜͋̄h̴͉͗̀o̶̙͈̒u̶͇̚t̶͓͕̕ ̷̦̀̚ḁ̴̬͋ṋ̴̭̅̐y̵̿ͅ unfair SJW  ̷͚̔p̸̢͈̊̈́ó̷̞̞̕l̶̥̲̽ĩ̵͔͉̚ṭ̸̡̀̆i̴̛̜̜c̸̞͑͗ȃ̵̖͝l̸̹̇ ̸͍͌b̶͈̳̌͛i̵͍̹͐̀a̴̜͆ͅs̶͖̈́ whatsoe̶͊.̸̰̀ ̶̪̺̒́.̴̹̰́ ̸̢͍̀͝

Ẃ̸̮̜̺̜̟̉̆̂͋̌̽͜h̸̢̬͓͍̘̦̜̊́̀͊͗̉̔͂ą̴̡̭̝̩̹͙̏̿̉͂̈̾͆̚͘̕t̸̩̔͊͑͒̍͋’̵̧͇̫͇̱̼̦̗͙͎̙̺́̾̇̀̓̓͋̕̕s̶̨̢͖͍̖͓̟̜̪̺̝̟̫̳̎̈́ ̶̛̦̹͔͇͙̺̺̑̀͆͆̈́́͑̍̓̎͗̐͜h̵̟͇̥͍̹͎̺̖͙̙͕̜͔͚͆ͅa̷̢̺͗͋̓́́̂̄̋̄͌͘p̶̦̱̗͚̭̞͂̾̆͊p̴͓͓̟̿̌̒̓̈́́̽̕͠ē̶̟̭̾͋͋̓̓̓̅n̴̢̺̣͔̮͙͕͙͇̹͎͙̔̀̃͠ͅͅi̵̱̲͓̮̦̣̪͎̗͒̇̈́͐̚ͅn̸̨̰̗̙͕̼̞̳̿̒̿͊̈́́̃̔͜ǵ̴̰͇̻̀̂̄͂͆?̸̢̱̱͓̬͕̞͇̟̻̭̄̏̈́̂̾̇͗́͂͝ ̵̖̩̭̲͙̩̝̹̼̘̬̘̇̈̎̒́ͅM̶͍̦͎̲̮̩̞̫̈́͌̆͊̽̂͗̃͘͘y̴̨̫̼̫̲̯͉̳͇͙͐̈̅͒̃̋͜ ̴̛͔̄̾͊̉͆̈̆̕c̴̰͈͓͎͉̖̯̯͈̲̓̂͐͆́͂ớ̸̻̗̤͇̑̉̎͆͐̓̇͋́̽̀ḿ̴̻̯̝͇̫̥̮̭̥̘̘͐̓̇͊̚̕͜͜͝ͅp̶̰͎̝̜̮̯̻̞̾́̋̀̑̓͗́̌̚ͅǔ̸̡͍͚̼͔̩̐͊͝t̴͙̋͑̀͑̋̊͐̍̍͠͝ȩ̶̢̧̯̩͍͚͕͎̲̼́̈̒̒́̄͑̋͑̕ṛ̷̡̟̩͉̤̳̭̮̼̦͕͙̌ ̷̫̳̳͐̆ẅ̴̭̫̠̣̦́̿͌̑̇̿̿̉͠ͅò̴̧̡̝̲̹̤͚̩̖̏́̈́͗͛̈́͊̽̀̉̄̆͝͠ͅň̶̪̅̇̀͆́́̆’̴̨̧̢̪̱̼̮͎̥̰̄͌͋́̆͆͑͂̄̿̌͆̂͘t̶̨̛̖̩̖̿̒̈́͐́̕͜ ̴̹͔͕͔̩͖̥͓̽̑̉̄̌̔š̸̙̣͕̣̤̭̠̣̤͕̭͌̂̈̀̾̾͝ţ̶͙̥̤̏̓̒̇̌̓̓̂͗̓̀͠o̶̧̖̟͙̤͙͚̞̼͙̪̿̍̃͌̇͘͜ͅp̵̧̮̱̣̼̲̣̝͕̫͉̥͓̈̍͊̍̀̈̀͘ ̸̛̥̹͈̱̋͒͒͌͑̇̇̎̑̊̂̚f̴̮͓̪̲͇̰̤͓͂̾̒͒̑̅̍̓͛͆̚̚͠ͅl̴̨̨̫̰̤̲̩͈̼̫̩̬͖̏̃͜i̷̦̣̱̲͇̻̰̯͈̫̖͇̦̬͊̿c̸͔̖̝͚̳̱͇̈́͒́̂͑̿k̴̢̛͕̼̰̩̹͎̾̀̆͌̔̿̈͗͐̇ě̵͎̻͍͓͍͇̩͚͈̙̐̒͛͑̏̔̈́̆̔͘͝͝r̵̛͖̞̼͍̣̤̥̩̥͎̣̍͂͐̏̄̓̄͛̇̆͐͝͝ǐ̵̡̦̞̺̖͔̼̦̠̦̻͍͉͚̉̒̎̑͆̒͋̉n̷̨͎̭̮̻̺͓̘̯͍̻̹̾͐͆̇͐̓̏͋͐̂̈́̊̋̏̚g̸̱͉̤͍͖̏͜ͅ?̸̛̪̹̥͈̺͎͔̠̭̽̽́͐̋̒̏̿̂́̆͝ͅ ̷̪͇͇̘̤̪̗̤͇̃̔͆̀̊̅̆́̔͆͒͑͊̈̚ͅƯ̷̹̎͛͂̌̈́̆̌̑̍͝Ḧ̵̺̰͓̗̝̜̄̋͐̆͗̈́̂̒͂̏͆͠͝͝o̷̧̧̗̻̼̼̜͇͉͈͍̗̩̭͋͑̀̀̐̏̈́̇͌̉͌͗̊͛͜͠l̶̠̻͚̖̘̭̥͉̳̬̥̤͆y̵̦̹͔͖̹̤̖͐͂͊̓̊͋̋̕ͅͅ ̴̛̠͔͇̍͐͗̿͊̂̆͋̾̈́̆̃̚Ṡ̷̪̹̤̳̟͉̼͕̣̯̖̯̟̗̌̇H̴̪̆͊I̴͚̹̪̱̼̝̟̺̺̤̻͌͆͆̑͝T̷̨̹̠̹̩͉̝̣̞̮͖̂̆̕ͅG̵̲͎̘̦̲̰͒̔̈́h̷̳̳͎̺͚̺̺̜̘̠̰͖̩̦͌̒̿͗ ̷̳̮͕̀̿͋̅͗̓͑̉̊͘͠Â̷̱̽̏̈́̾̍̌̈͐̈͛̿͋̇͘F̴̨̞̖͍̣̣͇͖̜͓̹͗̈́̅Ą̷͙̩͔͉̗̦̺̯̖̠̊̑͛̆̾̀̍̾͂̋̿͆͜͝ͅ ̶̧͚͚̜̦̈́̾̄̔͆̅̋͗̕á̴̧̨̡͓̗̦̤̜̤͓͔̪̱̈̄̆̋͘͝ͅl̴̢̛̙̻̟͇̲̦̮̲̮̘̄̓͊̈́͒͑̄͒̾͗̇͑s̵̛̮̬̟͕̬̹͍̪̰̤̣͗̀̈́d̸̨̢͚͉̤́͒̀͋̅́͛͆

̴̷̲̰͚̗̟̫͖̹͕̟͚̙̜͑̈́͋̇̀͑̽͌̀̏̚̕͝͠ͅa̷̢̛̞͔̩̺̞̪̜̗̔̂͆̒̿̓̏͐s̵̤̮͖̒̍̓̆̒̈̓͌̽̈́͘͜d̵̢̥̲͍̣̪͓̮̪̺͉̩̞̟̹̂̓̔̓k̵̝̅͗̌̎̕f̷̡̛͔̙͎̺̹̖͍̩͗j̸̧̮̹̹͚̙̥͉̰̣̬̫̜͛͒͗͊͠á̶̳̤̮̬͖̺̭́̀́̎̏́̓̆͝s̶̞̫̋͐̋̈̊͂̄̇̇̓̾̕͝͝͝l̴̲̞̜̜̈́ķ̷̞̞̦͙̞͈̣̙̠̩̞̼͎̀̏̾̊d̶͓̮̪̺̣̹̱̱̤͐̋̓͐̕j̵̢̗͈̣͈̱̜̹̯͕̗̑̌̄̓f̸̢̨̛̜̙̟͚̪͖̪͓̣̉͋͐͊͆͛̓͌̈́͑̓͒̊͜͝ͅͅͅǰ̸̫͓͓̫̻̥̰͕̾̍̅̒̀̑̊̊͝j̴̛͓̪͚̹͖̯̮̲͕̀̒̇̏̉a̸̧̢̮̭̪͚͓̺̻͋̓̐̆̈́̀ả̶̹̖͋̾͒͛̈́̋͘͝

THIS IS THE AUTHOR’S COMPUTER.

THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN TERMINATED.

GOODBYE.

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Pack of Hard Times Books Loitering Ominously Outside Barnes & Noble Entrance

EUGENE, Ore. — A pack of Hard Times books has been “loafing around, stirring up trouble” outside the Valley River Barnes & Noble since early yesterday, sources hoping the cops will arrive soon confirmed.

“I’ve seen some rough-and-tumble publications in my day,” said shift manager Herbert Schultz, who admitted his disdain for punk art in general since a Jello Biafra audiobook reportedly spit on him in 2003. “But none that spent a dozen hours chain-smoking American Spirits and left a small mountain of empty Heineken cans in its wake. They claim they just want on the shelves, but how am I supposed to put something that says ‘fuck’ that often next to a read about wholesome music like The Beatles?”

Eugene authorities alleged that the group of books sparked several incidents elsewhere in town before stationing themselves outside the book retailer.

“We first got a call a couple days ago from Hot Topic in the mall,” said Ofc. Lauren Hargraves. “Something about a bunch of foul-mouthed books calling people ‘posers’ and setting fire to Panic! at the Disco shirts. They holed themselves up pretty well in the food court, so we had to blast Toby Keith over the loudspeaker until they left. The eating area will remain closed until the staff can remove all the band stickers and leftover anarchist zines from the premises.”

The pack accused booksellers of prejudice because the books don’t fit “normie expectations.”

“People get scared the second they realize we don’t have a sticker from Oprah or the New York Times tattooed on our back cover,” said a heavily graffitied copy of the book. “Sorry we’re not a bunch of sellouts… unless you want to give us $30. Then we’ll crush bugs, help you roll joints, or lie on the floor next to your shitter for all we care.”

At press time, sources report the books intended to “assert their dominance” by challenging a pile of Henry Rollins paperbacks to a round in the pit.

I Think MF DOOM Sent an Imposter for This Show Because It Doesn’t Look Like Him or Sound Like Him and He Said His Name Was Paul Simon

I knew the risk when I bought tickets to see MF DOOM live. I heard all the stories of the enigmatic rapper sending other people to wear his signature mask and perform shows in his place. Hell, I can admire that decision creatively as another layer to his intriguing persona. But still, as a huge DOOM fan, I can’t help but be a little bummed that I am reasonably certain that the person I saw tonight was not the real MF DOOM, Daniel Dumile, but was, in fact, some guy named Paul Simon.

I first became suspicious was when he began his set by saying, “Hello everyone, I’m Paul Simon.” That certainly raised some red flags but MF DOOM is no stranger to alter egos. King Geedorah, Viktor Vaughn, the list goes on. I figured that this ‘Paul Simon’ was just a new mask for the illest villain to don. I excitedly turned to the elderly couple wearing Paul Simon shirts next to me and said, “Wow, he just keeps reinventing himself, huh?” They looked confused.

But ‘Paul’s’ disguise really started falling apart once he began singing. He barely even tried to emulate DOOM’s raspy voice and assonance-heavy bars. Instead he just whisper-whined about some dumb boxer. And he didn’t even rhyme “boxer” with “Betty Crocker” or “Sock’em Bopper.” It might have been good enough to fool the rest of the crowd, who seemed to love him and also knew all the lyrics to these songs somehow, but it’s not good enough to fool a real hip hop head like me.

Not to flex, but I’m what you might call a ‘backpacker.’

I’m a good sport and I didn’t want to ruin the illusion for anyone else so I bit my tongue and enjoyed the show. And really, this Paul guy wasn’t half bad! He even sang some song about sage and parsley that I assume is an unreleased track off Mm..FOOD.

I managed to catch him after the show as he was ducking into his limo. I told him, “Great show… Daniel,” and winked at him. He pretended to be uncomfortable and then a large security guard pushed me but I could tell with 90% certainty that he was not the real MF DOOM. Nice try you dastardly villain but you’ll have to do better next time if you want to sneak one past me.

Also, this guy was white. Sorry, I didn’t want to lead with that. But that’s also a big part of it.

Review: ‘Link’s Awakening’ Is More Gorgeous Than Ever After 26 Years, Unlike You

The long-awaited remake of classic Game Boy title The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is out for Nintendo Switch, and very much unlike you, this game does not disappoint. 

Thanks to gorgeous art design and smart physics updates, this latest installment in the Zelda series manages to look fresh while retaining everything that was special about it in the early 90s, all while you fade away into nothingness like a flickering rupee in the distance. The controls feel organic and easy in a way that doesn’t feel bloated or like it’s just getting tired all the time.

This game is, in stark contrast to you, more vital than ever after 26 years.

In a time when we complain about all these endless remakes and sequels, Link’s Awakening breaks through the noise, filled with that same joy it inspired all those years ago, back when you had boundless optimism about the future. I bet you don’t even remember that feeling.

Nintendo and Grezzo did far more than add a coat of paint — they rebuilt Link’s Awakening perfectly from bottom to top, like the hospital would do for your knee if you could afford it. The music and sound effects are as charming as those pictures of you partying in undergrad. The movements are fluid and effortless, not at all worn away from years of toil. 

Link’s Awakening is entering its late 20s and simply loving life, thriving by focusing on itself and those it cares most about. It has emerged as a self-actualized being, radiating positivity and grace. It is growing in ways you couldn’t even imagine. How does that make you feel?

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Man Struggling to Remember What Terrible Tragedy His “Greenville Strong” Shirt Refers To

GREENVILLE, Vt. — Lifelong Greenville resident Jordan Mateusz struggled to recall yesterday which of the many tragedies that befell his hometown prompted the creation of a “Greenville Strong” T-shirt in his dresser.

“You’d think in a small town like this there’d be like, one, maybe two recent tragedies. And while that thought is really quaint, it’s just not realistic in 2019 America. Maybe this still holds true in Canada or something, but not here,” said Mateusz. “I’ve been racking my brain all morning, but after so many mass shootings by alt-right incels, record-breaking hurricanes, or even bridge collapses, all those ineffective benefit concerts and prayer circles just start to blend together.”

Mateusz reportedly wore the T-shirt to work on Friday, hoping someone might jog his memory of the forgotten devastation.

“Jordan was acting really awkward and kept saying things like, ‘Boy, can you imagine it’s been so many years since this happened? Or maybe a couple months… how long has it been?’ But I couldn’t remember either, so to save face I pretended to start crying and ran to the bathroom. I felt bad, but at a certain point you go numb and start to lose track,” said coworker Sarah Plummer. “Between my own Greenville Strong T-shirt, my ‘Never Forget’ bumper sticker, ‘Pray for Vegas’ beer koozie, and ‘Resilient New Orleans’ popsocket, I’m refusing to buy any more tragedy merch unless there are at least 20 victims.”

Greenville mayor Theresa Aldert didn’t so much come to the defense of her city as acknowledge that this is simply par for the course nowadays.

“Sure, Greenville may sound like a terrible place to live… but the way I see it, soon every American city will have a domestic terrorism incident, climate change related disaster, and antivaxxer-spawned measles outbreak. So why fight it?” said Aldert. “In fact, this is why the Greenville tourism board’s newest marketing campaign is, ‘Greenville: exactly as shitty as everywhere else in America.’”

At press time, Mateusz had narrowed down the disaster behind the shirt to either a 2016 bombing at the town’s fireworks factory, or the ebola outbreak at the annual hot dog eating contest.

Artist Who Hasn’t Produced Anything in Two Years Doesn’t Want Antidepressants Stifling His Creativity

CHICAGO — Local artist Joe Burns is reportedly refusing to take any form of antidepressants for his crippling mental illness, fearing it may inhibit his creative process despite the fact he hasn’t produced any artistic works in over two years.

“Meds are for placating the sheep of this world,” said Burns, who claimed to be a musician, author, painter, and installation artist. “My art reflects my pain and the truth I see around me. But, right now I need to try every kind of potato chip I can find and watch every episode of ‘Murder, She Wrote’ on Amazon before I expose that truth.”

Friends and family have attempted to get Burns the help he needs, but Burns believed the psychologist his family was paying him to see was trying to “steal all of his good ideas,” and that he’s simply “too busy” to attempt meditation.

“He told me he had some big, new art project he was working on,” said Burns’ sister, Emily. “But that just turned out to be trolling alt-right subreddits, taking screen caps of the conversations, and then sending those to me as a PDF for some reason. He’s also using a VHS camcorder to record himself sleeping… but I honestly think that’s just an excuse for him to sleep all day.”

Burns admittedly did try Zoloft for a single week in 2007 before claiming it destroyed his sex drive, crippled his creativity, and made him a “drooling zombie.” Meanwhile, others claim it was the most pleasant time they’d had with Burns since meeting him.

“I didn’t get any calls at 3 a.m. with him in tears, which was nice. And he wrote an amazing short story I really enjoyed about fighting against his own toxic masculinity, which really illustrated how compassion makes you strong,” said longtime friend Janey Coley. “But by the next week, he was back to lighting his worldly possessions on fire and claiming I was trying to give him a lobotomy.”

When informed that a change of diet and a steady workout routine could help, Burns allegedly claimed, “That’s a bunch of jock shit.”

Search Party Formed For Woman Missing from Instagram for Two Weeks

HORN LAKE, Tenn. — A search party was convened today to find local woman and Instagram user Yani Park after loved ones noticed she hadn’t posted anything on the app in over two weeks, according to concerned sources.

“This is honestly the most communication I’ve gotten from any of my friends in like, several years… or possibly ever,” Park said of the three text messages she received weeks after departing from Instagram. “I didn’t realize that if you weren’t posting daily content of your breakfast or photos of your dog sleeping that friends would instantly assume the worst. I didn’t even get this much attention when my mother died in a car accident last year.”

Friend and longtime follower Casey Bobadilla first grew concerned when Park didn’t post anything to her Instagram stories for several days.

“It was a Monday afternoon. I was in the bathroom and scrolling through like usual when I went to share a best_of_grindr post with her… but I couldn’t find her username,” Bobadilla recalled. “That’s when I realized I hadn’t seen any stories from her in almost a week. I literally got chills. The room started spinning.”

“She always talked about deleting her social media someday, but I can’t believe the crazy bitch actually went and did it,” she added. “She’s probably getting up early and baking bread or learning a language or something with all the free time. I just hope she’s safe, wherever she is.”

Others assumed Park was using the break from the social media app to tend to her own personal needs.

“I did notice she hadn’t posted or liked anything for a while… but honestly, I kinda just assumed she was having some sort of breakdown or something,” explained ex-boyfriend Daryl Nash, who still follows Park as the former pair are “cool now” and he has “no hard feelings.” “Whatever’s up, she’ll snap out of it. I see her pop up on Bumble like, every three months with a brand new profile. You know, self care and shit.”

At press time, exactly zero people had responded to text messages from Park seeking a ride home from the hospital, although a selfie featuring her hooked up to an IV drip with the caption “FML” posted two days ago has reached an impressive 114 likes on Facebook.

Study Shows Strong Correlation Between ‘Final Fantasy’ Announcements and Google Searches for How to Read Roman Numerals

BRONX, N.Y. — A troubling study by statisticians at Fordham University has proven a nearly one-to-one correlation between announcements for new games in the Final Fantasy series and Google searches for how to read Roman numerals.

“When you look at aggregated search data on the internet over the past 20 years, it’s clear to see from the matching trends that many Final Fantasy fans just can’t read Roman numerals,” said lead researcher Sarah Leacock. “You’d really think that after 19 main series games plus 38 sequels and spinoffs, they’d know how to do it. But they can barely tell their XIVs from their VIIIs.” 

The study included evidence of several secondary correlations as well, including an increase in searches for “Is X-2 even a Roman numeral?” and “What does Square Enix think numerical order is?”

“These results are incredible,” Leacock explained. “The only other time we’ve seen a Roman numeral search correlation like this is during the Super Bowl.” 

At press time, Leacock’s lab announced a subsequent study on the correlation of the Kingdom Hearts series and Google searches for how fractions work.

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Sorry Kid: I Only Donate to Patreons

Look kid, I’d help if I could. Everybody knows I’m the most generous person. But unlike others who give away their hard earned money to random charities while in line at the grocery store, I am very selective of who I donate my money too.

So you can stand there in your fancy outfit and try to peddle your overpriced cookies all day, but until you record a sick podcast or you make the best damn YouTube channel I’ve ever seen, the velcro on my chain wallet will remain un…velcroed? Because I only donate to Patreon pages.

Look, I understand that it’s not your fault. Even though my tone and words clearly imply that I think it is your fault. I know you’re just doing what you were told by your scout leader or your mommy or whoever this woman is to your right who’s been glaring at me this entire time.

I know you’re just doing what you think is right. But with most charities you don’t know where the money ends up going. Sometimes as little as 5% goes to the actual cause. Thanks to Patreon’s policy of transparency, I can be certain that at LEAST 88% of the money I donated will go towards important causes like better graphics on Red Letter Media’s intentionally poorly written video intros or funding Cum Town’s latest cocaine/Vitamix binge.

Where you donate means just as much as donating in the first place. Remember that, kid.

And don’t get me started on AWARENESS charities. They’re basically telling you that the money goes to throwing events for rich people to attend or to fly charity founders out to participate in lavish events. Let’s not forget about the whole Pink charity fiasco in the NFL. How people don’t serve jail time for running charity scams is beyond me. So watch out for that too.

Sorry kid, I’d love to keep opening your eyes to the world but it’s the end of the month and I have to cancel about 17 Patreon pledges before my account gets overdrafted again.

Nintendo Holds 12 Hour Meeting to Decide if Company Can Survive Selling ‘Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze’ for Less Than $60

KYOTO, Japan — In an effort to quickly come to a decision on an urgent matter, high-ranking employees of Nintendo held a 12 hour meeting to decide if they can survive selling the Nintendo Switch game Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for less than $60, sources have confirmed.

“Nintendo simply cannot afford to sell Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for any less than its original price of $60,” argued Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa, explaining that lowering the price of the one-year-old port of a six-year-old Wii U game would completely decimate the company’s profit margins and lead to eventual bankruptcy.

Tropical Freeze is one of the freshest and most exciting games currently on the Nintendo Switch, and its price tag reflects that,” Furukawa continued. “To charge $50 or even $40 for this game would be practically giving it away for free. Our current sales strategy hinges on the continued success. This is consistent with our sales strategy for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2, and of course, Arms, one of the most important $60 titles in the Nintendo Switch library.”

Despite suggestions by his staff that the game could afford to be sold at a discount, at press time Furukawa made a compelling point that the Switch version of Tropical Freeze includes Funky Kong, which is worth like $20 right there.

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