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Time to Anger the Ox!

Hey there, patrons! Just a quick check-in today with an opportunity for one of you to contribute a bit to our next issue. Who wants to Anger the Ox?

As most all of you know, we run a little segment from David Oxford in the Inbox section of each issue called "Don't Anger the Ox," in which he, our most rage-prone writer, wrestles with his emotional state while responding to a question posed by one of you. In the past, we've called for question submissions on Facebook or Twitter, or even made submitting the Ox question into a pledge tier bonus on Kickstarter. Since we're rolling here on Patreon now, though, let's switch things up so that we just put the call for questions out to you all right here when we're nearing the end of each issue's production cycle!


So, fire away in the Comments below. Ask any Nintendo-related question you like. What's something you think will get the Ox really fuming mad? After a day or so of taking in submissions, I'll gently ask David to peruse through all of them and pick the one that really gets him steamed – and that'll be the one we print in our next issue, along with his response!


Thanks everyone! Hope you all have a great weekend, especially any of you who are lucky enough to be attending PAX East! You'll hear from me back here again on Monday, when I'll unveil the poster that will be accompanying our new Mother 3 issue. See you then!


~ Lucas M. Thomas

Time to Anger the Ox!

Comments

Hey Ox! Do you know who has the codes for the Zelda giveaway from a few months ago? I've sent a few messages because I was one of the winners but no one has contacted me about a code. Don't be too angry about this question haha!

Why hasn't my copy of issue 20 come in yet?

What was the last game you played where the controls just pissed you off? I've been playing through Star Fox Zero and I'm doing my best to adapt to these controls, but there are certain boss fights that cause me to throw my Gamepad across the carpet.

Does the NX need a unique hardware feature? Or is a competitively-powered Nintendo console enough to bring Nintendo back into the home console race?

Joseph Jury

"The Koopa Kingdom, they don't send the good ones over..."

Do you hope Nintendo NX has any type of motion controls, or should Nintendo leave motion behind?

smurfee mcgee

How do you feel about Fire Emblem Fates' Babyrealms?

Are you looking forward to buying the same Virtual Console games for a third time on Nintendo's next console?

DANG IT, WHERE IS MOTHER 3?

Daikaiju

What do you think about the fact that while Pokémon and Zelda are celebrating their anniversaries, there isn't as much love for othe anniversary games, like Metroid, or Mother 3?

Hey Ox, are you as tired of being in the dark about the NX as I am? It seems almost every few days we hear more and more "rumors" about it, such as specs, software (including potential exclusives), fake controller pics, release window, etc. Enough with the rumors! Hopefully Nintendo pulls back the curtain at E3...

Hey, what are thoughts on Metroid Prime: Federation Force? Do you think it is worthy of its title?

Hey Ox - what was the deal with the 3rd handle on the Nintendo 64 controller? What 3 armed mutants was that made for? Where were you supposed to put your hands? How did that thing ever make it through play testing?

Eric Skiff

Hey Ox, I have to wonder: What do you think of the Pokemon players who hack in Volcanions and troll people on the GTS?

What's your position on gyro controls? Do you use them, or do you hate them with a passion? I myself can never get used to gyro controls on Splatoon, and I'm fearing the worst about Star Fox Zero.

Brett Sim

What is your honest opinion about Linkle and does this opens potential for other female/male versions of series mascots?

What are your thoughts on NX "leaks"? Are there ethical implications to leaking information from people who have signed NDAs? Are these leaks merely to generate self publicity? What value, if any, is there to fans?

There is a game called Mother 3, which hasn't been released here ever. They only made us pay for things we already had before, like Lucas. They didn't even give him any custom moves, Ox! I don't know what makes me angrier than things we already had, only given to us back barely any improvements, yet we have to pay extra to get them! Even worse, they made us watch some Star Fox Zero anime and game in hopes of Mother 3. Guess what? Nothing except for people making us use our time on some game that won’t sell! Do you think Nintendo is pulling ransom with Mother 3?! Trust me, some conspiracy is afoot!

We live in an age where it seems that technology is outpacing game design. To my perception, games are focusing on what they CAN do rather than what they SHOULD do, and the games themselves suffer for it. With rare exceptions, we don't feel the wonder or heart-pounding excitement that games used to bring to our lives. Is this an indication of a 'dumbing down' of the gaming industry as it tries to appeal to a broader (and more apathetic) demographic, or are gaming's best days behind us for good?

What are your thoughts on a certain “polygonal” gaming site refusing to rate Star Fox Zero because they “require that a game be completed, or at least a good-faith effort be made to complete it”?

What game do you want ported to the Wii U/NX?

Whats your dream episodic game?

Whats your dream splatfest?

What happened in the Paper Mario universe?! There used to be entire villages of other creatures, many of whom normally only seen as baddies in Bowser's armies, but where are they now? No more villages, no more friends, it's all toads all the time. Some sort of "Mushroom Kingdom for mushrooms" thing happened and Nintendo's keeping silent about it.

shadowscribble

Ox, please help! Why is there never enough Amiibo figurines of certain characters?

So my brother whos in medical school read this article about how Link was given his name. Turns out they named him Link because he's mean't to connect the player to the game. What do you think of this? Better yet, did this article actually exist? I haven't looked around for the article itself very much, but I trust my brothers word since the idea seems to make a lot of sense. Give me some feedback sir Ox!!

So, my Nintendo just came out, and there is a complete lack of physical rewards. It is very disappointing, especially aft ear there seemed to be some half a year ago. What do you think on the matter?

Do you hate insta-death doors / pipes on Super Mario Maker as much as I do?

Kurt from Cincinnati

There is a fear that Nintendo is ruining games by adding memes and changing dialogue too much? What do you think is the line when it comes to localizing a game?

I've noticed a trend with Miitomo that people got really excited for it and then kind of trailed off of it. Do you think that this will be the trend with Nintendo's other mobile releases or will they learn their lesson?

Hey Ox, how excited are you for another Paper Mario game like Sticker Star?

Zelda Wii U is heavily rumored to be a dual release on Wii U and NX this fall, It seems like Nintendo didn't learn their lesson with Twilight Princess. How will you plan on purchasing this game? I will need more info on which console it was directly intended for.


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