https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2020/12/22/the-pragmatic-console-generation/ My name is Jesper Juul, and I am a Ludologist [researcher of the design, meaning, culture, and politics of games]. This is my blog on game research and other important things. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:51:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2020/12/22/the-pragmatic-console-generation/comment-page-1/#comment-109482 Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:51:29 +0000 https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=2721#comment-109482 Hi Robert. Thanks for the link – it’s a good point about Nintendo, snappy access to play clearly part of their history.

]]> https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2020/12/22/the-pragmatic-console-generation/comment-page-1/#comment-109481 Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:32:58 +0000 https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=2721#comment-109481 Nintendo’s been talking up load times since long before the Switch; it goes back to the N64 cart (and 64DD disc) versus CD question. Here’s some press coverage from around the GameCube launch: https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/07/02/now-loading-2

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