10 CRAZIEST Things Nintendo Has Ever Done

10. Requiring Phones For Online Chat

When Nintendo released Splatoon, people rejoiced in a way that I don't even think Nintendo foresaw. Most of this came from the fact that it was an awesome game, but another part of it was that it looked like Nintendo were FINALLY acknowledging that current trends do exist and chasing one or two will not kill them.

But of course, Nintendo gotta Nintendo, so there was a bizarre-as-hell catch.

In both Splatoon and Splatoon 2, if you want to do online chat with your friends, you have to download an app onto your phone specifically meant for the console, and use that to chat with other players who also downloaded the app.

Now, anyone who played even a little Call of Duty or Overwatch might see the logic here: Nintendo's games are often meant for all ages, and the last thing Nintendo needs are several lawsuits from angry parents because their 7 year-old now knows every derogatory term known to man. Best to just hide the online chat in an app that they probably won't know about.

But the problem here is that if you're already having to download a whole app just to talk with your friends, you might as well just use Discord.