Do you think Nintendo reads TBT?

[DarthGohan1]

As the largest(?) home for Animal Crossing discussion on the internet for 20 or more years, do you think Nintendo has ever come to TBT looking for ideas or feedback? Or even a potential undercover member who works for Nintendo is among us here?

 

[QueenCobra]

Maybe? I think they spend more time on social media sites like Twitter, Reddit, etc., though.

 

[rocketspruggs]

That's a good question, I don't think they've ever used this site, though.

 

[nightglow]

Maybe a worker or two lurks before presenting ideas to their team. I don't see Nintendo as a company coming here for feedback though. They probably get a lot of emails from people as it is, and then whatever comments on their social media pages. And they like looking at sales numbers..

 

[Sheando]

Has any Nintendo employee ever become aware of the existence of this forum for even a moment? Probably. Do they actually read the posts here and take them into consideration when designing new products? To me that seems extremely unlikely.

As successful as TBT is compared to other online forums, the numbers here are still a tiny, tiny fraction of the overall player base. Our desires may even, at times, run counter to those of “mainstream” players—whose money Nintendo wants just as much as the money of long term fans.

At most, I think this forum communicates that there is still a dedicated core base of AC fans who will continue to market the game and create content for/about it between releases, which (combined with other fan spaces) may nudge Nintendo away from decisions that would alienate longtime AC players. Maybe?

Even that feels like a stretch to me—I feel like they’re going to do what they want, haha. But I’d love to be wrong!