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"A new way to read comics is coming", according to Nintendo. As of today, they've pulled the curtain back on InkyPen, a new subscription service focused on comic books. Though the teaser is short, it appears InkyPen will let readers pay a monthly fee in order to read from a collection of assorted comic book series. Thanks to an agreement between both companies, InkyPen is set to exclusively launch on the Nintendo Switch this November.

 

[Deleted User]

Everyone: Youtube!!!
Nintendo: weeb comics!!

 

[DiscostewSM]

Ignoring the fact that sony had an earlier motion control prototype than nintendo... But yeah, it isnt like mascot kart racing and party fighting games are genres owned by nintendo...

Wasn't Sony's prototype only found out years AFTER Wii released? Hell, the only reason why Sony brought it back was because of Wii's success. For all we know, Nintendo has been working with motion controls internally for even longer.

 

[Kubas_inko]

This is the only reason why I bought Switch...

 

[nWo]

Hopefully this is the start of an apps wave or something.

 

[Pluupy]

Why not partner with kodansha, shounen jump, and square enix for manga?

Everyone: Youtube!!!
Nintendo: weeb comics!!

>weeb comics
> video shows american comics

 

[Sektaris]

Does anyone know if you can import your own stuff into it? I'm starting to think not..

 

[DeslotlCL]

Wasn't Sony's prototype only found out years AFTER Wii released? Hell, the only reason why Sony brought it back was because of Wii's success. For all we know, Nintendo has been working with motion controls internally for even longer.

The power glove? Eh, AFAIK sony was developing a motion control during the ps2 era, but only released one after the wii success. Other than the power glove, what other motion controlwas nintendo developing at the time?

 

[Glitchk0ud1001]

I'm not interested if they dont offer mangas or (doujins xD)

 

[Xabring]

I can't use Hulu cuz I don't live in 'murrica and here goes my hopes to finally get netflix on the switch....O well...maybe NEXT time.

 

[Mnecraft368]

Does anyone know if you can import your own stuff into it? I'm starting to think not..

This is Nintendo we are talking about.
Also, what good is a subscription service if you can just import your own stuff? I mean, maybe with homebrew but I doubt it will be a built in feature.

 

[YetoJesse]

I'm wondering why people are so set on having AND netflix AND an internetbrowser AND youtube on their switch...

In all honesty, the only moment these things are needed (and we can disregard netflix and youtube at that) is when you're in an unknown location and your phone dies out.
Seriously, WHY do you NEED these things on a gaming console.

Let me just be a prick saying: "I could just browse the internet on my phone, while I open netflix on my 'smart'-TV and watch youtube on my laptop/pc.... all that and I'm still playing a game on my switch"
Or maybe someone has the magical Switch with a 4G capability...

 

[TankedThomas]

Between Marvel Unlimited, Comixology Unlimited, smartphones, tablets, and multiple other services, I really don't see the need for this.

Putting aside what is at least an apparent pattern of Sony copying Nintendo, the PSP actually did remote play many years before the Wii U came out, albeit only with certain games (God of War 3 was one of them, I believe).
Sony also had a first-party kart racer years earlier in Crash Team Racing, though that admittedly still came out after the original Mario Kart (not sure about MK64 off the top of my head, but probably after that too).
Plus, as others have said, those genres are hardly unique, especially kart racers.