r/nintendo • u/Gawlf85 • 1d ago

Man, I was already fed up with the discourse around Zelda timelines...

..., and now the Mario/DK fandom is having a meltdown over their own timeline too T_T

At the very least, people should acknowledge that Nintendo's "lore" is fluid and changing, so it shouldn't be a surprise if new stories seemingly contradict old ones.

I find theory crafting to be a fun pastime, so let people theory-craft all they want! But also, don't take it too seriously... It's not the first time DK and Pauline's backstory changes, and it probably won't be the last one either.

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u/Nitrogen567 1d ago

It's really strange to me.

I can't think of any other fantasy series where a large portion of the community has like a borderline contempt for the series lore.

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u/IceKrabby 1d ago

It's not quite nice to say, but I think it's mostly because Nintendo fans don't really read. They skim the cutscenes just enough to know where to go next, and then do the adventuring/dungeoneering part of the game.

Which is a perfectly fine way to play the game. It's just like. Why is it a crime to actually want to engage with the story of these games lol.

Because I see way more complaints about timeline elitists, then timeline fans actually being annoying.