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PS4 protests, Total War and Nintendo Switch: 5 takeaways from ChinaJoy 2019

Nintendo, Sony, Tencent and NetEase all had big news to share at China’s largest gaming expo

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Plenty of people were looking to try out the Nintendo Switch at ChinaJoy, potentially hinting at a big launch if it ever gets government approval. (Picture: Josh Ye/Abacus)
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With 364,700 attendees, ChinaJoy is an important convention for many gaming companies. While it’s not as international as other prestigious gaming expos, ChinaJoy is increasingly gaining attention abroad and attracting the industry’s heavy hitters. Even Nintendo showed up for the first time this year.

Don’t worry if you weren’t able to make it to Shanghai last week, though. We’ve got the top five highlights from this year’s ChinaJoy right here.

Fans protest against Genshin Impact on PlayStation

When Sony announced that Genshin Impact would be a PlayStation exclusive for consoles, it probably wasn’t anticipating a violent reaction. The action-adventure game by miHoYo has been widely criticized as a clone of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

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So all the attention heaped on the game, which had the most demo consoles at Sony’s booth, did not sit well with Nintendo fans. One angry fan smashed a PlayStation 4 in front of Sony’s booth.

Sony probably wasn’t anticipating this. (Picture: Weibo)
Sony probably wasn’t anticipating this. (Picture: Weibo)
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Then later, a group of devoted Nintendo Switch fans took their beloved portable consoles over to Sony’s booth and raised their middle fingers to Genshin Impact.

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