This community has been up for 3 weeks, and it’s a small and cozy place. I personally think it’s fine if there isn’t a lot of activity, these consoles are already “retro” after all. People can still write and if you’re subscribed, you’ll see it, so it’s not like posts become invisible.

That said, would you prefer that we have some extra activity here to keep things lively? Such as weekly, bi-weekly or monthly discussions on some particular topic? Or something like a reading club, to check out a particular game? Or some other idea?

Next, should we have a megathread for collections and pickups? I personally think we should, as most communities/subs for specific older consoles tend to only have these kinds of posts, and I’m not a huge fan of that (maybe I’m just jealous).

Next next, should this community be specific to just a) 3DS, b) 3DS+DS, c) all Ninty handhelds (except Switch)?

Originally I intended to have it all here since 3DS is so well compatible with everything that before, but !gameboy@lemmy.world looks pretty lively and is probably a better place for things like GB homebrew or alternative handhelds.

I'd still keep this open to things like the Game&Watch or flip-style emulation handhelds anyway.

Finally, I could use a backup mod or a few. Nothing bad is happening here, so there’s no work for the time being (unless you want to be very active in posting etc.). My intent is to keep the community friendly but also allow a bit of rowdiness, as people can be passionate or have a bad day, so I don’t like being too hasty with bans. Just gotta keep it civil in general. Either way, everyone is 100% nice here, so that’s just theoretical.

Let me know if you’d like to be a mod. At this time I can only take users of lemmy.world to avoid bugs and incompatibilities that stem from federation. We can expand again later as things get smoother.

Anything else, lmk.

Thanks.

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[–] daBeans@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, I'll start with my Biases: I've got a 3DS, DSLite, and only one GBA game lol.

I don't mind if this community shifts its focus more towards the DS family of handhelds, but I personally think we'll have a healthier amount of activity if the scope is kept as it currently is (3DS & all prior.)

I appreciate GB/C/A discussion, as I got into Nintendo handhelds with the DS, so Gameboy is kind of a blind-spot for me. I'm not strongly-held to my stance though; and I recognize your point with /c/gameboy@lemmy.world.

I like the megathread idea, as I like to see others' collections and see what games I might not have heard/known about otherwise; and I can see how such posts might otherwise clutter the community without a megathread.

Thanks for taking care of this community!

[–] Scrof@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I agree with you! I think Gameboy is such a massive topic it requires a community of its own, but DS and 3DS at the very least complement each other nicely since 3DS is relatively light on major heavy hitters by itself imo.