UPDATE 2.50pm UK: "Nintendo UK has now confirmed to Eurogamer it will not be present at this summer’s Gamescom. The company’s statement is below:
“Gamescom is a great event, and each year we evaluate whether Nintendo should participate or not,” a Nintendo UK spokesperson told Eurogamer. “After careful consideration from all perspectives, we’ve made the decision not to be present at gamescom 2024. Players will have opportunities to try out Nintendo Switch games at other events throughout the year.”
Well, in this specific instance, from what I read, one of the strong point against devs was mentioning improvements for games not yet released. Whatever the case, the repercussions it is going to have (or well, having) on other opensource projects is really sad.
As a long time Linux user, I remember how infamous MS was. Though, social media wasn’t that strong back then.