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Hello, everybody. Welcome to the to the pub.
Like here. I'm Buster Schlepberg.
I'm your host Elite Six Saturday.
Every joining me is the one of the only bust man himself, Mr.
Corey Derrick. Hello, good Sir.
Do a barrel roll. Hi, Ed.
Hi, that Nintendo Direct to Star Force was amazing.
It, it was, it was something, you know, it was, yeah, people
are, I don't know. I don't know what people want
anymore, man. That's, that's all I have to
say. I'm really, I'm really excited.
I love Star Fox 64. And as someone who has been
championing remakes and remasters of N64 in GameCube
games. Yes.
Keep it going, come on, keep it going.
Just keep going, right? I mean, you know, just keep
rolling them out. Who cares?
But Nintendo doesn't care.
Nintendo doesn't care. They're going to keep making
them and they're people are going to buy them, right?
I mean, look, I don't know if you saw the sales numbers or not
Ed, but a lot of games pass major milestones this this past
quarter. So we're you know, people,
obviously the complainers are obviously the ones that aren't
buying the games. So everybody else is fine.
Benici, we I need that Twilight Princess HD and then then come
on. Weaker HD.
Yeah. Come on, come on, come on.
It's it's the summertime. What do you do?
Literally, literally do. This is the time to have those
games. What are you doing?
Summer. Nintendo, what are you?
What are you? What are you doing?
Like, you know, like, think, like, think about it, Twilight
Princess. Oh, I thought about it quite a
bit, thanks. Thanks.
Thought about it quite a bit. I know, but just they dropped TP
in July, wind wrecker in August, you know I mean.
You don't want to drop them back-to-back.
I think you you could probably spread that out over 2 years
honestly. But I, I, I would take them
back-to-back to like, come on. Well, looks like we're not
getting either of those games this year because we're getting
the one everybody wants. Speaking of N64 remakes.
And remasks. Oh goodness.
You know, so look, I, I don't care.
I ocarina's fine, but just would have rather had something else.
But it's fine, you know, it's, it's all good.
It's all good. I, I'm, I can, I can handle it.
I can do it. OK, OK.
Anyway, it's not important. Nobody cares.
Nobody cares what our opinions are.
Unless Nintendo drops the DS in 3DS in a slow expression past
channels. I mean, I, I almost feel like
they're going to drop we first, but I, I have AI have a feeling
that that we thing like the we stuff is coming over the summer.
But did you? But dude, you mix we and we wear
'cause there's, there's so many great games that we wear, dude.
Why wouldn't you? Like I, I, I, I mean you could
definitely so bad. You could definitely, you could
definitely do we wear over the we channel, right?
I mean, I don't see why you would separate them at this
point, right? I I I really don't.
And then as we talked about our Nintendo social media
discussion, bring that the voting thing back.
That was a Wii I love doing. The voting I love to do.
It was so cool. No, they need to bring me verse
back and integrate into their social media app that doesn't
exist. I'm just going to, I'm going to
bring it up every episode until we get one.
Me first of all stops here dude. It was ahead this time.
It it was, yeah, man. And the Wii U actually made it
better and then they killed it because nobody bought a Wii U.
So all you suckers out there who swear up and down you use me
verse. Not many people bought Wii WI UI
bought Wii when my mom get to me a Wii U for my birthday.
Mine's still hooked up because of said Zelda games not coming
over yet. I was holding on to three games.
We got one, we got 1 and Xenoblade, OK.
That issue. We got one, got two more, and
then I can put it away. Nintendo, you really want me to
keep my Wii U hooked up? No, it's crying over there, OK?
Every time I turn it on it's like.
Me, me, me, me. And then it's like and then then
you got to wait for it to load the menu screen it's like and
then like you see all the memes run on your on the screen and
it's like oh those are all fake because it doesn't hook up to
the Internet anymore. Y'all suck.
I kind of love that when they all ran in just like, hey,
welcome. Yeah, and they all would like,
they would all like the the cool thing about that too.
And welcome to the Wii U cast. I guess the thing I really
enjoyed about the Wii U actually is like when your friends would
get on the you know, if you had any that had a Wii U, they would
like all their memes would run on the screen and gather around
the games they were playing, right?
Yeah. I just, I don't know, I thought
that was really cute and fun and I don't know it it I I miss
that. Look when they introduce do when
they introduce the file system to put your gaze in the files on
Wii U like just a handle tablet. It it just do that like to
organize it even with switch and switch to take having those
files to organize your gaze like I could.
I don't know why I enjoy it so much on Switch and I need to do
it on Xbox I. See, I don't do any of that
stuff. I don't use.
I don't use any of that. Which is weird.
'Cause the way my brain works like I, I so I did do it on 3DS,
but I only did it for the Virtual Console games I bought.
Oh, OK, so I I mean. I think it, I think it's kind of
like we had this discussion 'cause you know, I was talking
about organizing my games and should I do something different
like organize them in franchise or just do like alphabetically
and everything? Oh my gosh, dude, you should see
the comments on that short because I clipped that out as a
short. People are like so confused on
why. Like we actually debated that.
Everybody said alphabetical is the way to go.
Alphabetical and like, alphabetical and then like you
alphabetical like and then when you get to the series like, you
start with the first game in the series and then you do them
chronologically by series like, you know, like the series are in
alphabetic order essentially, but then you put the games in
order in that series. Right, because I'm just like,
you know, when it comes to like Tomb Raider, well, it's called
Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Shadow of the Tomb Raider
because first, because it's a S and so that goes technically
Rise. Technically, Rise of the Tomb
Raider comes first. Very true.
That is true. So it's going like 2-3 one if I
do it alphabetical and then I know when we comes to the word
the in it or, uh, like the letter A, it's still
alphabetical. But the next word depending of
it's like, you know, let's just say a beautiful tale or
something just so a game made, made-up.
And then you had a, a a great day or something.
You will put a beautiful tale because it's the B in the, in
the second word. And then you put G for the next
one. But you still both keep those as
A's in the sense. And some people argue about
that, or I must say, argue. They discuss about that, you
know. To be fair or just, people like
to argue. So, so, yeah, 'cause I haven't,
I haven't organ, I got to organize my Switch games again.
So that's why I'm just like, man, I want to do it this and do
it that way because I think when my Switch to with, with the
library, I have with that, like I kind of want to organize that.
But I'm also I, I, I do different organization when it
comes to digital because I, I'll put it in a indie category for a
game, third party for 3rd party, or I will put it in a genre.
Like for my RP GS, I throw sometimes like all of that in
genre. All my first party stuff, if I
buy it digitally is in the first party stuff, you know?
And so I'm just like, why is that kind of different than
physical arranged? Would you give what I'm saying,
Corey, in a sense? Yeah, I hear ya.
Yeah. No, I I I understand what you're
saying. I just, you know, I, I.
I wouldn't say it's good interaction that people have
voiced their opinion on the short.
You know that pool eyes to that discussion, you know, and be
like, hey, you want to hear more?
Just go to the website or go to our YouTube channel and listen
to that discussion to get the full context.
Yeah, you know. Yep, Yep.
So yeah, everybody be we are getting prepared for the summer
directs, the summer showcases. You know, we got Xbox coming up,
Summer Game Fest coming up, wholesome games coming up.
You know, so we're excited to see how things are going to be
announced, revealed. We don't know anything what
Nintendo's doing or plan to do. You know that like we said, they
announced Star Fox, it's coming to switch to June 24th.
So that's the kind of latest information that we know of
gangs. But as a Nintendo Direct from
Nintendo themselves, we just don't know just yet.
Or we could be in again in another indie world or depart
partners rank, or we might actually get a new style of
direct from Nintendo, but that could be who knows?
We'll we'll see. We'll see in the future, but I'm
super excited for these showcases to Shia Corey.
Like I'm looking forward to, of course, like I say, also always
the host of Direct and I'm looking forward to the Xbox
showcase. Me and Jesse, we were talking
about it for the summer 'cause Jesse is thinking of getting a
Switch too. Better.
Better get one soon. And yes, he, he, we actually was
talking about it. And so I was just like, inform
them things about certain gangs getting like free updates that
they have in a so and stuff like that.
And so, yeah, which we'll talk about later in the show.
But yeah, it it's I'm, I'm, I'm super excited to see what stuff
the showcases that get that is coming up maybe more in this
month of May and June and hopefully something in July.
You know, we'll see what everybody does this summer, but
I'm super excited to see the announcements, super excited to
see the reveals coming this year.
Summer Game Fest, the case, there's a lot to look like.
I I don't have high expectations just yet 'cause I don't know
what's all going to be there, but I will have snacks and be
watching it as much as I can and depending on if I'm going to
work or if I'm at home. So I'm I'm super excited, nice
for it. Nice.
Yeah, I am too. I'm excited for quite a bit of
stuff. And.
Talk about something. For a second I got to go.
I thought my drive was on my desk but it is not.
I think it's upstairs. So I'll be I'll be real quick, I
promise. Just just vamp about something.
I don't care something. Well, everybody, yes.
And also everybody, we got our 500 episode coming up.
We're super excited. We're still in the breaking
stages of that. So we definitely would let you
guys know in the future about that.
Mid Query was talking about the Nintendo Direct with Star Fox
that that I mentioned and I was listening to a four Play podcast
and guys do listen to them, John Ricciardi and Mark in that in
that team, their former EGM writers, they came and made some
localization company and you know, they go out and localize
different games. They have worked with Nintendo.
So do go check out their podcast.
They release every other Friday. So by the time we got to see
this last Friday, they released it on the 8th and then they'll
be released another one like on the 16th, you know, or not the
16th, the 22nd. I'm sorry, they do every two
weeks. So just go listen to bears.
But we were talking about do they were talking about the
Nintendo today at dropping announcement of a Nintendo
Direct or Nintendo announcing on social media that a direct is
happening and you got like 2 days to prepare.
And I think for a lot of us, we probably want to be prepared for
it, but there's some people who party are into, you know, let's
just say, hey, it's 15 minutes, we're going live with a direct,
come watch the show and they may just focus on one game and
stuff. I thought you said people want
to be prepared for it. I thought you were talking about
the apocalypse or something. Oh.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. That, that, that's a future
discussion. Just get it over with everybody.
Come on. So, so yeah, it was a discussion
that we, we kind of had and here at Pop Block, I would, we would
love to hear you guys answers. If you like, you know, out of
out of the blue, that's a direct happening.
Or would you like to be prepared for an internal direct so people
could make their means, people could make their, you know,
expectations or get they wish list out.
I I should say, 'cause you know, you see the six star kind of
circle and they be like all of these gangs and stuff.
And then they open up for a new game follow up and stuff.
Yeah, I'd be like, oh wow. So wow.
But yeah, that's kind of the the ramblings of, you know, Nintendo
stuff of Corey, how are you? How'd you doing?
I'm OK, I'm tired a lot going on this week with life and work,
but overall I'm OK. I think just trying to keep,
keep the, you know, keep the keep the ball rolling and keep
the keep life moving in a positive direction.
And yeah, here we are. Yeah.
And if you guys are watching this on Wednesday, you kind of
might have noticed something about Boss Rush.
Corey, would you like to talk about that?
I would if my hard drive would plug in.
I don't understand why this man I don't I'm I have the hardest
time with hard drives, just like plugging into things, you know,
like just. Plug.
In, you know, I can't and like I can't unplug anything because
like all the all the sockets are used up and we're live.
So I can't like I'm going to unplug my ring light for a
second because then, you know, I don't know how dark does it get
if I turn this off? I'll I'll have back my spec on
next week. I I haven't put it back on since
packs and I took my computer on it.
I. Didn't even know you had, but I
haven't. No lie, you don't look any
different. No.
You could see me in the light with a ring light.
I'm kind of a darker shade, I would say that.
What didn't notice? Without the ring light.
IOI thought we were the same. Oh wow, my ring light is off for
a second to see if this works. But yeah, we, we are we debuted
our new logo this week for Boss rush.
Now again, it's it's not that different per SE, but it is, you
know, it's it's we we've never really had like an like an icon
type logo, like a symbol, right? Or an icon or whatever you want
to call it. It's always just been the
stacked words or whatever. And so like I just, I just felt
like we needed that. And, and you know, Lazzi and I
talked about it, you and I talked about it, Laurent and I
kind of went over some things and like we all kind of agreed
that that was that was the way we were going to go.
And it represents, you know, things that we want to do.
And it's really simple. It's really, I mean, it's not
much, but it's something to go on business cards and shirts and
you know, it's flat mat kind of, you know, and you'll see it.
So by the time this comes out on podcast services rights and, and
YouTube, it's just the, it's just, I kind of looked at like
face buttons on a controller and the C buttons on an N64
controller specifically is kind of what it's modeled after.
And like, it's just, you know, we, we have 4 pillars of, of
what we want to do here. There's 4C buttons, there's four
face buttons on most controllers.
So it was just something to go with it, right?
So I don't know, I like it. And we refreshed a lot of the
kind of main logos to incorporate it into.
And yeah, I mean, I, I, it's fun.
And a lot of all the shows are getting like a visual overhaul
too. Hopefully they'll be done by the
time this episode comes out. Boss Rush podcast is done.
But that one's, you know, comes out first.
So I did that first. You know, we did a direct recap
show that won't be any visually different.
But yeah, I don't know, I I just really enjoyed refreshing
things. So yeah.
Yeah. Good times.
Yeah. So I hope you guys are enjoying
the logo and hopefully you purchase something our merch
with the new logo. So yeah.
Yeah, do it, Do it. Yes, do.
It's been Wednesday has been crazy now the weeks, the days
leading up to it, it's been so busy.
We've been selling so many Hallmark cars at my job and gift
cards and trinkets and stuff and we been like kind of flooded
with a lot of photos at work. I had today I had to make two
photo books with kids drawings in it.
And I was just like, oh, this thing is never going to stop.
More photos, more photos here. But we did get a new printer and
that was exciting about it. Is that when the merchandise
comes out, I don't have to cut it.
I could just fold it, put in envelope and be on my merry way,
be like, hey, so that's good to make Christmas cards very, very
easy. Yeah, so I bet.
Man, what a time. What a time to be alive, Ed.
Yes, it is. Yes it is.
Yes, it is so. But yeah, everybody.
Well, Corey, how about we get into snacks and dough and the
thank you man stacking off hopefully.
I mean, not really. Honestly, I've kind of forgotten
to eat dinner a couple times this week again.
Corey. That's fine.
I just, I've just been really busy, man.
And like everything is. So I'm just, I'm just busy, man.
It's, it's just the way the cookie crumbles, as they say.
So, you know, I've been trying to fix our website has been
having some issues with, you know, the, I'm sure David
addressed this at the writing meeting, but like, just like the
way that things are drafted and like certain features not
sticking and, and that sort of thing.
And like, they tried to send me a work around today and they're
like, oh, this will work. We know this works.
And I was like, it didn't work. So you need to fix it again.
So you know, it, it is what it is.
I, I mean, it's, it sucks to have to like, you know, do the
preferences and, and, and, and fix the drafting board before
you draft things. But I don't know it, it is what
it is. I guess it's not a huge deal.
It just, it sucks that we have to do that every time.
But yeah, I don't know. I just just been busy, man.
Work, working late because of events on the West Coast.
And like, I'm just so wrapped up in doing that and then getting
the kids to bed. By the time I'm like, you know,
ready for dinner, I'm just tired and want to go to bed or work on
stuff or record, you know, like, I mean, this is the third night
in a row that I've recorded. So it's, you know, it's, it's
just, it is what it is, man. I, I don't like, I, it's not
like I like missing dinner. I like to eat.
I'm you know, but here we are, man.
Here we are. Here we are.
Well, for me this week I've been fasting.
Today at this, the day of this recording, is my last day for
the fast. I've been eating salads.
One of the places that I got my salad from, they called me and
told me that they didn't have no blue cheese.
I'm like, Oh no. So I did 1000 Island and it was
really good. Nice cold and crisp lettuce.
I'm like, oh this is so good. Didn't have no meat for most of
the days. I kind of broke it Thursday and
Friday I had some meat and everything 'cause I 'cause I, I
had already broken it. I accidentally drank some pop
Thursday. So I'm just like, well, it's
broken. And then because I, I had to
open like super early, I stopped at McDonald's and got like a
hash brown and a Egg Mcmuffin. They're just like, well, just
gonna break. It's the last thing.
So I, I did well most of the day, most of the week, but I
broke it the last two days and stuff.
But I did have, like I said, just salads and stuff this
weekend. Some grant not grand.
Well, yeah, grand practice I had because that whole week and
there were there with honey, the the honey made ones.
I believe it's the one that I had, you know, and it was
drinking apple juice and cranberry juice in the water and
stuff. So pretty much that's what I, I
snacked on this week or this the week of this recording.
I should say I will be kind of like somewhat back to either
some other stuff. I will say I did have a grilled
club sandwich from Chick-fil-A and the grilled chicken Nuggets
or the grilled chicken, yeah, Nuggets from Chick-fil-A.
They were good grilled chicken and I, and I ate the waffle
flies and I, I'm, I'm just gonna say this because I, I, after I
ate my McDonald's, I didn't even get to take a lunch because of
how busy work was. Like I was at the register and
when I got ready for the register, I had to go make no go
to the cardboard compactor and make a bill with that.
Found out that they reset our beer section at work and so they
took out all the wine that we had in there and some of the
beer that we're not selling anymore.
So I had to get that together. The closing manager didn't show
up until late. They had good reason for that.
And so I literally didn't get out of work until like almost
4:00 and I have been there since like 6:30 in the morning or I
know not even 630 like 6:10 in the morning 'cause I have to try
to get through traffic to get there.
They one of the routes that I take to get to work, part of it
was blocked off. And so I'm just like, well,
gotta reroute all of this. So yeah, interesting.
But has some been the cherries ice cream also?
Shocking. So yeah, I, I, I cheated so.
But yeah, well, I think I'm going, I'm going to get some
more Chipotle because I love that honey chicken.
Chipotle, yeah, I can't man, I hope we I hope so this this
Sana's birthday was yesterday as of the time this reporting,
right? And like telling you, man, I
really, I really hope she doesn't mind having Chipotle
tomorrow because I would really like to have some Chipotle
tomorrow. But obviously we're gonna eat
what she wants. But yes, it'd be cool.
Just, you know, just saying be cool.
Yeah, it'd be cool. It'd be.
Cool man, be cool. Yeah, it'd.
Be super cool man. So everybody with that, we're
gonna get that to play with power.
Corey, should I go first? Yeah, you should probably go
first 'cause. OK.
You should go first. OK so playing playing more prog
model on series X, making progress with that I
redownloaded Grand Theft Auto 5 on series X Why?
So so you could complain some more.
I. I just.
Don't lie, you're just gonna complain about it the whole
time. I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna
complain about it. I beat the whole game already,
so I'm just gonna play it for funsies.
I'm not gonna really care about it.
I already did everything on that game.
But I'm at the end of Constance on Switch to.
So I've been trying to get a lot of the other things to get like
get 100%. So there's some, there's,
there's a lot of side content and quests and stuff, but I
think I'm just going to go ahead and beat the game because
there's no special ending in it. So once I beat it, I just get a
regular, I just get the ending and call it a day.
And so it's a possibility there could be a Part 2 to it later on
in the future. But yeah, I'm almost done with
Constance. And once I beat that, I'll be
moving on to my next game, whatever that's it may be, which
is probably going to be Yoshi and the mysterious book until
like Final Fantasy, We Breath comes out, Tales of Arise come
out to all those other games come out.
So excited for Tales of Arise. I really, I really liked that
game on Xbox a lot and I'm ready to play it again.
Like I, I just because like I didn't finish it, but I really
liked what I played. It's the, it's the thing of
like, I just want my, I want my RPGs to be on Switch first for,
you know, multiple reasons essentially.
So. Right.
And then we got Mina the Holliver coming on the 19th.
29th. Is it 29th?
29th, yeah. Oh, I thought it was the why did
I think it was the 19th? Because.
I don't know. I don't.
Know 'cause you saw? Yeah, I don't.
Know and oh, and it's only 20 bucks so I am super excited for
that Yep, May 29th you're right. So yeah, I'm super excited to
play that just a couple of days after Yoshi.
I'm like Yacht Club guys, so much goodness is dropping this
stuff. It's literally going from May,
literally going from May to June.
It's just crazy. Now it is it the July, August,
September 19 of 2019 for Switch. I mean it, it might as well be.
It could be Summer hasn't happened yet, Ed very well could
be. Oh, do just 1/2.
That would be insane of Nintendo is able to pull like for the
next four or five months. They just do all of this
goodness of games coming out like from May to August or May,
May, June, July, August or September, May to September.
I should say just like all these great indie 3rd and 1st party
games like on Switch to, you know.
I mean, they very, very well could, you know, I mean it it's
not out of the realm of possibility.
Yeah, 'cause I know hell is US got got announced for a switch
to for September. So I mean, that's and and I know
we talked, I know you mentioned that like it was on other
consoles and PC stuff. I think I was just surprised
that it was coming to first too. I'm like, oh, they expect that.
That's cool and everything. But yeah, like it's kind of look
like we're we're going to have a great summer and and maybe a
great introduction to fall and everything, you know, double O 7
if it doesn't get delayed. I think it said late summer for
switch to so could be August. I have a feeling it may get
pushed to September, but we shall see.
Yeah, I'm just, I mean, it just it seems like they're taking
their time on it, which is good. So always for that.
And I'll be happy to be buying a new Xbox game 'cause I haven't
bought anything for Xbox in a while and Forza Horizon 6 has.
Anybody bought anything for Xbox in a while?
Let's be honest. In the sense, yeah.
Because yeah, I. Yeah.
I was looking at a vow and I'm just like, oh I should well out
of worlds 2 I still want to get but I need to load the out of
first out of worlds and work on that game.
You know, like try to beat it and stuff.
So. But Corey, what have you been
playing with Power? Honestly, I really haven't been
playing a whole lot this week. I, I was planning on it, but
then like again, work and trying to fix the website and these
podcast stuff. It's just, it's been a long,
busy week. So I mean, I played Mario Kart
with the kids a little bit and you know, stuff like that, but I
played a little bit more pragmata, but I, I want to get
the full game right. But you know, plus like there's
a lot of other, there's just a lot of other games that I want
to play too. I just, I'm, I'm in that kind of
mode where I just am very lost on what to play right now.
And you know, it is what it is right now.
I it, it just, it is what it is right now.
I just couldn't, I just couldn't play anything.
So I mean Disney Dreamland Valley, I guess, but again, like
the time I normally play games, my son has been staying up late
for some reason and he just won't go to sleep.
And like, that's usually when I play games or something.
So, so no. But again, it's been a long,
long, long week. Hopefully, hopefully you get
some gaming in. That would be great.
You know, that'd be, that'd be nice.
We'll see. So well, I do not have anything
for sure and tell just like. I mean, we sucked this week.
We're boring. We're boring this.
Week I do I just I 'cause we're. Recording on a Friday.
Yeah, I was. I was going to.
Record on a Friday. I literally was going to be
like, man, I need to go out and get some posters or something
last Saturday. But do I?
I was just like, I just want to stay home and play games and
rest. And so that's what I did
Saturday beauty test. I mean, I went out to get, got
something to eat and stuff, but I was just literally in the
house just like, I just want to play video games.
It's just like not do anything 'cause I, you know, getting up,
getting dressed, going to work, riding, stuff like that.
I was just like, man, I just need to have a me day and just
sit down, settle down. Yeah, that sounds I I need, man.
That sounds nice. I need that too.
I had no idea. That would really be nice at
this point, but who knows? Kids, man, Yes, they don't want
you to do anything. They.
Don't even want you to sleep and then on top of that man, like
the loud noises from the roof today crazy stuff crazy wild.
I'm tired man. Yesterday, dude, yesterday
during Xbox casuals when we were recording I literally like I had
to like hold my eyes open. I was so tired.
And then I I was like. Add.
And then I was.
Like, well, he. Didn't answer right away.
So even though you answered like 5 minutes later.
Like he didn't answer right away.
I'm. I'm dying inside so I'm going to
go to bed now so I. I.
Think I'd. Laid down and fell asleep for 31
minutes, 'cause I was just waiting for like the text,
'cause our rehearsal got cancelled Thursday.
So I didn't have to go to rehearsal.
But I'm just like, well, I'm gonna wait for Corey 'cause I
know he's doing timer casual and I didn't know you guys were
doing Xbox casual also. And so I was just like, I'll,
I'll just wait. I'll just, they notice it back,
you know, watch the little YouTube gone for good.
Just just missed the text and my phone, man, I don't know you
when you text me, I have you, I have a notification bell to come
up and ring and everything. And I think I was so out of it
that it was so late for me text you 'cause you, you said to me
at your time, you said 15, it was not 15 my time.
And so when I responded back to you.
And just like, oh, I'm so sorry. I, I didn't mean to fall asleep,
'cause I even missed the meeting, 'cause I fell asleep.
And I was just like, oh, Corey, I'm so sorry.
And then and then you gave me a look and it's just like, oh, OK,
so when I didn't hear back from you when you got me, gave me the
text today, he just said, I think I just died yesterday
night. I was just like, well, you've
been resurrected. And I was just like.
But you just crash. And I was just like, oh, Corey
finally feel it's a darkness. It was gone.
It was like, that's something. Man, I've something.
I fell somewhere. I don't know what happened.
I just fell somewhere so well, well.
Corey what a what a time. What a time.
How about we get it to Febby News ticket away, no?
All right, let's let's hop in here, Ed, man, we're only 45
minutes in the show, Ed. We're, we're slipping today.
All right, Ed, let's let's knock this first one out because we
did do a direct recap show. You should go check that out.
It's actually processing as we speak right now, Star Fox.
Ed. Starfox.
Is returning. Sort of.
Starfox returns on Switch 2 with a another Starfox 64 remake.
Nintendo has officially revealed a new Starfox game for Nintendo
Switch 2, launching in June June 25th, 2026 exclusively on the
platform. The new title is described as a
cinematic take on Star Fox 64's blending elements from the
original classic with features inspired by the 3DS remake,
including Co-op and expanded multiplayer.
Co-op should be fun in Star Fox. That will be really fun, yeah.
Reveal. Revealed during a.
Surprise to Star Fox Direct on the Nintendo Today app, the game
also introduced redesigned versions of Fox, Falco, Pepe and
Slippy. With.
More expressive animal like visuals.
A lot of people commenting on their legs and feet also.
Which was? Weird.
Did you see all that? Yeah, I did what?
A weird people are weird, man. So Ed Starfox coming back, Yes,
I'm excited. I am.
I'm excited to get my pre-order in.
I'm excited to play this game. It it would be fun.
It would actually be fun to take to packs, like be on the
airplane while playing Star Fox, you know?
Yeah, It's I'm. I'm super excited.
Yeah, it's going. To be it's going to be super.
Fun. I think it's definitely one of
the games on the list to Co-op this summer.
We. Ed and I are going to.
Try to Co-op some games finally this summer after like 10 years
of doing this show together. We should probably play games
together huh? Yes.
I got to. Get the game chat.
Stuff together. What do you mean?
Like I don't have a mic. Or anything for game share or
game chat, doesn't matter. Oh, we'll probably be chatting
through. We'll probably just do it
through here. Our old school pilot play.
Style this guy. This guy.
I I mean it is it? Is true.
I I do want to. Say though like I I feel like.
A lot of people are. Obviously like I I don't want to
talk about this too much, but like people that seem a little
bit upset about the designs. Of the characters.
And like. In my.
Opinion. I feel like it would be it's a
non issue if the Mario Galaxy movie hadn't come out yet.
Yeah. So.
That's just my opinion. Who knows?
Anything else you want to say
about this? Before we move on Ed, we did it
again. We did do a about a 35 minute
direct recap on this. So we kind of already talked
about it, but for those who haven't listened to that, it it
is coming out. Oh, the other thing worth noting
too, Ed, is digitally it's 4999 and physically it's 5999.
So yeah. And you could.
Game share it locally in case of you.
Oh yeah, that is, yeah. That's true.
So yeah, that that's super cool that they're doing that.
But yeah, like I said, I'm super excited for this.
Yeah. Me too can't.
Wait, can't wait. All right.
Let's move on to the next story. Here, this this is.
We're about to get into some Nintendo.
Like Nintendo had their financials, financial calls and
stuff this week. We'll.
We'll start off with the bad news Ed for.
Those who have not purchased. A switch to.
Yet the inevitable price hike is coming as Nintendo raises price
on Switch 2 to 4. 190. 999 as memory costs and tariffs hit
hard It's official Nintendo's increasing the price on the
Nintendo Switch 2 in the US to 49999 starting September 1st, so
you do have all summer to get one if you haven't already.
Citing rising memory costs and ongoing tariff pressures, Canada
and Europe are also seeing price hikes while Japan will face even
broader increase increases across the entire Switch line up
and Nintendo services later this month.
Despite selling nearly 20 million Switch 2 units in its
first fiscal year. I can't believe this.
Switch has been out for almost a
year already, yeah. I can't believe that.
Can't believe. That like I feel.
Like I've. It's it's literally all I've
played since since it's come out.
Like aside from like one or two things on on Xbox.
But like, yeah, I, I feel like. It hasn't been out for a year.
Do this this. Should be a switch too for me,
like I. Kind of like if I.
Cut on my Switch, it's just like to move games to my Switch too.
But yeah, it's literally just been like that straight Switch
too, and a little bit of acts like Xbox here and there, but
yeah. Yeah, yeah.
I mean, 20 million units though in a year is pretty, pretty
good, yeah. I think it's pretty good.
You know, I'm sure a lot of that had to do with like, Mario Kart
being bubbled in and like, I know.
They said they've had. Like slow.
It's been slow but I'm like. What did the switch?
Sell in its first year. It could have been much more
than. 20 million was it I I was it even 20 million?
I feel like it. I feel like it didn't even start
selling until like year two or three.
Like insanely well it. It was selling well, but I, I
know it, it was a slow start because they didn't know how
many switches were going to be selling out.
And then when it's people start seeing this selling month at the
month at the month, I think it did.
I think it did maybe 7-6 or 7 million in this first year.
It didn't. I don't.
I don't know. Here, I'll look it.
I'll just look it up. Switch one year one.
Sales. Because it's definitely with the
sale of 2017, 'cause this is with the original stuff.
OK, I'm. Just going, I'm just going by.
Google's AI Overview. I don't know how true this is
because I don't really trust it, but I don't feel like looking
any further than this. The original.
Nintendo Switch sold approximately 15,000,000 units
worldwide in its first year, March 2017 to March 2018.
What is that bad? Yeah.
So, OK, well. That's good, I guess.
But. Switch 2 is clearly outpacing
it, which is good. Which is good, right?
I mean, we want, that's what they want.
It's so funny. You look at that.
And it's like the Switch 2 has already sold more units than the
Wii U did. That is.
That was on the market for five. Years.
Oh man. Poor Wii.
UI still love it though. I I do too.
I love. The Wii U, it's great.
It's a great console. And then?
I'll like. 7565% of his timers came to switch.
We should help that sister sell more.
Which look, it's. That's fine I guess, but like,
you know, Hey dude. We went behind it.
We were there first. One thing I'm just saying we
got, we got there. 1st We played it first so.
Mario Kart Deluxe. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Oh, we're getting there, Ed. We're getting.
There. OK, we're getting there, and
it's no surprise how well it's done.
Where did my dot? Go man, I'm like.
All over the place right now, Nintendo.
Let's see. OK, Nintendo.
Switch nears PS2 sales record Ed Speaking of sales, but rising
prices could stop the comeback. Antenna switches now within
striking distance of becoming the best selling console of all
time, reaching 155.92 million lifetime sales, closing in on
the PlayStation two at 160 million.
Now it would have already passed.
It would have already passed. It if they stuck with the
original number, which was 154,000,000, but then somewhere
somehow Jim Ryan found 6,000,000 PS Twos were sold somewhere
after that, like quote UN quote final number.
But you know, hey, hey, if they sold them, they sold them.
I know the PS2 was big in like South, especially like South
America until like the mid like like 2014, 2015.
I mean they're still making an MLB The Show until like 2014 for
PS2 so. That is super crazy however,
Nintendo's. Recent hardware price hikes and
slow slowing yearly sales may make that final stretch harder
than expected. With only 3.8 million Switch
systems sold during the last fiscal year of Nintendo,
forecasting just two million more next year, the company may
need to keep the aging platform on shelves for several more
years in hopes to surpass Sony's legacy on PS2 milestone.
It would be. Really cool to see them do.
That I don't think Nintendo really cares at this moment, you
know, Like I don't, you know? I haven't, I mean. 100 and dude
156,000,000 units like you know I.
Mean even if they. Hit that 160 million that's I
mean it's already at an impressive number it's been an
impressive number for a long time right it's again as a
Nintendo fan that'd be really cool if they passed it but and
like. They're still.
And these and. Third party still supporting the
system, so I wouldn't be surprised if it does it 160
definitely. We're still we still got young
kids and with the prices of consoles on Sony and Microsoft
going up, you know it this might be the best option for a lot of
people who, you know, enjoy video games and like if people
want to Start learning like building up on a great library
and not get the Switch to yet, but they heard great things
about the switch, then they go with the Switch and definitely
with the old dev version, you know yeah.
So Yep. I'm interested to see how The
thing is. It's like if they're raising the
price of the switch too, right? I'm almost wondering if that'll
actually. Push more switches, switch ones
out the door. Especially switch lights out the
door 'cause it I mean it. Still plays a lot of the same.
Games and if you're buying stuff for your kids right, like you
know, switch light. I kind of, I kind of want to get
a couple more switch lights to be honest.
If I had the money I would, but just to have them and like let
my kids play them and stuff, right.
But like. I don't know man.
I'm, I still might get another Switch too though, just because
my kids are starting to really be into games and like, you
know, maybe we'll have a chance. To play.
Together on separate systems because I don't want them to
touch mine. I.
Think if if. There was.
Like a newer version of Switch too, like like how old it was on
the switch. I'll definitely get like get one
like that, get one like, Oh yeah, When there's a refresh,
I'll. Definitely get get one, but you.
Know there's. Getting the same console is a
little like maybe should slow down a little bit but dude,
especially with all these. Games coming out.
Right, like I would rather. Play the games than.
Look at a system with with not games.
Dude. I still.
Have my Zelda Switch OLED still in the box.
Why? 'Cause I had the same.
OLED, When the OLED one came out, I I brought it and since it
was like available at Best Buy in Wisconsin, I'm like, let me
snag that 'cause I was getting, I was getting prepared for all
tears. Like I was going all out because
I was working so much. So which is like money for it?
Well, so, yeah. Yeah.
Well. If anybody wants to get US1, get
us each one. Nintendo, if you want to send us
an extra 1, you know we're. Open to it.
So I'm not out there, of course, you know.
Nintendo, we're not. We're not picky, you know?
Nintendo laughs. He was like, go, go far.
Oh man. All.
Right, Ed, Let's move on. Here, Speaking of we're we're
going to keep on the sales train here.
Ed Tomodachi Life Living in the Dream sells nearly 4 million
copies in just two weeks. It's already.
Shaping up if you. Wanted to the biggest recent
successes, with the company confirming the game has sold
more than 3.8 million copies worldwide in two weeks.
The strong launch continues the momentum of the original
Tomodachi Life on the 3DS, which became one of the handheld's
best selling titles despite Nintendo placing limits on
online sharing features. Word of mouth and the massive
install base of the originals switch of install based on the
original Nintendo Switch appeared to be fueling the huge
demand for this quirky social simulator.
This game's just weird, that. That.
I swear to directs with the love storyline and stuff like that,
it's just been got people into that game.
Yeah. And I think the fact that you
can. Kind of like create your own
characters and watch them interact with each other.
Like almost like The Sims but like weirder in a way 'cause
that's what it like, reminds me of a little bit is The Sims, but
weirder, right? Like the like Nintendo's version
of The Sims, which like I didn't really know anything about the
original game or the the 3DS one.
I know there was one before that too, but yeah, I just.
I just. I don't know, it just seems
like. Everybody is really loving it
and good. I'm glad, you know, like I'm,
I'm glad people are enjoying it. Yeah, Pokémon.
Pokémon, Pokapia and Tamadashi. Life has been a big hit, you
know, definitely with the casual crowd.
So like, Nintendo is doing something right, I should say
doing a lot right, because I'm like, that's that's good coin
for him, yeah. So good.
On good on Nintendo for making this.
This thing, this game. This weird weird.
Weird. Weird game.
Yeah. All right.
Let's man. I'm a little bit confused.
Why people? Think this a little bit, but
analysts us are warning of a quote silent year ahead of
Nintendo ahead for Nintendo amid switch to price hikes analyst.
Doctor. Serkan Toto suggested Nintendo
could be heading into a quote relatively silent fiscal year as
the company adjusts its outlook following price increases for
the Switch to and weaker than expected sales forecasts.
Speaking about shifting market conditions, Toto argues Nintendo
has been caught on quote the wrong foot pointing.
To an unusual. Projected drop in second year
console sales driven by rising component costs and broader
memory shortages. However, the outlook is more
contested than it appears on paper, and Nintendo still plan
is still planning a steady release cadence that includes
titles like Yoshi and the mysterious book Star Fox,
Platoon Raiders, and the anticipated Pokémon Winds and
Waves along ongoing rumors of a Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
remake project. Despite concerns, Nintendo still
projects strong hardware momentum rather than a true slow
down. OK.
What? Does it mean to say caught on
the wrong foot? I mean, it's it like I, I don't
know man, it's a, it just feels like they were, I think they
mean like they released the console at a bad time
essentially, which I mean, I don't know, 20 million units in
a year seems like OK to me, right 'cause I'm just like.
They're still setting consoles and I'm assuming that he hasn't
checked the femcom. Not Femcom, the Fumitsu numbers,
because it's been #1 every a lot of weeks in Japan, the game's
been doing million pluses here and there.
We we reported on it and stuff, you know, virtual.
Boy has been. Somewhat of a hit.
People are playing a lot of stuff on NSO or joining NSO
expansion because of Gang Cube and Virtual Boy.
Like Nintendo's been on a road. So how are they falling silent?
Because if anyone's falling silent, it's been Microsoft and
Sony, especially Sony has been falling sided.
I just, I just don't trust. Any, I just don't believe
anything these analysts say, right?
Like it's very clear that Nintendo, they always say
Nintendo's going to do bad, Nintendo's not going to do well,
Nintendo's not going to do this. And then they always turn it
around or they always sell more than these analysts predict or
whatever. And it's like just.
I don't know. I don't know what it.
Is like if they just feel like they need to say something
either like, you know, I just I. Feel like these analysts just.
Need to say something to say something because they're
analysts and that's what analysts have to do is like say
stuff. But like news flash, guys,
Switch is popular and people will buy the IT.
It doesn't matter what it costs, people are going to buy it.
The switch to when there's a game they're ready to buy,
right? That's how normal gaming works,
right? Like, OK, the hardcore, the
hardcore will buy it, right? Like they'll buy it.
I mean, they did buy it obviously, right?
Word of mouth, you know, when Pokémon comes out of a cell a
ton, I mean, look at Poke. Look at what Pokopia did right?
Like. What?
Look what CA did. Yeah.
And so. Like I don't know man, it just.
It just feels like these analysts.
Need to say something because they're analysts and analysts
have to make some sort of claim to make their like their job
relevant or important right like that's just that's just what it
feels like I think the. Thing about it.
Is that Nintendo has consistently been releasing just
from them themselves consistent software.
So what silence is happening if if, if you think that the system
is not doing so well, I'm like, well, the system is selling
because if you pay the social media, you see pictures of it.
If you see the sale numbers of the software going with those
games and the even with the upgrade stuff, people are buying
those games, whether it's digital or physical.
Like there is momentum social media, depending on who you
follow and what platform or that you own.
They're speaking more about Nintendo and the and the gangs,
you know and and whatever like that.
You want to you want to speak and speak as soon this stuff
that you cannot deny that the sale numbers alone is proven.
Those analysts. I mean wrong also like you look
at. The switch.
To is the newest. Console in the market, right,
it's going to be, you know, relatively expensive, but the
the Xbox. Series X right now.
Is $800, which is $300 more than it launched at Yeah the the
PlayStation. 5 Pro. Is $900, you know?
Like. No.
Offense, but you really think. People who like, like regular
people, not the hardcore, not the people who like, want to
play Grand Theft Auto and, and Call of Duty and, and
everything, right, But like just the normal person, the family
that wants a game system in their house, You think they're
going to pay 500? Dollars or you think they're?
Going to pay 78900. Dollars, you know.
What I mean like we we weren't paying.
That much for a three. Duo and a Neo Geo back in the
90s. It's just like.
Things are thing. These types of things are going
to cost money. I get it people, Money is tight.
But if you want to play games. At all, right.
And I'm talking about the normal regular person out there and you
look at. The PlayStation and.
It's what the. The digital versions.
What, $650 now, 707 hundred, I think.
Like you look at that and you look at the Switch 2 and you can
play Mario Kart and like the backwards compatible stuff on
Switch 1 and you know, those games run better because you're
reading about it. You're like, oh cool, Mario
Odyssey runs better, Mario Wando runs better, you know, oh,
there's a switch to upgrade for Zelda.
I can keep playing that. It looks nicer.
Oh, there's a Donkey Kong game and Pokémon and like, you know,
like these. Like you're going to.
You're. Going to lean towards the.
Cheaper product, right? Even and even.
If you're in in the the thing too about Switch 2 now is like
it plays the third party games. Most of them, you know,
resident. Evil.
Pragmata Cyberpunk right? Like these games are there and
they're cheaper on Switch 2 and people not talking.
About the frame rates and stuff like that they're talking about.
These people don't care about that stuff.
Right. I mean like, I know, I know.
People think that they're worried about that, but I'm just
like, well, the frame rates been good, the performance of it's
been good. Whether to do agree or disagree
with Digital Foundry or other people, like people who've been
playing a lot of these third party gangs, definitely from
Capcom who've been releasing them day-to-day.
We've been enjoying it on Switch too.
Yeah, you know. I just, I just feel.
Like I feel like people are so into, and this is something that
I used to do and we used to do all the time anyway, too, right?
It's like I feel like. A lot of.
People in the games industry just don't think about the
normal person. They only think.
About the hardcore. And what the hardcore people
want, right? And like it just you have to.
Think about the. Normal family who just wants to
like play games together, you know like we're still playing
freaking Mario party over here man like we play Mario Kart and
Mario party every weekend right, because it's just a it's a nice
family activity until one of the kids lose and gets upset but.
You know we, we. Miles and I played Ninja Turtles
and Power Rangers, right? Like on and like you don't.
Need a 900? Dollar system to play those
games right right they're. Getting they're getting into.
Pokémon they're getting into, you know, Miles is really into
Mario Wonder right now, right? Like he has no interest in, like
I tried to show him Astrobot just yeah, I, I wanted to see
what his reaction would be to something other than something
on Nintendo Switch, right? Showed him Astrobot.
He like he cared for like 3 seconds and then he was like,
can we play Mario Wandu? I'm like, yeah, we'll play Mario
Wonder, you know, like he like he just and again, like Nintendo
has done such a great job of, you know, for a lack of better
terms, indoctrinate, indoctrinating these kids into
these, into Mario, the Mario universe with the movie and this
my daughter. 'S obsessed with the my.
Mario and my Yoshi thing and all you do is like drag their faces
around and like make them look like, but she she loves it, you
know, and like. It's.
And I'm not saying like people aren't going to still buy
Playstations and Xboxes, right? I'm, I'm not saying that one
bit. I'm just saying like if you
want. To be entertained.
And money is tight and like. Nintendo even though.
The games I mean, even the games are cheaper in two right?
Like you look at right the way the.
Digital sales. Are going right.
You look at something like Star. Fox and it's like 50.
Bucks and it's small like Co-op multiplayer and you know it's
got these fun characters who are like and it's basically
Nintendo's version of Star Wars for, you know when people normal
people look at it, it's like, oh that's cool, let's fly some
spaceships and you know these goofy animal characters, you
know, or like maybe maybe, maybe mom.
Doesn't isn't end. Of video that many video games.
But she loves Animal Crossing, right?
Like, OK, it's just there are so many.
Different ways to play. Games and so many different
types of games now that you can find and like looking at it from
like a family perspective it even though the Switch is going
to be $500 it's still the cheapest option and it's still
the most family friendly option right right so.
There there's just so much, so much diversity to switch to that
offers even from switch one. Like there's just so much that
no well, it matters the age because like babies can't play
but like it it switch. To and even the.
Switch just has welcoming games for everybody regardless of
skill levels, regardless of genre and everything like it
offers so much diverse games and then adding that PC element with
Switch to and even some PC. Cancel Switch one, Civilization
4 and some other ones like that. Like that's that's so great
about the Switch that besides playing it on the TV and taking
it on the go, there's just a wide range of games for people
to play, you know, from Indies to 3rd party, the first party
like that. Like that's a great thing about
just a Switch family, that it's just this library is continued
to grow with diversity that everybody can enjoy and stuff.
Yeah, there are going to be some technical things, but it's a
console. All consoles go through that.
Heck, even PC is still going through that, you know?
Yeah, I mean, PC is kind of. Going through it right now
anyway because of like, you know, the the steam.
Kind of. Components like the Steam Deck
components, right? They can't keep Steam Decks in
stock. They can't even release the
Steam machine, you know, it's just it's just gaming's in a
really strange place all over the place.
And like, I know people want to hate on Nintendo for a lot of
reasons that I still don't understand honestly, but like.
They're still in the best position.
To make it through this market, you know, even if they have to
raise the price $50 and everybody knew it was coming,
right, They held off as long as they.
Could they? Raised the price of Switch ones
and and accessories before they did the console.
We said they were going to raise it after Christmas, you know,
and I'm surprised they didn't raise it in like February,
right? But here we are, Nintendo's.
Nintendo, I mean. Still it's.
Still like. I know $500 is a lot of money,
but it's still only like $500, you know what I mean?
Like it's still right. Anyways I I don't know.
And I I understand that I'm in. A more fortunate position.
Than most people in terms of money situation but.
Anyways. Ed.
Yes. Let's talk about some sales.
Numbers. OK, yes.
So we kind of hit on this already.
A little bit, but Speaking of a. Silent year ahead from.
Nintendo. Nintendo Switch 2 has sold.
19.86 million units as the company lowers its 2027
forecast. 19.86 million units have been sold by Nintendo for
Nintendo Switch, surpassing Nintendo's revised forecast but
significant signaling a shift in momentum as the company adjusts
expectations for fiscal year 2027.
Despite strong early performance driven by its launch period,
Nintendo now expects sales to slow to around 16.5 million
units. Oh no.
Citing more concentrated first first year demand and the impact
of upcoming price increases. Even with this revised outlook,
Nintendo says it plans to sustain momentum through the
steady release schedule. You know.
Including the games we already kind.
Of talked about earlier and we're going to.
Get into in a little bit. I mean. 16.5 million units in.
A year is still a lot of units, you know?
Oh yeah. Especially because like.
We still don't even know what's coming out this fall really,
right? I mean, the only game after what
July that we know is coming as fire in one.
But we, I mean, that could still come at the end of July, early
August, right? And that can help.
Set. That can literally help sell
more systems. And then as more gangs get
announced and revealed, more people will be like, Oh yeah,
let's let's pick that game up. Always come to switch to yeah,
I'm down for that. Let's play it.
I'll play it on there and everything.
And you know, people can still double dip if they want to like.
Like there I. Think there's just so much
that's coming that's going to help push the sales.
And definitely by the time the price increase, I think more
people will be picking it up because like, once again, more
people are still showing their pictures of them buying us first
too, you know? Yep.
Yep, and. You know, I, I totally expect
Nintendo to just like kind of double.
Down. Triple down.
On on they they're going to have bundled.
I mean, they just announced a poke a Pocopia bundle, I think,
right, So that's going to be a big thing for them.
They already have the Pokémon ZA bundle.
They have the well, they stopped the Mario Kart bundle, right.
So I imagine that'll come back at some point to try to ease,
you know, some people's, you know, that seems like that's the
Mario Kart bundle. Seems like it's going to be
there the holiday bundle again for the Switch too.
That's what I was thinking. Of thinking of the Black Friday
sales, yeah. And bundles and stuff.
Yeah, You know, so like I. Totally expect that to be their
their. Their Black Friday sales.
And their holiday sales, right? Like it's the, we were bringing
back the Mario Kart bundle, you know, and it's like, that
totally makes sense in my opinion.
Here's the here's the Mario. Galaxy Bundle with the movie and
you know, yeah, stuff like that. I still think.
They need to like Bundle I.
Still think they need to start putting their.
Movies on it and so I think that would be so cool if they did
that but again I don't know how feasible or how you know much
they could really do that but I still think that would be really
awesome if they did that I. Would exactly I would.
Love to see that man. So yeah, I don't.
Know I I. Totally expect Nintendo to quote
UN quote bounce. Back from.
This awful, awful situation there in.
And. Then and then end.
Up surpassing their expectations and their Christmas rose around
if it's switched to because like still it's still like the best
option and stuff thing yeah yeah.
Because of the steam. Machine or that Steam machine,
whatever that releases if that's like crazy in.
Price. And everybody's going to be
like, yeah, you know, true dude, that handheld gaming, PC gaming
is just like out of control when it comes to price.
And you don't think Switch to is not the best option?
Well, I mean. Laron and I were talking about
PC gaming the other day and how like AMD, you know, and this is
actually like I work, I work in an an like enterprise tech
marketing kind of thing. And so like we were, we were
talking about it at work too. Like AMD is like warning
everybody that like PCPC building PCs and gaming PCs is
like. You're not going to be able to
build. One, at least with AMD stuff, if
you want to, because it's it's just the prices are
astronomical. It's ridiculous, Yeah.
You remember when they said you won the PS?
Was it, What was the PS3 you got to get like another job, A
second job? Yeah, a second job.
That deadline in the way is kind of coming in reality, for those
who won't like the the best. It's free game.
Yeah. It's not not a.
Great look, but also like. Gaming.
Is expensive. Unless you're patient, right
yes, we were talking about this the other day too.
Or like you can, you can totally buy games for like dirt cheap if
you wait unless obviously unless it's a Nintendo game, but like
because they never go on sale. But like, I mean, there are
games on sale for like 3-4 five dollars all the time across not
just PC but all platforms, you know, it's like these.
Games are are there. You know, like they they're
happening like they, they sales happen all the time.
So I don't really know what I'm trying to say here, but it's.
Nintendo's going to be fine. Everybody gaming is going to be
fine, you know, once this whole. Situation with these.
The tariffs is over. It'll figure itself out,
hopefully. Tariffs in the AI.
Bubble. Yeah, the AI bubble is.
There's another big thing too, is like, I mean, that's going
to, that's going to be bursting soon too.
The the problem with that too is like companies have been.
Buying up all the. All these components and stuff,
and now like these companies are just sitting on them because
there's going to be a data center freeze and the bubbles
going to burst and like there's just nowhere to like.
The the components. Are just going to sit there, you
know, it's going to be, it's going to be to the point where
these companies are going to end up like probably selling some of
these components because they don't need them anymore, you
know. So that's I mean.
That's what I'm expecting at least a buy.
Back plan. I mean, kind of.
Yeah, essentially, you know, like.
And then we'll all. See how they how the companies
would make put out some kind of press release throwing out
apologies? No, they'll just be a new
buzzword. That they're going to try to use
these components for, you know, of course, like cloud computing
and AI. And I don't know what the next
one is probably going to be like.
It's so funny. When like like working in in
tech and I learn all these new buzzwords that I'm like, these
words aren't even. Real.
You know, like the new, the new buzzword is a Gentek AI, right?
Where like it's basically an large language model program
that's designed to do a job for you and that's all it can do is
like this one job, right? And so like, that's like the big
buzz word right now is a gentic AI.
And it's just. I mean look it in my.
Opinion The. Way that these agents work is
really the way that I think AI should be going.
But like. Major.
People who run these companies think AI is just going to take
over their business and do everything for them.
And that's not how it's going to work.
That's not how it's ever going to work, right, Unless you make
the like essentially A sentient robotic, you know, entity.
So and, and that's essentially illegal, I think by what the
laws of, of governments are saying.
So I mean. Yeah, I don't.
Know man, it's we're in a, we're in a, we're definitely in a
weird alternate life. Tech is.
Like in tries to figure out stage in the weird figuring out
stage. Yeah, it's this reminds.
Me of like, it almost reminds me of like when the Internet was
first around in like all these different yeah.
All these different. Companies were trying to figure
out how the like, how they were going to run their stuff on the
Internet and, you know, like. There was like.
Obviously AOL had like the disks and then you had Netscape
Navigator and Microsoft. Netscape, that just that was the
one that I used to, I used to use.
I used to use Netscape alike, yeah.
You know, and it's it's just be kind of obviously became what it
did and now we're in like web, what 32 point O and three-point
O at the same time. And like they were trying to
evolve the Internet out of this spaghetti code that they've
built, essentially. Hi, Nick.
Hello folks, Nick in the chat ASD.
Yeah, he said. Seems like yesterday I was just
here. Shout out to you Nick.
I love you, man. I mean, I he wasn't, he was in
the. Chat with me and they're on I
think the other day. I think.
So yeah, you were just here. Nick, what is your thoughts of
Star Fox? The remake doesn't care about
Nintendo, he just. Stops by because he likes us.
He doesn't like Nintendo. He's a Nintendo hater hater.
I'm just kidding. Nick, I'm just kidding.
It runs Doom. He likes it.
Aim away messages. Forever Wow.
Oh yeah, 'cause he was talking about Netscape and Oh my God,
man, aim used to and you would like.
Watch you would like check your like the girl you had a crush on
there away away message and stuff and it's like man.
Wonderful. Wonder if they like.
Me and they never did but. It it but.
It was so weird 'cause like science engineer, everybody,
like of course we had the downloading the AOL disk and,
and all of that stuff, the free disk and everything.
But it was just like for me with a lot of the Internet stuff,
always used to do it at college, at school.
And that's how I learned about like Alien Hominid and flash
gangs and stuff like that, because I used to play at
school, because I, I had to wait at school sometimes for my next
class. So, so I would just like
literally go in and kind of play Alien Hominid on it.
But then I will also read like video game websites and stuff
like that and then do my Yahoo e-mail and everything I was.
I was introduced to Unreal Tournament in computer lab at
school. Oh.
That was interesting. And I never played games on a
mouse and keyboard before except for a roller coaster tycoon.
So dude, when? Roller Coaster Tycoon was my
first PC game that I actually, I mean, I did solitaire and all
the that's the that. But like volunteer counts, man.
It does. For man.
Like playing Roller Coaster Tycoon and learning about
business and strategy. Even though all I wanted to do
was make roller coasters, that's all I cared about.
It did tear it down to get some money so I could make a new
roller coaster just like Equate to.
SCS. 1.6 oh man, had you could've just, you know, made
some money, you see computer. Lab was amazing Counter strike
1.6 that should be correct did do I didn't get I didn't play
half life until like it came to Xbox My friend had no Xbox.
I I played half life on AI, don't need to play half life.
Half Life 2. I still never play Half Life,
but Half life 2 I played on Xbox.
I never, I've never played. I don't think I've ever played
like any of them. I played.
Portal I. Hate Portal 2 was.
So. I hated every minute of portal.
Dude, I've never played. Portal but portal 2 was so so
good I that was like game dead 1 without the playing the first
one. Because.
Because they both don't have no connection in reality.
And plus I wanted to see what portal was Portal 2 was because
it was literally damn the year nomination.
I'm just like, I'm not about to spend $60.00 on this ND oh, oh,
Nick. Yeah, I'm just laughing.
Awesome. Corey.
What Corey? You feel he's Oh no, he's mad
that I've never. Probably because I've never
played half life. I don't care.
I need to play. I've I've never played half.
Life neither, Nick, but it's too late for me.
Half Life. 2 I did. Play on Xbox.
I will say that it's too late for me.
But yeah. But I, I, I Portal, Portal 2 was
a game that I was just like, yeah, they were right about
this. It, it's so it's really, really
good. It's funny, though.
Portal 2 is just super funny. And I played that game all the
way through and was and definitely enjoyed it.
Even Left the Dead is good. I'm upset.
Nick dude, dude, why don't you go point and click something?
On your PC, Nick? Well, Nick, I.
I just kidding, you know, I, I talk about my history that I
wasn't into like PC gaming and stuff and I didn't I wasn't into
Val and Steam and stuff like that because I'm, I'm full on
Nintendo full our Sega Genesis tuber graphics, PlayStation,
Xbox, like my history has always been console.
And I think growing up, definitely during the 2000
stuff, if, if always, it still felt like that console and PC
was still in their own worlds. I think console and PC didn't
come together, I, I really think until like maybe Xbox 360 in my
opinion, because once I mean, there was, there was PC, there
were there. Were PC games on like I mean
doom came to doom came to Super Nintendo, Diablo was on PS1
StarCraft was on in 64 like I mean PC games tried to play.
The console. I'm not saying they were.
Great. But they tried.
But yeah, but. I don't think it's.
Just like you know, when it came to, we were more.
Street Fighter. Two and Mortal Kombat two were
the Halos. Not Halos.
Sorry. Were the half life 2 of the
Super Nintendo definitely recorded trigger see in the
manner fantasy star on 2nd genesis rage to Joe Montana
football the EA games like we were so into these games on on
on on those consoles and stuff that first person shooters
wasn't a big thing literally until for.
Me and. I'm sorry to say this but Metal
on the Frontline on GameCube was like my start for first person
shooters and stuff. Heck, Hexa.
N64 was something that I read in like my EGM as Earthquake N64,
like I even tried to do some some first person shooters on
PlayStation 2 and N64. The world the world is not
enough was the double O 71 I did with my friends on N64 and
everything. Or it was a GameCube.
It might be it was one of the Bond games on GameCube that we
play all there was so there. Was there was Agent under Fire
Night Fire, Everything or nothing?
From Russia with Love and Goldeneye Rogue Agent Were the
GameCube ones OK? The world of not enough was the.
Was the 2nd and 64 game they missed that 1 then.
That because tomorrow. Tomorrow Never Dies was the
second Pierce Brosnan film, but it only came to PlayStation.
I know. Yeah, 'cause.
'Cause God and I man, the reason God and I so good.
Everybody still does the pausing thing.
It's just see everybody. I'm gonna ask you if you've ever
seen like. The the memes with the paws you
you sent me. Some for on Instagram and
everything. And I was just like, Oh yeah,
this is this is so good. Once again, Corky said to me,
Instagram, stuff like that I love.
It. Yeah, so.
But like our, our, I think you know, when, and we talked about
Steam in some especially past, I think with a lot of first person
shooters, it was connected to PC and just a lot of kids during
the 90s or game restore in the 90s weren't intimate.
It, it was shouldn't have mucks. Some beat them mucks and Street
Fighter games. And then Super Metroid came in,
changed the game. Chrono Trigger came in, changed
the RPG genre. Like there was so much going
through those days that we weren't thinking about PC
gaming. And a lot of kids who did PC
game, they did it because their parents bought APC and
everything. So.
You know, but I, I think. I, I, I'm going to give it to
like the 360 era when kind of when PC and console started come
together and a lot of the first person shooters in games like
that were become big, you know, 'cause even with the orange box
with was it half life? What is the other shooter?
Must I play a shooter that's. Big.
I cannot think of it. Overwatch counter strikes.
Balorin. It was.
Stings, Nick.
You probably put in the chat if you're still watching.
What was the orange box of Left 4 Dead?
Left 4 Dead team. Fortress.
Team Fortress, Yeah. That one Team Fortress is a is a
was a big one too. Nailed it first try.
I remember. Playing RE2 and see, I play
Resident Evil on PlayStation and Tomb Raider on PlayStation and
our thing, but that's awesome. I love that you played that Nick
on it. And Portal, Half Life 2, Team
Fortress 2 and Portal. OK, that was the orange box.
Yeah, I remember that was a big thing on console when that
happened because we were just like, EA got this.
I'm like and I think that's when they were they distributed it.
Right, like on console, right? I think Valve published it on PC
I'm assuming. Do I remember playing black on
PS2? No whack that game.
Was oh was it? Oh, was it?
Xbox it was it was it was Xbox, it was on PS2, but it.
Came later it was like the whole like Splinter Cell thing right
where like it came to Xbox first but then it came later to other
consoles I. I played Splinter Cell on.
GameCube. So you asked me how that goes.
The show in the GameCube has. Like 4 less buttons than the
other consoles. I still think Nick will forget
that. Nick I so mad.
That we did not get a second version of black.
I do not like how that we did body count, that is true, but.
Body count was the. Unofficial sequel to Black.
It was the same development team, the same engine, the same
idea. Was it criteria?
Not criteria who's I don't remember who made that I'm.
Gonna be honest with you, I don't remember.
No gonna hit Metsu. Yeah, yeah, the black was just
like, I literally was waiting for a sequel.
And then that's where the the cliffhanger endings started to
begin. And the evidence?
Like gangs? Didn't get a sequel with that
and so it was just like, well, this is going to be the new way
that game endings happen because it was a guaranteeing that was
going to get a sequel to it like 'cause home, Homefront, will I
love Homefront. The first Homefront was really
good. The second Fear, fear, I need to
play Fear 'cause I enjoy fear too, but I did not get to play
Fear 1. And I remember that was a big
gang out of that, came out of nowhere and stuff.
Oh. Goodness.
I don't think I've played any of these games.
I'm going to be honest with you. I I, Yeah, I I know Nick.
It's just like he's talking about peace.
I like, look, Nick, love you. Love you, man.
Yeah. You're thrown out of these side.
You're thrown. Out of these side.
Doesn't just like this was this was my genre of gaming like
mature, not not mature gaming PC style gaming all console was
kind of ended kademed. I have that on my Series X and.
I need to finish that. I love kadem.
What was the one that was talking?
About Corey, that Sega did on the Wii.
Oh, the Conduit, the Conduit. I need I need that to come back.
I kind of liked that I'm. I'm surprised I haven't like
made some sort of remaster, especially like Sega kind of
going back in and like retooling things.
Dude, they made, they remastered Sonic Colors, they're not going
to remaster the Conduit. Come on, get real Sega.
I'm just kidding, that game was much more popular than that
issue. OK, I'm going to give Nick the
biggest hug in love because he's mentioned the suffering.
Another game that I played on Xbox from.
Mid. Do a horror game action game
from Midway that worked. I don't know about the second
one, but yeah. But we could get out to the
next. Story.
I'm sorry, Nick. Thank you for taking Nick.
Thank you for taking me down this this line.
Yeah, yeah, I. Don't even remember.
What story? I don't even remember.
What story we're on, man. All right, so let's.
Oh, Nintendo. Nintendo.
'S release schedule. Let's talk about that.
I have my GameCube. I ordered an RF adapter for it
if Nick. If you would have told me like a
couple weeks ago, because the Midwest Gaming Classic was
there, they were selling game cubes and stuff.
Here we, here we go. Let's let's, let's continue,
Corey, because. It's just going to keep talking
to the chat. He's distracted.
Sorry. Go ahead, Corey.
Yes. Can I go now?
Yes. Yes, yes, yes.
Yes. Are you sure?
Yes, because. I so much good, Nintendo,
Nintendo's reconfirmed. Nintendo Switch 2's packed
release schedule through 2027 Nintendo's re affirmed release
windows for several major upcoming Nintendo Switch two
games as part of its latest financial report outlining a
steady lineup of first party releases over the next two
years. Upcoming titles include Yoshi
and the mysterious book in May, star Fox and June platoon
Raiders in July along with future releases like Fire Emblem
fortunes, weave and Pokémon Wins and waves.
Nintendo also highlighted major third party support including
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and double O 7 first light even as
the company prepares to race switch to hardware prices
worldwide due to shifting marketing conditions and rising
costs. Yeah, I mean, I think right now
Nintendo has like a pretty strong calendar and summer game
fest and all that crap hasn't even happened yet.
So I totally expect Nintendo to announce more games and.
So I don't, I don't mean. I don't know how you feel that I
think. I think Nintendo's in a pretty
good spot right now, though. Oh yeah, and then.
Like we haven't even talked about the NSO, that stuff that
could just actually appear like they still have not just a new
Retro boy, but Gang Q games that they still could bring out.
Yep. And then?
Whatever they're working shoe like, they could still be
working with Sega and or they could be working with Platinum
gangs for Asher Chain too. They could be working with Sega
for a new Bayonetta like Bandai. Knuckle like.
They could be working with something.
Mercury Steam Party got something up to Steve like their
partner stuff. Dude, their partner stuff is
probably beyond our imagination on what they working with.
Definitely, with Sega saying that they're trying to relaunch
a lot of their old IP stuff. Yeah, you know.
Working good with. Dot MU like we could see.
Another Mario. And Sonic Olympic Gang.
And it could be like I already said.
They're not making one. They already said they're done
with that series, Nintendo. Also came out said they're.
Not either. So I know, but I mean.
There's still. Possibilities Nintendo.
Nintendo doing it just wants ARMS too.
I really do. Look, we look.
We're trying to get Skies of Arcadia on the system.
Hey, man, come on, Arcadia. Is a winner like.
Come. Like, come on now, you know
skies like Arcadia is going get that coin.
Our super get that coin too. Don't don't, don't play around
with our whenever it happens And Nick, you see Brody tell them I
love them. And the reason I say that
because I really believe that arson aren't they don't they
host. The same show together they do.
But OK, well then he's going to see.
Him. Next time.
That they record. Or something that is bad.
They're going to shout out to Brody.
And they're going to see each other.
It's OK. I know.
But still, shout out to Brody, I love him.
But yeah, Nintendo. Man, there's once again Nintendo
just surprised us Expedition 33 come to switch to like that's
gotta happen and that's going to be Boo boo's of money.
I, I feel like there's gonna be, that's gonna probably be like a
game of the year edition cause like extra DLC and stuff like
that, like. I I could just.
See a lot of that coming to a game of the year expedition and
people will be be buying that game.
Yeah, I mean, I think people are probably excited.
I, I, I think we're going to see a lot more third party ports
starting to come over to like I, I really do.
I think you're going to see. You know, I, I think you're
going to see. Stuff like Expedition 33 and.
You know, a lot of, especially a lot of.
Games from last year start making over.
I think I'm, I'm not going to lie to you, the way Capcom's
going, I wouldn't be surprised if you saw Dragon's Dog went to
drop at some point, or even Monster Hunter Wilds.
I know Monster Hunter Wilds is chugging on other platforms
quite a bit, but. They'll.
Find a way to force. It on there, right And people
will buy it because it's portable, right, So right, yeah.
Yeah, Capcom still got like. A lot of stuff under their belt,
you know definitely would like the new Mega Man.
They could be premiering that on switch to and everything like
Capcom is true. I won't even count Konami out
you know like I could see Sudden Hill 2 remake and downfall come
come out like. Cannot be could be supporting.
Switch to like mad like of course we talked about a lot of
the Japanese developers and stuff you know I I at this time
like I know Microsoft and Nintendo still have their good
relationship, but that's the that might just change A lot of
their games go back to being exclusive like and I'm and
that's outside of Call of Duty, but I'm just like.
I would love to have. Hail blades to don't switch to
do like for real for real. I would love just even if we
were just digital. I will pay full price to have
hell blade 2 ostrich too. I mean, it wouldn't surprise me.
Just again, like, we don't know what Microsoft's plans are now
because they've changed everything so much.
But like, it wouldn't surprise me if stuff like that started
making its way over if it's already in the pipeline, right?
Like yeah, it just. Really wouldn't surprise.
Me, I man, it's it's so hard to tell now because like Microsoft
is changing directions so much, but.
Yeah, I don't know. I feel like.
There's a lot that could potentially happens sooner than
later, you know, and I think, yeah.
And I think like for US Nintendo players, as much as we would
love to have Xbox games on it and you know, Xbox players would
love to have like Nintendo games on their platform and stuff.
I understand if Microsoft needs to go back to being having their
games exclusive to their ecosystem.
I mean, in all honesty. I would I would love that if if
Microsoft did that, like I want them to do that.
But also it all depends on if they, if they can turn the ship
around in terms of the console side of things and you know, if
they really feel. Like they are.
Able to do that, which who knows, maybe they don't think
they are able to do that, but I, I.
Honestly would. Love to see them do that.
So, yeah, and that's, and that's just me, I guess.
Yeah. More respects to Microsoft that
they decide to do that. Just be like, you know?
Just finish out the I. Think just finish out the gays
that were planned for switch to to come out that don't.
Come out and. Then them go back to being
exclusive with your with your IPS and stuff.
But if you do, if they ever do feel like, hey, this, this game
may not be doing well on our platform, let's try other
platforms and it works. Hey, we'll take it and
everything 'cause I, I really believe that the Nintendo
community does support Microsoft or and support the Xbox bread
when their games come to Nintendo.
Cause like some by midnight a I'm not not gonna South of
midnight, sorry, South by midnight, South of midnight.
A lot of people on the switch on the switch sides has been saying
please pick up this game. People who have been picking it
up has been finishing it and enjoying it and it's become one
of their favorite games. So you know I.
Think us. As in the net to the community,
we we want to support gaming in general, but I think when it
comes to the other first party companies, I think we're more
likely to support Microsoft than Sony.
Nothing to get Sony is. Hey Sony, you got the Lesnar
Zelda movie. And no one's going to take.
I know, but like no one's taking that away.
And don't forget Nintendo and Sony.
Sony supported y'all with the sound chip and then went y'all
separate ways, y'all coming back in this kind of way.
I'm I'm not coming MLB The Show, but I'm just like Nintendo went
with Sony to make a film. That's huge.
If you know the history between those two companies.
That's all I'm saying. Yeah.
But I I think the people that were.
Involved with that, that side of things are long gone, at least
on the Sony side, right? I mean, yeah.
But I mean the the. PlayStation.
Was born out of that. And look where they're at now,
right? I mean, they're the kind of the
de facto console on the market. And not like for the film I.
Don't know who went to who. I I kind of feel like there
there was some meeting going on. Someone, someone initiated that
meeting between those two and yeah.
I wonder. I want, I want.
I still wonder how that came to be, honestly.
I would love. I would love to.
Hear. The behind the scenes of that,
yeah, I mean to be. Fair, I don't really care that
much but also like the. Only thing that worries me is.
Like that, that producer, what's his name, Avi, Something like
really likes to just. But.
Nintendo's also involved. So I, I, I do trust that.
So there's that. Anyways, not important, I guess.
Nick's laughing. At me I don't.
Know why I missed? I missed it, but it's fine.
All right, let's move. On.
Let's talk about. Let's talk about Reggie.
Let's talk about Reggie, Yes? Reggie has started.
Interesting story about Wii and DS sales and pulling them from
Amazon. Former.
Former president. Reggie Fisumay has shared a
story behind Nintendo's dramatic fallout with Amazon during the
peak of the Nintendo Wii and DS era.
According to Reggie, Amazon wanted major financial support
so we could undercut competitors like Walmart on pricing on a
move he believed to cross the legal and ethical lines.
And Nintendo responded by pulling Wii and DS products from
Amazon entirely, setting the tone for what Reggie described
as a relationship built on mutual respect rather than
pressure. Years later, the companies would
reunite and for the successful launch of the Nintendo Switch.
But. Nintendo I.
Mean, yeah. Yeah, I'm getting there.
Like. Nintendo pulled their stuff from
Amazon again at one point because I think they tried to do
the same thing again. And then and and Corey you.
Made me the made me aware about the Nintendo Switch stuff in
Amazon because I didn't know that stuff was well because you
pre-order everything from. Best Buy and I pre-order, I
pre-order everything from Amazon physically when I get physical
stuff and so like when I went to go it was.
What? It was Luigi's Mansion, Paper
Mario, Thousand Year Door and Princess Beach Showtime.
All was this after was. This after the Fire Emblem 3
Houses collection. It was 2000. 4/20/24 It was the
year, OK? It was the year Luigi's Mansion
2 HD came out and Princess Peach, Showtime and Paper Mario
Thousand Your Door were like the three that I was wanted to
pre-order and I couldn't on Amazon.
Yeah, 'cause I stopped pre-order.
For Amazon after my after they were just delay like a lot of my
gangs and stuff like I, we were doing the pre-orders way before
the game was released and we were not getting them on the day
of release or or after. Like it's to the point where
like a lot of my stuff ended up getting cancelled and had to
turn this credit And I'm just like, well, I'm not about to do
that. I'm like, I got to call Amazon
and I got to do all this online stuff.
No, that's when I switched to Best Buy because they made
everything so easy and convenient.
Yeah. Well, Amazon.
I mean. They're a.
Company that does some things, greedy stuff.
They're they're. A concerning.
I don't know, I there's, there's just something weird going on
over there, man, that I just like.
It's nice. Having like the two.
Day shipping and everything and I really enjoy like that part of
it, but also like there's some. Some weird stuff going on over
there that I'm. Not sure I care to.
Know more about? To say the least.
So the fact that that you can now pay for like 1 hour shipping
is like. Man, that's got to be a that's.
Got to be taking its toll on some someone, right?
So is. It is that put.
The the drone stuff too. I don't.
Really know?
Actually, I'm not sure to be honest with you.
Well, Reggie. That I don't know if you read
that interview, there's some other stuff that came out of
that, but if you want to read that interview, it's really
good. I recommend it highly.
I know we've mentioned. Though.
Oh no, go ahead before you go in.
I know we. Mentioned about Reggie and
Amazon like a couple of weeks when it came out, we were
talking about it and stuff. I just didn't know that it was
the full detail that it happened during the week in the DS era.
And I think because I was buying my stuff from like Target and
Best Buy and stuff like that, even I bought some stuff at
Walmart too, like I was getting my games from other places.
I wasn't buying stuff during that era on Amazon.
I was like buying gospel CDs, but not like the Wii or video
game stuff, the Amazon. So I didn't know that stuff was
happening during that time. I'm shocked about that.
Yeah, I mean that there's. Again, a lot probably going on
over there that we don't know about and it's probably OK, but
also like. Just everybody be aware.
That there are things that go on at these, at places that maybe
you may or may not want to know about.
Again, ignorance is bliss, right?
That's the same. So just be careful out there,
everyone. It's gonna get weird.
Yes. Would you go go quarry with the
next story? Yeah, I am.
Where am I here? OK.
Nintendo legend Takashi Tazuka is retiring after 4 decades of
Mario and Zelda history. Nintendo has announced.
That legendary developer Takashi Tazuka will retire from the role
of Executive Officer on June 26th, marking the end of one of
the most influential careers in gaming history.
Tazuka played a major role in shaping franchises like Super
Mario Brothers, Super Mario Brothers 3, The Legend of Zelda
and A Link to the Past, and Super Mario World.
His final credited project was Super Mario Brothers Wonder.
Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Plus Meet up and ballad help these.
Titles, guys, come on. Closing out a decade's long
legacy that helped define Nintendo itself.
I mean, these are some of the greatest games of all.
Time right we can't argue that like all these games are if you
if you listed like even the top 50 games of all time.
I think every single. One of these games would.
Be on there, right? I mean, yeah.
So I thought that I I thought that Yoshi in the mysterious
book would be his last game. I mean it because he did it's.
Not out yet, so we don't really know who the.
What the credits are yet, but 'cause he did.
Yoshi's Woody World. And I think he might have did
craft. The world too.
Maybe 'cause I remember. I remember that.
Direct that he had the Yoshi cause the that Yoshi that I
wanted before they made it to amiibos too I.
Love Woody World. And craft the world is just ah
top to gangs top tier games he. Says.
Yep. So congratulations on a well.
Deserved run. Well deserved retirement for
deck for. Decades, 40 years, 1986.
That's, I mean, that's quite a that's legit, yeah.
It's quite a career, man, quite a.
Career. All right, Ed, let's.
Move on to some third party news.
I'm so rich for this one. This one was.
Magical to steal. Steal a word from Randy.
Pitchford Magical. IO Interactive gave an interview
and part of it was why Double O 7 first light would be delayed
on Switch 2. IO Interactive.
Promises Double O 7 first light won't suffer Borderlands 4's
switch to fate iOS CEO hakken abrac that's I think that's how
you see. Abrac says fans shouldn't worry
about Double O 7 first Light being delayed indefinitely on
the Nintendo Switch to like Borderlands 4.
While the studio now expects a quote late summer release
window, abrac emphasizes that the game is already running on
switch 2 and that the extra time is being spent to ensure the
port meets quality expectations. Following performance complaints
around Hitman World of Assassination on Switch 2 I/O
I/O I appears determined to avoid launching another version
that feels compromised. There's some pretty shady quotes
towards Randy Pitchford in there too.
To be fair though. Like what are you guys doing?
You know, like why not not IO the?
Other two. Two gearbox.
Gearbox like what are you doing? You know, like.
People want people want it, people.
Were looking forward to Borderlands.
Heck, they even put one of those trailer things on the Nintendo's
YouTube channel, the developer things, right?
Like the what were they called developer Diaries or something
and like made. Like this?
Huge deal about how Borderlands was not going to be compromised
on Twitch 2, how it was the same game and like it's.
Like. Clearly, somebody was lying.
And then they can't. And then?
Borderlands, It's OK now, got their own story out, but you're
just like an idiot and they're trying to play.
Clean up, you know, like well, this game.
The. The news story that came up was
from the CEO Strauss Zelnick and he said we've been addressing
those charges and we want to make sure that we're fully
addressed borderless 4 from consumers point of view before
we bring it to more platforms. But then he's just like he says
that they already show support for Switch 2, but the primary
console focus is still Sony and Microsoft platforms.
You don't say that. I mean, they can say whatever
they. Want they're 2K, they can say
whatever they want. It really.
It really doesn't matter at the end of the day, right?
Because like, here's the thing, I think some of these companies,
1000s of thousands, hundreds of millions of dollars is not going
to do anything when you make Grand Theft Auto and it's going
to make, you know, $2 billion on day one, right?
Like like that? Money.
Is really, you know, it's. The same reason why Sony's.
Pulling their games from PC, right?
It's like, yeah, it's nice to have that extra money, but like
or how much it cost to develop for that platform versus how
much you're getting in return. Like is it really worth it?
You know, and like I think that's that's been the problem
with these. That's that's been the.
Problem with these games and like companies putting stuff on
Switch in general, right or on Nintendo platforms in general is
because like a lot of these companies want hundreds of
millions of dollars or billions of dollars instead of just 10s
of millions of dollars, right And it's like with budgets and
everything I get it, you know, like I, I, I understand, but at
the same time like, you know, 2K promise Borderlands on switch
switch to you know, there's physical boxes out in the wild,
there's videos out there of it and like now you're just not
going to put it out, you know, like that's.
So that's the thing. But again, I just don't think
these companies care enough to like.
You. Know well.
I think I I understand why they delayed it because the
PlayStation Xbox version wasn't up to snuff.
It had a lot of problems. I can understand that they're
delaying it and delaying it for or they put it on pause and
stuff, but just be real with us. If you are, if you said that
your primary focus now is Sony and Microsoft as consoles, just
cancel the thing. Just just be up and said, hey
everybody, we apologize, but we got to cancel the switch to
version. We weren't meeting.
We weren't meeting expectations. We couldn't, you know, we were
trying to get the original game for these consoles fixed and
definitely with PC there's it takes so much work that we just
decided that instead of, you know, having a higher budget and
risking loss, we just decided to cancel the game.
Just be real with us to say that you're cancelling Borderlands 4,
you know, and they might, I mean, they might come out and
say. That at some point, and I mean
they have to say that in a financial report eventually
because they're a publicly traded company.
So they have to say that, right. So we will know either way at
some point. But you know, they're going to
hold off as long as they can because they don't want to a
disappoint people and be like, you know.
Cancelling a game that you? Made such a huge deal about it's
going to anger a lot of people for 10 minutes.
I mean, if you guys. In 2K supported into them with
what sports games they're going to eat 2K basketball like OK, I
mean they've they've put a lot of.
Games on switch, I mean Borderlands one through three
are on there, Xcom's on there, SIV is on there, BIOS the.
Bioshock Collection's. On there.
Like I know some of these games are older, but a lot of them
were new when they came out. Like 2K's got a big presence on
on Switch. I don't.
I mean, yeah, it's the same. It's the same thing.
Like it's the same thing we talked about with like
Activision, right? Like Activision has literally
put. Everything on.
There except for Call of Duty, right, But Call of Duty 6 out
because it's the biggest franchise in the world, you
know, but but also call. It but also Activision when it
was a when games should have released along with Xbox and
PlayStation. Those games would come up first
and then six. I know, but it's the same
conversation. You and I have like at least
once a month about like which. Doesn't run on.
The same architecture they run on mobile architecture, not PC
architecture the way that Xbox and PlayStation do.
So like there's a lot of different types of porting,
right? They run on NVIDIA, not AMD.
So there's stuff there, it's less powerful.
So there's stuff that there's a lot of factors that go into
developing for Switch like, and this is just armchair
developing. This isn't even like coming from
a real developer. Obviously it's I, I just know
there's a lot more that goes into it that I know people don't
take into consideration, which is fine.
I think it's. It's it's fine that people don't
take it into consideration because they don't understand
it, but also like. Yeah, I'm also of the mindset.
If you don't understand it, don't complain about it.
You know what I mean? But I I think.
But my thing is, is that you're putting expectations of day one
releases when Nintendo stuff gets announced with the other
projects and then when it comes. I think that's the goal though.
Eventually like this Gen. is to like get things out at the same
time but if but but. And I know our our argue this
talk about this so much it's but it's just like Nintendos always
continually to get the end of the stick that that's the one
that always get the sacrifice, not Sony and Microsoft.
And so then when Sony and Microsoft stuff comes out and it
does OK and stuff, and then when Nintendo Russians come out and
they sell them more than Sony and Microsoft put together, then
what? It's just like, why are we
getting the end of? Why are we getting at the end of
the stick? But we do better in the end
result sometimes, depending on the game and everything.
You know, why do we have to now suffer the six to eight months
delayed or whenever they get a game gets announced that should
have been day one. And then we may not even see it
in the same year that the other two get released and everything.
And it's just like it it it continues to it continues to
happen. And I can understand if you want
to know. My thing is this.
If you want to announce it for Sony and Microsoft and get a
release on those platforms, say it there.
And then if you want to do it for Nintendo, do some good
development time on the Nintendo version and then announce it and
give us some and stick to whatever release date or
whatever. If you're going to announce it
for Nintendo, just announce it at a later date.
We're fine with that. We.
We are.
Literally fine with that. Don't announce your stuff on day
one or announce your stuff that is coming to the all platforms
and then later on down the line Nintendo gets the short stick.
You know that we made we, we, we now may not get it or it's gonna
be delayed. Just announce it when it's ready
for Nintendo is all I'm saying. Sorry.
All right, you don't apologize. To me, I'm just here's the
thing, I would rather these games on Switch come out right
than than right. Like I, I.
Want them to take their time. I want them to figure it out.
I want them to make a. Game that.
Doesn't even though it will be compromised inevitably because
just the power alone will make it that way to not feel
compromised. Like Pragmata.
I mean, look at Pragmata, right? I mean, the switch to version of
Pragmata is like, for all intents and purposes, the same
game except for it runs at a lower resolution.
You know, it runs at a steady 30 frames, which is fine for a
handheld, right? Like I, Yeah, you know.
And and you? Know OK so the hair doesn't flow
as well as as the Xbox version. Oh.
No hair on a robot, no less, right?
So I don't. Know it's it's fine with me I
don't I. I, I, I think what I, I would
say this and I know we're going to move to the next story.
I think when was it Doom Eternal?
I think it was Doom Eternal. I can understand that being
delayed for a switch for a switch because Panic Button was
working with Bethesda to get that game done for a Switch.
Like I could understand that at least because the thing about it
was that Bethesda, or at least Panic button was literally
transparent on why the delay was happening.
And they were just like the game.
Wasn't the game wasn't done yet. Once they finished the game, we
started working with panic button or panic button started
working with with Bethesda to get the Switch refreshing
completed. Thank you for being transparent.
That's all we care for is being transparent.
You know, at least they were at least because the thing about is
Bethesda saw the support of Doom or Switch what, the 11 million
sales the. Excitement.
Do, yeah, but to the direct. Recap we did.
A million. I.
Sold is not I. I could I completely.
Understand, I completely understand, but you gotta
realize that it has been a long time or but there's the putting
it working on anything to put on an Nintendo platform that was
the. That's the thing.
That I've taken away with it. A company that avoided Nintendo
and everything was able to finally bring some of their
gangs, I think before Microsoft brought them gangs to the
Nintendo platform and it does these numbers.
You know, I, I don't. Everybody's is expecting low
sales on a Nintendo platform, but you did a million, yes, that
million may not say nothing, but on a platform that you expected
that your game not to sell that is older does numbers and
everybody's talking about it. Doom have had us talking.
About panic, but it's still talking about panic.
But it that's impressive. I mean it.
Definitely put them on the. Map right?
Yeah. And.
Also like. Do I mean again though, like
Doom is on so many other platforms that like I.
Feel like this was just. Like, you know, a little bit
extra of like, oh man, we could we.
I feel like putting doom on the Switch 1 was like a challenge
instead of more of a challenge instead of like a a meaningful
port. But then they also got
Wolfenstein and and Skyrim also over there.
So like, you know, panic button. Panic button is working wonders
and there's no doubt about that. But.
I'm I just? Don't think that you know 1.
Million units sold is. Not as impressive, it's
impressive, but not impressive at the same time. 1,000,000 but
it's I think it's. Impressive on one platform that
you expect it did a sale. It's that expressive where it's
when it's on multi consoles that 1,000,000 sales on the game on a
multi press multi a well known. Franchise, I would.
Say, because like Pragma, Pragmata is impressive because
it's on multiple platforms for 1,000,000, because it's a new IP
and new IPS really don't do numbers like that.
But this game luck. I would say.
Lucky was able to reach that number and that's something to
be congratulated with definitely when Capcom was just like, go
back to the 360 days when stuff wasn't hidden for Capcom.
Yeah, well. But the.
Shame was good though. Speaking of.
Wolfenstein Our last story comes
from Machine Games actually, because Indiana Jones is coming
out soon. And just a little tidbit, not a
lot of news here, but they did confirm that Indiana Jones in
the Great Circle is bringing expanded control options to the
Nintendo Switch to when it launches on May 12th.
Developer Machine Games has confirmed the game will support
both mouse mode and gyro aiming full, with full control
remapping available for players who want to customize the
experience. While the motion controls won't
extend to Indy's whip mechanics, the team says the goal was to
focus on features that genuinely enhanced immersion in gameplay.
Early impressions of the Switch to version have been positive,
with the hybrid mouse and gyro setup offering a unique way to
experience Indy's latest adventure this they.
Did this in. Metroid also, right?
Metroid Prime 4, the mouse gyro kind of mix and match kind of
thing, yeah. Yeah, because I think the.
Mouse was like. For the movement to give that PC
kind of feel and I think the other hand was like for the
shooting. So I I think it was the other
way around. But it's OK.
The. Mouse for the shooting and yeah,
gyro for. Movement.
Yeah. I forgive you though.
It's OK. Maybe.
It's because of the.
Maybe it's because of the way that I'm thinking that the mouse
would have been in my left hand for movement and pointing and
shooting with the gyro, the mouse in my right hand mouse.
Is in your right. Hand.
Who uses a mouse with their left?
Hand. No people care.
No one. The correct answer is no one
uses. A mouse with their left hand.
Moving on. It's time for pack watch.
Pack Watch. How do kid?
I hate you. Here.
Are the games. That you can be.
Purchasing on your Nintendo Switcher?
Switch to this week. Speaking of Indiana Jones.
And the great circle. 6999 Uncover one of history's
greatest mysteries in a first person single player adventure.
The year is 1937 Sinister forces are scouring the globe for the
secret to an ancient power connected to the great circle,
and only one person can stop them.
Indiana. Jones.
Oh man. Also on. 512 you're getting.
Quartet a series of unlikely train robberies, A mysterious
deck of cards, a fleet of deadly airships, and accident and
accidental mage. Choose from 4 stories in any
order and discover how they intertwine in this turn based
RPG. So.
It's Octopath. Traveller light it seems, yes.
Called the elder. Gods comes out on 512 also for
2499 if you remember that the. Prequel law.
It's in the. Description So journey to the
far corners of the earth and unearth ancient horrors in the
Lovecraftian narrative. Puzzle, adventure and sequel to
2020 is critically acclaimed called The Sea.
Sectory. Comes out on 5/14 for 1499.
Sectori is an intense, fast-paced twin stick shooter
infused with hard hitting techno music.
Sounds right up your alley. A game where high.
Adrenaline, gameplay, visuals and music come together to
transport you into another state of consciousness.
I can't wait. To be in another state of.
Consciousness unconscious. No.
Yeah, I'm tired. Man, oh steep, steep.
Yes, Perfect Tides comes out on 5/14 for 1999.
Perfect Tides is a point and click adventure about a game
about the agony and anticipation of being a teen set in the year
2000. You follow Amara and an Internet
obsessed young rider who lives on a so-called island paradise
rode outcomes out on on 5/14 for 1499.
Raise hell in this post apocalyptic action RPG that
mixes rotatable dungeon exploration and top down racing
mechanics. You're Claire, a mercenary who
survives by X executing sabotage, delivery and murder
contracts in the dead zone. Work for hire, thrash rival
gangs and race to glory. All right, here's the third.
Week in a row I've read this one.
Outbound is supposedly coming out on 5/14.
Explore colorful world and build your own cozy home on wheels.
Craft workstations and source energy from the sun, wind, and
water. Upgrade and customize your
vehicle, grow crops, and live sustainably off grid with up to
four players. I'm not.
Reading it next week if it's. Delayed Outbound.
Nope, not again. Exactly so.
Let's see, where am I at now? What is happening here?
Why is this here twice a small lane?
No, I'm trying to fix something here and this I said chose.
Here twice. All right, Outland.
Or no small small land. Survive the Wilds for 2499 is
coming out on 5/14. Experience a big adventure on a
tiny scale. Enjoy multiplayer survival in a
vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're
this small and at the bottom of the food chain.
Craft weapons and armor, tame and ride creatures, build
encampments and explore. Strange a strange new land.
This sounds like a RIP off of Grounded so that's cool I guess.
Here are the weekly updates on games that you could be playing
on your Switch or Switch to right now.
Capcom just dropped a free update for Resident Requiem on
Switch to adding the brutal new Leon Must Die Forever mini game
mode where players race through combat heavy stages, unlock
enhancers, and try to survive insane difficulty levels after
beating the main story. The Nintendo's dropped a.
Special release on the Nintendo Music featuring on the Nintendo
Music app, featuring 10 early tracks from the upcoming Switch
2 version of Star Fox, giving fans about 30 minutes of
orchestral music, including classics like Coronaria and Star
Wolf's theme. I need to listen to it.
A massive. Free test.
Of Time update is coming to Civilization 7 on May 19th,
letting players stick with one civilization across all ages
again, while also overhauling Victories, legacy paths now
called Triumphs, and adding new maps, systems, and balance
changes across which and other platforms.
A new crossover event for. Tetris 99 celebrates Tomodachi
Life living the dream by letting Switch Online players earn 100
points to unlock a special theme designed inspired by the Island
Life games. Great.
A major update is. Coming to.
Under Night in Birth Sisselus OK alongside new DLC fighter Zohar
This is a Fake game in summer 2026, adding balance changes,
ranked system upgrades, improved frame data tools, and mission
mode features, while developer French Bread also teased feature
support activity across its fighting game lineup.
Nintendo Switch Online. I didn't see any games pop up
this week, but obviously Star Fox is a big deal.
So Star Fox 10 tracks from Star Fox have made their way to
Nintendo music. And.
That's it. Let's let's get into question
block Ed question block. I forgot a question.
Oh no, well, sorry, I'm not going to go back and look it up.
So we're only going to read 4. We'll get that one next week.
I don't remember what it was, but I don't remember being very.
What do you call it? Urgent.
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fan here. If Nintendo suddenly gave you
full creative control to fuse 2 franchises that should
absolutely not work together, like Zelda and Metroid or
Caribbean Resident Evil Energy, what would you create and how
unhinged would you let it get? Thanks for everything you do.
OK, so it has to. Stay 2 French, OK?
So because resident. Evil is not Nintendo.
So I'm going to stay in the Nintendo realm because I I
probably would have been like Kirby and Odama, that pinball
game or, or fire element in the odama, but I am going to keep it
in the same realm of Nintendo. I I think I kind of would have
mixed Zelda and like eternal darkness.
I would, you know, because of Zelda sometimes having some
creepy stuff in the gang but seeing Link Lewis's sanity as
Hyrule keeps getting darker and darker because of getting
dwarfed in his shenanigans it it would.
Be kind of it. Would be something that you
know, every time he beats a dungeon, it's a way to get his
sanity back. But like the more time he dies,
he starts losing it. And if you die too many times,
you got to start the adventure all over because Link has just
went completely insane. And now you know, if you start
as a new Link, you have to fight that is sane dark because of the
insanity. So and once you defeat that dark
nick and defeat Gannon, the Senate sanity goes away and you
end up getting your Tri force a courage is the Tri force a
courage. I don't remember dude, I don't
know anymore. Yeah, you'll get one of the Tri.
Forces and everything, I mean, but every courage.
Zelda's is wisdom and Gannon's power.
Yeah. So yeah, so you got to be smart
about it and really focus it in everything.
But like, you can't go insane with it.
It still have it, still have your puzzles and everything.
It's so. So yeah, I, I.
Will mix Zelda and eternal darkness.
So I was also thinking like leaning into the horror kind of
aspect of things, but I was thinking more of like a pickman
horror game where you're like. Stuck in?
This underground, like the underground thing is like a
pickman and you have to like solve puzzles and find your
fellow pickman and go around and, and like basically like a
survival horror game as a Pikman instead of like a strategy game
as an astronaut with the Pikman. Pikman versus Yoshi.
Oh no. You had the.
You had the runaway from Yoshi before he eats you.
It's the Yeah, it turned. It turned.
Turn your community into like eggs.
Yeah, and the. Yoshi Island graphics.
What the grass? That would be.
Terrifying dude. What if you had to?
Make like. AI mean not that this is.
Not that it's. Nintendo, but you could.
What if you made like a Resident Evil Animal Crossing?
Oh my goodness. Where you had to build a
community and. Like.
Like like build. Like a survival, like a
surviving community, but also like maybe keep zombies out.
I don't know. I mean, I guess that kind of
makes sense for that genre a little bit, but there.
Have been some people who. Have made some like dark horror
thing, Animal Crossing islands. I'm like, this is creepy, Yeah.
I mean, Animal Crossing is inherently creepy.
Have you seen their eyes and their creepiness?
Yeah, I have. And and then dealing.
With Tom Nook and his nephews. Tom.
Nookman, he's gonna get you. Tom Nook be.
Tom Nook, be like it's time to pay your house bill.
Where's your bills at? Ring, ring, ring.
Yeah, that would be creepy. Yep.
Sure. Would it?
Sure. Would.
But enough of that, let's move on to the next question.
Yes. Derek S via.
X writes in Derek S My nephew's name is Derek S PayPal block.
Be honest and Nintendo dropped a Wii NSO collection tomorrow.
Would you cry on air or would you act professional for us?
Thanks. AD.
Professional professional crying would be great content.
I would cry because I hate the Wii, but it depends on what
games are on it, right? I mean, like, yeah, I mean, I,
I, I would, I would want to know what games would be launching
with it, right? That's the big kind of.
Thing because like it wouldn't. Matter to me if the the games
were on there that I didn't really care about like if you're
going to give me like Zack, Zack and wiki or even even.
Something like Excite. Truck or or the Conduit from
Sega, right? Would be a perfect fit because
nobody's going to buy those games.
Would that be great fit for that?
Or like Metroid Prime three, since they essentially aren't
going to release these remasters of the other two apparently.
You know, I would like to see a lot of first.
Party stuff kind of make its way over from the Wii, to be honest.
Like. You know man.
I'm trying to think of like I'm trying to.
Think of the games that. Didn't end up getting HD remakes
or remasters, but also like, you know, like paper.
A Super Paper Mario would be a good 10.
Yes, right, the fire. On one game would be a great one
which I still have your copy. You know.
And then we were talking about we wear it at 1.2 right at the
beginning of the show. Yeah, it would be great.
To. Get some of those games on
there. So yeah, I mean.
There's a lot of different. Things you could do with the
Wii, but I mean, Wii Sport, it has to, it has to launch with
Wii Sports, right? Like that would just be dumb.
Not to do that. Wasn't there a?
Warrior. Wear game on Wii Warrior wear
Shake it. No warrior.
Land. Shake it.
And then there there was a. The game in Wario was the.
Wario wear game on there, OK? It had a pink cover.
I remember it. I remember it because Sonic got
it for me, I think at one point, and I didn't really like it.
But what was that, the Wii U game?
I don't know anymore. Man.
I'm sure. There was a warrior wear game.
On the Wii that. I mean, that just makes too much
sense, right? So yeah, definitely send.
The punishment too send the punishment for N64 is on there
that one would definitely complete the the trash some of
the treasure games yeah and then you got to you got to include.
Those RPGs on there too right? Like a Lost The Last Story and
Pandora's Tower, Yes. Oh, I mean even.
Even that Final Fantasy game that came out, the Crystal
Chronicles game that came out on the Wii, the Crystal Bears, that
was really like essentially everybody that had a Wii tried
to say this. Is the real Final Fantasy?
11 or whatever right? Like if but.
I I do I. Did I did think that that game
was pretty good, but because it was just an RPG, it wasn't like
a carry the Lantern around with your friends style thing.
It was a solo experience, yeah. Then.
I think there probably be. Some party games like the
rabbit. I will, yeah.
I would love to like the rabbit games.
Raving rabbits. Yeah, I'm sure you would be.
On board with that, right? Yeah.
Or or or red steel like. If they could get some.
Some of the stuff from like their launch lineup on there, I
think that would be cool. Mix in what we wear, Yeah.
Also be good. Yeah, Red Steel was a cool.
Wasn't like that would be a cool get for them, right?
Like, I don't know, I kind of liked Red Steel.
Red Steel 2 was actually really good.
Yeah, that one was really. Good.
And then Sega did some stuff all week like, well, I mean, no,
because they already had like weird.
They had those weird Sonic. Games, right, Like Sonic and the
Secret Rings and the one that he was.
A Like a knight, yeah. Senegal.
Unleashes the. Werewolf one, I think, yeah.
But. That House of the Dead Overkill
would be like a Bunkers one. Yeah, they got they had all
those. Resident Evil rail shooters too,
right? Like, yeah, I'm.
Trying to think of what else was on there.
That was that would like be meaningful.
Yeah, that'd be crazy of. Rockstar put Bully on there,
they wouldn't do. They want to sell their games.
They're not. They're never going to put Bully
out again. Where they wouldn't put that.
What? Was that one kill gang?
Manhunt two. Yeah, that.
Yeah, yeah. I mean, there's a lot of
choices. From there I'm just trying to
think because. There are a lot of games from
that era also have gotten HD remasters too.
So like, you know, Carnival. Games would probably be a big.
One, I'm looking at Wii games right now to try to see oh, you
know what? You know what?
We missed Punch out. Oh punch out.
So good. On Wii I know dude, Punch Out is
really good. So good.
New. Super Mario Brothers Wii.
Would be another good one. I'm actually so.
That one I'm actually shocked they've never.
Brought that forward to anything like the Wii 1 you know, I, I
think yeah, because I think. All because of, like, the Wii U
virgins that came out. And I wonder where?
Yeah, but like. I I.
Like even when they re. Release it on Switch like I'm
surprised it didn't package like all like like the like the Wii
version, the Wii version and then the New Luigi U stuff all
together right? It was only the bladder 2 right
for Switch so I don't. Know just.
Seemed weird that they never brought that over because I I, I
really liked that one and it's so.
It's so it's like 30 million copies, Yeah, so.
It kind of bothers me a little bit, but it's fine.
Whatever it is what it is, I guess.
Yeah, I'm trying any any other Wii, notable Wii games.
I mean, Mario Kart I guess you could put on there.
Alright Kart we. Right, what is the one?
With the the IT starts with the end with the guy with the three
swords that you had to switch. Take it the what?
What now? I don't know what you're more.
The more oh Muramasa the demon blade.
Yeah, Muramasa the. Demon Blade, Yeah.
Such a great game. Phenomenal.
I think it's only. I think it's.
Only all we in. PC or did PlayStation get one?
I think PlayStation got one. It was on Vita.
OK. So yeah, it was.
It was on. Vita.
But I don't really know much more.
Really. All right, Ed, let's.
Move on. We got two more questions here.
Tyler M via. Twitter X Whatever you.
Want to call it Hey pal block of Nintendo replace every direct
with Edward and Corey. Just arguing live for 45 minutes
I. Mean you could TuneIn every.
Every weekend to watch live for three hours if you want.
Would that be peak? Content or.
The downfall of civilization elite.
Block agents would definitely. Try to moderate, but film it
spectacularly. You know what?
I I. Would say that it would be peak
content because of our discussions.
We definitely, I mean of course our hot 45 minutes and we would.
That we that would be the first game in the direct.
That would be. That would.
Be the first. 45 minutes. Yes.
And then? We're still.
Start. Naming gangs and loving gangs
and stuff I but I think it would be com peak content because we
will be discussing that game and how it connects and how a place
in the Nintendo family of systems and ideal of game and
stuff. Will we be right or wrong about
it? I'll probably be the most wrong
one because of my heart takes. You will probably be right
because because I'm always right.
You're majority right. You know I'm always right.
You can. Say that it's there's there's
there's. There'll be times for disagree.
Well, there's because I've been, right, so you got to give me
some points. I'll I'll give you.
I'll. Give you points as you argue,
like as we just put the the question to the test right now.
But I think it would be content and plus Nintendo would have to
pay us a lot and they'll be like.
Wait a minute, these. Two people are arguing about
gangs. These two idiots.
Yeah, pretty. Much.
Oh man, so fun. No, but I think I think.
If we ever did like a Nintendo Direct, even for 45 minutes, I
think we would be excited for every gang and our discussions
will be definitely will be positive in all the
possibilities and stuff. I think we I think it would
still be peak content. So I'm going to stay with that,
sure. Yeah, I mean.
It's always peak content when we're arguing.
Our last question. Here is from Evan J via e-mail.
Hey Edward and Corey, big shout out to the Elite Block agents
and everyone in the PAL Block community.
Y'all made me dust off my old cartridges again.
I recently found all of Boss Rusher's content after your Iron
Lord's appearance, and I'm subscribed everywhere.
Well, thanks. Welcome, welcome.
Shout out. Shout out to Iron Lord's man.
Yeah, shout out to Do I. Love those.
I love those guys, man. They're.
So they're they're awesome. I could talk, dude.
I'll. I'll stop, I'll stop.
Gushing now, my question is why do older Nintendo games feel
like they had more intentional magic compared to modern design
philosophies? Is it nostalgia talking or did
constraints actually make better creative decisions back then?
Why? Do other.
Nintendo gangs feel like they had more or they have more
intentional magic compared to modern design philosophies is a
nostalgia talking or their constraints actually make better
credit. So this is the thing with NATO,
It's not pretty much nostalgia talking.
And because I had this discussion before about
nostalgia and it's really that people think Nintendo re relies
on nostalgia. I'm like, OK, why?
Why Nintendo? Because PlayStation, Sony and
3rd party and some even some indie games, we rely on
nostalgia. But no, everybody's not talking
about it. Nintendo take kind of takes
their basic thing about gameplay for a series that you know, and
approves opponent or innovates it or or they'll see something
and try to make it their own. You know, Miyamoto is known for,
you know, questioning. The.
Developers and like, even if you look at Splatoon, when the first
one came out and how the three directors who made that game
really was just like they went to Miyamoto and presented their
idea and Miyamoto question, how do, OK, but how do you do this?
How would this connect? How do you change this?
How how would you innovate it? Because I'm like, if you're
doing something that everybody else is doing, then what makes
the game special and stuff. So I think with Nintendo,
they're always trying to do something different.
They're always trying to put gameplay with new ideas while
still having that familiar context that, you know, for the
game. So I don't think it's always
nostalgia talking because since they got the Star Fox direct,
not a lot of people, definitely younger players who are just
getting into and into the games. We remember Star Fox or
anything. And the history is there for
them to play on NSO. But like, people are just
getting excited because they just learned about Star Fox for
the Mario Galaxy movie. So, you know, and even with even
with Zelda and Metroid, a lot of people had their kids go through
their past games to understand why these games are what they
are at this time and how each game presents something
innovative about them, whether it's level design, boss fights,
the powers and how they use it and stuff, you know?
I think Nintendo is always trying to push their create
creative decisions for it so that everything doesn't feel
like anybody elses game on any other platform, even though
there's still a familiar idea or usage of that gameplay.
So I, I, I really don't think it's nostalgia.
I think people use nostalgia as a easy answer to the the
discussion because they think it's going to have, you know,
advantage. In the discussion.
In this, it is really not because I'm like, when Nintendo
does do something different or brings out a new IP, we're
willing to check it out and see what they could do.
And if that idea doesn't work, they'll they'll, they'll they
will rework it and they'll come back in some form.
It may not be in that same IP, but it may be in another IP that
it that idea works for it. You know.
So I don't think it's nostalgia. I think Nintendo is always when
they thinking creative, they're always trying to push push their
development and creators for it, you know, to really challenge
them and to be like, how can we make it our this our all and
stuff? Because like Breath of the
Wilds, they're also good at example.
We all play open world. We always had been able to go
anywhere we want, but Nintendo was able like, OK, let's mix
science in this. Let's mix engineering in this
because we have the sandbox open world stuff, but we don't have
those elements to make people think to be like, how can I
create this in terms of the Kingdom?
How can I do the scientific thing to get me further up that
hill in breath of the Wow, who? Else is doing that.
Yeah. Yeah, I think.
I'm going to go a different direction, I think, OK.
I think. That you know there.
Is. A lot of, I still think there's
a lot of creativity within Nintendo themselves, right?
But like, I think you look at a lot.
Of the. Surrounding developers and even
Nintendo to, to an extent. Not.
Like as much.
As these other companies clearly, but like.
With how much games? Cost and engines cost to either
rent or build from scratch or you know, have that license.
It's just a lot of. I think a lot of creativity.
Goes up the door when you these budgets are so high and and like
to save money and time you use the same animations or assets or
sound bites or you know all those sorts of things just to
save time and money. And I think that games take so
much longer to make now that you are trying to look at where can
we save time and and money and and things like that.
And you know back then, right I mean Final Fantasy, what 424
whatever was made in like 8 months, right?
Could you imagine? Making a.
Huge RPG in eight months now no. It's going to take.
It's it's going. To the time between Final
Fantasy 15 and 16 was like 7 years, you know like when they
were literally pumping them out one like every year back on PS1,
you know like it. Times have changed.
The way games are developed has changed and like, I still think
Nintendo. Attempts to do that.
Right. Like, I mean, look at Mario
Wonder versus New Super Mario Brothers, right?
They innovative, they changed the way the art, they changed
the art style, they changed the animations.
But like I think. We look at Mario.
And we think Mario has kind of looked relatively the same since
the Nintendo 64, right? Yeah, relatively right.
I mean, obviously we have the Mario and Luigi series where he
looks different and Paper Mario and and stuff like that.
But like Mario? Mario has.
Genuinely looked the same since then 1064 and I think you look
at Mario 123, Mario World, even Yoshi's Island like.
Every single game has a different.
Art style, you know, every single game these characters
look different they have a different appeal, they have a
different look, they have a different whatever and I think
that's just part of the way that they wanted to make these games
you know and like. I think Zelda.
Is a little. Bit more.
Forgiving in that area, right? Like every Zelda game and
obviously Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the wild, like
that whole universe has its own thing.
But genuinely speaking, or or or you know, Zelda has changed its
art style every game, you know? Except, you know, there's.
There's kind of two exceptions to that, right, With Ocarina and
Majora and then and then Breath of the Wild and Tears of the
Kingdom and then I guess echoes of wisdom and and links
awakening, but like. I think you look at these Zelda.
Games and like Oh yeah they this is a new Zelda game because it's
got a different art style right and and.
I think they still. Explore that, you know.
Metroid I think is another one that actually doesn't.
Change. Art direction all that much,
right? Like Samus will get a new suit,
right? But I think generally speaking,
there are so few of them that I think the.
The art style changes. Because of the technology
available, not because of the, you know, the ideas.
Yeah. So I think there's a lot of
different. Ways to approach this I just
think in general these days. Games are so expensive to.
Make and companies are just really trying to find ways to
cut costs and everything is built as a franchise now, right?
Like they're really trying not to build things as one offs or
trying to build them as trilogies, right, which is why
characters all look the same in every game, right?
Like look at Horizon on on PlayStation and Uncharted and
God of War and you know. They're built as franchises.
They want these games to last decades, but it's also like it's
not the. Same way that Nintendo.
Has built lasting franchises, right they're building them with
the intent to tell a story across three games not oh, you
know, we need to make a new Mario game what are we going to
do this time you know what I mean like it's it's not that
they don't approach games like that Nintendo's always been
different in that respect and. I think you're going to.
Continue to see that I think I mean, look at look at look at
Donkey Kong, right? I mean look at Donkey Kong
Bonanza. Look how different that game
looks compared to the Rare games, right?
Yeah, I mean that was. A big drastic.
Change. So yeah, I think you're going to
start. Seeing, I mean, look at I mean,
look at Star Fox, right, We just saw that we we've seen two
different versions of Star Fox this year.
Yeah, clearly the audience prefers one over the other, but,
you know, it's. I think Nintendo's AI.
Think when you really sit down and think about it, Nintendo's
really better about it than maybe people think.
So yeah, like. Speaking of our styles, like
Corey, it's like Nintendo. Loves to keep their art.
Style feel very Japanese, very East innocence and they really
don't try to go for it's like cinema, like detailed
cinematics, but like their anime stuff and Fire Emblem looks
awesome even when it's even when it's like the graphics that
they're using in the game for a cutscene looks amazing and
everything. I I think Nintendo was just
like, like you said, budget and cost of stuff.
There's something about Nintendo being able to use those in game
assets to progress a story and tell it, still use it, that
cutscene mentality without having to have a high production
budget to show off what that moment in the story to be
narrated, you know, to tell that narrative and stuff.
Because I'm just like some of the scenes, like in think it's
Breath of the Wild, it might be tears again, I think it's Breath
of the Wild when Zelda is crying and stuff.
It's just like it looks beautiful on how that is told
and that cutscene using that art style, everything.
Like they the. Nintendo like man, even just
like Xenoblade crime. I keep going back to Xenoblade
Chronicles 3 because that is truly like a anime anime.
But when you watch it in movement, it's just like, this
is beautiful. And then I think with Nintendo
and their ourselves, it leaves a long impression because you you
could go to any of their IPS and talk about their art styles and
it still stands good. That's why we a lot of people
say, yeah, this game still looks good because of the art style
decision that they made when it comes to Nintendo.
Yep. I also think you see a lot of
create creativity in the indie space too, yeah.
So. But that's that's all I got Ed
that's. It.
That's all we got, all right. Man, sub three hours we're.
Slipping man. Well.
Nerdy. We'll, we will have some final
thoughts. I really don't have any at this
moment with any final thoughts. I'm really, I will say I really
am glad for that Nintendo Direct with Starfox.
I'm really am looking forward to this summer gaming, the summer
showcase, like summer game fest and stuff.
I'm really looking forward to Nintendo's lineup this year.
Just super excited for what is planned and to come ahead.
And like, like Corey, I, I hope one day this year we get that
2019, not 2019, that doom kind of Nintendo Direct where we just
like get together, get on the phone or whatever.
And we literally talk for like, we, we're so hype and we just
keep talking about it. And even when we're off, we just
still talking about it. I hope we're get that kind of
direct because it's, it's been around that we had that feeling
for a direct. It's it's to be like the
possibilities that could come. Yeah, I'm.
My I guess my final. Thought would be just, you know.
My wife. 'S birthday is was on on
Thursday. So, you know, just happy
birthday to my wife and happy Mother's Day to all the moms out
there, even though that's passed by the time you hear this on
podcast and YouTube. But still.
Always worth knowing that somebody out there acknowledges
that. So Yep, all right, and thank.
You Nick for joining us in the chat.
Nerdy out with us. Truly appreciate it with that
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