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Topics:

• Nintendo Switch 2 Sells Over 3.5 Million Units Worldwide in First Four Days https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2025/250611.html

• Legend of Zelda movie delayed to May 7, 2027 (formerly March 26) https://x.com/Nintendo/status/1932075231885382103

• Splatoon Raiders announced, Splatoon 3 gets free Switch 2 upgrade https://www.gematsu.com/2025/06/splatoon-raiders-announced-for-switch-2-splatoon-3-version-10-0-0-update-launches-june-12

• Nintendo recommends a fix for battery charge display errors https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/68272/~/the-battery-charge-indicator-or-percentage-displays-incorrectly-on-nintendo

• YouTube confirms the YouTube app will come to Switch 2 https://x.com/TeamYouTube/status/1931203116126351639

• Summer Game Fest 2025: Resident Evil Requiem, Stranger Than Heaven, Felt That: Boxing, Atomic Heart 2, Acts of Blood, etc. https://www.eurogamer.net/summer-game-fest-june-2025-everything-announced

• Xbox Games Showcase: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz comatose, died of boredom https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/06/08/xbox-games-showcase-2025-recap-everything-announced/

Questions from Discord: 

• Joe: Which GameCube games would you like to get on Switch 2 NSO?

• 🦉

What we’re playing: 

Mary: :)  

John: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (finished), Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, NS2 Welcome Tour, Cosmic Fantasy 3

Greg: Rivals, MarioKart World, Fortnite, Resident Evil: Revelations 2, 

Brett L:  South of Midnight, Mario Kart World, Welcome Tour, Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Brett M: MIA

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Topics:

• NINTENDO SWITCH 2: OUR LIVES HAVE MEANING

• Quick PSA: Switch 1 game compatibility has improved on Switch 2 again - UK link: https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-Switch-2/Compatibility-with-Nintendo-Switch-games-2786092.html (US hasn’t updated yet: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/transfer-guide/compatible-games/ )

• State of Play June 2025: Bloodstained 2, Final Fantasy Tactics, 007 First Light, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, Pragmata, etc. https://blog.playstation.com/2025/06/04/state-of-play-june-2025-all-announcements-trailers/

Questions from Discord: 

• Mary Stowe: So what's everyone's predictions for the Nintendo Switch 3?

• 🦉

What we’re playing: 

Mary: :)  

John: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (finished), Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, NS2 Welcome Tour, Cosmic Fantasy 3

Greg: Rivals, DOOM: The Dark Ages, COD, REPO 

Brett L:  South of Midnight

Brett M: MIA

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Topics:

• Pokemon Legends Z-A launches October 16, 2025, Pokemon Presents scheduled for July 22 https://x.com/Pokemon/status/1927712162778099735 / https://x.com/Pokemon/status/1927720664934355122

• The list of Switch 1 games compatible with Switch 2 has received an update https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/transfer-guide/compatible-games/

• Game Boy – Nintendo Switch Online adds Gradius: Interstellar Assault, Kirby’s Star Stacker, Survival Kids, and The Sword of Hope https://www.gematsu.com/2025/05/game-boy-nintendo-switch-online-adds-gradius-interstellar-assault-kirbys-star-stacker-survival-kids-and-the-sword-of-hope

• Nobunaga's Ambition devs confirm you can use USB mouse on Switch 2 https://youtu.be/nkVgxI2ZXys?t=632

• Leaker PH Brazil claims a Nintendo Direct will drop around Switch 2's launch https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-next-nintendo-direct-will-reportedly-drop-around-switch-2s-launch/

• Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake launches October 30, adds Game-Key Card Switch 2 version https://www.gematsu.com/2025/05/dragon-quest-i-ii-hd-2d-remake-adds-switch-2-version-launches-october-30

• EA Cancels Black Panther Game, Closes Cliffhanger Games https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-cancels-black-panther-game-closes-cliffhanger-games

Questions from Discord: 

• 🦉

What we’re playing: 

Mary: :)  

John: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Greg: Rivals, DOOM: The Dark Ages, COD, REPO 

Brett L:  Koira (beat) Karma: The Dark World (beat) Indika

Brett M: Zelda Wind Waker

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Topics:

• Mario Kart World was originally in development for Switch, has over 200 songs, could’ve been MK9 https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-18-mario-kart-world-part-1/

• Something else

• Miyamoto discusses Donkey Kong's new design in IGN interview https://www.ign.com/articles/the-big-shigeru-miyamoto-interview-i-see-nintendo-as-like-a-talent-agency-and-we-have-within-our-roster-a-lot-of-talented-characters

• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment gets Creator's Voice video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT8ojj0HrzA

• Nintendo will be attending Gamescom 2025 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-will-be-attending-gamescom-2025/

• Nintendo clarifies the types of updates coming to Switch 1 games on Switch 2 https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/transfer-guide/games-with-free-updates/

• Killer Instinct Gold joins Nintendo 64 NSO https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1923182029836894603

• Nintendo files a new trademark for Hotel Dusk: Room 215 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-has-filed-a-new-trademark-for-cings-2007-ds-adventure-game-hotel-dusk-room-215/

• Fortnite leaker Shiina claims Fortnite has mouse controls on Switch 2 https://x.com/ShiinaBR/status/1924472371521491348

• We now know who designed the “Pokémon” logo https://www.ign.com/articles/meet-the-man-who-designed-pokemons-iconic-logo 's-iconic-logo

• Persona 5: The Phantom X launches June 26 in the West, Japan https://www.gematsu.com/2025/05/persona-5-the-phantom-x-launches-june-26-in-the-west-japan

• Stellar Blade 2 intended to launch before 2027 https://x.com/Wario64/status/1924841392536244587/

• Xbox stuff - BEHIND MY BACK 

• PlayStation common L https://blog.playstation.com/2025/05/21/playstation-stars-coming-to-a-close-as-sie-evaluates-new-ways-to-evolve-future-loyalty-program-efforts/

Questions from Discord: 

• 🦉

What we’re playing: 

Mary: :)  

John: Lunar Remastered Collection (finished), Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Greg: Rivals, DOOM: The Dark Ages, COD 

Brett L:  The Midnight Walk, Koira

Brett M: Zelda Wind Waker

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Topics:

• NBCUniversal apparently reveals that the next Mario movie is called Super Mario World https://x.com/Wario64/status/1922496554855776545

• Nintendo Switch 2 final tech specs confirmed https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2025-nintendo-switch-2-final-tech-specs-and-system-reservations-confirmed

• IGN: Nintendo San Francisco store to offer customized colors for Switch OLED https://x.com/Wario64/status/1922471015357067338

• Arc System Works hack corroborates that Nintendo is only producing 64 GB Switch 2 cards right now https://x.com/necrolipe/status/1921315639563608384 

• Switch 2 home screen offers mouse controls, and you can lock Switch 2 with a PIN when waking from Sleep

• PSA: Hogwarts Legacy on Switch can be upgraded to Switch 2 version for just $10 

• Interesting breakdown of how well all Sega IP sells https://x.com/Genki_JPN/status/1921864879314436539

• Square Enix is developing an original IP in collaboration with Tokyo Broadcasting System Television https://www.gematsu.com/2025/05/square-enix-and-tbs-television-announce-collaboration-to-develop-original-ip-game

• P5X is coming west https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQsdIWTGn_Y

• Ori developer Moon Studios head warns it may have to shut down following review bombing https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ori-developer-moon-studios-head-warns-it-may-have-to-shut-down-following-review-bombing/

• Mafia: The Old Country trailer drops with gameplay and release date of August 8th https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOIg2lFVsJE

Questions from Discord: 

• Jtlawbass: Has there ever been a game that was delayed so much that, when it released, you never picked it up because you had either been too frustrated with the delays or grew out of that type of game and no longer wanted it? 

• 🦉

What we’re playing:

Mary: :)  

John: Lunar Remastered Collection

Greg: Rivals, DOOM 64, COD, TMNT: Mutants Unleashed 

Brett L:  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (beat)  The Midnight Walk

Brett M: TMNT, Clair Obscur

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Topics:

• Switch 2 has 258 default profile icons, almost double Switch's 147 https://x.com/OatmealDome/status/1919774990737522957

• Nintendo stock price hits all-time peak again https://x.com/serkantoto/status/1917855487942615536

• Final Fantasy VII Remake series director all but confirms Rebirth is also coming to Switch 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm68MEd3d5c

• Microsoft Raises the Price of All Xbox Series Consoles, Xbox Games Confirmed to Hit $80 This Holiday https://bsky.app/profile/wario64.bsky.social/post/3lo4ena2iu32f

• Grand Theft Auto VI delayed to May 26, 2026 https://x.com/RockstarGames/status/1918265468076605706

• Context from Jason Schreier https://bsky.app/profile/jasonschreier.bsky.social/post/3lo6qieb3wc2x

• Trailer 2, running in engine on PS5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQRLujxTm3c

• Gears of War: Reloaded launches August 26 on Xbox Series, PC, Game Pass, and PS5 https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/05/05/gears-of-war-reloaded-release-date/ 

• Ecco the Dolphin and Ecco: The Tides of Time remasters announced alongside third Ecco game https://www.gematsu.com/2025/05/ecco-the-dolphin-and-ecco-the-tides-of-time-remasters-announced-alongside-third-ecco-game

• New Half-Life game is allegedly being "widely playtested ahead of a possible summer reveal and winter release" https://wccftech.com/half-life-3-playtested-summer-reveal/

• Oblivion Remastered is the 3rd bestselling game of 2025 in the US already https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3logoljt5lk2d

• No Chrono Trigger remake! https://x.com/gematsu/status/1918434161620042140

Questions from Discord: 

• Brydude: Which Link is your personal favorite?  Ex. OoT Link, Wind Waker, etc.  

• 🦉

What we’re playing:

Mary: :)  

John: Lunar Remastered Collection (beat 1), Star Wars: Battlefront

Greg: Rivals, DOOM 64, (DOOM: Eternal (maybe?), COD, Apex Legends (new season baby!) 

Brett L:  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33  Split Fiction (beat)

Brett M: Split Fiction (beat)

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Topics:

• Press X wins at Switch 2 preorders

• Nintendo Switch System Update Ver. 20.0.0 adds Virtual Game Card & System Transfer to Switch 2 https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22525/~/nintendo-switch-system-update-information#current

• Virtual Game Card stops the same game from being played online on two Switch consoles https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/switchs-new-virtual-game-card-system-stops-the-same-game-being-played-online-on-two-switch-consoles/

• Default Switch profile icons were updated https://x.com/OatmealDome/status/1917391209967821073

• eShop Best Sellers list reorganized https://kotaku.com/slop-nintendo-switch-eshop-best-seller-firmware-update-1851778523

• Survey of around 60,000 Japanese respondents shows Switch 2 drawing success rates (scroll down)

• Toyo Securities analyst Hideki Yasuda: Switch 2 launch sales in Japan likely between 800K-1M units, which "can be translated to around 5 million in the first week globally. That speed is unprecedented." https://archive.md/1QKcl

• Borderlands 4 now launches September 12 and received a PlayStation State of Play https://blog.playstation.com/2025/04/30/borderlands-4-revealing-vault-hunter-skills-new-planet-kairos-and-more/

• EA Lays Off 300-400 Employees, Including About 100 at Respawn; Incubated Titanfall Project Canceled - Bloomberg 

• Jeff Grubb’s take https://x.com/JeffGrubb/status/1917273189001974166

• GOG adds Breath of Fire IV and many Star Wars games to its GOG Preservation Program https://www.gog.com/en/gog-preservation-program

• Square, Capcom, Taito, & Sega Promising To Preserve Their Past A "Fabrication" Claims GPS https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/claims-that-square-capcom-taito-and-sega-are-promising-to-preserve-their-past-a-fabrication-claims-gps

Questions from Discord: 

• 🦉

What we’re playing:

Mary: :)

John: Lunar Remastered Collection, SaGa Frontier Remastered, Star Wars: Battlefront

Greg: Rivals, Rock’n’Roll Racing, COD, Rocket League 

Brett L: Assassins Creed Shadows (beat) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Brett M: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

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Topics:

• Nintendo Switch 2 Pricing Remains the Same, Retail Preorders Begin April 24 in US https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/nintendo-maintains-nintendo-switch-2-pricing-retail-pre-orders-to-begin-april-24-in-u-s/

• Context on accessory price increases https://x.com/nintendeal/status/1913268152244617335

• New Street Fighter and Zelda amiibo have gone up $10 each https://x.com/Wario64/status/1914334618397946235

• “Now You're Playing Together ft. Paul Rudd – Nintendo Switch 2” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uGXvdbL1ys

• The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma also runs on Switch 1 https://marvelousgames.com/news/rune-factory-guardians-of-azuma-nintendo-switch-2-faq

• Most physical Switch 2 games so far are actually just Game-Key Cards https://x.com/gematsu/status/1915117805499777329

• Nintendo offering limited card sizes is the rumored theory as to why this is happening https://www.reddit.com/r/NSCollectors/comments/1jsfsaw/rumor_nintendo_not_offering_as_many_options_for/

• Japan is getting an official book about Pokemon animal behavior and ecology written by a real doctor https://automaton-media.com/en/news/new-pokemon-book-by-actual-doctor-of-animal-behavior-and-ecology-academically-explains-and-illustrates-behaviors-of-wild-pokemon/

• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered shadow-drops on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC https://www.gematsu.com/2025/04/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-announced-for-ps5-xbox-series-and-pc-now-available

• Ghost of Yōtei comes to PlayStation 5 on October 2 https://blog.playstation.com/2025/04/23/ghost-of-yotei-comes-to-playstation-5-on-october-2/

• Star Wars Zero Company launches in 2026 on PS5, XSX, and PC https://www.gematsu.com/2025/04/star-wars-zero-company-launches-in-2026-debut-trailer-and-screenshots

• Square Enix, Capcom, Taito, and Sega commit to "archiving past development materials" https://www.gamesindustry.biz/square-enix-capcom-taito-and-sega-commit-to-archiving-past-development-materials

Questions from Discord: 

• 🦉

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What we’re playing:

Mary: :) 

John: Star Ocean First Departure R (finished), SaGa Frontier Remastered (“beat”), Lunar Remastered Collection

Greg: Rivals, Rock’n’Roll Racing, COD, Rocket League 

Brett L: Split Fiction, Assassin's Creed Shadows 

Brett M: Split/Fiction, South of Midnight, Quest 3 VR

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Topics:

• Nintendo's Vietnam Production of Switch 2 Is Going Almost Entirely to the US - Bloomberg Link

• Nintendeal claims that most GameStop stores "are expecting ~100 Switch 2 consoles available at launch," but games/accessories "extremely limited" https://x.com/Nintendeal/status/1911810754099249648

• Streets of Rage, Super Thunder Blade, ESWAT: City Under Siege Join NSO Genesis game https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1910498346952769825

• Switch 2 versions of BotW and TotK will offer occasional equipment repair via Zelda Notes https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/zeldas-nintendo-switch-2-ports-finally-let-you-repair-equipment-via-its-mobile-app/

• Phil Spencer comments on wanting to support Switch 2 https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/microsoft-phil-spencer-minecraft-movie-fallout-season-2-1236352653/

• Marathon launches September 23 as a team-based extraction shooter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvJIQoWIQP8

• Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered leaks, apparently launches next week https://www.gematsu.com/2025/04/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-screenshots-leak-via-virtuos-website

• TLOU season 2 premiere had 5.3 million US viewers, outpacing season 1 premiere by 10% https://deadline.com/2025/04/the-last-of-us-season-2-premiere-viewership-hbo-1236368374/

Questions from Discord: 

• Jtlawbass: What franchise needs a new installment? For me, I’d love a new, single-player Phantasy Star game. A Nintendo franchise that I want to see make a comeback is Golden Sun.

• 🦉

What we’re playing:

Mary: :) 

John: Super Mario RPG (finished), SaGa Frontier Remastered, Star Ocean First Departure R

Greg: Rivals, Rock’n’Roll Racing, COD, Rocket League 

Brett L: Split Fiction, Assassins Creed Shadows 

Brett M: Split/Fiction

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Topics:

• Doug Bowser explains why Switch 2 costs $150 more than Switch: 1) "a lot of improved features" with Joy-Con 2, LCD screen, and CPU/GPU processing power, and 2) the social features like GameChat - CNBC Video

• “the Super Mario Bros. 2 movie” will be released next March (movie hasn’t been described as a “2” before)

• Bowser offers iffier quote about price to CBC that went viral https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/nintendo-switch-2-price-tariffs-1.7503598

• Doug Bowser claims tariffs "weren't factored into the pricing" of Switch 2, but Nintendo is "actively assessing" the situation - Wired (non-paywall) / (gives lots of similar non-answers to NPR too)

• Doug Bowser explains the $80 price for Mario Kart World Washington Post (non-paywall)

• Switch 2 Joy-Con controller was designed "from the ground up" but doesn't use Hall sticks https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/nintendo-says-the-switch-2-joy-con-controllers-dont-have-hall-effect-thumbsticks-145541771.html

• Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is $9.99; BotW & TotK Switch 2 upgrades are also $9.99 each https://www.ign.com/articles/our-big-nintendo-switch-2-interview-with-nintendo-of-americas-bill-trinen

• Switch 2 carts still taste bad on purpose https://www.gamespot.com/articles/switch-2-carts-still-taste-bad-designed-purposefully-to-be-spat-out/1100-6530649/

• Switch 2 eShop will have no music either; Switch 2 has no achievements

• Builds for old or canceled Switch games have leaked, apparently including Retro Studios' canceled music RPG, Project Harmony https://nintendoeverything.com/cancelled-nintendo-switch-games-leaked-online-with-footage-of-scrapped-retro-studios-game-ridge-racer/

• Xbox Game Showcase set for June 8, followed immediately by The Outer Worlds 2 Direct https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/04/09/xbox-games-showcase-2025-outer-worlds-2-direct/

Questions from Discord: 

• 🦉

What we’re playing:

Mary: :) 

John: Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden (finished), Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden (“done”), Super Mario RPG

Greg: Rivals, Apex, Rocket League

Brett L: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (beat) Avowed (just started) Split Fiction

Brett M: Split/Fiction

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Topics:

• Nintendo Switch 2 launches June 5 for $449.99, Mario Kart World costs $80 https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/nintendo-switch-2-launches-june-5-bringing-new-forms-of-game-communication-to-life/

• About Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/featured-games/switch-2-edition/

• Important information about compatibility of Nintendo Switch games with Nintendo Switch 2 https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/transfer-guide/compatible-games/

• Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card Overview https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/68415/kw/switch%202

• Nintendo Switch 2 “Japan Only” system is much cheaper than the “Multi Language” one https://www.nintendo.com/jp/hardware/switch2/lineup/index.html#mariokart 

• Nintendo reportedly plotting a Zelda movie trilogy, with filming set for New Zealand https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-reportedly-plotting-a-zelda-movie-trilogy-with-filming-set-for-new-zealand/

• Halo for Nintendo DS was allegedly shut down by Nintendo, not Microsoft https://mynintendonews.com/2025/03/31/halo-ds-developer-says-nintendo-killed-the-portable-fps-rather-than-microsoft/
  

Questions from Discord: 

• Joe: With the advent of the Switch 2, do you think Nintendo continues remastering or remaking games from older systems like the GameCube, Wii, and 3DS? And if they do, do you think they'd continue releasing said games on the original Switch too?

• 🦉

What we’re playing:

Mary: :) 

John: Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden (finished), Super Mario RPG

Greg: Rivals, Apex, Rocket League

Brett L: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (beat) Avowed (just started) Split Fiction

Brett M: Split/Fiction

Press X

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Topics:

• Nintendo Direct Reactions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OqoRxXUjGA / https://businesswire.com/news/home/20250327383212/en/Latest-Nintendo-Direct-Reveals-Nintendo-Switch-Games-Virtual-Game-Cards-and-a-New-Smart-Device-App-Nintendo-Today

• “Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games” are a thing https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/virtual-game-cards/

• Nintendo joins the Accessible Games Initiative https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/introducing-the-accessible-games-initiative/

• The Seattle Mariners are wearing Nintendo and Switch 2 logos on their jerseys this season https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-seattle-mariners-will-wear-nintendo-and-switch-2-logos-on-its-jerseys-this-season/

• Ken Kutaragi had a Nintendo PlayStation in his closet all along (original tweet deleted, this is good enough) https://x.com/PlayerEssence/status/1902776604901904807

• A p4re.jp domain has been registered - tenuous Persona 4 remake evidence? https://x.com/ScrambledFaz/status/1902715312379752726

• Ubisoft creates new subsidiary, Tencent invests €1.16 billion for minority stake in subsidiary https://staticctf.ubisoft.com/8aefmxkxpxwl/1uPFqvuRRej3UoemTIgVLH/18f1d055777e1b39a3f79a951452b9e1/2025.03.27_-_Press_Release_vfinal.pdf

• Game Informer is back with all of its staff https://www.gameinformer.com/letter-from-the-editor/2025/03/25/game-informer-is-back

• Christopher Dring announces new publication The Game Business, funded by Geoff Keighley https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/geoff-keighley-and-christopher-dring-announce-new-publication-the-game-business/
  

Questions from Discord: 

• 🦉

What we’re playing:

Mary: 

John: Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim (finished), Voice of Cards 1 (finished), Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden, Mario’s Picross

Greg: Rivals, Apex, Rocket League

Brett L: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (beat) Avowed (just started) Split Fiction

Brett M: Split/Fiction

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Topics:

• Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is launching to strong reviews https://www.metacritic.com/game/xenoblade-chronicles-x-definitive-edition/

• Nintendo Switch 2 Set for Gaming’s Biggest Ever Launch Even at $400-Plus Price Point - Bloomberg Link

• FCC filing suggests that Switch 2 may get a GameCube controller https://famiboards.com/threads/new-fcc-filing-discovered-that-looks-a-lot-like-a-gamecube-nso-controller.12879/

• Metroid Prime 4 will allegedly "blow everything else" in the April Direct out of the water https://x.com/kiwitalkz/status/1900363827327459778

• Lego Pokémon is coming in 2026 https://x.com/Pokemon/status/1901999757008224693

• Silent Hill f is coming to PS5, Xbox Series, and PC https://www.gematsu.com/2025/03/silent-hill-f-confirmed-for-ps5-xbox-series-and-pc-reveal-trailer

• Star Wars turn-based tactics game will be revealed on April 19 https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-celebration-japan-2025-panel-schedule

• Sony Interactive Entertainment establishes Dark Outlaw Games led by Jason Blundell https://www.gematsu.com/2025/03/sony-interactive-entertainment-establishes-dark-outlaw-games-led-by-jason-blundell

• Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series sales top five million; Final Fantasy series sales top 200 million https://www.gematsu.com/2025/03/final-fantasy-pixel-remaster-series-sales-top-five-million-final-fantasy-series-sales-top-200-million

• Xenosaga: Pied Piper has been preserved, English patch in the works https://x.com/RockmanCosmo/status/1901658207162093975

• Silksong mention https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/03/18/idxbox-developers-finding-success-with-xbox/ 

• Brett’s Super Nintendo World Adventures
  

What we’re playing:

Mary: Ace Attorney, Persona 3 Reload DLC, and maybe a gacha game or two

John: Dragon Age: Origins (finished), Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim, Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars

Greg: Monster Hunter Wilds, Marvel Rivals, Cowabunga Collection

Brett L: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (beat) Avowed (just started) Split Fiction

Brett M: Death Stranding

Press X

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Topics:

• Switch 2 will have NFC and Wi-Fi 6, FCC filings show https://www.theverge.com/news/625931/nintendo-switch-2-fcc-nfc-wi-fi-6-usb

• Lego Mario Kart launches May 15 for $169.99 (1972 pieces) https://mynintendonews.com/2025/03/10/closer-look-at-lego-mario-kart-set-out-this-may/

• Donkey Kong ‘94 and Mario’s Picross join Game Boy NSO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nna-zWXRjcg

• Niantic sells its game business to Scopely for $3.85 billion (includes Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom, Monster Hunter Now, the dev teams) https://nianticlabs.com/news/niantic-next-chapter

• Tony Hawk 4 remake will have no Career mode https://kotaku.com/thps-3-4-tony-hawks-pro-skater-3-4-career-mode-timer-1851768305

• New Dead by Daylight killer: Tokyo Ghoul/Ken Kaneki https://x.com/DeadbyDaylight/status/1899475683744575740

• https://x.com/DeadbyDaylight/status/1899505719411454197

• Sony is experimenting with AI-powered PlayStation characters https://www.theverge.com/news/626695/sony-playstation-ai-characters-aloy-horizon-forbidden-west-prototype

• The video: (AI stuff starts at 3:00) taken down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-RJ7O9Tqf4

• Xbox handheld reportedly planned for late 2025, full next-gen console targeting 2027 https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-hardware-report-project-keenan-next-gen-xbox-2027

• The Verge: handheld is Project Kennan, says Asus will release handheld https://archive.md/gbQ16

• The unannounced Oblivion remake could launch as early as next month https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bethesdas-oblivion-unreal-engine-5-remake-could-be-releasing-sooner-than-you-think/

• Chrono Trigger 30th anniversary: Square Enix is planning a "variety of projects over the next year that will go beyond the world of the game” https://www.gematsu.com/2025/03/chrono-trigger-celebrates-30th-anniversary-various-projects-beyond-the-game-world-planned

• Mega Man X9 was briefly in development 20 years ago https://www.rockman-corner.com/2025/03/a-history-of-mega-man-x9-s-short-life.html

• Maybe: The first three Armored Core titles join PlayStation Plus Classics March 18 https://blog.playstation.com/2025/03/12/armored-core-a-history-of-from-softwares-mech-saga/?sf276633777=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawI-9EJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXd-VwHLyRctdrihnN65454-M7775VZ5dKgFt9gfpR64euzs908_YFrtuA_aem_PxgbkdJMk1u4lX6ASdjojg
  

Questions from Discord: 

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What we’re playing:

Mary: BG3, Mika and the Witch’s Mountain update, Ace Attorney

John: Dragon Age: Origins

Greg: Monster Hunter Wilds, Marvel Rivals, Call of Duty 

Brett L: Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Brett M: BioShock Infinite, Split/Fiction, Death Stranding

Press X

Join the Press X Discord: https://discord.gg/MAXtvmv2rw 

Topics:

• Pokémon Presents Press Release

• Pokémon Legends: Z-A launches late 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_KNDtKJJ-8

• Pokémon Champions announced for Switch, iOS, and Android https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik6IGiCzFzQ

• Mar10 Day festivities are coming https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250304659858/en/Nintendo-Announces-Fun-Ways-to-Enjoy-MAR10-Day-Wherever-You-Are

• Super Soccer will be removed from NSO on March 28 https://x.com/OatmealDome/status/1895638913391173773

• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 launches July 11 on all platforms https://www.tonyhawkthegame.com/

• Masahiro Sakurai honored by Japanese government for pioneering game design tutorials https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/smash-bros-creator-masahiro-sakurai-honored-by-japanese-government-for-pioneering-game-design-tutorials/

• Metaphor: ReFantazio director Katsura Hashino is getting an award too https://automaton-media.com/en/news/metaphor-refantazio-director-katsura-hashino-receives-japanese-government-award-for-remarkable-contribution-to-art/

• Super Nintendo consoles seem to be getting FASTER with age https://bsky.app/profile/tas.bot/post/3lj47u3fga22n

• Side-scrolling action game Terminator 2D: NO FATE announced for all platforms https://www.gematsu.com/2025/02/side-scrolling-action-game-terminator-2d-no-fate-announced-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-switch-and-pc

• Game publisher Acclaim returns with focus on indie studios and classics https://www.gematsu.com/2025/03/game-publisher-acclaim-returns-with-focus-on-indie-studios-and-classics

• Potentially no Last of Us Part III? https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-last-of-us-season-2-abby-video-game-changes-backlash-1236327786/ 

• Monster Hunter Wilds Surpasses 8 Million Units Sold in 3 Days and Is the Fastest Capcom Game to Do So: https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e250304.html 

• 1 million+ player peak every day since release on Steam: https://steamdb.info/app/2246340/charts/
  

Questions from Discord: 

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What we’re playing:

Mary: Baldur’s Gate 3 (again), LADS

John: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (finished), Dragon Age: Origins

Greg: Monster Hunter Wilds, Marvel Rivals 

Brett L: Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Brett M: Resident Evil 5 ✅, Avowed✅ , BioShock Infinite

Press X

Join the Press X Discord: https://discord.gg/MAXtvmv2rw 

Topics:

• Pokémon Presents on February 27 (tomorrow) at 9:00 a.m. ET / 6:00 a.m. PT

• Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition overview trailer https://mynintendonews.com/2025/02/26/xenoblade-chronicles-x-definitive-edition-overview-trailer/

• NetEase’s Billionaire CEO Slashes Jobs and Games in Profit Push (Marvel Rivals over $200M revenue now but was considered for cancellation, Japanese devs are being thrown away) - Non-paywall Bloomberg Link

• Visions of Mana dev Ouka Studio was told in advance it would be shut down - Takashi Mochizuki

• Quantic Dream unaffected, still hiring - CEO on LinkedIn

• Warner Bros. Shuts Down Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and Warner Bros. Games San Diego, Wonder Woman canceled - Bloomberg Link

• Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past! announced for ‘all major platforms’ https://www.gematsu.com/2025/02/2d-action-rpg-samurai-pizza-cats-blast-from-the-past-announced-for-all-major-platforms

• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 rated in Singapore for all platforms https://www.gematsu.com/2025/02/tony-hawks-pro-skater-3-4-rated-in-singapore-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-switch-and-pc

• Bloober Team is making another game based on Konami IP https://blooberteam.prowly.com/383560-bloober-team-and-konami-continue-their-collaboration

• Fable delayed to 2026 https://www.gematsu.com/2025/02/fable-delayed-to-2026

• Is a Persona 4 remake the next Persona game?

• Persona 4 singer Shihoko Hirata is recording for an unspecified new game

• Resetera user “lolilolailo” with history of insider Atlus info insinuates that Persona 6 is still far away

• SuperGiant releases statement regarding AI and SAG-AFTRA https://bsky.app/profile/supergiantgames.bsky.social/post/3lin7soibi22o 

Questions from Discord: 

• Joe: I know that the last game already had a million characters, but which characters would you like to see in a new Smash Bros. game? I'd like Vivi from FF9 if that remake comes out. Vivi feels like the most Nintendo-ass-designed FF character if you ask me.

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What we’re playing:

Mary: :) 

John: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Dragon Age: Origins

Greg: Hating Marvel Rivals 

Brett L: Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Brett M: Resident Evil 5, Avowed, BioShock Infinite

Press X

Join the Press X Discord: https://discord.gg/MAXtvmv2rw 

Topics:

• My Nintendo Gold Points will be discontinued https://my.nintendo.com/news/97495f34d09fb076

• "Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers cannot be redeemed for games exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2 system." https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/45255/kw/voucher

• Nintendo establishes new Taiwan subsidiary https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nintendo-establishes-new-taiwan-subsidiary-raising-local-players-expectations-for-better-services/

• Wario Land 4 is live on NSO Expansion Pack

• Donkey Kong-inspired Nike shoes are coming (Nike Air Max 1 Low Poly) https://sneakernews.com/2025/02/15/nike-air-max-1-low-poly-donkey-kong-hv5776-200/

• Marvel Rivals Developer Is 'Open' to Potential Future Release on Nintendo Switch 2 https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-rivals-developer-is-open-to-potential-future-release-on-nintendo-switch-2

• … but the US dev team was laid off https://x.com/ZhugeEX/status/1891979082348257685

• … even though it’s super popular https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3lihyilygps2s

• … for “efficiency” reasons https://x.com/stephentotilo/status/1892090498803696046

• ‘Pokémon Go’ Maker Niantic Nears $3.5 Billion Deal to Sell Games Unit to the Saudis https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-19/-pokemon-go-maker-nears-3-5-billion-deal-to-sell-games-unit / Non-Paywall Link

• Microsoft introduces Muse, its "first generative AI model designed for gameplay ideation" - Microsoft Link

• “Nobody will want this” - anonymous AAA dev, “I'm offended and sickened by this.” - Frank Cifaldi

• PS5 shipments top 75 million https://www.gematsu.com/2025/02/ps5-shipments-top-75-million

• Mat Piscatella: PS5 is currently 7% ahead of PS4's US unit sales pace

• Jeff Grubb claims Fairgame$ has been internally delayed to 2026 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sonys-ps5-live-service-title-fairgame-has-reportedly-slipped/

• Funko Fusion was reportedly a “complete commercial and critical failure,” resulting in layoffs https://insider-gaming.com/1010-games-employees-offered-no-severance-laid-off-while-on-holiday-and-more/

• Don’t expect Ken Levine’s Judas this year https://bsky.app/profile/jasonschreier.bsky.social/post/3lifpygjkbk2p

• Elder Scrolls 6 mention: https://x.com/BethesdaStudios/status/1891545699780546905 

Questions from Discord: 

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What we’re playing:

Mary: Silent Hill 2 Remake ✅

John: Dragon Age: Origins, Sutte Hakkun, Mega Man 1 (finished), Gerda: A Flame in Winter (finished)

Greg: Marvel Rivals 

Brett L: Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Brett M: Space Marine 2 ✅, Resident Evil 5, Avowed

Press X

Join the Press X Discord:https://discord.gg/MAXtvmv2rw 

Topics:

• Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con patent includes illustrations for the mouse functionalityhttps://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2025027803

• Switch 2 patent suggests you can attach Joy-Con to Switch 2 upside downhttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/switch-2-patent-suggests-the-console-can-be-rotated-to-change-headphone-and-usb-port-positions/

• Take-Two ‘fully expects’ to support Switch 2 going forwardhttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gta-6-publisher-fully-expects-to-support-switch-2-going-forward/

• State of Play Reaction: (Full Game List) Saros, Tides of Annihilation, MindsEye, Darwin's Paradox, etc.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQtPbTOhLEc

• Warner Bros. Video-Game Division Faces Thin Slate, Leadership Uncertainty and Wonder Woman Issues -Bloomberg Link

• Square Enix says Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake had "stronger sales" than "initial assumptions"https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/ir/pdf/25q3slides.pdf

• Capcom Key Art Catalog Will Cover Over 300 Gameshttps://www.siliconera.com/capcom-key-art-catalog-will-cover-over-300-games/

• Insomniac Games founder says Sony rejected a pitch for Resistance 4https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-rejected-a-pitch-for-resistance-4-claims-insomniac-founder/

• Xbox Reportedly Sold Just 2 Million Consoles Last Yearhttps://tech4gamers.com/xbox-only-2-million-consoles-2024/

• The life-size Gardevoir plush has a massive butt, proud owner from Japan confirms with now viral imageshttps://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-life-size-gardevoir-plush-has-a-massive-butt-proud-owner-from-japan-confirms-with-now-viral-images/

Questions from Discord: 

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What we’re playing:

Mary:Silent Hill 2 Remake, Baldur’s Gate 3, LADS

John: Dragon Age: Origins

Greg: MARVEL RIVALS, Ghost of Tsushima 

Brett L:Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Brett M:Space Marine 2, Resident Evil 5

Press X

Join the Press X Discord: https://discord.gg/MAXtvmv2rw 

Topics:

• Nintendo Switch 2 Direct will be at 9:00 a.m. ET, 6:00 a.m. PT on April 2 https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1887139391266558216

• Nintendo fiscal results https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2025/250204_4e.pdf

• Total Switch sales are now at 150.86 million, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at 67.35 million units

• New game sales totals: Super Mario Party Jamboree: 6.17 million units, Echoes of Wisdom: 3.91 million units, Mario & Luigi: Brothership 1.84 million units (see image below)

• Nintendo says it’s making preparations for Switch 2 resellers https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-says-its-making-preparations-for-switch-2-resellers/ 

• Nintendo will no longer accept foreign credit cards & PayPal accounts on the Japanese eShop on March 25 https://mynintendonews.com/2025/01/30/japan-nintendo-will-soon-no-longer-accept-foreign-credit-cards-paypal-accounts/

• Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket surpasses $500M in just 22 days more than Pokémon GO https://www.pocketgamer.biz/pokmon-trading-card-game-pocket-rockets-past-500m/

• Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny remaster comes to Switch in 2025 (and PS4, XB1, Steam) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvgPwh_oIXg

• Electronic Arts CEO says EA Sports FC and Madden ‘could find real energy’ on Switch 2 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/electronic-arts-ceo-says-ea-sports-fc-and-madden-could-find-real-energy-on-switch-2/

• EA execs suggest Dragon Age: The Veilguard may have sold better as a live-service game https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-suggests-dragon-age-the-veilguard-might-have-sold-better-if-it-was-live-service-so-what-does-this-mean-for-mass-effect-5

• Sackboy Dev Sumo Digital Cancels New IP to Focus on Game Production for Partners https://www.sumogroupltd.com/news/2025/sumo-group-update/

• Mat Piscatella: “Final Fantasy VII Rebirth had a fantastic Steam launch” https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3lhc3xrqq7k2z

• The VGHF Library opens in early access https://gamehistory.org/vghf-library-launch/

Questions from Discord: 

• Brasop: Do you have any gaming goals for 2025? I dropped out of PlayStation gaming for a while with the PS4 but was fortunate enough to pick up a PS5 for Xmas, so I'm looking forward to deep-diving back into the PS library.

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What we’re playing:

Mary: Silent Hill 2 Remake, Persona 3 Reload dlc, Baldur’s Gate 3 

John: Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Greg: MARVEL RIVALS, COD, Dental Simulator 

Brett L: Trepang2 (beat), Unravel (beat) Stanley Parable, Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Brett M: Indiana Jones The Great Circle

Press X

Join the Press X Discord: https://discord.gg/MAXtvmv2rw 

Topics:

• Fatal Fury 2, Super Ninja Boy, and Sutte Hakkun join SNES NSO https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1882594637065355525

• Super Mario RPG Soundtrack Releases in Japan on April 9 https://noisypixel.net/super-mario-rpg-soundtrack-release-2025/

• Millions of dollars of prototype Pokémon cards may have been fake, it’s claimed https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/millions-of-dollars-of-prototype-pokemon-cards-may-have-been-fake-its-claimed/

• Xbox Developer_Direct 2025 Recap https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/01/23/xbox-developer-direct-2025-recap/

• NINJA GAIDEN 4 – Launching Fall 2025

• NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black – Available Now

• South of Midnight – Launching April 8, 2025

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Launching April 24, 2025

• DOOM: The Dark Ages – Launching May 15, 2025

• Hideaki Nishino is new President & CEO of SIE (Hermen Hulst still Studio Business Group CEO, under Nishino) https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-leadership-at-sony-interactive-entertainment-302362728.html

• SEGA trademarks Skies of Arcadia, Eternal Arcadia in Japan https://www.gematsu.com/2025/01/sega-trademarks-skies-of-arcadia-eternal-arcadia-in-japan

• The Sims 1 and 2 Are Reportedly Returning to PC This Month https://kotaku.com/sims-1-2-remaster-pc-buy-ea-maxis-steam-1851748658

• GOG re-releases Dino Crisis 1 and 2 on PC, announces GOG Wishlist to vote for more ports https://x.com/GOGcom/status/1884526967204049150

• Phoenix Labs lays off “majority of the studio” https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/phoenix-labs-lays-off-majority-of-the-studio-two-years-after-forte-labs-acquisition

• BioWare Doesn't 'Require Support From the Full Studio' https://blog.bioware.com/2025/01/29/bioware-studio-update/ 

• Zach Cregger to Tackle Resident Evil Reboot Movie https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/resident-evil-reboot-zach-cregger-1236117563/

Questions from Discord: 

• Brydude: What is your favorite anime?

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What we’re playing:

Mary: Silent Hill 2 Remake, Mika and the Witch’s Mountain, Persona 3 Reload dlc 

John: Star Wars Outlaws (finished), Rockman & Forte (finished with Bass), Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Greg: MARVEL RIVALS, Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut, Wario Land 3 (GameBoy Color) 

Brett L: Ghost of Tsushima: Directors Cut ✅, Trepang2

Brett M: DKCR ✅, Eternal Strands