Geeking with the Moms

We finally talk about Miitomo, which is something we've been planning on doing for weeks. Stephen manages to get a coveted ninja outfit for his Mii while we're recording, and Nicole can't figure out why style is so important to Nintendo. We also talk about the shipping delays for the Oculus Rift, the Heroes of the Dorm finals and a cool STEM game challenge for kids. Then we go off on a tangent about Star Wars Rogue One, X-Men movies, and Spider-Man. Finally Nicole gets to make Stephen feel bad about not owning a PS4 because she is loving the new Ratchet and Clank game.

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It's all news all the time this week. Blizzcon 2016 will be happening this November. We talk about what will be going on there, as well as the Heroes of the Dorm finals, which Linda will be attending. Square Enix has a special present for Tomb Raider fans to celebrate Lara Croft's 20th birthday. Rumors about a 4K PS4 have been floating around. We talk about what that might mean for current PS4 owners. Some leaked concept art for a new God of War game may find Kratos exploring Norse mythology. Nicole is stoked to be able to cope with her anger by playing the sulky Spartan and killing lots of things again. And Stephen is excited for Final Fantasy XV. Lots of new details have been released including a demo, anime and an upcoming animated film. Oh, and also a mobile app with the countdown to the release day, which Stephen already has on his phone. Did we mention he's excited? Then after a non-gaming Game of Thrones tangent, we talk about what we're playing.

Nintendo is rumored to be stopping production of the Wii U this year. We think Nintendo took a number of missteps during the launch and life cycle of the Wii U. We talk about that, as well what some of our favorite games for the console have been.Then we look to the future and offer up suggestions on what we'd like to see from the next console. Stephen is so sure that the NX will come out this year, that he's agreed to do something pretty embarrasing if it doesn't. Plus we talk more gaming news and what we've all been playing.

The Game Developer's Conference took place in San Francisco this week and the star of the show was virtual reality. Sony announced the price point and release date for PlaySation VR, which is the cheapest of the big three. McDonald's tested out their own version of Google Cardboard with Happy Meal Boxes. The International Game Developer's Association is once again trying to reduce crunch time and improve the lives of game developers and their families, and Title IX is likely to come into play as eSports gain popularity in colleges. Besides all of this news, we also talk about what we've playing.

Nintendo showed the latest Nintendo Direct, and it was filled with all kinds of announcements and updates. They confirmed Star Fox Zero will be arriving on Aprill 22, which is something Stephen was wrong about. There were also some odd games like Pocket Jockey that had us scratching our heads. We also run down the news. Most of it was pretty sad this week. And, as always, we talk about what we've been playing.

Nicole Tanner, Linda Breneman, and Stephen Duetzmann are joined by Courtney Holmes as we take a dive into the world of toys-to-life. Will parents keep putting up with the expensive starter packs every year? Is the power of kids big enough to keep it afloat? We offer "thoughts and feelings" on this as well as whether Star Fox Zero is ready for release, if E3 is dying, and the downside of stealing art. As always, we also talk about what we're playing.