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Editor Alex joins John and Neal who have each been playing a different Xenoblade. Neal has finally started Xenoblade 3, Alex is getting into the series for the first time with the original, and John has returned to his old favorite Xenoblade X. John's also been playing a bunch of the F-Zero inspired Redout 2, Alex has been solo streaming some Fire Emblem, and Neal beat Mario Odyssey... again. Finally, some listener mail draws into question what exactly makes a unique Mario character.

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Finally free of the shackles of the review embargo John can give his unfiltered thoughts on Xenoblade 3's gameplay while still steering clear of actual plot spoilers. Some listener mail causes us to question who needs additional pants. And finally, Neal ends the show by generating random Nintendo franchises and trying to find developers to match with them.

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Daisy is in Mario Strikers Battle League now. Do you feel different? Jordan Rudek joins the fellas to discuss his recent review of Live a Live, its historical significance, modern reception, and the limitations of HD-2D. In a strange twist of fate John has been playing a turn-based JRPG so we spend some time discussing Xenogears. Neal meanwhile has returned to the field of battle with Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. Finally, we got some listener mail that may have been targeted directly at John.

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The Switch we've been waiting for is finally here! That's right, the Splatoon 3 OLED model! Also John has been playing Xenoblade 3 and Alex is pretty sure there's a Klonoa game coming out despite all evidence to the contrary.

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Nintendo has aired a Nintendo Direct focused on third-party developers, leading many to question why Nintendo hates their customers. With this in mind Neal and John explore the absolutely inexcusable release schedule Nintendo has announced thus far for the rest of the year. Does it matter that Nintendo has at least one first-party or major third-party release scheduled every month for the rest of the year? No. Why? Because these goal posts have a very high agility stat.

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Many once believed that the Mayans predicted the end of the world in 2012. Of course we now know they were merely refering to Nintendo's showing at E3 2012 and the subsiquent launch of the Wii U. Ten years later, in honor of those tragic events, Nintendo has hosted a Nintendo Direct about Xenoblade 3. A game where apparently everyone only has ten years to live. Coincidence? Yes.

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If E3 is dead that why do the spirits of the damned still haunt our souls (along with a surprising number of dark spooky space stations)? As their cries fill the empty halls of the LA convention center, we're subject to a barrage of new game announcements. Honestly, perhaps too many. But within all that are a few glimmers of hope. Pinpricks of light emanating softly from within the piles of corpses. But is it enough to save us?

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John and Neal wanted to talk about Metroid Prime Federation Force and dream of Metroid Prime 4. So who better to do that with than RoyboyX, the Deputy Creative Director of Shinesparkers? The fellas share their initially impressions and experiences with Metroid Prime Federation Force, and how it holds up in a modern context. Of course you can't talk about Federation Force without talking about Metroid Prime as a whole, and that includes the illusive fourth entry.

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We're back with another E3 retrospective but first we've got some games to talk about. Neal tried out the demo for Trinity Trigger, a mana style RPG currently limited to Japan. John puts on his boxing gloves for a round with Kao the Kangaroo and Neal went on an adventure with The Big Con. Then they turn their focus to E3 2007 where Nintendo was making insane amounts of money despite not showing a single trailer in an hour and a half.

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This week it's all about winding back the clock! For some reason John started playing Dante's Inferno on his Xbox Series X. Meanwhile Neal has been winding things back in a much more physical sense on his crank equipped Playdate. Speaking of going back and time, the fellas have been reading Reggie's partially true book, Disrupting the Game. This leads to a look back at E3 2002 as we remember the now dead trade show. Boy 2002 was a great year for Nintendo at E3.

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