Well, it works.

Games we played this week include:

Cooking Mama Cookstar (7:35)

Spirits Abyss (13:00)

Dynasty Warriors Origins (16:25)

Scarlet Maiden (41:35)

Sengoku Basura: Samurai Heroes (50:30)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Retro Studios excluded from credits on Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (42:25)

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/01/retro-staff-credits-removed-from-donkey-kong-country-returns-hd-forever-entertainment-confirmed-as-devs

Nintendo issues a warning about community created alternative for shuttered Wii U services (56:05)

https://x.com/nintendo_cs/status/1879332711451795501

Accessory maker who claimed to have Switch 2 at CES has encounter with Nintendo (1:01:45)

https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-breaks-silence-on-this-weeks-switch-2-leaks

Microsoft going all-in on bringing properties to Switch 2 (1:04:00)

https://www.eurogamer.net/switch-2-reportedly-getting-halo-and-another-big-xbox-game-with-microsoft-set-to-be-a-very-big-supporter

Lords of the Fallen publisher declares DEI to blame for industry woes (1:04:50)

https://www.eurogamer.net/lords-of-the-fallen-publisher-ci-games-publicly-shuns-dei-says-it-wont-embed-social-or-political-agendas

Until Dawn movie has tenuous links to game’s mechanics (1:08:50)

https://www.eurogamer.net/until-dawn-movie-teaser-reveals-how-its-replaced-the-games-branching-narrative

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