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Topics:

• Huge new details have leaked for Pokémon franchise plans for the next five years https://x.com/CentroLeaks/status/1977791170093687087

• Budgets for various games apparently leaked https://x.com/CentroLeaks/status/1978171422426948087

• Donkey Kong Bananza has an approximately 50% attach rate on Switch 2 https://www.installbaseforum.com/forums/threads/industry-q-a-with-mat-piscatella-ask-your-questions-before-october-10th-ongoing.4065/#post-358147

• More stats: "For the 3 months ending August, over 40% of current Switch 2 owners also own a PS5, with over 25% also owning an [Xbox Series]" and 51% of Switch 2 owners are male

• MercurySteam employees speak out - 10-hour workdays, unclear policies, and a workplace falling apart https://www.resetera.com/threads/mercurysteam-metroid-dread-employees-speak-out-10-hour-workdays-unclear-policies-and-a-workplace-falling-apart.1325818/

• Niftski takes back the Super Mario Bros. any% world record, now 13 frames off human perfection https://x.com/summoningsalt/status/1976107250579325152

Questions from Discord: 

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What we’re playing: 

Mary: Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Hades 2, Silksong

John: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE IVALICE CHRONICLES (finished), Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Greg: Rivals, Fortnite, Blops 7 Beta/CoD, Marvel Cosmic Invasion Demo

Brett L: Ghost of Yotei 😁

Brett M: Cronos: The New Dawn