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• First official Legend of Zelda movie photos released https://x.com/Nintendo/status/1990434772615664067

• Kirby Air Riders scores 78 on Metacritic, up 17 points from Kirby Air Ride https://www.metacritic.com/game/kirby-air-riders/

• “I want to live a modest and unassuming life.” Masahiro Sakurai was initially reluctant about approving a manga about his life https://automaton-media.com/en/news/i-want-to-live-a-modest-and-unassuming-life-masahiro-sakurai-was-initially-reluctant-about-approving-a-manga-about-his-life/

• Nintendo says it didn't intend to stop third-party Switch 2 docks from functioning after recent firmware update https://kotaku.com/nintendo-just-blocked-third-party-switch-2-docks-and-it-sucks-2000644081

• NateTheHate claims Rockstar has done tests with GTA6 on Switch 2 https://x.com/NateTheHate2/status/1990491837182980193

• Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition now available for Switch 2, Switch https://www.gematsu.com/2025/11/tomb-raider-definitive-edition-now-available-for-switch-2-switch

• The Game Awards 2025 nominees announced https://www.gematsu.com/2025/11/the-game-awards-2025-nominees-announced 

Questions from Discord: 

• Brydude: Might seem like a dumb question but…. How often do you guys think that Tears of the Kingdom was going to be a day-one Switch 2 game until they realized that the Switch 2 was going to come out much later than anticipated?

• Jtlawbass: May have been asked before but what game, games, or kinds of games do you like to play during the holiday season from October to December (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, etc.)? Being stuck in a climate where I can usually wear shorts and flip flops on Christmas Day, I love playing games like Skyrim where I can run around in snow at least virtually.🦉 

What we’re playing: 

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

John: Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (finished)

Greg: Marvel Rivals - Gambit is here, Rocket League, Super Mario World 

Brett L: Silent Hill f 

Brett M: Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Batman Arkham City

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Topics:

• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct reaction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqjMaKQskW8

• METROID MONDAYS https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/metroid-mondays-things-will-go-boom/

• More Lego Zelda coming in 2026 https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1988267657133687158

• Nintendo Switch 2 Compatibility Information site launches https://switch-software-compatibility.nintendo.com/en-US

• Pokémon Pokopia launches March 5 as a Game-Key Card https://www.gematsu.com/2025/11/pokemon-pokopia-launches-march-5-2026

• Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Mega Dimension will launch on December 10 https://www.gematsu.com/2025/11/pokemon-legends-z-a-dlc-mega-dimension-launches-december-10

• Steam Hardware revealed: Steam Controller, Machine, Frame https://store.steampowered.com/sale/hardware

• PS5 shipments top 84.2 million; Ghost of Yotei sales top 3.3 million https://www.gematsu.com/2025/11/ps5-shipments-top-84-2-million-ghost-of-yotei-sales-top-3-3-million

• Top 10 bestselling PS5 games in US https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3m5gqt2co5c23

• State of Play Japan: 40 minutes of absolutely nothing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJp8K40TSxc

• Grand Theft Auto VI delayed to November 11, 2026 https://x.com/RockstarGames/status/1986540361011880167

Questions from Discord: 

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What we’re playing: 

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

John: Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake 

Greg: SNES - Mystical Ninja, Rocket League, Marvel Rivals 

Brett L: Silent Hill F 

Brett M: Watch Dogs 2

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Topics:

• As of September 30, Switch 2 sold 10.36 million units, Mario Kart World sold 9.57 million units (92% attach rate, fastest-selling Mario Kart ever), Donkey Kong Bananza sold 3.49 million units https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2025/251104_4e.pdf https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2025/251104e.pdf

• Nintendo increases Switch 2 sales forecast by 4M units: predicting 19 million units sold by end of March

• Switch 1 sales forecast decreases as sales are drying up (sold 910K units this quarter)

• Key insights from Furukawa’s investor presentation https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2025/251105e.pdf

• "Moving forward, software development will be centered around Nintendo Switch 2"

• "84% of Nintendo Switch 2 players have transitioned from Nintendo Switch" (see below)

• "Supply of Nintendo Switch Hardware Will Continue If Enough Demand Persists"

• "We aim to maintain a connection with our consumers throughout the various stages of their lives"

• “We are continuing to prepare for the ongoing release of movies in the future.” (see below)

• Initiatives to strengthen game development include "acquiring development companies to make them subsidiaries" (see below) 

• Nintendo Store app appears out of nowhere, lets you see all your old playtimes through Wii U and 3DS https://x.com/Wario64/status/1985964705312125326 

• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond gets a new “Survive” trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fN5zFkeA4A

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 2 Edition and free version 3.0 update revealed https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/animal-crossing-new-horizons-sails-ashore-with-a-nintendo-switch-2-edition-and-free-content-update-jan-15/ 

• Nintendo staff reunited to discuss launching NES 40 years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2WDfsiLiRA

• Full Details Revealed for Dante’s Purgatorio, the Canceled Sequel to EA’s Dante’s Inferno https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-dantes-purgatorio-the-cancelled-sequel-to-eas-dantes-inferno

Questions from Discord: 

• Beavis Christ: This is a big one, but that's why we pay you guys the big bucks: What do you think the next console generation will be like? What will the consoles be like? What genres will rise and fall? Or any thoughts you have. (I keep remembering how in either the PS3 or PS4 gen, a bunch of people thought that not only were the end of physical game sales imminent, but so was the end of new consoles, and that if anything there would be essentially newer Pro versions of the same consoles, or add-ons to upgrade your console. Because the Sega 32X did so well I guess lol. So that's kinda what made me think of this)

• campfire_knight: What region-locked game do you most regret not getting in your part of the world?🦉 

What we’re playing: 

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

John: Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (finished I) 

Greg: SNES - Mystical Ninja, Rocket League, Marvel Rivals 

Brett L: Silent Hill F 

Brett M: Watch Dogs 2

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Topics:

• Breath of the Wild Soundtrack to Release on Vinyl in US, Used to Test Physical Media Appetite Outside Japan https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-soundtrack-vinyl-1236564363/

• Resident Evil Requiem is getting its own Switch 2 Pro Controller and a Grace amiibo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQODLCylKbM

• Japan Patent Office rejects one of Nintendo's patent applications related to Palworld dispute https://gamesfray.com/japan-patent-office-rejects-nintendo-application-relevant-to-palworld-dispute-cites-games-like-ark-as-prior-art-after-third-party-submission/

• Pokemon Legends: Z-A sales top 5.8 million in one week, nearly half of which are on Switch 2 https://corporate.pokemon.co.jp/PostImages/pokemon_pressreleases_20251023_2.pdf

• US: Pokémon Legends: Z-A had the biggest new physical game launch since Tears of the Kingdom in May 2023 https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3m46ottuejc2c

• Also debuted at #1 in Europe, but with the smallest mainline Pokémon launch since 2018 https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/pokemon-legends-z-a-captures-no1

• Halo: Campaign Evolved is coming to PS5 in 2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSjbIM0iegY

• Report: Next Xbox is also a full Windows PC and has free multiplayer https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/microsofts-ambitious-new-xbox-your-entire-console-library-the-full-power-of-windows-pc-gaming-and-more

• Little Samson coming to PS5, Switch, and PC in 2026 https://www.gematsu.com/2025/10/little-samson-coming-to-ps5-switch-and-pc-in-2026

Questions from Discord: 

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What we’re playing: 

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

John: Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, Two Point Museum

Greg: Rivals, Battlefield 6, Rocket League 

Brett L: Ghost of Yotei 😁(beat)

Brett M: Cronos: The New Dawn (beat) Sword of the Sea (beat) The Outer Worlds 2, Keeper

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Topics:

• Kirby Air Riders Direct 2 reveals tons more content and a demo in November https://www.gematsu.com/2025/10/kirby-air-riders-details-new-features-modes-and-customization-global-test-ride-demo-announced

• MARVEL Cosmic Invasion adds Switch 2 version, launches December 1 https://www.gematsu.com/2025/10/marvel-cosmic-invasion-adds-switch-2-version-launches-december-1

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows hits Switch 2 on December 2 for $60 https://www.gematsu.com/2025/10/assassins-creed-shadows-coming-to-switch-2-on-december-2-fall-roadmap-announced

• System Shock remake is coming to Switch and Switch 2 with added features https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDQvNdwrYqg

• Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition launches November 10, hits Switch 2 in 2026 https://bethesda.net/en/article/N00XVTawnzBBH7HNwv0hN/fallout-4-anniversary-edition-announced

• A misinterpreted and partially falsified Shigeru Miyamoto quote brought chaos to the internet https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/63038

• Nintendo silently donated DSi LLs and TV tuners to earthquake victims in 2011 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nintendo-silently-donated-dsi-lls-and-tv-tuners-to-earthquake-victims-in-2011-rare-engraved-console-surfaces/

• Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy could get Part 3 DLC or a fourth game entirely if demand is there https://wccftech.com/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-tgs-2025-qa-no-dlc-rebirth-but-theres-a-chance-for-part-3/

• Microsoft expects Xbox games to have 30% profit margins, way above industry average - Bloomberg

• Next-Gen Xbox Console 'Is Going to Be a Very Premium, Very High-End Curated Experience' https://www.ign.com/articles/after-releasing-a-1000-handheld-microsoft-has-said-its-next-gen-xbox-console-is-going-to-be-a-very-premium-very-high-end-curated-experience

Questions from Discord: 

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What we’re playing: 

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

John: Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, Slay the Princess (“finished”)

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

Brett L: Ghost of Yotei 😁

Brett M: Cronos: The New Dawn

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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

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Topics:

• Nintendo briefly captivates the world with “Close to You” videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsufGY5I8jA https://www.gematsu.com/2025/10/nintendo-close-to-you-animated-video-updated-with-pikmin

• Switch 2 sales are 5% ahead of the record-setting pace of PS4 sales in their first 3 months in the US https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3m2op7dqxt226

• Nintendo issues a statement about generative AI https://x.com/NintendoCoLtd/status/1974716195246088220

• Xbox assures it will continue making first-party consoles after a hot rumor claims otherwise https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/no-xboxs-next-gen-console-hardware-plans-arent-cancelled

• Original rumor: https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1ny4tvs/neogaf_xbox_new_hardware_is_up_in_the_air_and_may/

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has sold 5 million copies, will get a major free update with a new playable environment https://www.expedition33.com/post/thank-you-from-sandfall-interactive

• Stephen Totilo: Ubisoft canceled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year https://www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubisoft-cancelled-a-post-civil

• Don’t buy that SNES book

Questions from Discord: 

• campfire_knight: Thoughts on Doug Bowser retiring? What is y'all's fav memories of him?

• Joe: With Ghost of Yotei now done, what do you think Sucker Punch is going to work on? Do you want more Ghost games or a new IP? Or even a return to an old IP? 

• campfire_knight: What is the most obscure Nintendo product you have ever tried out? I think mine may be Face Raiders on the 3DS! Nintendo really pushed those AR and gyro controls on the 3DS with this one, didn't they?🦉 

What we’re playing: 

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

John: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE IVALICE CHRONICLES

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

Brett L: Ghost of Yotei 😁

Brett M: THPS 3+4

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Topics:

• Nintendo Singapore has been established https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2025/250930.html

• Xbox Game Pass Ultimate gets 50% price hike https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/10/01/xbox-game-pass-ultimate-premium-essential-plans/

• EA is being acquired by Saudi Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners for $55 billion https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250929186526/en/EA-Announces-Agreement-to-be-Acquired-by-PIF-Silver-Lake-and-Affinity-Partners-for-%2455-Billion

• Impact context https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/09/how-private-ownership-will-change-electronic-arts/

• Saudi Arabia’s history of game investment https://x.com/stephentotilo/status/1973075756625359262

• Bitmap Books opens preorder for The Definitive Book of SNES RPGs Vol. 1 https://www.bitmapbooks.com/products/the-definitive-book-of-snes-rpgs-vol-1

• Ananta is every video game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdkDD5nVxIE

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, Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance, Princess Covenant

Greg: Rivals, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Fortnite, Need to play Marvel Cosmic Invasion Demo

Brett L: Dying Light The Beast, will be playing Ghost of Yotei tonight 😁

Brett M: THPS 3+4

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Topics:

• Doug Bowser to retire as NOA president & COO on December 31, 2025, being replaced by Devon Pritchard and Satoru Shibata as new CEO https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250925384737/en / https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2025/250926e.pdf

• Fire Emblem Shadows combines real-time strategy and social deduction on mobile, out now https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2025/250925.html

• Nintendo Is Reportedly Outsourcing All Customer Support to South America https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-customer-support-concern-following-outsourcing-decision-ahead-of-switch-2s-first-holiday-season

• Resident Evil Requiem is looking awesome on Switch 2 https://imgur.com/juoliJ1

• Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties revealed, launches February 12 for $59.99 https://www.gematsu.com/2025/09/yakuza-kiwami-3-dark-ties-announced-for-ps5-ps4-xbox-series-switch-2-and-pc

• Marvel's Wolverine is super violent and hits PS5 in fall 2026 https://blog.playstation.com/2025/09/24/marvels-wolverine-arrives-on-playstation-5-fall-2026/

• State of Play was a snoozefest https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1npmyxm/playstation_state_of_play_september_2025/

• Xbox TGS 2025 broadcast happened (not much to talk about?) https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/09/25/xbox-tokyo-game-show-broadcast-recap-everything-announced/

• Costco won’t sell Xbox anymore: https://www.thegamer.com/costco-retailer-xbox-series-x-s-microsoft-gaming-no-longer-sold-confirmation/

Questions from Discord: 

• Jtlawbass: What is a quirk you have about games that could instantly make a game a no-buy? For example, with me it’s the way characters move. I was excited about Dragon Quest III Remake until I saw the way the characters walk. It looked weird so I decided to skip.🦉

What we’re playing: 

Mary: Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Hades, Phoenix Wright: Justice for All

John: OFF (finished), Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance, Princess Covenant

Greg: Rivals, the game of life

Brett L: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (done) I’m in love with your Dead Grandmother, Dying Light The Beast

Brett M: Mario Kart World

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Topics:

• Nintendo Direct 9.12.2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWIEv_aksvo https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250912294818/en/New-Nintendo-Direct-Kicks-off-the-Super-Mario-Bros.-40th-Anniversary-and-Brings-Slate-of-New-Announcements

• Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection launches in 2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AeGb_NfP1k

What we’re playing: 

Mary: Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Hades, Phoenix Wright: Justice for All

John: Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (finished), OFF, Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance

Greg: Rivals, the game of life

Brett L: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (almost done)

Brett M: Mario Kart World