Reggie is back in the spotlight and sheds some light on the future of the NES & SNES Classic Consoles and if there will be a N64 Classic. We take a look at the latest updates for Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon GO, and Stardew Valley and at the same time break down all the releases before the big holiday break including Firewatch, Donut Country, Horizon Shift '81, and more.

We also go hands on with Katamari Damacy Reroll, Doom, and Steamworld Heist.

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• Nintendo warns it won't make more retro NES and SNES consoles
• Nintendo President on 'Smash Bros.', Classic Console Future and Switch | Hollywood Reporter
• Nintendo Switch gamers left seething after playing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | T3
• Pokemon Go Winter Event 2018 Announced! | Pokemon GO Hub
• Nintendo Switch surpasses 6 million units sold in Japan | ResetEra
• Switch-only 'Netflix for comics' launches December 17th
• Stardew Valley multiplayer comes to Switch this week - Polygon
• The new batch of NES games for Switch come with another surprise • Eurogamer.net
• Firewatch for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details
• Donut County for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details
• Horizon Shift '81 for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details

This week we bring on an expert in application performance monitoring to tell us all of the things we are doing right, wrong, and ways to improve to have the best application and server experience for our users.

John-Daniel Trask, CEO of Raygun, breaks down the latest and greatest in tracking crashes, performance, and user feedback in applications. We also learn and investigate how Raygun uses Raygun on their own website to constantly monitor and improve.

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Dani and Katt are vegans. They take a not-too-serious look at being a vegan in the real world, making jokes, puns, segues, cat sounds, and the occasional good point along the way. If you're a vegan or veg-interested, they're here to help and entertain. Updating every Friday.

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It has been a few weeks, but we are back together forever with a full breakdown on our absence. We also chat about the new Avengers & Godzilla trailers and our holiday plans.

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• The Next Great Chess Boom Is Here - The Ringer
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• Final Thoughts On Carlsen vs Caruana From Robert And Me - Chess.com
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Nintendo titles swept The Game Awards, and even more great games are headed our way including Mortal Kombat and a new Marvel Exclusive. We have all the great Nintendo news, released, and a full breakdown of the new Flip Grip accessory for your Switch.

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• Amazon.com: Rollercoaster Tycoon: Adventures - Nintendo Switch Standard Edition: Video Games
• Amazon.com: Salt and Sanctuary - Nintendo Switch Drowned Tome Edition: Sega of America Inc: Video Games
• Desert Child – Akupara Games
• Mortal Kombat 11 – Official Announce Trailer - YouTube
• WARFRAME on Twitter: "We've officially reached 1 million Tenno on #NintendoSwitch! 🎉… "
• MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3: The Black Order - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch - YouTube
• Niantic Does Not Intend To Increase The Level Cap In Pokémon Go - Nintendo Life
• Here Are The Game Awards 2018 Winners For Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Life
• Soulja Boy’s new handheld and console are just rebranded emulators - Polygon
• Flip Grip by Fangamer — Kickstarter

Kathy discusses the art of attracting travel into your life, shares a spontaneous trip to Paris, inspiration from Cambodia, and the best age to start traveling.

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We break down every little bit of the Microsoft Connect(); 2018 event including Visual Studio 2019, .NET Core 3, Xamarin.Forms 4.0, C# 8, and a whole lot more.

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• Empowering every developer to achieve more at Microsoft Connect(); 2018 - The Official Microsoft Blog
• Connect(); 2018 Xamarin Announcements | Xamarin Blog
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It has been a wonderful holiday season for Nintendo with record settings sales and huge game releases including this week's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It isn't all Smash Bros. this week as we have some really cool updates for Splatoon 2, Stardew Valley, and some new accessories including a larger joy-con and hacking the Xbox Adaptive Controller to work with the Switch.

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• Putting Nintendo Switch’s 8.2 million US Switch sales in context | Ars Technica
• Nintendo Hits Big Milestones from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday | Business Wire
• Splatoon 2 is getting a special winter-themed Splatfest early next year • Eurogamer.net
• These Larger, Cheaper Third-Party Switch Joy-Con Promise Improved Grip And Customisation - Nintendo Life
• Bring new rewards home for the holidays | My Nintendo news | My Nintendo
• Tesla tried getting Mario Kart into its cars, but Nintendo refused, Musk says | TechRadar
• Nintendo Switch Was The Best-Selling Console On Cyber Monday - Nintendo Life
• Stardew Valley - Move to Self-Publishing starting December 14th
• Amazon.com: Sega Genesis Classics - Nintendo Switch: Sega of America Inc: Video Games
• Amazon.com: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Nintendo Switch: Video Games
• Amazon.com: Hello Neighbor: Hide & Seek - Nintendo Switch: Gearbox Publishing LLC: Video Games
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• Amazon.com: Nyko Dualies - Pair of Motion Controllers with Included USB Type-C Charging Cable, Joy-Con Alternative for Nintendo Switch: Video Games

Paired programming has helped us through the years to solve critical problems together. It is also great for learning new skills or teach it to others and the space for collaborative paired programming has exploded recently with the introduction of VS Live Share. We discuss the past, present, and future.

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