Wii The People

As Donkey Kong takes center stage in the Super Mario Bros. movie, questions about the future of the franchise arise.

While the community has become enthralled with the discourse surrounding Steve and his place in the competitive scene, it seems those most within the community are unaware that the scene is crumbling right before our eyes. With Beyond the Summit dissolving and major Esports organizations parting ways with some of the biggest names in the game, it seems to signal the beginning of the end for the competitive scene as we know it. We're here to discuss it all here on Wii The People.

NINTENDO AND MICROSOFT ARE WORKING TOGETHER!?!? Not exactly. In fact, this supposed contract is actually meaningless. We're here to tell you why!

Today we discuss Starfox Armada, a pitch from a Retro Studios employee that never went anywhere. The ideas on display in the pitch could have been the revival Starfox was in need of, but we got Zero instead.

Nintendo has opted for selling The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom at a hefty $70! Will this high price point hurt the sales of the game? Will it have any affect at all? Is there a justification for this price point? It's all discussed here on Wii The People!

IGN reports that Nintendo will not be attending E3, and that they have also heard the rest of 2023 after Zelda will be light.

According a a tweet from someone who seemed to leak the original game, Metroid Dread is getting a sequel.

SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY 2 CONFIRMED!?!? Nintendo sent an email.

The Smash drama continues. Alan Bunney, CEO of Panda Global jumped on an open interview/Q&A to share more of his side of the story. Join Michael and Matthew as they discuss the implications Panda's collapse has on the Smash scene.

Christopher Dring, head of Games Industry Biz, claims that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the last big Switch game.  But what is a *big* switch game? 

Join Michael and Matthew to discuss which franchises Nintendo values most, and what the rest of the Switch lineup is going to look like.