This week’s episode covers a wide variety of topics, with no set news list save talking about Nintendo Direct’s oddly uninspiring conference. There’s no news list, so feel free to discuss what you found interesting or frustrating about Nintendo’s stream or anything else mentioned in the podcast.
Episode 602: Nintendo Directionless
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Episode 423: Nintendo NXEpisode 423: Nintendo NX
This week revolves around Nintendo’s upcoming console. Otherwise, there isn’t much to speak of in terms of shocking news. However, there is a lot of it this time around.
The news items include:
- Stardew Valley multiplayer, console ports confirmed
- Nintendo NX launching March 2017, new mobile games on way
- Oculus Rift arrives at Best Buy stores ahead of pre-orders
- Nintendo won’t sell NX at a loss
- Classic Sega Mega Drive ROM hacks hit Steam workshop
Question of the Week: “Ever play any console ROM hacks?”
Episode 298: Fireside PodcastEpisode 298: Fireside Podcast
This week’s podcast is rife with arguing between Jonah, Jordan and Paul regarding computer science in schools and have a long discussion about the future of the Wii U. In this episode, the earliest MMOFPS PlanetSide gets a Gaming Flashback.
As far as the news items for the week:
- Obama: Games innovate technology, interest children in computer science
- Destiny preorders at Best Buy reveal info about Bungie’s upcoming game
- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn beta begins the 25th February
- Rumor: Sony will use Gaikai to stream PS3 games in PS4
- Wii U sold around 50,000 units in US in January
- Take 2 confirms acquiring WWE license
All this and Reader Feedback as well as the Question of the Week: “How important is backwards compatibility to you?”
Episode 507: Batman and NinjasEpisode 507: Batman and Ninjas
Last week’s episode was a bust, and there was a strange glitch in this one that caused the audio on Jonah’s side to completely cut out. However, it’s been recovered, and this episode deals with the direct-to-Blu-Ray animated film Batman Ninja.
This week’s news includes:
- Fallout 76 has fast travel, and players under level 5 can’t die in PvP
- Indivisible, the RPG from the creators of Skullgirls, gets a stunning anime teaser
- Monster Hunter: World PC won’t have mod support at launch
- Marvel Comics legend, Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko found dead at 90
Let us know what you think.