Episode 628: The Core Nintendo Franchises

This week, Jonah, Scott and TJ have a huge debate over which franchises are the core ones for Nintendo. Mario and Zelda are the easy first two, but who is the third? Scott is also invested in what will be the next major Minecraft addition. There’s also a Gaming Flashback, looking at a minor roleplaying game from 2011, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which has no relevance in 2021.

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  • Nintendo Switch developers say they already have 4K dev kits
  • Dragon Age 4 is heading to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC only
  • Bloodlines 2 came close to being cancelled completely
  • Mobs announced for fan vote ahead of Minecraft Live

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