Nintendo Direct REACTION + WHAT IS NINTENDO DOING!?

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Join the Press X Discord: https://discord.gg/MAXtvmv2rw 

Topics: 

• August Nintendo Direct + Indie World reaction https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240827010243/en/Surprise-Releases-and-More-in-an-Indie-World-ShowcaseNintendo-Direct-Partner-Showcase-Double-Feature

• Some of the things shown: Pizza Tower out today, Sea of Star DLC spring 2025, MySims: Cozy Bundle November 19, Capcom Fighting Collection 2 in 2025, Castlevania Dominus Collection today, Tetris Forever in 2024, Yakuza Kiwami October 24, Suikoden I&II HD Remaster launches March 6

• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSu6i2iFMO0

• Lego Super Mario Kart sets confirmed for 2025 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/lego-super-mario-kart-sets-confirmed-for-2025/

• A canceled Crash Bandicoot 5 would have had a Spyro crossover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzHwPNPW2VM

• Black Myth: Wukong sales surpassed 10 million in 3 days, racked up second highest concurrent player count of any Steam game ever https://www.gematsu.com/2024/08/black-myth-wukong-sales-top-10-million

• Lost in Random: The Eternal Die announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC https://www.gematsu.com/2024/08/lost-in-random-the-eternal-die-announced-for-ps5-xbox-series-switch-and-pc

• Castlevania in Dead by Daylight launched today https://x.com/DeadbyDaylight/status/1828463083833987390 

• https://deadbydaylight.com/news/castlevania-collection/

• A few other fancy cosmetics https://www.reddit.com/r/deadbydaylight/comments/1f2mm9j/is_this_rift_peak/ 

• PlayStation MENA Hero Project announced as an incubator program for game developers in the Middle East and North Africa https://sonyinteractive.com/en/news/blog/mena-hero-project-vibrant-dynamic-unstoppable/

Questions from Discord: 

• Beavis Christ: What are some of your favorite gaming-related content creators?

What we’re playing:

Mary: Dragon Age Origins, Baldur’s Gate 3, Luigi’s Mansion 2, demo for Usual June

John: Dragon Quest III, Cosmic Fantasy Collection

Greg: Apex Legends, Mafia Remastered.

Brett L:  The Wolf Among Us ✅, The Expanse ✅, Tales from the Borderlands

Brett M: Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn