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Topics:
Switch 2 Joy-Con design allegedly leaked in China, video shows magnet Joy-Con https://www.resetera.com/threads/nintendo-switch-2-joycon-designs-leaked-on-bilibili-magnets-confirmed-uploader-claims-that-production-volume-is-not-high-enough-for-a-march-launch.1049781/
Tetris to join NES NSO on 12/12, ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron, VectorMan, and Wolf of the Battlefield: Mercs join Genesis NSO Tetris / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecII-1bkikw
Nintendo Switch eShop and online services are ending in China in 2026 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-switch-eshop-and-online-services-are-ending-in-china-in-2026/
Converse is making EarthBound shoes for its 30th anniversary, will be available to purchase online in late February https://www.1101.com/mother_project/events/bazaaaar_2025/index.html
PlayStation itself confirms that over 160 million PlayStation 2 consoles were sold https://www.playstation.com/en-us/playstation-history/2000-ps2-psp/
After 31 years, Shuhei Yoshida is leaving Sony on January 15, 2025 (current head of indies, former president of PlayStation Studios in PS3-PS4 era) https://blog.playstation.com/2024/11/26/all-good-things-a-look-back-at-shuhei-yoshidas-31-years-with-playstation/
XDefiant dead, Ubisoft San Francisco and Osaka dead? https://x.com/stephentotilo/status/1864093792682262762
Light of Motiram, an open-world survival crafting game, is the ultimate Horizon Zero Dawn knockoff https://www.gematsu.com/2024/11/mechanimal-open-world-survival-crafting-game-light-of-motiram-announced-for-pc
FromSoftware has no plans for Elden Ring 2, but they have several new titles in the works, according to Miyazaki https://automaton-media.com/en/news/fromsoftware-has-no-plans-for-elden-ring-2-but-they-have-several-new-titles-in-the-works-according-to-miyazaki/
Rumor: Future Mortal Kombat 1 DLC Canceled After Poor Expansion Sales https://insider-gaming.com/future-mortal-kombat-1-dlc-cancelled-after-poor-expansion-sales/
Indiana Jones PC Specs revealed: https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/3/24312550/the-indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-pc-specs-are-an-adventure
Nintendo approached Acquire to make Mario & Luigi: Brothership based on its experience with RPGs (Octopath) and action games (Tenchu) https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-15-mario-and-luigi-brothership-part-1/
Acquire tried to make “edgier, more rugged” Mario art, but Nintendo vetoed it https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-15-mario-and-luigi-brothership-part-2/
What we’re playing:
Mary: Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, Metaphor ReFantazio, Metroid
John: Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (finished)
Greg: Mafia Remastered ✅, Blops, Apex Legends
Brett L: Lego Horizon Adventures, back to Star Wars: Outlaws
Brett M: Blops 6