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Nothing important happened last week.
Nintendo Switch 2 first-look trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itpcsQQvgAQ
Nintendo Direct on April 2, 2025, Nintendo Switch 2 Experience to follow in cities around the world
Two USB-C slots?
Joy-Con mouse functionality? (SNES mouse functionality secretly exists in NSO already)
Mario Kart 9
24 players?
Wide, flat road? New gas mechanic maybe?
Donkey Kong redesigned, all the characters cuter/more cartoony now?
Bloomberg: Nintendo supply chain is ready to sell more than 20 million Switch 2 units in its first year
A Nintendo Direct focusing on Switch 1 games is reportedly coming in February https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-nintendo-direct-focusing-on-games-for-the-original-switch-is-coming-next-month-its-claimed/
PH Brazil says Switch to get one big final Nintendo game from “beloved” & “somewhat niche” series https://mynintendonews.com/2025/01/20/rumour-ph-brazil-says-switch-to-get-one-big-final-nintendo-game-from-beloved-somewhat-niche-series/
Hideki Kamiya wishes curses upon Switch 2 leakers https://x.com/HidekiKamiya_X/status/1879917263803011499
PlayStation has canceled 2 more live-service games from Bend and Bluepoint, respectively: Bluepoint was working on live-service God of War https://bsky.app/profile/jasonschreier.bsky.social/post/3lfvfm2febc2e
NCSoft’s Horizon MMORPG has seemingly been canceled https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ncsofts-horizon-mmorpg-has-seemingly-been-cancelled/
Insomniac Games’ Ted Price Announces Retirement After Three Decades https://sonyinteractive.com/en/news/blog/ted-price-announces-retirement/
What’s next for Insomniac Games https://blog.playstation.com/2025/01/22/whats-next-for-insomniac-games/
Earthblade canceled! https://exok.com/posts/2025-01-22-earthblade-final-update/
Marvel Snap taken offline temporarily as part of the TikTok ban https://bsky.app/profile/benbrode.bsky.social/post/3lg35u52bxs2c
EA blames ‘underperformance’ of Dragon Age and EA FC25, as it lowers forecast https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ea-blames-underperformance-of-dragon-age-and-ea-fc25-as-it-lowers-forecast/
AAA sequels struggling https://x.com/GenePark/status/1882185444445782496
Silksong is still real https://x.com/griffinmatta/status/1880523110816051696
Questions from Discord:
Joe: What games do you think the Switch 2 will launch with? and which games do you hope it launches with or are in the launch window?
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What we’re playing:
Mary: Metaphor Re Fantazio ✅, Fire Emblem Blazing Blade ✅, Silent Hill 2 Remake
John: Star Wars Outlaws, Rockman & Forte
Greg: MARVEL RIVALS, Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut, Wario Land 3 (GameBoy Color)
Brett L: Ghost of Tsushimaf: Directors Cut ✅, Trepang2
Brett M: DKCR