Battlefield 6 Preview, Nintendo Direct Reveals, Wildgate
Summary
This episode covers the recent Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, analyzing its highlights, including new Switch 2 reveals and the strategy behind showcasing Switch 1 games. Ben Hanson shares his exclusive preview of Battlefield 6's multiplayer, discussing EA's big push and the game's nostalgic appeal. The hosts also delve into The Drifter, a pixel art adventure, and Wildgate, a unique sci-fi shooter, before answering diverse community questions.Episode description
Get a Steam code for Lumines Remastered (overwhelmingly positive reviews) by supporting MinnMax at even the $2 tier on Patreon before 8/4/25. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Haley MacLean, and guest cohort Kyle Bosman unpack the biggest Nintendo Switch 2 reveals from the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, Ben talks about playing Battlefield 6's multiplayer, and Leo talks about Wildgate from Dreamhaven! Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:53 - Get a Steam code for Lumines Remastered
00:04:33 - Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Highlights
00:31:09 - Bosman's final thoughts on Donkey Kong Bananza
00:37:47 - Battlefield 6 preview
01:02:48 - The Drifter 01:09:17 - Wildgate
01:17:58 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/
01:23:10 - Community questions
02:06:59 - Get A Load Of This
02:21:12 - Rumor Meister's final message
Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/@gameinformer/videos
Haley's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9y8NHCzvJk&t=1740s https://www.reddit.com/r/halifax/comments/1mbk4qx/halifax_in_anime/
Hanson's GALOT - https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/29/world/earthquake-tsunami-russia-japan-hawaii
Kyle's GALOT -https://youtu.be/ob1NDGlWbTM
Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/hCQCP-5g5bo?si=c_fs755XajpOSnMl
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