Game series that we miss after EA Sports NCAA Football has been off the market for five years, a Nintendo Direct rumor for July 22 includes Mother 3D, Overwatch lands a big broadcast TV deal, and more – THIS WEEK on The PowerSwitch – Gaming’s Call-In Talk Radio Show!
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Games in Time – Super Smash Bros. Switch Is REAL
The confirmation of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch highlights the March 2018 Direct, Microsoft is trying its hand at a live news broadcast with Inside Xbox, and Activision announces Call of Duty: Black Ops 4!
Continue readingGames in Time – Detective Pikachu Gets the Perfect Voice
Nintendo Direct Mini for January 2018, HTC Vive announces improvements at CES, and Detective Pikachu is confirmed for release on 3DS in North America!
Continue readingGames in Time – Grading My 2017 Game Industry Predictions
Amazon hints at an upcoming Nintendo Direct, Microsoft stops selling its Kinect adapter, and I revisit my game industry predictions from 2017!
Continue readingThe PowerSwitch – Grading the Nintendo Direct for Fall 2017
Switch and 3DS games for Fall 2017 are highlighted in a new Nintendo Direct, Bethesda shows a strong commitment to Nintendo, Super Mario Odyssey has another strong showing, Project Octopath Traveler returns from the reveal event, and more!
Continue readingThe PowerSwitch – Grading the Nintendo E3 2017 Spotlight
Nintendo takes the stage at E3 2017, our immediate post-show grades, excitement for Metroid Prime 4, a live reaction to Metroid: Samus Returns, improvement of Switch’s holiday 2017 positioning, anxiousness for a follow-up Direct, and more
Continue readingThe PowerSwitch – Comparing Live Game Presentations – Episode 26
A Nintendo Direct about ARMS and a show highlighting the first gameplay footage from Destiny 2 provide examples of live game presentations in today’s industry, why Destiny 2 doesn’t need to be on Nintendo Switch, ARMS’ flexible control schemes, and more!
Continue readingThe PowerSwitch – So Long, NES Classic – Episode 22
Nintendo Switch sales are off to a record start, production ceases on the NES Classic Edition, a new Nintendo Direct highlights ARMS and Splatoon 2, the ongoing adjustments to how Nintendo presents its information, how to fix the lopsided polls in Fire Emblem Heroes, Microsoft trying digital refunds on Xbox One, Star Wars Battlefront II shows its first trailer, Dragon Quest XI confirms an extra-special release edition for Japan, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy gets a release date, and Bayonetta finally arrives on PC
Continue readingThe PowerSwitch – Xbox and the Netflix for Games – Episode 14
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription service shows a new commitment to a game distribution model with potentially huge industry ramifications, over sixty indie games announced during the Nintendo Switch Indie Showcase, new virtual reality pricing models show further competitiveness between HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, and Nintendo Switch is taking up the mantle of the PlayStation Vita
Continue readingThe PowerSwitch – Gaming Resolutions for 2017 – Episode 5
Gaming resolutions for 2017, Fire Emblem Direct introduces the series’ mobile game, going through a large backlog of games, balancing open world map size with content density, and the success of Peter’s gaming resolutions from 2016
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