44: Magic Requires Structure

07/11/15 • 56 min

This week Myke and Federico discuss the newly discovered PlayStation NES, the potential death of the Wii U, and what Nintendo needs to do going forward. Myke also shares a small selection of games he's been enjoying.

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Links and Show Notes: Inside the Nintendo NES controller | The Tech Block Ultra-rare Sony PlayStation SNES console spotted, pictured • Eurogamer.net Sony's Shuhei Yoshida reacts to the 'Nintendo PlayStation' How misfortune and a bit of luck led to the discovery of the fabled Nintendo Play Station | Polygon Polystation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Journey Release Date Trailer | PS4 - YouTube Minecraft: Story Mode Looks Charming - Kotaku Wii U's End—And a New Nintendo Console—Might Be Here Soon | WIRED Super Mario Maker | Nintendo UK Store Batman: Arkham Knight 1010! on the App Store on iTunes Down The Mountain on the App Store on iTunes Alphabear: Word Puzzle Game on the App Store on iTunes Threes! on the App Store on iTunes

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43: Become a Space Criminal

This week Myke and Federico talk about Youtube Gaming and revisit some of Nintendo's E3 announcements. Myke also shares his opinions of Batman Arkham Knight and Yoshi's Wooly World.

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Links and Show Notes: Volume brings a modern-day Robin Hood to PlayStation, Mac and PC Aug. 18 | Polygon Koji Igarashi's Castlevania revival is Kickstarter's most funded video game | The Verge Official YouTube Blog: A YouTube built for gamers YouTube launching its own dedicated gaming app and website, YouTube Gaming | Polygon I played No Man's Sky and now I'm a believer; I'm also an alien murderer | The Verge I Played 15 Minutes Of No Man’s Sky - Kotaku No Man's Sky coming to PC same time as PS4 • Eurogamer.net You Can't Play Zelda: Triforce Heroes With Only Two People - Kotaku How A Video Game Is Released In 2015 - Kotaku DBZ: Extreme Butoden Announcement Tweet That New Game From Inafune And The Makers of Metroid Prime Sounds Cool - Kotaku Satoru Iwata Directly To You! - YouTube Super Mario Maker will come with 100 pre-built levels on the disc | Polygon A brief history of yarn in video games - Boing Boing Amigurumi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nintendo's Reggie Talks Metroid, Amiibo, And (Of Course) Mother 3 - Kotaku Test Your Puzzle Skills with Pokémon Shuffle Mobile! - YouTube The one Batman: Arkham Knight menu option you must change right away | Polygon Myke's Yarn Yoshi

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45: He Put the Fun in Video Games

This week Federico and Myke discuss the passing of Satoru Iwata, his legacy, and what this could mean for Nintendo. They go on to talk about Angry Birds 2, Youtube Gaming, and the hunt for Myke's identical Twin.

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