Honestly That Game Should Be Left For Dead

We discuss the most recent Nintendo Direct where the company announced a lot of ports for the Nintendo Switch apart from games for the 3DS. We also talk about Valve’s imminent return to game development. Podcast regulars Rishi Alwani and Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab.

Nintendo Direct (1:17)

• Sushi Striker Way of the Sushido


• Mario Tennis Aces


• Crash Bandicoot


• Luigi’s Mansion


• The glut of ports on Switch


• Original new IP on Switch


• 3DS-only announcements

Valve’s return to games (9:00)

• Artifact


• The decision to avoid free-to-play


• Is Valve getting into hardware?


• The state of PC gaming


• Which other games could Valve make?

Games we’ve been playing this week (16:40)

• Flinthook


• Xenoblade Chronicles 2


• Hearthstone


• A Normal Lost Phone


• Splatoon 2


• Yakuza 6


• Overwatch

Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.