Nostalgia and Naming in Gaming

This chapter features speakers reminiscing about their fun experiences with New Show Plus while discussing the naming conventions of gaming consoles, particularly the Switch. They also delve into the impact of Bungie's recent reveal of Marathon and its reception in the gaming community.

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard unpack the highlights and hot takes from the new Nintendo Direct covering Mario Kart World before we share our biggest surprises from playing the Nintendo Switch 2 at a recent event in LA. Then we leave Nintendo world behind and Leo Vader gushes about Rematch from the developers of Sifu and Wildgate. 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

00:02:12 - Thank you, Patreon supporters/Brazil meetup

00:04:57 - Mario Kart World Nintendo Direct

00:27:34 - Is Mario Kart worth $80?