WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.760 --> 00:00:14.880 Yeah, it's the internet. You're busy. Let's do this for 2 00:00:14.919 --> 00:00:18.320 February fifth, twenty twenty five. For the next hour or so, 3 00:00:18.440 --> 00:00:20.280 let me help you sort through the world of gaming 4 00:00:20.320 --> 00:00:23.120 on Game mess Mornings Live with Me Jeff Grubb. Today, 5 00:00:23.239 --> 00:00:25.839 Nintendo says switch to we'll have a price, so you 6 00:00:25.839 --> 00:00:28.920 could stop worrying about that, everybody, But first please join 7 00:00:29.000 --> 00:00:31.239 me and welcoming today's co host the Game Best Mornings. 8 00:00:31.399 --> 00:00:34.880 It's Lucy James. Games. Everyone. How's it going? 9 00:00:34.960 --> 00:00:37.159 Lucy doing okay? Thank you? 10 00:00:37.479 --> 00:00:39.960 In the middle of decorating, How obvious is it that 11 00:00:40.039 --> 00:00:41.399 I ran out of wallpaper? 12 00:00:41.960 --> 00:00:43.960 It's you know what? I can't I actually can't tell. 13 00:00:44.000 --> 00:00:46.759 It looks like it could be on purpose. I'm legitimately not. 14 00:00:47.200 --> 00:00:48.640 That's probably just on cam. If I was there, I'm 15 00:00:48.679 --> 00:00:50.399 sure it looked terrible. Lucy. Is that we want me 16 00:00:50.439 --> 00:00:53.240 to say? Oh? There it is? Okay, there it is. 17 00:00:53.520 --> 00:00:59.280 No, I'm other than a slight cold, I'm doing okay, 18 00:00:59.320 --> 00:01:00.000 thank you. 19 00:01:00.399 --> 00:01:05.120 I yeah, it's it's been really cold in the Bay recently, 20 00:01:05.159 --> 00:01:07.120 and I mean, I know it's not very cold by 21 00:01:08.480 --> 00:01:10.799 you know, the rest of the world's standards, but in California, 22 00:01:10.840 --> 00:01:12.439 everyone is human. 23 00:01:12.799 --> 00:01:14.159 Well, because that's so chilly. 24 00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:17.280 Yeah, I mean, like, and let's be clear, the homes 25 00:01:17.280 --> 00:01:20.439 where you're at are not built for variations in temperature. 26 00:01:20.480 --> 00:01:22.799 They're built for one temperature because that's traditionally what it's 27 00:01:22.840 --> 00:01:26.400 always been. So yeah, like seventy degrees yep, not a 28 00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:29.959 lot of insolation, not a lot of air conditioning. So yeah, 29 00:01:30.120 --> 00:01:33.280 that could be, that could be rough. We are we're 30 00:01:33.319 --> 00:01:36.560 doing okay here now, although I think just the way 31 00:01:36.799 --> 00:01:39.239 it's worked recently where Dan will complain about how cold 32 00:01:39.239 --> 00:01:42.200 it is and then two days later it's that cold here. 33 00:01:42.599 --> 00:01:44.599 So yesterday it was like six degrees at his house, 34 00:01:44.640 --> 00:01:46.480 I'm like, it's like forty here now, that's great, And 35 00:01:46.719 --> 00:01:49.319 I think it's going down to his temperature again. So 36 00:01:49.840 --> 00:01:52.239 it turns out whether it just moves that way, but 37 00:01:52.480 --> 00:01:55.959 I'm like, hey, I'm fine, the kids are starting to 38 00:01:55.959 --> 00:01:58.680 feel a little bit better. I'm going to still keep 39 00:01:58.719 --> 00:02:01.079 going outside. I'll just bundle up because it's been too 40 00:02:01.120 --> 00:02:03.239 long of not really going outside. This has been a 41 00:02:03.319 --> 00:02:05.079 rough winter, so going to do that. 42 00:02:05.200 --> 00:02:07.280 Have you got a sauna? You know, you could be 43 00:02:07.760 --> 00:02:11.080 like the Fins and have a sauna. It's a lot 44 00:02:11.120 --> 00:02:13.280 on Facebook marketplace over here, for some reason. 45 00:02:13.840 --> 00:02:18.159 Were they just like like a portable ones, So like, well, 46 00:02:18.199 --> 00:02:19.879 like what's something okay interesting? 47 00:02:20.000 --> 00:02:21.639 So you can get you can get some that are 48 00:02:21.879 --> 00:02:25.000 you know, basically like a tent and you can move 49 00:02:25.039 --> 00:02:27.439 pop up tent, but you can get like kind of 50 00:02:27.439 --> 00:02:29.199 a built right. 51 00:02:29.000 --> 00:02:31.560 I'd have been in one of those tent ones in 52 00:02:31.840 --> 00:02:35.000 Dan Record's basement and I had to try to super 53 00:02:35.039 --> 00:02:38.639 Mario Brothers three while in there, and uh like it 54 00:02:38.719 --> 00:02:42.039 was that was unpleasant actually because I was clothed and 55 00:02:42.120 --> 00:02:43.000 a head. 56 00:02:43.159 --> 00:02:44.639 Yeah, I was gonna say, you could you know, that 57 00:02:44.759 --> 00:02:47.439 was a traumatic experience. You could, you know, take back. 58 00:02:47.280 --> 00:02:50.199 Control face the demons. 59 00:02:50.199 --> 00:02:53.800 Face the demons face the demons in in heat and 60 00:02:54.800 --> 00:02:56.879 what's the word when it's like really of humid y? 61 00:02:57.360 --> 00:02:58.840 What'd be great? Great for your pause? 62 00:02:59.280 --> 00:02:59.719 That's right? 63 00:03:00.000 --> 00:03:02.000 An't forgetting out any gunk, that's right? 64 00:03:02.120 --> 00:03:05.919 Yeah? I I I, uh just I was just sweat 65 00:03:05.960 --> 00:03:08.840 when I was done in there, and my clothes were 66 00:03:08.960 --> 00:03:11.240 a mess. I probably should not have done that, but 67 00:03:11.919 --> 00:03:13.599 it was very fun because like it was very humid. 68 00:03:14.159 --> 00:03:17.280 Dan gave me his worst Chinese handheld to go in there, 69 00:03:17.599 --> 00:03:19.840 because that thing has to have been destroyed because it 70 00:03:19.879 --> 00:03:23.159 was just so wet by the time I was rough 71 00:03:23.159 --> 00:03:25.639 in there. All right, let's explain what we do here 72 00:03:25.680 --> 00:03:28.080 most weekdays, I, Jeff Greb, will help peace your gaming 73 00:03:28.120 --> 00:03:31.159 life back together. That includes breaking news and maybe even 74 00:03:31.199 --> 00:03:34.159 some of our own original reporting. For all these topics, 75 00:03:34.199 --> 00:03:36.000 I'll get the input of a bona fide expert who 76 00:03:36.039 --> 00:03:38.240 will make me look smart. If you were watching live 77 00:03:38.280 --> 00:03:40.599 on twitch welcome, You can always listen to the show 78 00:03:40.639 --> 00:03:43.560 later on podcast feeds by searching for Game Mess Mornings, 79 00:03:43.960 --> 00:03:47.240 or find the RSS on giant bomb dot com. You 80 00:03:47.280 --> 00:03:50.199 can also catch a show later with chapters and timestamps 81 00:03:50.240 --> 00:03:54.039 on YouTube. Hello YouTube. All right, we have a lot 82 00:03:54.080 --> 00:03:56.199 to get into, so let's start the Morning Mess with. 83 00:03:56.759 --> 00:04:00.240 Nintendo confirms timings for the Switch to Direct in Ale. 84 00:04:00.280 --> 00:04:03.360 This is from Ali Reynolds at Nintendo Life. Nintendo has 85 00:04:03.400 --> 00:04:06.800 provided a smidge more information regarding its upcoming Nintendo Direct 86 00:04:06.800 --> 00:04:10.639 in April, focused entirely on the much anticipated switch to console, 87 00:04:11.479 --> 00:04:13.879 scheduled to commence on the second of April, which we 88 00:04:13.919 --> 00:04:16.160 already knew. We now know that it will be broadcasted 89 00:04:16.240 --> 00:04:20.120 at the following times in North America six am Pacific 90 00:04:20.279 --> 00:04:22.319 daylight savings. That's not right, It's got to be a 91 00:04:22.399 --> 00:04:23.680 still standard time at that point. 92 00:04:24.759 --> 00:04:27.240 Yes, six all, I will also be enjoying that at 93 00:04:27.240 --> 00:04:30.000 a reasonable hour of nine am instead of six am 94 00:04:30.000 --> 00:04:31.160 grown Nintendo. 95 00:04:30.920 --> 00:04:34.839 Yep, come on, yeah six am, so Jan I don't know, 96 00:04:34.879 --> 00:04:36.279 you could just sleep there. It will be fine. We 97 00:04:36.319 --> 00:04:39.600 can handle that. And then nine am Eastern and then 98 00:04:39.639 --> 00:04:42.360 and the UK that's two pm BST a real time, 99 00:04:42.399 --> 00:04:44.360 I'm sure throughout the rest of Europe. 100 00:04:44.560 --> 00:04:45.600 Three summer time. 101 00:04:45.720 --> 00:04:48.800 Yeah, British summertime. That sounds real. I think this is 102 00:04:48.959 --> 00:04:54.319 central European summer time three pm there as yeah, yeah, 103 00:04:54.360 --> 00:04:58.160 although again I don't think summertime would have started by then. Asia, 104 00:04:58.160 --> 00:05:02.240 Oceania will be ten pm and your local time. You know. 105 00:05:02.720 --> 00:05:04.560 It's just there's the whole thing here that I'm going 106 00:05:04.639 --> 00:05:06.439 to read that apparently because it only applies to me. 107 00:05:06.600 --> 00:05:08.519 It would be nine am my time. That's what really 108 00:05:08.519 --> 00:05:12.680 matters everybody. This is just like slightly more information, although 109 00:05:12.680 --> 00:05:15.079 I'm like surprised. It's like, why'd they wait to tell 110 00:05:15.160 --> 00:05:18.000 us this? And then also why tell us this early 111 00:05:18.079 --> 00:05:20.639 if you weren't going to tell us originally in that 112 00:05:20.839 --> 00:05:23.519 video where you announced this was happening on April second. 113 00:05:23.759 --> 00:05:28.519 But whatever, that's just Nintendo being a little strange. I'm 114 00:05:28.519 --> 00:05:30.639 like still not sure like how to set my expectations 115 00:05:30.639 --> 00:05:33.120 for this thing other than hey, I hope they show 116 00:05:33.199 --> 00:05:35.879 me at all of my dreams, show me all the 117 00:05:35.879 --> 00:05:37.600 games that I want to see, as well as like 118 00:05:37.639 --> 00:05:41.519 all the kind of obvious stuff like, hey, three D Mario. 119 00:05:42.040 --> 00:05:44.560 You already talked about a new Mario Kart Animal Crossing. 120 00:05:44.639 --> 00:05:46.720 You just talked about how well that sold, So probably 121 00:05:46.720 --> 00:05:49.560 another one of those pretty soon. I'm like beginning to 122 00:05:49.560 --> 00:05:54.279 build probably an impossible list in my brain. Lucy, I 123 00:05:54.279 --> 00:05:56.720 don't know where where should I be setting my expectations. 124 00:05:56.959 --> 00:05:59.279 I love that you said I I'm going to be 125 00:05:59.279 --> 00:06:01.120 I'm going to set my expectations, but I also I 126 00:06:01.160 --> 00:06:03.160 need them to give me everything I've a dream exactly. 127 00:06:03.240 --> 00:06:04.319 Yes, I'm a broken person. 128 00:06:05.759 --> 00:06:06.319 I don't know. 129 00:06:06.399 --> 00:06:10.120 I mean, I think that this has potential to be 130 00:06:10.160 --> 00:06:11.399 pretty big. 131 00:06:11.600 --> 00:06:13.879 You know, it feels like they've been cooking for a while. 132 00:06:14.480 --> 00:06:20.319 New console Switch finally on the decline, didn't meet its expectations. 133 00:06:20.360 --> 00:06:22.720 They need to kind of stir up some excitement and 134 00:06:24.279 --> 00:06:27.959 if GTA slips, it's gonna be Nintendo's yeah, right, Like, 135 00:06:28.160 --> 00:06:30.519 so I think they have the chance to go all 136 00:06:30.560 --> 00:06:32.519 out with this. I really hope they do, because I mean, 137 00:06:32.560 --> 00:06:33.920 even from that first look at. 138 00:06:33.879 --> 00:06:38.319 The hardware, I'm not particularly excited about what I've seen 139 00:06:38.360 --> 00:06:38.759 so far. 140 00:06:40.480 --> 00:06:43.199 Shoot, Heyshida said the other day something about like the mouse, 141 00:06:43.439 --> 00:06:46.519 the rumored mouse part of it, and so I'm interested 142 00:06:46.519 --> 00:06:47.600 to see what that's going to be. 143 00:06:48.240 --> 00:06:50.920 But I I don't know. 144 00:06:51.079 --> 00:06:52.839 It feels like it's been so long since we've had 145 00:06:52.879 --> 00:06:57.160 a new a new console and that new exciting slate moment. 146 00:06:57.279 --> 00:06:59.120 So I really hope they go all out with it. 147 00:06:59.279 --> 00:07:02.000 I really hope that like Metroid gets a date. 148 00:07:02.120 --> 00:07:04.839 And I'm trying to think because yeah, like I said, 149 00:07:04.839 --> 00:07:08.480 I've never been the biggest Intendal person, just purely because 150 00:07:08.480 --> 00:07:10.680 I didn't grow up with it, right, So while I 151 00:07:10.720 --> 00:07:13.879 love Nintendo games, I don't have the same connection, And 152 00:07:13.920 --> 00:07:16.040 so I think the thing that would excite me most 153 00:07:16.079 --> 00:07:19.000 at the moment certainly not third party. But I do 154 00:07:19.000 --> 00:07:20.800 think a new three D Mario because I was obsessed 155 00:07:20.839 --> 00:07:24.720 with Odyssey when it came out, and yeah, I think 156 00:07:24.759 --> 00:07:27.319 Animal Crossing was such a moment. I didn't expect to 157 00:07:27.319 --> 00:07:29.839 get into it as much as I did, and then 158 00:07:30.000 --> 00:07:36.399 that obsession carried over to Dundoko Island. Uh yuck is 159 00:07:36.639 --> 00:07:39.279 so I don't know, I'm yeah, I'm just hoving with 160 00:07:39.279 --> 00:07:40.759 some good stuff. I am really intrigued to see. 161 00:07:40.800 --> 00:07:42.839 I mean, maybe this is where Hollow Night shows up, 162 00:07:42.879 --> 00:07:43.319 shows up. 163 00:07:43.399 --> 00:07:47.600 Yep, there's a possibility. Yeah, there is that rumored, unconfirmed 164 00:07:48.079 --> 00:07:50.360 and maybe a little bit weird now because they are 165 00:07:50.360 --> 00:07:53.680 talking about the timing more of this direct. But apparently 166 00:07:53.720 --> 00:07:56.680 they're going to have a direct this month. I've heard 167 00:07:56.759 --> 00:07:59.519 that as well, and this would be focused on Switch 168 00:07:59.600 --> 00:08:02.199 one and that's probably where they could give us the 169 00:08:02.279 --> 00:08:04.759 date for Metroy Prime four. People keep pointing out to 170 00:08:04.800 --> 00:08:06.360 me that when they open up their switch and go 171 00:08:06.399 --> 00:08:09.759 to the e shop or like the little news page that, yeah, 172 00:08:09.879 --> 00:08:12.800 before you actually click into the fully open your switch, 173 00:08:13.079 --> 00:08:15.360 they'll see stuff like, hey, Metroy Prime four a Switch 174 00:08:15.439 --> 00:08:19.160 one game still coming it being marketed there. So Nintendo 175 00:08:19.240 --> 00:08:21.439 is still very much treating that as a Switch one game. 176 00:08:21.519 --> 00:08:26.399 So we could get more information about that here in February. 177 00:08:26.199 --> 00:08:29.240 But but yeah, like it does feel like, okay, well, 178 00:08:29.319 --> 00:08:31.759 if that's happening, why are you talking so much about 179 00:08:31.759 --> 00:08:34.440 this April one when you could have just like waited. Honestly, 180 00:08:34.480 --> 00:08:36.320 they could have announced the timing for this one at 181 00:08:36.320 --> 00:08:39.480 the end of a February direct So it just feels 182 00:08:39.480 --> 00:08:42.679 a little strange thing. Yeah yeah, but it's Nintendo, so 183 00:08:42.720 --> 00:08:45.159 it's like trying to figure this out is pointless. They 184 00:08:45.200 --> 00:08:48.480 are a weird company and they will do things their 185 00:08:48.519 --> 00:08:52.080 own way. Speaking of which, switch to price will consider 186 00:08:52.120 --> 00:08:56.320 the affordability customers expect from Nintendo, says president. This is 187 00:08:56.360 --> 00:08:59.399 from Chris Scullion at BGC. The price of the switch 188 00:08:59.440 --> 00:09:02.559 to hardware will take into account numerous factors, including Nintendo's 189 00:09:02.559 --> 00:09:06.600 trademark affordability, its president has said. During a Q and 190 00:09:06.639 --> 00:09:10.840 A following Nintendo's Q three financial results, Nintendo President Shuntaro 191 00:09:10.919 --> 00:09:15.000 for Okawa was asked about the company's thoughts on hardware pricing. Specifically, 192 00:09:15.000 --> 00:09:17.720 for Okawa was asked if there was any chance to 193 00:09:17.919 --> 00:09:21.240 any change to Nintendo's stance on what constitutes an acceptable 194 00:09:21.240 --> 00:09:25.879 price point given various global economic factors. For Akawa replied 195 00:09:25.919 --> 00:09:28.120 that not only does Nintendo have to take into account 196 00:09:28.399 --> 00:09:31.320 Japan's increased inflation rate, it also has to consider the 197 00:09:31.360 --> 00:09:34.799 exchange rate environment has changed considerably since the switch launched 198 00:09:34.840 --> 00:09:38.159 in twenty seventeen. However, he noted that Nintendo has also 199 00:09:38.200 --> 00:09:41.000 has to excuse me, has to consider the affordability that 200 00:09:41.039 --> 00:09:44.200 our customers expect from Nintendo products, saying that the company 201 00:09:44.240 --> 00:09:46.679 needs to take all these factors into account when considering 202 00:09:46.759 --> 00:09:50.440 the price of its products. This is still the main 203 00:09:50.480 --> 00:09:52.480 thing that people are now focused on, since we had 204 00:09:52.519 --> 00:09:55.279 everything confirmed about the hardware, and we know that there's 205 00:09:55.279 --> 00:09:57.159 a date to talk about all the software and all 206 00:09:57.200 --> 00:09:58.960 the stuff after that, and that's probably where they'll talk 207 00:09:58.960 --> 00:10:01.360 about the price as well. But the price is like 208 00:10:01.440 --> 00:10:04.039 just going to be a point of contention people. You know, 209 00:10:04.080 --> 00:10:06.799 it's hard to spend four hundred to five hundred dollars 210 00:10:06.799 --> 00:10:09.559 on something, and so people are thinking about that right 211 00:10:09.600 --> 00:10:11.159 now and trying to like dial in where they think 212 00:10:11.159 --> 00:10:15.399 this thing is going to land. And Lucy, I think 213 00:10:15.440 --> 00:10:16.679 I've been kind of at a point where it's like, 214 00:10:16.679 --> 00:10:18.120 I think this thing is going to be four hundred 215 00:10:18.159 --> 00:10:21.600 dollars for quite some time, and I think this mostly 216 00:10:21.639 --> 00:10:24.399 convinces me of that, although I mean people are saying, hey, 217 00:10:24.399 --> 00:10:26.639 maybe three fifty still like the O lead, and then 218 00:10:26.720 --> 00:10:29.039 of course it could be more as well. I don't 219 00:10:29.080 --> 00:10:31.039 know where are you at. Does any of this change 220 00:10:31.080 --> 00:10:32.120 like what you're expecting? 221 00:10:33.960 --> 00:10:36.440 I honestly don't think it does. 222 00:10:36.639 --> 00:10:38.240 I think really proof is going to be in the 223 00:10:38.240 --> 00:10:42.000 pudding when it comes to pricing, because we can speculate 224 00:10:42.039 --> 00:10:44.960 all we want, but as we know, we are living 225 00:10:45.240 --> 00:10:47.799 in unprecedented time. 226 00:10:48.360 --> 00:10:48.639 Again. 227 00:10:49.879 --> 00:10:51.879 I don't know about you, man, but I'm kind of 228 00:10:51.919 --> 00:10:54.639 fed up of how unprecedented these times are becoming. Yep, 229 00:10:56.919 --> 00:10:59.519 are they going to be tarriffsed by then? They're not 230 00:10:59.559 --> 00:11:03.639 going to be by? Then? Is the I don't know, Yeah, 231 00:11:03.639 --> 00:11:05.720 I don't know. Let's let's not bring the mood down. 232 00:11:05.799 --> 00:11:08.840 However, let's just talk about the fact that, yeah, I mean, 233 00:11:08.960 --> 00:11:11.720 things are subject to change. They're probably finalizing that stuff 234 00:11:11.799 --> 00:11:16.120 on their end too. I I think I think this 235 00:11:16.200 --> 00:11:17.519 is the point where I think I've made it on 236 00:11:18.240 --> 00:11:20.039 this show, if not another show before, where it's like, 237 00:11:20.120 --> 00:11:23.440 I am less excited about the box. If the box 238 00:11:23.519 --> 00:11:25.519 is what I feel is going to be a reasonable price, 239 00:11:25.679 --> 00:11:28.039 because it's the software that I am the most interested in. 240 00:11:28.120 --> 00:11:30.879 So if Nintendo comes out with a compelling enough slate 241 00:11:30.919 --> 00:11:33.200 of games that I want to play and can only 242 00:11:33.240 --> 00:11:35.679 play on switch to, then that is the ultimately the 243 00:11:35.720 --> 00:11:38.120 thing that I take into consideration when I am making 244 00:11:38.159 --> 00:11:43.279 my purchasing decisions because right now, I mean my I'm 245 00:11:43.320 --> 00:11:46.759 sorry Nintendo fans, my my switch is gathering dust because 246 00:11:46.799 --> 00:11:52.759 I'm I'm in a PC era, And yeah, I do 247 00:11:52.879 --> 00:11:55.600 want to be able to you know, I want to 248 00:11:55.600 --> 00:11:59.000 go back to the heyday of I remember when you know, 249 00:11:59.159 --> 00:12:01.039 we were all locked into was an animal crossing and 250 00:12:01.080 --> 00:12:04.639 I was in multiple discords and group chats. 251 00:12:03.480 --> 00:12:06.759 And then the other thing would be like, you know, when. 252 00:12:08.960 --> 00:12:11.759 When Tears the Kingdom came around, me and my friend 253 00:12:11.799 --> 00:12:14.639 Andrew went around to TAM's place and Tam was playing 254 00:12:14.679 --> 00:12:16.639 on the TV. Andrew and I both handheld and we 255 00:12:16.679 --> 00:12:18.679 all just playing Teas of the Kingdom together, and it's 256 00:12:18.720 --> 00:12:20.600 like I want, I want those moments again. 257 00:12:21.039 --> 00:12:24.600 So I'm excited. But again this feeds into like the 258 00:12:24.600 --> 00:12:26.639 first one where it's you know, the first story words. 259 00:12:26.679 --> 00:12:29.440 I need to know what what games they've got we 260 00:12:29.559 --> 00:12:30.039 got for me. 261 00:12:30.559 --> 00:12:33.759 Yeah, I think people have a much easier time just 262 00:12:33.799 --> 00:12:37.279 to find four hundred to five hundred dollars if there 263 00:12:37.279 --> 00:12:39.559 are just games you can't possibly miss out on. And 264 00:12:39.720 --> 00:12:42.919 you know, I think I am most curious about that 265 00:12:43.000 --> 00:12:45.759 as well, because I think it is very easy for 266 00:12:45.919 --> 00:12:47.879 Nintendo to look at, Hey, here's what's sold well on 267 00:12:47.919 --> 00:12:50.039 the switch. Let's just just do the new versions of 268 00:12:50.080 --> 00:12:53.080 those and not have a lot of stuff that's new 269 00:12:53.120 --> 00:12:55.200 and exciting met. 270 00:12:55.039 --> 00:12:58.559 The new switch, yes, same as the old switch. 271 00:12:58.799 --> 00:13:01.759 Yes, And that's you know, I think there's gonna be 272 00:13:02.120 --> 00:13:04.919 quite a bit of potential for that to happen. They 273 00:13:04.960 --> 00:13:06.759 are already like starting off with Mario Kart, but we 274 00:13:06.759 --> 00:13:08.360 don't Hey, maybe there's a gimmick to Mario Kart that 275 00:13:08.399 --> 00:13:12.559 we don't know about. Yeah, twenty four players, right exactly, 276 00:13:13.240 --> 00:13:16.080 and then maybe a new Animal Crossing is a big 277 00:13:16.120 --> 00:13:18.080 expansion to the idea of what Animal Crossing could be. 278 00:13:18.159 --> 00:13:20.679 I don't know, but I imagine mostly it's going to 279 00:13:20.759 --> 00:13:22.679 be like, yeah, here's the Breath of the Wild remaster 280 00:13:22.960 --> 00:13:26.279 that we've we've been showing off to developers, and here's 281 00:13:26.320 --> 00:13:27.799 a lot of like filling in the slots of like, 282 00:13:27.840 --> 00:13:30.159 here's this franchise on this console that will just sell 283 00:13:30.159 --> 00:13:33.320 for the entire generation, and that maybe like there are 284 00:13:33.360 --> 00:13:36.159 some surprises like Mario Paint or something along those lines, 285 00:13:36.399 --> 00:13:40.519 But I do I think Nintendo understands that surprise and 286 00:13:40.559 --> 00:13:43.000 delight like coming to people and like giving them experience 287 00:13:43.039 --> 00:13:45.919 they didn't know they wanted is important and crucial to 288 00:13:46.080 --> 00:13:48.600 making the switch feel special, and they'll want to recreate 289 00:13:48.600 --> 00:13:50.360 that with the switch to as best they can. And 290 00:13:50.399 --> 00:13:52.039 I'm sure they've been spending years figuring out what that 291 00:13:52.080 --> 00:13:54.799 looks like as far as like for them dialing in 292 00:13:54.799 --> 00:13:57.559 a price themselves. I think you're right, they're still finalizing that. 293 00:13:57.639 --> 00:14:00.919 It's not finalized yet. They're still fine analyzing that because 294 00:14:00.919 --> 00:14:04.799 of the uncertainty of the world, and I think that 295 00:14:04.879 --> 00:14:08.919 will probably lead them to leaning towards a slightly higher 296 00:14:08.960 --> 00:14:11.360 price than they might have gone with otherwise, just so 297 00:14:11.399 --> 00:14:13.720 they can bake in that uncertainty. Will they'll be Terriff's 298 00:14:13.720 --> 00:14:16.559 wool there, Well, that doesn't doesn't matter. They don't know. 299 00:14:16.600 --> 00:14:18.879 They can't, like just on a whim every time something 300 00:14:18.919 --> 00:14:20.799 crazy happens in the world change the price of the 301 00:14:20.799 --> 00:14:22.840 switch to so they sort of have to try to 302 00:14:22.879 --> 00:14:25.200 guess what things are going to look like. And it's 303 00:14:25.320 --> 00:14:28.480 probably safest to go with a worst case scenario assumption. 304 00:14:29.000 --> 00:14:31.279 And so yeah, I think they probably still lean towards 305 00:14:31.799 --> 00:14:35.159 something that can be argued to be affordable while still 306 00:14:35.159 --> 00:14:39.080 being relatively high priced at this point, though I'm not 307 00:14:39.159 --> 00:14:40.679 expecting it to be five hundred dollars. 308 00:14:40.759 --> 00:14:43.159 But hey, we'll see, yeah, we'll see. 309 00:14:43.879 --> 00:14:46.879 All right, So let's see here. EA had their financial results. 310 00:14:47.039 --> 00:14:50.440 We talked about Nintendo's yesterday on the BombCast, but EA 311 00:14:50.519 --> 00:14:52.639 had theirs as well and said that they were not 312 00:14:52.759 --> 00:14:55.600 the financial performance we wanted or expected. This comes from 313 00:14:55.639 --> 00:14:59.960 Sophie McAvoy at gi dot biz. Electronic Arts Is published 314 00:15:00.039 --> 00:15:02.840 its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 315 00:15:02.879 --> 00:15:07.360 twenty five, experiencing declients in revenue and netbookings. CEO Andrew 316 00:15:07.399 --> 00:15:09.879 Wilson said it was not the financial performance we wanted, 317 00:15:10.240 --> 00:15:13.399 which was driven by the temporary underperformance of EA Sports 318 00:15:13.480 --> 00:15:16.000 FC twenty five. So I like temporary. They're going to 319 00:15:16.039 --> 00:15:18.200 make more money in the future. Don't worry everybody. EA 320 00:15:18.360 --> 00:15:21.200 pre announced its Q three results last month, in which 321 00:15:21.200 --> 00:15:23.879 it revisited its full year and third year guidance due 322 00:15:23.960 --> 00:15:27.440 to due to two factors that are due to two 323 00:15:27.480 --> 00:15:30.360 of its franchises excuse me, EA Sports FC and Dragon 324 00:15:30.440 --> 00:15:33.840 Age not meeting financial expectation. Here's what you need to know. 325 00:15:33.960 --> 00:15:37.000 The revenue was down or was down three percent to 326 00:15:37.120 --> 00:15:40.159 one point eight eight billion. Net income was up one 327 00:15:40.240 --> 00:15:42.759 percent to two hundred ninety three but million and then 328 00:15:43.080 --> 00:15:46.159 net bookings, which is just like any business that they've 329 00:15:46.200 --> 00:15:48.480 been able to get a contract for that will come 330 00:15:48.480 --> 00:15:50.600 in at some point in the future, was down six 331 00:15:50.639 --> 00:15:54.639 percent to two point two two billion. Highlights. EA Sports 332 00:15:54.679 --> 00:15:57.360 FC twenty five experienced a high quality, stable launch, but 333 00:15:57.399 --> 00:15:59.360 it did not carry its momentum through the quarter, and 334 00:15:59.399 --> 00:16:02.639 that's the biggest culprit here for why EA missed its targets. 335 00:16:03.080 --> 00:16:04.960 But they also like point out, like you know, Apex 336 00:16:05.039 --> 00:16:08.200 Legends was down, although that was down with like within 337 00:16:08.240 --> 00:16:11.840 its expected range, but now they're like also kind of 338 00:16:11.919 --> 00:16:13.919 changing up their their story on that a little bit, 339 00:16:13.919 --> 00:16:15.600 and we'll talk about that more here in a moment. 340 00:16:16.480 --> 00:16:19.559 And then of course Dragon Age the Veil Guard also underperformed. 341 00:16:19.960 --> 00:16:21.840 I think this came up several times when we were 342 00:16:21.840 --> 00:16:25.759 looking at those Nintendo numbers. Lucy Mario Kart eight Deluxe 343 00:16:25.759 --> 00:16:27.480 in the last three months of the year sold two 344 00:16:27.559 --> 00:16:32.279 million copies, and according to EAU, Dragon Age the Veil Guard, 345 00:16:32.639 --> 00:16:36.039 a multi platform release, had one point five million players. 346 00:16:36.480 --> 00:16:38.480 So it's like kind of puts into perspective how like 347 00:16:38.720 --> 00:16:41.799 something that big and important can miss the mark pretty hard. 348 00:16:42.240 --> 00:16:43.679 And when we talk about what well, you know, those 349 00:16:43.679 --> 00:16:45.879 are unfair expectations. It seems like those are should have 350 00:16:45.919 --> 00:16:48.320 been pretty fair expectations for dragon Age, and they just 351 00:16:48.320 --> 00:16:51.559 could not get a broad community, broad audience excited about it, 352 00:16:51.600 --> 00:16:56.600 which is what Andrew Wilson said. They are promising to 353 00:16:56.639 --> 00:17:00.440 like double down on here here. Actually, I'll just read 354 00:17:00.440 --> 00:17:04.559 what CFO Stuart Canfield said, the importance of our actions 355 00:17:04.680 --> 00:17:07.440 or this reinforces the importance of our actions to reallocate 356 00:17:07.480 --> 00:17:11.920 resources towards our most significant and highest potential opportunities. So 357 00:17:11.960 --> 00:17:15.559 they're once again understanding, Hey, we are going to hunker 358 00:17:15.680 --> 00:17:17.960 down and really focus on the stuff that we think 359 00:17:18.000 --> 00:17:20.599 can be the biggest successes. And right now that still 360 00:17:20.640 --> 00:17:22.720 includes something like mass Effect, But it feels like we're 361 00:17:22.720 --> 00:17:24.359 in a world where maybe one day that doesn't even 362 00:17:24.359 --> 00:17:25.759 include that. I don't know, what do you think? 363 00:17:25.880 --> 00:17:28.119 Yeah, I mean, I think mass effect is the last 364 00:17:28.119 --> 00:17:29.720 shot bioare has at this point. 365 00:17:29.920 --> 00:17:34.200 Yes, yeah, I mean to talk about the story from 366 00:17:34.200 --> 00:17:34.559 the top. 367 00:17:34.680 --> 00:17:36.680 I think a lot of the reporting that came out 368 00:17:36.680 --> 00:17:40.519 of this last week was obviously focused on Dragonage and Dragonage. 369 00:17:41.519 --> 00:17:44.480 It's an unfortunate reality, it is true. But I think 370 00:17:44.599 --> 00:17:48.559 the positioning of EA's down financials just purely on Dragon 371 00:17:48.599 --> 00:17:49.160 Age when. 372 00:17:50.440 --> 00:17:55.079 FIFA, let's just call it FIFA. Maybe, dude, I don't know, 373 00:17:55.359 --> 00:17:57.200 maybe removing the branding from one. 374 00:17:57.119 --> 00:18:00.720 Of your highest earning and most icon series for the 375 00:18:00.799 --> 00:18:02.480 last thirty years wasn't the best move. 376 00:18:02.640 --> 00:18:04.839 Yeah, sure, you're right. I guess I got it. 377 00:18:05.599 --> 00:18:07.240 I guess yeah, I get it. You don't want to 378 00:18:07.240 --> 00:18:09.359 pay FIFA for the use of their rights. 379 00:18:09.359 --> 00:18:12.440 But oh no, dude, if you're talking about like, I 380 00:18:12.480 --> 00:18:16.319 don't know, maybe what was it like EA Sports. 381 00:18:15.880 --> 00:18:21.200 Football Club shit name? Yeah, no, terrible. 382 00:18:21.000 --> 00:18:27.079 Name anyway, and also yeah, you're looking at again global uncertainty, 383 00:18:27.279 --> 00:18:29.480 but anyway, So yeah, the thing with Dragon Age is 384 00:18:30.279 --> 00:18:32.160 like I was disappointed by the game, don't get me wrong, 385 00:18:32.400 --> 00:18:36.039 but also, you know, a lot of people did like it, 386 00:18:36.240 --> 00:18:38.839 and I think it is sad because the way that 387 00:18:38.880 --> 00:18:40.160 franchise has kind of. 388 00:18:42.240 --> 00:18:45.000 I don't know, it's just it's gone now, right, it's it. 389 00:18:45.160 --> 00:18:46.920 There's no coming back to Dragon Age at this point. 390 00:18:47.319 --> 00:18:49.680 Feels like they are saying themselves as we are not 391 00:18:50.279 --> 00:18:52.279 focusing on a game like that going forward. 392 00:18:52.559 --> 00:18:54.319 And I mean the writing was on the wall even 393 00:18:54.359 --> 00:18:56.279 when they said, like there's definitely going to be no DLC, 394 00:18:57.640 --> 00:19:01.359 you know, looking at was it creative director John Eppler, 395 00:19:01.480 --> 00:19:01.920 You know, I was. 396 00:19:02.039 --> 00:19:03.680 I was on Blue Sky and I saw that he'd 397 00:19:03.720 --> 00:19:04.799 already been moved to Skate. 398 00:19:04.920 --> 00:19:07.960 Corin Bush left the company, a lot of developers left, 399 00:19:08.000 --> 00:19:09.559 and they were having layoffs and it was just like, yeah, 400 00:19:09.599 --> 00:19:11.920 the writing was on the wall there, and you know, 401 00:19:11.960 --> 00:19:15.160