Nintendo Does The Unthinkable + WORST Video Game Tropes

Press X

Join the Press X Discord: https://discord.gg/MAXtvmv2rw

Topics:

• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe free update adds 8-player on one screen on Switch 2 and more https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/free-update-now-available-for-mario-kart-8-deluxe/

• Norwegian retailer lists Monolith Soft as the Ocarina of Time remake developer https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1w5psto/monolith_soft_listed_as_developer_of_zelda/?utm_source=ifttt

• Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom, Ikari Warriors, and R.C. PRO-AM 2 join Nintendo Classics https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/2094953707368534306

• State of Play reaction: Maneater 2, Lego PlayStation, Rhapsody in Scarlet, Until Dawn 2, Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Ghost of Yotei, (MMXCM?) etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvyezhN16IU / https://www.eurogamer.net/everything-announced-at-sonys-state-of-play-september-2026

• Live TV on PS5 launches, bringing free ad-supported TV to PS5 in the US https://blog.playstation.com/2026/08/31/live-tv-on-ps5-launches-today-bringing-free-ad-supported-tv-to-ps5-players-in-the-u-s/

Questions from Discord:

• Joe Polycule: You can give any game GTA6’s budget: Which game would you choose? The caveat being it'll also take just as long to develop. Also, just assume the game will end up being great.

• Bailey: Are there any specific tropes, themes, or story elements in games that you feel like have been overdone lately? Any that you’re getting a little tired of? My answer to this doesn’t necessarily apply to new games, but a few games I’ve played somewhat recently all have had the “becomes a good dad to a character that is not their biological daughter” trope and I’m getting mildly sick of it lol (twd, pragmata, tlou) It’s not that I think it’s bad, I’ve absolutely loved all of these games, but I’m definitely ready to not see it in a game for a minute.

• jtlawbass the unc: If you could rent out a movie theater to play one game on the big screen, which game would you pick? I would choose either Uncharted 4 since it’s so cinematic or I’d pick Halo if the boys from college can come so we can play split-screen one more time on the biggest of screens.

What we’re playing: 

Mary: Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dead by Daylight, and NOT Love and Deepspace

John: Baldur’s Gate 3, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

Greg: Marvel Rivals random Switch 1 games 

Brett L: Splatoon Raiders, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy

Brett M: The Blood of Dongwalker