On this week’s edition of Salient Points: we talk about Splatoon 3 selling incredibly well in the land of the rising sun — Japan, for the uninitiated — and what makes the franchise so special for Nintendo.
Dalan, Deo, Luis, and I talk about that, our predictions for today’s Nintendo Direct, PlayStation’s State of Play later on, Ubisoft and Disney’s video game pressers last week, Jim Ryan’s comments on Microsoft’s “inadequate” proposal, The Callisto Protocol director’s crunch comments land him in some hot water, and more.
Games featured: Assassin’s Creed: Mirage, AC Codename RED, Marvel World of Heroes, Disney Illusion Island, Metroid Prime, Call of Duty, Halo Infinite, Cyberpunk 2077, The Quarry, The Last of Us Part 1, SNK vs Capcom, Gran Turismo 7, Forza Horizon 5, 12 Minutes, Saints Row 2022, Destiny 2, NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…
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