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This week on All Things Nintendo, @marioprime.bsky.social helps me celebrate 30 years of Super Mario 64. We also talk about the Xbox restructuring, Splatoon Raiders’ lack of DLC, and if we’ll ever see Sonic Mania 2. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts! open.spotify.com/episode/6bhc...

Super Mario 64 Retrospective w/ Giovanni Colantonio

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Super Mario 64 Retrospective w/ Giovanni Colantonio

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Marcus Stewart @marcusstewart7.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I was hired at Game Informer specifically because of the iced coffee I brought to the interview.

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As a games media writer, this will probably be the biggest cover story I’ll write in my career. As a lifelong South Florida resident, this is the most Florida thing I’ve ever Florida’d.

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Game Informer will not have an Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve review today, as the publisher opted to not provide us with an advance code. We look forward to reviewing it once access is provided to the publication.

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I was looking through some assets I received, and found the City Escape design doc, which I thought was cool enough to share.

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

The first issue to carry my byline 🙏🏼

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Me when they make an announcement on the train in Tokyo

Mario in Super Mario 64 listening to a tutorial, but the text is in Japanese

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

spoke too soon, muse can take all the really pressing things off my to-do list that i haven’t had time to do, like turn this random photo from 6 years ago into a crayon masterpiece

An ad for Muse suggests that the user turns a photo into a “crayon masterpiece”

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Yeah nobody associates the NFL with beer

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I caught up with both Takashi Iizuka of Sonic Team and Hunter Bridges at Evening Star to get the latest on if we could ever see the Sonic Mania team get the band back together.

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Screw it just have Activision remake Halo 1 again

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Had a great chat with Kazuyuki Hoshino, the character designer behind Shadow the Hedgehog, Metal Sonic, and Amy.

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“Important note regarding your subscription” is never an email you want to receive.

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

in a week that saw microsoft give activision the reins to halo and bungie pivot back to destiny, one thing has become abundantly clear: the people in charge do not have a long-term, overriding plan. they’re just reacting. the result, when times are bad, is chaos

"Things are still very chaotic," a current id Software employee who was granted anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly told Aftermath. "While there has been an attempt to communicate to the studios, it is still entirely in bullshit corporate speak. I still don't believe they have a clear vision for the future. The only concrete thing they have communicated is they want higher profits, and they want it now. Aggressive goals are being set that would have been unrealistic even before the layoffs. ... To say the workers within Xbox have a dim view of the future is putting it mildly. We keep thinking morale can't sink lower but the obvious incompetence of Xbox management somehow keeps driving it down worse."
This mirrors shifts in strategy that have come to dominate the still-new Sharma era, including others outlined Tuesday. Rare is joining Activision, Turn 10 and Playground are fusing, and—most gallingly, considering their history—Obsidian is being folded into Bethesda to work on Fallout instead of its own original series. As with the previous round of layoffs, details betray Microsoft's haphazard approach: A Halo developer got promoted and laid off in the same week. Gears of War: E-Day's story director is out of a job days after celebrating that the game had gone gold. Hellblade developer Ninja Theory, now without a buyer after a brief glimmer of hope, is once again on the chopping block.
All of this betrays a simplistic mindset that does not accurately reflect the reality of game development: People are disposable, studios are interchangeable, and series can be traded like sports teams. Nothing matters more than franchises and their money-printing prowess. Unless, evidently, you are Hideo Kojima, in which case Microsoft suddenly has money to burn.

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I’m absolutely loving Wolverine

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I’ve never found a working promo code on RetailMeNot.

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eric van allen @seamoosi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

my Fire Emblem World Tour starts at All Things Nintendo this week! listen to me literally start to lose my voice talking about Fortune's Weave, and also demand we get more Clubhouse Games. (that's just what happens when you give me a mic and ask me about the Nintendo Switch 2 system.)

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This week on All Things Nintendo, @seamoosi.bsky.social joins me to give his review of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, then @solfleet.bsky.social comes on to sing the praises of Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter! Find it on your favorite podcast platform and YouTube! open.spotify.com/episode/1PMm...

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter w/ Eric Van Allen & Hayes Madsen

John Katsin @crouton-salad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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After 9 years at IGN this is the last video I edited: m.youtube.com/watch?v=nStf... 3 people, including me, who worked on this video were laid off, with out notice, just a couple hours after publishing it. It was an honor to work with them and so many others at IGN impacted by these layoffs.

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Steam Frame Review – A Great All-in-One VR Headset, But It'll Cost You

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Brittney Brombacher @brittney.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I recently joined @brianpshea.bsky.social to talk/gush/excrete/scream about Ocarina of Time! My emotional support toilet paper even made a cameo! Video: youtu.be/HXsGgfJkcxA?... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/6oef...

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Xzyliac Delilah-Electroclash Ariel Has Big Hair and Steals @xzyliac.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Dude, I thought The Hard Times had an article with a picture of @brianpshea.bsky.social as the header image and I almost did a spit take

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Bo Moore @usebomswisely.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My team had a huge content day today on IGN, covering the launch of Valve's Steam Frame. So this seems like a good time as any to say that I was affected by today's layoffs.

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

IGN’s incredible staff deserves nothing but the best. Sending my love and support to my good friends and talented peers who are dealing with layoffs today.

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Had a great time chatting about the Nintendo Directs with Klein and Tom!

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Has anyone used an Amazon Echo Show? I just bought an Echo Show 11, and I’m thoroughly unimpressed, but before I return it, I want to make sure there are no fixes for things like the calendar taking forever to load and widgets not populating.

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Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 13/09/2026

Just a nice Sunday reminder that the Game Informer app is a beautiful, clean way to read all of our content. A wonderful reprieve from the average overloaded website. iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/game-... Android: play.google.com/store/search...

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Insurance companies just out here creating their own cinematic universes.

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This week on All Things Nintendo, @brittney.bsky.social joins me to recap the TWO Nintendo Directs we got this week! Find All Things Nintendo wherever you get your shows, and support it on Patreon if you can! open.spotify.com/episode/6oef...

Ocarina of Time, Kirby, Metroid, Nintendo Direct w/ Brittney Brombacher

Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

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Ocarina of Time, Kirby, Metroid, Nintendo Direct w/ Brittney Brombacher