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Reggie, Metroid Prime 4, Smite, No n64 Classic?
Reggie, Metroid Prime 4, Smite, No n64 Classic?
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24 minutes
Released:
Nov 15, 2018
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Switch Craft is brought to you Live 3 times a week on Tuesday and Thursday at 3pm US Eastern and on Saturday at whatever time I can get to it. Tune in live at https://www.twitch.tv/runjumpstomp - This episode of SwitchCraft is brought to you by Tom Tusinac — Support SwitchCraft and my other content for as little as a dollar at https://www.patreon.com/runjumpstomp
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Don't forget that you want the full show you can either come watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/runjumpstomp, or you can watch the videos after the fact over at https://www.youtube.com/runjumpstomp Finally, If you're looking to support my content, head over to http://www.runjumpstomp.com/thankyou All the links there will help me create more content. Thanks so much for your support! And now its time to thank the live chat.Sponsored By:Amazon Prime: I've been a member of Amazon Prime for a really long time, things we used to go to the store for, we use Amazon, they have a fantastic return policy and in my opinion its one of the best subscriptions you can have. You can get 30 days of Amazon Prime for free! That's free shipping, Prime music and video, and it comes with Twitch prime. Best of all, if you sign up for Amazon Prime using my link, you're supporting the show! So if you want to help the show, and check out Amazon Prime head over to https://www.runjumpstomp.com/amazonprime Support Nintendo Switch CraftLinks:Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime On Hopes For An N64 Classic, Switch Online, And Sakurai’s Smash Roster Tweets — The Missing N64 Classic
Nintendo’s holiday line-up does not include a new retro console, a surprise for fans and media who expected the 2016 NES Classic and 2017 SNES Classic retro consoles to be followed by a 2018 Nintendo 64 Classic. Fils-Aime isn’t one to announce new products on the fly during an interview, but he made it sound like the window for Nintendo doing such a device is closed for now.
“We were clear when we did the first two Classic series that, for us, these were limited time opportunities that were a way for us as a business to bridge from the conclusion of Wii U as a hardware system to the launch of Nintendo Switch,” he said. “That was the very strategic reason we launched the NES Classic system.” The Wii U had been fading fast by early 2016 and the Switch didn’t launch until early 2017.
“So while consumers may have been anticipating something, we view these as limited time opportunities. We’ve also now been very clear that as the consumer looks forward to engaging with our classic content that is going to happen more and more with the subscription service.
“Would you rule out an N64 Classic coming?” I asked.
“I would not ever rule something out,” he said, “but what I can tell you is certainly that’s not in our planning horizon.”Smite officially confirmed for Switch, la
Music for today's episode can be found at http://www.runjumpstomp.com/music
Don't forget that you want the full show you can either come watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/runjumpstomp, or you can watch the videos after the fact over at https://www.youtube.com/runjumpstomp Finally, If you're looking to support my content, head over to http://www.runjumpstomp.com/thankyou All the links there will help me create more content. Thanks so much for your support! And now its time to thank the live chat.Sponsored By:Amazon Prime: I've been a member of Amazon Prime for a really long time, things we used to go to the store for, we use Amazon, they have a fantastic return policy and in my opinion its one of the best subscriptions you can have. You can get 30 days of Amazon Prime for free! That's free shipping, Prime music and video, and it comes with Twitch prime. Best of all, if you sign up for Amazon Prime using my link, you're supporting the show! So if you want to help the show, and check out Amazon Prime head over to https://www.runjumpstomp.com/amazonprime Support Nintendo Switch CraftLinks:Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime On Hopes For An N64 Classic, Switch Online, And Sakurai’s Smash Roster Tweets — The Missing N64 Classic
Nintendo’s holiday line-up does not include a new retro console, a surprise for fans and media who expected the 2016 NES Classic and 2017 SNES Classic retro consoles to be followed by a 2018 Nintendo 64 Classic. Fils-Aime isn’t one to announce new products on the fly during an interview, but he made it sound like the window for Nintendo doing such a device is closed for now.
“We were clear when we did the first two Classic series that, for us, these were limited time opportunities that were a way for us as a business to bridge from the conclusion of Wii U as a hardware system to the launch of Nintendo Switch,” he said. “That was the very strategic reason we launched the NES Classic system.” The Wii U had been fading fast by early 2016 and the Switch didn’t launch until early 2017.
“So while consumers may have been anticipating something, we view these as limited time opportunities. We’ve also now been very clear that as the consumer looks forward to engaging with our classic content that is going to happen more and more with the subscription service.
“Would you rule out an N64 Classic coming?” I asked.
“I would not ever rule something out,” he said, “but what I can tell you is certainly that’s not in our planning horizon.”Smite officially confirmed for Switch, la
Released:
Nov 15, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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