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@ Dielan
2025-04-06 16:48:03
The promised Nintendo direct has come and there is a LOT to say about it. If you ever wondered how such a reveal would be taken differently by a dad, a NEET, and a people programmer this is the episode for you! Also those SAG bootlickers are getting uppity again. All of that and more!
Sources cited:
- [Nintendo Online subscribers get to upgrade the zelda games for free for some reason?](https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/whats-new-with-nintendo-switch-online-on-nintendo-switch-2/)
- Do Nintendo games ever actually go on sale?
- [Kirby](https://www.dekudeals.com/items/kirby-and-the-forgotten-land)
- [Metroid](https://www.dekudeals.com/items/metroid-dread)
- [TOTK](https://www.dekudeals.com/items/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom)
- [Pokeshit](https://www.dekudeals.com/items/pokemon-legends-arceus)
- [EOW](https://www.dekudeals.com/items/the-legend-of-zelda-echoes-of-wisdom)
- [there's literally 252 games on sale at VGP right now](https://videogamesplus.ca/collections/sales?filter.p.product_type=NINTENDO+SWITCH&page=1&sort_by=best-selling&grid_list=grid-view)
- [SAG agreement you can read for yourself](https://www.sagaftra.org/interim-interactive-media-agreement)
- [SAG literally says on their website to go audition for non-union roles and then strongarm them into going union if they wanna keep you](https://www.sagaftra.org/union-myth-10)
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