The Nintendo Switch 2 announcement is being received with a lot of middling reactions — even the people who are excited about it seem kind of bored. I'm here to tell you that Mouse Mode is the real deal, dear listeners.

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The long-awated Miyoo Flip is finally out in the wild, and after years of it being my most-anticipated handheld, I'm walking away from this experience feeling like it needs some more time in the oven. The usual software suspects pop up here and there, but a few key and strange hardware decisions also hold this back from being a device I can confidently recommend. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.online Mastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendon Blog: https://wavelengths.online

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Apparently there are some leaked renders of the Nintendo Switch 2 floating around online today, and I have a few gut-reactions to the specs and feature's we've seen. Leak: https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1fjp352/photos_of_switch_2_factory_prototypes_have_leaked/ More thoughts: https://wavelengths.online/posts/the-switch-2-may-have-leaked-already ---

Chapters:

0:00 - Grains of Salt hours activated

1:35 - Why two USB-C ports?

3:24 - 12GB of RAM / PS4 Comparison

6:17 - A microphone! lmao!

7:39 - BIG boy!! ⏆

Sony announced the PS5 Pro earlier this week, and it had me asking a lot of questions about how it fits into the overall PlayStation strategy. Mark Cerny used his "big three" to talk about the device, so I implemented my own "big three" to talk about why I think the Pro might not be the thing Sony should be focusing on releasing right now. I also forgot to mention it doesn't have a disc drive!! --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@brendonbigley Mastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendon Blog: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Speedrunning the PS5 Pro Announcement 2:32 - Compulsion: Who is this thing for? 9:07 - Context: Why this is a weird thing to release right now 20:45 - Legacy: The real issue is the games 24:03 - Wrapping up --- ⏆

The Nintendo Switch 2 is rumored to be getting announced as soon as this month, which means this is my final shot at throwing a bunch of predictions and wishes at the wall before we learn more form Nintendo themselves. This is a longer one because as much as I love the Switch, there is SO much I would love to see changed in the next iteration.

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Chapters: 0:00 - Nintendo Switch 2 Prediction Time 1:39 - What will the name be? 12:35 - Will the Switch 2 be backwards compatible? 15:34 - Performance Improvements 22:25 - Bring themes back! Make it fun! 27:23 - Please fix the eShop 33:37 - Ergonomics and so much about the Joy-Cons 40:25 - Thank you SO much for listening! --- ⏆

Xbox was pretty publicly working on a third member of the Xbox Series family for a few years called "Keystone" which would have been a streaming-only set top box for games played through Game Pass and xCloud. The device never materialized, and I wanted to look at why they were building it in the first place, why I was so personally interested in one, and why it never saw the light of day despite being accidentally shown publicly by Phil Spencer. And who knows, maybe it'll show up one day anyway!

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Nintendo has announced that Animal Crossing Pocket Camp will be shut down in November and replaced with an offline, paid version with no in-app purchases. Doesn't that sound like what it should have been all along?

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Chapters:

0:00 - The Shutdown

0:35 - Animal Crossing Sicko Activated

3:18 - Why Pocket Camp Didn't Work (For Me!!)

5:41 - The New Shiny Pocket Camp

9:21 - The Two Open Questions

Almost immediately after writing and posting my review of the Ayn Odin 2, I knew I wanted to also create some kind of extended conversation about how much I love the thing. I’d heard John Voorhees of MacStories rave about it on MacStories Unwind towards the end of 2023, and as a big fan of his work I knew he’d be the right person to chat with.

We obviously talk a whole bunch about the Odin 2, but we also dig into some alternatives, what it’s like to use the iPhone as a gaming handheld, the benefits of Android, trying to get games running on the Apple Vision Pro, and a bunch more.

You can check it out here, and subscribe to get future episodes!

Links Discussed (And Some Not Discussed):

• ⁠Brendon's Ayn Odin 2 Review⁠

• ⁠Taildrop by Tailscale⁠

• ⁠Retro Game Corps' Odin Starter Guide⁠

• ⁠GameSir G8 Controller⁠

• ⁠Onyx Boox Palma

A quick aside: I’m still not sure what I want to do with the Wavelengths feed, but you can expect occasional conversations about games and tech and news to pop up every once in a while. 

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On this week's episode of Wavelengths I talked to Chris Plante of Polygon.com and The Besties about what it would take for a company to become a major player in the video game console market in 2023 and beyond.

This episode is audio only due to some logistical issues, but we'll be back with video for the next one. Thanks for understanding! 😘 --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Threads: https://www.threads.net/brendonbigley Writing: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters:

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1:55 - Hello to Chris Plante

3:55 - The Steam Deck

10:30 - How to Compete

14:58 - Google and Amazon

18:43 - About Apple

22:46 - Is It Impossible?

29:11 - The Answer

30:31 - Subscribe to the show! Music provided by:

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Today on Wavelengths I am absolutely obsessed with this Assassin's Creed Mirage tie-in haptic suit from OWO that allows you to feel the sensation of taking a dagger wound, or maybe even being shot for the low low price of $550. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendon Writing: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Welcome to Wavelengths 0:40 - The History of Immersion 2:13 - I like VR! 2:56 - Second Skin 6:54 - Subscribe for more!! --- Music provided by: - Elijah Lee – Trapped in My Mind - Provided by Lofi Records - Watch: https://youtu.be/zpYgbeqMaxA --- ⏆

This week on Wavelengths I dig into the mystique surrounding what I believe to be the most exciting new game studio out there: Gardens. Afterwards we chat a bit about Blizzard's games and old Call of Duty titles taking on new life after the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard King, and some news surrounding some incoming Metroid Prime and Zelda ports.

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Gardens Interview: https://80.lv/articles/gardens-ceo-on-the-studio-s-upcoming-game-tech-they-use/

Blizzard Games on Steam: https://www.polygon.com/23799285/blizzard-pc-games-steam-overwatch-2-release-date

Legacy COD Games: https://twitter.com/CODMW2Informer/status/1681333238789296131

Metroid Prime 2: https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/153h2iz/jeff_grubb_metroid_prime_2_is_coming_soonish_and/

Replaceable Batteries: https://overkill.wtf/eu-replaceable-battery-legislation-steam-deck-switch-handhelds/

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Chapters:

0:00 - Welcome to Wavelengths

0:20 - Gardens

5:45 - Blizzard Games Coming to Steam

7:57 - Legacy Call of Duty Games Back Online

8:59 - Metroid and Zelda News Incoming

11:25 - Replaceable Battery Laws

12:44 - Subscribe!!

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This week on Wavelengths we need to talk about the legacy of Gex. Making his return via a remastered trilogy collection with Limited Run Games, are we ready for some kid to grow up and create a Gex 4? Also up today: A conversation about what's going on with the Borderlands movie and word from Square Enix on upcoming pixel remasters based on the successes of Final Fantasy.

Limited Run Games Showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWRytWXN4KE

Borderlands Movie Woes: https://kotaku.com/borderlands-movie-hbo-last-of-us-craig-mazin-crombie-1850623951

Square Enix Remasters: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-enix-says-its-considering-remastering-more-old-titles-following-ff-pixel-remaster-success/

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0:00 - The Return of GEX!!

4:53 - The Borderlands Movie Still Exists

7:51 - Future Square Enix Remasters

10:00 - Subscribe!!

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I went to Las Vegas for CES 2025 to figure out if this will really end up being "the year of the handheld" and while my answer was less conclusive than I was expecting, I did walk away excited about the puzzle pieces and how they'll eventually fit together.

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This week on Wavelengths I absolutely had to talk about the recent Pokemon Sleep information we got via a "how to" video. Generally I am more in favor of The Pokemon Company's version of trying to find a new hit than Niantic's — making apps that help tangibly with people's livelihoods will always be more enticing — but they have SUCH a bad habit of making their games way too complicated. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendon Writing: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Welcome back! 0:53 - Niantic vs The Pokemon Company 1:15 - The Niantic Problem 2:23 - Pikmin Bloom is Good 3:50 - The Pokemon Company Approach 7:21 - Pokemon Sleep's Complexity 12:36 - SUBSCRIBE!! --- Music provided by: - Elijah Lee – Trapped in My Mind - Provided by Lofi Records - Watch: https://youtu.be/zpYgbeqMaxA --- ⏆

Not much!

This week on Wavelengths is all about what we know for sure about the Nintendo Switch 2... or Super Nintendo Switch... or New Nintendo Switch? Whatever!! We finally are getting some concrete information straight from Nintendo and publishers about its power and the possibility of backwards compatibility.

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0:00 - Hello!

0:32 - Nintendo's Statement

5:00 - "PS4 Power"

8:19 - What WE Want

10:39 - Tell a friend!

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This week on Wavelengths: The big Nintendo Direct of the summer has landed, and consensus seems to be pretty positive! At least I walked away pretty happy following my own "as long as there's one thing I'm excited about, it's a win" rule. Super Mario RPG is getting a remake, Pikmin 1/2 ports shadowdropped for reasonable prices, BB got some DQ — wins all the way down baybee.

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0:00 - Hello there!

1:41 - Pikmin 4 Updates

2:17 - Pikmin 1 & 2 for Switch!

2:37 - Vampire Survivors gets Co-Op

3:40 - Detective Pikachu Returns

4:11 - Super Mario Bros Wonder

6:19 - Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Volume 1

7:09 - Star Ocean: The Second Story R

8:16 - WarioWare: Move It!

9:30 - Super Mario RPG Remake

10:54 - Batman Arkham Trilogy

11:49 - Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

12:31 - Mythforce

13:06 - New Peach game for Switch

13:29 - Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon for Switch

13:57 - Lmk what I missed!

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This week on Wavelengths there seems to be some kind of online uproar about the Armored Core 6 gameplay that hit the internet today, but honestly I'm so on board I have no idea what the controversy is. I played through the Final Fantasy XVI demo and AGAIN find myself completely on board with a game I was only cautiously optimistic about. And then there's a bunch of other stuff too — believe it or not.

Vaati's Armored Core 6 Breakdown: https://youtu.be/nUTPLucLU5I

Cyberpunk 2077 Report: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-14/idris-elba-stars-in-phantom-liberty-new-major-expansion-of-cyberpunk-2077

Grimace's Birthday: https://grimacesbirthday.com/

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Chapters:

0:00 - Welcome back

0:25 - Armored Core 6 Gameplay

6:22 - Final Fantasy XVI Demo Reaction

14:59 - What is Star Wars Outlaws?

18:31 - Cyberpunk 2077's Redemption Arc

22:00 - Grimace's Birthday for the Game Boy Color

22:53 - Bye bye!

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Today's 2023 Xbox Showcase and Starfield Direct double-feature was an absolute winner, in my book. Today on Wavelengths is all about the stuff I got most jazzed about, which honestly ended up being most of it? Starfield in particular really won me over, not that I ~needed~ much winning over, but still. It owned.

IGN Interview about Persona 3: https://www.ign.com/articles/persona-3-reload-wont-include-content-from-fes-or-portable-including-the-female-protagonist

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Chapters:

0:00 - Hello YET AGAIN!

2:33 - Fable

3:32 - South of Midnight

4:07 - Star Wars Outlaws

5:05 - Persona 3 Reload

5:30 - Bummer Persona 3 Reload Info

6:15 - Persona 5 Tactica

6:40 - Metaphor Re Fantazio

7:37 - Sea of Thieves x Monkey Island

8:44 - Forza Motorsport

9:21 - Cities Skylines 2

10:21 - Avowed

12:21 - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

14:00 - Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth

14:42 - Path of the Goddess

15:21 - Overwatch 2

16:35 - Dungeons of Hinterberg

16:59 - Towerborn

18:00 - Clockwork Revolution

19:03 - 1TB Xbox Series S in Black

20:50 - Starfield my love

31:06 - Bye bye!

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Although PlayStation and Xbox are stealing the spotlight in this 2023 summer of game events, there have been a ton of smaller indie-focused showcases over the past few days with some really amazing looking titles on the horizon. On this episode of Wavelengths I wanted to highlight my 19 favorite indie game announcements that might have flown under the radar.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Hello AGAIN!

1:02 - Beastie Ball

2:08 - Hyper Light Breaker

3:14 - Viewfinder

4:17 - Cart Life

5:32 - Helskate

6:49 - Summerhill

7:21 - Cocoon

8:24 - Airborne Empire

9:21 - Frogsong

9:48 - Bubblegum Galaxy

11:06 - Station to Station

11:37 - Baladins

12:21 - Smushi Come Home

12:51 - Unpacking Mobile

13:31 - Venba

14:06 - En Garde!

14:33 - Lords of the Fallen

15:26 - Life By You

16:15 - C-Smash VRS

17:34 - What about YOU?

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Summer Game Fest 2023 has wrapped and I've brought Stephen Hilger, friend and cohost of Into the Aether, to talk all about our favorite announcements. Also, because how could we not, we talk about that Persona 3 remake that leaked.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:09 - Hello Stephen!

3:35 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

5:25 - Mortal Kombat 1 Gameplay

8:09 - Exoprimal x Street Fighter 6 Crossover

10:58 - Remnant 2 Release Date Trailer

13:05 - Sonic Superstars

14:11 - Lies of P Demo

18:35 - Baldur's Gate 3 Casts Jason Isaacs

20:32 - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

21:48 - Lysfangha: The Time Shift Warrior

22:58 - Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis

25:50 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

30:58 - Persona 3 Reload Leak

33:55 - Bye bye!

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Two games I've always wanted to play are finally (allegedly!!) getting some remakes, let's talk about them!

--- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bb https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro

0:37 - Persona 3 Remake

5:11 - Final Fantasy IX Remake

9:12 - Help me out

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Sources:

Persona 3 Remake

https://personacentral.com/p3re-domain/

https://www.anime-expo.org/ax/schedule-2023/

https://twitter.com/Persona_Central/status/1645225760288899072?s=20

Final Fantasy IX Remake

https://youtu.be/YL8eRl0fGoE?t=1812

https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-leaked-games-list-pc/

Other Stories

https://twitter.com/kojipro2015_en/status/1666414840867602433

https://twitter.com/zachbussey/status/1666111039736258561

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/6/23750797/western-digital-xbox-storage-expansion-card-price-release-date

Read Jason's piece here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-01/arcane-s-redfall-misfire-for-xbox-panned-after-7-5-billion-microsoft-deal Today we delve into the newly uncovered story of Redfall, a critically and commercially disappointing game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios that now has me asking a lot of questions about Microsoft, Starfield, and live-service games as a whole. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bbhttps://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - Where did Redfall come from? 7:51 - What went wrong? 15:53 - On "live-service" games

This week on Wavelengths I’m covering all of the biggest game and hardware announcements from The Playstation Showcase 2023! The reception to the event seems mixed — a lot of which has to do with lofty expectations fueled by the rumor mill and leaks — but when you take a step back the event was honestly pretty solid overall. We saw a bunch of new games from recent Playstation Studios acquisitions like Fairgames from Haven Studios and Concord from Firewalk Studios, along with a huge list of third-party titles to get stoked about. We also saw the official announcement of the weirdest piece of hardware I’ve seen in a long time: Project Q. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bbhttps://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Welcome back! 0:34 - On Expectation Management 4:58 - “Where were the first party games?” 10:51 - Helldivers 2 11:51 - Ghostrunner 2 12:40 - Sword of the Sea 13:32 - The Talos Principle 2 14:08 - Neva 14:51 - Foamstars 17:25 - The Plucky Squire 18:45 - Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake 21:45 - Alan Wake 2 24:00 - Assassin’s Creed Mirage 26:20 - Revenant Hill 27:26 - Dragon’s Dogma 2 (!!) 29:38 - PSVR 2 32:53 - Destiny 2 34:10 - Marathon 36:15 - Concord 38:13 - Project Q and Earbuds 42:36 - Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

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It's January of 2025 which means it's a perfect time to look back at the best games of 2024*.

* In my opinion, obviously! Games are art, and while ranking art is inherently silly it's great to reflect on how it impacted you individually. Objectivity is a myth! These lists are as subjective as it gets, baby. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@brendonbigley Mastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendon Blog: https://wavelengths.online Backloggd: https://www.backloggd.com/u/brendonbigley ---

Chapters:

0:00 - Welcome to Wavelengths 50

1:59 - 50 through 41

11:15 - 40 through 31

20:30 - 30 through 21

36:27 - 20 through 11

50:42 - The Top 10 Games of 2024

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Hello and welcome back to Wavelengths! This week we're talking at length about the discourse surrounding the leaked gameplay from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and whether news outlets like Kotaku should cover those kinds of stories. Afterwards, get ready for even MORE discourse as we talk about the new Xbox console exclusive Redfall from Arkane Studios and its overwhelmingly negative reception.

--- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bb Writing: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro

0:34 - Young Horses releases new game experiments

2:33 - Armored Core VI release date leaked

5:05 - Star Trek: Resurgence coming VERY soon

7:03 - Go play Kenny Sun's games

8:06 - Thank you so much for being here 💕

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Welcome to the first official episode of Wavelengths! Thank you to everyone who tuned in for the test episodes over the past month. I am back from my vacation, ~almost~ done getting over a cold, and am ready to sit in the news chair yet again and finally launch this thing.

Today we're talking about a bunch of game announcements to throw on your radar including a few that are out right now! --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bb Writing: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro

0:34 - Young Horses releases new game experiments

2:33 - Armored Core VI release date leaked

5:05 - Star Trek: Resurgence coming VERY soon

7:03 - Go play Kenny Sun's games

8:06 - Thank you so much for being here 💕

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Tom Henderson is reporting that Sony is working on a new PlayStation handheld device that will ~not~ be used for cloud gaming or native games, but is instead only to be used for Remote Play via the PlayStation 5. On today's episode of Wavelengths we're talking about how strange that is. *Device mockup in the thumbnail from Insider Gaming's piece LINKS: Persona 5 Music: https://youtu.be/Uq7kyf1T_lk Tom's piece: https://insider-gaming.com/playstation-handheld/ Dave2D on the Ally: https://youtu.be/drLZxyv79Oo Wulff Den with the G Cloud: https://youtu.be/mPXRP3ap-Ks My Short from yesterday: https://youtube.com/shorts/efGnTGWcki8?feature=share --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bbhttps://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:24 - Catching up on the rumors 5:10 - The PlayStation Q Lite 8:41 - Can't we already do this? 10:28 - Bye bye : ) --- ⏆

Brendon is joined by GameSpot and Giant Bomb's Tamoor Hussain to chat about the news that Legendary Pictures is working on a live-action Street Fighter Movie.

Follow Tam: https://twitter.com/tamoorh --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bb https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:26 - Talking Street Fighter

16:18 - Bye bye! --- See the video version of the show: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hmt3yHTovQmEcqzhZdl8T YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrIIXXmVKMHocU1ZduZXezQ/ --- ⏆

E3 has officially been cancelled for 2023, and all signs are pointing to it never returning again. In this episode of Wavelengths we pour one out for the industry's biggest event before tackling some great new game releases, break down Netflix's best games (there are a lot of them!), and chat about Nintendo's big gameplay reveal for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Backloggd list of great Netflix Games releases: https://www.backloggd.com/u/brendonbigley/list/netflix-games-a-quick-list-of-reccs/

--- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bb Blog: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro

0:16 - E3 is dead, long live E3

7:42 - Vampire Survivors DLC Incoming

8:50 - Voice of Cards Trilogy

10:50 - Terra Nil

11:47 - Netflix's game lineup rules

14:37 - Tears of the Kingdom and verbs

22:23 - Goodbye! Thanks for listening! --- Get the audio version of the show: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hmt3yHTovQmEcqzhZdl8T Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wavelengths-with-brendon-bigley/id1677660078 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/x6p7ni3r And more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itswavelengths --- ⏆

The rumor mill is telling us Nintendo might remake F-Zero GX... but why? What games should be remade and which should just be ported? Also in today's episode: Phil Spencer wants to put an Xbox app store on your iPhone next year. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bbhttps://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:20 - F-Zero GX Remake for Switch? 7:26 - Xbox App Store on iPhone

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0:25 - What happened to GMVG?
5:41 - It's Burger Time, babyyy
9:48 - Retroid Pocket Flip
13:13 - Remnant 2
18:30 - The Steam Deck is on sale!!

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The Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket is out for iOS and Android, and now that I've played it I'm here to answer what everyone in the boardroom of The Pokémon Company was probably asking themselves: Is it the next Pokémon GO? Does it have a shot at captivating the world in the same way? Does it say anything at all about the future of the franchise? Sure! --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@brendonbigley Mastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendon Blog: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Where did this thing come from? 6:26 - Is the Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket Good? 9:16 - How Battling Works 12:21 - One Million Currencies 14:08 - The Future of The Pokemon Company --- ⏆

I've become a big Dragon Quest fan over the past few years, having played huge swaths of a whole bunch of them, and having finished a couple as well. Unfortunately, Dragon Quest X eludes everyone outside of Japan and has since its release on the Wii in 2012. Finally, thanks to the collective efforts of a bunch of very generous people online, you can play Dragon Quest X in English with the help of a few tools. Today's episode of Wavelengths is all about using your sickness-infused boredom to figure out how to play Dragon Quest X AND Dragon Quest X Offline. Was it worth the effort? Come along and find out, won't you? Important links: Adventurer's Abbey for DQX: https://dqxabbey.com/pages/getting_started.html NexusMods for DQX Offline: https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonquestxoffline/mods/2?tab=files --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@brendonbigley Mastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendon Blog: https://wavelengths.online

--- Chapters: 0:00 - You Should Play Dragon Quest 4:40 - Dragon Quest X is the Missing Link 11:05 - How to Play Dragon Quest X (The MMO) 18:19 - The Dragon Quest X Offline English Mod 24:26 - Bye!--- ⏆

Shin-Chan: Shiro and the Coal Town is a new, deeply chill game that is one part Boku no Natsuyasumi and one part Humungous Entertainment game. It launched this week on Nintendo Switch and Steam, and I played it primarily on the Steam Deck. I don't talk about performance at all in the video so I'll just say it here: It runs just fine on the Deck. No issues at all! Also worth mentioning that I received code for this game from the publisher, but hopefully you know me well enough to know that wouldn't influence my review of the game at all. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@brendonbigley Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/brendonbigley.bsky.social Mastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendon Blog: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - The Boku No Natsuyasumi Connection 4:13 - It’s Shiro and the Coal Town Review Time 11:39 - Getting Earnest on Main 14:59 - Thanks for Watching 😘 —- ⏆

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom manages to feel like a classic Zelda game, but the main methods of interacting with the environment are completely new. With a loosely open-ended structure, free reign to explore Hyrule at your heart's content, and an unbelievable number of quality side quests, it feels like a miracle the game was made in the first place — much like Tears of the Kingdom before it. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@brendonbigley Mastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendon Blog: https://wavelengths.online

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Chapters: 0:00 - They announced this in JUNE 2:25 - It's Zelda's World, We're Just Playing It 4:58 - All About Echoes (of Wisdom) 11:25 - Another Link Between Worlds 17:32 - Let's Talk About That Combat 20:56 - The Slumber Dojo, Side Quests, and Doing Everything 24:22 - The Game is a Miracle

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Nintendo released an alarm clock yesterday called Alarmo, proving yet again that they're a chaotic company who completely disregards every logical move and instead focuses on what they think is the most fun idea they can bring to life. This has its pros and cons, obviously, as for every Wii you get a Wii U, but on the whole it keeps things delightfully weird.

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UFO 50 is the new game by Mossmouth and a group of six all-timer indie developers who worked for around a decade on making fifty fully-fledged games that collectively are a huge homage to the 80s. It is a masterpiece. Also: I've never done a review like this before! As I mention at the top, I have another in the works but I just needed to get my thoughts out about this thing, so I hope you like it. Let me know if you're interested in more. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Threads: https://www.threads.net/@brendonbigley Mastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendon Blog: https://wavelengths.online

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--- Chapters: 0:00 - Welcome to the Wavelengths review of UFO 50 2:32 - The Gateway to the NES 7:02 - UFO 50, Barbuta, and Lessons Learned 17:16 - Into the Aether 22:40 - Camouflage, Mooncat, and Takeaways 27:25 - How to Play UFO 50 30:35 - Masterpiece Status --- ⏆

Hello and welcome to Wavelengths! It’s a new video game podcast where I’ll spend every week talking to a guest from in or around the games industry to chat about the news we find the most interesting.

This week’s episode features a conversation with Chris Plante about his new show Post Games and how he got into games media in the first place before diving into a bigger question about what the video game industry looks like in a world without console exclusives.

It’s a fun chat, and I hope you dig it!

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The News and More:

• Mario Paint added to Switch Online SNES Library
• Lord of the Rings: Tales of the Shire is tanking critically
• The Itch.io Payment Processing Saga Continues
• Sony is looking for a Senior Director for Multiplatform + Account Management
• Life After the Big Three with Chris Plante
• One free month of Post Games!!
• ⁠Metroid Fusion: The Fear of Never Being Good Enough

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Chapters:

0:00 - Welcome to Wavelengths!

2:53 - The Life and Times of Chris Plante

49:45 - What Happens When Exclusives Disappear?

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It felt right to put together a Mario Kart World Review while in Japan. Considering the huge weight this one game has on its shoulders as both the sequel to one of the best games ever made AND the only exclusive first-party launch title for the Nintendo Switch 2, there’s a lot to discuss about every tiny facet of its huge changes. One thing I want everyone to remember about Mario Kart World: We’ll be playing it for years, and this is the worst it will ever be.

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Nintendo has spent most of its time in the past twenty years differentiating itself from the competition — the GameCube was really the last Nintendo console that went up against other consoles in a meaningful way. Based on the success of the Switch, the Switch 2 feels like a moment where they feel so wildly secure in their position that they’re going to try and eat Sony and Microsoft’s lunch if they can manage it... and maybe try to take on the PC and Steam while they're at it.

Does Nintendo have the chops to come back from the "we just make wacky toys for kids" zone and truly go head to head — and succeed — against the current gaming landscape? Who knows!

Kit & Krysta on Nintendo's PR Crisis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMibVyYvSYU

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0:00 - The last time Nintendo tried to compete

2:32 - Why Nintendo SHOULD Be Confident

9:07 - Why This Could Be Wii U-level Hubris

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Usually when a company has literally millions of eyes on it at once, they want people to walk away with a positive impression — that usually means talking about the good and omitting the bad. So while Nintendo’s Switch 2 Direct was largely great, it’s the stuff they didn’t talk about that’s starting to come to light and bring a harsh wave of reality to their usual world of whimsy. Here are fifteen things Nintendo didn't tell us about the Switch 2 during the initial reveal.

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0:00 - What Nintendo didn't say

0:34 - The Price and sticker shock

4:26 - How do we use mouse mode comfortably?

6:44 - The new Pro Controller is better than I thought

8:08 - Game Share works on Switch 1

8:52 - File sizes are huge

10:36 - Switch 2 is 10x as powerful as Switch 1

11:58 - Hall Effect sticks confirmed

13:20 - Not all Switch 1 games will work

15:38 - Japan is getting a cheaper Switch 2

16:36 - The preorder requirements are wild

18:56 - The UI is largely unchanged

19:07 - Battery life is "worse"

19:55 - Game Key Cards vs physical games

21:18 - Most USB-C webcams will work

22:06 - Some games will get free Switch 2 upgrades

22:41 - Bye bye, thanks for dropping by!

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I've already played a bunch of great 2025 games so far, and it's only February. I think we all knew this was going to be a big year — hello GTA6!! — but I wasn't anticipating being so blown away so early on. Here's a video about some standout games I've played so far that released within the past two months — NOT including Civilization VII which I completely forgot to mention, even though I like it!!Stimulation Clicker: https://stimulationclicker.com/---Feel free to follow me elsewhere!Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineMastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendonBlog: https://wavelengths.online---Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hmt3yHTovQmEcqzhZdl8TApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wavelengths-with-brendon-bigley/id1677660078Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/x6p7ni3rAnd more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itswavelengths---Chapters:0:00 - 2025 is already wild1:05 - Warriors: Abyss5:23 - Tyrant's Realm7:07 - FlyKnight7:51 - Ruffy and the Riverside10:21 - Tokyo Xtreme Racer11:51 - Keep Driving13:32 - Avowed18:41 - Stimulation Clicker19:26 - Upcoming Games---⏆

The PSP is having a bit of a renaissance in 2025, and as someone who never owned one growing up I’ve spent the past month or so researching literally every way I could think of when it comes to experiencing that incredible library. Many links:Where I got my PSP 3000: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheGamingArchivePPSSPP: https://www.ppsspp.org/Slystral’s Discord hangout: https://discord.com/invite/retrohandheldsPSP Go Battery Shell 3D Model: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-psp-go-battery-expansion-rear-shell-196836PSP Go USB-C adapter: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807533841049.htmlAyn Odin Shop: https://www.ayntec.com/Retroid Pocket Shop: https://www.goretroid.com/collections/retro-game-systemPSP Hack Guides and Resources: https://www.pspunk.com/How to Hack the Vita: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b16gsrPV5b0---Feel free to follow me elsewhere!Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineMastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendonBlog: https://wavelengths.online

This week I had a chat with Tori Dominguez Peek — cohost of the wonderful video game podcast Press Start — about being a theater kid, what makes a good video game adaptation, and how we're feeling abotu the Switch 2 a few months in.

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Zach Cregger on his Resident Evil reboot: ⁠https://variety.com/2025/film/news/weapons-director-zach-cregger-resident-evil-movie-1236485983/⁠

Press Start: ⁠https://pod.link/1589865240⁠

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Chapters:

0:00 - Welcome back to Wavelengths!

3:00 - Weapons and Video Game Adaptations

22:40 - 1000xResist and Masquerade

45:30 - Press Start

51:18 - Switch 2 and Pokémon

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This week on Wavelengths I'm talking to Emily Price, a great writer over at Unwinnable and also a PhD candidate in medieval literature! We chat about a whole bevy of things including the word "mid," Dragon Age, and where games are at as a medium in culture.

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The News and More:

Emily on games being mainstream: https://unwinnable.com/2025/07/30/videogames-are-mainstream-what-will-make-them-feel-like-it/

Emily on “mid”: https://unwinnable.com/2025/01/31/mid/

Let’s Smash Bro: https://johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/lets-smash-bro

Blue Prince at SGDQ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cirrfl1yQ2c

Nintendo Indie World (8/7/25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTv0HmKoUqw

Nintendo raised prices on everything except the Switch 2: https://thisweekinvideogames.com/news/nintendo-switch-console-accessory-price-increases-august-2025/ 

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Chapters:

0:00 - Welcome back to Wavelengths!

36:10 - Video games and the mainstream

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This week I'm switching things up a little bit, starting with some news about Hollow Knight Silksong and Gamescom before launching into a chat with AJ Fillari!

We chat about podcasting, their show DotZip, our podcast network, and building up the critical muscle. It's a good one!

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AJ on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social

dotzip: https://dotzip.online/

Kirby Air Riders: https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-direct-august-2025-kirby-air-riders-switch-2/

Silksong Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XGeJwsUP9c

Jason Schrier on Silksong: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-08-21/why-silksong-team-cherry-s-sequel-to-hollow-knight-took-so-long-to-make

Last of Us Online Directors' New Game: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/director-of-scrapped-the-last-of-us-online-says-his-new-us-japan-studio-is-making-a-cinematic-multiplayer-title/

AYN Thor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEzXQkmSWuY

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Chapters:

0:00 - Welcome back to Wavelengths!

1:00 - Hollow Knight Silksong and Gamescom

23:20 - The Worst Garbage Online

40:21 - AJ's Podcasting Journey

1:20:14 - On Media Crit

1:48:02 - More News!

1:58:32 - Kirby Air Riders

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This week I'm talking to Percia Verlin, fashion creator and podcaster... she's also my wife. Percia asked me for some vertical iPhone game recommendations, so I brought her on the show to walk through them and have a chat about her gaming history.

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Percia on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@percish

Nintendo Refusing Switch 2 Dev Kits: https://wavelengths.online/posts/nintendo-still-refusing-to-ship-switch-2-dev-kits

The List of Vertical Mobile Games: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1prrIzIL14vifqpLAjtaVGGn2N0B2kBMA6eH1lHD5Y2s/edit?usp=sharing

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Chapters:

0:00 - Borat Voice My Wife

17:26 - What's Percia Playing?

40:10 - Switch 2 Dev Kits

55:10 - Vertical Mobile Games

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Hello and welcome back to Wavelengths! Switching it up yet again this week as I solo-host an extremely low key episode of the show from the lounge chair in the corner of my home office. This week I'm talking about my experience having wrapped up Silksong, catching up with Borderlands 4's performance issues, having a slight change of heart about Game Keycards on the Switch 2, and answering your questions!Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/wavelengths---Feel free to follow me elsewhere!Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineMastodon: https://mastodon.social/@brendonbigleyBlog: https://wavelengths.online---

Chapters:

0:00 - Welcome back to Wavelengths!

10:15 - Even More Thoughts About Silksong

24:46 - Borderlands 4 Performance Woes

34:46 - Stray Nintendo Direct Thoughts

40:29 - Final Fantasy VII Game Keycard

45:20 - Yakuza Kiwami 3 Leaks

48:29 - Audience Questions

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This week I'm talking to Chase Allhart, host of two great video game podcasts in the form of Video Game Podtimism and dotzip! Obviously Silksong is in the air, and the amount of discourse surrounding this one game is off the charts, so we dig into that in a big way before talking about making video game podcasts and, ultimately, Kingdom Hearts IV.

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007 First Light State of Play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwRpK8eoLLE

Nomura on Kingdom Hearts IV: https://www.ign.com/articles/tetsuya-nomura-offers-promising-update-on-final-fantasy-7-remake-part-3-and-kingdom-hearts-4

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Chapters:

0:00 - Welcome to Wavelengths!

1:57 - The Dreaded Silksong Discourse

56:17 - 007 First Light

1:07:48 - MGS 3 Delta

1:27:09 - Video Game Podtimism

1:31:54 - Kingdom Hearts IV

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