While wondering when Namco Bandai will allow people in American to enjoy the music they own, David Radd played Splatoon 2 and realized he was the oldest person currently doing so and confirms how much Katana ZERO is like Hotline Miami. Meanwhile, Tuesday played Yeah, You Want Those Games, Right? So Here You Go! Now, Let's See You Clear Them! which is the actual full title of the viral parody game of those mobile/browser games advertised everywhere along with realizing that Sylvando is the best character in Dragon Quest XI. In news, Circana reports that sales jumped 9 percent in June due to the release of Street Fighter 6, Final Fantasy XVI and Diablo IV, and that Street Fighter game (along with Resident Evil 4) drove Capcom to $313 million in sales for the first quarter of the year. Meanwhile, the U.S. FTC suspends its administrative hearing with regards to Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard while hte U.K.'s CMA asks for more opinions on its own decision. Finally, Nintendo has a record quarter with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom selling over 18 million copies, and solid reports point to a Switch successor console in the second half of 2024. For the topic, David and Tuesday discuss the man decisions that led to putting Microsoft on the back foot with the Xbox One, something they are still paying for today.
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