Not sure how old you guys are, but the big idea to have Nintendo characters in EA sports games was done on Gamecube - playable Mario, Luigi, and Peach in NBA Street 3 and an unlockable Super Punch-Out in Fight Night Round 2.  My guess is that if this really worked to boost sales, it would have continued.  The only instance I can think of where lending characters out made an appreciable difference was the Gamecube version of Soulcalibur II.

I think there's a spelling error here,

i only play on Nintendo consoles and don't miss 3rd party support one bit. infact, i feel kind of sorry for people who bought an xbox1 or ps4, all that money wasted, all those mediocre generic games, the peer pressure of pretending it's fun...

Ah... count me as a Wii U-only console gamer this generation. Frankly, it's not as bad as you guys made it sound though.


As a dad with two young children, a full-time job, and other hobbies as well. Playing video games is something that I love but can't commit much time to. I also happen to have a pretty massive Wii backlog (all conveniently playable on my Wii U) and a 3DS that receives a hefty portion of my gaming time. Shelling out another $500 for a second console, with additional costs on top of that for games/services, is simply not going to happen.


So while I totally understand how most gamers feel like Wii U isn't good for anything but a secondary console, for me it's all the gaming I have time to handle. Maybe 5-8 years ago that wouldn't be the case... but things change. (Plus it's by far the best console to play with my children in the room.)

Great show as always. I really like the Scott, Alex, and Zach setup. You all seem to mesh well.


To whoever edited this week; can I get the info on the song between the first and second segment? I loved it but sound search is failing to find it. It's around 44 minutes in.


Thanks-

'Reggie La Don't'

Nice reference.