This explains why Sony and Microsoft have pivoted so hard. You may hate it, but they make these decisions based on data, not by complaints on social media. younger people arent playing AAA games they are on Roblox, and if they aren't then attention is being diverted away by apps like Tik Tok.

Retro Studios Interviews are what first put me on the map so it's nice to return to my roots every now and then. My next interview is with Jay Epperson, the concept artist on DKC Returns & Tropical Freeze. Coming Soon! Available now on Patreon & for Youtube Members

If you have ever wondered why Unreal Engine 5 games are unoptimized, here is your answer below (Hint: It's not what you think.) WATCH HERE⬇ youtu.be/kckyl4sQCIY

I have Japanese students staying with me for a month, the question is do I let them play Smash Bros in peace or do I jump in and completely obliterate them lol.

These are my 2 favorite Kojima games. Portability fits my lifestyle more these days, just sayin😁

Podcast out now with Denis Dyack we talk about his new game @deadhausgame.bsky.social , Eternal Darkness, Nintendo, his friendship with Miyamoto and Iwata, AI, Unreal Engine 5, the dire state of the industry and more... youtu.be/SYlGJiZeT5Q

I'm betting one of these will drop for Zelda's 40th anniversary. TP HD, TP Remastered or OOT 3D (but HD) I think the supposed OOT Remake is just noise and not possible as it would take 4-5 years and require a high caliber team with a huge amount of resources.

Nintendo have confirmed that Prime 2 on NSO was a mistake!! YES THE DREAM IS STILL ALIVE!! Please for the love of god Nintendo, let this be a thing! I need to face Quadraxis one of gamings GOAT bosses in glorious HD.

I sit beside legends, though none are my kin I’m sold their same keys to let players in I share the same screen and I share the same light Yet my bloodline says I don’t belong to the fight What am I? 👀

I'm calling it, the Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition for Switch 2 will include exclusive Metroid content in the same way Skyrim Switch 1 included Zelda BOTW content.

It's official no Metroid Prime 2 Remastered as Prime 2 is being released on NSO. I'm disappointed but not surprised. MPR cost a crap ton and barely broke even, personally I cant go back to the graphics of the old games after MPR so I'll skip Prime 2 on NSO and preserve the memories in my mind.

I think Metroid Prime Remastered Switch 2 Edition with 4K Graphics, 120FPS and mouse controls will be a thing at some point in 2026 (I must stress this is a guess and not intel, otherwise publications will make articles of this tweet.) lol

Crimson Desert is the game to watch out for in 2026. People would be hugely surprised how much cheaper this game was to make compared to most AAA games of this size and scope, primarily because the dev team are largely based in South Korea and not in the U.S.

I swear I have journalist stalkers that follow me around It's scary how short of a time it takes for a headline to appear with my name in it after saying anything. Last week it was 2D Metroid (which was an innocent reply to someones question) and now this. A year ago, that never happened.

My Top 4 most anticipated games of 2026 so far. There is nothing really from Sony and Nintendo this year so far that I am interested in currently😕 What are yours?

It’s my last day in Sydney before I fly back to NZ, so I’ve been a little bit out of the loop on most gaming news for the last 2 weeks, has anything substantial happened???

NateTheHate has said that the dev kit issue for Switch 2 has largely been resolved. I have been saying for ages now that 2026 will be the year the floodgates open for third party support for Switch 2 including a WTF game

Final interview of the year out now with Alpha 7. we talk about their mocap work on Witcher IV, Witcher III, working with CD Projekt RED, the game industry in Poland, AI and more…. WATCH⬇️ youtu.be/r_5IdAOvWdo

My final podcast of the year drops tomorrow with Alpha 7 who are the mocap team responsible for a large number of mocap in games made by CD Projekt RED including the upcoming Witcher IV (which we talk about) The man on the left Maciej has played Geralt in The Witcher 1-3!! Tune in tomorrow!!!

Merry Xmas everyone, enjoy the festive season

I was looking to interview Vince next year, very sad news, the video game industry lost an icon, thoughts are with his family🙁

Here is the Review of Donkey Kong Bananza I did with former Donkey Kong Country Returns/Tropical Freexe devs Kynan Pearson and Ted Anderson Enjoy!! WATCH ⬇️ youtu.be/HI3bPfxkNcE

Heads up Nintendo/Donkey Kong fans!! My review of Donkey Kong Bananza with two devs who worked on Donkey Kong Country Returns/Tropical Freeze drops tomorrow. They provide some unique insight that most people don’t think about.

I'm off on holiday in the next few days so I just wanted to quickly thank all of the amazing guests who have been on the show in 2025, I am only able to do what I do because you spare me your precious time, thank you so much.🙏 (The final two episodes will release over the next 2 weeks.)

They really should host TGA somewhere else other than L.A. there is something about the game awards that screams of desperation to be accepted by Hollywood. The thing is the centre of the movie industry is in Hollywood but thats not the case for the game industry, why is it constantly hosted there?

By analyzing data from mobygames you can see how massive the credits list was in Metroid Prime 4 compared to Primes 1-3 123 people worked on Metroid Prime 1 all up, Metroid Prime 4 had well over 1000+ people, wtf thats even more than Starfield. 😲

After doing hundreds of game dev interviews, the next logical step is Japanese developer interviews, which if all goes according to plan will kick off next year sometime. No one is really doing what I am attempting to do at the scale I want to do it and it needs to be handled delicately.

Wow I guess there is a big interest from gamers in game studios work cultures since my two most recent videos were about the studio culture of both Retro and Bethesda and they have done pretty well view wise. The comments are toxic asf though which isn’t a surprise 😒

My Ranking Of The Mainline Metroid Games 1. Super Metroid 2. Metroid Prime 3. Metroid Fusion 4. Metroid Dread 5. Metroid Prime 3 6. Metroid Prime 2 7. Zero Mission 8. Samus Returns ..... 9. Other M (absolute crap, you couldn't pay me to play this again.) I wonder where Metroid Prime 4 will end up

My review of DK Bananza with two devs who worked on DKC Returns and Tropical Freeze will be available to Youtube members in the next few days, everyone else will need to wait a few weeks or so.

I have a sneaking suspicion that Metroid Prime 4 is going to have an outright bonkers ending as Nintendo seems to be knocking their final acts out of the park with their games as of late. Zelda: TOTK, DK Bananza, Metroid Dread are perfect examples.

I look forward to playing DOOM: The Dark Ages portably next year. I would love Samus Aran armour in the Switch 2 version but Nintendo would never allow that lol.

For people that are on edge regarding Metroid Prime 4's sales, don't worry!! Nintendo doesn't just look at sales when it comes to Metroid, part of the IPs purpose is to bring a different demographic into Nintendo's ecosystem. Here is the producer of Metroid Prime 2 & 3 stating exactly that!

It is so trippy seeing my home country as the backdrop for a Zelda movie. Based on the location, its quite possible that this was shot quite close to where I live. Im guessing either in the Waikato or the Wairarapa region

My presentation at the NZGDC on Nintendo's Game Design philosophy has hit over 10K views on Youtube, thank you so much. 🙏 I thought this would fly under the radar and maybe do 2K views max lol I am not sure exactly why it's resonated with people yet, nevertheless I appreciate it.

I like to do game reviews differently to everyone else so I got one of the engineers on Demon Souls (Joe Houston) to help me review Hollow Knight: Silksong He provided some unique insight that most reviewers wouldn't pick up!! WATCH HERE➡️ youtu.be/bE_3CYcHCdo

I've been blown away by the response to my Nintendo Game Design presentation at the NZGDC. Thank you🥲 It was a presentation that wasn't really aimed at the general public and more so a sub-sect of game devs who aren't well acquainted with Nintendo games, so I wasn't sure how people would respond.

I can guarantee that Hollywood needs Nintendo way more than Nintendo need them. In negotiations, Nintendo will hold all the cards as Hollywood is dying, cinema is dying and they know Nintendo IP is a goldmine for bringing people into the cinema as it has a massive built in audience.

In game development, you can't do everything, you only have a certain amount of time, money and resources. As I explained to @andresrestart.bsky.social during his livestream, For Zelda: TOTK, Nintendo CHOSE to invest heavily in the advanced physics but that was at the expense of the world

Here it is!! My presentation on Nintendo's Game Design Philosophy at the NZGDC! youtu.be/ItKnaKofEGs

My presentation on Nintendo's Game Design philosophy from the NZGDC drops this weekend. Keep an eye out!!! This was really hard to prepare because I had to condense hours of my Nintendo interviews as well as other intel I have into a 20 minute presentation!

🎙️ New podcast out now with Filip Coulianos We talk about his work at @keepsakegames.bsky.social Jump Space, It Takes Two, FPS Cameras, Josef Fares, Nintendo and more..... WATCH HERE➡️ youtu.be/H-DjGaKDCv4

Fallout 4 for Switch 2 I sneakily confirmed FIRST ANYWHERE on the Nintenbyte podcast a couple months ago since @ThunderStashYT asked me on air hahaha. (Probably one of the only times media outlets didnt report on something I said, probably cause it wasnt Metroid related lol)

Some may know and some may not but my wife and I look after a lot of Japanese students that do school trips to New Zealand, we always get sad when they leave 🥹

I hit 20K subscribers on YouTube, thanks everybody!!🙏 More interviews to come! To celebrate I will answer any questions you have!!

I've been saying for months that 2026 is the year that third-party games really kick into high gear for Switch 2. AC: Shadows is the worst secret ever, but it's actually just the tip of the iceberg in 2026 there are a number of WTF announcements on the horizon regarding third parties.

Less than 100 subscribers to go before I hit 20K subscribers!! I am almost at 200+ podcasts as well

🎙️ New podcast out now with Joshua Jay. We talk about his work on the Gears Of War Trilogy, Fallout 4, 76 & Starfield, Unreal & Creation Engine differences, building his own Fallout 76 set, Todd Howard and more... WATCH HERE➡️ youtu.be/N7ywc_MwHKk

I'm calling it! Expedition 33 will win GOTY, its the darling of the industry in the same way Baldur's Gate 3 was in 2023, plus it's moved the whole JRPG genre forward. I predicted Astro Bot would win GOTY last year and I was right. Let's see if I am right this year as well.

My interview drought ends this weekend!! I will be dropping an interview this weekend with Joshua Jay. We talk about his work on Fallout 4, 76, Starfield & The Gears Of War Trilogy and more, Keep an eye out