so sold on this game already, we WILL be pre-ordering

one of those rare instances where the answer to the question in the headline is "yes, definitely"

Such a good point. It’s the other side of live service fatigue

Come on over, dude. We’ll rally to smash that “Recommend” button

Can't wait to see what you do next!

Thanks for the link! ❤️

to be fair their pay scale goes hard

Idk if Nintendo's discovery features are bad on purpose but... the incentives are misaligned.

Over half of games sold on Switch are 1st party... where Nintendo gets 100% revenue vs. the usual 30% take.

Their POV: If they promote other games, they risk selling fewer copies of their own titles.

My guy ✌️

blogging's back - just post the newsletter signup link and we're in

I'm definitely pushing my luck going back to the well again lol

Brendan's pov is awesome tho

If you're worried about silly reductionist framing in negative/positive terms, you'll like the piece. We hate that too.

super interesting thread

Yep. This is maybe one of the biggest long term trends in games. Impossible to refine down the whole picture—either the negative effects or positive possibilities—though there are going to be a million stories connected to it.

Thanks for the conversation and including me in your piece 🙏