529: Mario Ran

This week! The last episode of the year (probably). More on Super Mario Run, Dead Rising 4, Picross E7, Star Wars Battlefront Rogue One VR Mission, Switch stuff and so much more. Join us, won’t you?

Links of interest:

• Super Mario Run - 40m downloads in 4 days (now 50m)
• 7% conversion in the US (not double digits) according to App Annie
• GamesIndustry.biz Super Mario Run’s Inevitable Backlash
• WSJ reporter: Nintendo has no plans to add levels to SMR
• What Super Mario Run would look like as a free to play game
• Tracer is queer, Overwatch fans erupt in excitement
• Sources: Nintendo Switch will have GameCube Virtual Console Support
• Back In My Play: The Legend of Zelda A Link Between Worlds
• Eurogamer: Nintendo Switch CPU/GPU clock speeds revealed
• Gamexplain: How Much Does Switch’s GPU Power Matter?
• Glixel: Bethesda’s Todd Howard speaks well of Switch
• Extra Credits: Why the Vita Failed
• Pikmin 3 Christmas Tree Level!
• Glixel: Top 50 games of the year
• SteamSpy - 38% of all games on steam came out in 2016
• TouchArcade’s Top 100 Games of 2016
• Dead Rising 4
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
• Picross E7
• Shantae Half-Genie Hero

Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 18 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Or check out Ethan's gaming blog at gamingunicorn.com

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