This Is Why Apple Should Buy Nintendo

On this episode of Transition, games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab to talk all things Nintendo, apart from Overwatch Anniversary Event, PS4 Slim bundles, PS3's end, Far Cry 5, and the future of 32-bit games on iOS.

Nintendo

Nintendo Switch production being ramped up

Crossing original 10 million target
Production boost
Nintendo can’t keep up with demand

Monster Hunter XX

Huge game in some markets
Drives up Nintendo’s share value
India release?

One big game every month

Mario vs Rabbids
Super Mario Odyssey
Splatoon 2

EA Sports FIFA on Nintendo Switch

Thoughts on the name
Buzzwords
Frostbite on iOS
Nintendo’s online infrastructure
FIFA Ultimate Team

Arms Global Testpunch

Thoughts on arms
Motion controls
Art style
Single-player content
Multiplayer could be a big draw
Tekken 7 rumours
Challenges ahead of Arms

Overwatch Anniversary Event

Changes to the economy
More legendary skins
Activision’s influence
The need for changing this

Xbox Game Pass

Games available
Price
Who should get it

PS4 Slim bundle and PS3’s end

PS3 is dead
PS4 Slim’s latest, greatest bundle
Xbox One comparison
Xbox One S still not available in India
FIFA bundle on PlayStation
Selling consoles without bundled games

Far Cry 5

Every leak turned out to be true
Plot and setting
Release date
Safe release window
Pre-orders already live

iOS 11 and 32-bit games

These games may not work
Many games haven’t been updated
Square Enix games
Other indie developers’ games
Recent updates
TouchArcade and AppShopper
Speculation on upcoming App Store features
Thomas Was Alone on iOS
The Witness
Speculation on WWDC game announcements

Games We’ve Been Playing This Week

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2
Steins; Gate
Tokyo 42
Fallout 4
Overwatch

Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.