98: First Prize in Dickery

Who wins first prize in dickery? Can a mobile fencing game really be any good? What do we hate this time? All this and more!

You "win," you stupid jerk with your stupid trophy

Who is the “lucky” winner of the first prize in dickery? It could apply to many people, as this episode will demonstrate.

Sandwiched between guest episodes, this installment of the show brings you the Jessica and Anna you know and love, talking (and complaining) about the games we’re playing and calling out developers who have a dim view of mobile gaming, but still want to make mobile games.

Luckily we played some great stuff this week too. Jessica rediscovers the joy of a Quell game while Anna plays a fencing game that actually feels like real fencing. En garde! There’s also some news to cover and we continue to be concerned about gaming’s favorite whipping boy, Nintendo.

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Stuff we mentioned:

Ron Gilbert episodeGuild of Dungeoneering (iOS, Android & Steam)Our Gaming YodaHearthstone (iOS & Android)The Booby MageRoad Not Taken (iOS, Steam & PS4)Bushido Bear (iOS & Android)Snakebird (iOS & Android)Puzzlepops! (iOS only)Snakebird devs don't play mobile gamesFurdemption (iOS only)The Guides (iOS & Android)King Rabbit (iOS only)Quell Zen (iOS & Android)Quell Memento (iOS & Android)Luca Redwood's tweetThe developer whose game we trashedFIE Swordplay (iOS & Android)China has overtake the US in iOS game revenueHipster Whale moves into publishingInvestors realize Nintendo doesn't own PokemonCNBC article on NintendoNX might run all Nintendo mobile gamesPokemon GO Plus wrist accessoryPokemon GO revenue not affecting other mobile gamesPokeball pastiesSega mini-console