Episode 120: Does Nintendo Have an Obligation to Preserve Its Legacy? (News Show)

Feb 21, 2022

It’s almost time to say goodbye to the 3DS and Wii U eShops… but what about all that lost software? Also: Microsoft moved fast to acquire Activision when stocks tanked, Team17 promises change, Paradox has hard work ahead, and the NLRB hears arguments on Raven QA unionization.

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TIME STAMPS

• [00:00:48] - Nintendo Sunsetting 3DS, Wii U eShops (And a Conversation about Preservation)
• [00:22:32] - Thunderful Games Earnings
• [00:32:14] - Investment Interlude
• [00:37:32] - Quick Hits
• [00:52:17] - Labor Report (Ubisoft, Activision, Team17, Paradox)

SOURCES

• Wii U & Nintendo 3DS eShop Discontinuation | Nintendo
• Thunderful Group Year-End Report January–December 2021 | Thunderful Group
• An Update from A Better Ubisoft | A Better Ubisoft (@ABetterUbisoft) on Twitter
• Activision DFEH Update | Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) on Twitter
• Activision Awaits Crucial Ruling on Scope of Sex Harassment Suit | Bloomberg
• Regulators Widen Activision Blizzard Probes Over Workplace Issues | Wall Street Journal (Paywall)
• Activision Blizzard employees and management clash over union process in Zoom hearing | Washington Post
• SCHEDULE 14A (Activision Blizzard) | SEC
• Team17 exec promises change following last week's report | Eurogamer
• Gender Balance’s review of Paradox Interactive AB | Paradox
• Paradox publishes external report on studio culture after harassment issues raised last year | Eurogamer
• Epic Games is making hundreds of temp testers into full employees with benefits | The Verge

INVESTMENT INTERLUDE

• NACON ACQUIRES DAEDALIC ENTERTAINMENT | Nacon
• KRAFTON ACQUIRES 5MINLAB, DEVELOPERS OF SMASH LEGENDS | Gamespress
• Tripledot Studios raises $116M for mobile games | GamesBeat
• Return Entertainment, a Cloud-Native Game Studio Transforming the Gaming Industry, Raises €5.3M | Gamespress