A look back at gaming in 2016

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Published on December 26, 2016 8:31:30 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52Afy5js_hw

Duration: 33:50

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Side note: When I was talking about Overwatch I said Bethesda. What I meant to say was Blizzard. My bad.

For this video I take a look at the good, the controversial/mix and the bad

Part 1 the good - 0:17 to 5:48

A good year for the PS4

Uncharted 4

Sony E3 presentation - http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2016/06/14/how-sony-gave-us-the-perfect-press-conference-and-dominated-the-competition-at-e3-2016/#1ec36b856698

PS4 sold 50 million units so far - http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2479291/sony-has-sold-50-million-ps4-units

Backwards compatible for Xboxone

3DS doing well - https://mynintendonews.com/2016/12/21/japan-nintendo-3ds-has-surpassed-playstation-2-sales/

Fire Emblem Fate doing well - https://mynintendonews.com/2016/03/11/fire-emblem-fates-early-sales-far-outpace-fire-emblem-awakening/ , https://mynintendonews.com/2016/04/28/fire-emblem-is-now-considered-a-major-ip-for-nintendo/

Breath of the Wild - http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/game-critics-award-e3-2016/ , http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2016/06/16/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-is-the-best-game-of-e3-but-it-should-have-been-shown-on-nx/#280e17726b4c

Nintendo Switch (The Announcement part)

Part 2 The controversial/mix - 6:02 to 17:51

No Man Sky - http://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-mans-sky-dev-responds-to-controversy-announces-/1100-6445739/

CSO go controversy - https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/csgo-gambling-scandal-explained-3545

Tracers Butt pose remove from Overwatch - https://gamerant.com/overwatch-sexualized-pose-removal-controversy-918/

Bethesda review policys - http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2016/10/25/bethesdas-decision-to-withhold-review-copies-is-bad-for-gamers-and-sets-a-dangerous-precedent/#4c0aa7d06d78

Mods on PS4

Part 3 the Bad - 18:05 to 33:32

Battleborn bombed - http://pixelgate.co.uk/why-did-battleborn-fail-so-hard/

Titanfall 2 bomb - http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2016/11/ea_says_its_committed_to_the_titanfall_franchise

Watch Dogs bomb - http://venturebeat.com/2016/11/21/watch-dogs-2-sales-lagging-ubisoft-acknowledges/

Platinum games not doing well this year

Mighty Number 9 tank - http://kotaku.com/mighty-no-9-s-designer-says-i-will-own-all-the-proble-1782382706 , http://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/mighty-no-9s-release-been-8258577

Star Fox Zero - http://nintendoenthusiast.com/article/double-take-why-did-star-fox-zero-bomb-in-sales/

Fireforge games closed - http://kotaku.com/ghostbusters-developer-fireforge-games-goes-bankrupt-1784625739

The Wiiu on the death bed

Street Fighter 5

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