Sonic 2 Trailer (& Frontiers?) at TGA + Ubisoft Quartz Backlash - Today's News Tonight (12/8/21)
0It's time for episode 166 of Today's News Tonight, and we're joined by superstar video editor Luis Illingworth (who has edited videos for friends-of-GVG AntDude and DidYouKnowGaming!) to discuss the latest news on the Sonic movie sequel and its presence at the upcoming Game Awards, the swift and fierce backlash to Ubisoft's newly-announced Quartz NFT platform, Sakurai's latest comments on the future of Smash Bros., signs that Sonic Frontiers may also make an appearance at The Game Awards, and more!
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Pre-show
9:20 - Intro
16:06 - The first Sonic 2 movie poster has been revealed, and the film's first trailer will be dropping during The Game Awards; also, Tails' voice actor in the games, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, has announced she’s also voicing him in the movie!
28:49 - Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl have sold six million units globally (physical and digital combined) in their first week on sale, rivaling Sword & Shield's first sales week and significantly outpacing Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee in the same period
49:01 - In an IGN interview, Sakurai says it’s best not to assume there will always be a new Smash Bros. game, and in another one with The Verge, he adds that he's been doing too much of the work on Smash himself and that the series as it is has "too much of his personality poured into it"
1:01:30 - Ubisoft Quartz, “the first playable NFTs designed by the Ubisoft Strategic Innovation Lab,” has been revealed to swift and severe backlash, leading Geoff Keighley to confirm Quartz won’t be at The Game Awards and Ubisoft to delist Quartz’s announcement video
1:13:21 - An official web domain for Sonic Frontiers, the next 3D Sonic game, has appeared but currently returns a 403 error, all but confirming an impending reveal at The Game Awards
1:22:41 - Garfield revealed as Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl's first post-launch character
1:25:22 - Outro and where to find Luis Illingworth
Sources:
https://twitter.com/SonicMovie/status/1468581182979776513?t=6RnYPC12SCQUjYwzDYlf0g&s=19
https://twitter.com/vocolleen/status/1468305802687483911?s=21
https://www.rpgsite.net/news/12081-first-week-sales-hit-six-million-for-pokemon-brilliant-diamond-shining-pearl
https://t.co/qRBEursyLS
https://nintendoeverything.com/sakurai-says-hes-been-doing-too-much-of-the-work-himself-on-smash-bros/
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-nft-quartz-youtube-dislikes/
https://t.co/P3O54ykIrP
https://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/1468355831880052736?s=21
https://t.co/wD0FZsA5Gq
https://www.sonicstadium.org/2021/12/official-web-domain-appears-for-sonic-frontiers/
https://youtu.be/BZE5QZofYGw
https://twitter.com/NickBrawlGame/status/1468626437556948996?t=2CVOPqA-zZYYHU32Ob_IFw&s=19
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