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Spider-Man 2 (2004)

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On this edition of Salient Points: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 beats Super Mario Bros. Wonder in sales…but does that mean 2023 is still not the year of Nintendo?

Dalan, Luis, and Carlos talk about that, Skull Island: Rise of Kong‘s reason for being a terrible game, Starfield tops September game sales despite Game Pass inclusion, Xbox’s “Partner Preview” tomorrow, Faze Clan selling for pennies on the dollar of original valuation, and more.

Games featured: Crash Bandicoot, Fallout, Far Cry 7, Alan Wake 2, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Volume 1, Warzone The Haunting, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Mortal Kombat 1, Vampire Survivors, Gotham Knights.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:00 - Super Mario Bros Wonder beats Spider-Man 2 in reviews
0:09:14 - Spider-Man 2 beats Super Mario Bros Wonder in sales
0:11:54 - Spidey 2 creative director says the game is worth the price of admission
0:17:45 - AIAS Hall of Famer, Connie Booth, leaves PlayStation
0:20:21 - Independence Day writer pitched space game to Bethesda, disaster ensues
0:22:03 - Starfield top of Sept sales, in spite of being "free" Game Pass
0:25:47 - Phil Spencer: no Activision Blizzard "surprise drops" in 2023
0:26:46 - Far Cry 7 and "extract-based" Far Cry in the works
0:28:28 - Xbox Partner Preview streams tomorrow Oct 25, Alan Wake Flashback in Fortnite
0:29:56 - Faze Clan sales for $18.5mil despite $725mil valuation in 2022
0:32:57 - Kojima *IS* in MGS: Master Collection Volume 1 credits, after all
0:35:18 - Why "Skull Island: Rise of Kong" is terrible
0:41:38 - Doug Bowser: Switch 2 will drop to "minimize the dip"
0:48:31 - Luis plays Call of Duty: Warzone's "The Haunting" mode
0:52:47 - Carlos plays Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Mortal Kombat 1, Assassin's Creed: Mirage
1:00:18 - Dalan plays Vampire Survivors, Gotham Knights

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