Switch Update v13.0 Adds Bluetooth + Daemon X Machina Sequel Coming - Today's News Tonight (9/15/21)
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We're back with episode 134 of Today's News Tonight, in which Nintendo Force Magazine Editor-in-Chief Lucas M. Thomas joins us to chat about the latest Nintendo Switch firmware update and its addition of (among other things) Bluetooth audio support, confirmation of a Daemon X Machina sequel being in development, a new US National Labor Relations board complaint filed against Activision-Blizzard amid the company's continuing scandals, wild never-before-seen Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga concept art, and more!
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Pre-show
8:50 - Intro
15:24 - Breaking down Zenovia Interactive and Tribute Games' VERY cool-looking upcoming game "Steel Assault" with Lucas!
19:19 - PSA: Square Enix have issued a survey gauging players' interest in DLC for NEO: The World Ends with You! (Survey link here, must be a Square Enix Members account holder to access: https://member.jp.square-enix.com/article/3624/)
32:55 - Nintendo drops Switch firmware v13.0.0, finally adding Bluetooth audio support (with caveats and limitations), doubling the Twitter character limit to 280, and more; dock firmware updates are also now a thing for Switch docks with a LAN port
50:31 - A U.S. National Labor Relations Board complaint filed by the Communications Workers of America against Activison-Blizzard alleges the company violated federal labor laws via threatening staff interrogations and coercive rules, statements, and actions
1:06:49 - Ren and Stimpy officially revealed on PlayStation Blog as the latest playable character in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
1:09:42 - Two more fighters are being added to Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl's roster for free shortly after the game's launch, and DLC has been confirmed with voice acting as a possibility "down the road"
1:17:26 - Never-before-seen concept art from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga has surfaced, showing some very different designs for the Bros. and more
1:28:19 - A sequel to Daemon X Machina was confirmed to be in development at the end of the game’s second-anniversary stream, with the game's producer Kenichiro Tsukuda adding that "the team is motivated” but “it’s going to take some time”
1:42:44 - Outro and where to find Lucas and Nintendo Force
Sources:
https://twitter.com/tributegames/status/1438175922860011530?s=21
https://member.jp.square-enix.com/article/3624/
https://twitter.com/nintendoamerica/status/1437930124490457088?s=21
https://t.co/vzAB6lZTDu
https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1437931387743453187
https://t.co/mC3ic9rNQS
https://twitter.com/JustGreenOne/status/1437913495652163587?s=19
https://twitter.com/6d6f636869/status/1437941110840565763
https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-14/union-targets-activision-blizzard-with-labor-board-complaint
https://twitter.com/josheidelson/status/1437813878461644803?s=21
https://blog.playstation.com/2021/09/14/ren-stimpy-are-coming-to-nickelodeon-all-star-brawl/
https://twitter.com/nickbrawlgame/status/1437798027092283392?s=21
https://nintendoeverything.com/nickelodeon-all-star-brawl-dlc-confirmed-may-add-voice-acting-later/
https://nintendowire.com/news/2021/09/13/mario-luigi-superstar-saga-concept-art-discovered/
https://twitter.com/bk2128/status/1437752458562846725?s=19
https://t.co/98RUhtuwZS
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