This week Jrow and steev sit down for a fireside chat to discuss Nintendo’s Amiibo sales, Broadband Internet, Transistor, and the games they are looking forward to in 2015.

News

  • Amiibo sales in the millions for Nintendo (IGN)
    • They have sold 5.7 million world wide
    • Nintendo is having a hard time keeping them stocked
  • Sony to end support for the YouTube App on PS Vita (IGN)
    • Support to end on April 20th
    • Maps and the Near App as well
  • The Last of Us Movie to have big changes (IGN)
  • Funimation and Kodansha to create a “Free-to-Play” Fairy Tail RPG (ANN)
  • Ura Sunday lets fans vote for which manga series to get an anime adaptation (ANN)
  • AOL closing Joystiq
  • Apple earned a net profit of $18 billion in one fiscal quarter (IGN)
    • That is a world wide record
    • iPhone sales hit a new record, 30% growth overall from last year
  • FCC redefines “Broadband Internet” (IGN)
    • Goes from 4 / 1 mbps to 25 / 3 mbps
    • Providers can’t even call their service “highspeed” unless they meet the standard
    • Google Fiber for Raleigh/Durham (IGN)

Discussion

  • Games in 2015
    • Jrow
      • Borderlands: The Handsome Collection 3/24
      • Batman Arkham Knight 6/2
      • Ori and the Blind Forest March
      • Axiom Verge
      • Inside
      • Hyper Light Drifter
      • No Man’s Sky
      • Halo 5
      • Tomb Raider
      • Uncharted 4
      • Naruto Shipuuden PS4
      • OP Pirate Warriors 3
      • Persona 5
    • Amuro
      • Mighty No. 9
      • Persona 5
    • steev:
      • Evolve (Feb)
      • Zelda Majora’s Mask (Feb)
      • The Witcher 3 (May)
      • Batman Arkham Knight (June)
      • MGS V
      • Quantum Break
      • Rise of the Tomb Raider
      • Uncharted 4
      • Halo 5
      • R&C
  • Jrow’s suggestions for getting the most out of Transistor
    • Available free for PS Plus starting 2/3
  • Super Bowl Predictions