Let's Talk About That Nintendo Direct Mini - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.20.20

Blessing and Tim recap and discuss that Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:45 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Xcast is up right now on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services. Thank you for your support! Remember, it’s a huge Xbox week here on Kinda Funny: Wednesday at 2 pm, Greg’s streaming the Summer Game Fest Demo Event -- he’ll be playing a bunch of the demos on Xbox LIVE. Thursday at 9 am, we’re reacting LIVE to the Xbox Games Showcase alongside the Xcast host SnowBikeMike. Thursday afternoon, Greg’s first playthrough of Halo: Combat Evolved starts with Tim and Andy on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Enough Xbox stuff, though: today on PSILY, Greg and I are doing a HUGE bracket to decide the No. 1 PS4 exclusive of all time. Watch live on patreon.com/kindafunnygames to vote in tie-breakers. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:08:45 - Let’s recap that Nintendo Direct: Mini - Chris Pereira and Eddie @ Gamespot 00:18:50 - With this morning's "Mini" Direct, has Nintendo completely devalued the "Direct" branding? - Best Friends Q:Evan P 00:28:15 - What is up with Nintendo? - Best Friends Q:Lexus 00:30:01 - Xbox is fine supporting next-gen exclusives - Andy Robinson @ Video Games Chronicle 00:38:50 - Sea of Thieves Surpasses 15 Million Players - blog by Joe Neate, Executive Producer @ Rare 00:41:45 - Metacritic is now delaying user reviews - James Batchelor @ GiBiz 00:44:30 - KLARNA 00:46:20 - Out today Reader mail - 00:49:10 - Aaron Greenberg tweeted the following on Friday: “Trust me you don’t want to miss this pre-show. We have been working with @geoffkeighley and our partners on some exciting reveals.” Are y’all planning on reacting to the pre-show as well? Also, what do you think this means for the showcase itself? - Witt 00:53:00 - With us being a few days away from the Halo gameplay reveal, how confident are you that they will be able to pull this off? - Shawn 00:54:15 - With these current reveals and successes how likely do you think it is to get any of the mainline Persona games on the Switch? - TheSheepWhisper 00:55:55 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices