Ep. 15 - Ranting About Nintendo and Gaming Patents

Welcome to Triple Rant, the show where we rant about stuff you sometimes care about!Today's ranting topics include:Reading Your YouTube CommentsNot actually a rant, but we've been posting YouTube Shorts of our podcast segments and some of you lovely people out there have been leaving comments. Today we read through a few and take turns laughing and crying at what you say.The Magical Lads UpdateMitch is working on an art project where he draws manly video game men as fabulously as possible over on his Twitch channel. Yeah, it's a plug, but it's an entertaining one. Video Game PatentsSome companies just wanna watch the world burn. Today we discuss some of the naughtiest patents and the downright cruel ways that some game companies limit competition.What are we Doing for Fun?Jonathan: Santa got me a Steam Deck for Christmas (thanks Mom and Dad), so I've been playing Valkyria Chronicles 4. It's an older game, but it's a lot of fun. I've always been into strategy games, and it's given me something to do during long plane rides to and from seeing my extended family.Triple Rant is a comedic and conversational podcast where three friends take turns discussing topics they're passionate about. This can range from video games, books, movies, art, artificial intelligence, education, science-fiction, really any and everything. Episodes normally run for 30 minutes to an hour, so get comfy and enjoy the show.Thanks for joining us for episode fifteen of the podcast, we upload new episodes every Saturday and can't wait to share more of what we've created.Leave a comment and let us know what you want ranted about next!Meet the CastTriple Rant is hosted by three friends; Jonathan, Stuart and Mitch. We've been friends for a really long time, and this podcast is a great excuse to hang out and to also create something that will (hopefully) bring joy and entertainment to a lot of people's days. If this podcast doesn't bring you joy...oops.Theme Song by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Kaitlyn Barbour⁠⁠⁠⁠The theme song was made by my lovely wife, Kaitlyn Barbour. I've made a link to her SoundCloud, so give her music a listen!