Episode 27: Is There A Place For "Bad" Games?

Welcome Back to In Your Element! This Week's News: Reggie Fils-Aime, President of Nintendo of America, announced he will be retiring in April. Capcom announced a handful of Resident Evil titles will be making their way to Nintendo Switch in May. Nintendo announced there will be a Pokémon Direct happening February 27th. Is this going to be our first look at Gen 8 on Nintendo Switch? Featured Topic: With games like Fallout 76, Crackdown 3, and most recently, Anthem, it begs the question: "is there a place for bad games?" Join my guest Jay Casale, host of The Lighter Side Podcast, as we chat about the success of "bad" games in an era of gaming that seems to be pushing the medium so far forward. We also speak about what it's like playing video games as an adult, and the types of experiences we tend to gravitate towards nowadays. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro/What We've Been Playing 4:57 Reggie Fils-Aime Is Retiring From Nintendo 8:30 Resident Evil Games Coming To Nintendo Switch 12:00 Pokémon Direct Announcement 17:14 Is There A Place For "Bad" Games? 1:30:30 Closing/Outro Music Show Notes Social Media: Instagram @inyourelementpodcast Twitter @IYEpodcast Facebook Page @inyourelementpodcast Discord Join Server For the latest news and content visit: inyourelementpodcast.com Support In Your Element at: patreon.com/inyourelement Email any Questions/Comments for the Show at: [email protected] Intro Music by Eric Skiff - Arpanauts - Resistor Anthems - Available at http://EricSkiff.com/music Outro Music by Chillhop: http://chillhop.com/listen - Joseph Jacobs - Tune In - Listen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/ChillhopSpotify Enjoy!