Why the Switch 2 launch felt different

Plus, a history of Nintendo launches with a Nintendo historian

This week on Post Games, “What is a video game console launch in 2025?”

Act 1: What’s it like to run a video game shop when a console launches? An interview with Kelsey Lewin, the co-owner of Pink Gorilla Games

Act 2: Nintendo’s history of console launches. An interview with Chris Kohler, Editorial Director of Digital Eclipse

Act 3: The news of the week, including big announcements leading into Summer Game Fest

And for Patreon subscribers, a bonus act: What it was like to be parents scrambling for new consoles and games in the 1990s. An interview with my parents.

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Act 1: How to launch a game console

• Pink Gorilla Games

• Kelsey Lewin’s book, Animal Crossing

• Kelsey’s podcast, Pew Pew Bang

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Act 2: The history of Nintendo launches

• Chris Kohler’s book, Power-Up

• Tetris Forever by Digital Eclipse

• Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story by Digital Eclipse

• The newly announced Mortal Kombat: Legacy Collection by Digital Eclipse

• A video on retro game collection from Wired’s Game|Life

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Act 3: News of the Week

• The full PlayStation State of Play presentation

• The trailer for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls

• The trailer for 007 First Light

• Digital Foundary on Switch 2 backward compatibility improvements

• “After GTA 6's Delay, September Has Filled Up With A Ton Of Games” (Kotaku)

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Available on Patreon:

• The free game of the week: 35 variations on a classic!

• The week in video game links

• What else I’m watching

• And more!!!