Monday Mar 31, 2025
Episode 27 - Nintendo Direct News & The Playersexuality Debate
Nintendo surprised us with a last minute Direct, a livestream focused entirely on upcoming games coming to the original Nintendo Switch. Possibly the final Switch 1-focused direct.. ever. Ekamy and Lloyd_Lloydster join me to talk about all the announcements including Metroid Prime 4, Rift of the Necrodancer (feat. Celeste!), Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (which might have gay marriage?), and Virtual Game Cards.
In the second half, we debate the thesis of an article from Xtra Magazine: “The queer fantasy of playersexuality.” What is playersexuality? Does it make a game queer, or is it queer erasure? What does the future of queer romance in video games look like? Tune in to hear our thoughts on these questions and many more!
This episode went a bit longer than expected, so Queer Game of the Week will return in Episode 28.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:17 - Nintendo Direct (March 26) Impressions
00:59:11 - The Playersexuality Debate
This episode was recorded on March 27 2025.
***MINOR SPOILERS for Pokémon Legends Z-A***
Sources:
The queer fantasy of playersexuality: https://xtramagazine.com/culture/playersexuality-gaming-queer-representation-270263
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