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Certain inventions (and even media) come along that change everything. Breath of the Wild, YouTube, the iPhone? Maybe not the iPhone. But when they do they leave a colossal impact that's felt for years. Today we wanted to discuss these things and where we'd be without them.MORE PLACES TO FIND USCrubscribe ► https://bit.ly/CrubcastGet the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crubOur Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows Bird App ► https://twitter.com/crubofficialPodcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.orgSHOW NOTESHere's the history of the Wii U Game Pad, which you didn't need but may be interesting if your curiosity piqued during that talk:https://www.ign.com/wikis/wii-u/Early_Wii-U_PrototypesNaoki Yoshida on the advantage of developing for just one console:https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-16-producer-naoki-yoshida-wishes-there-was-only-one-consoleTODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTSJustin: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldFamousJtart9Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBoltNicco: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUgMoriarty: https://www.youtube.com/@reallycoolCHAPTERS00:00 Intro and topic introduction02:15 Breath of the Wild changed open world games10:55 What was the first "Bring your own fun" video game?16:03 YouTube and its lack of competitors22:41 The iPhone? Big? Biggest? Ever? The iPhone? Yeah?30:10 The Wii was a pivotal moment34:05 The effect of Spotify on music39:01 Gated reverb and the Amazon Kindle50:30 The NES' impact on gaming1:02:53 Atlus' role in reestablishing the market for Japanese games1:12:34 Andy_MineP's Patreon Question of the Week