<p>Bri, Maddy, Georgia and Steve react to Nintendo’s real Tomodachi Life apology, have a eulogy for the Kinect and discuss whether it finally means the end of console gimmicks, and react to the editorial from The Room’s developer on the state of mobile gaming.</p>
 <h4>Links and Show Notes</h4> <p>What We're Playing:</p>

<ul>
<li>Maddy: Kirby &amp; the Amazing Mirror and Metroid Fusion</li>
<li>Georgia: A Dark Room and Tetris Battle Gaiden</li>
<li>Bri: Pokemon X</li>
<li>Steve: Octodad: Dadliest Catch</li>
</ul>

<p><p>Links for this episode:</p><h4><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/05/08/japan-says-moshi-moshi-to-bayonetta-2-hyrule-warriors-this-summ/?ncid=rss_truncated" class="link" target="_blank">Release dates for Bayonetta and Hyrule Warriors in Japan</a></h4></p>

<h4><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2014/05/09/nintendo-apologizes-tomodachi-life-issues-promises-more-inclusion-possible-sequels" class="link" target="_blank">Nintendo issues apology and promises more inclusivity in future Tomodachi games</a></h4>

<h4><a href="http://qntm.org/gay" class="link" target="_blank">Gay marriage: The database design perspective</a></h4>

<h4><a href="http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/16/5723564/super-smash-bros-animal-crossing-female-villager" class="link" target="_blank">Animal Crossing’s female villager announced as playable in Super Smash Bros</a></h4>

<h4><a href="http://www.harmonixmusic.com/blog/why-harmonix-brought-amplitude-to-kickstarter/" class="link" target="_blank">Harmonix on why they had to go to Kickstarter for Amplitude</a></h4>

<h4><a href="http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/13/5713452/Xbox-one-removes-Kinect-Playstation-4-Sony" class="link" target="_blank">Microsoft releases Xbox One for $399 without Kinect</a></h4>

<h4><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/05/13/microsoft-drops-xbox-live-gold-hbo-go-netflix/?ncid=rss_truncated" class="link" target="_blank">Xbox Live Gold no longer required for Netflix and Hulu</a></h4>

<h4><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/07/11/playstation-plus-massively-inflated-my-audience-says-thomas-w/" class="link" target="_blank">Thomas Was Alone dev&#x27;s comments about PS Plus&#x27; impact to his audience</a></h4>

<h4><a href="http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/9/5699058/free-to-play-mobile-candy-crush-the-room" class="link" target="_blank">Fireproof’s editorial on free-to-play and mobile</a></h4>

3: Five Generations of Shame

Game developer Brianna Wu, technology journalists Georgia Dow and Mikah Sargent, and game enthusiast Steve Lubitz analyzed the week’s biggest stories in the video game industry from different perspectives. Hosted by Brianna Wu, Georgia Dow, Steve Lubitz, and Maddy Myers.