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YouTube video by Source Gaming Indie World 08.07.2025 - LIVE REACTION!

Let's see what some indie developers are up to in today's Indie World presentation! We're live, NOW!

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Two reviews for the second big title for the Nintendo Switch 2!

After you finished reading Wolfman's review, check out our video review of Donkey Kong Bananza by @phantomz2.bsky.social!

Thank you to Nintendo for providing us with a review copy.

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Donkey Kong Bananza Review ♫ You know I love it when terrain is bad, oh why it feels so good to feel so mad, I’m only happy when it breaks…

Is Wolfman's review of Donkey Kong Bananza the only one you need? No, but it is a Donkey Kong Bananza review you need!
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Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase July 31, 2025: Information and Reactions Pretty, pretty, pretty good, all around.

Miss yesterday's Nintendo Direct? No problem! Check out our roundup here:
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Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase 07.31.2025 - LIVE REACTION! Join the Source Gaming crew as they react to today's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, and share their thoughts on everything revealed. Support us on Patreon for early access and to help produce cont...

What do those Third-Party Studios & Publishers have for us today? Let's find out as we react to today's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase - LIVE! NOW!!

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YouTube video by Source Gaming Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase 07.31.2025 - LIVE REACTION!

Catch the news? We'll be live with our reactions to the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase tomorrow at 8:45 am ET!

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Dream Smasher: Sidon Hamada pitches a Smash moveset for Sidon, one of modern Zelda’s most recurring and beloved characters!

Having written many Dream Smashers, @hamada520.bsky.social finally spotlights someone from a series that should’ve seen a new rep ages ago! Despite being one of modern Zelda’s most popular faces, Sidon hasn’t been talked much as a Smash candidate. That changes now!
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Hamada

I'm way late on this, but my cowriter and wonderful friend @hamada520.bsky.social celebrated his birthday on the 18th! He's a great writer, so please check out his contributions to @sourcegaming.info over yonder: sourcegaming.info/author/hamada/

The Tides From GameCube to Nintendo Switch 2 – Guest Article April’s consequential Nintendo Switch 2 Direct set the pace for the system’s first calendar year, kicking 2025 into gear with a duo of racing games. In addition to EPD 9’s Mario Kart World, Masahir…

Big thanks to @nantenjex.bsky.social for letting me pen a guest post on @sourcegaming.info putting the GameCube & Switch 2 in conversation! Come for analysis about Nintendo's hardware philosophy, stay for me talking about just how wet Wave Race: Blue Storm is :))

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YouTube video by Source Gaming Free to Play? Paid? Single Player? Rentals? | Arguing About Pokémon Champions

Pokémon Champions has left me very conflicted. @phantomz2.bsky.social and I have da real back and forth about whether it will be good or not.

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YouTube video by Source Gaming Pokémon Presents 07.22.25 | LIVE REACTION & Analysis

Ready for some exciting Pokémon news this morning? We're going live to react to today's Pokémon Presents - RIGHT NOW!

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Beat the Backlog: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat With Donkey Kong Bananza hitting today, let’s dissect one of the series’ less popular outings and its place in the canon.

Enjoying Donkey Kong Bananza? @legendcartboy.bsky.social can't wait to dig into it, but first he had some unfinished business with Jungle Beat.
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An indie game series called Donkey Kong is getting a new game tomorrow. Cool, right?

I spent the years waiting for its revival by reviewing some of its older entries for @sourcegaming.info. Tomorrow, I celebrate Bananza's launch by completing my journey...

SG Choice: The Mario Kart World Characters We Want as NPC Drivers Featuring: so many Mario enemies! How many Mario enemies? Well, click that icon and find out!

Check this out, everyone! An all-new SG Choice filled with silly jokes and resplendent imagery. Mario Kart World's got plenty of NPC Drivers, but here's a few more we'd love to see!
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YouTube video by The Nintendo Chronicler Nintendo has Retconned Princess Daisy

Mario Kart World had a surprising focus on Princess Daisy. Could this be another change to the Mario canon that Nintendo is introducing or will it just be a one-off?
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YouTube video by Source Gaming Nintendo Switch 2 - One Month In (+ Welcome Tour) | Review

We are one month into the Nintendo Switch 2 being out, and with that honeymoon period over how do we feel about the system now?

It also includes @nantenjex.bsky.social thoughts on Welcome Tour
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The Forgotten, the Maligned: MultiVersus ♫ Live service never comin’ back, wrong way on a one-way track, seems like transactions should be getting somewhere…

With the Switch 2 and Mario Kart out in the field, what can Wolfman do but... write about a live service flop? No, our wires aren't crossed, everyone! We're just interested in looking at one of the more notorious boondoggles of this decade!
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Level with Me – Source Gaming

Hey, friends. I'm thinking of replaying my second favorite game of all time, Donkey Kong Country 2, soon.

I may take the opportunity to discuss one of its levels in my #LevelWithMe series. I have a shortlist of potential subjects, but feel free to suggest one.

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Correction:
This interview was conducted by ITmedia Business Online, not Yahoo! Japan. This correction has been made within the article on our website.

Today is @ashadowlink.bsky.social’s birthday! Our articles and videos would be a lot less pretty without their wonderful graphics, so be sure to wish them a good one!

He’s one fun sample of their work:

Character Chronicle: Princess Elise For Sonic’s anniversary this year, Cart Boy is making peace with what is arguably its lowest point.

Happy birthday, Sonic! Let's party with @legendcartboy.bsky.social. #CharacterChronicle sourcegaming.info/2025/06/23/c...

YouTube video by The Nintendo Chronicler The NPC Drivers we want to see added to Mario Kart World ft. @ToonTris

I sat down with my good friend @toontris.bsky.social and we shared our hopes and wants for new drivers in Mario Kart World...

but with a twist!

We could only pick NPC drivers who already had a model in-game. Who do we want to see added to the game?
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『スマブラ』『カービィ』生みの親に聞く　ヒット作を生み出し続けるマネジメント（ITmedia ビジネスオンライン） - Yahoo!ニュース ――桜井さんは歴史に残るお仕事をされてきました。桜井さんのようなゲームデザイナーは、これからの専門化・細分化した時代においても生まれてくるのでしょうか。 　私のようなタイプが生まれるかどうかを論じ

And of course, here is a link to the original source if you want to check it out yourself (be warned, the article is region locked in some territories like the UK)
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Masahiro Sakurai – Source Gaming

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SG editor notes:
We think it's important not to extrapolate any additional meaning to Sakurai's thoughts on Gen AI as he's seemingly just using it as an example. He doesn't say he uses it himself and he doesn't give any examples on how to use it. He gives a vague 'improves productivity' response.

Masahiro Sakurai

Answer Cont.
"I believe we are at a stage where we must change our methods, such as by using generative AI to improve work efficiency. It seems that only companies that can adapt well to these changes will survive in the coming era."

Masahiro Sakurai

A "To be honest, it's hard to see what the future holds. I think we've reached a point where creating large scale games like we do now is too time consuming and unsustainable. I feel that things can't continue this way, but the only effective solution, I can think of at the moment is generative AI."

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Yahoo Japan Question:
"Game development is becoming increasingly large scale, specialized, and segmented. At the same time, the market for indie games made by individuals or small teams is also expanding.

What is your perspective on the future of the gaming market?"

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This translation was handled by @will.pushdustin.com and reviewed by our translators Brando and Kody Nokolo.

We've translated both the question and answer in order to supply as much context as possible. We will also be posting this on our website shortly sourcegaming.info