{"id":19771,"date":"2021-03-03T21:19:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T02:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=19771"},"modified":"2021-03-03T23:54:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T04:54:52","slug":"the-players-club-podcast-ep-50-how-nintendo-can-shake-the-dust-off-the-direct-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=19771","title":{"rendered":"The Player&#8217;s Club Podcast Ep 50: How Nintendo Can Shake the Dust Off the Direct Format"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What&#8217;s Up, Playa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-attachment-id=\"19779\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?attachment_id=19779\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Players-Club-Ep-50.png?fit=3840%2C2160&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3840,2160\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Players Club Ep 50\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Players-Club-Ep-50.png?fit=1080%2C608&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Players-Club-Ep-50.png?resize=1080%2C608&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Players-Club-Ep-50.png?resize=1080%2C608&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Players-Club-Ep-50.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Players-Club-Ep-50.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Players-Club-Ep-50.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Players-Club-Ep-50.png?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Players-Club-Ep-50.png?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Players-Club-Ep-50.png?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Took a while, but we finally hit 50 episodes! But don&#8217;t pop that champaign yet, this is still a traditional episode. This time,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ejsponge61\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emmett Watkins Jr<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAllanMuir\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Allan Muir<\/a>&nbsp;are looking at the latest, disappointing, Nintendo Direct and throwing out some examples of other presentations that met or surpassed our expectations. We give some decent advice, while mostly just getting nostalgic over old press conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But first, in the what we&#8217;re playing segment, Emmet talks about his time with Alan Wake and Lost Planet 2 while Al talks about his time with Parasite Eve 2, The Division 2, and Resident Evil 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can listen to the show on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/los-harrow-games\/id1440699489\">iTunes<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1JL6h6RpSc4z7zscRVc6pq\">Spotify<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/29RP\">Pocket Casts<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83NGIyNWQ4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\">Google Podcasts<\/a>, on this article, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/vgutvpodcasts\/episodes\/The-Players-Club-Podcast-Ep-50-How-Nintendo-Can-Shake-the-Dust-Off-the-Direct-Format-ereagb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/74b25d8\/podcast\/play\/27781067\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-2-4%2F2f194f00-e026-e32c-5a8a-316618ea2164.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-housekeeping\">Housekeeping:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/blessingjr\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BlessingJr Twitch<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YdDYoCU2kv0\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Super Smash Bros. &#8211; Mii Character Announce Trailer &#8211; E3 2014 &#8211; Eurogamer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BJj5hazoD1k\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steam Game Festival 2021 &#8211; Foregone<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasertimepodcast.com\/2021\/02\/19\/genre-switching-sequels-vidjagame-apocalypse-407\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Genre-Switching Sequels \u2013 Vidjagame Apocalypse 407 \u2013 Laser Time<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9wnjrnBgeyM\">New Digs For Big Rigs &#8211; VGU Plays The Surge 2<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gmh77tzwSgI\">Emmett Plays Life is Strange: Before the Storm Part 1<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2021\/02\/13\/judas-and-the-black-messiah-review\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Judas and the Black Messiah Review<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2021\/02\/17\/hypertime-to-podcast-dwayne-mcduffie-part-2\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hypertime to Podcast &#8211; Dwayne McDuffie &#8211; Part 2<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2021\/02\/19\/jkj\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Begging to Be Delayed &#8211; Graydon&#8217;s Most Anticipated Games of 2021<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YdDYoCU2kv0\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Super Smash Bros. &#8211; Mii Character Announce Trailer &#8211; E3 2014 &#8211; Eurogamer<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYNf0R9uHJCv-oJnEijWTWQ\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Check out YouTube Channel here!<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VGU_TV\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter @VGU_TV!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s Up, Playa? 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