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Mind Games: That Switch Event

So, we're all a whole lot more clued in to the nature of Nintendo's latest Mad Science Experiment. And as is tradition for these sorts of events, we're all penning down our Takes™ of various temperatures about how Nintendo is Doomed, a state they've been in perpetually for at least since the Wii was announced, like a lingering debuff that nobody is sure actually does anything and can't be bothered to deal with. According to the internet at least. And I, ever the Cool Human, will be no exception. So here's a proper play-by-play of the whole event, with my thoughts on everything worth thinking about. As an aside, I'll be focusing on the information provided and the trailers, rather than the presentation itself, so forgive me for not mentioning how well put together the whole event was. Or also the Squid Scientist Man. Or the Yakuza-looking guy representing SEGA. Or Immortal Vampire Todd Howard standing in front of the ending sequence Phantom Blood. Or that ado