Switch 2 Launch, State Of Play Highlights, Fantasy Life i

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🗓️ 6 June 2025

⏱️ 139 minutes

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Summary

We'll DM you a Steam code for the excellent Star of Providence (overwhelmingly positive reviews) if you support MinnMax at the $5 tier on Patreon! Offer ends 6/9/25, we'll post on all social media if we run out of codes. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

On this episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and Jeff Marchiafava gather in the MinnMax Studio to unbox their feelings on the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 after their first day with the system. We talk about Mario Kart World and debate the quality of Welcome Tour. Then we share highlights from Sony's State of Play, featuring Lumines Arise, the exciting reveal of Marvel Tōkon, and the Final Fantasy Tactics remaster! Then Sarah shares her thoughts on Elden Ring Nightreign and we all discuss Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:03 - Get a Steam code for Star of Providence

00:05:37 - Nintendo Switch 2 launch

00:10:24 - Welcome Tour

00:21:29 - Unboxing Switch 2

00:23:08 - Mario Kart World

00:32:03 - Conclusions on Switch 2's launch

00:34:14 - MSI Giveaway

00:36:21 - State of Play Highlights

00:37:08 - 007 First Light

00:41:52 - Lumines Arise

00:45:02 - Final Fantasy Tactics

00:49:06 - Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls

00:54:23 - Pragmata

00:55:26 - Elden Ring Nightreign

01:03:37 - The Last of Us Part 2's No Return roguelike

01:07:05 - 9 Kings

01:13:03 - Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time

01:24:41 - Win a Nintendo Switch 2

01:26:00 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:27:29 - Community questions

02:06:39 - Get A Load Of This

Leo’s GALOT - https://www.amazon.com/Vanquish-Official-Guide-Future-Press/dp/0744012600

Sarah's GALOT - https://www.theverge.com/news/680966/nintendo-switch-2-gamestop-screens-staples

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.dictionary.com/e/ampersand/

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2JHChJpG_A

Community GALOT - https://x.com/tobyfox/status/1930322392792084813

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody and welcome to a new
0:05.0	and welcome to a new episode of The MinMAC Show,
0:24.1	a place about games, friends getting better.
0:25.5	My name is Ben Hansen, and I'm thanking you personally for being here with us today on this
0:30.7	in-studio episode.
0:32.1	I'm joined, of course, by Jeff Marcia Fava at the end.
0:34.9	That's me.
0:35.8	And the dog pound.
0:37.6	We're joined by Leo Vader.
0:39.1	Hi.
0:39.7	Sometimes I really clock how close our faces really are to each other.
0:43.4	It's like under a foot.
0:45.7	Yeah, you can really see a lot of Leo, everybody.
0:48.9	If only you could see what I'm seeing.
0:50.9	We're joined by Sarah Pazorski.
0:53.0	Hello.
0:54.3	Suspiciously far away from my notes. I know. I've been demoted. I'm second chair now.
0:58.2	Did it feel like an attack? Oh, you think it's like a band thing? I used to be first chair and
1:00.9	I used to be at your right, your right hand, and I've been demoted second chair.
1:04.8	You'd be a lot of first chair, but like if you're playing the clarinet on first chair, you're not just leaning over and reading like the note sheet from the person next door.
1:11.0	You have to, you share, usually share a music stand.
1:14.0	We are here to talk about all things in a busy week of gaming.
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