Xbox Game Studios and Microsoft own some of the biggest franchises in gaming… so why does the Switch 2 feel almost completely ignored? In this episode of Podcasting With Power, we dig into Microsoft’s surprisingly small presence on Nintendo’s next console, and why it might be one of the strangest strategic gaps in the industry right now.

We break down which Xbox, Bethesda, Activision, and Blizzard titles could and should be on Switch 2, what options we'd like to see them explore, and what we think the roadblocks might have been thus far. With Nintendo opening the door wider than ever to third-party support, Xbox’s absence raises some big questions.

We also run through a packed week of Nintendo and gaming news, including new details on Super Mario Bros. Wonder's Switch 2 Edition, a surprise update for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, and our first look at an epic new Legend of Zelda LEGO set featuring the final boss fight of Ocarina of Time!

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Start

00:12:06 Super Mario Wonder Switch 2 Details, amiibo, and Talking Flower

00:23:03 Chris Pratt Teases More Surprises for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

00:26:42 Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Update

00:31:35 Metroid Prime/Paper Mario Producer Kensuke Tanabe Retires

00:41:10 Major Ubisoft Restructuring, 6 Games Cancelled

00:48:42 LEGO Ocarina of Time - The Final Battle Revealed

00:54:17 Out This Week

00:54:44 Where is Xbox on Switch 2?

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