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Triumphant Nintendo, 'Xenoblade,' and Loot Boxes vs. the Law (Ep. 65)

Triumphant Nintendo, 'Xenoblade,' and Loot Boxes vs. the Law (Ep. 65)

Update: 2017-12-08

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The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Jason Concepcion discuss the scare-reducing "safe mode" in the new Xbox port of sci-fi horror game 'Soma' (0:15 ) then welcome colleagues Justin Charity and Victor Luckerson to talk about Nintendo's dramatic 2017 turnaround, 'Xenoblade Chronicles 2,' and the future of the Switch (8:05 ). Lastly Ben and Jason bring on Representative Chris Lee of the Hawaii House of Representatives to explain his plans to win the political battle against exploitative loot boxes (42:20 ).

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Triumphant Nintendo, 'Xenoblade,' and Loot Boxes vs. the Law (Ep. 65)

Triumphant Nintendo, 'Xenoblade,' and Loot Boxes vs. the Law (Ep. 65)

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