France Slaps Nintendo With $46 Million Fine Over Switch Joy-Con Drift

About this episode

The episode discusses a $46 million fine imposed on Nintendo by France over Joy-Con drift issues, along with announcements from the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 and the box office performance of Masters of the Universe.

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Topics covered

• Nintendo
• Xbox Games Showcase
• Masters of the Universe
• video game news
• legal issues
• box office performance

Keywords

• Nintendo
• France
• Joy-Con drift
• Xbox Games Showcase
• Masters of the Universe
• box office
• video games

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nintendo

Products: Switch Joy-Con

Books & works: Masters of the Universe

Places: France

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