What’s the truth about Nintendo Switch 2?

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Christopher Dring and guest Stephen Totilo discuss Nintendo's performance and recent industry news.

The Game Business has been around for an entire year, and to mark the occasion, we have Game File reporter Stephen Totilo on today’s episode of the Show. Stephen was our very first guest back in March 2025. Today, Stephen and Chris discuss Nintendo’s current performance, Epic’s shock lay-offs, and the positive impact of Meta removing Horizon Worlds from the Quest Store. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Christopher Dring

Guest: Stephen Totilo

Topics covered

• Nintendo Switch 2
• Game industry performance
• Lay-offs
• Meta's Horizon Worlds
• Game Business Show anniversary

Keywords

• Nintendo
• Switch 2
• Epic
• lay-offs
• Meta
• Horizon Worlds
• Game Business Show

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nintendo, Epic, Meta, Horizon Worlds

Places: Quest Store

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