Is Crowdfunding Good for Gaming? | The Video Game Pals Episode 14

In light of the final twist of the knife that was Mighty No. 9, the pals are wondering this week, is crowdfunding good for video games? PLUS: our most NSFW episode yet! -What we're playing this week. -Buy or Sell: Single or Multiplayer games? DA NEWS: 1. Square Enix announcing Dragon Quest 11 is coming to North America in 2018: https://www.polygon.com/2017/7/28/16055802/dragon-quest-11-release-date-north-america-europe-square-enix Slime controller: http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/04/11/dragon-quest-xi-slime-is-ps4s-weirdest-controller 2. Nintendo has confirmed that you’ll need 4 amiibo to access all the content in Metroid: Samus Returns: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-07-26-metroid-samus-returns-has-exclusive-content-for-four-amiibo 3. Nintendo’s Q1 earnings show the Switch is killing: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/170726e.pdf https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/26/16034086/nintendo-two-million-switch-consoles-sold-supply-still-limited-earnings https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/26/nintendo-earnings-q1-2017.html 4. Speaking of financials, despite the weak launch, EA seems to consider Mass Effect: Andromeda a financial success: https://www.pcgamesn.com/mass-effect-andromeda/mass-effect-andromeda-sales-numbers 5. Mighty No. 9’s Physical Release Rewards are finally delivered, and they’re terrible: https://www.polygon.com/2017/7/26/16034642/mighty-no-9-rewards-kickstarter-campaign Meat and Potatoes: What is your attitude toward crowdfunded games? Have you ever backed a game on Kickstarter or another similar platform? If not, have you ever crowdfunded anything? Why or why not? Music: "Swanky Ballroom Party For Sophisticated People" by Adhesive Wombat - @adhesivewombat The Video Game Pals is The Pals Network's weekly video game podcast where we talk about video games, the news and how it all makes us feel. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Andy: twitter.com/Tiger_Millions Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire