How to launch a video game console

This week on Post Games, “What is a video game console launch in 2025?”

Act 1: What’s it like to run a video game shop when a console launches? An interview with Kelsey Lewin, the co-owner of Pink Gorilla Games

Act 2: Nintendo’s history of console launches. An interview with Chris Kohler, Editorial Director of Digital Eclipse

Act 3: The news of the week, including big announcements leading into Summer Game Fest

And for Patreon subscribers, a bonus act: What it was like to be parents scrambling for new consoles and games in the 1990s. An interview with my parents.

Editor's note: I'm publishing the episode a little early this week, in case you took the day off to play Switch 2 and need a podcast to go with your Mario Kart.

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Act 1: How to launch a game console

• Pink Gorilla Games

• Kelsey Lewin’s book, Animal Crossing

• Kelsey’s podcast, Pew Pew Bang

Act 2: The history of Nintendo launches

• Chris Kohler’s book, Power-Up

• Tetris Forever by Digital Eclipse

• Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story by Digital Eclipse

• The newly announced Mortal Kombat: Legacy Collection by Digital Eclipse

• A video on retro game collection from Wired’s Game|Life

Act 3: News of the Week

• The full PlayStation State of Play presentation

• The trailer for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls

• The trailer for 007 First Light

• Digital Foundary on Switch 2 backward compatibility improvements

• “After GTA 6's Delay, September Has Filled Up With A Ton Of Games” (Kotaku)

Just for Patreon subscribers: My parents on the console launches of the '90s

• My dad and I when he became a fire captain!

Free game of the week:

• Snakes. One game. 35 versions of snake. What more is there to say?

The week in video game links

• The Animal Well one year anniversary vlog

• The Nintendo Switch 2 durability test (TechRax)

• The Switch 2's best launch exclusive might not be Mario Kart World, but another racing game (and it's under £15) (Eurogamer)

• Universal Studios is doing Fallout at Halloween Horror Nights 

• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet look WAY better on Switch 2 (Serebii)

What else I'm watching

• The Talking Heads released a new music video for Psycho Killer, an underrated song for bringing elder millennials to the dance floor. Music video legend Mike Mills collaborated with Saoirse Ronan, who I could have sworn had won an Oscar, but nope. Four nominations. No wins. Criminal!

• FX is finally showing footage from its Aliens TV series and… it sure seems like the predator will feature in the show before everything is said and done.