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« on: May 16, 2016, 07:05:21 PM »
[Cue Barry Manilow's "Looks Like We Made It"]
Seriously, it's been a pleasure listening. I haven't been here since 06, but I've enjoyed the episodes produced from 09 on when I started. It's also been great getting to interact with the staff on Twitter, creating that certain personal investment with that thing I put on when driving, doing chores or walking.
Regarding "The Big 3," I genuinely believe Nintendo's E3 2002 conference indirectly gave birth to that term. They used the term "Game Giants" to describe their lineup, but 3D Mario, Zelda and Metroid all had a new game being shown off. The press ran with that and started reporting those as "The Big 3." When the Wii launched with a game in each series, it was assumed that said qualification didn't change, but we're all too aware that Metroid didn't get as much support then as during that Prime Trilogy period. If Nintendo had ever ran with that mindset, it clearly didn't persist past one generation.