{"id":119392,"date":"2025-09-15T18:29:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2137497"},"modified":"2025-09-15T18:29:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:29:47","slug":"if-we-reviewed-the-nintendo-direct-what-would-we-give-it-its-the-eurogamer-news-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/if-we-reviewed-the-nintendo-direct-what-would-we-give-it-its-the-eurogamer-news-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"If we reviewed the Nintendo Direct, what would we give it? It&#8217;s the Eurogamer news cast!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/if-we-reviewed-the-nintendo-direct-what-would-we-give-it-its-the-eurogamer-news-cast.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You may have noticed a change to the title of our news cast this week. We&#8217;ve dropped the &#8220;next-gen&#8221; part for a few reasons. 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