On this week’s episode of Splitscreen we share our thoughts on the biggest news items from the latest Direct, take a brief look back at how it all got started, and analyze the weird, idiosyncratic baggage that comes along with it, like Nintendo fans accusing others of “spoiling” the Direct by sharing leaked images from Kirby and the Forgotten Land ahead of time. Nintendo’s big fall Directs are like having the circus whip through your town in a 45-minute whirlwind, which understandably leave people with a lot of complicated feelings.

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Kotaku senior reporter and Splitscreen elder Mike Fahey is out again this week but will be back soon. In the meantime, another star from Kotaku’s new freshmen class, Isaiah Colbert, drops by to chat about all things Nintendo (and Bayonetta).

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