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Microsoft considered several ideas for the Xbox well before the first console launched in 2001. One possibility could have been an acquisition of Nintendo, based on a new report from GamesIndustry.

GamesIndustry spoke with Seamus Blackley, the co-creator of Xbox, “who helped draft the Xbox proposal and assemble the design team.” A portion of the site’s article states:

Blackley noted that a number of other ideas were pushed around at Microsoft too. Some people said Xbox should be focused on playing movies, or that all the games would have to be made by Microsoft. Some even pushed the notion that Microsoft should make a huge play and just gobble up Nintendo. “Just name it, name a bad idea and it was something we had to deal with,” Blackley lamented.

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Xavier Orion Games released a first gameplay video for Super Booty Diver today. Watch it above.

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Indie developer This Guy Games has has announced SpaceBoy for several platforms, including Wii U.

SpaceBoy is the studio’s new action-adventure title that focuses on the exploration of a strange ship that lacks color and light. Players will be discovering new worlds with the ship’s Superior Operating Network (S.O.N.), which can be used “to help fight against corrupt software spreading throughout the ship’s large infrastructure.”

There will be plenty of power-ups, moves, and abilities to uncover in SpaceBoy. The game also features a wide array of characters and creatures.

We’ve attached a trailer for SpaceBoy below.

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Atlus released a new, full trailer for Etrian Mystery Dungeon today. You can watch it above.

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Adding to tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct fun is something from Atlus USA. The company re-tweeted the news about the upcoming presentation, so they’ll probably be involved in some fashion.

There was speculation last night that Atlus was teasing localization of Attack on Titan for 3DS. Perhaps we’ll be receiving an announcement about that tomorrow?

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