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What could be more fun?…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":29},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":25,"thumbnail":26,"srcSet":27,"sizes":28},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fkirby-preview-image-1-1024x576.png.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fkirby-preview-image-1-768x432.png.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fkirby-preview-image-1-150x150.png.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fkirby-preview-image-1-1024x576.png.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fkirby-preview-image-1-300x169.png.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fkirby-preview-image-1-768x432.png.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fkirby-preview-image-1-1536x864.png.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fkirby-preview-image-1.png.webp 1920w","(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp>With the 2019 Electronic Entertainment Expo – otherwise known as E3 – happening this week, it’s a very natural time to look forward to the future of gaming. But it’s also a great time to look back with a sense of nostalgia for the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Many SOLIDWORKS users and makers are gamers. This is \u003Cem>no secret\u003C\u002Fem>! Many of us grew up on fictional epics like Star Wars and remember spending countless hours of our time (when we weren’t doing engineering homework) gaming on whatever the platform of our times was.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One of our SOLIDWORKS user advocates who comes to mind today is Kirby Downey. We’ve featured Kirby, a cosplay artist and designer, on our blog before, so you may be familiar \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblogs.solidworks.com\u002Ftech\u002F2016\u002F02\u002Fdesigning-for-3d-printing-with-cosplay-artist-kirby-downey.html\">with his story\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fkirby-preview-image-1024x576.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29130\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fkirby-preview-image-1024x576.png.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fkirby-preview-image-300x169.png.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fkirby-preview-image-768x432.png.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fkirby-preview-image-1536x864.png.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fkirby-preview-image.png.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>While E3 runs from June 11 – June 13 this year, June 11 is a particularly big date for the Nintendo brand. If you’re unfamiliar with E3, it’s a conference that features all the major game manufacturers and much more. Nintendo, however, will be revealing new installments of some of its biggest franchises. These include: Luigi’s Mansion 3, Pokémon Sword Shield, and much more.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002FNintendoAmerica\u002Fstatus\u002F1136603644353294337\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>These games will be big releases for the Nintendo Switch console. And while the Switch is a handheld console, it begs the question: \u003Cem>what if it didn’t have to be?\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"ds-video\">\u003Ca data-3ds-videoplayer=\"modal\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=tXeXN9Z4T4U\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan class=\"ImageCover Border Block\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\u002F\u002Fimg.youtube.com\u002Fvi\u002FtXeXN9Z4T4U\u002Fhqdefault.jpg); width:100%; height: 100%;\">\u003Cspan class=\"Btn--circle isCenter\">\u003Ci class=\"Icon Icon--playBig\">\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp>And that’s sort of what Kirby thought as well. 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