This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by John Carson as they run down all the big news to come out of the Nintendo Direct Mini that Nintendo put out with its third-party partners this week. But first, Brian gets John's impressions of Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, the new expansion from the Switch and PC-exclusive Monster Hunter title, and Brian talks about his hours of hands-on time with Sonic Frontiers.

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*00:00:00 – Introduction

00:01:07 – Sonic Frontiers Hands-On Preview

00:17:20 – Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Review and Roadmap

00:43:12 – Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection

00:45:46 – Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

00:47:38 – Nier: Automata

00:48:53 – Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

00:49:45 – Super Bomberman R 2

00:51:58 – Pac-Man World: Re-Pac

00:52:44 – Blanc

00:54:37 – Return to Monkey Island

00:55:24 – Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

00:58:31 – Little Noah: Scion of Paradise

01:00:24 – Railgrade

01:01:08 – RPG Time: The Legend of Wright

01:01:35 – Disney Dreamlight Valley

01:01:54 – Live A Live

01:02:52 – Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom

01:03:06 – Minecraft Legends

01:03:24 – Dragon Quest Treasures

01:05:55 – Portal: Companion Collection

01:07:39 – Harvestella

01:09:11 – Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal

01:13:12 – Definitive Ranking: Games We Still Want on Switch

01:20:54 – eShop Gem of the Week: Elec Head*

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