Nintendo News Report: Recent Episodes
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Nintendo News Report is a weekly podcast dedicated to the news and going ons in the world of Nintendo. Hosted by a panel of Nintendo experts from Nintendo World Report. Theme song is Bright and Early by Ben Briggs and Ectogemia from KK and Friends.
Donald is joined by Justin, Bryan, and Xander part-way through as they break down everything that happened in what might be the strongest Direct ever for third parties, but the big deal is Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE coming back from the Wii U. Recorded Sept 4.
It's the first Nintendo Direct-related show of the new era. Donald and Justin bat around some predictions and look ahead to the Nintendo Direct.
Apologies for mic trouble and the break, but Donald and Xander are here to talk Shovel Knight, Overwatch Switch?, a Direct next week?, the Aladdin/Loin King (sic) collection, and the Mega Man Zero and ZX Compilation.
Donald is joined by Brett Posner in his NWR podcast debut to talk about today's Pokemon announcements, see off Ducktales Remastered, and tell off Activision for adding gratuitous microtransactions to Crash Team Racing.
Donald is joined by anime/fighting/anime fighting expert Matt Zawodniak to talk about everything that went down at EVO 2019, give a quick shoutout to the Mario Tennis trial, and look ahead to the week's releases. Sadly, one of them is Sword Art Online.
Donald and Neal have a quick chat about: The Hero is here, Nintendo's Q1 earnings, Captain Toad VR, and the arrival of The Outer Worlds on Switch down the road a bit.
Welcome to the first episode of NNR20, the new, thrice-weekly version of Nintendo News Report that aims to wrap up the news in 20 minutes. Today, Donald and Neal talk Doom, give a Fire Emblem voice actor update, and run down the week's releases. Don't forget to subscribe on Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/nwr
In the final episode of NNR recorded on Google Hangouts, Donald, Neal, and Zach talk Omega Labyrinth, Joy-Con drift settlements, the Switch Mini and upcoming revision, everybody wanting a Three Houses VA gone for wildly different reasons (UPDATE: He gone!), the Mario Maker 2 upgrade, and just how we're doing the show in a post-Hangouts world. (Recorded July 25.)
This week Donald and Justin discuss: Cadence of Hyrule, how rolling credits on FFX means you're 20% done, the lows and lows of E3 from a press perspective, Mario Maker 2 hype and lack of styluses and Mystery Mushrooms, the Bloodstained kerfuffle, SolSeraph aka an actual ActRaiser tribute in 2019, and of course, fantasy book Smash Bros DLC. (Recorded June 27.)
With regular host Donald Theriault out in Los Angeles covering E3, the inmates run the asylum as Neal Ronaghan, Alex Culafi, Justin Berube, and Zach Miller take you through E3 2019 from their perspective at home. (Recorded June 12.)
Donald, Alex, and Justin break down the Pokemon Direct, hit a couple of quick news stories, then roll through a mess of E3 predictions - both their own and from the NWR Patrons - ahead of the final non-PAX E3 show next week. (Recorded June 5.)
Following last week's technical unpleasantness, Donald, Neal, Justin, and returning guest Alex talk Mario Maker 2 from the New York event, all of the night's announcements about Pokemon selling your information to insurance companies, the Belgian ban on lootboxes, Mario Kart Tour, and Nippon Ichi not being able to survive on busted gacha and 1500 sales of launch week games. (Recorded May 29.)
After an extended Golden Week, Donald, Justin, and Neal talk Tetris 99 Big Blocks, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Mahvel, psyching a rookie up for his first in-person E3... oh, who are we kidding, it's 30+ minutes of Super Mario Maker 2 chat related to the day's Nintendo Direct. (Recorded May 15.)
Anime is happening this week as Donald and Zach are joined by Bryan and Matt Z. to discuss: Nintendo's four-comma revenue and other things from the annual earnings, the stuffing of Switch sales, just how well is Mario U Deluxe selling anyway, the China move, the packed July release schedule, the NPDs, Persona 5 Scramble, and a giant enemy crab attacking Hungrybox's weak point for massive damage. (Recorded April 26)
This week Donald, Justin, Neal, and Xander talk Labo VR, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, Cuphead, Final Fantasy VII, Smash 3.0 including why we can't have nice things, what the hell is up with July, Switch 8.0 and the continuing missing folders, and the PlayStation 5's return to five hundred and ninety nine US dollars. (Recorded April 18)
This week Donald corrals Neal, Zach, and Justin to talk: PAX East games, Yoshi's Crafted World, Donkey Kong 3 to Switch, Fate/Extella LINK, Downwell, Baba Is You (And GOTY?), Hellblade's release date, the NES lineup for April while trying to wound scalpers, Atlus is on their BS again, Best Buy's leaking again (with a reason for LttP) and the hottest Shan-takes. (Recorded April 3)
In a rare Sunday recording, a cold-addled Donald is joined by Daan to discuss: Baseball Stars 2, Xenon Racer, Lyrica, Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, Gearbox's "panel" with Bulletstorm, Yacht Club's first publishing project, Nintendo's E3 plans, the possibility of two new Switches, almost all of the Sega FES announcements, and OH HAY LOOK SHANTAY with a side of Apple Arcade. (Recorded March 31)
Full service finally resumes with Donald, Justin and Zach talking the Nindies Showcase, what Xbox Live will be on Switch - spoilers, not much - the upcoming Konami collections, the NPDs, request a F in the chat for Crackdown 3, reluctantly chat about Google's revival of OnLive, and... HOLY CRAP NECRODANCER ZELDA CROSSOVER. Plus, the Battleblock Theater trailer and a special eff you to Badland Games. (Recorded March 20)
As the ides of March pass, Donald runs down the news of the week with the following topics: Zelda II is playable in a sane fashion after 31 years, NISA has more RPGs coming, Sega threatened the world at SxSW, and we look ahead to big events with the potential for Nintendo news in the form of GDC and PAX East. (Recorded March 17)
On this Mar10 day, a still-not-100% Donald talks Pokemon Sword and Shield, Labo VR, the Switch Online update, EVO, THQ Nordic's extremely public PR fiasco, and previews the week ahead. (Recorded March 10)
This week Donald, Justin, and Zach talk the Direct, Yoshi's Crafted World, Tetris 99, Daemon x Machina, the New York Toy Fair, Reggie's retirement, quick sales numbers, Microsoft x Nintedo, and... Nintendo VR? (Recorded February 21)
This week Donald, Neal, and John break down the February 13 Nintendo Direct in all of its Link's Awakening, Fire Emblem Three Houses, Super Mario Maker 2 glory. But after that, you get to hear the rough audio from our predictions video and see where we got it all completely wrong. (Recorded February 13 and 12)
On this week's Nintendo News Report Mini, Donald talks the Xbox Live extension on Switch, the expansion of Fortnite-style voice chat, free money for Switch buyers, the new NES games, another block of big RPGs, and looks ahead to this week... what the hell is the deal with FF7 Switch, anyway? (Recorded February 10)
This week Donald, Justin, and Zach discuss the following: Smash Ultimate 2.0 feat. Piranha Plant, find out you cannot use Amiibo in the Spirit Board, talk about Senran Kagura and Steins;Gate (guess who had those and win a No-Prize), Nintendo's financials and the news out of that, and finally have a chance to discuss the Metroid Prime 4 tea-tabling and reboot. Also, Donald is the maestro of the Nintendo Trade System. In honour of its closure, the opening and closing music this episode is Wii Shop Bling. (Recorded February 1)
This week, Donald, Justin, and Neal are joined by special guests Matt and Carmine to take an insane list of games and bring it down to the ten biggest newsmakers of 2018. Recorded live as part of the 9th NWR Live Telethon for Child's Play - donations are still open until Saturday, and you could make Daan play Mario Party 5. Or even do worse - it's for the kids! (Recorded January 26)
This week Donald, Bryan, and a late-arriving Daan (internet trouble) talk about the NES Online additions, Nintendo Selects, Persona Q2 getting rated, Puyo Puyo, Travis Strikes Again, Giga Wrecker Alt, Mortal Kombat 11's voice choices and possible delays, and break down into a discussion of WWE just in time for Takeove... the Royal Rumble. (Recorded January 18)
This week Donald and Zach discuss the joys of graphics card upgrades, Tales of Vesperia Remastered, Yoshi's Crafted World and Kirby dates, the NES and Famicom Online additions for January, the possible drunkeneness of SquareEnix launching three Final Fantasy games in two weeks, and the collateral damage being inflicted on Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. (Recorded January 12)
This week, Donald, Justin, and Zach run down their top five lists for the year, as well as hopes and dreams crushed during the course of the year. Pretty sure we're the only show where Horizon Chase Turbo can get serious consideration. The rumored Smash leaks and the Persona 5 tease are also briefly touched upon. (Recorded January 4)
Donald takes time out from New Year's Eve prep to quickly hit some news that landed between Christmas and New Year's. Discussed: Damon Baker's departure from NoA, the first Switch game announced has a (Japanese) release window, Persona movement, the Switch sales kept coming, and how to get 100% completion in World of Light. See you in 2019! (Recorded December 29.)
SIX HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN GAMES. Ahem. Donald and Justin talk Smash including the realm of the Elite, where's my Earthbound, the insane game sales, the insane Smash sales, the insane Switch sales, the... impending sanity for the eShop, debate Nintendo's 2018, and holiday plans. Donald continues to be undefeated in the Feats of Strength. (Recorded December 20.)
A bilateral panel of Donald and Daan talk about Smash, a game where Santa beats up Jesus, Gris, what Sunsoft did for six freaking years before discovering mahjong games, the FlipGrip, Smash Ultimate 1.2 (plus a glitch?), updates to Overcooked 2 and Stardew Valley, the Kinda Funny Games Showcase, the 1 cent eShop game, too many games, and a possible name change in 2019. Give us folders, you cowards. (Recorded December 14.)
This week, Donald, Justin, and special guest Bryan talk the following: Super Smash Bros Ultimate (early impressions) and The Game Awards* announcements consisting of Persona 5's Joker as DLC #1 for Smash, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 from the combo that brought you Metroid Other M, Mortal Kombat XI gets over here, Donut County (from @PeterMolydeux) is coming to Switch, and so is Crash Team Racing. For some reason. (Music this week is Last Surprise from the Persona 5 soundtrack, and thanks to @DrForester for the album art. Recorded December 7.)
This week, Donald, Justin, and Neal discuss the following: A look ahead to the Keighlies, Pokemon Let's Go, Donald's belligerent and numerous eShop buys on Black Friday, Toki, Smash Bros Ultimate, The Turkey Five, an act of trolling from Eiji Aounuma, WayForward as Tom Henke, and RIPieces to the Nintendo Creator's Program. Recorded November 29, and "spoiler free" refers to the Smash talk specifically.
Donald, Justin, and Zach talk Bug Butcher, Outrun and Outrun tributes, Pokemon Let's Go, the anniversary of everything... ok, two Zelda and two Smash games, the monster Switch and other eShop sales, early returns on Let's Go, and dip into the chatroom for another revival question. Recorded November 21.
Excelsior! (RIP Stan Lee) This week, Donald and Justin talk Let's Go Pikachu, SNK 40th Anniversary, You Don't Know Jack, the ramipercussions of Sony having jack and squat to show at E3 2019, the Detective Pikachu trailer, cheating in Gradius, and because we want Youtube juice Five Nights At Freddy's. Recorded November 16.
Donald and Justin celebrate the show being viewable on Youtube with the following: Games of the week, RIP Mario Segali, Sakurai's DLC statement, a new Nintendo shareholder question session, the next Switch online dump, and 42 games in one week. Recorded November 9.
It's Donald, Neal, Justin, and Zach talking about Smash Ultimate. And Yoshi's Crafted World, and Switch sales + the first leaks of Black Friday, but it's mostly Smash Ultimate. Also, help Donald out by deciding if Twitter is worth using: http://www.strawpoll.me/16762142 (Original record date: November 1)
This week Donald, Justin, Neal, and Zach talk Diablo III, SNK 40th Anniversary Collection, God of War 2018, Starlink, sales news from the UK and US, Meltan, and a whole lot of chatter about Smash Ultimate in light of rumors that aren't happening. (Original record date: October 25)
Donald and Justin are joined by Daan Koopman to talk about games that are better on Switch - Valkyria Chronicles, Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Starlink, and Dead Cells - then it's the Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee postgame content (spoilers for Breath of the Wild, there's a reason), discover a lost Kingdom Hearts game, and ferret out the Switch bundle of choice this year.
Alex has a major announcement at the top of the show, then it's talk about Mega Man 11, Torna, TWEWY: Final Remix, the possibility of a new Switch, more news on Meltan, and the rest of the week in Nintendo news.
With the normal News Report crew unable to assemble due to holidays and other travel, Donald grabs the bull by the horns for a quickie monologue on the rumors of a new Switch and his early game thoughts on The World Ends With You: Final Remix.
Hey everyone! Join us this week for Nintendo News Report as we record the 100th episode since we pivoted to, uh, audio. Alex, Donald, and Justin will talk about the news of the week, mostly centered around the discovery of a new Pokemon.
Hey everyone! This week, join Donald, Justin, and Zach for this week's Nintendo News Report. We were mostly going to talk about the week's online launch and grill Zach about why Senran Kagura: Enjoy Your Massage exists, but we'll also be providing the latest news about a major Switch third party.
Hey everyone! This week, join Nintendo News Report for a wild and woolly Nintendo Direct recap. Donald and Justin are joined by Neal, Xander, and Bryan as we talk Nintendo Switch Online, Luigi's Mansion 3, Isabelle in Smash, why Hiroshi Yamauchi is spinning in his grave at Mach 2, and so much more.
Oh hi there! This week on Nintendo News Report, Alex, Donald, and Justin discuss the Nintendo Direct delay (and make a few predictions), Final Fantasy XV (but not that one), Mega Man 11's demo, Valkirya Chronicles 1 and 4, and Travis Strikes Again.
Hey everyone! We're here with Donald and Justin talking about the week's news. On the docket tonight: A maintenance scare, another wave of indie announcements including Shovel Knight, and another attempt to fix the Pro Controller.
Hey everyone! Join Alex and Donald for this week's Nintendo News Report. The news of the week includes two different indie onslaughts, big bucks in the US, and Xenoblade 2 goes anime beach episode.
Hey everyone! Alex returns tonight to talk the news of the week with Donald and Justin. On the show, we talk the announcements of Diablo III Eternal Collection and Doom Eternal, and if there's time someone will relieve the despair of high school, with a shade more murder.
Hey everyone! It's Smash Direct day, and our Nintendo News Report team is going to break it all down for you. Join Donald, Justin, and Zach as we talk Belmonts, Echoes, and oh so much more.
Hey everyone! A trio of Nintendo News Reporters are here for a brisk look at some games and a busy week in the financial sector. Welcome to a world in which the best selling hardware in a month is the NES, and it's not 1990.
Hey everyone! Join Alex, Donald, and Justin for the week's Nintendo News Report. We talk about the new Labo variety kit, the return of Taiko drumming to North America, and Donald's about ready to declare Switch game bankruptcy.
Hey everyone! It's time for this week's Nintendo News Report! Alex, Donald, and Justin chat about Sky Skipper and the WarioWare demo, plus Pokemon and Link appearing in a lot of not-Legend of Zelda games.
Hey everyone! It's a full house tonight as Alex, Donald, Justin, and Zach assemble for this week's Nintendo News Report. There appears to be news, but there's even more WWBP. We talk Battletoads, Donkey Kong, Paper Mario: Color Splash, and so much more!
Hey everyone! It's a light show this week between holidays and unexpected commitments so we have a smaller panel than normal, but Donald and Justin will be live at 10pm Eastern. Topics will include a bit of show and tell, plus good news for fans of physical games and... anime. Or at least announcements around Anime Expo.
Hey everyone! This week, Alex, Donald, and Justin spend most of the show on what they've been playing. Justin went to a post-E3 event and played as the Ice Climbers in Smash Ultimate, Alex played Wolfenstein and Chibi-Robo, and Donald played Lumines! We also talk Yokai-Watch Blasters, Nintendo presidencies, and more!
Hey everyone! We have Alex, Donald, and Zach recording this week's Nintendo News Report. There is Xenoblade 2. There is Inazuma Eleven. There are NPDs. There are Waluigi and Animal Crossing rants.
Hey everyone! Happy E3! Alex, Donald, Zach, and Justin talk about all the E3 news. Smash Ultimate! Fortnite! Xenoblade 2 DLC! Fire Emblem! Plus, we talk about some third-party announcements - it's one heck of a show!
Hey everyone! Alex, Donald, Zach, and Justin get ready for Electronic Three and talk about EA's showing today. They also talk Xenoblade, Blazblue, Just Shapes and Beats, and of course, the week's news.
Hey everyone! With all of the news around Pokemon, we're doing News Report a bit early this week. Join Alex, Donald, Neal, and Justin as we find out who will need to buy a new TV after November 16.
Hey everyone! Join Alex, Donald, and Justin for this week's Nintendo News Report. Resident Evil is up in the cloud, someone's been playing more Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and more.
Hey everyone! It's been a while, so we've got a lot to talk about. Donald, Justin, and Zach will be tackling subjects including (but not necessarily limited to) E3 rumors, the return of the NES Classic, Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, and some caution regarding Runner 3.
Hey everyone! This week, join Alex, Donald, and Justin for an emergency Nintendo News Report. There's only two stories, but they're huge: We finally have details of the online service, and the Virtual Console will stop on the Wii U and 3DS.
Hey everyone! This week, join a full slate of Nintendo News Reporters for this week's insanity. Tropical Freeze is out on Switch, but it seems to have pulled a vanishing act on Wii U. In other news, our frothing demand for Nicalis increases, Luigi's Mansion has a developer on 3DS, and more!
There's so much news! Hey everyone! This week, it's a fully fiscal edition of Nintendo News Report. There might still be news breaking as Nintendo will have an investor's briefing right before showtime, but we'll definitely kick around the announcement of a new company president and the return of "Nintendo-like profits."
Hey everyone! After a week off to shake off the remnants of PAX pox - and the panel is on the feeds - we're here to cover a mess of news. Alex, Donald, and Justin will look ahead to cardboard conquering the world, some big news from the world of Sega, and Capcom continuing the trend of pumping out download codes.
This is the recording of our PAX East panel, "The Nintendo Switch's Surprise First Birthday Party," featuring Alex Culafi, Neal Ronaghan, Casey Gibson, and Game Informer News Editor Imran Khan. Apologies for the quality - I hooked up my Yeti and put it on the panel table to get the best audio possible. Definitely listenable, I think! The original panel description is below:
Shhh - we're trying to keep this a secret from everyone. The Nintendo Switch turned 1 year old in March and we want to slyly celebrate our little one's first year. We've already had so many great memories - Zelda, Mario, all those Nindies! - and we want to rank those games in a Top 5 list. We'll also have games that you and other guests can participate in, like Pin the Joy-Con on the Switch. Join crew at Nintendo World Report for a Switch party for the ages.
Hey everyone! This week, we celebrate night one of PAX East with the News Report crew that didn't ship up to Boston - Donald, Zach, and Justin - hitting the big stories of the week. There's some interesting games announced for Switch to talk about, but the biggest news may be something that hasn't been confirmed for Switch. Yet.
Hey everyone! Join Donald, Justin, and special guest/Thirsty Mage proprietor David Lloyd for this week's Nintendo News Report. On the docket: Dragon Quest XI is coming to Switch... eventually... while Nintendo isn't waiting for May to roll out part of their E3 plans. Will the NWR-affiliated Ink-182 have to bring in a ringer, and would it be Justin? Find out here.
Hey everyone! This week, join Alex, Donald, and Justin for this week's Nintendo News Report. A whooole lot of indies got announced today, and Nintendo took time out at GDC to announce a few more. We'll talk about them all tonight.
Hey everyone! This week, join Donald, Justin and surprise guests for this week's Nintendo News Report. On the agenda tonight: Sanic, a look ahead to the Nindies Direct, and we may have a Code of Princess freakout.
Hey everyone! We don't know if you heard, but there was a Nintendo Direct. Join Alex, Neal, Justin, and Donald for a breakdown of everything that happened. And yeah, there was Smash Bros.
Hey everyone! This time, it's Nintendo News Report with Alex, Donald, and Justin talking the... man, there wasn't a lot to talk about this week, was there? Kirby's got a demo, and Alex managed to smuggle Yakuza 6 out of Japan for a couple of days, but we'll be celebrating the Switch's birthday as well and look ahead to Year 2.
Hey everyone! Join Alex, Donald, and Justin for this week's Nintendo News Report. In addition to Witch Time, we'll talk big updates for Switch games, the NPDs, and revive the card v code debate as the Mega Man Legacy Collection has its release details are announced.
Hey everyone! Join Alex, Donald, Zach, and Justin for this week's Nintendo News Report. On the show this week; Splatoon 2 gets what we all knew was coming - plus some more, a whole bunch of Switch games got announced, and probably a lot of what we're playing.
On the eve of the Olympics, we'll be talking gold tonight - My Nintendo Gold! Join Donald, Justin, Neal, and special guest David Lloyd as we talk today's announced changes to My Nintendo, what's coming to EVO (and what's staying home), and more.
Hey everyone! Join Donald, Neal, and Justin for discussion of the week's biggest news. Nintendo released their earnings and is throwing a "Strategy Meeting," which has produced things like Quality of Life in the past. Will anything of that magnitude emerge tonight? And just how much money did Nintendo make so far this fiscal year? We'll break it all down for ya.
Hey everyone! It's a quiet week (1/25) for news, so we're going to attempt to create a canonical Top 5 list of 2017's Game of the Year. The entire regular crew - Alex, Donald, Neal, Zach, and Justin - engage in a knock-down, drag-out fight that will make this Sunday look like a round of golf. Will Justin's fillibuster on Breath of the Wild exceed an hour? Will Donald still have main site posting privliges afterwards? Does a third party or indie title make the list? We'll find out.
Hey everyone! You thought the Direct was wild? Turns out the wild stuff came in the days following. This week (1/18), Alex, Donald and Justin have to wrap their heads around the last seven days in Nintendo. Labo is coming, Detective Pikachu is its herald, and the Switch keeps on trucking.
Hey everyone! Nintendo shadow-dropped a Direct on us this morning (1/11), so of course we'll talk about it. Alex, Donald, Neal, and Justin will cover Dark Souls, The World Ends With You, how many ports is too many, and more - including some game chat if there's enough time.
Hey everyone! Bomb cyclones and a lack of news can step aside, because we'll have a full house for Nintendo News Report (1/4). And let me tell ya, it's one of our best episodes in some time. On the menu: a huge December for Switch, a look ahead to the seemingly inevitable, and maybe chat about what we're playing. We'll see you tonight!
Hey everyone! There's not much Nintendo news now that the eShop isn't down worldwide, but we convene (12/28) for a brief chat about what we're playing. Alex, Donald, and Justin tackle Xenoblade Chronicles 2, the controversial Tiny Metal, Never Stop Sneakin', and more.
Hey everyone! It's the last show (12/22) before the holidays, and we've got some unexpected news to talk about. Join Alex, Donald and Justin as ARMS wraps up its support, Nintendo Power is back, and we'll be getting old school early in the new year.
Hey everyone! The holidays are here, but there's still news to come before Santa Chrom's arrival. Join Donald, Justin and special guest David Lloyd as we talk the Switch's latest sales milestone, the 3DS Virtual Console still getting releases in 2018, and all of those Street Fighter games coming.
Hey everyone! Join Alex, Donald, Justin, and our European Correspondent Daan Koopman as we talk a surprisingly busy December for news. The Breath of the Wild is finally whole, there's three (!) Bayonetta games coming to Switch as we seethe over Europe's limited edition again, and ALL OF THE MEGA MANS (except Soccer) are coming.
What a mouthful of a title! Last week, Alex, Donald, and Serebii's Joe Merrick talk about Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon as part of a spoiler-heavy post-mortem for this year's Nintendo World Report telethon. We talk about everything from Team Rainbow Rocket to new Pokedex numbers, as well as a bit of Switch speculation! There were some connection issues along the way due to the special recording environment, so sorry about that, but we still had some good fun! On the next episode, Mega Man!
Hey everyone! Join Alex and Donald as we talk the news of the shortened week (11/22), including a major overhaul to Splatoon 2, the worldwide debut of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, and more - including one of the great war series of the modern age coming to Switch.
Hey everyone! This week (11/16): More confirmation that the Switch is moving, all the first-party games are getting patched, and third-party week is off the chain.
Hey everyone! This week(11/9), join the Nintendo News Report team for a week of bankruptcy. We'll be talking Xenoblade Chronicles 2 as well as trying to figure out why 1-2-Switch has video recording and more.
Hey everyone! This week's Nintendo News Report (11/1) sees Donald, Justin and Zach talking Nintendo's financial results, some interesting comments out of EA, the race to Black Friday, and why Nintendo wants you to work on Christmas Day (if you're in North America). Plus, Odyssey chat now that everyone's played it.
Hey everyone! If you had any doubt, there's plenty to talk about this week. Alex/Donald/Justin discuss Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, the end of the toys-to-life wars, secret Switch 4.0 features and more.
Hey everyone! The busiest time of year is upon us, so join Alex and Donald as they talk about things including (but not limited to): The Switch is still killing it, the 4.0 software update adding everything short of achievements, Doom (the Switch game coming in molten), and Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon serving as a goodbye.
Hey everyone! Tonight is the 149th or 150th or 151st episode of Nintendo News Report on Youtube, and the 50th episode on iTunes, so we've got...a lot of what we're playing. Alex, Donald, and Justin will convene to talk what news is available this week, as well as Donald having a rare moment of clarity in his allergy medication-fueled haze and finding what could be a future Fire Emblem game.
Hey everyone! This week, Alex and Donald break down all the Nintendo World Championship news and happenings. Will we get announcements on the level of 2015 (no)? Will the animals be saved (yes, but the beans will not)? Will Bayley hug her way to the celebrity crown (I think we all know the answer to this one)?
Hey everyone! This week, we have an (almost) full crew talking about Day 1 of the SNES Classic. Donald, and Justin have their preorders, Zach was be able to find one, and we'll break it down along with the about fifty other games that came out this week as well as, of course, the impending closure of the Wii Shop.
Hey everyone! This week, Donald leads Justin and Zach on another Nintendo News Report. On the show: A good luck charm in every Switch, the battle of convenience vs resolution, and some of what we're playing - including a whole lot of Metroid.
Hey everyone! This week, we've got a five man crew (Alex, Donald, Zach, Justin and even NEAL) breaking down today's Nintendo Direct. More first party details, some out of nowhere releases, and more Nintendo/Doom jokes than you can shake a BFG9000 at.
Hey everyone! Join Alex, Justin, and Donald as they hit the news of the week. There's going to be some revelations in November, Nicalis is teasing a shedload of games, and oh... we have some ill-gotten platformers to talk about.
Hey everyone! Join Donald Justin and special guest/Mario and Rabbids video reviewer David Lloyd for this week's Nintendo News Report! On the show tonight, we bid farewell to Miiverse Water Guy, debate the merits of Zelda games starring elephants, and more.
Hey everyone! It's been a crazy week! The agenda includes, but is not necessarily limited to: damning Nintendo, bots, and stores over SNES Classic preorders, ARMS and Splatoon 2 updates, and the two scariest words in gaming applied to Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.
Hey everyone! Join Alex - fresh from trying to sneak into a Retro Studios BBQ - Donald, Zach and Justin as we talk Poke-news, Splatoon 2 selling a squidload, and who knows what else. Also, Sanic.
Hey everyone! This week's (August 12) Nintendo News Report was delayed a bit due to illness and Alex was in training, but Donald, Justin, and Zach talked the 2017 World Championships (and a Smash tease?), Metroid amiibo controversy and more.
Hello and welcome! This week (August 2), join Alex, Donald and Neal for this week's Nintendo News Report. We'll be talking SNES Classic preorders, 3DS RPGs, Capcom dipping another toe into the Switch waters, and more.
Hey everyone! This week (July 28), join Alex, Justin and Donald for this week's Nintendo News Report recording, in which we chat about Splatoon 2, the Pokemon Go fest fiasco in Chicago, and Donald has a whole lot of show and tell including the New 2DS.
Hey everyone! This week (July 20), join the Nintendo News Report team of Alex, Justin and Donald for a lot of Splatoon 2 chat as we count down to the game's release. The game's good, but how about that voice chat?
Hey everyone! This week (July 14), most of the regular Nintendo News Report crew (Alex, Donald, and Justin) will gather to discuss the week's news. We've got ARMS updates, the North American debut of the Hey! Pikmin demo, the dangers of competing with yourself, and a major licensee makes its Nintendo return, but did it get stealth-delayed? Also: Pokemon, Alex rants against port-begging, and Amazon price errors!
This week (July 7)! Alex, Donald, Zach, and Justin Berube talk about Splatoon 2, the best 3DS games, Pokemon GO, SNES Classic rumors, and more! And hey, when you're done listening, head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/ to support the site that supports us.
This week (June 28)! Donald, Neal, Zach, and Justin Berube talk about lots of stuff! The Super Nintendo Classic Mini is coming with freakin' Star Fox 2, while the New York-adjacent crew played Nintendo's E3 lineup. And hey, when you're done listening, head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/ to support the site that supports us.
This week (June 20)! Alex, Donald, Neal, Zach, and NNR's newest member Justin Berube talk about ARMS, NPDs, Pokemon GO updates, Switch updates, Sushi Striker, Cave Story, Miitopia, Ever Oasis, River City: Knights of Justice, and what Alex thinks about before he goes to bed. And hey, when you're done listening, head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/ to support the site that supports us.
This week (June 13)! Alex, Donald, Neal, and Zach talk about Nintendo's Digital Spotlight for almost 90 minutes! Super Mario Odyssey, 2 Metroid games, Pokemon, Yoshi, Kirby, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, that Superstar Saga remake, Smash potential, shadow drops, the year 2017, and way more! For the second half of the show, Neal sits down with Donald, David Lloyd, and J.P. Corbran to discuss the less Nintendo-y parts of E3. That sick ending theme is "Don't Touch the P5 Protag" by BotanicSage. And hey, when you're done listening, head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/ to support the site that supports us.
This week (June 6)! Alex, Donald, and special guest Justin Berube talk about that 8 minute Pokemon Direct for far more than 8 minutes! And hey, head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/ to support the site that supports us.
This week (June 2)! Alex, Donald, Neal, and special guest David Keremes talk about ARMS, Nintendo's online plans, Monster Hunter XX, NBA Street, No More Heroes, our E3 predictions, and more! And hey, head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/ to support the site that supports us.
This week (May 24)! Alex, Donald, Zach, and Neal talk about the Mario + Rabbids news, Boy's Life rumors, Fire Emblem Echoes, new indie games on Switch, and lots more! And hey, head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/ to support the site that supports us.
This week (May 17)! Alex and Donald talk about the ARMS Direct, Splatoon 2's story mode, Project Rap Rabbit, waifus, Sonic fan characters, and another iTunes review! And hey, head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/ to support the site that supports us.
This week! We talk E3 plans and lots of video games. Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
This week! We talk Fire Emblem DLC, Zelda DLC, Mario Kart Sales, and the games we've been playing! We're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
It's a quick and dirty Nintendo News Report as Alex and Donald react to the New Nintendo 2DS XL, Genyo Takeda's retirement, and all the other fallout from Nintendo Earnings Day. We're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
This week! Nintendo News Report celebrates the holidays by talking about the SNES Mini's potential, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Persona! We're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
This week! There's been a lot of Nintendo News to Report on lately, hasn't there? And we have a whole crew to do it! We're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
This week! Alex, Donald, and Zach talk LEGO City Undercover, Cave Story, Persona 5, Yooka-Laylee, and more! And hey, we're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
This week's episode sees a Talk Nintendo invasion as Casey Gibson and Perry Burkum join Donald to talk the week's news and games.
Subjects include: Snake Pass, Has-Been Heroes, the Lego City Undercover size debacle known derisively as "Cardghazi", the Splatoon 2 Testfire, the end of DSiWare, Shantae and April Fool's jokes. And Aqua TV. Lots of Aqua TV.
And hey, we're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
Oi! Another week, another NNR! Alex and Donald talk ARMS, the Switch as Vita's successor, Japanese video games, and lots more! And hey, we're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
Hey hey! Back on the horse, Alex and Donald talk about PAX East, Zelda, Switch Week 1, sales numbers, updates, and so much more! And hey, we're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
Hey everyone! We did a panel at PAX East on the birth, life, and death of the Wii U, and here's the audio for it! As this is a live show, the audio quality won't be as high as that of our normal episodes. If you want a regular episode of NNR, look to the last episode or the next one. Enjoy! And hey, we're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
Hey! This week, join Alex, Donald, Neal, and Zach for our first episode in a new era of Nintendo console gaming. And hey, we're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
Hey everyone! This week, join Alex, Donald and special guest Daan Koopman for possibly the last Nintendo News Report of the Wii U era. We'll be talking launch lineups, Breath of the Wild, sync issues, and so much more. And hey, we're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
Hey everyone! It's Donald and Alex live for this week's episode of Nintendo News Report! And it's a doozy - the Zelda Expansion Pass, Splatoon Testfire 2: This Time It's Personal, the Switch UI reveal, and Pokemon GO welcomes most of the next generation. And hey, we're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
Hey everyone! Join Alex and Donald (Zach, sadly, was a late scratch due to an upper body injury) for a very chilly Nintendo News Report. Up for bids tonight: E3 opens their doors to a lucky few (thousand), Skylanders shuts down for a year, Donald's most important Switch game got a release date, and Week 1 of Fire Emblem Heroes is in the bag. And hey, we're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
Hey there! Join Alex and Donald as they break down the launch of Fire Emblem Heroes and the fallout from Nintendo's financial reports. Is 2000-3000 yen enough for an online service? And hey, we're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
Hey everyone! Join Alex, Neal, Donald and Zach as they honor their personal favorite games of the year gone past. From spite picks to secret bests, this show will have it all. We're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
Hey everyone! It's a four-man special tonight for Nintendo News Report as Alex, Donald, Neal and Zach break down the Fire Emblem Direct from earlier today AND Neal and Zach finally unload on the Nintendo Switch. It's our longest episode yet - almost 2 hours! We're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
This is it: we're about to find out everything we ever wanted to know about the Nintendo Switch. In a special Nintendo News Report, Donald is joined by Bryan Rose and JP Corbran to break down last-minute rumors, breaking news, and final predictions before it all goes down in Tokyo. And we're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
Hey everyone! It's the first Nintendo News Report of 2017, as Alex, Zach and Donald break down a brisk week of news. On the menu tonight: Rime is coming to the Switch, the FCC broke the system down for us, and Pokemon Snap is FINALLY coming out in North America. We're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
Alex, Neal, and Donald discuss Nintendo World Report's Game of the Year selections. For more end of the year discussion visit our website at http://www.ninwr.com - and we're also on Patreon! Head over to http://www.patreon.com/NWR/.
Hey hey hey everybody! On this installment, Alex, Zach, and Neal talk about Super Mario Run (as well as criticisms against Super Mario Run), the future of Skylanders, and surprise topics! It's the show about nothing!
Hey everyone! It's an (almost) full house tonight for Nintendo News Report. This week, Alex, Zach, and Donald talk last moment Super Mario Run hype, Pokemon GO-ing to Johto, the Switch press event timing, and Yooka-Laylee's platform shift.
Howdy! Join Donald, Zach and Neal for Nintendo News Report @ Nite! On the menu tonight: The week in Switch rumors, Poke-chat, Dragon Ball Fusions, and the rarest thing of all: A discussion of a game releasing on a Wii U disc.
Hey everyone! Join Alex and Donald for a surprisingly news-laden edition of Nintendo News Report. Subjects will include - but not be limited to - The Game Awards Zelda reveals, the latest on Nintendo and Universal Studios, Pokemon Sun and Moon shattering sales records, and Shovel Knight's latest expansion.
Join Alex, Donald and Zach for this week's Nintendo News Report! On the docket this week: The latest Switch developments including Lego City Undercover being confirmed to make the jump, the damage on Black Friday, Swapdoodle's launch, Poke-chat including some Pokemon Go updates and more!
Hey you! This week, join Alex, Neal, and special guest Daan Koopman as they discuss Pokemon Sun and Moon for almost an hour!
Hey everyone! This week, join Alex, Donald and Neal for the second recorded episode of Nintendo News Report - this one of the @ Nite variety. On the show tonight: NES Classic rants, farewell to the Wii U, Smash on the Switch, and what we've been playing. Also, listen to Alex get really angry about My Nintendo.
It's the 100th episode of Nintendo News Report/Nintendo World Report @ Nite, and we've got the whole gang out to celebrate. Join Alex, Neal, Zach and Donald for show and tell of the NES Classic, live reports from Animal Crossing towns, just a little bit more about Miitopia, and the death/not death of the Wii U. It’s also our first iTunes episode, so for this new beginning, we’re starting the numbering over again!