Nintendo Week: Recent Episodes
Colin McIsaac
Colin returns to announce his new life chapter as an indie game developer! Learn all about Royalty Free-For-All, a brand new platform fighter reimagining worlds from the public domain! Learn more at http://linktr.ee/aaaagames and wishlist on Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/app/3176720/Royalty_FreeForAll/
Colin sits down to welcome new listeners through the major chapters of Nintendo Week's history.
Join Alex and Colin as they catch up on the latest Switch releases and the latest trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
00:00 — Introduction
02:18 — Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
09:12 — Episode Preview
11:09 — Pokémon Stadium NSO
16:51 — Advance Wars is Here
20:15 — Indie World Showcase
23:39 — Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Trailer #3
Join your favorite April fools, Colin and Alex, for a huge catch-up on Nintendo. This week we reminisce about the past generation of eShop (now closed); games we’ve been playing like Pokémon SV, Mario Kart, and Breath of the Wild; our last thoughts before the Mario Movie opening this week; and of course the latest new gameplay demo of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
01:27 — eShops Closed
24:52 — Pokémon SV (WWP)
34:30 — Mario Kart Updates
40:49 — Breath of the Wild (WWP)
44:06 — Tears of the Kingdom Bonanza
01:25:49 — Mario Kart’s Future
01:31:30 — Super Mario Bros. Movie Pregame
The gang reunites to talk about Zelda, Metroid, Pikmin, and more from the latest Nintendo Direct
The gang unites to celebrate another year of Groosemas magic and ring in a wonderful 2023.
The world finally hears Chris Pratt's Mario voice, and surprise... It's his normal voice. So the gang discusses the incredible new trailer, as well as some Pokémon news debuting earlier today.
The world finally hears Chris Pratt's Mario voice, and surprise... It's his normal voice. So the gang discusses the incredible new trailer, as well as some Pokémon news debuting earlier today.
Technically it's still summer! The gang reunites post-summer-direct-predictions to react to a very very late Summer Nintendo Direct.
Technically it's still summer! The gang reunites post-summer-direct-predictions to react to a very very late Summer Nintendo Direct.
The gang gets back together to discuss predictions galore for the (presumed) summertime Nintendo Direct.
This week we dive into all things Pokémon from the miraculous Pokémon Day 2022... That might be overselling it, though, as we think Pokémon Day was a big underwhelming. As (spoilers) we do with everything else lately. Are we old or just tired? You decide!
Another Nintendo Direct is here full of wonderful news involving Kirby, Mario Kart, EarthBound, and so much more. Join your favorite crew as we discuss it all.
We're getting the band back together 'round the old Groosemas table to recount Nintendo's long pandemic-tinged year, and make our great Groosemas wishes for the next year to come. Merry Groosemas to all, and to all: please don't die.
[Updated w/ audio fix] Nintendo Week is back, this time detailing Sora's recent release in Super Smash Bros., as well as all the big news surrounding Animal Crossing's free-and-paid expansion updates and the new Nintendo Switch Online pricing.
The gang reunites to discuss Sora's inclusion in Super Smash Bros. and keep historical record of all future Smash Speculation so it can finally be sealed until next time
....said in the most Chris Pratt voice you can imagine. Of course we'd talk about the Nintendo Direct! Wowza, let's dive in. (Mario movie cast talk starts at 53 minutes. also correction the Chris Pratt tweet was fake)
Nintendo recently revealed more information on new games in their long-running series The Legend of Zelda and Metroid at this year's E3. Ben Lamoreux rejoins this week's episode for a deep dive into the most important lore you'll need to know for these upcoming masterpieces.
The gang hypes, theorizes, and discusses everything from Nintendo's 2021 E3, including Metroid Dread, Zelda, WarioWare, and more.
The gang unites to discuss all the latest from Nintendo, including Game Builder Garage, New Pokémon Snap, the upcoming Mario movie, our E3 predictions, and more.
The gang is here to reminisce on the best features, games, and faces of one of Nintendo's greatest handhelds on the month of its tenth anniversary: Nintendo 3DS. Is it the greatest Nintendo console to date? Join the conversation and the fun @epicgamists on social media or write into epicgamists@gmail.com.
The gang is finally here for the promised March Megasode, featuring our beloved hosts as we catch up on everything in the world of Nintendo since from the Direct until Mario's Last Living Day.
Safe at home this Valentine’s Day? Join the Nintendo Week Lonely Hearts Club to share everything we love about Pokémon, and what we want to see for the series’ 25th anniversary, including Sinnoh remakes, Smash Bros. Fighter choices, and much much more! ft. Colin McIsaac, Alex Plant, Lee Albanese, and Veronica Marks.
Timestamps:
0:00 – 02:48 — Intro, Preamble
02:48 – 29:36 — Pokémon Restrospective
29:57 – 32:46 — Sinnoh Remakes
32:46 – 40:16 — Various Wishes
40:16 – 48:25 — Pokémon Fit for Smash
49:14 – [END] — Pokemon GO
The season of giving is upon us, and once again Groose climbs aboard his mightly Loftwing to deliver the finest presents to every good Nintendo fan in the world. Join our heroes as they unite once again, to discuss their wishlists for the coming Nintendo Year.
Nintendo Week returns for November 2020 to discuss Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Nintendo's recent decision to shut down a popular Smash tournament, and all the best eShop savings you can find in this year's Black Friday sales, including Hades, Assassin's Creed, Pikuniku, and so much more.
Zelda, Pokémon, Luigi's Mansion... This week your hosts explore the spookiest experiences Nintendo has to offer. Listen... if you dare
The gang reunites with some fresh new faces to discuss all the news from our supersized gap year, including Animal Crossing, Xenoblade, Hyrule Warriors, Paper Mario, and of course some Super Smash Bros. DLC.
The gang reunites for a new episode pre-E3 2018. This week we discuss Pokémon Let's GO, Super Smash Bros., and make our predictions for E3 2018. This year's outro music is insaneintherainmusic's cover of Coconut Mall, from Mario Kart Wii.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin as they join each other IN PERSON to discuss their experience at E3 2017, including Super Mario Odyssey, the Raving Rabbids, Splatoon 2, surprise Metroid games, and so much more. This week's outro music is "Jump Up, Superstar," by Mayor Pauline.
Join Colin, Alex, and Ben as they play catch-up from all of 2017 to discuss everything there is about Nintendo Switch and all its incredible games, followed by Alex and Colin's E3 predictions. This week's break music is Bulby's 8-bit rendition of Hau'oli City's theme from Pokémon Sun and Moon. This week's outro music is "Super Mega Ultra Pipe House," by DDRKirby(ISQ)
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin for the first Nintendo Week of 2017, doubled in length as we emerge from our slumber with rusty podcasting skills and much to say about Nintendo Switch and all that surrounds it. We cover everything we learned from the Switch Presentation, including hardware, software, pricing, third-party relations, and so much more, before moving onto what all this tells us about Nintendo's prospective future. This week's outro music is insaneintherainmusic's rendition of "Dolphin Shoals," from Mario Kart 8.
Join Ben and Colin as they herald the end of 2016 by discussing tons of news about Nintendo Switch, Super Mario Run, Pokémon GO, and tons more. This week's outro music is InsaneInTheRainMusic's rendition of Vast Pony Canyon, from Pokémon Sun and Moon, featuring SwigglesRP.
Join Alex, Colin, and Ben, for an extra-long episode as we answer your questions all about Nintendo Switch in the Mystery House, including questions about 3D platformers, Mother 3's international release, Decidueye joining Smash Bros. to represent Pokémon Sun and Moon, and more. Then we hold a long discussion segment all about the overwhelmingly cool new trailer for Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which was revealed at The Game Awards earlier this week. This week's outro music is an acoustic cover of The Lich Yard, Specter Knight’s stage theme in Shovel Knight, by Streetwise Rhapsody on YouTube.
Join Alex, Colin, and Ben, as we break down another huge amount of Nintendo news, including EA's support for Switch, Phil Spencer's wish to see Banjo in Smash, what feels like yet another delay for Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and tons of reports about Nintendo Switch's software lineup. After the break, we sit down to talk about the newly-launched Pokémon Sun and Moon, and our full thoughts on what they do so right and so wrong. This week's break music is Bulby's 8-bit rendition of the Hau'oli City theme. This week's outro music is Theophany's rendition of the Deku Palace theme from Zelda: Majora's Mask, from his new album "Time's End: Part II."
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin as they boil down the last few weeks of Nintendo news, including tons of news and reports relating to Nintendo Switch, Animal Crossing's major new update, the official end of Wii U, Croagunk's inclusion in Pokkén Tournament, Game Freak's comments on future Pokémon remakes, and tons more. This week's outro music is insaneintherainmusic's rendition of "Still Alive," from Portal.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin this week, as we open up with a Dream Land segment about our wishes for Mario Kart on Nintendo Switch, from characters, to courses, game modes, and more. Afterwards, we have a longer-form discussion about the future of the Virtual Console with Nintendo Switch, and the new ways Nintendo can continue releasing their back-catalogue of classic games. This week's outro music is "Dream Racing," a remix of Mario Kart 64's Rainbow Road theme, by prozax.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin as they boil down an enormous week of news about Nintendo Switch, followed by stories on Pokémon fan games, Hyrule Warriors, and more in the News Block. After a quick look down Fortune Street, we take it to the Tea Table to discuss every single Nintendo-made game in the Wii U's library and call our bets on what's getting ported to Nintendo Switch. This week's outro music is timeaus222’s rendition of the Ferrum Stadium theme from Pokkén Tournament, called “Iron-Headed Pursuit.”
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin as they discuss a swarm of Pokémon topics from the past week, including the leaked full lineup of new Pokémon, Ultra Beasts, and Alolan Forms, alongside our experiences with the Sun and Moon Special Demo Version. Afterwards we shift to Colin's time with Nintendo's fall lineup, including the NES Classic Edition and Mario Party: Star Rush. And finally, after the break, it's the moment we've all been waiting for: Nintendo finally revealed the NX, now called "Nintendo Switch." This week's break music is Bulby's 8-bit rendition of Splatoon's final boss theme. This week's outro music is Colin's own orchestral rendition of the Sky Garden theme from Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
Colin travels by himself through semi-arid terrain on his ostrich horse. With a gaunt appearance and an empty stomach, he suddenly stops at the smell of something; he looks over to find a man cooking a large piece of meat over an open flame. Colin puts a hand over his gurgling stomach and moves the hand to his sword hilt. However, upon seeing that the man is traveling with a pregnant woman, he continues on. Now more tired and dehydrated than ever, Colin is struggling to maintain his consciousness. His vision becomes blurred as he presses on and he closes his eyes. A woman walking down a dark hallway with a hood appears. Colin opens his eyes again, but keeps his head down.
Colin and Lee approach a large farm full of several kinds of hybrid pigs, that oink loudly as the two approach the house. Lee casually remarks that the noise is good because no one can ever sneak up on them.
As Colin and his mother walk back through a courtyard, young Princess Lexie is attempting a cartwheel, but falls to the ground with a thud. Behind her Maddie runs forward and performs the move with ease, topping it off with several somersaults. Jealous, Lexie pushes her over and laughs. A young Mai sits uninterested against a tree, watching them; she turns, sees Colin walking through the garden, and diverts her gaze again, now blushing and smiling to herself. Lexie takes notice of this and whispers to Maddie, "Watch this." Maddie giggles as Lexie runs up to her brother and mother, asking if Colin would come play with them, stating that it is important for siblings to spend time together. After a small argument between Colin and Lexie, their mother makes him go and play with the girls.
Colin's mother informs him that she has received a letter from his uncle in DC. In the letter, Chris says that "if the city is as magnificent as its obstructionism, DC must be something to behold." Continuing, he hopes they can come and see it one day, if he does not burn it to the ground first, to which Colin and Lexie burst out in laughter. He has also sent gifts for his niece and nephew. For Colin, a pearl dagger that belonged to the general who surrendered when Chris broke through the Outer Wall. The inscription on the dagger reads Never give up without a fight. Lexie, instead, receives an Earth Kingdom doll, much to her displeasure.
Lexie comments that if Chris did not make it back from the siege, her father would be next in line to be Fire Lord. Her mother scolds her for saying such a thing, as Colin asks her how she would feel if Chris's son, Duncan, wanted their dad to die. Lexie simply retorts that she thinks "[their] dad would make a much better Fire Lord than his royal beer-loving kookiness" and sets her new doll ablaze.
Their mother enters the room and tells them their father has requested an audience with their grandfather, Fire Lord George. Lexie disrespectfully inquires why Suzanne does not just refer to Fire Lord George as "grandfather" as "he isn't exactly the powerful Fire Lord he used to be". When she continues saying that someone was probably going to take his place soon, Suzanne scolds her once again for her brazen and callous speech and wonders to herself what is wrong with her daughter. In the Fire Lord's throne room, Scott asks Colin and Lexie how their great-grandfather Garfield won the Battle of Han Tui. While Colin stammers for an answer, Lexie decisively answers correctly. Pleased with his daughter, Scott asks her to show her grandfather the new moves she demonstrated for him.
Okay this synopsis is way longer than I thought it would be when I started c/ping, I'm in too deep and need to stop.
GameXplain's Andre Segers joins Alex, Ben, and Colin this week for an episode dedicated entirely to Paper Mario: Color Splash. Andre and Colin's review copies are both in, so the four of us explore our experiences with the game and whether it's worth all the hype (and anti-hype). This week's outro music is an excellent rendition of the Toad Town music from the original Paper Mario, arranged and performed by Michelle Heafy, ThunderScott, and 8BitBrigadier.
Join Alex, Colin, and Ben, as we discuss the last few weeks of news, including the new series Pokémon Generations, new Ultra Beasts from Sun and Moon, Nintendo’s strategy for making mobile vs. console games, Nintendo’s new position for someone to enforce DMCA takedowns, Pokémon GO’s further-declining numbers, and tons more. This week's outro music is insaneintherainmusic’s live jazz rendition of the National Park theme, from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin for a new segment called Indigo Plateau, where this week we explore our top five Wii U games, alongside our honorable mentions. We discuss games like Smash, Mario Kart, Shovel Knight, Splatoon, Donkey Kong, Pikmin, and tons more. This week's outro music is "Windmill Advisory,” a wonderful remix of the Windmill Hills theme, from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, by Pumpkin King.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin, as we discuss Nintendo and Apple's budding relationship kicking off with Mario’s first mobile game, before diving into tons of news from Pokémon Sun and Moon, Pokémon GO’s Apple Watch launch, and more. This week's outro music is "Mushroom Madness," a New Super Mario Bros. remix by Jredd.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin in an extra-long episode as they discuss tons of news from the past few weeks, including Nintendo's involvement with eSports, Pokémon GO's decline in users, recent and extremely thorough reports about NX, and tons more. After the break we dig into this morning's Nintendo 3DS Direct to discuss Super Mario Maker, Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, Zelda Amiibo, Animal Crossing, the 2D Pikmin game, and lots more. This week's break music is Bulby's 8-bit version of City Escape, while this week's outro music is Epic Game Music's cover of the Mario Maker title theme.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin as they discuss their most-wanted features for Nintendo's NX in the Dream Land segment, and then settle the timeless question—what's the greatest Zelda game ever made?—in The Glitz Pit, Nintendo Week's podcasting debate game.
This week is filled with a lot more Pokémon in the News Block, followed by a super short round of Fortune Street and Gossip Stone, where we’re gonna talk about a new controller patent and the rumor that NX is launching with Mario and Pokémon games within its first six months. This week's outro music is insaneintherainmusic’s incredible jazz medley of several songs from the Pokémon series.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin this week as we discuss the recent debacle surrounding AM2R, the fan-made Metroid II remake: all the joy it brought followed by Nintendo's unfortunate move to strike it down. Afterwards we take it to our Trainer Tips segment, to help listeners like you navigate the cold hard world of gaming on Nintendo platforms in 2016. There we discuss our recommendations for SNES, 3DS, and DS games, and the differences between the 3D Zelda games.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin this week as we discuss tons of recent Pokémon news, including a chaotic mess surrounding Pokémon GO and tons of new information about the Pokémon in Sun and Moon. Afterwards we introduce a new segment called "Dream Land," where we share our hopes and dreams for new Alolan Pokémon like Gengar, Marowak, and tons more.
This week we’ve got some of your favorite segments, as we’re gonna hit up The News Block, Fortune Street, The Gossip Stone, and the Lightning Round. Tons of news has been happening lately, including a live-action Pokémon movie, new Sun and Moon info, Metroid, Zelda, Sonic, Animal Crossing, New IPs, and for once some real NX news, so that’s what’s in store for this week’s show. This week's outro music is an arrangement of Pokémon GO's map theme, by Marioverhrer.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin this week for a mini episode of Nintendo Week all about the newly-announced NES Classics Edition. We cover the news of the console and our impressions, followed by a few discussions about the role it can play in the marketplace as Nintendo prepares to launch NX, the future of this "Classics" line with SNES and Game Boy, and whether it should have been able to connect to the eShop or Virtual Console in some way. And by popular demand, Nintendo Week now has a Facebook group! Search for "Nintendo Week Fun Club" to join the three of us and the rest of the community in polls, games, discussions about the podcast's future, and more.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin as we discuss news from the past week, including tons of new Pokémon, the end of Splatoon's Splatfests, some corporate shakeups, and the mobile sensation sweeping the nation, Pokémon GO. Afterwards we have a brief discussion about the future of the show, so be sure to stay tuned.
Re-uploaded for an audio issue — Join Alex, Ben, and Colin as we discuss news from the past week, including tons of news about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Sonic the Hedgehog's future, Yacht Club's next game, Microsoft's attempt to partner with Nintendo, and a trademark that suggests NX uses cartridges instead of discs. After the break comes the Mystery House, where we answer your listener questions about our favorite characters, online services, and more. To close it all off we hold a long listener-suggested discussion about Nintendo's digital practices and the disappointment that is My Nintendo.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin as we discuss news from the past week, including tons of news about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Sonic the Hedgehog's future, Yacht Club's next game, Microsoft's attempt to partner with Nintendo, and a trademark that suggests NX uses cartridges instead of discs. After the break comes the Mystery House, where we answer your listener questions about our favorite characters, online services, and more. To close it all off we hold a long listener-suggested discussion about Nintendo's digital practices and the disappointment that is My Nintendo.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin as they discuss a megaton of news from E3 through now, including Nintendo's comments on Link's gender, hints that Pokkén Tournament is getting three DLC fighters, Nintendo's comments on remastering older Paper Mario games, actual news about the NX for once, and the idea of several Zelda spinoffs, starring Sheik, Zelda and more. And partway through the show, listen in as we ask whether we should continue to consider Nintendo a video game company, or start to think of them as an entertainment company instead. This week's outro music is an incredible orchestral suite celebrating The Legend of Zelda, arranged by Jeremiah Sun.
Join the Nintendo Week crew as Alex, Ben, and Colin discuss everything that is E3 2016. This week's outro music is the version of "Gourmet Race" appearing on Kirby's 20th Anniversary Soundtrack.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin as they discuss tons of news about Pokémon Sun and Moon, the upcoming Mega Man cartoon, Nintendo's E3 plans, and more in the News Block, before heading to the Gossip Stone to address two big rumors from the past week: NX supporting virtual reality and Mario Kart 8 getting a new pack of DLC. After the break we head to the Tea Table to discuss our hopes and dreams for Zelda U one last time before E3, and finally we take it to The Glitz Pit to debate which fully-evolved starter Pokémon would triumph in a massive battle royal.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin as they discuss Kimishima's recent interview with Asahi Shumbin, where he discussed tons of information on Nintendo's plans for filmmaking, mobile games, and the NX, as well as news on Yooka-Laylee, Hyrule Warriors, and more. After the break, we have a long Game Corner segment where we not only touch upon tons of games, including Captain Toad, Minecraft, and more, but we discuss the lessons Zelda U can learn from The Wind Waker, as well as other games like Dark Souls, The Witcher, and more.
This week's break music is Bulby's Banjo-Kazooie style rendition of the Jungle World theme from Yooka-Laylee. This week's outro music is “Hoy, Small Fry!” a remix of various themes from The Wind Waker,by HyperDuck SoundWorks.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin as we bring you an episode completely dedicated to subjects from our dear listeners. This week we introduce two brand-new segments: Trainer Tips, where we give you the best of our advice on troubles you face in gaming, and The Sacred Realm, where we pontificate on the subjects you want to hear us discuss. This week's outro music is "If You Believe," a gorgeous rendition of EarthBound Beginnings' theme from Magicant, by several artists.
Join Alex, Colin, and Ben this week for an extra-long News Block, featuring long discussions on all of this week's huge stories, including our first look at Pokémon Sun and Moon, Minecraft's official new Mario content, news on Nintendo's mobile games and E3 presence, a new Nintendo slogan for a new Nintendo era, and so much more. This week's outro music is"The Destiny Infinite," a remix of Pokémon's Route 3 theme, by DarkeSword.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin for an easygoing week on the show, with a light News Block and laid-back rounds of The Game Corner and Mystery House. This week we cover the new Splatoon Amiibo and lots of other topics, including the differences between Pokémon generations, Nintendo's strategy to follow up Splatoon, Hyrule Warriors, Waluigi, and which Mario brother is our favorite. This week's break music is Bulby's 8-bit remix of Calamari Inkantation. This week's outro music is "TEEM.ROKIT," by Tweek.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin as they sort through a mountain of news from Nintendo's Investors' Meeting, including new mobile games for Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem and a ton of financial information. After the break, we discuss Star Fox Zero and its related animated short in the Game Corner and finish off the night with a long discussion segment on NX, Zelda U, and E3 2016, all of which Nintendo officially discussed. This week's break much is an incredible 8-bit rendition of "Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy," from Yoshi's Island. The outro music is FamilyJules7x's incredible take on the Star Wolf theme.
This week was filled to the brim with rumors, so join Alex, Ben, and Colin as we try to navigate the murky waters of this week's news cycle. Before the break we talk about Bayonetta's recent Smash Bros. controversies, the upcoming Mega Man cartoon, and much much more. After the break we head to The Gossip Stone to discuss several rumors, including whether NX is getting ports of four major Wii U games, Pokémon auctioning off its movie rights for a live-action film, and much more. This week's break music is the main theme from Animal Crossing: Wild World. This week's outro music is Colin's own work on Mother 3's Love Theme.
Join the Nintendo Week crew once again as Alex, Ben, and Colin navigate the waters of being a Nintendo fan in these bizarre times. News includes Street Fighter's producer wishing for a Nintendo crossover game, Nintendo's whole new online infrastructure, and the recent controversies around Alison Rapp and her termination from Nintendo. After the break we check in on our recent gaming progress and then take some listener questions for the Mystery House, including subjects like a modern EarthBound game, Pokémon following the FE Fates model, and how Nintendo can win back the youngest generation of gamers. This week's outro music is an 8-bit rendition of Guile's theme, by Bulby. This week's outro music is "Twoson Hits the Road," by djpretzel.
Join the Nintendo Week crew as Alex, Ben, and Colin discuss tons of recents news, including details on Pokémon GO, Marin in Hyrule Warriors, Sakurai's latest Famitsu column, and a revolutionary new tech that could completely change Smash Bros. After the break, we discuss the touchscreen ideas presented by the recent NX controller "leaks," because though they may be fake, the real deal may be very, very similar. We close off the episode with some questions from the Mystery House, including our favorite characters in Smash and Mario Kart, localizing new games for the SNES Virtual Console, and why Zelda U needs to go cross-gen on the NX. This week's break music is Bulby's rendition of the Smash Bros. Melee theme. This week's outro music is "New Horizons," by Pokérus.
Join Alex, Ben, and Colin as they catch up on two weeks of Nintendo news, from updates on Zelda U to Hyrule Warriors Legends DLC, from Pokkén Tournament to Pokémon GO and a new Pokémon smartphone game, from Miitomo to my Nintendo, from possible NX controller leaks to a possible Wii U discontinuation, from rumors of Luigi's Mansion 3 to deals on games that are free! After the break we take it to the game corner to discuss our experiences with three recent releases: Twilight Princess HD, Pokkén Tournament, and Miitomo. This week's break music is Bulby's version of Azalea Town, and the outro music is ZREO's version of Hyrule Castle Town from Twilight Princess.
Join the Nintendo Week crew as Alex, Ben, and Colin discuss the latest Nintendo Direct from beginning to end, covering Paper Mario: Color Splash, Kirby: Planet Robobot, SNES games on the New 3DS, and tons upon tons more news. Then we dig into a few stories that came out this week, including the discovery of Twilight Princess Picross and a rumor Destructoid published that Nintendo is funding Beyond Good & Evil 2 as an NX exclusive. This week's outro music is a bouncy light rendition of “Toad Town” from Paper Mario, by Michelle Heafy, ThunderScott, and 8BitBrigadier.
Everybody's sick this week as we're joined by Braxton Burks, the creator of the popular Pokémon Reorchestrated fan project, to discuss a huge amount of Pokémon news, including the Virtual Console rereleases, Pokémon GO, and the announcement of Gen VII. Plus we address an extremely juicy new set of NX rumors that detail all the goals of the system, and it sounds crazy enough to work like magic. After the break we introduce a new segment called Places and People, where we sit down to chat with various people from around the Nintendosphere. This week's break music is Bulby's awesome 8-bit remix of Pokémon XY's Bicycle Theme. Our outro music is Pokémon Reorchestrated’s fantastic rendition of the Champion Battle music from Pokémon GSC.
The crew holds a super-sized podcast this week in celebration of fifty episodes! We touch on exciting news subjects including Pokkén Tournament, Geno's Smash candidacy, the producer of The LEGO Movie eyeing Nintendo, and tons of juicy rumors. Afterwards we hold THREE discussion segments, starting with a new one we call the Game Corner, followed by the Mystery House and a special round of the Glitz Pit. This week's break music is Bulby's 8-bit remix of Final Fantasy VII's battle theme. This week's outro music is a cover of Mother 3's love theme, by Epic Game Music.
Thanks to nearly an hour and a half of technical difficulties, we're bringing you a Nintendo Week Micro this week, with a segment that's a sort of hybrid between the Lightning Round and the News Block. If all goes well, we'll be back in full next week with all the great segments we originally had in store for you today! This week's outro music is Thunderstruck, by Big Giant Circles.
Celebrate our one-year anniversary with a new and improved Nintendo Week! We're introducing new segments and tons more to make the show better than ever. Join Alex, Ben, and Colin as they discuss a mountain of news, including a new Pokémon, Undertale's Nintendo port-in-progress, Aonuma's debate on giving Link dialogue, incoming Amiibo of Callie and Marie, and Nintendo's consideration of VR. After the break we introduce two new segments: The Gossip Stone, where we dissect the latest rumors from the Nintendosphere and deem them True or Trubbish (subjects include Mother 3 and the NX release date), and The Glitz Pit, a podcast-game segment where YOU join us in a fight for ultimate glory. This week's break music is Bulby's EarthBound-inspired remix of Bonetrousle, from Undertale. This week's outro music is "Welcome Home," from the new Undertale album "Live at Grillby's."
This week featured a ton of news, including new games like Detective Pikachu, some credible rumors about NX, Paper Mario, and more, a controversy over Fire Emblem Fates, and impressions of recent games like Pokémon Picross and Mario & Luigi. After the break, we dig into the rumor that Super Smash Bros. is coming to the NX as a launch game, discussing new content, modes, and more that could come to the title. This week's break music is Bulby's version of the X-Naut Fortress theme, and the outro music is "Chillin' with the Bros." by Amphibious.
Alex, Ben, and Colin talk about recent news from Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, ESPN's decision to start covering competitive Smash, Nintendo's plans to expand into making anime, and lots more. The party amps up after the break, when we're joined by Xander Mobus, the voice behind the Super Smash Bros. Announcer. We shoot the breeze about his experience working with Nintendo, his thoughts on Smash, and more, followed by a whole bunch of hilarious catchphrases form all around the Nintendoverse and character names the internet desperately needed. This week's break music is Bulby's remix of Smash 64's bonus game theme, and the outro music is a Big Band medley of Smash Bros. tunes.
Alex, Ben, and Colin dig into big plans from Pokémon's 20th anniversary in the news section of this week's show, followed by big stories on Shovel Knight, Mother 3, a new game based around Amiibo, and more. After the break, we're back with another Mystery House segment to answer listener questions—subjects include Nintendo's unsung heroes, characters we'd love to have as Amiibo, and where Smash Bros., Mario Kart, and more can go next.
Join the Nintendo Week crew's first episode of 2016, as we dig deep into new rumors about the NX, details on cancelled Fire Emblem games, and a ton of recent news from Sakurai about his work on Smash and other future projects. After the break, we revive the Mystery House feature to answer awesome questions from listeners like you, so we dig into their movie deals, future remakes, and indie games we'd like to see on Wii U. This week's break music is Kendrick Lamariokart, and the outro music is the Samurai Warriors remix of the main theme from The Mysterious Murasame Castle.
2015 has been a year of ups and downs for Nintendo fans, but the most wonderful time of the year is an important one to remember just how special Nintendo is and always has been. Alex, Ben, and Colin devote this Holiday special to celebrating the most wonderful gifts that Nintendo has given the world in its long history. Thank you all so much for a wonderful 2015, and here's to an even better one-six! This week's outro music is by Super Guitar Bros.
Join the Nintendo Week crew as we discuss the final Smash Bros. Presentation, which revealed two new characters joining Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. We go over our impressions, our loves, our disappointments, and so much more. After the break is our normal news segment, where we discuss a slew of new information about Nintendo's upcoming games and company shifts, including a bizarre little controller you may need to learn to love. Break music by Bulby; outro music by Blake Robinson.
Alex, Ben, and Colin tackle tons of Nintendo news that's emerged this week, including Minecraft's announcement for Wii U, incredible concepts for Animal Crossing, tons of news from Kimishima himself, and tons more. After the break, we discuss the tragic cancellation of the popular Smash mod, Project M, and why Nintendo should be treating their fans better.
This week, join Alex, Ben, and Colin as we discuss The Game Awards 2015, the reception of Xenoblade Chronicles X, Itoi's reason for ending the Mother series, and what Nintendo's Black Friday results mean (or don't mean) for their future. After the break, we're gearing up for the Smash Bros. Special Broadcast by making our predictions for what the final rounds of DLC will entail. This week's break music is an 8-bit remix of Wario's Gold Mine, by a YouTuber called Bulby. The outro music is a big-band medley of music from the Smash series.
The crew gathers this week to discuss their favorite things about Nintendo, in honor of Thanksgiving. This week's outro music is an orchestral version of "Sky Garden" form Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
We're still astounded that Cloud is in Smash Bros. Plus the original Pokémon games on the eShop, a female version of Link, Mother 3 on the Virtual Console, and tons more incredible stuff has all been announced. We also touch on Xenoblade's censorship, Minecraft: Wii U Edition, and lots more non-Direct news. This week's break music is a heavy metal version of Final Fantasy VII's battle theme by ToxicXEternity. This week's outro music is a performance of One-Winged Angel by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Alex, Ben, and Colin gather 'round to discuss Nintendo's attitude towards new IP, the return of The Game Awards, and tons more news. After the break, we share our expectations and predictions for the first Nintendo Direct since June, which is coming Thursday, November 12th. This week's break music is New Bark Town by Pokémon Reorchestrated, and the outro music is a tribute to Satoru Iwata made by the composer of Metal Gear Solid
This week we cover a range of topics, including censorship in Xenoblade, the future of Nintendo Directs, and Nintendo's financial status, as well as some of the biggest stories for Nintendo fans: a Metroid short film, the new version of Mewtwo, and more. After the break, we discuss Nintendo's controversial first mobile game, Miitomo, and the potential it has to either make or break Nintendo's mobile plans. This week's break music is called "Explorer" from Sam Dillard's orchestral Metroid album, Metroid Cinematica. The outro music is the Wii's Mii Plaza music as played by the Super Guitar Bros.
The crew reassembles to discuss recent news about the open world in Zelda U, Tri Force Heroes DLC, the next Splatfest, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash's extremely disappointing showing, and perhaps most importantly, a real-life Pokémon Gym opening in Japan. After the break we go all meta and discuss the show's format, looking mostly to hear feedback from you listeners on how you're enjoying it and what we can improve. This week's break music is an OC Remix team's take on Yoshi's Island's Fortress theme, and the outro music is "From Dusclops Till Dawn," Pokémon Reorchestrated's specially spooky take on three ghostly Pokémon themes.
This week, Alex, Ben, and Colin are joined by Liam Robertson, also known as Tamaki from Unseen64, to discuss a whole slew of subjects. Our news segment includes some recent reports about a powerful NX console, as well as Tri Force Heroes impressions, Chibi-Robo, and more. After the break we'll touch on the rumor Tamaki reported that Shovel Knight is coming to Smash, who the Fighter Ballot characters could be, Retro Studios' next project, and what's happening behind-the-scenes with Metroid, Kirby, and more. This is a jam-packed episode you won't want to miss! This week's break music is Gruntilda's Medley, from the Banjo-Kazooie Symphony. The outro music is "Bros. Before Ghosts," from Harmony of Heroes.
Join our Nintendo Week crew as they break down a week filled with Smash Bros. rumors, and the almost-certain Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. We've also got news on Hyrule Warriors, Chibi-Robo, Donkey Kong Country, and More! This week's outro music is an orchestration of the Cinnabar Mansion theme from Pokémon R/B/Y, by Pokémon Reorchestrated.
Join the crew as Alex, Colin, and Ben discuss a ton of news about the latest Smash Bros. update, the tragic downfall of the hopeless Chibi-Robo series, an insane Pokémon lawsuit, an improving Amiibo situation, and Nintendo's fall from its long-held position as one of the top 100 strongest brands in the world. This week's outro music is the title theme from Chibi-Robo!
Apparently it's National Podcast Day, so join the crew for a discussion on Nintendo's wish to cast a woman as Link, Nintendo's moves to improve third-party support, the innovative future of Pokémon, and our final thoughts before the Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot closes. After the break, we pitch two more Smash movesets, this time for Shovel Knight and Banjo-Kazooie! This week's break music is Thrash the Plank, a remix of King K. Rool's theme, by SnappleMan.
This week, join Colin, Alex, and Ben, as they discuss Star Fox Zero's delay, Hyrule Warriors characters, and some new patents Nintendo's filed for their future hardware. Plus, people have said Nintendo's future is doom and gloom after the failure of the Wii U, but we aren't so sure. This week's break music is an arrangement of Plague Knight's theme, by Jake Kaufman himself!
We're absolutely thrilled about this last week of Nintendo news, including Pokémon GO, the future of the Mario series, confirmation that Nintendo Directs are returning, and of course the news that Nintendo has announced its new President, Tatsumi Kimishima. We've never been so gushingly excited, so join us this week for an awesome hour of Nintendo fun. This week's music is provided by Pokémon Reorchestrated.
The crew plays catch-up from a missed week of news, so we've got a ton of juicy topics for you. Rumors of Shovel Knight in Smash, the announcement of Pikmin 4, and the smaller model of the New Nintendo 3DS making its way stateside are just the tip of the iceberg. There's also news about Mario Galaxy 3, Mario Maker, Pokémon's 20th anniversary, and so much more. After the break, we talk about some recent game releases and what we think the future is for Nintendo Directs in a post-Iwata world. This week's break music is a jazzy rendition of "Forest of Hope" by InsaneInTheRainMusic
This week the crew talks about recent Nintendo news, including Splatoon's crossover Splatfest with Transformers, Pokkén Tournament's worldwide Wii U launch plans, a narrowly-avoided tragedy at the Pokémon World Championships in Boston, and more. After the break, we talk about some great non-Nintendo games that Nintendo fans would love. This week's outro music courtesy of Pokémon Reorchestrated
This week was a bit slow on news, which means the Nintendo Week crew really got to dig in on a few subjects. Join us this week as we talk about the GamePad's innovative potential, Super Mario Maker's gated content, and the firing of Nintendo Treehouse employee Chris Pranger. After the break, it's time for our top five favorite Nintendo games! This week's break music is provided by Retro Remix Revue, while the outro music is provided by our host, Colin McIsaac.
This week we're back in the normal routine with a full-sized episode. To kick off the show we have a massive news discussion covering recent events regarding Nintendo's localization, tons of leaked information from Splatoon, why Nintendo decided not to buy Rareware, and Sakurai's undying dedication to making people happy. After the break, we return with another Mystery House discussion, where we take questions from listeners like you. This week we answered questions about overrated Nintendo games, a Wario and Waluigi cartoon series, and why EarthBound is so great. Of course there's a mountain more content, so tune in! This week's break music is Dark Horizons, and the outro music is Twoson Hits the Road.
This week is all about the discussion, seeing as last week's late episode left us covering about half a week of news that we would have otherwise discussed for today. The subject this week is which characters we personally want to see joining the case of the Super Smash Bros. series at any time in the future—we talk about some of our favorite choices, what kinds of playstyles they would bring to the roster, and why they'd make great additions (although there are surely a few odd ones out).
Colin, Ben, and Alex bring you a slightly-late episode to discuss the latest Smash Bros. update and what it means for future characters, Nintendo's reported competitor to Loot Crate, Zelda U's de-listing as a 2016 title, and who might be the next CEO of Nintendo. Of course, as always, there's a ton more to talk about, so join in and give it a listen!
Join Colin, Alex, and Ben as the gang resumes the normal format this week to discuss the fiasco behind Devil's Third, the future of the Metroid story, the absurdity of these Skylanders Amiibo, and more Nintendo news. After the break, it's time for Mario Kart DLC ideas—buckle up to hear what the Nintendo Week crew would love to see if Mario Kart 8 ever gets more DLC. This week's outro music is a Mario Kart 8 medley by YouTube guitarist DSC.
Join host Colin McIsaac, alongside Alex Plant and Ben Lamoreux, to reflect on the late Satoru Iwata, President and CEO of Nintendo. This week's outro music is a performance of EarthBound's "Smiles and Tears," by the New Japan BGM Philharmonic Orchestra.
Join the Nintendo Week crew this week as we dive into the latest news, including some of the content cut from the latest Smash games, the upcoming overhaul of Miiverse, Nintendo's long-time-coming partnership with Skylanders, a ton of recent comments from Nintendo's executives on which we call shenanigans, and new reports about the NX. Next week, we'll be joined by Jeron moore of Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions to talk about the amazing Pokémon concert tour, so stay tuned! This week's outro music is "Ecruteak City" by Pokémon Reorchestrated.
The Nintendo Week crew has an all-news show this week thanks to a few huge annoucnements. Join Alex, Ben, and Colin as they talk about Shovel Knight's Nintendo partnership, Nintendo's Disney partnership, Fire Emblem characters' same sex partnerships, and tons tons more. This week's outro music is "Courage Under Fire," from Shovel Knight, covered by Gentle Love.
The news topics this week are as varied as ever, as we talk a ton of news from Metroid Prime: Federation Force, as well as Zelda U, Star Fox, Amiibo, Hyrule Warriors Legends, Mother 3, and Nintendo's comments about Wii U in preparation for the next generation, and reflection on the last. After the break, it's the show's very first Mystery House segment. This week's break music is provided by YouTube's talented Michelle Heafy.
Tonight the crew talks about the physical show floor and some of the ideas behind Nintendo's games.
The Nintendo Week crew is joined by friend of the show Tony Marino to talk about Nintendo's presence at E3 2015.
We break down the whole past week of Nintendo news, as always, including interviews from the producer of Splatoon, an interview with Reggie Fils-Aime, and news about Super Smash Bros DLC and Nintendo's recently-discovered plans for Amiibo. After the break, the crew discusses their predictions from Nintendo's presence at E3. | This week's break music is a SNES-style version of Splatoon's main theme, by "nelward" on SoundCloud. The outro music is a big band performance of several themes from the Super Smash Bros. series.
Colin, Ben, and Alex tackle this week's Nintendo Direct Micro, breaking down everything we could possibly learn from it and from its Japanese counterpart. Then we dive into this week's Nintendo news, including rumors that NX will run on an Android OS, more horror stories about the latest wave of Amiibo, and recent news that Mega Man might be making a triumphant return. This week's outro music is a jazz cover of K.K. Cruisin', by Insaneintherainmusic.
This week, Ash Paulsen of GameXplain joins Colin, Ben, and Alex to talk about Smash Bros. rumors, Splatoon's release, Fire Emblem If, Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, and, as always, plenty more. After the break, we talk about just how ripe the Mega Man series is for a revival... and why it makes perfect sense for Nintendo to lead the charge. This week's break music is by JMANTAM on SoundCloud, and the outro music is by YouTube's DaveYard Shift.
Join Colin, Ben, and Alex as we discuss tons of news from all over the Nintendosphere, including new info on the NX, Nintendo's mobile plans, and other business strategies, as well as a bunch of info about some of their games! After the break, we reveal our darkest secrets: the best Nintendo games we've never played. And of course, we shame the bejesus out of each other for our dreadful gaps in those gaming experiences. This week's break music is "Drowning Blue," by Ben Briggs.
Join Colin, Ben, and Alex as we discuss tons of news from all over the Nintendosphere, including new info on the NX, Nintendo's mobile plans, and other business strategies, as well as a bunch of info about some of their games! After the break, we reveal our darkest secrets: the best Nintendo games we've never played. And of course, we shame the bejesus out of each other for our dreadful gaps in those gaming experiences. This weeks break music is "Drowning Blue," by Ben Briggs.
Nintendo has made huge announcements about their IP—could a new strain of Nintendomania break the public out in a frenzy like it did in the eighties? This week's break music by ClefferNotes and our very own Colin
This week's Nintendo news is headlines by the full reveal of Yooka-Laylee, the spiritual sequel to Banjo-Kazooie. After the break, the Nintendo Week crew talks about our favorite Nintendo characters. Spoiler alert: Waluigi crossed our lists out and wrote his name at the top of them all.
The Nintendo Week crew talks about DLC in most of Nintendo's major games of the next few months, and why Nintendo is making serious advertising mistakes. After the main episode, there's a nice little bonus for all you wonderful subscribers.
This week, join our brave heroes as they discuss more Nintendo news, and why Nintendo should buy Capcom for the next generation.
There wasn't much Nintendo news for us to discuss this week, but here's a glimpse at what's in store for next week's episode!
This week, the Nintendo crew takes on Amiibo's insane fourth wave of figures, and then we switch gears to talk about DLC for Super Smash Bros. And of course, as always, a heaping helping of news.
This was a huge week for Nintendo. Iwata addressed the rumors of a Zelda Netflix series, Zelda U was delayed to 2016, and a Nintendo Direct announced a ton of big plans for Super Smash Bros. and more! This week's music comes from Pokémon Reorchestrated and Dr. Pez
This week had a huge bombshell when Nintendo announced plans to develop smartphone games, as well as their next-gen console, currently codenamed "NX." This week, we dig really deep into that during our discussion section, recap the rest of Nintendo's news week during our news segment, and answer question that you guys asked during the debut of our Q&A block. It's an extremely meaty episode this week, so be sure to head inside and give it a listen!
In the fifth episode, our heroes set out to break down a large week of news. It's a shorter episode than usual today, but it's the most fun yet! This week's outro music, a new rendition of the dungeon theme from StarTropics, is provided by OCRemix.
In the fifth episode, our heroes set out to break down a large week of news. It's a shorter episode than usual today, but it's the most fun yet! This week's outro music, a new rendition of the dungeon theme from StarTropics, is provided by OCRemix.
This week, the Nintendo crew discusses the biggest round of news we've seen yet! Iwata says commercials and discounts don't work, Tantalus Media is working on their "biggest" port to Wii U, Pokémon players discover a huge exploit to get any Pokémon you want, and NIntendo finally explains why Amiibo are so rare. After the break, we speculate on Nintendo's plans to reach smartphone players: what might they do? What should they do? When will they do it? Find out inside.
This week, we discuss Nintendo's latest financial briefing, which characters Japan would like to see as Smash Bros. DLC, and of course, Captain Toad ("GOTY 2014" — Ben Lamoreux). After the break, we talk about Amiibo: where the brand is headed in the near future, and what it means for us and Nintendo in the long term!
This week, our hosts discuss a ton of news coming from Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma. We're also joined by special guest, YouTuber ArtsyOmni, to discuss the leak heard 'round the world... wide web: Rayman in Super Smash Bros. After the break, we sit down tot talk about our experiences with the New Nintendo 3DS and figure out exactly what Nintendo's strategy is with this odd new console.
In the very first episode of Nintendo Week, a new podcast made by and for Nintendo enthusiasts, our hosts discuss this week in Nintendo news, including Club Nintendo, Splatoon, Xenoblade Chronicles, Netflix's Legend of Zelda series, Nintendo's attempt to buy Harry Potter, and the newly-revealed spiritual successor to the famed series, Banjo-Kazooie. After the break, we explore the news that Nintendo is planning to remake more games on the Nintendo 3DS; what games we might expect, what we can hope for, and why certain games may or may not be possible.