Nintendo Dads Podcast

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● The Game Awards 2024 Nominations

● eShop Sale

● Fortnite increases their cost

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● As we move into the holidays, what is your favorite holiday tradition?

Games we've been playing

● Mario and Luigi: Brothership

● Stray

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Super Nintendo World Direct News

● Nintendo announced Black Friday 2024 deals

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● One of the biggest stories out of the Mario and Luigi: Brothership launch was IGN's 5/10 score for the game. Do reviews influence your hype/enjoyment of a game?

Games we've been playing

● Mario & Luigi: Brothership

● Atari 50: The First Console War DLC

● Harry Potter Quidditch Champions

● Tetris Forever

Community Spotlight

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete announced

● Nintendo Music released for mobile

● Premium Edition Games Announcements

● Nintendo’s Latest Numbers

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Do you pay attention to Nintendo Numbers? Why or Why not? And if you do or you get that information from us, what do you get out of that information?

Time Out

● Tim - A Challenge and Oreos

Games we've been playing

● Mario & Luigi: Brothership

● Pokémon TCG Pocket

● Super Mario Party Jamboree

● The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

● Metal Slug Tactics

● Vampire Survivor

● Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut

● Zelda II Remake

● Picross -LogiartGrimoire-

● Barbie Project Friendship

● Atari 50: The Wider World of Atari DLC

● Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

● Yakuza Kiwami

● EcoGnomix

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Masahiro Sakurai ends his YouTube channel with a final video

● Yooka-Replaylee announced as coming to a "Nintendo system"

● A Little to the Left, Cursed to Golf & Vampire Survivors next NSO Game Trials

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Nintendo turns to you to name its next console. Which name do you pick?

Rumors

● Nintendo is courting third-party developers for remasters while they are busy with Switch 2

Games we've been playing

● PICROSS Records of The Shield Hero

● CRUMB Circuit Simulator

● The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

● Hatch Tales: A Heroic Hookshot Adventure

● Super Mario Party Jamboree

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Massive leak at Game Freak

● "Stay Tuned for 2025" says Nintendo to NSO+Expansion Pack members

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● 500 Episodes! We've been doing this for 10 years; should we change anything?

Time Out

● Marty - Napoleon Dynamite Live!

● Tim - D&D

Games we've been playing

● The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

● TRANSFORMERS: Galactic Trials

● Hatch Tales: A Heroic Hookshot Adventure

● Ultimate Chicken Horse

● PICROSS Records of The Shield Hero

● Metaphor: ReFantazio Demo

● Final Fantasy IV

● Super Mario Party Jamboree

● Crow Country

● Neva

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program

● Super Mario Party Jamboree demo is available at select retailers

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Nintendo unveiled their "quality of life" device, Sound Clock Alarmo, this week. What are your thoughts? Will you be getting one? Why or why not? What themes do you hope to come to Alarmo?

Games we've been playing

● Turbo Boost Racing

● Zombie Derby: Pixel Survival

● Road Defense: Outsiders

● PICROSS Records of The Shield Hero

● The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● The CEO of an accessory company spills supposed Switch 2 details

● Virtual Boy is being emulated on the Switch at the Nintendo Museum

● LEGO begins retiring certain Nintendo building sets

● Nintendo partners with the San Diego Zoo to bring Pikmin to life

● Nintendo shuts down Switch emulator Ryujinx after Echoes of Wisdom leaks 2 weeks before release

● Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 will be "Chock Full of Easter Eggs" with deep-cut characters

● Rolling Stone ranks the Zelda series

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Spoopy Month is here! What's your favorite spooky setting from a Nintendo game?

Games we've been playing

● Dice Assassins

● Turbo Boost Racing

● The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Platinum Games purchases Wonderful 101 trademark from Nintendo

● Nintendo submits a new wireless device to the FCC that is not the Switch or upcoming Switch

● Super Mario Party Jamboree gets an extensive trailer highlighting features

● Nintendo Museum merch appears

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● How do you Zelda? Do you prefer the series in its 2D roots or prefer 3D adventuring better?

Time Out

● A community member's experience with GameStop

● Transformers x Monster Hunter

Games we've been playing

● The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

● Yars Rising

● Balatro

● Atari 50th: Wider World of Atari DLC

● The Plucky Squire

● BZZZT

● Caravan SandWitch

● Astro Bot

● Star Wars Outlaws

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo Switch Holiday Bundles Announced

● Nintendo and The Pokémon Company file a patent infringement lawsuit in Tokyo District Court against Pocketpair, Inc.

● Splatoon 3 is done

● Lots of developers got invited to Nintendo this week

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Do YOU believe the supposed leaks of the Switch 2 are real? Why or why not?

● Special Guests Patreon Producer Jacqueline Amira and Rick Stafford

Games we've been playing

● Marvel's Spider-Man 2

● Fallout 76

● Balatro

● Peglin

● Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

● The Plucky Squire

● Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis -The Answer- DLC

● The Elder Scrolls: Castles

● SteamWorld Heist II

● Selfloss

● Wild Bastards

Community Spotlight

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Sony recently unveiled the PS5 Pro which will be released this November at a base price of $700

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Knowing that Nintendo has the Switch's successor coming soon, how much are you willing to pay for what's next?

Games we've been playing

● The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

● Balatro

● Helldivers 2

● Eldin Ring

● ASTRO BOT

● Yars Rising

● Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis -The Answer- DLC

● SteamWorld Heist II

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Pauline gets added to Super Mario Party Jamboree

● Nintendo shows off Echoes of Wisdom's Still World and Zelda's Swordfighter form

● Nintendo's new Zelda timeline

● Nintendo ALSO

● The Grand Festival Splatfest is coming

● A Minecraft Movie teaser trailer has dropped

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● The Nintendo Ninja Fairy wakes you up one night with a sprinkle of magic dust and grants you the ability to make sure ONE (and only one) thing is included in the Switch 2

Rumors

● Switch 2 will be previewed soon according to Chris Dring

Time Out

● Tim - Linkin Park

Games we've been playing

● SteamWorld Heist II

Community Spotlight

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo Direct 8.27.2024

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Spotlight on John

● What is your favorite 3DS memory?

Time Out

● John - Super Nintendo World

● Jesse - Class starts again

Games we've been playing

● SteamWorld Heist II

● Balatro

● Peglin

● Pizza Tower

● Final Fantasy III

● Fortnite

● Crypt Custodian

● Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed Demo

● Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club Demo

● Castlevania Dominus Collection

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo Museum Opens October 2, 2024

● Nintendo to shut down Servers for Animal Crossing Pocket Camp

● Game Awards 2024 scheduled

● New Nintendo Console and GTA VI to Boost Gaming Industry

● Animal Crossing book from Kelsey Llewyn available https://pinkgorillagames.com/collections/books/products/animal-crossing-by-kelsey-lewin

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● If Nintendo does have another Direct this year, what would you want to see in that direct? it may not be as good as the last Direct, but it could be very informative. Or if they show a teaser announcement for Switch 2, would that make it another banger? Maybe we'll get a Mother 3 announcement?

Rumors

● Another Nintendo Direct is coming - and it's not the museum direct

Time Out

● Tim - Golfing

Games we've been playing

● Final Fantasy II

● Fortnite

● DOOM + DOOM II

● NASCAR Arcade Rush

● Phantom Spark

● Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club Demo

● F-Zero 99

● SteamWorld Heist II

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Rachel Lillis, the voice actor of Misty and Jessie from Pokemon, has passed away

● Chris Dring and Eurogamer say that Switch 2 will not be available before April 2025

● Switch 2 hardware speculation

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Who are your favorite dynamic duos in gaming?

Games we've been playing

● SteamWorld Heist II

● Thank Goodness You're Here!

● Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team

● Arcade Paradise

● Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

● Final Fantasy II

● Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

● Fortnite

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo’s Latest Numbers for Q1 2025

● Game Informer to Shut Down After 33 Years

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Sadly, the Dads After Dark show recently announced they will end with episode 200. John and Drew have brought so many laughs and so much joy to our communities, now is our time to give back to them. Take a moment to leave a personal message or voicemail for the DAD guys and we will share them with the community this week on the show.

Time Out

● Tim - MTG: Bloomburrow

● Jesse - Colonoscopy

Games we've been playing

● Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure

● SteamWorld Heist II

● Cat Quest III

● Fortnite

● Thank Goodness You’re Here!

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Sony's Bungie is shrinking from 1,300 people to 850

● Pokemon Company retail sales for 2023 was $10.8 BILLION

● Game Freak will have a big recruitment event on August 30th

● Nintendo announced "Mega Multiplyer Festival” for the month of August

● Game Releases/Updates

Time Out

● Alzheimer's Sucks

● Arby’s Potato Cakes are false advertising

Games we've been playing

● Magic The Gathering Arena

● Arranger A Role Puzzling Adventure

● MARS 2120

● Star Wars: Bounty Hunter

● Conscript

● Trinity Fusion

● Final Fantasy II

● Fortnite

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● SAG-AFTRA video game voice/performance actors are going on strike at midnight tonight

● Nintendo announced the "Grand Festival" Splatfest

● Warner Bros. acquires Multiversus developer, Player First Games

● Nintendo offers gacha-style fidget key rings at its stores in Japan

● Super Mario World: Mario and Yoshi LEGO set confirmed for this Fall

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● If you could sit down with one creator/dev for coffee, who would it be and why?

Games we've been playing

● Death Road to Canada

● Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles

● Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

● Boomerang Fu

● Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

● Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

● Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure

● Trinity Fusion

● MARS 2120

● STAR WARS: Bounty Hunter

● Vegas Infinite

● SirKwitz

● THE NEW DENPA MEN

● YEAH! YOU WANT “THOSE GAMES,” RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET’S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM! 2

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club announced for Nintendo Switch

● ESRB rating reveals Link to be a playable character in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

● New collaboration between Pokemon and Crocs revealed

● Nintendo of Europe announces a NEW Joy-Con charging stand

● Hololive cross-promotion with Nintendo

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● How do you prefer to play games?

Time Out

● Jesse - Meta Quest 3

● Marty - Incan Gold board game

Games we've been playing

● Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

● SCHiM

● Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

● Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

● Fortnite

● The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Four Swords

● ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN DELUXE EDITION

● Tavern Talk

● Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD

● Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo dropped new NSO games

● Nintendo drops a cryptic trailer

● Pokémon Scarlet and Violet four-part series of seasonal events

● MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE Game Trial

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Is Nintendo Switch Online enough?

Time Out

● Tim - Lounge Fly

● Marty - Ticket to Ride: Legacy - Legends of the West

● Marty - Epic McKay’s Road Trip 2024

● Jesse - Atari products and Japan eShop

Games we've been playing

● Picross S+

● stitch.

● The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Dungeon

● Final Fantasy V

● NeoSprint

● Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

● Tavern Talk

● Saturn DX

● Trinity Fusion

● V Rising

● MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE

● Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD

● chilisburgertime.com

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

Justin gives the rest of us the day off for the US Holiday and does a solo show.

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo calls a plumber

● It was all a dream

● Show me the money

● F-Zero 99 joins Tetris 99

● Talkin' About My Generation

● Assassin’s Creed Remakes are in the works

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Gaming Dad Spotlight

● A week removed from what many say is an ALL-TIME Nintendo Direct, how are we feeling?

Games we've been playing

● Hogwarts Legacy

● Ghost of Tsushima

● Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

● Cookie Cutter

● EA Sports College Football 25

● Picross S+

● Luigi's Mansion 2 HD

● Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition

● Stardew Valley

● Tavern Talk

● Driver

● Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble

● Moonstone Island

● Metroid: Zero Mission

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Yacht Club Games Presents

● Nintendo Direct 6.18.2024

● Limited Run’s LRG3 2024

● Woman busted for smuggling Nintendo Switch games in her bra

● Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel gets its release date in Japan

● Nintendo Switch Online app gets an updated home screen

● Walmart cancels Nintendo preorders, again

Let's Discuss

● What is your favorite memory from the past SEVEN years of this amazing console?

Games we've been playing

● Monster Hunter Stories

● Sea of Stars

● Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

● STAR WARS: Hunters

● Alan Wake 2

● After Us

● Gran Turismo 7

● PICROSS S NAMCO LEGENDARY edition

● Metroid: Zero Mission

● Ylands

● Garten of Banban

● Garten of Banban 2

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Justin, Marty, and Tim find time in their workday to jump on a Zoom call to discuss the latest Nintendo Direct (June 2024)! We'll find out Jesse's thoughts on the upcoming podcast, but we're pretty sure he's happy about what he saw.

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Midori is stepping away from leaking games again

● My Nintendo SUPER NINTENDO WORLD One-Year Anniversary Celebration Sweepstakes

● Not-E3 Nintendo Announcements

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● What has to happen on the Nintendo Direct in order for you to feel the direct was a success?

Time Out

● Tim - Lorcana - Illuminator’s Quest “Deep Trouble”

● Marty - AEW Live Show

Games we've been playing

● Pitfall II: Lost Caverns

● Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

● Star Wars: Hunters

● Terror of Hemasaurus

● Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

● MEGA MAN: DR. WILY’S REVENGE

● MEGA MAN II

● MEGA MAN III

● MEGA MAN IV

● MEGA MAN V

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● A Google employee with access to backend YouTube data has been confirmed to be responsible for Nintendo leaks

● Shovel Knight 10th anniversary presentation is happening next week

● Dads Night in with Nintendo

● Nintendo hired 400+ employees during the previous fiscal year

● Game Releases/Updates

Rumors

● Nintendo sitting on a remake of Twilight Princess HD for Switch

● SEGA eyeing 2027 for Crazy Taxi

● Golden Axe supposed to launch in 2023,

● Splatoon 4 in development codenamed "Spiral"

Let's Discuss

● Top 10 MUST-PLAY games for the Switch NOT published or developed by Nintendo

Games we've been playing

● Elden Ring

● Hauntii

● Terror of Hemasaurus

● Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

● STAR WARS: Hunters

● The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

● PICROSS S NAMCO LEGENDARY edition

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo announces plans for new store in San Francisco

● LEGO Deku Tree revealed in first Zelda building toy collab with Nintendo

● Game Releases/Updates

Rumors

● Midori also says Dragon Quest III HD -2D will be at June Direct, believes it's now Dragon Quest 1-3

● Leaker Midori says SPRed project is in development at Nintendo, Red is the internal name for Mario

Let's Discuss

● LEGO has approached you to design a brand new Nintendo LEGO set. What is it, and what is the price point?

Games we've been playing

● Electronics Puzzle Lab

● PICROSS S NAMCO LEGENDARY edition

● Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

● Little Kitty, Big City

● Hauntii

● The Exit 8

● Pool Party

● Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo acquires Shiver Entertainment

● Atari acquires the Intellivision Brand

● Nintendo job opening hints at the future of packaging for products

● Data Miners uncovers code for 4K in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● If you had infinite time and resources, what is the one game you would remake and port to the Switch 2?

● June Direct Predictions

Time Out

● Tim - Mario Bros. by Nintendo for Atari 5200

Games we've been playing

● MY HERO ONE'S JUSTICE 2

● The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

● Princess Peach: Showtime!

● Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

● Tales of Kenzera: ZAU

● XDefiant

● Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

● Little Kitty, Big City

● Lysfanga : The Time Shift Warrior

● The Exit 8

● Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Two Joy-Con drift lawsuits have been dismissed

● Square Enix plans to "aggressively pursue a multi-platform strategy that includes Nintendo platforms"

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● What is your favorite piece of video game music of all time?

Rumors

● Leaker says a game starring Zelda as the main character is coming

Nintendo’s code letters for the next console, like NX was for Switch, could be "O"

Time Out

● Jesse - Electronics Updates

● Tim - Kirby

Games we've been playing

● Various Intellivision Games

● Persona 3 Reload

● Picross S+

● Endless Ocean: Luminous

● Geometry Survivor

● PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs

● Baseball

● Super Mario Land

● The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

● Little Kitty, Big City

● The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

● Please Fix the Road

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo’s Latest Numbers

● Furukawa-san tweets

● Nintendo announces a new game via Twitter and YouTube

● Nintendo to discontinue integration between Nintendo Switch and X

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Nintendo's success has banked them a vast war chest of funds and you have been tapped to create a new peripheral for their upcoming system. It must be new. It must be unique. I can have a game attached to it. What would you create?

Time Out

● Tim - Extra Life

● Marty - Konnoy on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@konnoy

Games we've been playing

● Battle Minesweeper Online

● Persona 3 Reload

● Endless Ocean: Luminous

● Geometry Survivor

● Little Kitty, Big City

● Another Crab’s Treasure

● Planet of Lana

● Tales of Kenzera: ZAU

● Vampire Survivors

● Animal Well

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● More new Nintendo LEGO sets are coming in August

● Respected leaker Pyoro teases something relating to the Nintendo World Championship

● The Nintendo Ninjas strike again

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● You have been able to resurrect one long-dead Nintendo IP but at a cost. Your choice's resurrection must come at the sacrifice of a currently active Nintendo IP.

Rumors

● Switch 2 information appears to be leaking with details on Joy-Con, screen size, and more

Time Out

● Jesse - Box from Limited Run Games

Games we've been playing

● Grounded

● Surmount

● Another Crab's Treasure

● Planet of Lana

● Tales of Kenzera: ZAU

● Stellar Blade

● S.O.L Search of Light

● Endless Ocean Luminous

● Vampire Survivors

● Persona 5 Reload

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Embracer Group will split into three companies

● Samus didn't come to Fortnite because Nintendo is gonna Nintendo

● Nintendo Live returns this year to Sydney, Australia

● Suspect who shut down Nintendo Live in Japan has been formally charged

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● What's your favorite platformer of all time?

● How has Nintendo driven the industry?

Time Out

● Jesse - Furologee Gaming Desk and Electronics Lab

● Tim - Star Wars: Despeacialized

● Marty - Mega Man mug

Games we've been playing

● Picross S+

● Persona 3 Reload

● Disney: Speedstorm

● Pokémon Y

● Grounded

● Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants

● Vampire Survivors

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Indie World 4.17.2024

● Nintendo makes a big hire for their Third Party Profile Management Team

● Nintendo confirms it’s skipping Gamescom 2024

Let's Discuss

● What was your favorite childhood toy?

Games we've been playing

● The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

● Vampire Survivors

● PlateUp!

● Pokémon GO

● Baldur's Gate 3

● Princess Peach: Showtime!

● Persona 3 Reload

● Botany Manor

● Cat Quest III Demo

● stitch.

● Sticky Business

● The Legend of Super Mario

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo has officially shuttered online services for Wii U and 3DS

● The Triple-i Initiative 2024

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Talk with Brian Shea from All Things Nintendo Podcast

● With The Rock recently returning to WWE and calling himself the FINAL BOSS: What is your favorite final boss fight of all time?

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Premium Edition Spring Direct 2024

● Hollow Knight: Silksong has been rated

● The person who shut down Nintendo Live Tokyo 2024 via threats has been arrested

● Monday, April 8th - a time for mourning

● CKRD Announced HellBoy-themed Devices

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● With the eclipse coming on Monday, what is your favorite game set during nighttime? Or, what is your favorite nighttime segment during a game?

Time Out

● Jesse - Future Electronics Lab

Games we've been playing

● Princess Peach: Showtime!

● Dragon’s Dogma 2

● Persona 3 Reload

● Picross S+

● .cat Milk

● Bomber Crew

● Sausage Wars

● Sherlock Purr 2

● Police Simulator 2023

● Mom Simulator 2023

● Surgeon Simulator CPR

● Hole io

● Stunt Paradise

● New Star GP

● Balatro

● Pokémon Y

● Crypt Stalker

● Kill It With Fire

● nGolf

● WWE 2K24

● Pepper Grinder

● nOS new Operating System

● Disjunction

● Smashy Road: Wanted 2

● Wildcat Gun Machine

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Premium Edition Spring Direct 2024

● All Super Mario Maker Wii U courses have been cleared after a snafu over how the final level was uploaded

● Both Gamestop and Nintendo cut jobs as the games industry suffering continues

● Game Releases/Updates

Games we've been playing

● Princess Peach: Showtime!

● Pepper Grinder

Community Spotlight

● In honor of the release of Pepper Grinder this week, what's your favorite condiment?

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Mario Maker Wii U has 1 unbeaten level left

● Princess Peach: Showtime! and Super Mario Bros. Wonder Smash Ultimate Spirit event

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● GUEST SPOTLIGHT - Barry Carenza

● It's Spring Break! If you've gone on Spring Break vacation before, which one was your favorite and why?

Time Out

● Tim - Ninja Sloths

● Jesse - Mid-Term Exam and future electronics lab

● Marty - Kickstarter - River Valley Glassworks and BoardGameArena.com

● Barry - Chiropractor and Physical Therapy

Games we've been playing

● Final Fantasy Rebirth

● Gordian Quest

● Lawn Mower Simulator

● CarX Highway Racing

● Picross S+

● Logiart Grimoire

● Persona 3 Reload

● Princess Peach: Showtime!

● Balatro

● Stunt Paradise

● Pokémon Y

● Final Fantasy VII Remake

● Sushi Battle Rambunctiously

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● MAR10 Day Announcements

● Strong National Museum of Play Releases Nominees for the World Video Game Hall of Fame

Let's Discuss

● If you could eat any food from a video game, what would it be?

Rumors

● Switch Attach?

Events

● Dinner Table on the third Friday of each month

● Dad's After Dark Events

● Retro Rewind

Time Out

● Tim - Legacy Letter Challenge - https://www.legacyletter.com/workshop

● Justin - Shogun and Hawaii Trip Stories

● Marty - Church Stories

Games we've been playing

● Dave the Diver

● GYLT

● Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story

● CarX Highway Racing

● Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons

● Picross S+

● Persona 3 Reload

● Balatro, Metal Mind

● UNABLES

● Final Fantasy VII Remake

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo and Tropical Haze, creator of the Yuzu emulator, settle out of court

● MAR10 Day discounts and offers from Nintendo

● BAFTA Awards Nominations

● Persona 3 Reload DLC roadmap announced

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● What is your favorite Mario power-up of all time, and why?

Events

● Dinner Table on the third Friday of each month

● Dad's After Dark Events

● Retro Rewind

Time Out

● Jesse - Customized Poker Card Guard

● Tim - The Wonderfully Wild Adventures of Kana and Charlie

Games we've been playing

● Piczle Cross: Story of Season

● Balatro, A Void Hope

● Pocket Card Jockey:Ride On!

● New Star GP

● Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (finished)

● Final Fantasy VII Remake

● Princess Peach: Showtime! Demo

● Mario vs. Donkey Kong

● Splatoon 3: Side Order DLC

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Pokémon Presents 2.27.2024

● X/Y 3DS Music "Thing" https://youtu.be/-kf6VK3gfBM

● Nintendo is suing the creators of Yuzu

● More Layoffs

● Theatrhythm Final Bar Line was unplayable today due to a leap day glitch

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● What is your favorite game about leaping?

Rumors

● More outlets are confirming the rumor of a March 2025 release date for the Switch Successor

Games we've been playing

● Picross S+

● Piczle Cross: Story of Season

● Balatro

● Marvel's Spider-Man 2

● Pepper Grinder Demo

● Unicorn Overlord Demo

● New Star GP

● Splatoon 3: Side Order DLC

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase 2.21.2024

● Pokémon Presents on February 27 at 9 AM EST

● Xbox announces the 4 games to be released to other consoles

● EA SPORTS FC 24 is available for NSO subscribers via Game Trial

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● What is your favorite online game that's appeared on a Nintendo system?

Events

● Dinner Table on the third Friday of each month

● Dad's After Dark Events

● Retro Rewind

Time Out

● Jesse - Ohm’s Law Workbook and Poker Tournaments

● Tim - Weight Loss

● Marty - Coke Spiced

Games we've been playing

● Mario vs. Donkey Kong

● Zelda II: Adventure of Link

● Baldur’s Gate 3

● Helldivers II

● Evil Nun: The Broken Mask

● DreadOut 2

● Golfinity

● Jet Force Gemini

● Geometry Survivor

● Splatoon 3: Side Order DLC

● Pepper Grinder Demo

● Contra: Operation Galuga Demo

● Penny’s Big Breakaway

● Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!

● AEW: Fight Forever DLC

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo sends hourly Tweets on Wednesday morning

● Microsoft's big news on Xbox

● SEGA says "Sonic Superstars" sales didn't go fast

● Nintendo to stop repairing 2DS, New 3DS, and 3DS XL

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● What is your favorite video game love story?

Time Out

● Jesse - Rare Intellivision Collectable and various electronics kits

● Tim - Squishables

Games we've been playing

● Balder’s Gate 3, INVECTOR: RHYTHM GALAXY, Death Road to Canada

● Mario vs. Donkey Kong Demo

● Splatoon 3

● The Nom

● Golfinite

● Spider-Man 2

● Zelda II: Adventure of Link

● Vegas Infinite

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo Direct?

● EA is looking forward to Switch 2’s improved technical capabilities

● CRKD Announcement

● Palworld vs The Pokemon Company

● Switch is the main business in 2024

● Nintendo’s Latest Numbers

Let's Discuss

● What is the first Nintendo first-party game you remember playing?

Events

● Dinner Table planned for the third Friday of each month

● Dad's After Dark Events

● Retro Rewind

Time Out

● Jesse - 7800 controllers and games

● Tim - 5200 games

Games we've been playing

● Persona 3 Reload

● Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

● Baldur’s Gate 3

● Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

● Animal Crossing: New Horizons

● Shadowrun Returns

● Foamstars

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo files trademarks related to Gamecube controllers

● Prince of Persia The Lost Crown may have sold only 300,000 copies?

● Everyone and their dog are predicting a Nintendo Direct for next week

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● If you could have one Nintendo character be your waifu or husbando, who would it be?

Rumors

● Make Believe Direct Time

Events

● Dinner Table on the third Friday of each month

● Dad's After Dark Events

● Retro Rewind

Time Out

● Jesse - Pokémon GO rant

Games we've been playing

● Mario vs. Donkey Kong Demo

● Super Mario Bros. Wonder

● Eastward Octopia DLC

● Another Code: Recollection

● Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

● God of War Ragnarok

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Google Podcasts is going to shut down in March

● Music concerts that were originally planned to happen during Nintendo Live Tokyo 2024 will be made available as pre-recorded videos

● Nintendo 3DS and Wii U online services will end on April 8

● New Princess Peach Showtime trailer

● Zelda coming to Universal

● Metroid 4…5 years later

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Does Palworld matter?

Rumors

● Nintendo to go PC in 2026?

Events

● Dinner Table planned for February 16

● Dad's After Dark Events

● Retro Rewind

Time Out

● Jesse - Switch successor conversations

● All - How long have we been married?

● All - How chores are split up and maid services

Games we've been playing

● Fire Emblem Engage

● Super Mario Bros. Wonder

● The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

● Baldur’s Gate 3

● Another Code: Recollection

● Turnip Boy Robs a Bank

● Golden Sun

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Circana top games for December and 2023

● Game Developers Conference survey

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● What are our favorite n0n-tendo games from 2023?

Events

● Dinner Table planned for January 19

● Dad's After Dark Events

● Retro Rewind

Games we've been playing

● Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

● Abducktion

● Sea of Stars

● Pony Island

● Human Resource Machine

● Catlord

● Space Panic

● Dragon Quest

● Baldur’s Gate 3

● Howl

● Cobalt Core

● The Cub

● Golf Club Wasteland

● God of War: Ragnarok

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

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• Pokémon TV app will be discontinued at the end of March
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• Masahiro Sakurai to wrap up his Youtube channel this year
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• New Smash Bros spirits coming January 11
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• Many first-party Nintendo games are going out of print
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• Gameshark says it is relaunching September 2024 to coincide with the release of Switch 2?!
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Let's Discuss

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• Recap of 2023 Predictions
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• 2024 Predictions
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Games we've been playing

• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Analysts predict "Switch 2" will be iterative, release in 2024 with a price tag of $400
• A 13-year-old from Oklahoma is the first person to play NES Tetris to a kill screen at level 157
• Ubisoft shares an infographic showing framerates and resolutions for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
• Pokémon Concierge now available on Netflix
• Jack Black joins the cast of the Minecraft movie
• Atari 2600+ Beta update to 1.1 released

Let's Discuss

• The Top 10 Nintendo Switch games of 2023

Events

• Dinner Table planned for January 19
• Dad's After Dark Events
• Retro Rewind
• Wonder Flowers in Super Mario Run until March 14

Time Out

• Jesse - Poker Tournaments
• Tim - 8 Billion Genies

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Devolver Holiday Special
• Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet will have an epilogue chapter to play
• Need Help Transferring to a New System?
• Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

• What game from 2023 can I play and beat during the Holiday break?
• Also, there’s a SALE! What are you picking up?

Events

• Dinner Table planned for December 15
• Dad's After Dark Events
• Retro Rewind
• Give us your top 10 games of 2023
• Wonder Flowers in Super Mario Run

Time Out

• Jesse - PSVR2 Update
• Tim - McNugget Buddy
• Casey - New kittens

Games we've been playing

• Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet DLC
• Baldur's Gate 3
• Fortnite
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• SteamWorld Build
• Metroid Prime Remastered
• Another Code: Recollection Demo
• Howl
• Super Mario RPG
• Orten Was the Case

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• The ESA announces that there will be no future E3s
• Suika Game will be available via Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been nominated for a number of awards at this year’s Golden Globe Awards
• Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

• Our Nintendo Switch Year in Review

Events

• Dinner Table planned for December 15
• Dad's After Dark Events
• Retro Rewind
• Give us your top 10 games of 2023
• Advent of Code 2023

Time Out

• Jesse - PlayStation VR 2 issues
• Justin - Parenting
• Tim - Moss Man

Games we've been playing

• Nonograms Prophecy, Super Mario RPG
• Outer Wild
• Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered
• Sea of Stars
• Fortnite
• SteamWorld Build
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• A Long Journey to an Uncertain End
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• SteamWorld Build
• Another Code: Recollection Demo
• Metroid Prime Remastered

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• The Game Awards 2023 Winners
• Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo, scheduled for Jan 2024, has been canceled due to threats against Nintendo staff and spectators
• No Gravity Games will be giving away free games from December 11 through December 20
• Game Releases/Updates

Events

• Dinner Table planned for December 15
• Dad's After Dark Events
• Retro Rewind
• Give us your top 10 games of 2023
• Advent of Code 2023

Games we've been playing

• Batman Arkham Asylum
• Super Mario RPG
• Monster Hunter Now
• SteamWorld Build
• Persona 5 Tactica
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Sea of Stars
• Fortnite
• Horizon Chase 2
• Super Mario Bros Wonder

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Pokémon Horizon: The Series will be a Netflix Exclusive in the U.S.
• Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

• The Game Awards Show Predictions
• How are we feeling about our 2023 predictions

Events

• Dinner Table planned for December 15
• Dad's After Dark Events
• Retro Rewind
• Give us your top 10 games of 2023
• Advent of Code 2023

Time Out

• Jesse - Amico Home
• Marty - Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
• Tim - Teenager who doesn’t want to do chores (because he’s tired after school)

Games we've been playing

• Super Mario RPG
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Fortnite
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• This Means Warp
• SteamWorld Build
• Jackbox Party Pack 10
• Various Atari 2600 games

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• People who renew or start a 12-month NSO or NSO + Expansion Pack subscription by December 6th will get double the My Nintendo Gold Points
• Japan to get a new 18+ N64 NSO app
• Game Releases/Updates

Events

• Dinner Table planned for November 17
• Dad's After Dark Events
• Retro Rewind
• Give us your top 10 games of 2023
• Advent of Code 2023

Games we've been playing

• Super Mario RPG
• Dredge

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• More information about Super Mario RPG has been revealed
• Indie World 11.14.2023
• The Game Awards Nominations
• Game Releases/Updates

Events

• Dinner Table planned for November 17
• Dad's After Dark Events
• Retro Rewind
• Advent of Code 2023

Time Out

• Justin - Children’s chores

Games we've been playing

• Worldless
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Howl
• Suika Game
• AstroSmash
• Super Mario RPG
• Dave the Diver
• Fortnite OG
• Backpack Hero

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Nintendo’s Latest Numbers
• Nintendo announces that a Live-Action The Legend of Zelda movie is in development
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie will be available to stream on Netflix starting December 3
• New Holiday Bundles announced
• Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

• Will Nintendo remove Twitter integration from the Nintendo Switch?

Events

• Dinner Table planned for November 17
• Dad's After Dark Events
• Retro Rewind
• Extra Life 2023

Time Out

• Marty - AEW wrestling and his signs
• Jesse - American Royal Poker Tournament
• Tim - PlayStation Backbone controller
• Justin - LEGO

Games we've been playing

• Fortnite OG
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• Splatoon 3
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• Mario Party 3
• Gordian Quest
• Suika Game
• Ebenezer and the Invisible World
• Flooded
• Sea of Stars
• Berzerk: Recharged
• Mineko’s Night Market
• WarioWare: Move It!

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Sega wants to "catch up to Mario" and "surpass" it
• Kevin Afghani voicing Wario in WarioWare: Move It!
• Hogwarts Legacy requires a large day-one patch
• Twitch to ditch, Switch
• Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

• StreetPass Love for the Switch Successor?

Rumors

• A Zelda Remake before the end of the year?

Events

• Dinner Table planned for November 17
• Dad's After Dark Events
• Retro Rewind
• Extra Life 2023

Games we've been playing

• Super Mario Bros Wonder
• Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story
• Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition
• Dave the Diver
• Sea of Stars
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Gordian Quest

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Super Mario Bros. Wonder Discussion
• Nintendo Updated its Tournament Guidelines
• Nintendo Also Updated its Content Guidelines for Content Creators
• No Gravity Games is giving away games for the Halloween season
• Cult of the Lamb is now available as a Game Trial for NSO subscribers
• Game Releases/Updates

Events

• Dinner Table planned for November 17
• Dad's After Dark Events
• Retro Rewind
• Extra Life 2023

Time Out

• Jesse - Water Aerobics - Intro to Electronics class

Games we've been playing

• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• Suika Game
• Sonic Superstars
• TRANSFORMERS: Tactical Arena
• Metal Gear Solid Master Collection
• Gordian Quest
• Cocoon

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Kevin Afghani is the new voice of Mario and Luigi
• Analogue 3D announced
• Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

• If you went back in time and could tell yourself one thing when you first started Nintendo Dads, what would you tell yourself?

Events

• Dinner Table planned for October 20
• Dad's After Dark Events
• Retro Rewind
• Extra Life 2023

Time Out

• Tim: Magic: The Gathering
• Marty: Ticket To Ride 25th Anniversary Edition

Games we've been playing

• Sea of Stars
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Messenger
• Gargoyles Remastered
• Transformers Earthspark Extinction
• Hole.io
• Power Wash Simulator
• House Flipper
• Baldur’s Gate III
• Wild Card Football
• Haunted House

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Game Releases/Updates

Events

• Dinner Table planned for October 20
• Dad's After Dark Events
• Retro Rewind
• Extra Life 2023

Time Out

• Jesse - Bahamas Trip and Poker
• Marty - CRKD Nitro Deck
• Tim - Pieces of Fate Coin Dicee
• Justin - Lego Bowser

Games we've been playing

• Infinity Strash: DRAGON QUEST The Adventure of Dai
• Sea of Stars
• COCOON
• Detective Pikachu Returns
• Wild Card Football
• TRANSFORMERS: EARTHSPARK - Expedition
• The Messenger
• Gargoyles Remastered

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Jakks Pacific to hold a "Bowser Bash" at Nintendo NY

● LEGO x Animal Crossing

● Switch is being worked on for fiscal year ending 2025

● Nintendo Holiday 2023 Recommendations

● Game Releases/Updates

Rumors

● Open World Mario

Events

● Dinner Table planned for October 20

● Dad's After Dark Events

● Retro Rewind

● Extra Life 2023

Time Out

● Tim - KC BBQ

Games we've been playing

● Sea of Stars

● COCOON (not the movie ;) )

● Wargroove 1 and 2

● Baldur’s Gate III

● Animal Crossing New Horizons

● EA Sports FC24

● Fresh Start

● Neon Blight

● Fire Emblem Engage

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We interview Christopher Atallah from Treewood Studios, Game Director & Developer of ODR Hockey Heroes.

ODR Hockey Heroes is a new arcade hockey video game featuring ultra-smooth pick-up-and-play controls that'll have EVERYONE who plays scoring goals against each other or you saving the world in in the fantasy-style RPG Story Mode!

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• More Unity updates
• LEGO Piranha Plant announced
• Pokémon GO updates the list of supported devices
• Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

• Genki’s latest Kickstarter

Events

• Dinner Table planned for October 20
• Dad's After Dark Events
• Retro Rewind
• Extra Life 2023

Time Out

• Tim - CRKD Nitro Deck

Games we've been playing

• Sea of Stars
• Gunbrella
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Baldur’s Gate III
• Animal Crossing New Horizons
• Ugly
• Faerie Afterlight
• Neon Blight
• Escape Academy: Escape from the Past DLC
• Vegas Infinite
• SHARK! SHARK!

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Tokyo Game Show 2023
• An update on the Unity news
• Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

• Where do you stand with the next 6 to 9 months of Switch games?
• When it appears developers “Are lazy” ...
• What’s your Dream Nintendo Console?

Events

• Dinner Table planned for October 20
• Dad's After Dark Events
• Retro Rewind
• Extra Life 2023

Time Out

• Jesse - Pedicures
• Tim - Jack Stack Barbecue

Games we've been playing

• Sea of Stars
• Flashboy+
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• MythForce
• Solar Ash
• Ugly
• Horizon Chase 2
• F-Zero 99

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Nintendo Direct 09.14.2023
• Developers using the Unity engine are not happy

Let's Discuss

• Is 2023 one of the best years in video games?

Events

• Dinner Table planned for September 15
• Dad's After Dark Events
• Retro Rewind
• Extra Life 2023

Time Out

• Jesse - Sports Massage
• Justin - Kid's Back to School

Games we've been playing

• Final Fantasy VI
• The Making of Karateka
• Starfield
• Sea of Stars
• F-Zero 99
• Gunbrella
• Fae Farm
• Dave the Diver Demo

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast with Patreon Producer Jacqueline Amira:

News

• New Nintendo Switch Bundles
• No DLC for Tears of the Kingdom
• The Charles Martinet/Miyamoto video dropped
• ReedPop and ESA part ways
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Guest Spotlight with Jacqueline Amira
• Justin's time at PAX West and Nintendo Live 2023

Events

• Dinner Table planned for September 15
• Dad's After Dark Events
• Retro Rewind
• Extra Life 2023

Rumors

• The Nintendo Switch's successor has reportedly been shown to developers behind closed doors at Gamescom

Time Out

• Jacqueline - Being Single
• Marty - Playdate
• Jesse - Leather quiver repair
• Tim - Moonbeams

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct
• Nintendo Switch surpasses sales of the Wii in the United States
• Astrosmash is releasing on Steam
• Full game list now announced for The Jack Box Party Pack 10

Events

• Dinner Table planned for September 15
• Dad's After Dark Events
• Retro Rewind
• Nintendo Live 2023 & PAX West
• Extra Life 2023

Jesse's Minutes

• Jesse - Camping experience
• Tim - Disney Lorcana
• Marty - AEW All In
• Casey - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie and books

Games we've been playing

• TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge
• Sea of Stars
• OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
• Gravity Circuit
• Blasphemous 2
• Pokémon Scarlet
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Bomb Rush CyberFunk
• AEW: Fight Forever
• Excitebike 64
• Dawn of the Monsters Arcade Edition
• Final Fantasy VI
• The Making of Karateka

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Charles Martinet to no longer voice Nintendo Characters
• Super Mario Wonder to detail online play at a later date
• Denuvo anti-piracy tech now available for Nintendo Switch developers
• Screen Nerds shared: Mario is back over 1,000 domestic screens this weekend (1,451 to be exact)
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• What will the September Nintendo Direct look like?
• Third-party developers not wanting to develop for Switch?

Events

• Dinner Table planned for September 15
• Dad's After Dark Events
• Retro Rewind
• Nintendo Live 2023 & PAX West
• Extra Life 2023

Jesse's Minutes

• Jesse - Atari 2600+
• Tim - Anker Power Bank - but not just any power bank
• Justin - WrestleQuest (on mobile) Journey

Games we've been playing

• WrestleQuest
• Pikmin 4
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Final Fantasy IV
• Final Fantasy VI
• Everybody 1-2-Switch!
• The Legend of Zelda
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• Red Dead Redemption
• Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
• Die After Sunset
• Marble It Up Ultra
• Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils
• AEW: Fight Forever - Stadium Stampede mode

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• New amiibo incoming
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder to have local-only co-op
• Pikmin 4 sold 666,000 units physically in Japan
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie updates
• Pokémon Company COO, Takato Utsunomiya, speaks
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• What Nintendo Franchises deserve their own movie

Events

• Dinner Table planned for August 18

Jesse's Minutes

• Jesse - Scott Pilgrim animated show to release on Netflix on November 17
• Marty - AEW Dynamite and Abducktion
• Tim - Transformers Deck Building Game

Games we've been playing

• Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
• Wizardry School: Escape Room
• Final Fantasy IV
• Vampire Survivors
• Legend Bowl
• Quantum: Recharged
• Frank and Drake
• The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Pokémon Presents 8.8.2023
• Devolver Delayed Showcase | 2023 - 2024 Edition
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Are developers delaying games too much?

Events

• Dinner Table planned for August 18

Jesse's Minutes

• Jesse: Camping plans and CPAP battery testing - battery https://amzn.to/3KYKuC3 - 12V to 24V power adapter https://amzn.to/3KCJR0J
• Marty: AEW Wrestling - Dynamite
• Tim: New Case for my Switch! DEVASO Case https://amzn.to/3KD6aTM

Games we've been playing

• The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
• Pokémon Trading Card Game
• Brotato
• Tiny Thor
• Pikmin 4
• GigaBash
• Unidentified Falling Objects
• Legend Bowl

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Nintendo’s Latest Numbers
• “The Last Hope: Dead Zone Survival” Gets Pulled from the Nintendo Switch eShop
• Sources Claim Nintendo is Targeting 2nd-half of 2024 for its next Console
• New game announced for The Jack Box Party Pack 10
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Before the Switch goes out and a successor takes its place, are there any games missing in its library?

Events

• Dinner Table planned for August 18

Jesse's Minute

• Famicom Disk System Games
• Poutine
• Fixture S2

Games we've been playing

• Tiny Thor
• Brotato
• Disney Illusion Island
• Pikmin 4
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Blanc
• Madshot
• Patrick’s Parabox Demo
• HYPER METEOR
• Picross S9

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• The Super Mario Bros. Movie box office number updates
• Two classic The Legend of Zelda games are now live for NSO members!
• Splatoon 3 “Tournament Manager”
• A "Massive amiibo Restock" Is Reportedly On The Way
• Disney Illusion Island Developers Talk Possible DLC
• Tim’s Favorite Puzzlers, Mini Metro And Mini Motorways, Get New Crossover Maps In 'Miniversary' Update
• PSA: Collect Free In-game Items for Tears of the Kingdom via the Switch’s News Channel
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Marty answers how he thought Nintendo's first half of 2023 went

Rumors

• Switch successor rumors

Events

• Dinner Table planned for August 18

Games we've been playing

• Mario Clash
• Patrick's Parabox
• Pikmin 4
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Pikmin 1

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• EA Sports Calls FC 24 on Nintendo Switch a ‘Huge Achievement
• Pikmin 4 scores 88 on Metacritic
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• How did Nintendo do in the First Half of 2023?
• The Famicom/NES celebrates its 40th Birthday this year!

Rumors

• Metroid Prime 2 Echos Remastered
• Nintendo Direct in September 2023

Events

• Dinner Table planned for July 21
• Monthly Mayhem featuring any game you wouldn't normally play from a streaming service through July 30

Jesse's Minute

Games we've been playing

• Pokémon Sleep
• When the Past was Around
• Forza Horizon 5
• Pikmin 4
• Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
• Madshot

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• The Super Mario Bros. Movie to start streaming in August
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• What's the best game you & your family played together?
• Microsoft vs. FTC hearing results

Events

• Dinner Table planned for July 21
• Monthly Mayhem featuring any game you wouldn't normally play from a streaming service through July 30

Games we've been playing

• Fortnite
• AEW: Fight Forever
• Everybody 1-2-Switch
• Powerwash Simulator
• Pikmin 1
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Pikmin 2
• Pikmin 4 Demo
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
• Hell Warders
• Dead by Daylight

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• FTC-XBox hearings concluded
• Tetris 99 34th MAXIMUS Cup
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Does the prospect of a new Nintendo console have you excited?

Events

• Dinner Table planned for July 21

Games we've been playing

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Pikmin 4 Demo
• Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
• Pixel Ripped 1978
• Everybody 1-2 Switch
• AEW Fight Forever

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023
• E3 unofficially canceled for 2024 and 2025
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Do you get excited for Nintendo Directs as much as you used to?

Rumors

• A now-deleted post in GamingLeaksAndRumors Reddit says that PlayAsia confirms that Persona 3 Reload for Nintendo Switch is not in error

Events

• Dinner Table planned for July 21

Games we've been playing

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine
• AEW Fight Forever
• Dordogne

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Nintendo Switch Games announced during Not-E3 Presentations
• McDonald’s releases a new Game Boy Color game, available for free to play on their website
• Game Release Updates
• Nitro Deck for Nintendo Switch

Let's Discuss

• Father's Day Gift suggestions and discussions

Events

• Dinner Table planned for June 16
• Nintendo's Summer of Play Tour information

Games we've been playing

• Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Brain Show
• Final Fantasy XVI Demo
• Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
• Mystery Tower
• Nocturnal

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Guerrilla Collective - June 7th
• Summer Game Fest Kick-off - June 8th
• Day of Devs - June 8th
• New games available for NSO subscribers are available now
• New game announced for The Jack Box Party Pack 10
• NBA 2K23 available as a Game Trial
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Adventures in AI - Tim asked AI "Which actors would play us in a movie about the NintendoDads?"

Rumors

• Justin is going to go make an offer to buy Nintendo in September.
• Is a “The Legend of Zelda” movie planned as Nintendo’s next movie?
• Is there a Nintendo Direct coming next week?

Events

• Dinner Table planned for June 16
• Monthly Mayhem featuring The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom through June 10
• Upcoming gaming showcases and announcements

Games we've been playing

• Planet of Lana
• Fights in Tight Spaces
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Registration is now open for PAX West and Nintendo Live 2023
• Nintendo issues a Cease and Desist request to Steam regarding the upcoming release of Dolphin
• New Kickstarter from Nintendo Force to sell a book titled “The Impact of Iwata”
• Backer Surveys have started going out to backers of Sea of Stars
• Nintendo announces Pastel-colored Joy-Con
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Is The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom too big?

Events

• Dinner Table planned for June 16
• Monthly Mayhem featuring The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom through June 10

Games we've been playing

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• End of Lines
• Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
• Bat Boy
• Protodroid DeLTA

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast with guests Kelsey Lewin and David B. from The Video Game History Foundation:

News

• Splatoon 3 Big run begins June 10th
• GameStop replaces Power Up Rewards
• "Lack of enthusiasm" for Tears of the Kingdom led to the 10-minute play video with Anouma
• The Super Mario Movie is now the 3rd highest-grossing animated movie of all time
• PlayStation Showcase
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Discussion and Questions with Kelsey and David

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for June 14
• Dinner Table planned for June 16
• Monthly Mayhem featuring The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom through June 10

Games we've been playing

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Super Mario Maker
• Murtop

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sells over 10 million units in the first three days
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie is now available to purchase or rent digitally
• PAC-MAN 99 to be shutdown later this year
• Game Release Updates

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for June 14
• Dinner Table planned for May 19
• Monthly Mayhem featuring The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom through June 10

Games we've been playing

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• PokerStars VR

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Nintendo Live 2023 info
• Nintendo’s Latest Numbers
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom talk

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for June 14
• Dinner Table planned for May 19
• Monthly Mayhem featuring The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom through June 10

Games we've been playing

• Wildfrost
• Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
• Cult of the Lamb
• The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story
• Super Dungeon Maker
• Metroid Prime Remastered
• Final Fantasy IV
• PokerStars VR
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• The Super Mario Bros. Movie breaks $1 Billion worldwide
• Reggie responds to a Twitter user who’s pirated The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Square Enix announces that the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters have sold over 2 million units
• CDi game Zelda’s Adventure has received a demake port to GameBoy
• Pokémon GO has its lowest monthly revenue in 5 years
• 2023 World Video Game Hall of Fame game selected
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Preparing for Tears of the Kingdom
• Should we take the gloves off and discuss our Disappointment with Hatch Tales?

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for May 10
• Dinner Table planned for May 19

Games we've been playing

• Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
• Disney Speedstorm
• Shadows Over Loathing
• Final Fantasy
• Final Fantasy IV
• Super Dungeon Maker
• Sifu

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• The Super Mario Bros. Movie getting close the the 1 Billion dollar mark worldwide
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom previews are live
• The CMA blocks the Microsoft / Activision-Blizzard merger in the UK
• Donkey Kong LEGO announced
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Marty and Tim participate in Nintendo's Dad's Night In

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for May 10
• Dinner Table planned for May 19

Games we've been playing

• TRON: Identity
• Fire Emblem Engage
• Disney Speedstorm
• Splatoon 3
• Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp
• Mega Man Battle Network Collection
• Final Fantasy
• West of Loathing
• Zoeti
• Wife Quest
• Piczle Lines 2: Into the Pizzleverse
• Shadows Over Loathing

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast with guest host Samuel Wagers from Retro Logic:

News

• Indie World Showcase
• SEGA Buys Rovio
• New SONIC LEGO Sets Announced
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Guest Spotlight - Samuel Wagers

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for May 10
• Dinner Table planned for April 21
• 33rd MAXIMUS CUP
• Splatoon x The Legend of Zelda Collaboration Splatfest

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Nintendo Live 2023 announced
• Latest Zelda Trailer
• Gamestop fires employee who leaked the Tears of the Kingdom OLED model
• "Peaches" is eligible for consideration for "Best Original Song" at the Oscars
• Rumor: Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door remake being developed?
• Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

GUEST SPOTLIGHT 

• Barry Carenza, founding member of Premium Edition Games!

Events

• Breakfast Table planned the 2nd Wednesday
• Dinner Table planned the 3rd Friday

Games we've been playing

• Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy
• Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key
• Fire Emblem Engage
• Tray Racers
• Lunark
• Power Wash Simulator

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You have been warned!

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Non-Spoiler Discussion of The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for April 12
• Dinner Table planned for April 21
• #OneLastPass during the Super Mario Bros. Movie opening weekend

Games we've been playing

• Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
• Wildfrost Demo
• Dredge
• Batora: Lost Haven
• Fire Emblem: Engage
• Diablo IV Beta
• The Solitaire Conspiracy
• Lunark
• Mother 3

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Nintendo releases 10-min video showing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay
• Nintendo announced Tears of the Kingdom-Themed Hardware
• Nintendo has extended the ability to redeem download codes for Wii U and 3DS games until the evening of April 3
• E3 2023 Timeline
• First game announced for The Jackbox Party Pack 10
• Game Release Updates

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for April 12
• Dinner Table planned for April 21
• #OneLastPass during the Super Mario Bros. Movie opening weekend

Jesse's PokéMinutes

Games we've been playing

• Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
• Have a Nice Death
• Wildfrost
• Side Pocket
• Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key
• Gripper
• Pirates Outlaws
• Fire Emblem Engage
• Papertris

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast with Patreon Producer Dave Ernsberger:

News

• Deadline.com is predicting that the Super Mario Bros. Movie will bring in at least $90 million in the first 5 days
• Tears of the Kingdom have already surpassed BotW pre-orders in Japan
• Nintendo uploads digital version of BotW Explorer's Guide for free
• Gamestop posts a quarterly profit for the first time in two years
• Nintendo Switch firmware update 16.0.1 brings even MORE stability to our systems
• Atelier Ryza will have an anime adaptation of the first game releasing in Japan this summer
• Mega Man NT Warrior episodes available on YouTube in the Capcom USA channel
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Our MUST HAVE 3DS and Wii U games before their eShops close down
• Link to video Jesse mentioned about Find Mii from E3 2011 https://youtu.be/qz0_brkMKjo

Events

• Tetris 99 32nd MAXIMUS CUP
• Breakfast Table planned for April 12
• Dinner Table planned for April 21
• #OneLastPass during the Super Mario Bros. Movie opening weekend

Games we've been playing

• Townsmen VR
• Metroid Fusion
• Piczle Lines 2: Into the Puzzleverse
• Picross 2
• Mother 3
• Have a Nice Death
• Super Mario Maker 2
• Powerwash Simulator
• Kraino Origins

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Nintendo giving away a vacation package for a family of 4 to Super Nintendo World
• Next Pokémon Scarlet/Violet update rolling out by the end of April
• Super Mario Run app updated to allow playing of one level per day for free
• Doug Bowser: "We feel very confident that the Switch can have a strong performance over the next few years." amid rumors of Switch's successor
• Microsoft signs a 10-year deal with Ubitus, known for their streaming ports of Control and the Resident Evil series to Switch
• Newest Splatoon 3 Splatfest begins 3/31 - Nessie vs. Aliens vs. Bigfoot
• Game Release Updates

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for April 12
• Dinner Table planned for March 17
• Monthly Mayhem - Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe - Until April 9
• #OneLastPass during the Super Mario Bros. Movie opening weekend

Games we've been playing

• Townsmen VR
• Burgertime Deluxe
• Tents and Trees
• Metroid Fusion
• Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon Demo
• Fire Emblem Engage
• Flame Keeper

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Super Mario Bros. Movie Direct
• The latest Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet update has been known to corrupt save files
• Wii U’s appearing to be self-bricking with prolonged storage
• The Nintendo Switch is now officially the longest-lasting Nintendo Console generation
• The new Pokémon anime that won’t feature Ash as the protagonist will start airing in Japan on April 14
• Level-5 Vision 2023
• CAPCOM Spotlight
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• MVG indicated in a video on March 6th there may be some technical hurdles for the Switch to be backward compatible

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for April 12
• Dinner Table planned for March 17
• #OneLastPass during the Super Mario Bros. Movie opening weekend

Games we've been playing

• Pronty
• Void Scrappers
• Lone Ruin
• Fire Emblem Engage
• Townsmen VR
• Meg’s Monster
• Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC
• Kirby’s Return to Dreamland Deluxe

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast with guest SkinnyMatt:

News

• Pokémon Presents
• Nintendo Switch bundle to be available to purchase on March 10
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope now has a 2-hour demo
• Nintendo underestimates the number of people who want Metroid Prime Remastered physically
• Game Release Updates

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for March 8
• Dinner Table planned for March 17
• #OneLastPass during the Super Mario Bros. Movie opening weekend

Games we've been playing

• Sea of Thieves
• Fortnite
• Pokémon Legends: Arceus
• Various Intellivision Homebrew
• Townsmen VR
• Piczel Lines 2: Into the Puzzleverse
• Metroid Prime Remastered
• Planet Cube: Edge
• Kirby’s Return to Dreamland Deluxe

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Mario Movie Direct on March 9 at 2:00 PM PST
• Pokémon Presents to happen on “Pokémon Day” (February 27) at 6:00 AM PST
• Microsoft and Nintendo sign a 10-year agreement to put Call of Duty games on Nintendo consoles
• Game Release Updates

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for March 8
• Dinner Table planned for March 17
• #OneLastPass during the Super Mario Bros. Movie opening weekend

Games we've been playing

• Blanc
• Persona 3 Portable
• Luigi’s Mansion 3
• The Last Clockwinder
• Tetris Effect: Connected
• The Show 23 - Tech Demo
• Katamari Damacy Reroll
• Fire Emblem Engage
• Pronty

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast with guest Philip Summers of Hand-Drawn Gaming:

News

• Super Mario Bros. Plumbing commercial debuts, along with a social media campaign
• Nintendo says "it will be hard to maintain hardware sales momentum" as Switch enters year 7 

Let's Discuss

• We talk with Philip Summers
• Was Nintendo sitting on Metroid Prime Remastered for 18 months, and if so, why?

Events

• The Table - Second Wednesday of the month at 9AM ET and Third Friday of the month at 10PM ET

Games we've been playing

• Sea of Stars Demo
• The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap
• Fire Emblem Engage
• Metroid Prime Remastered
• Piczle Lines 2: Into the Puzzleverse
• Hogwarts Legacy
• The Last of Us Part 1
• Void Scrappers

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Nintendo Direct 2.8.2023
• Nintendo’s Latest Numbers
• Super Mario Movie posters released
• Judge dismisses Joy-Con drift lawsuit, claiming users agreed to Nintendo's EULA
• Game Release Updates

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for March 8
• Dinner Table planned for February 17

Games we've been playing

• The Last of Us Part 1
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Metroid Prime Remastered
• Kirby Return to Dreamland Demo
• GoldenEye 007
• The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
• Persona 5 Royal
• Persona 3 Portable
• Persona 4 Golden
• The Pathless
• Fire Emblem Engage
• Sea of Stars Demo

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast with guest host Andross from the Nintendo Pals:

News

• IGN reports that none of the big 3 console manufacturers will be at E3 this year
• Super Nintendo World’s Mario Kart ride to have a waistline requirement
• Nintendo Game Vouchers available to North American NSO subscribers
• New bundles including DLC from older games available on eShop
• New Super Mario movie clip shows off Cat Mario, Donkey Kong speaks!
• Rumbleverse, once rated for Switch, will close down a little over 6 months from launch
• Knockout City shutting down its servers as of June 6th
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Walmart has started to relist Advance Wars 1+2: Reboot Camp
• We talk with Andross

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for February 8
• Dinner Table planned for February 17
• Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Digital Event news

Games we've been playing

• No Man’s Sky
• Marty Party 2
• Spelunky 2
• Wii Fit U
• A Space for the Unbound
• Evil Dead: The Game, The Pathless
• Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!
• Persona 5 Royal
• Poker Legends: Omaha Champions
• UNO
• THEATRHYTHM FINAL BAR LINE DEMO Version
• Right & Down
• Fire Emblem Engage
• Trek to Yomi
• GoldenEye 007

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• SteamWorld Telegraph Special Broadcast
• Developer_Direct (Xbox and Bethesda) info
• Bloomberg says Nintendo will INCREASE Switch production in 2023
• Nintendo has patented a new image processing method ahead of Tears of the Kingdom
• Splatoon 3’s Next Splatfest
• Game Release Updates

Rumors

• MercurySteam working on another 2D Metroid game

Let's Discuss

• Game or not a Game

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for February 8
• Dinner Table planned for February 17

Games we've been playing

• Persona 5 Royal
• Monster Train First Class
• F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
• Pokemon TCG Live
• SteamWorld Build Demo
• Fire Emblem Engage
• Vampire Survivors
• Shieldmaiden: Remix Edition
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
• Horizon Chase 2
• The Last of Us Part 1
• OddBallers
• Onion Assault

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast with Patreon Producer Jacqueline Amira:

News

• NPD Group: Nintendo Switch is the best-selling gaming hardware for 2022
• Google Stadia has officially shut down
• Thunderful Games to have an announcement
• Metacritic scores for the Persona Switch ports
• Fire Emblem Engage scores 82 on Metacritic
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Guest Spotlight

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for February 8
• Dinner Table planned for January 20

Games we've been playing

• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
• Luigi’s Mansion 3
• Yoshi’s Island
• Sports Story
• Persona 5 Royal
• Overwatch 2
• Space for the Unbound

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet’s Japanese retail sales have surpassed retail sales of Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield in their first 8 weeks
• Ubisoft says Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope & Just Dance 2023 underperformed
• 89.5% of UK games sales were digital
• New mobile Dragon Quest game is to be announced on January 18 by Square Enix
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• 2022 Prediction Results
• 2023 Predictions

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for February 8
• Dinner Table planned for January 20

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Information about a Nintendo online vulnerability was made public
• Masahiro Sakurai confirms he is now "semi-retired"
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom OLED Switch LEAK?!
• Verified Reddit leaker teases Metroid Prime announcement
• Rumor: Could Tears of the Kingdom be the last "major" Switch game?
• Zelda Amiibo getting a massive restock ahead of Tears of the Kingdom?
• 3DS’s Pocket Card Jockey to get an Apple Arcade port under the name Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!
• Sports Story to get an update to fix various bugs soon

Let's Discuss

• Top 10 Games of 2022

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for January 11
• Dinner Table planned for January 20

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Inside the House of Indies Days 1-4
• Devolver Public Access Holiday Special 2022
• Sea of Stars Kickstarter update confirms plans for a 2023 release
• New DYI project lets you stream/record video from an unmodified Game Boy
• Game Release Updates

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for January 11
• Dinner Table planned for January 20

Games we've been playing

• MARVEL SNAP
• Inscryption
• Floppy Knights
• Overwatch 2
• Fortnite
• DRAGON QUEST TREASURES
• PICROSS X : PICBITS VS UZBOROSS

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood to open on February 17, 2023
• Final Fantasy I-VI Pixel Remaster has been rated by the ESRB for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4
• Game Release Updates

Events

• Tetris 99 - 31st MAXIMUS CUP
• Dinner Table planned for December 16
• Breakfast Table planned for January 11

Jesse's PokéMinutes

Games we've been playing

• DRAGON QUEST TREASURES
• Arkanoid - Eternal Battle
• MARVEL SNAP
• Wavetale
• Inscryption
• A Little to the Left
• God of War

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• The Game Awards 2022
• Phil Spencer tweets that Microsoft has entered into a 10-year commitment to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo following the merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard
• FTC is now actively attempting to block the Activation Blizzard acquisition by Microsoft
• Game Release Updates

Events

• Zelda II with Tim and ChrisHL on Friday, December 9
• Breakfast Table planned for December 14
• Dinner Table planned for December 16

Games we've been playing

• Pokémon Scarlet
• GOODBYE WORLD
• Overwatch 2
• Fortnite
• Deathloop
• Yoku’s Island Express
• SwordShip

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet were patched to version 1.1.0 today
• Monster Hunter Rise will be on Playstation and Xbox Next Month
• Nintendo in Hot Water with the Smash Community
• Mario Movie Trailer
• No Gravity Games is giving away up to 13 free games in December
• Game Release Updates

Events

• Breakfast Table planned for December 14
• Dinner Table planned for December 16
• Let us know your Top 10 Nintendo Games of 2022

Jesse's PokéMinutes

Games we've been playing

• Gun Grave CORE
• Vampire Survivors
• Gorogoa
• The Knight Witch
• Pokémon Violet
• Pokémon Scarlet
• adventofcode.com
• A Little to the Left
• Railbound
• Dead Cells
• The Stretchers

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Justin flies solo again for the American Thanksgiving and decides to provide his hot takes of the recent release of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• The Game Awards Nominations
• The Game Awards can be seen live in select IMAX movie theaters
• Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet have a 1 GB launch-day update to put the game at version 1.0.1
• Splatoon 3 update announced
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Extra Life 2022 and the New York Trip

Events

• Zelda II with Tim and ChrisHL on Saturday, November 26
• Dinner Table planned for November 18
• Breakfast Table planned for December 14

Games we've been playing

• MARVEL SNAP
• Magic: The Gathering Arena
• Yoku’s Island Express
• Outer Wilds
• Dragon Quest Builders 2
• Picross S8
• Escape Academy DLC
• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
• A Little to the Left
• Pokémon Scarlet
• Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
• Rogue Legacy 2
• Sonic Frontiers

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Justin gives us all the night off by doing a solo episode.

We'll be back next week!

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We celebrate episode 400 with all of us in the same room!

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast with guest host Joshua Taylor:

News

● Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope does well in the eShops at #1 and on the UK Charts

Let's Discuss

● Guest Spotlight

Games we plan on playing on the plane

● Child of Light

● Later Alligator

● Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

● Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

● Tunic

● Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

● Persona 5 Royal

● Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr's Journey

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• NSO + Expansion Pack updates for North America and Europe announced
• Nintendo Pulls Another Mode from another Game Due to a Bug
• Phil wants COD on the Switch
• Apple Now Supports Nintendo’s NSO Controllers
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• What is the spookiest moment you had in a game?

Events

• Splatoon 3 Splatfest on November 11
• Breakfast Table planned for November 9
• Dinner Table planned for October 21
• Extra Life Game Day, November 5th

Jesse's PokéMinutes

Games we've been playing

• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
• Overwatch 2
• Dragon Quest Builders 2
• Magic: The Gathering Arena
• The Pinball Wizard
• Dire Vengeance

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● NSO + Expansion Pack will renew next week for those who joined on launch day last year

● Bayonetta 3 Voice Actor controversy

● The Super Mario Bros. Movie gets rating

● Nintendo Switch Sports has an issue with an update

● Pokémon GO introduces Elite Raids

● Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

● The Nintendo Switch was announced 6 years ago

Events

● Splatoon 3 Splatfest

● Dinner Table planned for October 21

● Breakfast Table planned for November 9

● Extra Life Game Day, November 5th

Jesse's PokéMinutes

Games we've been playing

● Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

● NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition

● Them's Fightin' Herds

● MARVEL Snap

● Picross S8

● reky

● Dragon Quest Builders 2

● Foretales

● Overwatch 2

● Alan Wake Remastered

● Tunic

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast with guest host Barry Carenza:

News

• The Super Mario Bros. Movie Direct
• Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet information
• Killer Queen Black to shut down on November 30
• Inscryption has been rated by PEGI for a Switch release
• Picross X: Picbits vs Uzboross to release outside of Japan in November
• Picross S2’s update broke many features of the game
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Premium Edition Games Fall 2022 Premium Direct discussion with Barry

Events

• Dinner Table planned for October 21
• Extra Life Game Day, November 5th

Jesse's PokéMinutes

Games we've been playing

• Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
• Foretales
• Beacon Pines
• Super Mario Maker 2
• Gear Shifters
• Picross S8

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• E3 2023 Dates announced
• Stadia to shut down
• Game Releases

Let's Discuss

• What do we want to see in a future Pokémon game?

Events

• Dinner Table planned for September 16
• Extra Life Game Day, November 5th

Games we've been playing

• Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
• Guardian Tales
• Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden
• Midnight Fight Express
• Foretales
• Splatoon 3
• Dorfromantik
• Gearshifters 

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

• Nintendo and Illumination announced that they will release the first trailer for the Super Mario Bros. animated movie on October 6 at 4 PM EDT
• Starting on October 25, you will be unable to log into your Switch account via a linked Facebook or Twitter
• Game Release Updates

Let's Discuss

• Are there too many games?

Events

• Dinner Table planned for October 21
• Extra Life Game Day, November 5th