Nintendo Week

NW 005: Shovel Knight, DKC, and Amiibo-Only Smash Bros. Tournaments

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.

Nintendo Week 005: Shovel Knight, DKC, and Amiibo-Only Smash Bros. Tournaments

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.

NW 004: "Mysterious Wii U Ports, Huge Pokémon Exploit, and the Reason Amiibo are So Rare | Nintendo's Smartphone Plans"

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.

NW 003: "Financial Briefing, Smash Bros. DLC | The Three Amiibos"

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!

Nintendo Week 002: "Rayman, Majora's Mask | What's Nintendo's New 3DS Strategy?"

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.

Nintendo Week 001: "Heroes, Wizards, and Bears | 3DS Remakes"

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.