Nintendo Week

NW 060: Splatoon Advice, GameCube Games | VC, Badges, and Mother 4

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.

NW 059: New Starter Pokémon, Mario in Minecraft, Nintendo's New Slogan, and More

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.

NW 058: Splatoon Amiibo, 3DS Support, Retro Rumor | Pokémon Generations, Mario vs. Luigi

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.

NW 057: Animal Emblem Apps, Financial Rundown | NX, Zelda, and Nintendo's E3

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.

NW 056: Patents and Licensing | Zelda U, NX Ports, and Live-Action Pokémon

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.

NW 055: Nintendo X Capcom, Epic Rapp Battles | EarthBound ReBorn, How Nintendo Can Win Again (Mystery House)

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.

NW 054: Nintendo's NXt New Horizons

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.

NW 053: Catching Up — Zelda U, NX Leaks, Wii U Discontinued, Miitomo, and Too Much More

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.

NW 052: Color Splash, SNES, and the Nintendo Direct | Beyond Good & Evil 2, Exclusive to NX

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.

NW 051: Tons of Pokémon, Real NX Info? | YouTube's PREO Problem

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.