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Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . A new year brings a fresh wave of game releases, filling calendars with excitement and adding even more titles to ever-growing backlogs. In this episode, ⁠⁠Edward Varnell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Corey Dirrig reflect on the games that defined 2025, break down their personal Games of the Year, and dive into the titles they’re most e...

This week on Nintendo Pow Block, Edward Varnell reflects on 2025, discusses reports that Splatoon 3 may be getting a Nintendo Switch 2 version, breaks down Bloober Team’s next game being exclusive to Switch 2, reviews Game Informer’s Top 50 games as voted by readers, and shares his thoughts on 2025 while looking ahead to 2026. Join our Communities: Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Boss Rush Network Community Disc...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions or topics to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Did you get a Nintendo Switch 2 for Christmas or Hanukkah? The team from Nintendo Pow Block has you covered! In this episode of Expansion Pass, ⁠⁠⁠Edward Varnell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Corey Dirrig ⁠⁠⁠ down the must-play games they’d recommend to anyone jumping into the Nintendo Switch 2 for the first time. They also dive into...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week on Nintendo Pow Block, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward Varnell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Corey Dirrig ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ recap Nintendo’s big 2025, including the Switch 2 launch, standout first-party games, classic titles returning, and updates on Nintendo Switch Online. Support the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week on Nintendo Pow Block, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward Varnell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Corey Dirrig ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ discuss Nintendo’s $8.2M Wiimote patent win, U.S. hardware sales hitting a new low in November, and rumors of cheaper Switch 2 game cards and potential Wii games on NSO—news that could excite physical game collectors. All this...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week on Nintendo Pow Block, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward Varnell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Corey Dirrig ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ recap The Game Awards 2025, highlighting Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s sweep, other major winners like Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and Mario Kart World, and a slate of exciting announcements including new games from Lar...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week on Nintendo Pow Block, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward Varnell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Corey Dirrig ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ discuss Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, Netflix’s Warner Bros. acquisition, Mina the Hollower’s sales stakes, CD Projekt Red’s new Witcher trilogy, and Switch 2 rumors for Pikmin 4 and Mario Kart...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week on Nintendo Pow Block, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward Varnell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Corey Dirrig ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ discuss Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment and its connections to Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. They discuss Nintendo’s acquisition of Bandai Namco Studios Singapore, soon to become Nintendo Studios Singapore,...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week on Nintendo Pow Block, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward Varnell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Corey Dirrig ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ discuss the surprise release of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on Switch and Switch 2, covering its performance, why it’s significant, and whether Rise of the Tomb Raider or Shadow of the Tomb Raider might follow, possibly as phy...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week on Nintendo Pow Block, Edward Varnell and Corey Dirrig cover a huge week of Nintendo and gaming news, including The Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer with Jack Black, Brie Larson as Rosalina, and Benny Safdie as Bowser Jr. They discuss Pokémon Pokopia launching on a Game-Key Card for Switch 2, the second LEGO Zelda set arrivin...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week on Nintendo Pow Block, Edward Varnell and Corey Dirrig cover smaller but exciting Nintendo news, including the upcoming Zelda movie in New Zealand, Switch 2 hitting 10 million sales, Nintendo’s top-selling games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and the growing lineup of mobile and companion apps. Al...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week on Nintendo Pow Block, Edward Varnell covers Switch 2 news, including the Breath of the Wild vinyl release, Capcom’s Resident Evil Generation Pack, a major Animal Crossing: New Horizons re-release, and Nintendo’s recent legal wins and losses. All this and more on Nintendo Pow Block. Support the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon he...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week on Nintendo Pow Block, Edward Varnell and Corey Dirrig break down a week packed with big Nintendo announcements. They cover four major upcoming releases: Assassin’s Creed Shadows launching on Switch 2 on December 2, Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition coming in 2026, System Shock Remake arriving on both Switch systems, and Ball x...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week on Nintendo Pow Block, Edward Varnell and Corey Dirrig cover two major stories shaking the gaming world. They discuss Ubisoft canceling an Assassin’s Creed game set during the U.S. Reconstruction era, exploring what this means for the series and the company’s creative direction. They also pay tribute to legendary developer To...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week on Nintendo Pow Block, Edward Varnell and Corey Dirrig dive into the latest Nintendo news! They discuss the PEGI rating for Assassin’s Creed Shadows and a leaked Switch 2 Game-Key Card listing, Square Enix’s physical releases of Final Fantasy VII, VIII, and IX coming this December, record-breaking Switch 2 sales, and the debu...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week on Nintendo Pow Block, Edward Varnell flies solo this episode, covering Nintendo’s new Singapore branch, led by Takahiro Miura to expand its Southeast Asia presence. He also discusses Resident Evil Requiem on Switch 2, which surprised Capcom with its optimized performance, and Bloober Team’s success with Cronos: The New Dawn,...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week on Nintendo Pow Block, Edward Varnell and Corey Dirrig discuss Doug Bowser’s retirement, Devon Prichard’s historic appointment, Tokyo Game Show highlights, Final Fantasy VII on Switch 2, and how these developments signal a new era for Nintendo and its growing third-party support. This and more on Nintendo Pow Block! Support t...

Email the podcast your questions or topics here . This week on Expansion Pass, ⁠⁠⁠Edward Varnell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ sits down with Boss Rush Network contributor and content streamer Tatted Wolfeee to discuss the gaming stories they found on Reddit. Join our Communities: Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Boss Rush Network Community Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Join the Boss Rush Network Facebook Group . Follow Nintendo Pow Block on Social M...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week on Nintendo Pow Block, Edward Varnell and Corey Dirrig explore whether the Switch 2 can be a strong home for third-party games, highlighting impressive ports like Star Wars Outlaws with smooth performance and ray tracing. They also cover Marvel Cosmic Invasion’s new heroes, upgraded Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 on Switch 2, t...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week on Nintendo Pow Block, Edward Varnell and Corey Dirrig break down the latest Nintendo Direct, covering Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, a Switch 2 upgrade for Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and new games like Mario Tennis Fever and Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. They discuss release dates for Metroid Prime 4, Final Fantasy VII Remake...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . On the Direct Recap Show, Corey Dirrig, Stephanie Klimov, and LeRon Dawkins break down Nintendo’s Mario 40th anniversary Direct, including the Super Mario Galaxy movie, HD bundle of Galaxy 1 & 2 for Switch and Switch 2, new Mario and Rosalina amiibo, and a Kyoto exhibit. They also cover Switch 2 upgrades like Super Mario Bros. Wond...

Email the podcast ⁠your questions or topics here⁠ . ⁠⁠ This week on Expansion Pass, ⁠⁠⁠Edward Varnell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ dives into the conversations surrounding gaming—exploring how we balance the hobbies we love with the lives we live, the responsibilities we carry, and the choices we make along the way. This and much more on Expansion Pass. Join our Communities: Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Boss Rush Network Community...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week on Nintendo Pow Block, Edward Varnell and Corey Dirrig recap Edward’s trip to PAX West 2025, including indie game highlights, hands-on impressions of Final Fantasy VII Remake and Pokémon Legends Z-A on Switch 2, Kirby Air Riders, and interviews with indie developers. They also share what they’ve been playing lately, from Supe...

This week on Expansion Pass, ⁠⁠Edward Varnell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Corey Dirrig⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ break down the biggest challenges facing the big three platform holders and how each company is responding. PlayStation is still chasing live-service success after several setbacks, while Xbox continues to dominate that space but struggles with messaging and platform identity. Meanwhile, Nintendo is dealing with ongoing Gam...

Email your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questions to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week on Nintendo Pow Block, Corey Dirrig is joined by his cohost from Xbox Casuals and Tower Casuals, Josh Finney, to discuss a Nintendo Switch 2 dev kit shortage, record-breaking sales, and Final Fantasy VII Remake running at 30fps on Switch 2. They also cover rumors of a PlayStation 6 handheld, Cyberpunk 2077’s strong physical s...