Randomer Nintendo

Movies, music, and maybe a combo of the two await in this episode of Randomer Nintendo. We discuss our impressions of Superman and F1, recent trips to see Blackpink in concert and Backstreet Boys at the Sphere, and the potential of not just a Donkey Kong movie, but a musical one at that. Plus, we talk Anime Expo, whether Jason can dislike things, Kevin’s latest live service happenings, and N...

The gang’s back together and we’ve got lots to discuss! Kevin returns with tales of his adventures in Berlin and Dublin before we dive into the latest seasons of Squid Game and The Bear. We then turn to the Nintendo side of things with our thoughts on the controversy around Mario Kart World’s recent online patch, the Donkey Kong Bananza Direct, and new details on Drag x Drive. Pl...

No, not that tour — our tour! In this Randomer Nintendo, we discuss our impressions of the Switch 2 as a system, Mario Kart World, and okay yes, the actual Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour game. From Switch 2’s blockbuster launch performance to the magic of GameChat, there’s so much to cover (and then some!) in this supersized episode. What do you think of the Switch 2? Comment and let u...

Hype check! We’re days away from the Switch 2 and in this episode of Randomer Nintendo, we weigh in how we’re feeling heading into its long awaited arrival. Along the way, we share thoughts on Donkey Kong’s redesign, Game Key Cards, and Atari’s newest eShop game, Breakout Beyond. Plus, we go beyond the Switch 2 with impressions of Mission: Impossible – The Final Recko...

It’s a fan fest in this episode of Randomer Nintendo as we discuss the likes of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Final Destination Bloodlines, and appropriately enough, Universal Studios’ first-ever Fan Fest Nights (we met Yoshi!). Plus, we share theories about the Mario movie sequel after its title leak, discuss the pleasant surprise of Thunderbolts*, and touch on The Weeknd’s Hurry...

What’s sweeter than a boysenberry? A new episode of Randomer Nintendo! Okay, maybe not, but we’ve got a good one for you with our takes on the Switch 2 preorder mayhem, surprise hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the latest season of Black Mirror (plus its Thronglets companion game), and the season finale of Daredevil: Born Again. Plus, we try to figure out the Nintendo Today app, share...

We’re back from the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience with a World of impressions to share. It’s a Bananza of hands-on previews. We’re getting your Prime(d) 4 the Switch 2. Whichever pun you prefer, this special Randomer Nintendo episode is a biggie! We discuss our firsthand thoughts on the event itself, the hardware, and games like Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, Metroid Prime...

It’s a Nintendo news onslaught so big, we had to Switch 2  our old Random Nintendo show format — bad puns clearly included! In this special supersized episode, we cover the Switch 2 Direct, the game reveals, and the chaos of the subsequent news cycle. Plus, we explore the understated potential of GameChat, assess what the pricing controversy could mean for Switch 2’s future,...

What better way to speed up the wait for the Switch 2 Direct than with some quality content? No, we don’t mean ourselves. We mean the content we’re discussing in this very episode, be it The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, Switch platformer Bakeru, or Daredevil: Born Again. Plus, we have in-depth discussions about where modern 3D Sonic should go next and season 2 of Severa...

Randomer Nintendo Presents: Thoughts on the latest Pokemon Presents! And the finale of Cobra Kai. And horror comedies The Monkey and Companion. And a revisit of Tales of Symphonia. And Conan O’Brien at the Oscars. So really, Randomer Nintendo presents just another episode of Randomer Nintendo. But tune in, won’t you? You’ll hear our takes on Pokemon Champions and Pokemon Legends:...

It’s a Randomer Nintendo full of twists – literally! We discuss our favorite and least favorite twists in media, with even a twist of our own by workin in impressions of the likes of Captain America: Brave New World. But before we get there, we’ve got other impressions to share of movies like The Gorge, shows like A Crash Course in Romance, and games like A Little To The Left. Pl...

Rarely do we have such an even split of media as we do in this episode of Randomer Nintendo. You want game discussion? We’ve got it with the WarioWare-like Mindwave, the pleasant surprise of Ridge Racer 64 on Switch Online, and many thoughts on Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket’s trading and card expansions (and Bidoof!). Looking for a medium more passive? Well, we’ve got movie an...

If there’s anyone who can turn a two-minute trailer into an hour-long discussion, it’s us! The Switch 2 is finally official and we’ve got a lot of thoughts, from dissecting the hardware to Nintendo’s new focus on evolution not revolution. We also dive into that brief Mario Kart clip and what it may tease about Switch 2’s game lineup as a whole. Plus, we check out the...

Gotta go fast into 2025! We kick off our first episode of the year with a whole lot of hedgehog: the Sonic 3 movie, Sonic x Shadows Generations, and even Sonic at Topgolf — and contrary to our title, none of them are slop. We also share our takes on Squid Game 2, Marvel Rivals, Kraven The Hunter, and Kevin clocks in to Severance for the first time. Oh, and those rumors of Switch 2’s Jo...

It’s the big December award show you’ve all been waiting for. No, not The Game Awards (although we talk about that too). It’s our fifth annual Quarantinis! We crown all our favorite content we consumed in 2024, including games, movies, shows, music, anime, and more. Plus, what’s an award show without a preshow? So before getting to our picks, we discuss the aforementioned 2...

What’s in this episode of Randomer Nintendo? It’s as easy as 1-2-3! As in 1 set of initial Mario & Luigi: Brothership impressions, a 2nd round of Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket impressions, and the 3 of us all casting our predictions for which The Game Awards nominees will walk away winners. Plus, we discuss the unexpected quality shift in Blue Lock, the return of Linkin Park wit...

it turns out a lot can happen when we miss a regularly scheduled episode! Angel’s back from his trip to Japan with many a tale to tell, Kevin’s got Metaphor impressions, and Jason has thoughts on everything Nintendo’s suddenly doing to bolster Switch Online and why. The show then becomes impressions galore as we discuss our experiences with the Nintendo Music app, Alarmo, and Pok...

Sound the Alarmo, Nintendo’s getting weird again! We make sense of Nintendo’s new Sound Clock, plus discuss their unexpected side quests into Pikmin sushi collabs, the new Lego Super Mario World set, and whatever the mysterious Switch Online Playtest is all about. Along the way, we also share our thoughts on animated movies Look Back and Piece by Piece, plus dive into our video game tu...

  We take you from Hyrule to Cybertron to the soccer pitch in this episode of Randomer Nintendo. We share our impressions of the Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and make a bet on whether Jason will actually beat it. Before that though, we share our thoughts on Transformers One, Monkey Man, and the impact of endings with The Wild Robot and Jujustu Kaisen. Plus, we talk the rebirth of style i...

It’s an episode with a couple of Pros that come with a few cons. Apple’s new iPhones and the PlayStation 5 Pro, that is. But before we got there, we have a bunch of impressions to share from Pizza Tower to the unexpectedly twisted conclusion of Emio: The Smiling Man (no spoilers, though!) to watching Dandadan in theaters. Plus, our resident Linkin Park fanboy Jason reports back from no...

We slap, we rock, we GaaS, we watch Nintendo presentations. In this episode of Randomer Nintendo, we share our impressions of Switch slap fighter Rose & Camellia Collection and Famicom Detective Club visual novel Emio: The Smiling Man, along with a trip to Kevin’s new Live Service Corner for thoughts on everything from Deadlock to the sudden shutdown of Concord. We also discuss the video...

The past meets the future in this episode of Randomer Nintendo. We discuss the first look at the upcoming Nintendo Museum and go hands-on with Bakeru, an upcoming Switch game that draws inspiration from N64 platformers. Plus, we share our thoughts on Alien: Romulus, the Borderlands movie, Kite Man: Hell Yeah, and the Fork n’ Film experience of pairing a meal with Pixar’s Ratatouille. A...

Comic-Con has come and gone, but the memories… well, that’s what this Randomer Nintendo is for! We cover all the big happenings from our annual trek to San Diego, including a Hall H Deadpool & Wolverine experience like no other, a trip to The Penguin’s Iceberg Lounge, and the lines. So many lines. Plus, we make sense of why Nintendo left Comic-Con through the lens of their l...

Randomer Nintendo is now legacy media. As in, we’ve got an episode full of legacies. We speedrun through the NES’s legacy with impressions of Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, discuss the end of Childish Gambino and the power of shaping one’s own legacy, and curate our own dream Hollywood Bowl concerts that would celebrate the legacies of our favorite fandoms. We even fi...

Anime and monkeys and Bears, oh my! We kick off a busy month of conventions with Anime Expo and everything it entails, including our thoughts on Solo Leveling, Dandadan, and our latest with Demon Slayer. We then roll into the first new Super Monkey Ball in a decade with our impressions of the Switch-exclusive Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble. And to bring it all to the close, we discuss an animal...