Super Switch Headz

This week Jordan Starkweather from the Pocketoid podcast joins to talk about the historic Paramount/Warner Bros./Skydance merger and how it fits into the future of media and video games. For years now, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has been buying up stake in video game companies around the globe, and now with the help of Jared Kushner, Donald Trump and other gulf nations, the largest medi...

This week George Banks from the NintenDormant podcast joins to give our OFFICIAL tier list of every exclusive Switch 2 game so far, AND ranking every upcoming exclusive release as well. What reigns supreme in the coveted S-Tier so far? Pokemon Pokopia? Donkey Kong Bananza? Where do you put something like Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour?? Listen to find out! We also cover all the Nintendo and gaming...

Hollywood officially has VIDEO GAME FEVER and in this week's episode filmmaker Hans Gougar joins break down every single rumored, announced, and dated movie and what you can expect from each. Did you know that someone has the film rights to Fruit Ninja? What about a live-action Mega Man movie at Netflix? We look at all the good, bad, & ugly ideas that'll be gracing our silver screens in 2027 and b...

GVG's own Daniel Alba joins David and fan favorite Jay Rios to discuss what is potentially Nintendo's largest game ever: Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave. With 5 main playable characters, 4 interweaving paths, and 2 enormous halves of a sprawling epic story, your hosts navigate what makes this game unique from Three Houses, where it fits lore-wise in the canon, tips for the early game, who's got the be...

Anthony from Video Game Esoterica joins the podcast this week to discuss this unprecedented time in retro gaming as the decompilation scene is absolutely exploding. In this episode we go over why native PC ports of retro games are the future of emulation, some of the best projects to follow, controversy surrounding "vibe coding", and more as we plunge into the seemingly endless frontier of decomps...

This was a big week for Nintendo and Deeb & Garrett Buss join to break it all down! We have our reactions to both the Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct AND the September General Direct on the podcast, along with our thoughts on Nintendo's marketing strategy for the rest of 2026. Is the Ocarina of Time remake a dud or a winner? Was there enough in the general Direct worth getting excited over...

It's an Oops All News! episode this week with Jeremy Franklin joining to break down the biggest gaming news, announcements, and rumors. Grand Theft Auto VI had a massive presentation while suffering leaks! A Nintendo Direct is reportedly planned for September 10th! Valve has suffered their own massive leak with hundreds of games included! Gamescom happened! We also cover the rest of the Nintendo a...

Time for our big talk on Big Walk! This week Cina Saffary joins David to discuss their 100% play through of Big Walk on the podcast. They talk broadly about it's appeal in a non-spoiler section, and then go deep into the game's best puzzles, moments, and themes in a full spoiler section for anyone wanting to relive some memories of their own walks. Is Big Walk game of the year? I mean probably but...

It's Beatles week on the podcast! Industry legend Maclaine Diemer joins to discuss his career as a composer and sound designer for video games and his involvement with one of the greatest games ever made: The Beatles: Rock Band. Now that we're almost 20 years removed from the release of this game we look back on its legacy, how it came to be, and if or when we'll see anything like it or Rock Band...

We're getting into the nitty gritty on Nintendo's UI & UX design sensibilities this week with special guest TriNintendo! How has UI in video games evolved over the years, from utility to flashiness and beyond? Did Nintendo lose some of its old charm or innovation in the Switch era? We cover it all from a designer's perspective. We also cover all the Nintendo and gaming news such as unreleased Virt...

WOOMY!! This week we're discussing the new single player focused spinoff game Splatoon Raiders with a STACKED CAST featuring Patrick Knisely (pdyx), Tyson Pease (tytypos), and Alex Von Kurkendall (AVK). Sitting comfortably with the one of the highest user scores of all time on metacritic, we break down why the game is resonating so strongly with players, how the game has remained so fresh, and wha...

This week renowned Kaizo Mario streamer GlitchCat7 joins the podcast to talk all about the history of Kaizo and the Super Mario World romhacking scene at large. We talk at length about the origins of the subgenre, the importance of Super Mario Maker, some of the best romhacks to play, and games that have been inspired by the Kaizo community. Buckle in because this is a fantastic deep-dive into the...

The news has officially come out that Nintendo is CEASING production on the original Switch console in Europe... but with massive sales reported for Rhythm Heaven Groove that begs the question of whether or not we've seen the end of Switch 1 games being produced. Nintendo clearly wants to push Switch 2 games, but with a userbase of 150 million+, Jordan and David discuss the potential future of Nin...

Gaming is on its last legs!! Between massive layoffs at Microsoft's XBOX studios and Sony stopping physical production of Playstation games starting in 2028, the gaming industry is feeling very dire right now… but fortunately a ray of light has presented itself with the release of Nintendo's quirky and content-filled Switch budget title: Rhythm Heaven Groove. Andrew Valentine (AV) from the Dialogu...

The Star Fox team is finally BACK after 10 long years and GVG's own Daniel Alba joins this week to give our impressions on the N64 remake. To be quite frank, we're blown away at the amount of heart, polish, technical prowess, and sheer content that is in this new version of the classic Star Fox 64 that we just had to talk about it, along with our thoughts on the surprisingly fun online multiplayer...

Nintendo Switch Online has proven itself to be quite a robust collection of classic Nintendo retro games, but there are still a number of first-party Nintendo published games we have yet to see on the service. Vince Goodwin from the Some of My Friends Read Comics podcast joins to go through all of them, including which are most likely to come to Nintendo Classics and the ones we'd be most excited...

This was an insane week for gaming and we're coming at you with a JAM-PACKED episode featuring our reactions to the recent Nintendo Direct along with other Summer Game Fest presentations like the Sony State of Play and Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase. Was this Direct really as bad as a lot of people are saying online or are people over-reacting? Did the recent leaks hurt our impressions of this ev...

It's officially Nintendo Direct season so we're pulling out the stops early this month to give our best predictions for what we'll see in Nintendo's annual games showcase. Joey Ferris joins David and Jordan this week to answer the big questions: What will Nintendo bring out for Zelda's 40th anniversary? Will Nintendo announce any Switch 1 games? Will the Switch 2 get a port of GTA VI?? Listen to h...

There's a brand new Switch 2 exclusive this week and it's a game that completely surprised us with it's originality, sense of discovery, and presentation. Patrick Knisely joins the podcast this week to break down our impressions of Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. With reviews all over the map we discuss the ways this game caught us off-guard and how there isn't really any other game quite like it....

In this special episode, we return once again to our debate format with Jordan and David taking sides and duking it out over what is the better Nintendo space franchise: Star Fox or Metroid. What cosmic universe reigns supreme? Who is the better bounty hunter? Returning host Matthew Stoner moderates but its up to YOU to give a listen and help us decide! Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcas...

GameXplain's own André Segers joins the show this week to discuss the surprise announcement of Star Fox for the Switch 2, which seemingly confirms the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake rumor from Natethehate earlier this year. Now that we know what this Star Fox 64 remake looks like, does this mean we'll be getting a similarly faithful remake of OoT? How will Nintendo announce it the game? I...

BAFTA-nominated indie darling Xalavier Neslon Jr. joins the podcast this week to discuss the diverse lineup of games from his studio Strange Scaffold and their approach to making games in an ever-changing industry. With games like I Am Your Beast, Clickolding, Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion, the upcoming Truck-Kun is Supporting Me from Another World!? and the critically acclaimed (and soon-to-be...

This week fan favorite Jay Rios joins the podcast to discuss Nintendo's newest announcement strategies in the era of the Switch 2. With the proliferation of their app Nintendo Today and bespoke, smaller announcements and overviews of upcoming games, it's hard to not take that as a sign that the Nintendo Direct is dead once and for all. We break down the likelihood of this situation and whether or...

Gaming YouTuber Tris Valbuena and friend of the show Garrett Buss join the podcast this week to talk all about our latest obsession... Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. Why is this game simultaneously the most addicting and the most hilarious thing we've ever played? Can we finally make our miis love each other? Who the hell did Yoko turn down?? We break it all down with our comprehensive thoughts...

GOODNESS GRACIOUS! This week Patrick Knisely joins the podcast to discuss the newest in our series on video game tropes concerning the elements: Fire!! Why is fire so prevalent in video games, and why does it usually symbolize boss battles? Is lava as dangerous in the real world as it is in Super Mario Brothers? Why are campfires often associated with save locations in RPGs? We answer these questi...