Nintendo Week

Alex, Ben, and Colin dig into big plans from Pokémon's 20th anniversary in the news section of this week's show, followed by big stories on Shovel Knight, Mother 3, a new game based around Amiibo, and more. After the break, we're back with another Mystery House segment to answer listener questions—subjects include Nintendo's unsung heroes, characters we'd love to have as Amiibo, and where Smash Br...

Join the Nintendo Week crew's first episode of 2016, as we dig deep into new rumors about the NX, details on cancelled Fire Emblem games, and a ton of recent news from Sakurai about his work on Smash and other future projects. After the break, we revive the Mystery House feature to answer awesome questions from listeners like you, so we dig into their movie deals, future remakes, and indie games w...

2015 has been a year of ups and downs for Nintendo fans, but the most wonderful time of the year is an important one to remember just how special Nintendo is and always has been. Alex, Ben, and Colin devote this Holiday special to celebrating the most wonderful gifts that Nintendo has given the world in its long history. Thank you all so much for a wonderful 2015, and here's to an even better one-...

Join the Nintendo Week crew as we discuss the final Smash Bros. Presentation, which revealed two new characters joining Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. We go over our impressions, our loves, our disappointments, and so much more. After the break is our normal news segment, where we discuss a slew of new information about Nintendo's upcoming games and company shifts, including a bizarre little...

Alex, Ben, and Colin tackle tons of Nintendo news that's emerged this week, including Minecraft's announcement for Wii U, incredible concepts for Animal Crossing, tons of news from Kimishima himself, and tons more. After the break, we discuss the tragic cancellation of the popular Smash mod, Project M, and why Nintendo should be treating their fans better.

This week, join Alex, Ben, and Colin as we discuss The Game Awards 2015, the reception of Xenoblade Chronicles X, Itoi's reason for ending the Mother series, and what Nintendo's Black Friday results mean (or don't mean) for their future. After the break, we're gearing up for the Smash Bros. Special Broadcast by making our predictions for what the final rounds of DLC will entail. This week's break...

The crew gathers this week to discuss their favorite things about Nintendo, in honor of Thanksgiving. This week's outro music is an orchestral version of "Sky Garden" form Mario Kart: Super Circuit.

We're still astounded that Cloud is in Smash Bros. Plus the original Pokémon games on the eShop, a female version of Link, Mother 3 on the Virtual Console, and tons more incredible stuff has all been announced. We also touch on Xenoblade's censorship, Minecraft: Wii U Edition, and lots more non-Direct news. This week's break music is a heavy metal version of Final Fantasy VII's battle theme by Tox...

Alex, Ben, and Colin gather 'round to discuss Nintendo's attitude towards new IP, the return of The Game Awards, and tons more news. After the break, we share our expectations and predictions for the first Nintendo Direct since June, which is coming Thursday, November 12th. This week's break music is New Bark Town by Pokémon Reorchestrated, and the outro music is a tribute to Satoru Iwata made by...

This week we cover a range of topics, including censorship in Xenoblade, the future of Nintendo Directs, and Nintendo's financial status, as well as some of the biggest stories for Nintendo fans: a Metroid short film, the new version of Mewtwo, and more. After the break, we discuss Nintendo's controversial first mobile game, Miitomo, and the potential it has to either make or break Nintendo's mobi...

The crew reassembles to discuss recent news about the open world in Zelda U, Tri Force Heroes DLC, the next Splatfest, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash's extremely disappointing showing, and perhaps most importantly, a real-life Pokémon Gym opening in Japan. After the break we go all meta and discuss the show's format, looking mostly to hear feedback from you listeners on how you're enjoying it and what...

This week, Alex, Ben, and Colin are joined by Liam Robertson, also known as Tamaki from Unseen64, to discuss a whole slew of subjects. Our news segment includes some recent reports about a powerful NX console, as well as Tri Force Heroes impressions, Chibi-Robo, and more. After the break we'll touch on the rumor Tamaki reported that Shovel Knight is coming to Smash, who the Fighter Ballot characte...

Join our Nintendo Week crew as they break down a week filled with Smash Bros. rumors, and the almost-certain Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. We've also got news on Hyrule Warriors, Chibi-Robo, Donkey Kong Country, and More! This week's outro music is an orchestration of the Cinnabar Mansion theme from Pokémon R/B/Y, by Pokémon Reorchestrated.

Join the crew as Alex, Colin, and Ben discuss a ton of news about the latest Smash Bros. update, the tragic downfall of the hopeless Chibi-Robo series, an insane Pokémon lawsuit, an improving Amiibo situation, and Nintendo's fall from its long-held position as one of the top 100 strongest brands in the world. This week's outro music is the title theme from Chibi-Robo!

Apparently it's National Podcast Day, so join the crew for a discussion on Nintendo's wish to cast a woman as Link, Nintendo's moves to improve third-party support, the innovative future of Pokémon, and our final thoughts before the Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot closes. After the break, we pitch two more Smash movesets, this time for Shovel Knight and Banjo-Kazooie! This week's break music is Thrash...

This week, join Colin, Alex, and Ben, as they discuss Star Fox Zero's delay, Hyrule Warriors characters, and some new patents Nintendo's filed for their future hardware. Plus, people have said Nintendo's future is doom and gloom after the failure of the Wii U, but we aren't so sure. This week's break music is an arrangement of Plague Knight's theme, by Jake Kaufman himself!

We're absolutely thrilled about this last week of Nintendo news, including Pokémon GO, the future of the Mario series, confirmation that Nintendo Directs are returning, and of course the news that Nintendo has announced its new President, Tatsumi Kimishima. We've never been so gushingly excited, so join us this week for an awesome hour of Nintendo fun. This week's music is provided by Pokémon Reor...

The crew plays catch-up from a missed week of news, so we've got a ton of juicy topics for you. Rumors of Shovel Knight in Smash, the announcement of Pikmin 4, and the smaller model of the New Nintendo 3DS making its way stateside are just the tip of the iceberg. There's also news about Mario Galaxy 3, Mario Maker, Pokémon's 20th anniversary, and so much more. After the break, we talk about some r...

This week the crew talks about recent Nintendo news, including Splatoon's crossover Splatfest with Transformers, Pokkén Tournament's worldwide Wii U launch plans, a narrowly-avoided tragedy at the Pokémon World Championships in Boston, and more. After the break, we talk about some great non-Nintendo games that Nintendo fans would love. This week's outro music courtesy of Pokémon Reorchestrated

This week was a bit slow on news, which means the Nintendo Week crew really got to dig in on a few subjects. Join us this week as we talk about the GamePad's innovative potential, Super Mario Maker's gated content, and the firing of Nintendo Treehouse employee Chris Pranger. After the break, it's time for our top five favorite Nintendo games! This week's break music is provided by Retro Remix Revu...

This week we're back in the normal routine with a full-sized episode. To kick off the show we have a massive news discussion covering recent events regarding Nintendo's localization, tons of leaked information from Splatoon, why Nintendo decided not to buy Rareware, and Sakurai's undying dedication to making people happy. After the break, we return with another Mystery House discussion, where we t...

This week is all about the discussion, seeing as  last week's late episode  left us covering about half a week of news that we would have otherwise discussed for today. The subject this week is which characters we personally want to see joining the case of the Super Smash Bros. series at any time in the future—we talk about some of our favorite choices, what kinds of playstyles they would bring to...

Colin, Ben, and Alex bring you a slightly-late episode to discuss the latest Smash Bros. update and what it means for future characters, Nintendo's reported competitor to Loot Crate, Zelda U's de-listing as a 2016 title, and who might be the next CEO of Nintendo. Of course, as always, there's a ton more to talk about, so join in and give it a listen!

Join Colin, Alex, and Ben as the gang resumes the normal format this week to discuss the fiasco behind Devil's Third, the future of the Metroid story, the absurdity of these Skylanders Amiibo, and more Nintendo news. After the break, it's time for Mario Kart DLC ideas—buckle up to hear what the Nintendo Week crew would love to see if Mario Kart 8 ever gets more DLC. This week's outro music is a Ma...

Join host Colin McIsaac, alongside Alex Plant and Ben Lamoreux, to reflect on the late Satoru Iwata, President and CEO of Nintendo. This week's outro music is a performance of EarthBound's "Smiles and Tears," by the New Japan BGM Philharmonic Orchestra.