The All Things Nintendo Podcast

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian starts the show by addressing the inescapable news happening in his home of Minneapolis/Saint Paul before transitioning into talking about Mario Tennis Fever and the Nintendo Year in Review 2025. Then, Axe of the Blood God's Nadia Oxford joins to talk about attending MAGFest 2026, and Johnny Gioeli of Crush 40 comes by for a discussion on his career and to s...

This week on All Things Nintendo, the listeners of this show are the guest, as Brian answers questions from members of the Patreon and Discord. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. A massive thanks to composer Tee Lopes for providing the theme song for All Things Nintendo! You can check him out at ⁠⁠⁠TeeLopesMusic.com⁠⁠⁠ ...

This week on All Things Nintendo, IGN and Nintendo Voice Chat's Logan Plant joins the show to preview and predict 2026. They talk about games confirmed, games that could happen, and take part in a fantasy draft to create the best 2026. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. You can follow Logan on Bluesky @LoganJPlant. You...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Kinda Funny's Tim Gettys for the fifth annual All Things Nintendo Awards! They talk about the year that Nintendo had and hand out awards to the best video games on Switch and Switch 2 in 2025. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. You can follow Tim on BlueSky @TimGettys...

This week on All Things Nintendo, The Indie Informer's Jill Grodt joins the show to run down her annual list of the best indie games available in the eShop. If you're a fan of the eShop Gem of the Week segment, or are simply looking for something new to play, this is the episode for you! If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShe...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by 30-year industry veteran and the head of Electric Playground Victor Lucas to break down all the news out of and surrounding The Game Awards 2025. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. You can follow Victor on Twitter @Victor_Lucas or Bluesky @VictorLucas. You can also su...

This week on All Things Nintendo, it's a review marathon! First, Kyle Hilliard joins the show to share his review of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Then, Marcus Stewart shares his thoughts on Marvel Cosmic Invasion. Finally, Eric Van Allen gives his impressions of Octopath Traveler 0 and Demonschool. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @Br...

It's Thanksgiving, so this week on All Things Nintendo, Brian runs down a list of his top 50 video games of all time, as recorded earlier this year. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. A massive thanks to composer Tee Lopes for providing the theme song for All Things Nintendo! You can check him out at ⁠⁠⁠TeeLopesMusic.co...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Polygon's Giovanni Colantonio joins the podcast to share his review of Kirby Air Riders. Then, Brian gives his impressions of the new Analogue 3D, before they both share their favorite video game movie castings of all time. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. You can follow Giovanni on B...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Restart's Jesse Vitelli joins the show to share his hands-on impressions of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Before that, Brian and Jesse discuss the first full Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer, Pokémon Pokopia, and more. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. You can follow Jesse on Bluesky @mamav...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Game Informer's Wesley LeBlanc joins the show to run down news pertaining to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the Nintendo Store app, Pokémon Legends: Z-A's upcoming DLC, and more. Then Wesley shares his experience going to Tokyo for the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Game Informer cover story. Finally, Shacknews' senior news editor TJ Denzer joins the podcast to deliv...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Eric Van Allen to break down Hyrule Warriors and the musou genre. They also share their reviews of Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles and Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. You can follow Eric on Bluesky @seamoosi. You can...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian runs down most of the week's news solo, including Fallout and Assassin's Creed coming to Switch 2, plus all the news out of the Kirby Air Riders Nintendo Direct. Then, Game Informer's Kyle Hilliard joins the show as he and Brian talk about Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted, and Yooka-Replaylee. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media,...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Ben Richlin to dive into the making of Pokémon Gold & Silver. Before that, Brian shares his impressions of Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Ball X Pit. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. You can follow Ben on Twitter: @doctorbenmd. A massive thanks to composer Tee Lopes for p...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Polygon's Giovanni Colantonio joins the podcast to share memories of and react to the exhaustive list of Pokémon spin-off games. We also cover the news, including new release dates, new delays, and a mysterious short film from Nintendo. Finally, Gio provides his review of Absolum, which hit Switch this week. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can d...

This week on All Things Nintendo, former Game Informer editor and host of the Virtual Economy podcast Mike Futter joins the show to chat about two massive news stories from the business side of the games industry, as he and Brian talk about the ramifications of the Xbox Game Pass price hike and the giant Electronic Arts acquisition news. Then, in the main segment, they dive into the making of Supe...

This week on All Things Nintendo, GameSpot's Jake Dekker joins the show to discuss a recent Pokémon Legends: Z-A hands-on event he and Brian attended in Paris. They also discuss all the biggest topics of the week, including Doug Bowser's newly announced retirement, Hades II, and more! If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea....

This week on All Things Nintendo, Kinda Funny's Tim Gettys joins the show to help Brian recap the recent Nintendo Direct. Then, on the tail end of the show, Brian gives his review of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. You can follow Tim on BlueSky @TimGettys. You can find Tim and the rest of t...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian celebrates 40 years of Super Mario Bros. by running down the history of the most important video game ever to exist. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. A massive thanks to composer Tee Lopes for providing the theme song for All Things Nintendo! You can check him out at ⁠⁠⁠TeeLopes...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is first joined by Controller Club host Klein Felt to discuss his favorite things at PAX West 2025. Klein shares everything from unexpected excitement to disappointment for the range of games he played, and we're diving into all of it. Then, Kyle Hilliard joins the episode to talk about his hands-on impressions of Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian sits down with Tee Lopes, composer of Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Sonic Mania, TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, and the All Things Nintendo theme song. During the middle segment, Inverse's Hayes Madsen joins the show to discuss why Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is one of the year's best games. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Game Informer's Kyle Hilliard joins the show to discuss all the news that hit in the last week, including a deep dive into Kirby Air Riders and a release date for Hollow Knight: Silksong. Then, at the end of the show, Kyle delivers his review of Drag x Drive. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @Bria...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by former Game Informer editor Jeff Cork to talk about Chibi-Robo, the latest game to be added to the Nintendo Switch Online GameCube library. They also talk about the old days of Game Informer and Jeff's history with Nintendo. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. A massiv...

This week on All Things Nintendo, we have a lot of news to catch up on, so Brian and his guest, Game Informer's Wesley LeBlanc, hit the ground running by recapping the biggest stories out of the last two weeks. Then, they talk about Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, and other recent or upcoming Switch games. Finally, they wrap up the show by sharing some stories from their separate,...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is traveling, so he pre-recorded an episode responding to several of your questions and comments. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. A massive thanks to composer Tee Lopes for providing the theme song for All Things Nintendo! You can check him out at ⁠⁠⁠TeeLopesMusic.com⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠...