The All Things Nintendo Podcast

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Ben Richlin to discuss the July 2025 Pokémon Presents stream. After breaking down the latest news for Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Pokémon Champions, and the new PokéPark Kanto theme park, Brian and Ben share their top five dream announcements for the Pokémon franchise. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianP...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Logan Plant from IGN and Nintendo Voice Chat to deliver the final verdict on Donkey Kong Bananza. Before getting into this week's big Nintendo release, they also discuss the casting news surrounding the 2027 Legend of Zelda movie and talk about the Mortal Kombat II movie trailer. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on hi...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian kicks off the show by examining Satoru Iwata's career and legacy on the 10th anniversary of his passing. Then, Marcus Stewart joins to discuss Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 and Missile Command Delta. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠@BrianPShea⁠⁠⁠ or Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@BrianPShea⁠⁠⁠. You can follow Marcus on Bluesky: @...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Hip-Hop Wired and Cassius' Bernard "Beanz" Smalls joins the show as he and Brian share their in-depth hands-on impressions of Donkey Kong Bananza. They also cover the news and rank the best games with destruction elements. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠@BrianPShea⁠⁠⁠ or Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@BrianPShea⁠⁠⁠. You can follow Be...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Digital Trends' Giovanni Colantonio returns to rank Nintendo's most iconic worlds based on how easy or difficult they would be to survive. Along the way, we ask important questions like "Would a Blue Shell be more dangerous to us than it is to Mario?" and "Could we survive Mouthful Mode?" If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky ...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Restart's Jesse Vitelli joins the show to discuss the Donkey Kong Bananza info dump and Brian's hands-on impressions of Borderlands 4. They also discuss the news and rank their top 5 3D platformers 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 Jesse on Bluesky @mamavite...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Game Informer's Wesley LeBlanc joins to help catch us up on all the Summer Game Fest news, plus other news like Splatoon Raiders and the Switch 2's sales. Then, they discuss some upcoming games they're playing, before ending the show with a Mario Kart World review. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram...

On this episode of All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Kit & Krysta co-host and former Nintendo of America employee Krysta Yang to talk about what it's like behind the scenes at Nintendo during a console launch. Then, they share their impressions of the Nintendo Switch 2. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. You can f...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Game Informer's Kyle Hilliard joins the show to look back at the Nintendo Switch one last time before we enter the Nintendo Switch 2 era. Brian and Kyle also chat about the Pokémon Legends: Z-A release date, the Persona 4 remake rumors, and other news items. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @Brian...

This week on All Things Nintendo, But Why Tho?'s Kate Sánchez joins the show to talk about new info for Mario Kart World and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. Then, in the final segment, Brian and Kate attempt to rank upcoming Nintendo games based purely on how hyped they are for them. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠@BrianPShea⁠⁠⁠ or Instagram/Th...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian kicks the show off solo to recap the latest news, share his impressions of Capcom Fighting Collection 2 on Switch, and share his experience attending a special media day at the brand-new Nintendo San Francisco store. Then, during the main segment, he's joined by Digital Trends' Giovanni Colantonio to talk about attending THPS Fest, playing Tony Hawk's Pro Sk...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian answers your questions in the latest Inbox Q&A episode. He covers topics like assessing the Switch's legacy, the Switch 2's launch year, what could be next for Zelda, and his most wanted announcements. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky ⁠⁠@BrianPShea⁠⁠ or Instagram/Threads ⁠⁠@BrianPShea⁠⁠. A massive thanks to composer...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Skybox's Will Borger to share his love of Zelda and discuss the state of games media in the wake of the news of significant layoffs and resignations this past week. They also discuss a few under-the-radar games that have recently come to Switch. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky ⁠@BrianPShea⁠ or Instagra...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Nintendo Voice Chat host Logan Plant. In this special episode, we (mostly) take a break from talking about Switch 2 and instead focus on Switch 1. We celebrate the coming end of the Switch lifecycle by ranking the top 25 Switch games of all time. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram...

This week on All Things Nintendo IGN Senior Social Commerce Producer and former host of Nintendo Voice Chat Seth Macy joins the show to break down all the news out of Nintendo's Mario Kart World presentation. They also rank the best Mario Kart games of all time and discuss some of the news out of other showcases that have happened recently. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Shin Megami Tensei Network's Spencer Pressly joins the show to discuss the reaction to the Switch 2 review and all the news that has come out over the last week. Then, former Game Informer news editor and current business development professional Michael Futter joins to analyze the price of Switch 2 and Mario Kart World, plus discuss the impact of the tariffs and...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian goes it alone as he spends two hours talking about his experience flying to New York to be among the first to play Nintendo Switch 2. After recapping all the news out of the Nintendo Direct, Brian transitions to recapping his hands-on time with the Switch 2, including sessions with Mario Kart World, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Donkey Kong Bananza, and more! If...

This week on All Things Nintendo, we celebrate the return of Game Informer with Editor-in-Chief Matt Miller. Brian shares how the return of Game Informer will impact the show, then they discuss all of the announcements out of the March 2025 Nintendo Direct. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea. You can find both Br...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Inverse's Hayes Madsen joins the show to share his love of Xenoblade Chronicles X. We also celebrate the fifth anniversary of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and talk about our favorite Wii U games that have made the leap to Switch. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea. You can follo...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Kyle Hilliard joins the show to run down the Pokémon franchise's history with remakes. We also share our top 5 most wanted Nintendo remakes, discuss the sale of Pokémon Go, discuss a newly announced Star Fox spiritual successor, and more! If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea. You c...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Nintendo Voice Chat host Logan Plant joins the show to celebrate Mario Day by ranking every mainline entry (including some questionable entries) from the Super Mario Bros. franchise into a tier list. We also discuss Nintendo removing a game from Nintendo Switch Online, the announcement of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, and Sega's incredible 2024. If you'd like to fol...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Ben Richlin joins the show to break down all the news out of this year's Pokémon Day livestream, including the latest details of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, and the newly announced Pokémon Champions. Brian and Ben also share their favorite Pokémon moments, talk about Ben's new role as a music producer of video game covers, and break dow...

This week on All Things Nintendo, freelance writer and board game creator Ben Bertoli joins the show to discuss the franchises that were once on Nintendo that he and Brian want to come back during the Switch 2 years. They also render their Pokémon Day hopes, dreams, and predictions, and cover the latest news, including the end of My Nintendo Gold Points, an impending Tony Hawk's Pro Skater announc...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Electric Playground Network's Victor Lucas to discuss and rank Nintendo's various historical launch lineups. They also discuss all the latest news and rank their top five Nintendo launch games 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 Victor on Tw...

This week on All Things Nintendo, New York Post sports reporter and former games journalist Scott Fontana joins the show to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. 3. They also rank their top 5 NES games of all time, discuss the latest news out of the Nintendo earnings call, and more! If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @...