The Cross Players Podcast

The Switch Island Podcast is your one-stop-shop for all things Nintendo! In episode 44, the guys talk about when the latest direct might drop, as well as discussing the games they picked up in the recent eShop sales! #AnimalCrossing #NintendoDirect #eShopSales ------------------------------ If you enjoy consuming our content as much as we love making it, you can support us directly by contributing...

On this episode Lewis and Ben are joined by Nintendo Life video producer Zion Grassl all the way from the good old United States of US America. Listen in to discover whether Zion's game choice is good enough to keep him on the island or whether his food and drink choices will let him down... As a special bonus, there's a questionable musical interlude that we're already regretting including. But i...

On this week's show Lewis and Ben are joined by none other than Zion from Nintendo Life. The boys have a nice little chat about all the games they've been playing recently as Zion very politely pretends to understand everything Lewis is saying. They had such a good time that Zion may be back sooner than you'd think...

This is a big one. Lewis, Dan and Ben welcome Kevin, Sergio and Darrel from Nintendo Jump Podcast to discuss their game, food and drink choices. There's also a cameo appearance from an old favourite we haven't heard from in a while...

In the words of Timbaland as Aaliyah's 'Try Again' begins: 'It's been a long time'. Sorry! But now we're back in your ear holes with a brand new Express, this time hosted by resident Scot, Lewis Wilson. He's joined by Laurie Eggman64 (you need to change your surname by deed poll now, Laurie) and Mr Andrew Dickinson as they chat all about the future of Splatoon, Pokemon Sword/Shield, Little Nightma...

This week, we tackle the latest pokemon direct, as well as this weeks game releases! The topics in full; 1. Nintendo Switch Sold Out! 2. Pokemon Direct Hit or Miss? 3. Are Video Game TV Shows & Films Good Now? 4. Luigi’s Mansion is another average release? 5. Who else would we want to make a handheld? Thanks for listening!

Laurie takes a break from strapping babies to his chest and has a go at hosting this episode, alongside Dan and Rich. They cover a load of games they've been playing and it's all very wholesome and lovely until Rich ruins it with his potty mouth.

This week, Jon, Ben, Andrew, and Dan all jump on to discuss their topics of choice. Their picks; 1. This years predictions 2. Next gen consoles 3. How can you complete a game in 2020 4. Ports from the WiiU Enjoy!

Happy New Year! Let's welcome 2020 with one final look back at 2019 as Mike, Lewis, Dan and Ben hunker down for a game of 20 questions and yet again prove that they really shouldn't be hosting any sort of gaming podcast. Play along at home with your friends and family, but definitely NOT with children, because Mike struggles to say Big Fact Hunt on multiple occasions.

As we approach the end of 2019, Mike, Andrew, Sticky & Ben take a look back at the year in gaming and highlight some of the more slept-on titles which weren't covered in our main GOTY podcast. While you're listening you can play a fun game - try to pinpoint the exact moment when Sticky's PC has a meltdown and he drops off the call completely. We weren't just ignoring him for half of the episode, h...

On this episode Mike and Ben are joined by NWR Reviews Editor and human gaming encyclopedia, Jordan Rudek. The chaps indulge in some good old gaming chat and talk through Jordan’s game, food and drink choices. He’s a man who knows his stuff, but will it be enough to get him onto the island? Go give @riskman64 a follow on Twitter and let him know what you think of his choices!

Back in July 2019 we were all super excited to welcome BAFTA-winning voice actor Cissy Jones (Firewatch, Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order) onto the show. Rich, Dan and Ben had a fantastic chat with Cissy but then… disaster. Due to technical issues the audio was totally unusable and we all kicked ourselves repeatedly and cried ourselves to sleep for weeks. The fact we’ve managed to get...

Hello! Welcome to our bumper 2019 Game of the Year episode! It's pretty much everything great [and some bad things] that we've played and experienced in 2019. Fancy telling us your favourite pick? Hit us up on our twitter page @TheSwitchIsland

Andrew, Rich and new islander Steve chat about what they've been playing. Obviously we already have a Steve on the island, affectionately known as 'Sticky'. Why not help us find an appropriate adjective for new Steve? Salty Steve? Moist Steve? Hairy Steve? His future is in your hands. Be gentle. Or not. Whatevs. While you're pondering that, you can also listen to this Nintendo podcast dedicate 75%...

For this special episode, recorded live over Discord, we asked our lovely patrons, listeners and Twitter friends to throw some questions our way. Cue all manner of silliness with a light sprinkling of philosophy. Andrew plays host to Sophie (Dan's better half); Dan himself, Laurie, Ben and a lesser-spotted Mikey Boo Boo who turns up right at the end. These AMA episodes, much like the Switch Island...

Our host this week, Ben, decided to try 'switching it up' a little bit in our free-form podcast by playing a game of '20 Questions' with Mike, Andrew and Lewis. You're in for discussions about dinosaurs, a fascination with roman numerals (for some reason) and plenty of dead air as questions are formulated. You really are a lucky bunch...

To the surprise of nobody anywhere, our very own Lewis chooses Hollow Knight for his Desert Island Cartridges entry. Andrew and Ben join him to chat about it as well as all the usual tomfoolery. Will the strength of the game, coupled with his Scottish 'charm' be enough to grant Lewis a permanent place on our beloved island? Will it? Seriously I don't know. I haven't listened. They just get me to w...

Laurie has a good old gush about Luigi’s Mansion 3, and discusses with Andrew the stories of the Mario games. Is the NCU incoming?! No... But wouldn’t it be fun to figure out how all the games link together?!

Welcome back to the Switch Island library! This time we're casting our beady eyes over the entire Pokémon franchise! With over two decades of history, the Pocket Monster mainline games are finally making their debut on a home console with Sword and Shield on the Nintendo Switch. Can they live up to what came before... and what exactly did come before, exactly?! Listen to Chief Flamingo Dan reminis...

Remember those dark days before The Nintendo Switch brought us all together? No? Us neither. Life was a meaningless void before we met you. Still, our newly appointed librarian Andrew (alongside hired 'muscle' Dan & Laurie) dares to shine a light into the darkness and analyse an archaic device called the 'PS Vita' which, legend has it, helped pave the way for our beloved little hybrid.

Episode 40 contains all the usual Nintendo nonsense, hosted by Dan, Ben, Rich, Andrew and - making his OG debut - Lewis. The boys have a chat about what they've been playing, news, upcoming releases and even squeeze in a quick quiz. ------------------------------ If you enjoy consuming our content as much as we love making it, you can support us directly by contributing to our Patreon: patreon.com...

Andrew, Ben and Rich meet up at LOADING gaming bar in Dalston for a press event, and decide to record a cheeky Express before going in. Drinks may have been had, and games may have been discussed. Being recorded in a pub, there's some background noise to contend with but rest assured we'll be back to our regular recording setup for the next one. We don't go out often.

EGX is over for another year and it was bloody brilliant. Never mind all the great games we were lucky enough to play (more of that on this episode) the best part was being able to hang out with each other. We genuinely loved every minute and we hope that came across in the live streams, in this episode and in all the EGX-related content we put out over the coming days. Episode 17 is even shorter...

EGX 2019 has come and gone. Sad faces all around. Even Rich's perma-grin has temporarily left his beardy little face. But the work doesn’t stop. While we’re beavering away to get our EGX content ready for your consumption, here’s a little something to tide you over – The Switch Island ep.16, recorded pre-EGX and hosted by Andrew and Ben. Enjoy!

The lads needed to record before Laurie disappears into triple father hood for a few years, so they decided to talk about a few games due out this week, whilst jabbering on about the latest Nintendo news and typical Switch Island nonsense.