The Nintendo Drive

Fulya joins us to chat about her time at PAX Aus! Amanda gets some more game codes in her inbox and befriends strangers in Elden Ring! Sean and Seth get to talk about gaming magazines because they're old! ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U ► Get your Carpool Gaming merch: https://...

Thank the Maker we have our expert panelist Amanda on the podcast for all of the times Star Wars is randomly mentioned during this episode. ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U ► Get your Carpool Gaming merch: https://carpoolgaming.com/ ► Check us out on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/carpoo...

Well, now that we've recorded it on a podcast, I think that means we MUST link up in 2027 to go to the Zelda concert together. ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U ► Get your Carpool Gaming merch: https://carpoolgaming.com/ ► Check us out on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/carpoolgamingli...

While we haven't had a TON of time to spend with Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave yet (mostly for EB Games-related reasons...), we've still got plenty of thoughts from our first few hours. And special guest Ryan is here to share theirs with us too! ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKU...

We're mere HOURS away from Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave at this point! Are we prepared? What's our battle plan?! ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U ► Get your Carpool Gaming merch: https://carpoolgaming.com/ ► Check us out on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/carpoolgaminglive ► S...

Two Nintendo Directs in as many days! We have THOUGHTS on this one! Featuring special guests Tony Baker and Ryan Turford! ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U ► Get your Carpool Gaming merch: https://carpoolgaming.com/ ► Check us out on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/carpoolgaminglive ► Subs...

Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct! Our first real look at the Ocarina of Time remake! Sean and Seth played Orbitals! We finally get to hear Amanda's thoughts on Elden Ring! What a week! ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U ► Get your Carpool Gaming merch: https://carpoolgaming.com/ ► Ch...

We're just a couple'a Elden Johns talkin' about Elden Ring this week on the show. Featuring community member Gizmoto! ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U ► Get your Carpool Gaming merch: https://carpoolgaming.com/ ► Check us out on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/carpoolgamingliv...

Look man, we're really just killing time until Elden Ring releases on Switch 2 later this week. But! We've got thoughts on the Duskbloods network test, South of Midnight, Gamescom and poop! ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U ► Get your Carpool Gaming merch: https://carpoolgami...

You may not be able to secure Pokémon donuts at Krispy Kreme... but which Pokémon *should* be turned into a delicious donut? Consider the horrific implications of this for as long as you'd like! ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U ► Get your Carpool Gaming merch: https://carpoolgam...

Everyone's still riding the high from last week's Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave Direct. But how do we inject even MORE Fire Emblem into our veins? What free ideas can we give Shiggy and Reggie for some Fire Emblem spin-offs? ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U ► Get your Carp...

Hot off the heels of the Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Direct, we share our excitement about this new look at the game and all of the beautiful people (like Fabio) that await us in September. ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U ► Get your Carpool Gaming merch: https://carpoolgaming....

It's Sean's birthday today - and there's no better way to cap off the celebrations than by talking about Splatoon Raiders and whatever other kinda nonsense we'll get into! ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U ► Get your Carpool Gaming merch: https://carpoolgaming.com/ ►...

Ryan joins Seth this week on the show to discuss the reasons you might make Nintendo Switch 2 your new primary platform, the realities of the all-digital future and how third parties aren't supporting upgrades properly, and the ins and outs of Hannah Montana: The Movie for the Nintendo Wii! ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Dis...

Nintendo doesn't seem to want to make a GameCube Mini, so we're gonna do it. Which 10 games (give or take) NEED to be on this hypothetical console? Let's hash it out. Surely everyone will be happy by the end. ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U ► Get your Carpool Gaming mer...

Seth's gone, Lockleth's here, and I think they were talking about Canadian television icon Fred Penner for a weirdly long time. ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U ► Get your Carpool Gaming merch: https://carpoolgaming.com/ ► Check us out on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/carpoolgam...

Yeah okay so literally everybody on the Internet has shared their thoughts and opinions on yet another remake of Star Fox 64. Most seemed to have made up their mind before the game even released. But now that it's finally out and in our hands... how is the *actual video game*? Let's get into it. ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our am...

The Switch 2 just crossed its first year mark, so how can we possibly resist seizing this opportunity for the sake of content? Let's take EVERY exclusive game released in the Nintendo Switch 2's first year and throw them into a tournament bracket! ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUy...

It's amazing what some Internet troubles and cat poop incidents can make happen. ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U ► Get your Carpool Gaming merch: https://carpoolgaming.com/ ► Check us out on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/carpoolgaminglive ► Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com...

We have SO MUCH to talk about! Ocarina of Time remake! New Xenoblade! Kingdom Hearts IV? HUH?! ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U ► Get your Carpool Gaming merch: https://carpoolgaming.com/ ► Check us out on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/carpoolgaminglive ► Subscribe on YouTube: https://y...

Let's face it. As Nintendo fans, we are often left slightly disappointed and scratching our heads asking... why? Where is our Super Mario Galaxy 3? Why isn't a new Animal Crossing out yet? Bring back Kid Icarus Uprising! Seriously! And... what were you THINKING with the Virtual Boy (on Nintendo Switch 2)? Well, sit back as The Nintendo Drive crew does just that. That's right - this is...

This week on the show, it's NINTENDO SHARK TANK! The panel of Sharks have $1,000,000 to invest and they'll hear YOUR Nintendo pitches. What will the payoff be? Who knows! It's just a dumb fun idea! ► Support Amanda's fundraiser: https://raceroster.com/events/2026/112177/the-2026-asics-falmouth-road-race/pledge/participant/46388720 ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: htt...

We're mere days away from the release of Yoshi and the Mysterious Book - but are we excited to play it? Thankfully, we have known Yoshi superfan Amanda on the case. ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U ► Get your Carpool Gaming merch: https://carpoolgaming.com/ ► Check us out on Twi...

This week on the show, we crave *spice* -- so we've asked y'all for your hottest Nintendo takes and we're gonna give our takes on your takes. Just takes all the way down. Take that. ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U ► Get your Carpool Gaming merch: https://carpoolgaming.c...

It's The Nintendo Drive's first Lockless episode and we don't know what to do. I mean, we'll be *fine* -- but Amanda needs help deciding her next Switch 2 game! So let's figure that out for a semblance of structure! ► Check out Seth in Passerine: https://youtu.be/i7UgRF4AUyE?si=lSFKE30sKxjOCxdO ★ LINKS ★ ► Get Exclusive Perks on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming ►...