The Nintendo Shack

In the final Nintendo Shack episode of 2021, Rebecca, Garret, and Elaine recap the recent Indie World Showcase and discuss which indies they’re looking forward to playing. They also give an overview of another recent Pokemon Legends: Arceus trailer and of five new Genesis games coming to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. They also learn a surprising fact about a famous Olympian who loves vi...

Rebecca and Garret give a recap of The Game Awards in which Nintendo forgot to show up to. They also dive into some other Nintendo news from the week, such as another Hisuian variant for Pokemon Legends: Arceus, the next Nintendo Switch Online N64 game, and more. As always, they answer listener questions, such as what they thought could be improved about The Game Awards and which Nintendo franchis...

Rebecca, Garret, and Elaine discuss the first N64 game to be added to the NSO Expansion Pack, some unfortunate Switch game delays, some JRPGs headed to the Switch, and whether or not they believe that we are at the beginning of a “handheld Renaissance” in gaming. It’s a big week for listener questions, with 10 answered, including the most difficult boss they’ve faced and their favorite winter leve...

Rebecca, Garret, and Elaine discuss their first impressions playing Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl and what the games mean for the future of the franchise. They also dive into other Nintendo headlines, such as Mario Golf Super Rush’s final free update, NEO: The World Ends With You and its underperforming expectations, a rumor about a Chrono Cross remake, and a YouTuber’s $10,000 bounty...

Rebecca, Garret, and Elaine get ready for the release of Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl by discussing the review scores and reflecting on what they’re looking forward to. They also share their opinions on the Game Awards nominees, celebrate some of Nintendo’s console anniversaries, and talk about some other news from the week. As always, they answer listener questions, such as whether t...

Elaine is back this week and joins Rebecca and Garret as they discuss this week in Nintendo. Topics include their hopes and expectations for the upcoming launches of Shin Megami Tensei V and Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl, the neverending Metroid Prime rumors, the release of a long overdue streaming app for the Switch, and more. As always, they answer listener questions, such as whether t...

Rebecca and Garret are joined by special guest Michael Koczwara this week. They go into an in-depth discussion about Mario Party Superstars (thanks to Michael’s expert knowledge of the series), talk about the Animal Crossing New Horizons 2.0 update, and comment on an unofficial Mario NFT gambling game that was struck down by Nintendo’s lawyers. As always, they answer listener questions, such as ti...

Join Elaine, Garret, and Rebecca on the pre-Halloween episode of the Nintendo Shack. They discuss their experiences with Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, the new mobile game Pikmon Bloom, Advance War’s delay, and upcoming games they’re interested in playing. As always, they answer listener questions, such as the scariest things they’ve encountered in games, what system they associate with...

Join Elaine, Garret, and Rebecca as they recap the Animal Crossing Direct's free and paid new content, debate the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack's price point, learn about a new Pokemon that was just revealed, talk about the latest game from the creator of Stardew Valley, and more. As always, they answer listener questions, such as favorite Halloween candy and what type of Animal Crossing...

Things are getting good in the world of Nintendo. Elaine is off this episode, so Garret and Rebecca talk about their first impressions playing Metroid Dread. They discuss the records the game has already broken in Japan and the early success of the OLED mode. They also chat about some other headlines, such as Grand Theft Auto announced for the Switch. As always, they answer listener questions, suc...

The Nintendo Switch OLED and Metroid Dread is here! Join Rebecca, Elaine, and Garret as they discuss Sora coming to Smash, Switch OLED release and hype, and Metroid Dread. They also talk about what could have been with an ‘open world’ Metroid Prime 3, their thoughts on Kingdom Hearts Cloud Version on Switch, and how do they take care of their Switch.

Happy International Podcast Day! The Switch Pro rumors seem to never end: Rebecca, Garret, and Elaine chat this week about the latest report from Bloomberg regarding 4K dev kits and Nintendo’s clap back at them (again). Additionally, they discuss the promising trailers for the two upcoming Pokemon games, Switch OLED early impressions, and news about the Donkey Kong expansion to Super Nintendo Worl...

This week, Elaine, Garret, and Rebecca discuss the September 2021 Nintendo Direct presentation, giving their thoughts on announcements such as Monster Hunter Rise DLC, a 3D Kirby game, the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, Bayonetta 3, and of course, the eclectic Mario movie voice cast. They also talk about what makes a “perfect” Nintendo Direct, as well as reminisce on their favorite present...

Join Rebecca, Garret, and Elaine as we talk about the Nintendo Switch price drop in Europe, bluetooth magically turning on, and the Castlevania advance collection. We also get into what makes Nintendo Directs a great presentation, more Deltarune content, and future Monster Hunter Rise content.

Join Rebecca, Garret, and new co-host Elaine on their first show as a trio. We get to know Elaine and her history as a Nintendo fan, talk about WarioWare: Get It Together review impressions, September Direct rumors, a possible Switch price cut, and more. As always, they answer listener questions, including what does Metroid Dread need to do to keep up with modern Metroidvanias. Finally, they answe...

Join Donnie, Rebecca, and Garret as they dive deep into No More Heroes 3 impressions, Gameboy games on Switch rumors, and a new Big Brain Academy reveal. We also send our goodbyes to our wonderful host and podfather… but a new challenger approaches next week!

This week in the SHACK the triforce is playing a bunch of games like Golf Club Wasteland, Greak, Axiom Verge & Samus Returns. We catch you up on the Nintendo news from Gamescom & all the games that are about to release in the couple of weeks.

Sorry for the audio quality in advance, we had numerous technical issues both with our broadcast and local recordings, this was the best we could produce. This week in the SHACK the Rebecca is BACK from Zeldathon and tells us all about her trip. The Shack trio also discusses Cristales, Tony Hawk Pro Skater on Switch and a little Garden Story. Then we jump right into the Pokemon Presents and comb o...

This week in the SHACK the Donnie & Garret fill in for Rebecca who’s on a Zelda Specific Mission! This week the boys break down the games they liked most from the recent Indie World presentation from Nintendo. After that there is a TON of news - Life is Strange is delayed, Darksiders 3 is coming to Switch, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 might be soon, and ROCKSTAR IS REMASTERING GTA GAMES FOR SWITCH?!

This week in the SHACK the regular crew convene to discuss Oxenfree’s delay, playing the Pokemon Snap update, and Monster Hunter Stories. Then we get into the recent Nintendo earning’s report and what it might mean for Switch in the long run. Mario Golf got and update and we close the show with a long discussion on video game characters that made us THIRSTY.

This week in the SHACK the regular crew convene to discuss more Pokemon Unite, Samurai Warriors 5, and Monster Hunter Stories 2. In news we talk about the new updates (and lack there of) for Animal Crossing New Horizons, Pokemon Snap, new games hitting the eShop and more!

This week in the SHACK, the Shack trio is back together to discuss games like Monster Hunter Stories 2, Pokemon Unite and Captain Toad Treasure Tracker. In news we discuss Nintendo vs. Bloomberg, more Metroid Prime Trilogy rumors, Nintendo’s latest NPD sales feat. Mario Golf, and the latest Nintendo Switch Online update.

This week in the SHACK, Rebecca has been playing The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD all week and has her early impressions of Nintendo’s latest release. Also on this show we discuss the Switch OLED Preorders opening up (finally) as well as Nickelodeon All Star Brawl & close with questions from you!

This week in the SHACK, Garret, Rebecca & Donnie welcome Chris Johnston from the Player One Podcast to help breakdown Nintendo’s announcement of the Nintendo Switch OLED model. We asked for questions and YOU DELIVERED

This week in the SHACK, Rebecca & Donnie welcome Steven back to the show (Zenith from the discord). The first half of this episode is dedicated to Donnie’s thoughts on Mario Golf Super Rush, now having spent a week with the game. After that we discuss Mr. Sakurai Presents Kazuya, Nintendo mini consoles and answer questions like… would we want to work on our favorite game?