The Nintendo Shack

This week in The Nintendo Shack, Donnie & Caroline address the State of the Shack and detail some potential upcoming changes to the show. The Ninten-kids pick up the show with some games they're playing like Ring Fit Adventure, Lydia, Kentucky Route Zero, and Stories Untold before discussing some rumors and answering your questions.

BYLETH IS IN SMASH KOOPALINGS! This is not a drill :D Sakurai has trolled the entire internet and brought yet another character from Fire Emblem into Smash Bros. This week we break down the inclusion of Byleth, those awesome mii costumes, what the future could hold in DLC Vol. 2. Oh yeah, Fire Emblem Three Houses DLC comes out in February too….. yeah its one of those episodes.

** APOLOGIES for the audio, this was on a brand new PC that I just installed hours before the show, I shouldn’t have put so much on a new configuration, we’ll have it ironed out next episode. ** The SHACK is BACK in 2020 (for real this time) that’s right Caro has FINALLY returned to the Shack and just in time too as we have a HUGE Pokemon Direct to break down. After that we discuss Wii U ports in...

The SHACK is BACK in 2020! Kicking off the new year, Donnie is joined by Kevin to discuss Xmas gifts, Deadly Premonition, and a little Untitled Goose Game. Then the Nintenbros discuss the newest Smash Bros Melee Event, Nintendo Direct rumors, and break down our biggest hopes and concerns for currently announced Switch games.

The SHACK is BACK! This week Donnie & Caroline share our top 10 favorite games of 2019! After that we talk a little about our look ahead’s to 2020 on Nintendo Switch. We close out with some listener questions before wishing you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and we’ll see you in 2020 :)

The SHACK is BACK! This week Donnie & Caroline talk a little vacation plans, a little fortnite, a little world of warcraft, a little Pokemon Go and then we get into the Game Awards with some discussion centered around Bravely Default 2, No More Heroes 3 all before finishing with your listener questions.

The SHACK is BACK! This week Donnie and Caro catch-up on life for a minute before they discuss catching up on games. The duo cover The Touryst, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, Mario Maker 2, and a little Wargroove before jumping into the newest Indie World presentation from Nintendo this week. We close with some eshop news and listener questions such as the next Smash fighter and ports we’d like to se...

The SHACK is BACK! This week in the Shack Donnie & Caroline chat all about the thanksgiving holiday away before they get into the big update that is OUT NOW ON MARIO MAKER 2! That’s right, Link has returned to Super Mario Maker and Donnie couldn’t be more excited. We wrap up the same way we do each and every week with some listener questions.

The SHACK is BACK! This week in the Shack Donnie & Caroline discuss more Pokemon impressions as they wrap up the story. Donnie chimes in with his early impressions of the Touryst, a game you really need to look into if you haven’t already. Then the duo talk a little news and wrap up with a handful of listener questions before wishing all of our listeners a splendid Thanksgiving holiday!

The SHACK is BACK! This week the Shack welcomes IGN's Michael Koczwara‏ (Twitter) to the Shack to discuss all of the latest happenings with Pokemon Sword & Shield. We discuss our initial impressions with Shield and Swords new features before answering listener questions on Pokemon and wrapping up with a little news in the Shovel Knight & Nintendo 64 world. Michael Koczwara is an IGN freelancer who...

The SHACK is BACK! This week the Shack is whole again as Caroline and Donnie sit down to discuss all things Luigi’s Mansion 3, the Pokemon Nintendo Switch, and The Stretchers. Next, the pair chat about Pokemon Eve, other franchises that should get the Warrior’s treatment, as well as Black Friday and Holiday shopping plans. Happy Pre-Pokemon Launch week everyone, see you back here next week :D

The SHACK is BACK! This week the Shack is down one Caroline as she’s feeling a bit under the weather but that’s okay as Bill from Run Jump Stomp (The Stadiacast & Switch Craft) drops by the Nintendo Shack to discuss a little Luigi’s Mansion 3, Terry’s arrival in Smash Bros, some Nintendo Financials and we save Pokemon leaks / spoilers for the post-show after the credits. Thanks so much Bill for dr...

The SHACK is BACK! This week in the Shack Donnie provides some updates on real-life, the upcoming PSVG house party, Twinfinite’s article citing PSVG in the “Top 15 Video Game Podcasts You Should Be Listening To” and then Caroline carries the show on the gaming front. Great questions week as we discuss Halloween, spooky games, PSVG the horror movie and more.

The SHACK is BACK! This week in the Shack Donnie & Caroline discuss Doraemon: Story of Seasons, River City Girls, & a little Yooka Laylee before they discuss Suda51’s strange announcement, Switch’s continued good sales before closing with questions about video game fandom, switch storage issues, and Halloween. Hope you enjoy the show.

The SHACK is BACK! This week in the Shack Donnie & Caroline talk all about that Pokemon Sword & Shield news that dropped this week but not before the pairing discuss One Night Stand, Overwatch & Fortnite, a little more Fire Emblem Three Houses and Darksiders 2. We end the show per usual with your questions such as which indie dev we’d give a Nintendo IP to & which franchise we’d like to see most i...

The SHACK is BACK! This week in the Shack Donnie & Caroline get back to the good ole’ fashioned Nintendo Shack. This week’s its just us catching up things we’ve been up to and playing. We talk about that Pokemon 24 hour live stream, the top 5 characters we want to see in Smash Bros, and discuss what we think about a Switch Home Console only.

The SHACK is BACK! This week in the Shack Donnie & Caroline are joined by Mr. Prime Kevin as they discuss what the journey of 100 episodes has been like. This episode if chocked FULL of listeners sending in their own Nintendo Shack 100 reactions and questions and it was INCREDIBLE to sit back and reminisce about our early beginnings, highlight moments, and all that nostalgic goodness. Truly we’re...

The SHACK is BACK! This week Donnie and Caroline are joined by Mrs. Amanda Vanhiel from Zelda Universe to break down all of our thoughts on the Legend of Zelda Link’s Awakening (2019). Listen is as the trio break down the remake, remember the original versions, and discuss the games story and importance in the Zelda pantheon of games as well as which Zelda game we’d like to see remade next. We are...

The SHACK is BACK! This week Donnie and Caroline catch-up on some some games they’re playing before discussing Ring Adventure, Nintendo Switch Online, the newest Pokemon SirFetche’d, and answer more questions DIRECT FROM YOU! Can’t wait for Zelda weekend!!!!

The SHACK is BACK! After last week’s double-dose of Shack we decided to take the week off. HOWEVER, its been a few weeks of special shows and we haven’t talked much Astral Chain so Donnie phoned a friend to chat up some impressions / review thoughts about Astral Chain before Zelda releases and its forgotten about forever. Thanks to Kaiju for joining the podcast this week.

The SHACK is BACK! This week in the Shack PEER FREAKING SCHNEIDER from IGN and Nintendo Voice Chat drops by the Shack to discuss his career in the video game industry and internet business. Then we hop into his thoughts on Nintendo’s current trajectory, the kindred amiibo spirit he shares with Caroline, and what he thought of today's Nintendo Direct. #SeptemberToRemember

The SHACK is BACK! This week in the Shack Caroline, Donnie, and Kevin are in a bit of a hurry - listen for more details ;) - But there was a Nintendo Direct today and we couldn’t simply allow that to go by without us so we hurriedly provide some of our INSTANT reaction as we recorded this a mere minutes after the Direct went off air. Hope you enjoy this one and stay tuned for the next :) #Septembe...

The SHACK is BACK! This week on Shack Donnie’s in a rush but not so much of rush to not tell you about Katana Zero, Caroline’s playing World of Warcraft Classic but gets in a little Nintendo before we tackle Astral Chains incredible review cycle and Overwatch coming to Switch. We end with some listener questions such as who we’d love to guest on the Nintendo Shack one day…. which may or may not be...

The SHACK is BACK! This week on Shack the gang talk about their favorite games showcased in the Indie World presentation at Gamescom 2019, then we highlight some other Gamescom highlights, statements from Microsoft on future partnerships, our hype for Astral Chain and of course those excellent listener questions.

The SHACK is BACK! This week in the Shack we discuss newest Switch revision, FCC filings for a very familiar looking controller and what that could mean for Nintendo Switch Online, the return of Bubble Bobble, Town and Shantae, all before we end with a SPOILERY discussion of Fire Emblem Three Houses.