The Nintendo Shack

This week on the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Rebecca and Donnie dive into the latest Nintendo Direct and all of its announcements, including discussions about Super Mario RPG, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Pikmin 4, WarioWare: Move It!, Metal Gear Solid, and more. As always, they answer listener questions, such as if they think the Switch successor console will likely see a fresh 2D Mario title after all,...

On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Rebecca and Donnie talk about the Persona games that are making their way to the Switch, and then they do some speculating about Nintendo’s plans for possible upcoming Directs. They hit some smaller news topics before moving on to questions from the community, including if they think games should be re-reviewed after receiving significant updat...

This week on the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Donnie and Rebecca talk about all of the great games coming to the Switch that were announced so far during the Summer Game Fest showcases, despite Nintendo not holding its own show. They chat about a few other news headlines, such as the latest Pikmin 4 customization trailer and rumors about a Legend of Zelda movie in the works. As always, they answer list...

On this week’s episode of the NIntendo Shack, Donnie and Rebecca catch up on their slow progress through Tears of the Kingdom before diving into this week’s bizarre Nintendo news. They discuss the announcement of Everybody’s 1-2-Switch and the new pastel Joy-Con colors as well as a new 8bitDo mod kit for the Nintendo 64 controller. As always, they answer listener questions, such as what IP Nintend...

This week on the Nintendo Shack, Rebecca and Donnie catch up on their Tears of the Kingdom playthroughs - both have completed two dungeons and have been taking their time exploring Hyrule. They briefly discuss some news stories, such as Nintendo issuing a DMCA against Dolphin emulator on Steam, a Daemon X Machina sequel announced, some indie game news, and more. As usual, they spend time at the en...

Nintendo Shack invades PSVG to talk all things Tears of the Kingdom. Starting off the show as only we can Devin totally gets the title right but absolutely wrong. Delvin is made aware that Florida is definitely not the south, and Rebecca has all the stars align for the perfect mothers day weekend. Next, we jump into our TOTK talk and boy are we all having a blast (even Dev). We then talk news and...

The Nintendo Shack 275  - Tears of the Kingdom Arrives This week Shack welcomes Mike Minotti (@Tolkoto) from VentureBeat and Giant Bomb to discuss their opening impressions so far with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. We answer a bunch of listener questions and briefly touch on Nintendo's latest financial news and Switch 2 statements. ⁠Join our discord⁠ - https://discord.gg/FEuwPvk  ...

Garret returns to join Rebecca and Donnie on this week’s episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast. With the crew reunited, they discuss last minute Tears of the Kingdom happenings before its release this Friday. They also chat about some smaller news, such as the ongoing Splatfest, an iconic Nintendo game being inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame, and more. As always, they answer listener quest...

This week, Donnie and Rebecca discuss the previews for Tears of the Kingdom that came out this past week and what they think about what they saw/read. They also chat about the news of Nintendo returning to Gamescom this year and what that could mean about new hardware announcements. They briefly cover quick-hitting news, such as the Cadence of Hyrule trial for NSO, before getting to the week’s lis...

On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Rebecca and Donnie discuss their impressions of Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, which finally released this past week. Then, they dive into a conversation about the recent Indie Showcase, which featured several games the two are interested in playing. As always, they answer listener questions, such as which video game franchise they would erase...

This week on the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Donnie and Rebecca get excited about the final Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer. They dive into theories, speculation, hopes, and wishes. They discuss whether they think there will be dungeons or not, who the new mysterious characters could be, what they think about daddy Ganondorf, and more. The two also answer listener questions about the trailer. Addi...

On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Rebecca and Donnie chat about the Super Mario Bros. Movie (no spoilers) and Rebecca’s initial impressions of Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp. They discuss the news from the week, such as Miyamoto’s thoughts on future movie projects with Illumination, a joint venture between Nintendo and DeNA regarding technological innovations in entertainment,...

Rebecca and Donnie dive into all of the details surrounding the Tears of the Kingdom gameplay presentation that Nintendo showed this past week. Afterward, they discuss other Nintendo news from the week, such as the ongoing Splatoon 3 Splatfest, the death of E3, and the Super Mario Bros. Movie red carpet premiere. As always, they answer listener questions, such as what are their favorite E3 moments...

This week on the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Rebecca and Donnie reminisce about the Wii U and 3DS on the final day of the eShop services. They discuss some of the news from the week, such as stories about Sonic Origins Plus, Lego 2K Drive, and Fell Xenologue. They also talk about Wind Waker’s 20th anniversary and why they think it hasn't been released on the Switch yet. As always, they end the sho...

On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Donnie lets Rebecca gush about her love of Taylor Swift before the two dive into discussions about games. They start with a report of Wii Us becoming bricked over time before covering other topics like the upcoming Splatoon 3 Splatfest and more classic games added to Nintendo Switch Online. As always, they answer listener questions, such as wha...

This week on the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Rebecca and Donnie chat about the new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe wave 4 dlc courses before diving into recent news stories. They discuss the final Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer, the Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon playable demo, and more. As always, they answer listener questions, such as what can be done to innovate the next Mario game, and whether...

On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Donnie and Rebecca chat about the upcoming MAR10 Day happenings, Pokemon Presents recap, and of course, the Switch hardware rumor mill. As always, they answer listener questions (18 of them this week!), such as their favorite Switch launch day memory from 6 years ago, and which non-mainstream games they want to come to Game Boy/Advance Switch O...

This week on the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Rebecca and Donnie discuss their predictions and hopes for tomorrow’s Pokémon Presents direct for Pokémon Day. They also talk about the Microsoft x Nintendo 10-year partnership to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo consoles, Nintendo’s statement that they won’t be attending E3 this year, recent Switch releases such as Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe and Met...

The Nintendo Shack 263 - Remaster vs. Remake On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Rebecca and Donnie chat about Super Nintendo World’s grand opening in Universal Studios Hollywood, the patch coming to Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, and some big releases on the Switch from the past week. As always, they answer listener questions, such as when the next new Castlevania game might be,...

This week on the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Rebecca and Donnie talk all about this week’s Nintendo Direct presentation and their favorite announcements, such as Tears of the Kingdom, Pikmin 4, Metroid Prime Remastered, GB/GBA games on NSO, and more. They also briefly discuss the latest Nintendo financial report sales numbers and what the console’s momentum looks like. Finally, they answer listener qu...

The Nintendo Shack returns and is rebooted as a new era with Donnie returning as a regular host alongside Rebecca. In this inaugural episode of the new era, Rebecca and Donnie discuss the latest happenings in the world of Nintendo, such as the company’s decision to skip E3 2023, the result of the Joy-Con drift class action lawsuit, and the latest on the Super Mario Bros. Movie. They dive into the...

On Garret’s final regular episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast, he and Rebecca discuss Fire Emblem Engage first week impressions before moving onto this week in Nintendo news. Topics discussed include Goldeneye 007 on Nintendo Switch Online, the next Splatfest in Splatoon 3, SteamWorld Build, and more. As usual, an array of listener questions are answered, such as favorite Nintendo Shack moments...

On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Garret and Rebecca talk about Fire Emblem Engage’s launch, including a discussion about the game’s Divine Edition special bundle. They go on to discuss recent rumors, such as Nintendo reportedly increasing Switch console production in 2023, a new patent that suggests a Nintendogs mobile game is in the works, and a potential remake of Baten Kait...

Donnie, the podfather, joins Garret and talks about the latest Nintendo news! They discuss Splatfest results, new Kirby game content, new and unending amiibo collection, Jack’s obsession with classic Pokemon, and Ubisoft’s disappointment with Sparks of Hope sales. They also take some questions from the audience, including the most disappointing Nintendo games of all time, going back to discussing...

The Nintendo Shack makes its 2023 debut as Garret and Rebecca return to the mic to catch up on the past few weeks and look forward to the year ahead. They begin by talking about what they’ve been playing before jumping into a discussion about Fire Emblem Engage previews and the disappointing release of Sports Story. They also talk about Game Freak’s Pocket Card Jockey coming to Apple Arcade and th...