The Nintendo Shack

This week on the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Rebecca is joined by Steven while Garret is away. They talk about Team Gear's victory in the Splatoon 3 Splatfest and discussed the event's reduction of Tricolor Turf War battles. They also dive into some other news topics from the week, such as a new Pokemon called Wiglett that was revealed, Skyrim Anniversary Edition's sudden appearance on the Nintendo eS...

This week on the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Donnie returns to the show to fill in for Garret while he is away. Rebecca and Donnie chat about their experiences so far with Splatoon 3 and the first official Splatfest (Team Gear vs. Grub vs. Fun). They discuss other Nintendo news for the week, such as Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope going gold, an upcoming teaser for the Super Mario Movie, and the status...

This week brought a new Nintendo Direct, and the Nintendo Shack crew sat down to do a deep dive discussion about it. They go through all of the games announced and include their thoughts and analysis on each title including Fire Emblem Engage, It Takes Two, Octopath Traveler II, Pikmin 4, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and more. They touch on some additional news, such as Splatoon 3 br...

On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Garret and Rebecca celebrate Splatoon 3’s launch day by discussing Rebecca’s experience with the game thus far and sharing in Garret’s misery of not yet having the game in his possession. They briefly chat about rumored changes to the rumored Nintendo Direct before diving into a discussion about the latest Pokemon Scarlet & Violet trailer....

Greeeetings, Koopalings! This week on the Nintendo Shack podcast, Rebecca and Garret are joined by the one and only Jeff Grubb to talk to him about his statements regarding an upcoming Nintendo Direct for the month of September and what it might involve. He shares information that he discussed on his own podcast, Last of the Nintendogs, earlier in the week. After the Nintendo Direct talk, the thre...

On this week's episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Garret and Rebecca recap the Splatoon 3 Treehouse Live and Gamescom presentations, discussing what was shown in each event. They also talk about Sakurai's new YouTube channel project, some surprising facts about the Pokemon series development, how the Live A Live remake actually managed to exist, and more. As always, they answer listener questi...

This week’s Nintendo Shack Podcast features special guest Steven, who joins Garret and Rebecca for the episode. Garret presents a deep dive of information on the theoretical Nintendo Switch Pro model and how it would compare spec-wise with the original Switch model and Valve’s Steam Deck. After the deep dive, the three discuss some recent Switch game launches and release date announcements. As alw...

This week’s episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast primarily covers the Splatoon 3 Direct, including a summary of all of the news as well as Garret and Rebecca’s thoughts on what was showcased. They discuss each aspect of what was announced and answer listener questions about what was shown. The two also briefly talk about an interesting discovery about an SNES game that was hidden for 28 years unt...

This week on the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Garret and Rebecca discuss their polarizing thoughts on the Scarlet & Violet portion of the Pokemon Presents showcase. They briefly go over Nintendo's quarterly financial report with some intriguing data on Switch growth before moving on to a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe datamine that may have revealed future DLC tracks. They end the news segment by talking abou...

On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Garret and Rebecca do a review round-up of the highly anticipated Xenoblade Chronicles 3, which at the time of recording was mere hours from releasing. They discuss the courses that were announced for the second wave of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass. Finally, Garret leads Rebecca through a mid-year Nintendo year round-up, recallin...

This week's episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast might have been a few days late, but eventually, Garret and Rebecca sat down to discuss the previous week of Nintendo news. They talked about Mario Strikers: Battle League's first free update and the quality of the game as a whole. They also discussed topics such as Xenoblade Chronicle 3 copies out in the wild a week early, new classic games added...

This week on the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Donnie returns to join Rebecca in discusses this week’s news and rumors. They talk in depth about the new Bayonetta 3 trailer and release date as well as the surprise announcement of a brand new Kirby eShop game releasing this summer. They dive into some news about Nintendo as a company, such as an interesting company acquisition and an internal memo regard...

On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Garret and Rebecca discuss the announcement of the Nintendo Switch OLED Splatoon 3 Edition and what it means for the everlasting Switch Pro rumors. They also talk about their experiences with the Live A Live demo, E3’s return with the help of PAX next year, more N64 games coming to NSO, and more. As always, they answer listener questions, such...

Garret and Rebecca discuss the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase in this week’s episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast; they dive into many of the games that were shown, such as Nier Automata, Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, Dragon Quest Treasures, Persona, and more. They also chat about other Nintendo news from the week, and as always, they answer listener questions, such as which GameCube g...

This week on the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Rebecca starts by sharing about her new cat Frisk. Then, Rebecca and Garret talk about the Xenoblade Chronicles Direct and some other Nintendo news from the past week. As always, they answer listener questions, such as top three most-played games on the Switch that are not published by Nintendo. Remember you can follow us @ShackLife on Twitter Catch the liv...

Donnie joins Garret in this week’s episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast to talk about Fire Emblem Rumors and Nintendo Direct speculation. They also go into the news from this week in Nintendo, such as TMNT Shredder's Revenge first impressions, new RPG reveals, and more. As always, they answer listener questions, such as what games stood out from the Wholesome showcase and what is the best pb&...

Donnie joins Garret and Rebecca in this week’s episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast to talk all about day one of Summer Game Fest, including its opening show and the Devolver Digital show. They also go into the news from this week in Nintendo, such as Mario Strikers: Battle League first impressions, the awful 1-2 Switch sequel that Nintendo doesn’t know what to do with, Fire Emblems: Three Hopes...

This week on the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Elaine, Garret, and Rebecca dive into the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet trailer to pick apart all the new details and share what they are looking forward to about the game. They also discuss an upcoming demo for Fire Emblem: Three Hopes, a new trailer for Sonic: Frontiers, and the development status of Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope. As always, they answer li...

On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Garret, Elaine, and Rebecca cover the regular weekly news on topics such as Nintendo Switch Online, an interview with Reggie Fils-Aime, behind the scenes of Nintendo Switch Sports, and more. They also discuss a tease about a sequel to Astral Chain, Saudi Arabia’s investment in Nintendo, and a long-lost canceled N64 project that was uncovered. A...

This week on the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Garret and Rebecca discuss the week’s happenings such as a Skyrim Anniversary Edition leak, news from developer Nihon Falcom, Fall Guys for Switch (finally), and more. They also take some time to speculate on this year’s “E3” and what Nintendo plans to do for their next game announcements now that there’s no locked-in presentation to expect. As always, they...

Elaine, Garret, and Rebecca are reunited for the first time in weeks on this episode of the Nintendo Shack Podcast. The trio chose violence this time and also have several contagious cases of the giggles. They start this week’s news by recapping the Indie World Showcase as well as some of Nintendo’s recent financial report numbers, and they also discuss Nintendo’s statement about its future transi...

This week on the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Elaine and Garret talk about the new Mario Strikers Overview trailer, discuss new tidbit information from Reggie’s new book, and Ocarina of Time being inducted into the video game hall of fame. They also talk about what games recently surprised them, what games they wish they could play for the first time again, and Nintendo characters getting down and boog...

This week on the Nintendo Shack Podcast, Garret joins Rebecca as she discusses her time at PAX East 2022 and her impressions of Nintendo Switch Sports, which releases this weekend. They also talk about the Mario Movie getting delayed, an upcoming from Disney, Kirby’s 30th anniversary, and more. As always, they answer listener questions, such as how Star Fox could be revived and what Nintendo would...

Hi All, Elaine is back!! And she joins Garret to talk about all the latest Nintendo news. They talk about Xenoblade Chronicles 3 release date, the GBA/GB emulator rumors for Switch, and a bunch of game release announcements. They also answer listener questions including Japan-only Switch titles, least favorite game genres, and Zelda DS games! Remember you can follow us @ShackLife on Twitter Catch...

On this week's episode of the Nintendo Shack podcast, Garret fills listeners in on the latest Fire Emblem Three Hopes news. Rebecca and Garret discuss possible 3D action games that Bandai Namco could be remastering, a lucky Advance Wars fan's once-in-a-lifetime experience, and other Nintendo news from the week. As always, they answer listener questions, such as what genre spin-off game should Fire...