The Vookcast - Australia's Nintendo Podcast

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Michael to react to Sora being announced as the last fighter DLC for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Capcom also announced new Monster Hunter Rise franchise collaboration DLC, this time in the form of Arthur from Ghosts ‘n Goblins.  In this episode’s featured discussion, we split the segment in two to discuss both Metroid Dread and the...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Michael to digest all the announcements out of the September Nintendo Direct: Monster Hunter Rise’s new expansion; Smash Ultimate’s final fighter announcement in October; the Bayonetta 3 reveal; a new, 3D Kirby adventure; N64 and Mega Drive games coming to Switch Online; plus loads more.  Later we look at the Switch’s firmware v13....

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Michael to consider the rumours swirling about Game Boy and Game Boy Color games coming to Switch Online subscribers. The crew also turns their eyes toward Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl’s M rating from the ACB, and that the game won’t feature any of the characters’ iconic voices. Our featured discussion for this week is discussing whe...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Michael to have a squiz at all the Pokémon news that landed over the last two weeks, plus lament the cancellation of a sweet fan-made, Metroid Prime 2D-make. Also, Monster Rancher is coming back for some reason? Our featured discussion for this week is sharing what games we loved as kids, but it turns out now they’re not so great…...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Michael to dig into Nintendo’s latest financial earnings and check in on whether Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and the Switch are still selling well (hint: they are). The crew also takes a look at the exciting Indie World Showcase announcements, and the cancellation of PAX Aus 2021. Is Animal Crossing: New Hor...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Michael to break down the free content announcements for some of the Switch’s biggest releases: Monster Hunter Rise, New Pokémon Snap, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. We also commiserate about the scheduled shut down of Dr. Mario World… or do we? And this week’s featured discussion is about whether or not Nintendo has put its be...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Michael to consider the latest homebrew “fix” for Joy-Con drift that’s picked up steam recently, and chat about the newest Smash clone contender Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. And because we’re a Nintendo site and podcast, we have our own debate about whether or not the Nintendo Switch (OLED model) is really worth the money. For this...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Michael to react to Skyward Sword HD’s quality of life improvements trailer and wonder… why most of this wasn’t implemented 10 years ago. Mario Kart Live also got a surprise update with new content, and Capcom announced its post-release roadmap of free DLC for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin. For our featured discussion, th...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Michael to dig right into those E3 announcements! Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, Metroid Dread, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania, Mario Party Superstars, the Breath of the Wild sequel… Oh my!  We also reflect back on our E3 predictions from episode 213 to see how much we got wrong (spoilers: it was a lot). Which announcement got y...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Michael to relay the Vooks community’s predictions of what Nintendo might announce at this year’s E3. The crew also chats about that weird survey some Switch owners got about a potentially new WarioWare game, and some Earthbound development secrets that were discovered on a 30 year old floppy disk! Will the Switch Pro finally get a...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Michael to consider whether locking important, new game improvements behind an amiibo paywell is a worthy investment, as well as react to the next 5-game drop on NSO’s S/NES apps. There’s also another high-profile 35th anniversary livestream coming this week (finish your beer!). With no real word yet about Nintendo announcements at...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Michael to look at Nintendo’s latest financial earnings and whether or not Animal Crossing: New Leaf is still ridiculously successful (hint: it is). The gang also reacts to the surprise announcement of Super Mario Party’s online multiplayer update, and the government’s new tax offset scheme for local game development starting next...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Michael and are puzzled by a new Pokémon stamp collection coming to AusPost in celebration of the franchise’s 25th anniversary. We also look into the new Mario Kart Tour Sydney event, as well as the announcement of a new way to print your photos from New Pokémon Snap thanks to Fujifilm’s Pokémon Instax Mini Printer, and the new, bl...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Michael react to Monster Hunter Rise’s successful debut as a current Switch exclusive, as well as discuss E3’s return as a digital-only event. We then turn our attention to the surprise announcement and release of Pac-Man 99 on Nintendo Switch Online, and get our wishlist out of what other properties we’d like to see get the arcade...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Michael to delve into what’s good about one of Switch’s biggest releases of the year: Monster Hunter Rise. Luke and Ollie have had extensive time with the game in the lead up to their reviews, and give us the low-down on what to expect getting into later parts of the game. There have also been some really interesting rumours (becau...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Michael to look at Microsoft’s finalised purchase of Zenimax Media, and its flagship moneymaker, Bethesda Softworks. Luke also runs through how Apex Legends has shaped up now that it’s out on Switch. Our featured discussion, though, is of course, the Switch’s fourth birthday! We take a quick look back on how it’s grown since it tur...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Michael to run through two huge announcement events over the last fortnight: a new Nintendo Direct and the Pokémon 25th Anniversary livestream. 2021 started off a little thin on releases, but it’s looking pretty chock-full now! We also have some preview info to discuss, with Luke taking us through his time in Knockout City, and Oll...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie and Luke to suss out the GoldenEye 007 remaster leak, which came as a surprise to many people. We also look into the new Stardew Valley 1.5 update that brings a whole load of new features and content to the game. We also go deeper into Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury now that it’s out, and you can even follow it up by checking out the Vo...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie and Luke to look back on a week of… not much, really. Takaya Imamura, character designer of Fox McCloud and Falco, among many others, departed Nintendo after 32 years. And another important behind-the-scenes figure, Sonic the Hedgehog voice actor Roger Craig Smith, is also no longer part of Sega after a decade. But while it was a quiet couple...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Chris Lawn to dive into last week’s trailers of Nintendo’s biggest 2021 releases (that we know of): New Pokémon Snap and New Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. We also quickly discuss Super Nintendo World’s recently-delayed opening, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons being Australia’s highest-selling game of 2020. In light of new...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Daniel W to look back on 2020 and realise that… Nintendo actually put out a pretty hefty amount of releases. Most of our 2020 predictions were wrong, so join us as we guess what’s happening over the course of this year - and hopefully get some right this time! We also run down The Vooks Awards for last year’s best games and biggest...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Luke and Daniel W to squee with glee at the first official look at Super Nintendo World. We then turn our attention to the joint statement out of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo about their pledge to combat toxic online gaming and take responsibility for providing a safer environment for young gamers. In further news about March 31’s annihilation day...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Daniel W to break down the Switch’s latest firmware update, which has some new, very welcome functions. We also look at a surprise return of a Pokémon card after being tied up in legal squabbles for almost 20 years, as well as another Mario game set for annihilation on March 31, 2021. There’s also a dive into thoughts and experienc...

Vooks turned 20 years old last month, and in conjunction with the Vookcast’s 200th episode, we’re finally celebrating! This episode is split into two halves: first is our regular show, talking about hot topics like Super Mario 3D All-Stars getting GameCube controller support and Nintendo’s foray into next-gen ; and second is a 20th anniversary discussion of Vooks as a site and community over such...

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie, Luke, and Daniel Worthington to look at Control's cloud-based streaming on the Switch and whether it's a boon for Aussies. We then talk about Pikmin 3 Deluxe, the latest Wii U re-release on Switch. Nintendo also announced its Q2 financial earnings, which Ollie is always eager to dig into. Have you had success playing any of the Swi...