The Vookcast - Australia's Nintendo Podcast

We've been gone a while, sorry about that. But we're back today with some talk about the most recent, long awaited, Nintendo Direct broadcast. News runs the gamut from Zelda to Fire Emblem, Splatoon to Pokémon, indie releases to Star Fox. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Socials Ollie:  @chocobalt on Bluesky  Luke: @renderman7 on Bluesky Angelo: @manjell0 on Bluesky Michael: @subelement...

Surprise! The Vookcast regulars, Steven and James, return with an all new Vookcast after a brief and regrettable hiatus! This is our first VCR episode in several months, and for those who are just joining us, VCR episodes are episodes where we look at a game from Nintendo's past (be it first or third party) and analyse it as best we can. Given that Nintendo Australia recently confirmed that t...

Greeting and salutations loyal Vookcast listeners! We took somewhat of a quick mid-season break and returned to bring you our totally unbiased and unadulterated thoughts on Nintendo's E3 showings. It's a doozy of an episode as we cover all of the updates to the already existing games as well as all the brand new announcements including the controversial Metroid Prime: Federation Force. B...

Episode 121 of the Vookcast is here. Along with James hosting and Steven being there as per usual, we have special guests Wayne and Troy on board to chat the last fortnight and a bit of Nintendo. Amiibo restocks, counterfeit amiibo, amiibo cards, Chibi Robo amiibo, Skylanders, Lego Jurassic World delays, Splatoon updates Project Treasure and a bunch of other news rate a mention, along with some li...

Get comfortable, because the Vookcast is back for a new episode. Usual host James is out for the count (or more accurately, his computer is) so Steven stepped up to the plate. Hopefully he didn’t do a terrible job. Steven is joined by old favourite Daniel, and streaming YouTubing all around swell bloke Troy to talk about the big news of the fortnight like gold amiibo, silver amiibo, medically trai...

While we have no major new releases to talk about this fortnight we do have heaps of news to cover in this episode which is more than enough reason to bring our loyal listeners yet another episode of the Vookcast! Series regulars James and Steven cover all the latest news from the latest Nintendo Direct, as well as heaps of new announcements for both the 3DS and Wii U that'll hopefully be hit...

The team once again returns for another episode of the Vookcast, but this time we're able to comment on the Nintendo Direct News straight after it happens! James, Steven and Troy all go over the latest announcements from the direct - from Amiibo to Shin Megami Tensei. It's all here in the newest episode of the Vookcast! Additionally, the team also covers the major new release of the fort...

Some of the biggest news to hit Nintendo circles for years has happened this fortnight, and like clockwork the Vookcast crew are here to have a chat and break down just what this might mean for Nintendo's future. There is of course the big announcement of Nintendo's partnership with DeNA, and sudden embrace of mobile platforms. A new platform NX was also announced, but there's not a...

Welcome to yet another VCR episode for 2015, and this one is quite an interesting one. While we go into this game in some considerable depth, the episode is much shorter than others but we hope you still enjoy our look at Kirby Canvas Curse, one of the more experimental of the Kirby games. Kirby Canvas Curse was arguably the first mainline Kirby game that didn't conform to the standard things...

It’s been a big fortnight for news and releases, so the Vookcast brings you a new traditional style episode full of news, discussion and the latest releases. Some big Wii U news this week with new Smash Bros 8-player stages, Splatoon details and sales numbers, new faceplates and the Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. demo for the 3DS and of course the now seemingly regular amiibo minute. Some Monster releases...

Welcome to the first VCR episode of the Vookcast for 2015! For those who are just joining us, VCR stands for Vooks Critical Review! It's where the team sits down, looks at a (sometimes controversial) title and dissects it in it's entirety from story to writing to gameplay and presentation! The topic of the show this time around is Resident Evil CODE: Veronica. Developed by a secondary te...

The usual suspects of James and Steven are back onto the latest news to recap and provide penetrating insights on the latest Nintendo news! The crew chat about the recent news to come out of the Nintendo direct including all the latest updates on amiibo, Zelda, Xenoblade and even Ace Combat! Since we didn't have any brand new titles to talk about this fortnight, the episode is a little bit sh...

Welcome to the new year, and welcome to the first Vookcast of 2015! Regular hosts James and Steven are joined by returning guests Troy and Wayne to ring in the new year with news and game talk. The crew chat about the interesting news from over the holiday break. Amiibo cards, Star Fox Wii U, US Majora’s Mask Collector’s Edition and some game called Puzzles and Dragons all get a moment to shine in...

It’s been a little while since our last episode (sorry again about that!) but James and Steven are finally back for this final Vookcast episode of 2014. We missed a fair bit of news in the Mysterious Lost Episode™ so we cover the most important stuff that would have been in that episode like the Majora’s Mask announcement and Kirby delay, as well as some more recent news. After the news, the team...

The team returns with an all new VCR! In case you weren't aware, the Vooks Critical Review is a special kind of podcast episode where the team discusses and dissects a game in Nintendo’s past, whether it be third or first party, and talk about how it holds up today. The game for this VCR tape is Donkey Kong 64, a game that was lauded by critics when it was released but then torn down by playe...

Another fortnight, another episode of the Vookcast! This fortnight, the team looks at the latest updates in the world of Smash Bros, Pokemon, the eShop as well as other miscellaneous announcements. James, Steven and Ben all delve into the latest announcements straight out of the Smash Bros. for Wii U presentation, as well as other tidbits of news that were revealed throughout the fortnight since w...

The team returns with an all new VCR! In case you weren't aware, the Vooks Critical Review is a special kind of podcast episode where the team discusses and dissects a game in Nintendo’s past, whether it be third or first party, and talk about how it holds up today. The game for this VCR tape is Sweet Home, a 1989 NES title that was developed by Capcom and considered by many to be the first s...

It's pretty obvious what this episode is about but we'll play along for a little bit. Yet another traditional episode of the Vookcast returns with the usual crew of James, Steven and Daniel. The team talks about the latest news, of which there was hardly any. Topics covered included the new console bundles announced for Australia, the Wii U upgrade deal for Skylanders and even the newest...

The team returns with yet another episode of the Vookcast! We go over the latest news, as minimal as it is, including the latest Smash Brothers updates as well as the Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire demo that was recently announced for release in the coming months. We also talk about Hyrule Warrior's downloadable content schedule and pricing structure as well as the new announcement of...

The team returns with a very special guest - VOOK himself! We go over the latest news in all of the directs Nintendo have put out in the past few weeks. First up is the discussion about the new Smash Bros. announcements - but don't worry, we don't mention anything that was mentioned in any leaks so you can listen without being spoiled! On top of that, the team talks about the announcemen...

The team returns to our traditional format for this episode, where we do a brief recap of all the latest news in the world of Nintendo. Since there's no new releases to talk about, we are doing what we call Team Picks, where the team talks about one game each that they are presently playing instead. As per usual with most of our recaps, we provide the latest updates on Super Smash Bros. as we...

Our first Vooks Critical Review (VCR) since our mid year break is the flavour of the fortnight. In case you didn't know, the Vooks Critical Review is a special kind of podcast episode where the team discusses and dissects a game in Nintendo's past, whether it be third or first party, and talk about how it holds up today. The game for this VCR tape is Trauma Center: Under The Knife and th...

Greetings and salutations to all our loyal listeners, and thanks for tuning in! Returning from a short mid-season hiatus, the usual team of James, Steven and Daniel bring you their thoughts on the latest news and updates in the world of Nintendo! The latest Smash Brothers updates, the tantalising improvements to both Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2 as well as a very astute recap of the immense amount of...

The team returns with a brand new VCR tape! VCR stands for Vooks Critical Review, and it means the team will be diving into a game of yesteryear (or maybe even more recent) to dissect and critique it and see how well it holds up today! The game for this VCR tape is TimeSplitters 2, the first multi platform game from the team comprised of ex-Rare designers known as Free Radical Design. The team ope...

It's been a huge week for Nintendo and we think it shows in this episode of the Vookcast! Commemorating our 100th episode, the team looks at all of the announcements to come out of E3. The usual team of James, Steven and Daniel is joined by special guests Scott (aka Lucrei) as well as newcomer Wayne. The episode opens with a run down of the titles announced for this year - including Devil&apo...