The Vookcast - Australia's Nintendo Podcast

To finalise our celebrations for Mario Kart MAYhem, and yes, we realise it's June, here's a brand new episode of the Vookcast! This episode goes through all of the latest news that we've yet to cover on the Vookcast, including controversial topics like Nintendo's plans for near field communication figurines (known as NFP) as well as their contentious YouTube revenue splitting s...

The team opens up the Nintendo vault to do another in-depth critique for a game belonging to a franchise that Nintendo has long forgot. Released several years ago for the original DS, and the latest (original) Starfox title in the franchise, Starfox Command was a bizarre game. It featured a new approach to the Starfox formula, coupled with new hardware (for the time) in the DS. It was received wel...

We have a regular news and games episode for you this fortnight. The usual crew of James, Steven and Daniel all return, and are joined by Troy. You might recognise him from a past episode, or from the Mario Kart Twitch streams that have been happening over the last few weeks. The guys cover a whole swathe of news, from the Smash Bros and Mario Kart 8 Directs and some completely new announcements l...

The team returns with it's third ever in-depth critique episode. This game was one of the most controversial inclusions of the series it belongs too, and was so unsuccessful that it sparked it's developer to completely change up the formula. In case you haven't worked it out, that game is Resident Evil Zero. James, Steven and Daniel run through the game's development history, b...

The team returns with another traditional episode this fortnight. James, Steven and Daniel all return to discuss the latest news and announcements, including the (finally) release of Retro City Rampage, the announcement of Cult County and all that juicy information that Nintendo finally let loose about Mario Kart 8.The team also covers more localised, Australia centric news - including the recentl...

It’s business as usual with the latest episode of the Vookcast which returns to the traditional format with special guest, Troy, the staffer who does our weekly eShop updates. The usual team and our esteemed guest go through all the latest and most notable news of the past few weeks, offering their insights on the most recent classifications and announcements for new games on the eShop and Virtual...

Most of you guessed it, and it’s therefore one of our worst kept secrets, but we’ve finally put together our thoughts to bring our viewers a in-depth look at one of Nintendo’s most divisive Mario games - Super Mario Sunshine. A critical and commercial success back when it released, more retrospective looks have been much more critical since then. The regular team of James, Steven and Daniel take u...

The team returns to the traditional format to bring our loyal listeners their thoughts on the latest and greatest announcements of the last fortnight. The latest announcements for Smash Brothers and the updating of release dates (and delays) for various games open the show, with a quick recap on Nintendo’s latest promises for the Virtual Console service. The newest announcements are also discussed...

The team has been busy at work researching and playing one of the most divisive Nintendo games to bring you this episode of the podcast – our long awaited (and possibly overdue) Metroid Other M in-depth critique! The regular team of James, Steven and Daniel take us through the game from beginning to end – covering the writing of the game itself, including the characterisation of Samus and Adam, as...

Another fortnight and another podcast, it's business as usual as James, Steven and Daniel (flamecondor) all tackle the latest news and the relatively quiet release window of the past two weeks. The team discusses the news that Monster Hunter 4 is coming to the rest of the world in 2015, Renegade Kid's "Moon Chronicles" announcement, the Phoenix Wright Trilogy announcement for 3...

Welcome to the newest season of the Vookcast and our first episode for 2014!Since we didn't get around to doing it at the end of last year, the team has had some time to reflect and play whatever games they missed out on throughout the year and decide between them which games were their favourites of the year. The team runs through their best and worst games separately on both the Wii U and t...

Another fortnight and another episode to close us out for the upcoming holiday season. We’re happy to have brought it to you just on time and hope you enjoyed everything the team has to discuss in this episode. From the Cranky Kong announcement to Nintendo’s attitudes towards their fans opinions, it’s all discussed in this episode. Donkey Kong, Smash Brothers (with a touch of Majora’s Mask) and al...

Sorry for the delay (we had some issues getting this episode ready and uploaded for you) but finally the Vookcast episode 86 is ready for your ears. Thanks to the delay, you’ll also be able to listen to episode 87 straight after, because we know you just can’t get enough. In this episode the usual crew of James, Steven and Daniel take you through some Mario, Smash Bros and Pokemon news, as well as...

It’s a busy time in Nintendo this week, so join James, Steven and Daniel as they break down the news and the latest big releases from the last fortnight. In the news, a few new games have been revealed through the Classification Board, Steel Diver Subwars and NES Remix. Super Mario 3D World and Zelda: A Link Between Worlds round off this week’s games discussion. Thanks for listening! This episode...

Apologies for the lateness, but we've got another intimate podcast just for you! Daniel and James both go over the latest updates to Super Mario 3D World, hardware packages being announced, Nintendo's latest digital offerings on the eShop as well as the mysterious Pikachu detective game. Of course, we had to sneak in a quick discussion about the infamous suspension of the Swapnote servic...

Pokémon has arrived, and so the usual suspects of James, Steven, Daniel and special guest Andrew come together for a new episode of the Vookcast. The crew discuss some Zelda: Link Between Worlds news, Wii U game delays (Batman and Watch Dogs) and some new Wii U bundles we’ve found out about. The main event of course is discussion on the new Pokémon games, X and Y. What we love, what we don’t, favo...

We'd like to start off with an apology - we actually recorded an episode last fortnight but due to technical and time difficulties we couldn't get it together in time. But here we are again this fortnight with an all new podcast. The usual gang of James, Steven and Daniel go over all of the latest Nintendo news - including their recent release date confirmations and delays, the latest up...

My my, how time flies! Another fortnight, another podcast. Okay, we'll stop. The team talks about the latest updates to the Wind Waker HD as well as Pokemon X & Y, while also discussing what we thought about the newly announced (and slightly questionable) 2DS console. The recent announcements of price drops and new bundles are also discussed too. Making up for our missed podcast a few wee...

It's podcast time yet again, and this time the regular team of James, Steven and Daniel enter the fold! With so many games to talk about, we were light on the news this episode. None the less, the team discusses the rumours of a Pokemon fighting game, the Mega evolution as well as the newest additions to Wind Waker HD including the recently confirmed Wind Waker Wii U bundle. The big titles fo...

~~WE SINCERELY APOLOGISE FOR UPLOADING AN UNFINISHED MASTER - PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE AND IGNORE PREVIOUS ONES~~ It's podcast time yet again, and this time the regular team of James, Steven and Daniel are joined by previous podcast contributor Hope! We talk about the Pokemon X & Y eShop size, the recent delays to Bravely Default for Europe and Australia, Nintendo's plans to fur...

Another fortnight, another (late) podcast! Taking on another more "intimate" tone this week - join James and Daniel (flamecondor) for their latest musings on the latest Nintendo news including the mysterious new franchise Miyamoto is working on for 2014 as well as Olimar's reveal for the new Super Smash Bros. Recent releases of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. as well as the virt...

Another fortnight, another Vookcast, and this episode is packed to the brim! Featuring the vocal tones of James, Steven and Daniel, join us as we talk all about the recent happenings in Nintendo news, recent releases Game & Wario and Project X Zone, and finish things off with a candid discussion about region locking with Nintendo being the last major console maker still implementing it. We hop...

It's been a week that seems quiet given how busy we were during the last podcast, but E3 has well and truly passed and we're back into the swing of things! In the latest episode, we cover the latest news including the rumours surrounding the now fabled Majora's Mask remake on the 3DS as well as Nintendo's own thoughts on the Wii U's sales and the much loved (and much misse...

Wow! What a rollercoaster week it's been. While we're a little late this fortnight (and we apologise) we assure you that it's worth it! The team is back to talk about everything that transpired at E3 from Nintendo. Regular host James is back, and is joinged by regulars Steven while we enjoy a blast from the past and see both Daniel and Scott return to the fray. As we go through all...

Playing old games again on new platforms seems to be the theme this week, with releases of Resident Evil: Revelations on Wii U and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D on 3DS. Regular host James couldn’t be with us this fortnight, so join temporary host Steven, returning champion Daniel and Ben as we talk through the week’s big releases! As well as releases, we’ve got some big news to talk about such as...