This Nintendo Life

Hey everyone! This week we are head over heels for a brand new Indie darling, Spiritfarer. We discuss the Indie World where it was shown off and then dive deep discussing this nautical, narrative, resource management game (spoilers: we love it). After the break we answer your emails about how long we think the Switch's lifespan will be as well as breaking down our personal top 5 game genres. We cl...

Hey everyone! This week Bally brings Yoku's Island Express to the table a pinball Metroidvania that is certainly unique. Nbz meanwhile finished Paper Mario The Origami King and also discusses his experiences streaming nightmarish boss fights in the Japanese version of Castlevania 3 from the Castlevania Anniversary Collection! After the break it is time for our next Backlog Club, Nintendogs + Cats!...

Hey everyone! This week we have a big Nintendo exclusive to talk about with Paper Mario The Origami King. Despite all the controversy, Nbz is pretty positive on the experience so far and has a lot to praise. Meanwhile Bally and Nbz both played through reverse horror Metroidvania Carrion, a game in which you play the role of a huge disgusting monster rolling around and devouring scientists in your...

Hey folks! This week we kick things off with a long awaited discussion - Bally has finally played Chrono Trigger. We discuss why it took him this long to play through one of gaming classics and his views on how its aged. Nbz and Bally have both played a bit of Ghost of Tsushima, the latest open world game from Sucker Punch, before Nbz closes things out with chat on Bug Fables, a Paper Mario style...

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Hey everyone. This week we kick things off with Bally talking about Rime, a game that aspires to be more than the sum of its parts. Bally also chats with Nbz about Min Min, the latest DLC character for Super Smash Bros Ultimate before Nbz raves about the inane process of buying DLC on the 3DS e-shop in relation to the extra DLC case for Phoenix Wright Dual Destinies. Nbz also checks in with the re...

Hey everyone, we decided to go in depth on The Last of Us Part 2, having finished it and having a lot to say! We are joined by Devon from Emblemcast and so have quite a range of opinions on the game. You can find Devon here: https://twitter.com/EmblemCast https://soundcloud.com/user-131072822 You can support us on Patreon -  https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife , remember to send all your...

Hey everyone. This week we've got a ton of games to talk about, so Bally kicks us off with co-op platformer Unravel 2 on Switch, followed by surreal narrative game What Remains of Edith Finch. Then the boys give their quick first impressions of The Last of Us Part 2 before Nbz chats about the latest entry in the Shantae series with Seven Sirens and waxes lyrical about cult classic and Bally favour...

Hey everyone. Hope you're all doing well in our crazy times. This week we start things off talking about Black Lives Matter and what we can do about the current status quo before getting into video games. Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition, alongside the Future Connected epilogue has taken up all of Nbz's time as he re-litigates one of his favourite games. Bally and Nbz also used the SNES Swi...

Hey everyone, hope you're all doing well! Surprise, surprise, we have a lot of video game to talk about this week! We kick things off with Bally's thoughts on the short and sweet What the Golf? on Switch, while Nbz tackles a game long waiting in his backlog with Wario Land 3. Bally then gives glowing impressions of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, a game you might not expect him to enjoy, before Nbz...

Hey folks! This week we continue our lockdown podcasting but we've got plenty of video games to take our mind off the world. The boys kick off with an update on Animal Crossing and explain why they have started using spreadsheets. We then get into Streets of Rage 4, one of the surprises of the year and discuss our history with beat-em ups. Bally finally finished Final Fantasy VII Remake we get som...

Here is a link to the Survey mentioned! Please fill it out if you have the time! https://forms.gle/uYVinpjvHJ8bNKWf8 Hey everyone! We kick things off this week with another Animal Crossing update and checking in with some of the new features Nintendo has been rolling out. Nbz also uses this as a chance to talk about getting new Joy Cons before discussing the Mario Maker 2 shaped hole that he fell...

Here is a link to the Survey mentioned! Please fill it out if you have the time! https://forms.gle/uYVinpjvHJ8bNKWf8 Hey everyone! Hope you're all doing ok in our continually weird world. Fortunately we have a lot of video games to keep us busy, so that's what we've been filling our time with. Bally and Nbz kick off the show with an Animal Crossing check in, comprising mainly of out Stalk Market w...

Hey folks! I hope you're all doing well out there in our current crazy world! Hopefully the global pandemic has given you more time to spend on video games, as it certainly has done that for Nbz and Bally. We kick things off with a big discussion on the latest and greatest from Nintendo, Animal Crossing New Horizons and how it has taken over our lives. The boys also checked out the demo for Bravel...

Hey everyone! I hope you're all staying safe out there, and hopefully you have time to listen to a big ol' podcast, because this is a long one! We welcome Bill from Nintendo Switchcraft and many other shows to the podcast to talk about the games we've been playing and other things! We start off with a discussion of E3 2020 being cancelled and what it means for the industry. We then dive headfirst...

Hey folks! This week the long wait for a full Nintendo Direct continues, but at least we know more about Animal Crossing. We kick things off with a jam packed what we've been playing, in which Bally talks about Ori & The Blind Forest & Vitamin Connection as well as dropping a surprise on Nbz live on air. Nbz meanwhile has played plenty of games including: Mighty Switch Force, Awesome Pea,...

Hey everyone! It's a big ol' episode this week as we celebrate Nintendo's last dedicated handheld system, the Nintendo 3DS. But first we have some games to talk about. It's a big week for tactics games getting DLC as Bally checks in with Wargroove's latest offerings while Nbz has played a bunch of the Cindered Shadows expansion for Fire Emblem Three Houses. The boys then go back and forth with the...

It's 6 months late, but finally here we are with a Fire Emblem Three Houses Spoilercast. We welcome Devon from Emblemcast to the show to discuss everything Fire Emblem, as well as some other things. If you want to hear chat on other games, but not want to be spoiled on Fire Emblem, skip to 1:50:26 and hear takes on Dead Cells, Ori & Return of the Obra Dinn! You can find Devon here: https://twi...

Hey folks! This week we've been switching podcast hosts, so the feed is a little wonky at the moment with missing episodes. We discuss this at the start of the show and hopefully it should be fixed soon. In the meantime we have some Nintendo games to talk about! Kicking things off we get into a big discussion of Kentucky Route Zero, a game that has taken literally 7 years to come out. Nbz then cha...

Hey everyone! We're back to talk about more video games. Nbz kicks things off finishing up his saga through the Crash Bandicoot Trilogy by discussing Crash 3: Warped, in many ways the most ambitious of the original Naughty Dog games. Bally then follows up with a game Naughty Dog made decades later with The Last of Us, playing it ahead of the impending sequel releasing this year. Nbz then wraps bac...

Hey folks! It's a New Year and a new podcast! Bally kicks off the year talking about a game that had the internet aflame during game of the year chat - Outer Wilds. He discusses how the moments of awe are often laced with moments of frustration, but was well worth playing. Nbz meanwhile has had a very Merry Switchmas playing Ori & The Blind Forest and the Crash Bandicoot N Sane trilogy both on...

It's our final podcast of the year, and it's time to talk about the final Star Wars thing of the year as well, The Mandalorian! Enjoy!

Hey everyone! Merry Christmas! Here is a bonus podcast for you - an audio version of a video series that I've been working on for a lot of this year! This is a countdown of my Top 100 games ever, with a script of 32,000 words and tons of music editing to go alongside it. It was a labour of love and I hope you enjoy this slightly edited version for the podcast feed. Have a great holiday and we'll s...

It's time for the final regular episode of the year, our Nintendo 2019 Game of the Year extravaganza! We kick things off with what we've been playing, where we break down the final installment in the Shovel Knight saga - King of Cards! Nbz has also played his very first Halo games and discusses just why Halo Reach reminds him of Rogue One! After the break we read out your e-mails with some of your...

Hey everyone! It's finally time to talk about the final movie in the Skywalker saga! Enjoy!