The surprise announcement and subsequent delay of a Nintendo Direct for September have Daniel and Sean predicting what that Direct will entail, including what reveals we might get next for Super Smash Bros Ultimate!

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Let's hear it for the underdogs! And the under-robots! And the under...singing gremlin men. Daniel and Sean take a good hard look at Nintendo's ignored franchises, like Rhythm Heaven and Chibi-Robo, to see which ones could finally get Smash representation. Is it their time to shine!?

Holy crap. EVO 2018, followed by a Super Smash Bros Ultimate Direct, happened this week, and Daniel and Sean have a LOT to unpack. Listen to their in-depth recap and analysis of both events, followed by a comprehensive list of everything they've gotten wrong so far!

EVO is this week and Daniel and Sean have some thoughts about what might be revealed, both Super Smash Bros Ultimate related and otherwise! Will Sean's worst Heihachi nightmares come true!? Then, they make predictions for some of Nintendo's newer franchises, like Splatoon and ARMS. Woomy.

It's time for Daniel and Sean to look at Assist Trophies new and old, and guess which ones missing from Ultimate could see a promotion to playable character! From Golden Sun and Drill Dozer to Ashley and Shadow the Hedgehog, there's a lot to unpack here.

...and yes, Waluigi is here too

It's a Wailord-sized episode of A Smashing Theory! Daniel and Sean go over Pokémon's considerable history in the Smash Bros franchise, including EVERY. DANG. POKE BALL. And of course, even with all the characters in Ultimate, there's gotta be a Pokémon newcomer, right? The smashing duo go over who that could possibly be, from Decidueye to Buzzwole. Inhale this Mega-Poffin of a podcast to find out their picks!

Here it is: the moment of truth. E3 has come and gone, the new Smash Bros. game has finally been revealed, and Daniel and Sean go over all their predictions to see what they got right and wrong. As Super Smash Bros. Ultimate completely throws everything they thought they knew into chaos, our smashing duo ponders the future for Ultimate reveals... and the future of their podcast.

It's almost here! E3 is finally right around the corner! Daniel and Sean make many, many predictions about what reveals and surprises we'll all see at the Nintendo E3 Direct on June 12th, along with everything we might find out about the new Super Smash Bros for Nintendo Switch. The official reveal is nearly upon us! What will our smashing duo get right, and what will they totally donk up???

Our Third Party coverage concludes as we cover an enormous pile of franchises from companies that have never had a playable character in Smash Bros! Who do Daniel and Sean decide is worthy to debut in Smash Bros Switch? Minecraft? Crash Bandicoot? Yokai Watch? Dragon Ball Z!? Tune in to find out!

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It's our biggest episode yet, with some of our boldest predictions! Capcom, Namco, and Square Enix take the stage in Part 2 of our Third Party trilogy! Monster Hunter, Tekken, and Dragon Quest barely scratch the surface of all the IPs we cover in this episode so big, even Pac-Man couldn't eat it!

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