Patrick and Mark digest last week's Animal Crossing Direct, including news of a major update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, surprise paid DLC in the form of Happy Home Paradise, and details on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. Plus, spoiler free discussion of Metroid Dread, difficulties developers face in getting credt for their work, and more.
The guys also talk about:

Tetris Effect Connected

Game & Watch Gallery

September NPD sales figures

Animal Crossing Direct (News from 10/19/21)

Patrick Ehlers and Mark Mitchell break down news, games, and everything else Nintendo in this twice-weekly podcast. Old games, new games, rumors, nothing’s off limits as two life-long Nintendo fans discuss the house that Mario built.

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Patrick and Mark recap all of the announcements from yesterday's Indie World Showcase, and wonder what it even means for a game to be considered "indie."
Games discussed include:
Little Kitty, Big City
Yars Rising
Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
Sticky Business
ANTONBLAST
Valley Peaks
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
Europa
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate
Cat Quest III
stitch.
Another Crab’s Treasure
SteamWorld Heist II
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Indie World Showcase April 2024

Patrick and Mark speculate on what Nintendo bowing out of Gamescom this August might mean. Plus, Nintendo continues their legal manuevers against Switch emulators, major updates for Pokemon GO, and more.
The guys also talk about:
Nintendo at GDC — Tunes of the Kingdom: Evolving Physics and Sounds for Tears of the Kingdom (https://gdcvault.com/play/1034667/Tunes-of-the-Kingdom-Evolving)
SM64's Invisible Walls Explained (https://youtu.be/YsXCVsDFiXA?si=zbH7kowXmVbVvsuN)
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No Nintendo at Gamescom (News from 4/16/24)

Patrick and Mark are joined by special guest Nav-Com to celebrate 747 episodes by discussing their favorite Nintendo secrets.
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Favorite Nintendo Secrets

Nintendo ends online play support for Wii U and 3DS, and Patrick and Mark pay their respects with a 21 Splattershot salute. Plus, a new trailer for Endless Ocean: Luminous, speculation about whether Visions of Mana makes it to the next Nintendo hardware, and more.
The guys also talk about:
Tetris 99 Maximus Cup
Princess Peach: Showtime!
Pentiment
Ubisoft Forward
Splatoon 3 Springfest
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Wii U & 3DS Go Offline (News from 4/9/24)

Patrick and Mark definitively rank the transformations in Princess Peach: Showtime!
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Animal Crossing Direct (News from 10/19/21)

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