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  • Nerd Alert Ep. 30 | GTA 6 Reactions + Is Gaming Becoming Too Expensive?

    Welcome back to Episode 30 of the Nerd Alert Podcast, brought to you by the Calling All Nerds crew!

    In this episode, the boys break down a major shift hitting the gaming industry: gaming is getting expensive. From global RAM shortages driving up component costs to console manufacturers passing price hikes down to buyers, we dive into what this hardware crisis means for the average gamer.

    Plus, we’re reacting to the latest GTA 6 news, discussing the uncertain future of physical games, and sharing what we’ve been playing this week.

    Topics Covered:

    • đź’Ą The Hardware Crisis: RAM shortages and why console price hikes are hitting gamers.

    • đźš— GTA 6 Reaction: Latest thoughts and reactions.

    • đź’ż Physical vs. Digital: Are physical game discs officially on their last leg?

    • 🎮 What We’re Playing: The crew shares their current gaming rotations.

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    1 hr 35 min
  • Nerd Alert Ep 29.| Nintendo Direct Friday | The Handheld Gaming Space | Silksong is HERE

    Welcome back to another Nerd Alert Podcast EPISODE 28! Main topics tonight: The Switch 2 has had an unfortunate lack luster of a start as far as first party titles goes. Can they make a statement with Friday 9.12.2025 direct?? The handheld gaming space just seems to be growing with more and more consoles being released. Silkong is FINALLY here, and it is real!Make sure to follow us on your favorite podcast sitehttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/calling-all-nerds/https://open.spotify.com/show/0IU7CDjHcIOYKWM7gxPVKPhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/calling-all-nerds/id1536944147https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/54e1876e-ebe7-47a2-b75e-277db3f6fea3/calling-all-nerds

    1 hr 34 min
  • Nerd Alert Ep 27 | All Things Switch 2 + More...That Is More Switch and Nintendo Related Content

    Topics:

    • Switch 2 specs

      • 1080 lcd

      • Up to 4k 120 game permitting doc mode 

        • Also 120 fps for 1080p and 1440p

      • Cooling fan to help with performance

      • Magnetic joy cons

        • They have larger buttons and now a c button

      • New discord like feature on the switch where you can screen share but quite frankly it looks like butt cheeks performance anyways so seems like a waste

      • 256gb storage

        • Expandable with micro sd express cards

        • Assume the games are going to be bigger and that is why larger base storage, you will probably still be better just buying a 1tb sd and loading everything there

      • HDR support

      • 7.9 inch screen 

      • Finally have 2 usb c ports

        • One above and one below the console

      • According to Nintedo website: Approx. 2 – 6.5 hours *These are rough estimates. The battery life will depend on the games you play.

      • SPECS HERE: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/tech-specs/

      • Game sharing

        • Allowing you to share select games with people around you on their switches to play multiplayer without needing everyone to have the game (maybe they doing this because their games are getting way too pricy)

      • Still no exposure to what the RAM is and the CPU/GPU is just claiming to be custom by NVIDIA, not sure why nintendo wants to hide this info

    • Price Points

      • Console 450 or 500 bundled with Mario Kart

        • Here is what the stream deck goes for. $400 for just the standard LCD screen but specs seem somewhat comparable and a dock for it is like 80 bucks first party, so if I had to guess, Nintedo definitely used this as one of their influences for price points, this might even help project what a potential OLED could be one day https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck

      • Anywhere from 60 - 90 dollars

        • We know that Mario Kart World will retail $80 for digital 

          • https://x.com/geoffkeighley/status/1907438577438302617

        • Donkey Kong Bananza will be $70

        • The guess right now based on some screenshots here and there is the the digital versions can be around  $10 less than physical though it does differ across the different currencies

      • Is this now they new standard for first party games? Going 20 dollars over the normal AAA title price, will everyone just follow now and thank Nintendo for being the bold overlords to make the first move

    • Games Announced (New, enhanced switch 2 versions and older games just coming to the switch 2)

      • Mario Kart World

      • Kirby Air Riders

      • Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom getting Switch 2 edition versions

      • Metroid Prime 4 with a Switch 2 Edition (featuring mouse controls as well)

      • Kirby and the forgotten land + star-crossed worlds 

      • Super Mario PArty Jamboree expanded version and mouse controls

      • Pokemon Legends Z-A switch 2 editions with improved performance and framerate

      • Nintendo Switch 2: Welcome Tour

      • Drag x Drive (mouse control game playing basketball in wheelchairs 3v3 style)

      • Nintendo GameCube Games for the Swtich 2 via online expanded edition (games like The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, F-Zero GX, and SOULCALIBUR II) oddly enough sunshine will make an appearance eventually and then XD and Colosseum

      • Duskbloods (FromSoftware exclusive to Switch 2 maybe itll be exclusive launch and PC later?? Doubts though get ready to emulate)

      • Elden Ring

      • Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

      • Deltarune chapters 3-4 launch same day as switch 2 (should also be on steam)

      • Hades 2 to release on switch and switch 2 before other consoles

      • EA Sports Madden NFL

      • EA Sports FC

      • NBA 2K

      • WWE 2K

      • Split Fiction

      • Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition

      • Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade

      • Street Fighter 6

      • Sid Meier's Civilization VII

      • Hogwarts Legacy

      • Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster

      • Borderlands 4

      • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4

      • Yakuza 0 Director's Cut

      • Fortnite

      • Enter the Gungeon 2

      • Hitman World of Assassination - Signature Edition

      • Project 007

      • Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions

      • Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion

      • Survival Kids

      • Star Wars Outlaws

      • Silksong

      • Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

      • Reanimal

    1 hr 46 min
  • Nerd Alert Ep. 25! Larian Studios Says Goodbye to BG3 | AI In Gaming | FF7 The Masterpiece of a Masterpice | Dragons Dogma 2 Actually Good??

    Welcome everyone to the Nerd Alert podcast!

    Hosts Tyler, Max and Peter join you all today in another thrilling episode where they talk about the latest news of Larian Studios stepping down from BG3 and DnD as a whole and how AI in gaming is starting to make some interesting advancements that could cause quite a stir.

    Also stay tuned to hear Max and Peter's thoughts on FF7: Rebirth and Tyler explain how Dragons Dogma 2 may not be what all the reviews are claiming it to be.


    1 hr 53 min

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