Hurricane Henri couldn't stop the Dads After Dark...well, it stopped them for a day...but Drew & John are back talking Pokémon, making your gaming time "meaningful," and...do you turn your Switch off at night? Yeah. It's a real question. We've also got a Dads After Dark Show Top 5:5) Pokémon Presents shows us Diamond & Pearl as well as a big Arceus trailer. Is it the Breath of the Wild of Pokémon? (45:18)4) Mario Golf League goes into its final week--who's gonna win?! (56:56)3) Do you put your Switch into sleep mode or...gulp...turn it off? (1:02:06)2) How do you keep your gaming "meaningful?" (1:08:38)1) Our new segment: We'll take those! (1:20:35)Let's discuss!

This week on a new Betwixt, John covers everything we saw at Nintendo's Indie World! New games and games announced for Switch littered 20 minutes of presentation and didn't disappoint! What were OUR favorites? What were YOUR favorites? Indie time is truly the best time!

This week, no matter if you love Nintendo, PlayStation or Xbox, there's something for you! We discuss strategy guides and their role in gaming, the games worth completing and what you get out of them and then it's time to break out your man card...are you dad enough to dispose of dead frogs? We've also got a Dads After Dark Show Top 5:5) Drew breaks down the Mario Golf update and our first League prizes are dished out! (47:48)4) The games that are worth completing (1:11:21)3) How manly were you this week?! (1:21:58)2) Do strategy guides ruin games? (1:27:56)1) What 5 games would you pull together to form a "Nintendo Olympics?" (1:39:10)Let's go!

A week John & Drew gave their Skyward Sword HD thoughts, John returns to go FULL SPOILER on it! He discusses not only where Nintendo went right and wrong on the update, but also how it's aged since the original 2011 release. It's time to Groosinate on an all new Dads After Dark Show episode!

Skyward Sword HD is finally here and John & Drew each have their own take on how this game feels with a controller rather than motion controls. What did they think? Plus another Dads After Dark Show Top 10:10) Bikini bottoms and the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics (30:31)9) If you could remake any NES game, what would it be? (42:14)8) Reggie Fils-Aime's got a book coming out in 2022! (47:04)7) Super Mario LIFE (49:23)6) What's a technical limitation that really ruins a game for you? (54:15)5) What do you want to see in the real Switch 2? (1:02:11)4) TV Dads! (1:14:28)3) Mario Golf League Week 4! (1:26:42)2) Do gamers have the right to be angry with game developers and publishers? (1:33:24)1) Skyward Sword HD HOT TAKES! (1:40:55)That and SO much more on the Dads After Dark Show!

This week on a new Betwixt, John digs deep into Valve's new portable, the Steam Deck! Is this really a Switch Killer? (SPOILER: No.) What's its value? Will this be a system PC pros will love or is it for us filthy casuals? Tune in and let us know what you think!

The Nintendo Switch PrOLED is finally...here?...and we're going to talk all about it! Plus, John brings some anger to the topic of "Easy Mode" and the guys come up with a great new streaming idea for the Twitch ladies on a Dads After Dark Show Top 10:10) Nintendo announces a Switch hardware revision. It's not a Pro, but did we like it? (40:27)9) So what exactly is OLED? (59:06)8) Quality of life updates are coming to Skyward Sword...are you playing? (1:03:18)7) Sex talk with Tim Aulph! (1:06:49)6) Our top remaining demands for the Nintendo Switch (1:09:07)5) Nature talk with the Dads (1:17:58)4) Mario Golf League: Week 2 (1:24:21)3) Pro Mario Golf advice from Drew (1:32:22)2) Easy modes aren't about YOU! (1:40:24)1) Do we hold video games to too high a standard? (2:01:13)

Happy 4th of July, Dads! This week on a new Betwixt, John & Drew discuss how to handle the kids during the long summer days. If working from home was tough before, try to do it with your whole family at home! Where is the line between letting your kids enjoy their summer off and instituting something educational? Tune in!

Mario Golf: Speed Rush has finally arrived and now we all need to know what does Drew think of it?! Also, experience ASMR right here on a new Dads After Dark Show Top 10:10) John & Drew discuss their opinions on Mario Golf: Speed Rush! (35:32)9) How interested are people in buying Nintendo's cloud games such as A Plague Tale: Innocence? (58:25)8) Amouranth and IndieFoxx suspended for lurid ASMR...is Twitch right or wrong on this? (1:04:11)7) John > Drew (1:13:53)6) Mario Golf League starts in a week! Sign up now! (1:22:58)5) Do game publishers who don't give updates on their late games risk alienating their own fanbase and consumers? (1:28:40)4) The Xbox Design Lab is open for Series S|X and should we get this for Nintendo Joy-Con? (1:38:00)3) Backyard "pests." Love 'em or hate 'em? (1:43:30)2) Why will there be a 5-year gap between Breath of the Wild games? (1:49:02)1) John reminds us of all the Indie Direct games we forgot we were waiting for. (1:57:57)

You're in for some one-on-one time with Drew as he flies solo on a new Betwixt! Happy Father's Day! Drew talks about his burgeoning Nintendo plushie collection and how's he's spending the day. Then it's wrap-up time for our Miitopia Monthly Mayhem on Nintendo Switch! What did we love about it and what was the most agonizing and...most importantly...who WON Mayhaaaaaam?!