Koopa Kast

James, Alex, and Matt run down the highlights of the Nintendo Direct for November 12, 2015.

Well, would you look the time?  It’s almost time for another Koopa Kast!  This week, the crew is takes a long, hard look at difficulty.  We’ve seen more than a few games out there that take pride on how difficult they can be, but is that enough to prop a game up?  On the other side of the spectrum, Nintendo has released titles that, while challenge can be found, have options that make it almost impossible to fail.  Does that take away anything from players looking for an experience to sink their teeth into?

Hey Koopa Kast listeners!  It’s time to start up another Koopa Kast.

We’re coming up on 30 years since Super Mario Bros was released on the on the NES.  So, let’s talk about Mario; memories, collection, and how the franchise has evolved.  The PureNintendo.com staff will also discuss what direction the infamous series is going, and what direction we want Miyamoto to take the mustachioed plumber.

On this week’s Koopa Kast, we will be talking about some of the new directions Nintendo may move…wait…haven’t we done this before? Anyways, after Miyamoto stated his interest in working with film-makers, and “…look more broadly at what Nintendo’s role as an entertainment company.”

The Purenintendo crew will take a look at what Nintendo could be planning on the big screen.  What could Nintendo do to make sure their IP’s translate well to a much more passive medium?

Back on the games side of news, Nintendo has filed an interesting patent application recently.  The device is described as “stationary” and does not possess any sort of disk drive.  Some speculate this console will return to a cartridge format, while others believe all content will be downloadable only.  Still others think the patent is meaningless, and has nothing to do with the Nintendo NX at all.  If this patent does turn out to be for the NX, will this be the right direction for the big N?

Hello listeners,

It’s once again time for PureNintendo’s Bi-Weekly Podcast, the Koopa Kast. This week, Nintendo is in Germany, so the PNM crew will look westward to see how the Big N (do people still say that?) has been performing.

As it has been 29 years since the premiere of Metroid, the PNM staff will share their memories playing as the best space bounty hunter in the galaxy.

If you have any questions or comments, please leave a comment below, or you can tweet our PureNintendo account,@purenintendo, using the hashtag, #KoopaKast. You can also e-mail us your question to [email protected]. Hope to see you there.

In our first episode of “In My Defense”, the PureNintendo crew fought for which bad game they thought is actually a solid title.  This week, we ask the reverse.  Members of the PureNintendo.com crew will need to assert which diamonds, in their eyes, are actually coal.

Do you look at a game and say, “I just don’t get the hype”?  Share with us in the comments below, and we’ll read them aloud on the Koopa Kast.

This week’s episode will go live this Wednesday, July 22 at 8:30PM EDT.  Hope to see you there!

Hey Koopa Kast Listeners,

As you all have read, Mr. Satoru Iwata has passed away due to a bile duct growth.  This Wednesday, we will have a podcast talking about Mr. Iwata’s influence over Nintendo, and share any stories we may have about Iwata (ex. if anyone has met him or talked to him).

If you have any memories of Mr. Iwata, and you would like to share them, let us know in the comments below, and we will do our best to read them live.

I hope everyone is well rested from E3 because we have yet another Koopa Kast coming your way!  This week, we recap everything Nintendo did during this year’s big event, the good, the bad, and the ugly.   So yes, that means we will be talking about Metroid Prime: Federation Force.

Come join us tonight at 8:30PM EDT as we recap the entirety of E3 2015.  If you have any questions for us, you can leave a comment using the Q&A App, or you can tweet @PureNintendo using the hashtag #KoopaKast.

We recap our Day 2 experiences at E3 2015 including our hands-on with Star Fox Zero.

PureNintendo’s Impressions of Day 1 of E3 2015