Ben and Brad sit down to chat about the recent Tokyo Game Show presentation for Monster Hunter Rise and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, the latest information drop for upcoming DLC for Pokémon Sword and Shield, The Crown Tundra, and share their impressions about the newest addition to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Steve and Alex from Minecraft.

Minecraft's Steve Joins Smash Ultimate

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Brad and Damiani dive into our Patron questions about the highly anticipated, but still yet-to-be announced Nintendo Summer Direct.

Nintendo Summer Direct 2022 Expectations

Nintendo CEO Shuntaro Furukawa expresses his desire to ensure a smooth transition from the Switch to its eventually successor in a recent Q&A session with inventors. We discuss how Nintendo can achieve this and avoid a repeat of the Wii to Wii U transition.

Can Nintendo Achieve a Smooth Transition?

We say farewell to Brandon Jones as he regales us with tales of his early days with Nintendo, as well as his thoughts on the upcoming Mario movie from Illumination.

Thanks for Playing, Brandon Jones

Simmons and Damiani originally talk about video game adaptations in the wake of the Streets of Rage movie announcement before diving into the NSO Game Boy Advance leak, but Nintendo dropped a bombshell today with a massive Xenoblade Chronicles 3 info dump, new trailer, and a new release date (It's not a delay).

Xenoblade 3 Arrives Early!

Special guest RogersBase joins Brad and Damiani to regale them with his tales of adventure in Final Fantasy XIV before the trio dig into the recent announcement of Breath of the Wild 2's delay to spring 2023.

Minecraft's Steve Joins Smash Ultimate

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