Nintendo Dads Podcast

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Rachel Lillis, the voice actor of Misty and Jessie from Pokemon, has passed away

● Chris Dring and Eurogamer say that Switch 2 will not be available before April 2025

● Switch 2 hardware speculation

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Who are your favorite dynamic duos in gaming?

Games we've been playing

● SteamWorld Heist II

● Thank Goodness You're Here!

● Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team

● Arcade Paradise

● Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

● Final Fantasy II

● Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

● Fortnite

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo’s Latest Numbers for Q1 2025

● Game Informer to Shut Down After 33 Years

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Sadly, the Dads After Dark show recently announced they will end with episode 200. John and Drew have brought so many laughs and so much joy to our communities, now is our time to give back to them. Take a moment to leave a personal message or voicemail for the DAD guys and we will share them with the community this week on the show.

Time Out

● Tim - MTG: Bloomburrow

● Jesse - Colonoscopy

Games we've been playing

● Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure

● SteamWorld Heist II

● Cat Quest III

● Fortnite

● Thank Goodness You’re Here!

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Sony's Bungie is shrinking from 1,300 people to 850

● Pokemon Company retail sales for 2023 was $10.8 BILLION

● Game Freak will have a big recruitment event on August 30th

● Nintendo announced "Mega Multiplyer Festival” for the month of August

● Game Releases/Updates

Time Out

● Alzheimer's Sucks

● Arby’s Potato Cakes are false advertising

Games we've been playing

● Magic The Gathering Arena

● Arranger A Role Puzzling Adventure

● MARS 2120

● Star Wars: Bounty Hunter

● Conscript

● Trinity Fusion

● Final Fantasy II

● Fortnite

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● SAG-AFTRA video game voice/performance actors are going on strike at midnight tonight

● Nintendo announced the "Grand Festival" Splatfest

● Warner Bros. acquires Multiversus developer, Player First Games

● Nintendo offers gacha-style fidget key rings at its stores in Japan

● Super Mario World: Mario and Yoshi LEGO set confirmed for this Fall

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● If you could sit down with one creator/dev for coffee, who would it be and why?

Games we've been playing

● Death Road to Canada

● Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles

● Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

● Boomerang Fu

● Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

● Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

● Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure

● Trinity Fusion

● MARS 2120

● STAR WARS: Bounty Hunter

● Vegas Infinite

● SirKwitz

● THE NEW DENPA MEN

● YEAH! YOU WANT “THOSE GAMES,” RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET’S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM! 2

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club announced for Nintendo Switch

● ESRB rating reveals Link to be a playable character in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

● New collaboration between Pokemon and Crocs revealed

● Nintendo of Europe announces a NEW Joy-Con charging stand

● Hololive cross-promotion with Nintendo

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● How do you prefer to play games?

Time Out

● Jesse - Meta Quest 3

● Marty - Incan Gold board game

Games we've been playing

● Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

● SCHiM

● Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

● Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

● Fortnite

● The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Four Swords

● ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN DELUXE EDITION

● Tavern Talk

● Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD

● Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo dropped new NSO games

● Nintendo drops a cryptic trailer

● Pokémon Scarlet and Violet four-part series of seasonal events

● MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE Game Trial

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Is Nintendo Switch Online enough?

Time Out

● Tim - Lounge Fly

● Marty - Ticket to Ride: Legacy - Legends of the West

● Marty - Epic McKay’s Road Trip 2024

● Jesse - Atari products and Japan eShop

Games we've been playing

● Picross S+

● stitch.

● The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Dungeon

● Final Fantasy V

● NeoSprint

● Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

● Tavern Talk

● Saturn DX

● Trinity Fusion

● V Rising

● MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE

● Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD

● chilisburgertime.com

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

Justin gives the rest of us the day off for the US Holiday and does a solo show.

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo calls a plumber

● It was all a dream

● Show me the money

● F-Zero 99 joins Tetris 99

● Talkin' About My Generation

● Assassin’s Creed Remakes are in the works

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Gaming Dad Spotlight

● A week removed from what many say is an ALL-TIME Nintendo Direct, how are we feeling?

Games we've been playing

● Hogwarts Legacy

● Ghost of Tsushima

● Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

● Cookie Cutter

● EA Sports College Football 25

● Picross S+

● Luigi's Mansion 2 HD

● Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition

● Stardew Valley

● Tavern Talk

● Driver

● Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble

● Moonstone Island

● Metroid: Zero Mission

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Yacht Club Games Presents

● Nintendo Direct 6.18.2024

● Limited Run’s LRG3 2024

● Woman busted for smuggling Nintendo Switch games in her bra

● Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel gets its release date in Japan

● Nintendo Switch Online app gets an updated home screen

● Walmart cancels Nintendo preorders, again

Let's Discuss

● What is your favorite memory from the past SEVEN years of this amazing console?

Games we've been playing

● Monster Hunter Stories

● Sea of Stars

● Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

● STAR WARS: Hunters

● Alan Wake 2

● After Us

● Gran Turismo 7

● PICROSS S NAMCO LEGENDARY edition

● Metroid: Zero Mission

● Ylands

● Garten of Banban

● Garten of Banban 2

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Justin, Marty, and Tim find time in their workday to jump on a Zoom call to discuss the latest Nintendo Direct (June 2024)! We'll find out Jesse's thoughts on the upcoming podcast, but we're pretty sure he's happy about what he saw.

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