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August 22, 2025 #541: The Nostalgia of My Nostalgia has Expired
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News
● Kirby Air Riders Direct
● Gamescom 2025
● Elden Ring is reportedly a "disaster" on Nintendo Switch 2
● Game Releases/Updates

Games we've been playing
● Discounty
● Morgan Metal Detective
● Mad Skills BMX 2
● Curse Rounds
● Mario Kart World
● Donkey Kong Bananza

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1 hr 28 min
August 15, 2025 #540: Link In Park
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News
● Nintendo of America and the ISEA partner to bring gaming esports to schools
● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss
● What is one of your favorite games from Nintendo over each decade?

Games we've been playing
● Off
● Donkey Kong Bananza
● Drag x Drive Global Jam
● WWE 2K25 The Bloodline Edition
● Balatro
● Fortnite

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1 hr 58 min
August 08, 2025 #539: Chop Chop (Roll)
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News
● IndieWorld Showcase - 8.7.2025
● My Mario Merchandise is announced to be available in the Nintendo Stores in Japan
● Nintendo’s Latest Numbers (Q1 2026)
● Game Releases/Updates

Games we've been playing
● Shinobi, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
● UFO 50
● The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Demo
● Donkey Kong Banaza
● Gradius Origins
● Mina the Hollower Demo
● Is This Seat Taken?
● NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
● SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance Demo
● Mario Kart World
● Chillin by the Fire
● Spy Drops
● EA SPORTS Madden NFL 26
● TETRIS 99
● Donkey Kong (1981)
● Donkey Kong Jr.

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2 hr 17 min
August 01, 2025 #538: Voilà (Wala?)
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News
● Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 7.31.2025
● Nintendo sold over 512,000 Switch 2 Pro Controllers in June
● Mario Paint is now available for NSO
● Mario Kart World receives a hefty update
● Game Releases/Updates

Games we've been playing
● Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program
● Donkey Kong Bananza
● Donkey Kong (1981)
● Pokémon Friends
● Liar’s Bar Poker
● Mario Kart World

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1 hr 57 min
July 25, 2025 #537: Knowing is Half the Battle
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Pokemon Presents Recap
● LEGO Gameboy, coming!
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● Question of the week (Microtransactions)
Time Out
● 3D Printing
Games we've been playing
● Donkey Kong Bananza
● Pokémon Friends
● Shadow Labyrinth Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
● PICROSS Records of The Shield Hero● WWE 2K25 (Switch 2 Edition)
● Piczle Lines 2● Monument Valley III
● Mega Man 9
● Super Mario Party Jamboree: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV
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1 hr 53 min
July 18, 2025 #536: Jesse's PC is Fried! And Donkey Kong Bananza!
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program
● It's a Donkey Kong Bananza bonanza as the guys give their early impressions of Nintendo's newest release!
● The Legend of Zelda movie has had the cast announcements for their lead characters
● A Drag X Drive demo test event is planned for August
● Pokémon Presents tease
● Nintendo and Universal register trademark for a Donkey Kong movie
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● Not this week
Rumors
● Could a Nintendo Direct be coming later this month? Nate the Hate Say "yes"
Games we've been playing
● Donkey Kong Bananza
● Lost in Random: The Eternal Die
● Mario Kart World
● Cyberpunk 2077
● Fortnite
● The Alters
Community Spotlight
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1 hr 50 min
July 11, 2025 #535: Their Bananas in One Basket
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News
● Nintendo Switch Game Voucher Program scheduled to end
● GameStop is auctioning off the stapler used to attach receipts to Nintendo Switch 2 boxes during launch night for charity
● Donkey Kong Bananza is being developed by the team behind Super Mario Odyssey
● New Batch of Icons Available for NSO Subscribers
● Nintendo considers "shorter development periods" on some games as costs rise
● Animal Crossing collaboration with Crocs is coming
● Amazon stocks Nintendo Switch 2 directly for the first time in the US
● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss
● How is the Nintendo Switch 2 fitting into your life? Do you still use your original Nintendo Switch?

Rumors
● Monolith Soft Tokyo is developing another Xenoblade Chronicles game

Games we've been playing
● Super Mario Strikers
● Lost in Random: The Eternal Die
● Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
● PICROSS Records of The Shield Hero
● Mario Kart World
● Hogwarts Legacy
● Street Fighter 6
● Ticket to Ride
● Patapon 1+2 Replay
● Cyberpunk 2077

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2 hr 24 min
June 27, 2025 #534: Watching People Play Switch 2 Through the Window
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News
● Digital Foundry says that Switch 2 is an "impressive upgrade marred by sub-par display."
● Nintendo gives answers as to why non-Mario characters weren't included in Mario Kart World
● Speaking of Mario Kart, some people are upset the game’s latest patch
● SakurAI? Masahiro Sakurai sees AI as a potential key to the video game industry’s future
● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss
● The Nintendo Switch 2 has 256 GB of storage, with only 8 GB set aside for system use. Do we truly need a memory card? Can you survive on just what the system gives you?

Games we've been playing
● Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo
● The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
● Monster Hunter Wilds
● Magic: The Gathering Arena
● Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
● Deltarune
● Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
● Mario Kart World
● Chronicles of the Wolf
● Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour
● Lost in Random: The Eternal Die

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2 hr 32 min
June 20, 2025 #533: This is Fire and it Slaps
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News
● Donkey Kong Bananaza Direct
● New Nintendo Switch 2 Update allows for more backward compatible games to be playable, including Pikmin 3 Deluxe
● Cyberpunk 2077 is the best selling third-party game on Nintendo Switch 2
● Third party publisher say “very low sales”
● IGN 7 Switch review
● Nintendo is banning Nintendo Switch 2 systems that have used a MiG Switch to load games
● Game Releases/Updates

Games we've been playing
● Picross: Juufuutei Raden’s Guide for Pixel Museum
● Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
● Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S
● Mario Kart World
● Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition
● Yakuza 0 Director's Cut

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2 hr 1 min
June 13, 2025 #532: Toilet Story
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast with guest Nick Pompa from lootlock.com:

News
● Nintendo announces that 3.5 million Nintendo Switch 2 units have been sold in the first 4 days
● Splatoon spinoff game announced
● Nintendo announces that some Nintendo Switch 2 units may not show the correct battery charge level and offers multiple ways to fix it
● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss
● Nintendo Switch 2 has been out for exactly one week....now that it's in your hands, we want to know YOUR thoughts?

Games we've been playing
● Mario Kart World
● Baldur’s Gate 3
● World of Warcraft
● Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
● Sid Meier's Civilization VII – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
● Fast Fusion
● HITMAN World of Assassination - Signature Edition
● The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
● Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour
● Ruffy and the Riverside
● Picross: Juufuutei Raden’s Guide for Pixel Museum
● Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S
● The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
● The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
● Hogwarts Legacy
● Street Fighter 6

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2 hr 49 min