Episode 108

In this episode Josh is joined by Jemma from the Pure Nintendo podcast! 

Chapters:

0:00 Maniac Chat

10:45 Blind Ranking - Pokemon Starters

15:45 Nintendo at PAX Australia

31:47 New Release Acquired: Pokemon Legends ZA

1:14:00 Kirby Air Riders Direct 2

1:22:30 Shinobi, Ball X Pit and Plants vs Zombies

1:24:40 Weird Nintendo 

Our Guest!

Jemma from Pure Nintendo, was our guest. You can find more of their work at:

Pure Nintendo 

https://purenintendo.com/

Jemma’s Profile

https://purenintendo.com/author/jemma/

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/PureNintendo

X

https://x.com/kajimi

Support Us!

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Patreon!

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LINK: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4M

Thank you so much to our Patrons:

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Sumo

About Nintendo Maniacs!

Nintendo Maniacs is a fortnightly, Nintendo-focussed podcast. Each episode Josh is joined by a special guest and they chat about what they love about Nintendo, and the special ways they show their passion. The host, Josh, has been a lifelong Nintendo fan who grew up on playing Nintendo consoles and handhelds. He has great memories of playing local multiplayer games with his brothers and friends and enjoys the pure fun that Nintendo brings to gaming. Josh enjoys Nintendo gaming so much that he created this podcast to force people to join him and chat about it!

Episode 107

In this episode Josh is joined by Jacob aka Mr A Game! 

Chapters:

0:00 Maniac Chat

27:38 Blind ranking Zelda Food Items

31:40 PAX Australia

38:59 New Release Acquired: Super Mario Galaxy 1 +2

1:05:47 Close to You Pikmin Video

1:08:22 Mr A Game’s Collection/Switch 2 Review

1:2:17 Weird Nintendo 

Our Guest!

Mr A Game (aka Jacob), was our guest. You can find more of their work at:

YouTube

youtube.com/@mragamelive

Merch

mragame.store

Instagram

instagram.com/mra_game

TikTok

tiktok.com/@mra_game

Twitter

twitter.com/MrA_Game

Support Us!

If you would like to support Nintendo Maniacs, please consider giving us a 5 star rating on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and click on the Linktree below to see our Patreon, Rebbubble store and socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Patreon!

For monetary help please check out our Patreon page. We have multiple tiers with varying perks, including exclusive discord access, advertising and opportunities to contribute questions and topics to upcoming shows. We’ve also introduced a tier that gives you access to our Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Family Account (plus access to our discord and show shoutout). So if you haven’t got Nintendo Switch Online yet do consider checking this out as it’s cheaper than buying an individual membership. Limited spots so get in quick. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LINK: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4M

Thank you so much to our Patrons:

SwitchingItUp_

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Sumo

About Nintendo Maniacs!

Nintendo Maniacs is a fortnightly, Nintendo-focussed podcast. Each episode Josh is joined by a special guest and they chat about what they love about Nintendo, and the special ways they show their passion. The host, Josh, has been a lifelong Nintendo fan who grew up on playing Nintendo consoles and handhelds. He has great memories of playing local multiplayer games with his brothers and friends and enjoys the pure fun that Nintendo brings to gaming. Josh enjoys Nintendo gaming so much that he created this podcast to force people to join him and chat about it!

Episode 106

In this episode Josh is joined by N64 Josh who amongst many other things is the host of the Nintendo Power Cast!

Chapters:

0:00 Cold Open, Maniac Chat

20:48 Blind ranking 2D Super Mario games

28:42 New Release Acquired: DK Bananza DLC

53:30 Fire Emblem Shadows

1:01:27 Mario Kart World Update1:10:35 Nintendo of America Staff Changes 

1:18:20 Weird Nintendo 

Our Guest!

N64 Josh, from the Nintendo Power Cast, was our guest. You can find more of their work at:

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@N64Josh

Twitch

twitch.tv/n64josh

Instagram

instagram.com/n64josh

Facebook

facebook.com/n64josh

Twitter

twitter.com/n64josh

N64Josh.com

n64josh.com

Support Us!

If you would like to support Nintendo Maniacs, please consider giving us a 5 star rating on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and click on the Linktree below to see our Patreon, Rebbubble store and socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Join our Discord for free: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4M

Patreon!

For monetary help please check out our Patreon page. We have multiple tiers with varying perks, including exclusive discord access, advertising and opportunities to contribute questions and topics to upcoming shows. We’ve also introduced a tier that gives you access to our Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Family Account (plus access to our discord and show shoutout). So if you haven’t got Nintendo Switch Online yet do consider checking this out as it’s cheaper than buying an individual membership. Limited spots so get in quick. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LINK: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4M

Thank you so much to our Patrons:

SwitchingItUp_

Game Buoy Games

Sumo

About Nintendo Maniacs!

Nintendo Maniacs is a fortnightly, Nintendo-focussed podcast. Each episode Josh is joined by a special guest and they chat about what they love about Nintendo, and the special ways they show their passion. The host, Josh, has been a lifelong Nintendo fan who grew up on playing Nintendo consoles and handhelds. He has great memories of playing local multiplayer games with his brothers and friends and enjoys the pure fun that Nintendo brings to gaming. Josh enjoys Nintendo gaming so much that he created this podcast to force people to join him and chat about it!

Episode 105

In this episode Josh is joined by Dan (aka SwitchingItUp_) who is a writer for Quest Daily!

It’s a pure Nintendo Direct episode so no time stamps this episode. 

Our Guest!

Dan, from Quest Daily, was our guest. You can find more of their work at:

https://questdaily.com.au/

Socials:

TikTok @switchingitup and on Insta @switchingitup__.

Support Us!

If you would like to support Nintendo Maniacs, please consider giving us a 5 star rating on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and click on the Linktree below to see our Patreon, Rebbubble store and socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Join our Discord for free: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4M

Patreon!

For monetary help please check out our Patreon page. We have multiple tiers with varying perks, including exclusive discord access, advertising and opportunities to contribute questions and topics to upcoming shows. We’ve also introduced a tier that gives you access to our Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Family Account (plus access to our discord and show shoutout). So if you haven’t got Nintendo Switch Online yet do consider checking this out as it’s cheaper than buying an individual membership. Limited spots so get in quick. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LINK: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4M

Thank you so much to our Patrons:

SwitchingItUp_

Game Buoy Games

Sumo

About Nintendo Maniacs!

Nintendo Maniacs is a fortnightly, Nintendo-focussed podcast. Each episode Josh is joined by a special guest and they chat about what they love about Nintendo, and the special ways they show their passion. The host, Josh, has been a lifelong Nintendo fan who grew up on playing Nintendo consoles and handhelds. He has great memories of playing local multiplayer games with his brothers and friends and enjoys the pure fun that Nintendo brings to gaming. Josh enjoys Nintendo gaming so much that he created this podcast to force people to join him and chat about it!

Episode 104

In this episode Josh is joined by Marc Kaliroff, the co-owner of the website Kirby Informer!

Chapters:

0:00 Cold Open, Maniac Chat

11:00 Blind ranking Kirby Copy Abilities

16:30 General Nintendo Direct Predictions

39:10 New Release Acquired: Star Crossed World (Kirby and the Forgotten Land DLC)

1:04:00 Hollow Knight: Silksong 

1:14:55 Weird Nintendo 

Our Guest!

Marc, from Kirby Informer, was our guest. You can find more of their work at:

Website: https://www.kirbyinformer.com/

X: @TheMarcKalInstagram: @themarckal

Linktree: linktr.ee/themarckal

Weird Nintendo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BjijPlmecM

Support Us!

If you would like to support Nintendo Maniacs, please consider giving us a 5 star rating on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and click on the Linktree below to see our Patreon, Rebbubble store and socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Join our Discord for free: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4M

Patreon!

For monetary help please check out our Patreon page. We have multiple tiers with varying perks, including exclusive discord access, advertising and opportunities to contribute questions and topics to upcoming shows. We’ve also introduced a tier that gives you access to our Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Family Account (plus access to our discord and show shoutout). So if you haven’t got Nintendo Switch Online yet do consider checking this out as it’s cheaper than buying an individual membership. Limited spots so get in quick. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LINK: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4M

Thank you so much to our Patrons:

SwitchingItUp_

Game Buoy Games

Sumo

About Nintendo Maniacs!

Nintendo Maniacs is a fortnightly, Nintendo-focussed podcast. Each episode Josh is joined by a special guest and they chat about what they love about Nintendo, and the special ways they show their passion. The host, Josh, has been a lifelong Nintendo fan who grew up on playing Nintendo consoles and handhelds. He has great memories of playing local multiplayer games with his brothers and friends and enjoys the pure fun that Nintendo brings to gaming. Josh enjoys Nintendo gaming so much that he created this podcast to force people to join him and chat about it!

Episode 103

In this episode Josh is joined by Zach! Who is the co-host of the Blowing Cartridges Podcast - a show with a rotating special guest that dives into in-depth conversations about video game culture and the games themselves. Each episode features a new ’cartridge’ to be interrogated as the duo seek to provide a unique Australian perspective to a range of topics.

Chapters:

0:00 Cold Open, Maniac Chat

19:50 Blind ranking Super Mario Power-Ups AND Super Mario 40th Direct Speculation

44:00 New Release Acquired: Drag x Drive

1:17:50 Kirby Air Riders Direct

1:56:52 Hollow Knight: Silksong 

2:04:09 Weird Nintendo 

Our Guest!

Zach, from Blowing Cartridges Podcast, was our guest. You can find more of their work at:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wTuv1JNV2wzCYqQmoCVxk (Or Search: Blowing Cartridges)

X:@Blowcartpod AND @Eggerino

Weird Nintendo:

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/random-zelda-fan-builds-a-ridiculously-cool-fully-functional-wind-waker-sailboat

Support Us!

If you would like to support Nintendo Maniacs, please consider giving us a 5 star rating on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and click on the Linktree below to see our Patreon, Rebbubble store and socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Patreon!

For monetary help please check out our Patreon page. We have multiple tiers with varying perks, including exclusive discord access, advertising and opportunities to contribute questions and topics to upcoming shows. We’ve also introduced a tier that gives you access to our Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Family Account (plus access to our discord and show shoutout). So if you haven’t got Nintendo Switch Online yet do consider checking this out as it’s cheaper than buying an individual membership. Limited spots so get in quick. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LINK: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4M

Thank you so much to our Patrons:

SwitchingItUp_

Game Buoy Games

Sumo

About Nintendo Maniacs!

Nintendo Maniacs is a fortnightly, Nintendo-focussed podcast. Each episode Josh is joined by a special guest and they chat about what they love about Nintendo, and the special ways they show their passion. The host, Josh, has been a lifelong Nintendo fan who grew up on playing Nintendo consoles and handhelds. He has great memories of playing local multiplayer games with his brothers and friends and enjoys the pure fun that Nintendo brings to gaming. Josh enjoys Nintendo gaming so much that he created this podcast to force people to join him and chat about it!

Episode 102

In this episode Josh is joined by an Australian based Gaming & Anime Nerd who has been gaming since as long as he can remember. Avid Collector & Gamer on all systems!

He’s a friend of the show, please welcome Kieran from Hopk Gaming.

Chapters:

0:00 Cold Open, Maniac Chat and blind ranking Nintendo consoles

24:28 New Release Acquired: Super Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV

43:10 Nintendo Financials

52:08 Partner Showcase Direct and Indie World

1:18:40 Weird Nintendo 

Our Guest!

Kieran, from Hopk Gaming, was our guest. You can find more of their work at:

X: @HopkGaming

Instagram: @hopkgaming

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hopkgaming

Weird Nintendo:

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/random-metroid-composer-was-just-trying-to-impress-someone-with-ending-theme

Support Us!

If you would like to support Nintendo Maniacs, please consider giving us a 5 star rating on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and click on the Linktree below to see our Patreon, Rebbubble store and socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Patreon!

For monetary help please check out our Patreon page. We have multiple tiers with varying perks, including exclusive discord access, advertising and opportunities to contribute questions and topics to upcoming shows. We’ve also introduced a tier that gives you access to our Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Family Account (plus access to our discord and show shoutout). So if you haven’t got Nintendo Switch Online yet do consider checking this out as it’s cheaper than buying an individual membership. Limited spots so get in quick. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LINK: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4M

Thank you so much to our Patrons:

SwitchingItUp_

Game Buoy Games

Sumo

About Nintendo Maniacs!

Nintendo Maniacs is a fortnightly, Nintendo-focussed podcast. Each episode Josh is joined by a special guest and they chat about what they love about Nintendo, and the special ways they show their passion. The host, Josh, has been a lifelong Nintendo fan who grew up on playing Nintendo consoles and handhelds. He has great memories of playing local multiplayer games with his brothers and friends and enjoys the pure fun that Nintendo brings to gaming. Josh enjoys Nintendo gaming so much that he created this podcast to force people to join him and chat about it!

Episode 101

In this episode Josh is joined by fellow maniac Mono! They’re the producers of the podcast, Tokyo Game Life which is a Tokyo based video game podcast focusing on Nintendo and gaming culture in Japan's capital with every episode features a unique element of gaming culture in Japan.

Chapters:

0:00 Cold Open, Maniac Chat and being a Nintendo fan in Japan

39:50 New Release Acquired: Donkey Kong Bananza

1:24:50 Pokemon Presents

1:40:00 A rumoured upcoming Nintendo Direct?  

1:51:45 Weird Nintendo 

Our Guest!

Mono, from the Tokyo Game Life podcast, was our guest. You can find more of their work at:

https://tokyogamelife.com/

X: TokyoGameLife

BlueSky: tokyogamelife.bsky.social

Instagram: tokyogamelife

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpuRpKHGfsC3_45I3QVocxA

Weird Nintendo:

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/random-were-big-fans-of-this-switch-2-summer-gaming-solution

https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/1lxaavd/found_another_use_for_the_top_usbc_port/?utm_source=embedv2&utm_medium=post_embed&utm_content=whitespace&embed_host_url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/random-were-big-fans-of-this-switch-2-summer-gaming-solution

Support Us!

If you would like to support Nintendo Maniacs, please consider giving us a 5 star rating on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and click on the Linktree below to see our Patreon, Rebbubble store and socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Join our Discord for free: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4M

Patreon!

For monetary help please check out our Patreon page. We have multiple tiers with varying perks, including exclusive discord access, advertising and opportunities to contribute questions and topics to upcoming shows. We’ve also introduced a tier that gives you access to our Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Family Account (plus access to our discord and show shoutout). So if you haven’t got Nintendo Switch Online yet do consider checking this out as it’s cheaper than buying an individual membership. Limited spots so get in quick. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LINK: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4M

Thank you so much to our Patrons:

SwitchingItUp_

Game Buoy Games

Sumo

About Nintendo Maniacs!

Nintendo Maniacs is a fortnightly, Nintendo-focussed podcast. Each episode Josh is joined by a special guest and they chat about what they love about Nintendo, and the special ways they show their passion. The host, Josh, has been a lifelong Nintendo fan who grew up on playing Nintendo consoles and handhelds. He has great memories of playing local multiplayer games with his brothers and friends and enjoys the pure fun that Nintendo brings to gaming. Josh enjoys Nintendo gaming so much that he created this podcast to force people to join him and chat about it!

Episode 100

This episode Josh is joined by fellow maniac Mikayla!

Chapters:

0:00 Cold Open and Maniac Chat

12:20 Blind Ranking Zelda Games

27:10 Miitopia

34:04  New Release Acquired - BoTW and ToTK Switch 2 Editions

1:02:45 Question Mark Block - Nintendo Remakes we want

1:20:08 Weird Nintendo 

Support Us!

If you would like to support Nintendo Maniacs, please consider giving us a 5 star rating on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and click on the Linktree below to see our Patreon, Rebbubble store and socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Join our Discord for free: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4M

Patreon!

For monetary help please check out our Patreon page. We have multiple tiers with varying perks, including exclusive discord access, advertising and opportunities to contribute questions and topics to upcoming shows. We’ve also introduced a tier that gives you access to our Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Family Account (plus access to our discord and show shoutout). So if you haven’t got Nintendo Switch Online yet do consider checking this out as it’s cheaper than buying an individual membership. Limited spots so get in quick. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LINK: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4M

Thank you so much to our Patrons:

SwitchingItUp_

Game Buoy Games

Sumo

About Nintendo Maniacs!

Nintendo Maniacs is a fortnightly, Nintendo-focussed podcast. Each episode Josh is joined by a special guest and they chat about what they love about Nintendo, and the special ways they show their passion. The host, Josh, has been a lifelong Nintendo fan who grew up on playing Nintendo consoles and handhelds. He has great memories of playing local multiplayer games with his brothers and friends and enjoys the pure fun that Nintendo brings to gaming. Josh enjoys Nintendo gaming so much that he created this podcast to force people to join him and chat about it!

Episode 99

This episode Josh is joined by fellow maniac Andrew, who he met whilst retro gaming hunting in Japan. Andrew has an impressive collection of Nintendo items in his collection.  His YouTube channel is all about Nintendo and has teardowns, unique takes and more.

Chapters:

0:00 Cold Open and Maniac Chat with Andrew

25:00 Question Mark Block! Discord Q&A - Third Party Games on Switch 2

1:00:30 New Release Acquired - Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour

1:18:30 Splatoon Raiders

1:24:00 Weird Nintendo 

You can find Andrew and all of his work here:

https://linktr.ee/N1ntenDr0me

Support Us!

If you would like to support Nintendo Maniacs, please consider giving us a 5 star rating on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and click on the Linktree below to see our Patreon, Rebbubble store and socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Join our Discord for free: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4M

Patreon!

For monetary help please check out our Patreon page. We have multiple tiers with varying perks, including exclusive discord access, advertising and opportunities to contribute questions and topics to upcoming shows. We’ve also introduced a tier that gives you access to our Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Family Account (plus access to our discord and show shoutout). So if you haven’t got Nintendo Switch Online yet do consider checking this out as it’s cheaper than buying an individual membership. Limited spots so get in quick. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LINK: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4M

Thank you so much to our Patrons:

SwitchingItUp_

Game Buoy Games

Sumo

About Nintendo Maniacs!

Nintendo Maniacs is a fortnightly, Nintendo-focussed podcast. Each episode Josh is joined by a special guest and they chat about what they love about Nintendo, and the special ways they show their passion. The host, Josh, has been a lifelong Nintendo fan who grew up on playing Nintendo consoles and handhelds. He has great memories of playing local multiplayer games with his brothers and friends and enjoys the pure fun that Nintendo brings to gaming. Josh enjoys Nintendo gaming so much that he created this podcast to force people to join him and chat about it!