Nintendo Voice Chat

Welcome to Nintendo Voice Chat! This week, Kat Bailey is joined by Peer Schneider, Rebekah Valentine, and special guest Imran Khan to talk about how Xbox's huge Activision acquisition impacts Nintendo moving forward. Hear the panel discuss the potential fate of franchises like Overwatch and Crash Bandicoot on Switch, and the crazy scenario where Microsoft tried to go after Nintendo 20 years ago. Plus, some quick Nintendo sales news, Banjo-Kazooie coming to Nintendo Switch online, and a whole lot more.

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:01:09 - Activision Blizzard impact on Nintendo
• 00:24:29 - Nintendo sales numbers
• 00:39:52 - Banjo-Kazooie on Switch
• 00:51:00 - News undown
• 00:56:04 - Kat Take
• 01:06:15 - What we’ve been playing
• 01:14:15 - Question Block
• 01:19:23 - Outro

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What are the most under-the-radar games coming to Switch in 2022? Find out on this week's NVC, where Seth Macy, Peer Schneider, Kat Bailey, and special guest Dan Ryckert talk TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, Metal Slug Tactics, Triangle Strategy, and other upcoming titles they're looking forward to. Plus, the crew dives into the latest Mario Kart rumors, the new Kirby and the Forbidden Land release date news, and more.

Timecodes:

• 00:00:00 - Welcoooome!
• 00:00:41 - Mario Kart rumors
• 00:08:29 - The secret best Switch games of 2022
• 00:36:37- Kirby release date news
• 00:44:48 - News rundown
• 00:49:07 - Kat Take
• 00:57:27 - Best wrestling games
• 01:03:54 - What we’re playing

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Welcoooome to 2022! This year could be a big one for Nintendo, and the NVC crew is back to preview the exciting months ahead. Join Seth Macy, Peer Schneider, Kat Bailey, and Casey DeFreitas as they break down the most exciting games scheduled for Switch this year. From Pokemon Legends: Arceus, to the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, tune in to hear the panel's thoughts on 2022's lineup.

Timecodes:

• 00:00:00 - Welcome!
• 00:02:10 - Pokemon Legends Arceus
• 00:15:21 - Splatoon 3
• 00:22:12 - Bayonetta 3
• 00:25:21 - Bayonetta’s Makeup… Evolution…?
• 00:30:23 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land
• 00:35:10 - Thoughts on Breath of the Wild 2
• 00:44:19 - Predictions for Nintendo in 2022
• 01:00:20 - What We’re Playing & Outro

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Happy Holidays! This week’s episode, everyone’s here! In what can only be considered the most ambitious crossover event in podcast history (maybe?), all of your favorite IGN podcast hosts have come together for a very special end of year episode talking some of the best moments of the 2021 across the Playstation, Xbox, and Nintendo gaming universes. Join Daemon Hatfield – host of IGN’s Game Scoop! podcast, Ryan McCaffrey – host of Podcast Unlocked, Jonathan Dornbush – host of Podcast Beyond, and Seth Macy – host of Nintendo Voice Chat, as we look back at the best games of 2021 as well as looking forward to 2022. 

From Halo: Infinite, to Returnal, to Metroid Dread and beyond, you’ll find it here. Let’s ring in 2022 the only way we know how: talking about the best video games of the year!

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Welcome to the final Nintendo Voice Chat for 2021! Join Seth Macy, Peer Schneider, Kat Bailey, and Brian Altano as they look at their most-played Switch games of 2021. Plus, a recap of the Indie World presentation, the new Analogue Pocket handheld, Breath of the Wild 2 gameplay hints, and more. We'll see you back here in 2022!

Timecodes:

• 00:00:00 - Welcome!
• 00:00:55 - Tribute to NES Designer Masayuki Uemura
• 00:08:22 - Nintendo Indie World Recap
• 00:15:49 - Analogue Pocket Talk!
• 00:28:15 - Nintendo Switch Year In Review: Our Stats!
• 00:40:15 - Nintendo News Rundown
• 00:56:40 - Kat Take
• 01:05:00 - What We’ve Been Playing
• 01:15:10 - Question Block

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Welcome to Nintendo Voice Chat! This week, Seth Macy is joined by Rebekah Valentine and Tom Marks to discuss the lack of Nintendo news at The Game Awards. It's not all doom and gloom, though, because some Switch games did show up at the big show, including Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak, Sonic Frontiers, Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, and more.

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We're just a week away from The Game Awards, and some Super Ninfriendos are hopeful we might get a glimpse of Breath of the Wild 2 at the big show. Join Seth Macy, Peer Schneider, and Kat Bailey this week on NVC, as the panel shares what they want to see from Nintendo at The Game Awards. Plus, discussions on the most underrated Switch games of 2021, which dormant Nintendo series should be revived next in the wake of Metroid Dread, and a whole lot more.

Timecodes:

• 00:00:05 - The Game Awards Wish List
• 00:16:14 - Most Underrated Games of 2021
• 00:29:04 - Kat Takes
• 00:38:28 - Top 100 Games: Super Metroid
• 00:48:29 - What Nintendo Series Should Get its “Dread”
• 01:01:29 - December Games
• 01:02:40 - What We’ve Been Playing
• 01:16:45 - Question Block & Outro

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Welcooome to a special Thanksgiving edition of NVC! This week, join Seth Macy, Peer Schneider, and Kat Bailey, as they grade Nintendo's holiday lineup, from Metroid Dread to Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Then, it's a Mega Question Block, as the NVC crew answers a cornucopia of your questions.

• 00:00:00 - Rating the Switch’s Holiday Season
• 00:26:07 - Top Nintendo Games: Mario 3 & Super Mario World
• 00:37:36 - Mega Thanksgiving Question Block!

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Another new Smash Bros.-like is joining the fray, but it's not coming to Switch! Hear the panel discuss WB's MultiVersus and why it's not coming to Nintendo's platform. Plus, it's been an up and down week for remakes and remasters, and the NVC crew talks about the merits and faults of Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, as well as the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy remasters. Stick around for your questions answered on another round of Question Block!

• 00:00:00 - Why Isn't MultiVersus On Switch?
• 00:08:11 - Legend of Zelda Game & Watch Review
• 00:15:38 - Thoughts on Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl 
• 00:27:00 - Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Remaster Discussion
• 00:35:50 - Seth Takes: Transferring Saves on the Switch
• 00:43:41 - Top Nintendo Games: Earthbound & Pokemon Yellow
• 00:53:03 - News Blast: Nintendo Wii U Anniversary Chat
• 01:01:09 - Question Block!

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Grand Theft Auto games are finally on Switch, but the result is less than grand. This week on NVC, join Seth Macy, Peer Schneider, Kat Bailey, and Reb Valentine as they break down the ports of the classic PS2 GTA trilogy. On a more positive note, Animal Crossing's DLC is great, and the panel shares their impressions. Plus, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have leaked, we may see a new direction for 3D Mario, and a whole lot more.

• 00:00:00 - GTA: The Trilogy Definitive Edition Chat
• 00:16:56 - Discussing Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Leaks
• 00:27:29 - Thoughts on ACNH: Happy Home Paradise 
• 00:42:20 - Kat Takes
• 00:53:52 - Top 100 Games: Final Fantasy VI
• 01:01:45 - News Blast
• 01:05:55 - What We’ve Been Playing
• 01:12:24 - Question Block!

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