Super Switch Headz

We're joined by Brandon Miracle of Good Vibes Gaming this week to talk about Nintendo's development studios outside of Japan. We review the studios owned by Nintendo, as well as the ones that regularly work for them, in the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia. We also cover the gaming and Nintendo news, including the removal of gold points, changes to the voucher system, layoffs at Netflix, Microsoft's new generative AI project for games, and much more. As always, we close with the games we've all been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

0:00:00 Introduction 0:09:46 News and Rumors 0:39:16 Nintendo's Western Studios 1:36:58 Games We're Playing

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Our guest this week is professor Stephen O'Bent who shares with us all about his experience teaching at Digipen, the game development university. We talk about pursuing an education in game design and what that entails, the general Digipen experience, teaching music courses at a specialized academy, and the reasons one might enroll. We also cover all the gaming and Nintendo news, including the recent Sony State of Play, the DICE Awards, Switch 2 patents and pricing, and more. As always, we close with the games we've all been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

0:00:00 Introduction 0:08:07 News and Rumors 0:37:45 Digipen 1:26:25 Games We're Playing

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This week game designer Jeff Fillion joins and we discuss the relationship and interplay between board games and video games. How have tabletop games influenced video games? What are some of the best board games based on video games? We also cover all the gaming and Nintendo news, including the latest Nintendo financial report, patents verifying mouse mode for Switch 2, Wario Land 4 coming to NSO, the ESA's newest event (RIP E3), and much more. As always, we close with the games we've all been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

0:00:00 Introduction 0:08:47 News and Rumors 0:47:30 Tabletop Games & Video Games 1:35:22 Games We're Playing

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We're joined by Rob from Rule of 2 Review this week to talk about the future of Xbox and Microsoft's gaming division. Forza Horizon 5 was recently announced to be heading to Sony's PlayStation which leaves everyone wondering if there will be any Xbox exclusives in the future, and if their hardware plans are changing. Is an entirely third party future in the cards for Microsoft? We of course cover the gaming and Nintendo news, too, including more industry layoffs, research on the benefits of video games, the new online library from the Video Game History Foundation, Sony's newest approach to their games on PC, and more. As always, we close with the games we've all been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

0:00:00 Introduction 0:08:03 News and Rumors 0:46:07 Future of Xbox & Exclusives 1:31:41 Games We're Playing

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We're joined by Remy Siu from sunset visitor 斜陽過客 to discuss 1000xRESIST. We cover the inspirations, development, the space between story and gameplay, and the amazing word-of-mouth success of the game. We also discuss the gaming and Nintendo news, including an update to the SNES app on NSO, Xbox supporting Switch 2, the Celeste developer canceling their newest game, and more. As always, we close with the games we've all been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

0:00:00 Introduction 0:07:16 News and Rumors 0:32:40 1000xRESIST Developer Interview 1:44:33 Games We're Playing

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We finally got the official Switch 2 reveal! On the same day Donkey Kong Country Returns HD released. This week we give our thoughts and break down the announcement of the Switch 2, but we also share how we're feeling about the Donkey Kong Country remaster. And that's not all because we cover the gaming and Nintendo news, too, including Sony canceling live service games in development, Genshin Impact settling a lawsuit with the FTC on loot boxes, Marvel Snap going down with the TikTok ban, and more. As always, we close with the games we've all been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

0:00:00 Introduction 0:07:16 News and Rumors 0:32:19 Switch 2 Reveal 1:22:49 Donkey Kong Country Returns HD 1:34:24 Games We're Playing

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We're joined by Katie Shesko to talk about speedrunning and Games Done Quick! We discuss her experience in learning to speed run Zelda games, attending GDQ, and how the event has evolved and ways it might continue to. We also review all the gaming and Nintendo news, including Switch 2 leaks and rumors, leaked emails showing Nintendo's thoughts on Virtual Console and NSO, the D.I.C.E. Awards nominees, and more. As always, we close with the games we've all been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

0:00:00 Introduction

0:07:04 News and Rumors

0:34:32 Speed Running

1:29:48 Games We're Playing

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Our guest this week is Josh Levin, and our topic is the Star Fox franchise. We discuss what we love about Star Fox, our experiences with the games, and speculate about what Nintendo might do with it in the future. We also cover all the gaming and Nintendo news, including the abundance of Switch 2 leaks and rumors, rumors about Retro Studios recent projects, an anecdote suggesting the Punch-Out!! series may be dead, and more. As always, we close with the games we've all been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

0:00:00 Introduction 0:09:36 News and Rumors 0:41:59 Star Fox 1:15:20 Games We're Playing

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In this week's special episode we discuss Nintendo's 2025. What games do we know are coming this year? What rumored games will turn out to be true? When will the Switch 2 drop? What games will release as exclusives for the Switch 2? How much support will the original Switch continue to get? We go over these questions and more in our comprehensive episode. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

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In this week's episode we give out our annual awards for our favorite games in various genres and more. Plus we give out the coveted Golden Headz awards for various and unique categories like "NIntendo's Weirdest NSO Move," and "Biggest AAA Flop." We've also got all the Nintendo and gaming news for the week, like the Switch sales in the US surpassing the PS2, Sony investing more in FromSoftware parent Kadokawa,and a new Star Wars Battlefront 3 build that has leaked. Plus we close with the games we've been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

0:00:00 Introduction 0:08:54 News and Rumors 0:26:00 Golden Headz 1:47:35 Games We're Playing

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