The brothers return to their 25 favorite Nintendo Switch games list and rank them to celebrate the end of the console generation. If that wasn’t enough, they also discuss pre-ordering the Switch 2, Marathon’s reveal, and Ghost of Yōtei’s quiet release date announcement.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping |

00:03:11 - We Pre-Ordered Nintendo Switch 2s! |

00:10:55 - Is PlayStation Botching the Campaigns for Marathon and Ghost of Yōtei? |

00:17:41 - Main Topic: Top 25 Nintendo Switch Games (Ranking The List) |

1:03:17 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Mina the Hollower, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Remastered, Skin Deep)

1:04:55 - Game, Watch, Listen (GAMES: Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil, Split Fiction | MOVIES: Sinners, Dark Waters | MUSIC: Bon Iver - SABLE, fABLE)

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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Our Top 25 Nintendo Switch Games, Ranked:

1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

3. Super Mario Odyssey

4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

5. Celeste

6. Animal Crossing: New Horizons

7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

8. Kirby and the Forgotten Land

9. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury

10. Cuphead

11. Metroid Dread

12. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

13. Dead Cells

14. Metroid Prime Remastered

15. Pikmin 4

16. Super Mario Bros. Wonder

17. Hades

18. Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

19. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

20. Mario Tennis Aces

21. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

22. Super Mario Party Jamboree

23. Tetris 99

24. Fortnite

25. Arms

The Nintendo Switch 2 is coming soon, so it’s time to celebrate the first Nintendo Switch’s legendary catalog by building a list of the top 25 Nintendo Switch games. As if that wasn’t enough, the boys conduct a tariff-induced venting session and share the results of their Nintendo Switch 2 predictions. See the boys’ unranked top 25 Switch list below!

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping (Nintendo Switch 2 Updates, a.k.a. We Live in Uncertain Times, and Tariffs and Vengeful Politics Have Us Down!) |

00:20:08 - Main Topic: Top 25 Nintendo Switch Games (Building The List) |

00:49:16 - Nintendo Switch 2 Prediction Results

1:03:45 - Rotating Segment: Game of the Week of the Year (2011)

1:00:00 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Donkey Kong Bananza, Kirby Air Riders, Unannounced Mainline 3D Mario Platformer, South of Midnight, Blue Prince, Promise Mascot Agency)

1:00:00 - Game, Watch, Listen (GAMES: Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Assassin’s Creed Shadows | MOVIES: Phantom Thread, After Earth, Doctor Strange | MUSIC: Black Country, New Road - Forever Howlong | TV: The White Lotus)

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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Our Top 25 Nintendo Switch Games, Alphabetized and Unranked:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Arms

Celeste

Cuphead

Dead Cells

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

Fortnite

Hades

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Mario Tennis Aces

Metroid Dread

Metroid Prime Remastered

Pikmin 4

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Super Mario Odyssey

Super Mario Party Jamboree

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tetris 99

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct finally happened. And the brothers had a sleepover so they could watch it together! They break down everything from the price point to Nintendo GameChat to Mario Kart World to Donkey Kong Bananza. The entire episode is dedicated to the Switch 2 Direct, so no need for timecodes!

Please note this episode was recorded prior to the announcement that the United States’ pre-orders would be delayed due to the U.S. tariffs.

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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Nintendo is about to blow the doors off the Switch 2 with its April 2 Direct, so the boys sit down and predict the system’s launch lineup, launch-year games, hardware quirks, and more.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping (Zelda Movie News, Nintendo’s Switch 1 Direct, Ubisoft Creates Tencent-Backed Subsidiary) |

00:12:54 - Main Topic: Nintendo Switch 2 Direct Predictions |

1:02:25 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Expelled!, MLB the Show 25)

1:03:11 - Game, Watch, Listen (GAMES: Astro Bot, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Monster Hunter Wilds | MOVIES: Black Bag, Lawrence of Arabia | TV: Severance | MUSIC: Saba & No ID - From the Private Collection of Saba & No ID, Lady Gaga - MAYHEM)

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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Sam is busy at GDC, so Jake is solo-reviewing The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. He breaks down his thoughts on Zelda’s first-ever playable adventure.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping

00:03:10 - Main Topic: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Review |

00:33:18 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner

00:34:20 - Game, Watch, Listen (MOVIES: Black Bag | TV: Adolescence)

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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Who are the best developers in the games industry today? Jake and Sam answer that question by power ranking the top 35 studios (based on the list they built two episodes ago). Check out the final list below the timecodes if you like spoilers!

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping (Lilo & Stitch Live-Action Trailer Reaction, Springtime Emotions, NFL Free Agency News) |

00:09:26 - Main Topic: The 2025 Game Developer Power Ranking (Ranking The Top 35) |

00:56:27 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Pokémon Legends Z-A, Wanderstop)

1:01:23 - Game, Watch, Listen (MOVIES: Emilia Pérez, The Gorge | TV: The White Lotus, Paradise | MUSIC: Johnny Blue Skies / Sturgill Simpson - Passage du Desir, The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow)

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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1. Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development

2. FromSoftware

3. Capcom

4. Insomniac

5. Naughty Dog

6. Rockstar Games

7. Supergiant Games

8. Larian Studios

9. Remedy Entertainment

10. Valve

11. Kojima Productions

12. id Software

13. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio

14. Sucker Punch

15. Sony Santa Monica

16. P-Studio (Atlus)

17. CD Projekt Red

18. Obsidian Entertainment

19. MachineGames

20. Respawn Entertainment

21. Square Enix Creative Business Unit I

22. Team Asobi

23. Housemarque

24. Arkane Studios

25. Epic Games

26. Blizzard Entertainment

27. Treyarch

28. Riot Games

29. Monolith Soft

30. Playground Games

31. Intelligent Systems

32. miHoYo

33. IO Interactive

34. Game Freak

35. Ubisoft Quebec

Jake and Sam ventured to the Forbidden Lands to take on nature’s greatest beasts and lived to tell the tale. That’s right; for the first time ever, Jake and Sam jump into the world of Monster Hunter and share their impressions of Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom’s newest entry in the historic action franchise!

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping |

00:06:45 - Main Topic: Monster Hunter Wilds Impressions |

00:51:40 - Rotating Segment: Rotten or Fresh Movie Games (Monolith’s Wonder Woman) |

0:56:37 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Expelled!, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Lies of P: Overture, Borderlands 4, The Midnight Walk, Metal Eden, Hell is Us, MLB the Show 25

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4, Promise Mascot Agency, Skin Deep, Absolum, Fable, Monster Hunter Wilds, Split Fiction, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Avowed, Two Point Museum)

1:03:10 - Game, Watch, Listen (MOVIES: Mickey 17)

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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If sports can power rank teams and The Big Picture can power rank actors, then Jake and Sam can power rank game developers. The boys kick off a two-part episode to build 2025’s definitive power ranking of game studios by narrowing down their list to 35 contenders.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping (Marc Maron’s Live Show) |

00:03:13 - Main Topic: The 2025 Game Developer Power Ranking (Picking The Top 35) |

00:27:40 - Main Topic: The 2025 Game Developer Power Ranking (The Eliminations) |

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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An explanation of Nintendo EPD: https://naavik.co/digest/nintendo-games-teams/

The Unranked Top 35 (in alphabetical order):

Arkane Studios

Blizzard Entertainment

CD Projekt Red

Capcom

Epic Games

FromSoftware

Game Freak

Housemarque

id Software

IO Interactive

Insomniac

Intelligent Systems

Kojima Productions

Larian Studios

MachineGames

miHoYo

Monolith Soft

Naughty Dog

Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development

Obsidian Entertainment

P-Studio (Atlus)

Playground Games

Remedy Entertainment

Respawn Entertainment

Riot Games

Rockstar Games

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio

Sony Santa Monica

Square Enix Creative Business Unit I

Sucker Punch

Supergiant Games

Team Asobi

Treyarch

Ubisoft Quebec

Valve

PlayStation stepped up to the podium and let players know what they can expect in 2025. The brothers discuss the latest State of Play, including the many upcoming character action games and Saros, the surprise first-party announcement.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping |

00:12:50 - Main Topic: PlayStation State of Play February 2025 Review |

00:24:47 - Rotating Segment: Yoshi’s Topsy-Turvy Trivia (Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Trivia Quiz) |

1:05:48 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Grand Theft Auto VI) |

1:08:26 - Game, Watch, Listen (VIDEO GAMES: Star Wars Outlaws, Killer Queen | MOVIES: I’m Still Here, A Different Man | TV: Invincible, Abbott Elementary | MUSIC: Kendrick Lamar Halftime Show)

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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Nintendo and Sony Pictures are making a live-action adaptation of The Legend of Zelda, but that opens up a Breath of the Wild-sized amount of questions. What game should the movie adapt? Should it be standalone or the start of a saga? Who should play Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf? The brothers answer these questions and more with their pitches for the movie.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping (Sam’s New Orleans Trip, Murphy’s Wild Night) |

00:10:20 - Main Topic: The Challenges of Making a Live-Action Zelda Movie |

00:24:47 - Main Topic: Jake Pitches and Casts His Live-Action Zelda Movie |

00:53:54 - Main Topic: Sam Pitches and Casts His Live-Action Zelda Movie |

1:24:43 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Blue Prince, The Talos Principle: Reawakened, Sid Meier’s Civilization 7, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2) |

1:28:37 - Game, Watch, Listen (VIDEO GAMES: Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage, Metroid Prime Remastered | MOVIES: Companion, The Seed of the Sacred Fig | MUSIC: Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal, Father John Misty - Mahashmashana, Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor)

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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