The SwitchCast - A Nintendo Switch Podcast

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What's The SwitchCast - A Nintendo Switch Podcast about?

Can't wait for the Nintendo Switch? This is the podcast for you! The SwitchCast is a show devoted completely to the Switch and discussing all the revelations & rumors surrounding it.

So whether you can't wait to answer the Zelda Breath of the Wild, or get down and dirty with Splatoon, KC & JV are ready to talk!

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Super Neptunia RPG and the ...

11.07.2019

Psst! This episode is being leaked 30 minutes before its street date, so listen in to our review of Super Neptunia RPG on Nintendo Switch plus our controversial discussion on game leaks BEFORE the rest of the masses find out! ...

The SwitchCast - A Nintendo Switch Podcast episodes:

11.07.2019 Super Neptunia RPG and the Great Game Leaks Debate Psst! This episode is being leaked 30 minutes before its street date, so listen in to our review of Super Neptunia RPG on Nintendo Switch plus our controversial discussion on game leaks BEFORE the rest of the masses find out! ...
10.24.2019 Ring Fit Adventure, Hexagroove, and Getting Super Fit I am KC, and he is JV, and we're going to PUMP [CLAP] YOU UP! We've spent a week doing reps with Ring Fit Adventure, and it's time to if gamified exercise actually works out! And after dropping the weights, ...
10.17.2019 Untitled Goose Game, Funny Games, and Chonky Pikachu LOL with us in this week's Nintendo Switch podcast as we review Untitled Goose Game. That leads the way into a talk about what games have actually made us laugh out loud the most. All that, plus all the week's ...
10.10.2019 Killer Queen Black and Educational Games Feel the sting of knowledge! Because today we're reviewing Killer Queen Black on Nintendo Switch, followed by a deep dive into the world of games that make you brains smartened. All that, and of course the week of Nintendo Switch ...
10.03.2019 Cardfight Vanguard EX, Import Games, and Learning Japanese Time to settle our differences like adults... by playing a children's card game! So JV is dealing up a review of Cardfight Vanguard EX for Nintendo Switch. And since that happens to be a Japanese import game, we decide to ...
09.26.2019 Daemon X Machina (GOTY), Northgard, and Switch Light Initial Impressions Suit up for the most mecha-tastic podcast of the season, as we review the Nintendo Switch exclusive Daemon X Machina. Then we have to bundle up, because Northgard is blowing into town with RTS competition. This week we also saw ...
09.19.2019 Astral Chain, Collector's Editions, and the Month of JV Games It's time to play the chain game... Astral Chain that is! "The Month of JV Games" kicks off with this sci-fi Platinum Games gem. We then move into the Switch Focus to chat about what we want from a collector's ...
09.12.2019 Invisigun Reloaded, The "Joyflex," and Pokemon Masters If you like it then you better put a ring on Switch! Could this mysterious new peripheral launch Nintendo's next exercise fad? We talk about it in today's Switch Focus... just before Nintendo revealed the actual game that's coming out ...
09.05.2019 The Fall Nintendo Direct Super Spectacular Show Overwatch for Nintendo Switch, new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighters, Little Town Hero, and so much more to talk about from the Fall Nintendo Direct! I don't even have time to write about them all here. Just listen and enjoy!
08.29.2019 Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution, Co-op Gaming, and Pokemon Masters JV enters the Shadow Games with Yu-Gi-Oh! on Nintendo Switch, just as KC... --- WE INTERRUPT THIS PODCAST TO ANNOUNCE NINTENDO MOBILE GAMES DROPPING! --- Mario Kart Tour is shown off just before we record, and Pokemon Masters is released ...
08.22.2019 Friday the 13th, More Fire Emblem, and the Indie World Summit Happy Indepedents Day! We have a load of new Nindie reveals to run through, right after we finish running from a masked murderer in our review of Friday the 13th: Ultimate Slasher Edition for Nintendo Switch. KC also takes a ...
08.15.2019 Our World is Ended and Securing Your Switch Whether it's from ne'er do wells or blue humor, we're talking about how to keep your Switch safe with our show this week. So strap in tight for our review of Our World is Ended and much more!
08.09.2019 Fire Emblem Three Houses Special Mini Episode Hark! In this special (mostly unedited) mini episode, JV is joined by David to talk about Fire Emblem Three Houses, and how we feel about the newest entry of this illustrious franchise.
08.01.2019 Fantasy Strike, Smash 4.0, and Playing by the Beach Soak up some rays while listening to us review the new accessible fighting game Fantasy Strike for Nintendo Switch! In the Switch Focus, we talk about how we enjoy our Nintendo Switch in the summer and on the beach, and ...
07.25.2019 God Eater 3, Logo Longing, and the Final SplatFest Special guest Hermes descends from Mt. Olympus to feast on his fellow deities in an in-depth discussion of God Eater 3 for Nintendo Switch. We also chat about our new SwitchCast logo options, and all the week's Nintendo Switch news, ...
07.19.2019 Super Mario Maker 2, Stranger Things 3, and Level Editors JV's makes some fun with Super Mario Maker 2 for Nintendo Switch, KC turns everything upside-down with Stranger Things 3, and we discuss our favorite level editors throughout gaming. As always, we also have all the week's Nintendo Switch news ...
07.11.2019 Nintendo Switch Lite, Gigantamaxing, and the AutoBattler Genre What a surprise! We cover the surprise announcement of the Nintendo Switch Lite, cover the community’s reactions to the (more) portable version of our beloved console, and discuss the new Auto-Battler genre that’s taking the gaming industry by storm.
07.05.2019 Free to Play Games and Rin's Rant Being broke can be fun with plenty of free to play titles coming to Nintendo Switch all the time. But is this trend good for gaming overall, or is the future filled with loot boxes and other "surprise mechanics?" We ...
06.27.2019 Cosmic Star Heroine, Cadence of Hyrule, Crash Team Racing, and the Smash Madness League Special guest Darrel Wright joins us to talk about the Smash Madness League and to discuss how competitive it can (or can't) be to play with items. We also jump into reviews of retro RPG Cosmic Star Heroine, rhythmic Rogue-like ...
06.20.2019 Timespinner, Giga Wrecker Alt, Crystal Crisis, and E3 Reactions One week of E3 coverage was simply not enough, so we're catching everything we missed from day three of the event, in particular Phantasy Star Online 2 for Nintendo Switch, and Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. Plus, we'll hear what ...
06.13.2019 Nintendo Switch E3 2019 Direct and Treehouse Extravaganza SO. MANY. NINTENDO SWITCH GAMES. The Nintendo Switch E3 showing has us truly floored this year, and we had no choice but to make another overloaded episode to cover it all. We dive into everything we saw in the Nintendo ...
06.06.2019 Pokemon Sword and Shield Direct, Detective Pikachu, and DYNAMAX! This episode is truly Dynamaxed! We've got three hosts this week delivering a massive 2 hours of Nintendo Switch talk, all about the amazing Pokemon developments of the week. We kick things off with a rundown of the Pokemon Sword ...
05.31.2019 Duck Game, Scrap Rush, and the Ultimate Challenge After a few multiplayer Nintendo Switch game reviews, guest host and SwitchKing Darkis poses the question of what our greatest challenges in gaming have been. We also take on the challenge of tackling all the Nintendo Switch news and new ...
05.16.2019 The Super Mario Maker 2 Direct Excitement is building for Super Mario Maker 2 on Nintendo Switch, and guest host Aardwolf joins us this week to talk about all the wild new features revealed in this week's Nintendo Direct. We also spend a few minutes rounding ...
05.09.2019 Behind the Mask of Masquerada, VA-11 HALL-A, and Dragon's Dogma Nicholas Chan, writer for Masquerada: Songs and Shadows, joins us this week to discuss what it's like writing a theatrical, fantastical, Italian Renaissance-ical RPG. And with JV off this week, we absolutely ARE playing for the story, as we take ...
05.02.2019 Yoshi's Crafted World, Mortal Kombat 11, and Video Game Movies What makes some video games good at becoming movies? What makes so many of them train wrecks? We discuss this, plus review Mortal Kombat 11 and Yoshi's Crafted World for Nintendo Switch before running down the week's top Nintendo Switch ...
04.25.2019 Cuphead, Warhammer AoS: Champions, and the New Nintendo Switch CHEERS! We're drinking in the joy with Cuphead this week, as well as dealing out the pain with the Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions CCG for Nintendo Switch! In the Switch Focus, we address the rumors of a new Nintendo ...
04.18.2019 RemiLore, Mechstermination Force, and the Smash 3.0 Update (ft. Joker) A surprise presentation about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 3.0 update dropped in out laps today, so we're going to talk about the complete Persona package, plus all the other cool features also added to the game. We also review rogue-lite ...
04.11.2019 Blaster Master Zero 2, Windscapes, Power Rangers, and Pokémon Let’s Go PvP Our resident Pokemon League Champion Rin comes by to tell about her experiences and impressions of the competitive Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee scene. We also review Blaster Master Zero 2, Windscapes and Power Rangers Battle for the Grid on Nintendo ...
04.04.2019 The PAX East 2019 Grand Tour We're back from PAX and got a boatload of new and upcoming Nintendo Switch games to tell everyone about, including... Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Dragon Quest Builders 2 FFXII: The Zodiac Age Gato Roboto Hardcore Mecha Heave-Ho Indivisible Katana ...
03.21.2019 The Princess Guide, The Nindie Showcase Spring 2019, and the Stadia NINDIES INCOMING! We have a bunch of surprise Nintendo Switch announcements in the Spring Nindies Showcase, including The Red Lantern, Rad, Cadence of Hyrule and more! But, not content with just one huge presentation to talk about, we also take ...
03.14.2019 Smite, Riot: Civil Unrest, and Underrepresented Genres This is a podcast for the little guy, the underdog, the unrepresented... game genres on Nintendo Switch! Also join us for a review of the MOBA, Smite: Battleground of the Gods, uprising simulator Riot: Civil Unrest, and the week's biggest ...
03.07.2019 Labo VR, Trials Rising, and the 2nd Switch-iversary Labo VR, Trials Rising, and the 2nd Switch-iversary
02.28.2019 The Pokemon Day Direct, and The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince Time at last to remove the blindfold and take our first glimpse at the new generation of Pokemon games coming for Nintendo Switch! Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield got a seven-minute Nintendo Direct, so naturally we have about 20 minutes ...
02.22.2019 Rival Megagun, Tetris 99, Strikey Sisters, and Competitive vs Casual Games Are you looking for a battle!? Or are you just lookin' to chill out? We're talking casual vs competitive gaming this week, with a slew of head-to-head (and one co-op) games for your Nintendo Switch, including Tetris 99, Strikey Sisters, ...
02.14.2019 Nintendo Direct Extravaganza for February 2019 Who doesn't love seeing new Nintnendo Switch games? Who doesn't love to hear two dudes talk about every detail of those games and more, in a complete Nintendo Direct rundown? That was rhetorical... please don't email me your answers...
02.07.2019 Wargroove, Travis Strikes Again, and our Favorite Strategy Games TOUCHDOWN! Travis Touchdown, to be precise. We have Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes ready for review, and fully-garrisoned strike team ready to get their Wargroove on! We then talk about how strategy games became such a cornerstone of our ...
01.31.2019 YIIK: A Postmodern RPG, At Sundown: Shots in the Dark, and Sports: Games This week we review the first Nintendo Switch NJRPG (I'll explain) with YIIK: A Postmodern RPG, we light up the dark with At Sundown: Shots in the Dark, and discuss what kind of sports games drive us into the endzone ...
01.25.2019 The System Switch Special Episode!! This is the System Switch Special Episode! While KC is away, JV and David discuss the various games that they’d love to see ported onto the Switch (no matter how feasible or impossible it may be). Games Covered: Mass Effect, ...
01.17.2019 The Shrouded Isle, Tiny Metal, and Gaming Backlogs Have faith, listeners! This week we review a literal "cult classic" for Nintendo Switch with The Shrouded Isle, and hit the arcade battlefield with Tiny Metal. In our Switch focus, we talk about how we handle gaming backlogs, and always, ...
01.10.2019 Everspace, Viviette, and the SwitchCats' Choice Awards The votes are in, and tonight we reveal the top Nintendo Switch games and Nintendo Switch Nindies that you, the listeners picked for this year's SwitchCats' Choice awards! We also review Everspace, Viviette, and the Pokeball Plus for Pokemon Go ...
01.04.2019 2018 Retrospective and Episode 100 Extravaganza! KC, JV, David and Rin have come together for the first time to look back at everything that made 2018 a great year for the Nintendo Switch, and what we're looking forward to in 2019 for the Nintendo Switch! SUPPORT ...
12.28.2018 The SwitchCast Holiday Special (Patron Appreciation Day) Come warm up by the fire as a series of guests drop in on my winter cabin to talk about whatever Nintendo Switch subject they want!
12.20.2018 Katamari Damacy Reroll, Code of Princess, and Hello Neighbor Hide & Seek We're rolling out the Nintendo Switch reviews with week with Katamari Damacy Reroll, Code of Princess EX, and Hello Neighbor: Hide & Seek. We also have the week's biggest Nintendo Switch news, new releases and more lined up!
12.14.2018 The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Blowout Today we talk about Smash Bros. Ultimate, followed by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch. In the news, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is Smashing Bros. Ultimately, for the Super Ultimate Smashing of Bros.
12.06.2018 The 2018 Nintendo Switch Holiday Shopping Guide Time to rush out and buy awesome gift for the Nintendo Switch fans in your life. But what's best to get 'em? We'll share our top picks for various friends and family - or what to ask Santa for when ...
11.30.2018 Diablo III, Nidhogg 2, and Gaming Commutes JV's back in the US of A with plenty of stories to share of gaming in Asia, specifically playing Diablo III for Nintendo Switch! We also review Nidhogg 2 while dueling for a deity's devouring. In the Switch Focus, we ...
11.22.2018 Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu & Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee Mega Review! We've caught a NidoRin, and trained it to help us cover this milestone release of Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu and Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee for Nintendo Switch! And we're going to give it a whole Switch Focus segment to talk ...
11.16.2018 Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and SwitchApps While JV's away, guest host Ori will play, and help us chat about Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Shantae: Half Genie Hero, and the trickle of non-gaming apps coming to Nintendo Switch. We also chat briefly about the new Detective Pikachu ...
11.08.2018 My Hero One's Justice, Valkyria Chronicles, and Scary Games Time to fight for justice! JV kicks it with My Hero One's Justice. Time to fight for freedom! KC deploys for battle with Valkyria Chronicles. Time to scare the pants off ourselves as we talk about what makes scary games ...

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