Nintendo Dads Podcast
A few guys, that are Dads, raised on Nintendo and now raising their own gamers.
#587: Gobots of Pokémon
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Nintendo addresses Pokémon TCG scalping
● Switch, Switch Lite, and Switch OLED will be discontinued in February 2027 in the EU
● Revised Switch 2 and accessories with replaceable batteries will be available in EU regions from Autumn 2026
● New Pokémon LEGO sets revealed
● Nintendo to shut down Mario Kart Tour
● PlayStation Sparking Massive Backlash Over En...
#586: Puking While Flying With Falco
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Splatoon Raiders Direct
● US: Nintendo Switch sold nearly 6 million units in its first year
● PlayStation Transitioning to Digital-Only for New Games
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● Nintendo apparently is in talks to bring the Star Fox ride to Universal
● The big three get to trade IP for the next g...
#585: Bundle of Bundles
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Claude Guillemot died in a plane crash in La Baule, France
● Nintendo Switch 2 sales surpass PS5 disc drive model in Japan
● Sonic the Hedgehog 35th Anniversary
● Grand Theft Auto Pre-orders are now open
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● GOTY Contenders and Most Anticipated
Games we'v...
#584: HR Violations with Wajustin
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Hackers steal data from Nintendo
Nintendo offers a free month of NSO + Expansion Pass to buyers
Dispatch on Nintendo Switch gets censorship toned down
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● Switch 2 has been out for a full year!
Games we've been playing
● Dokapon Ki...
#583: Game-a-palooza 2026 Part 2!
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026
● Summer Game Fest Announcements
● Super Mario Galaxy movie has now surpassed $1 billion globally
● Pomni and Jax from the Amazing Digital Circus will join Fortnite
● Mina the Hollower sells 500,000+ copies
● Game Releases/Updates
Time Out
● Jesse's weekend in LA
Games we've be...
#582: Mid-Year Game-a-palooza! 2026
**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 15% off plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Nintendo confirms future Switch 2 model compliant with EU battery regulations ● Nintendo Music app Update! ● Switch 2 Exclusive game by Atlantis Studio ● Rayman Legends Retold Announcement Question of the week: What do you want out of Nintendo, the Third-Parties, and/or the Indies from this summer's gaming events (which could include a Nintendo Direct)? Rumors: Nintendo Direct June 9th Games we've been playing ● Rayman Legends Retold (pre-beta) ● Realm of Ink ● Dosa Divas ● Animal Crossing New Horizons (clean-up...
#581: Bayou Timmy
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Updates from the Dragon Quest Team
● Call of Duty is Back on Nintendo: Modern Warfare 4 coming to Switch 2
● Game Releases/Updates
Games we've been playing
● Black Jacket
● DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince
● Mina the Hollower
● Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
● Pictonico!
...
#580: I Speak Engrish
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is out now! What do we think?
● Nintendo announces a brand new mobile game, Pictonico!, available on May 28th
● Nintendo hiring for a new role: Movie Project Promotion Manager
● LEGO is retiring The Legend of Zelda Deku Tree set
● 3 new LEGO Pokémon sets leak online
● LEGO Donkey Kon...
#579: Pepperidge Farm Remembers
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Nintendo Switch 2 Price Increases announced
● Nintendo Switch 2 Bundles are coming back
● Nintendo’s Latest Numbers
● The 2026 World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees have been announced
● Game Releases/Updates
Games we've been playing
● Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
● Black Jacket
● DOKAPON KiNGDOM CONNECT
...#578: Love to All the Mums Out There
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Star Fox Direct 5.6.2026
● It wasn't just you
● Target dropped a whole line of Pokémon merch, and people responded entirely appropriately, right?!
● The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is poised to become the first billion-dollar film of 2026
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● Miyamoto recently said that Zelda 2 was "kind of a...
#577: Bottle of Crack
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Super Mario Galaxy movie crosses the $800 million mark at the box office
● Nintendo and Illumination have untitled film set for 2028
● Final Fantasy XIV is coming to Nintendo Switch 2
● Yacht Club Games' Mina the Hollower has gone gold, release imminent
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● Star Wars
#576: Twinkle Star Sprites
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Artwork for The Legend of Zelda movie has shown up online giving us a look at Link and the Master Sword
● Pragmata is an absolute hit for Capcom, surpassing 1 million units sold in 2 days
● THQ Nordic has SEVEN unannounced Nintendo Switch 2 games listed on their website
● NEO/GEO Collection
● Game Releases/Updates
#575: Super Hamster
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Nintendo adds THREE new games to NES NSO
● Splatoon Raiders has been rated by PEGI
● The Legend of Zelda movie wraps filming
● Game Releases/Updates
Games we've been playing
● Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
● *redacted*
● Galactic Pinball
● Wario Land
● Blue Prince
● Spli...
#574: Walk the Dinosaur with Yoshi
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● The Super Mario Galaxy Movie had the biggest opening day of 2026
● From April 12 through May 9, anyone buying a Nintendo Switch 2 with either the retail copy or a digital code for Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 for Nintendo Switch will get $20 off the price
● Speaking of the Super Mario Bros 40th Anniversary
● The Legend of the Rings...
#573: Star Fox: Tornadoes
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Super Mario Galaxy Movie Discussion with Spoilers
● The Super Mario Galaxy 1+2 themed Tetris 99 Maximus Cup
● Pokémon Home version 4.0.0
● Earn Platinum Points for using GameChat
● New Zelda Art book by Dark Horse is coming
● Game Releases/Updates
Rumors
● Rumors suggest Nintendo is working on a m...
#572: Nintendo is Dooooomed! (again)
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Nintendo to offer different MSRP for physical and digital
● Nintendo to create a revision of Nintendo Switch 2 with a replaceable battery for the EU, following "Right to Repair" legislation
● Bloomberg: Nintendo to cut Switch 2 production by 4 million this quarter due to weak US holiday sales
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● SP...
#571: Tom Nook has You ...
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Nintendo Switch 2 adds “Handheld Mode Boost” for Switch 1 games and other updates
● GameChat Free Trial ENDS SOON
● THQ Nordic has announced a range of titles for the Nintendo Switch 2 and the original Nintendo Switch
● Tunic to get Switch 2 update
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● We got a Partner Showcase...
#570: Data Brokers
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct 3.9.2026
● Nintendo of America sues the US Government due to tariffs
● Goro Abe retires from Nintendo
● Amazon raises Pokémon Pokopia prices after stock constraints
● LEGO announces new Mario sets with real minifigures
● Fortnite's "Save the World" mode coming to Nintendo Switch 2
● Super Mario Galaxy 1+2 themed...
#569: We Want Rufus
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Pokémon Presents: 2.27.2026
● Indie World 3.3.2026
● Capcom Spotlight
● Evercade reveals Super Pocket Rare Edition
● Game Releases/Updates
Games we've been playing
● Escape from Ever After
● Poker Night at the Inventory
● Pokémon FireRed Version
● DOKAPON KiNGDOM CONNECT
● Split Fiction
● Animal Crossing...
#568: Monkey Paw
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Nintendo offers refunds for the Xenoblade Chronicles X Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade
● Balatro gets a Nintendo Switch 2 edition
● Nintendo Treehouse shows off
● Donkey Kong Bananza and Kirby Air Riders receive updates
● Super Mario Galaxy Movie Spoilers ahead
● What are we expecting to get out of the Pokémon Day’s Pokémon Presents event
...#567: Serious Talk
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Nintendo shadow drops Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition today
● Virtual Boy NSO app is now available!
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● The way the current market is going, will you be buying a secondary system for gaming in the next generation?
Rumors
...#566: A Frying Pan: Who knew?!
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Do we have the fever?
● Pokémon 30th Anniversary website opens
● PlayStation State of Play (Games coming to the Switch)
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● Mickey Burgett’s Blind Rank Game - Part 1
Games we've been playing
● Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection
● Dokapon K...
#565: I Feel Myself Slipping Away
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Dispatch Update
● Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase 2.5.2026
● Nintendo’s Latest Numbers
● Game Releases/Updates
Games we've been playing
● Escape from Ever After
● DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition
● FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE
● Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
...
#564: Super Hero Dong
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Direct
● The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct 1.25.2026
● Hideki Konno leaves Nintendo after 40 years
● Virtual Boy Overview video drops
● The Disney Afternoon Collection announced for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2
● Splatoon v11.0.0 Available Now
● Kirby Air Riders also get an update (v1.3.0)
● Walmart leaks new NSO game...
#563: Your Mom’s Going To Japan
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park Overview Trailer
● Nintendo Patches and Updates
● New Nintendo Toys
● Bowser joins Hasbro
● Ubisoft Restructures; cancels games
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● Guess the arcade game #3
● Nintendo’s Roadmap for 2026
Games we...
#562: 2026 Predictions - Justin Owes Someone a Pizza
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● The Disney Afternoon Collection to be released on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 according to an ESRB listing
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● Mystery Block (Blind) Ranking Game - Franchises we want to see on Nintendo Switch 2
● 2025 Prediction Results
● 2026 Predictions
Games we've been playing
...#561α: 2026 Fantasy Critic Draft
The Nintendo Dads community's 2026 Fantasy Critic Draft.
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#561: 2025 Game of the Year
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Gaming Anniversaries in 2026
● New Joy-Con 2 colors will be available on February 12
● My Mario Product line
● Hulu app on Nintendo Switch to be discontinued
● Mario Tennis Fever overview trailer
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● 2025 Game of the Year
Games we've been playing
...#560: Extremely Profitable
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Doug Bowser has left the building
● Metroid Prime 4’s Timeline
● 30th Anniversary of Pokémon Franchise
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● Top 10 Games of 2025 ... next week
Games we've been playing
● Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
● Pokémon Legends: Z-A
● Animal Crossing: New H...
#559: The First 6 Months
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Game Releases/Updates
Rumors
● Publisher ININ claims Nintendo now offers smaller Switch 2 game cartridges, Nintendo’s made no official statement
Let's Discuss
● Switch 2 - The First 6 Months
Time Out
●
Games we've been playing
● Escape from Ta...
#558: The Real Lost Media
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast with guest host Joey Ferris:
News
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● Q&A with Joey Ferris
● Guess the arcade game #2
Time Out
● Marty - Hand-Drawn Guides Mega Man Book
Games we've been playing
● Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
● Assassin’s Creed Shadows<...
#557: The Game Awards 2025
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Reminder that Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers are available to purchase until January 30, 2026
● No Gravity Games will be doing their annual game giveaway starting on Friday, December 12, for 8 days, with three games to be given away on the 19th
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● Game Awards Discussion
Check out...
#556: Disassociated from the Podcast
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Tetris 99 50th MAXIMUS CUP
● Mario Kart World has received a substantial update
● Drag x Drive also received a large update
● Donkey Kong theme
● Ball x Pit sells over 1,000,000 units and has three free updates planned for 2026
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● Guess the arcade game #1
#555: Pokémon Turkey
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Nintendo acquires Bandai Namco Studios Singapore to be renamed Nintendo Studios Singapore
● Game Releases/Updates
Games we've been playing
● Hades II
● Hollow Knight: Silksong
● Star Wars: Outlaws
Community Spotlight
Check out our website at http://nintendodads.org for our latest video...
#554: Bidet Man is Number 2
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● The Game Awards 2025 Nominations
● Nintendo FINALLY shows more of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
● First official screenshots from The Legend of Zelda movie have been shown
● Xbox Partner Preview
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● Marty’s Mystery Block Blind Rank Game - Part 3
Games we've been playi...
#553: The Valve GabeCube
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct
● Switch System Update 21.0.0 is out now
● Nintendo Announces Holiday Offers for Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2025
● ● https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/holiday-gifts/
● ● https://play.nintendo.com/explore/nintendo-switch-wishlist/
Nintendo will also be hosting events at select retailers
● A new Legend of Zelda LEGO set is coming in 2026<...
#552: Type-3 Diabetes
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Metroid Prime 4: Beyond trailer dropped
● Nintendo’s Latest Numbers
● Nintendo Store App available on mobile devices
● Game Releases/Updates
Let's Discuss
● One year in with Nintendo Music, how much are you using this service?
● Marty’s Mystery Block Blind Rank Game - Part 1
Time Out
...
#551: De Plane, Boss! De Plane!
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Mario will be a balloon in the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to celebrate Super Mario’s 40th anniversary
● Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 Update and Nintendo Switch 2 Editions coming early 2026
● From Mat Piscatella: Pokémon Legends: Z-A had a massive US launch at retail
● The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild OST is releasing on vinyl
#550: Hasbro’s Cease and Desist
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Gaming industry mourns the passing of Tomonobu Itagaki
● Kirby Air Riders Direct #2 10.23.2025
● The Nintendo Today app has an update that will allow sharing with some news articles
● Nintendo is in the process of renewing the Virtual Console trademark
● Atari announces new hardware: Intellivision Sprint
● Donkey Kong Bananza to feature in-game monthly events
● Pikmin...
#549: Pokémon Dads
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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:
News
● Pokémon Legends Z-A is out!
● Pokémon GO reworks levels to go from a Level 50 maximum to a Level 80 maximum
● PokéLeak?! Have the Pokémon Company's plans through 2030 really been leaked to the internet?
● Pokémon Questions from the Community
● Nintendo was also reportedly hacked
● Kirby and the Forgotten Land comes to Alarmo!
