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Brad and Damiani dive into our Patron questions about the highly anticipated, but still yet-to-be announced Nintendo Summer Direct.

Nintendo CEO Shuntaro Furukawa expresses his desire to ensure a smooth transition from the Switch to its eventually successor in a recent Q&A session with inventors. We discuss how Nintendo can achieve this and avoid a repeat of the Wii to Wii U transition.

Brad, Huber, and Damiani look back at Nintendo's 2021 offerings and highlight some of the best and the worst moments.

Huber and Bosman join the panel to give their final thoughts on Nintendo's showing at this year's E3 and whether or not the decision to heavily focus on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate paid off.

Special guest Ash Paulsen joins the panel to discuss our expectations for this year's E3, from first party game like Smash Bros and Metroid Prime 4 to what third party surprises might be in store.

Correction: I say 9.99 for the 1 year Switch Online plan, but it's 19.99 and I even had it in the notes. Ben and Blood join the panel to discuss the Switch's paltry online details, Capcom announcing Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate for Switch, just how good is Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, and is Retro Studios really working on a Star Fox racing game.

Friend Code is back! Bosman and Bloodworth join Damiani to parse through the recent Nintendo Financial Briefing for Fiscal Year 2017 and discuss Nintendo's new incoming president, Kirby Star Allies' performance, Breath of the Wild's sales and what impact they'll have on the future of Zelda, and Nintendo's plan to support the 3DS into 2019 and beyond.

Huber and Brad are hyped up as we discuss all the new announcements from the most recent Nintendo Direct.

The Switch hits the one year mark, Sonic's designer reveals the mascot almost ended up being a human boy, datamined DLC outfits found in Super Mario Odyssey, and Diablo 3 might head to the Switch.

Huber and Bloodworth return to celebrate StarFox's 25th Anniversary, debate the new Metroid Prime 4 rumors, and describe what could possibly get us excited about paying for Switch's upcoming Online Service.

Bosman and Ian join the talk about the recent wave of Nintendo news including Illumination's Mario movie, Mario Kart coming to mobile devices, and Switch's paid online finally arriving in September.

Brad and Damiani are joined by Nova Crystallis' Tony Garsow to decide the Top 5 Square Enix games to grace a Nintendo platform.

After a slight mishap with the first episode of the year, Ian and Brad join Damiani to talk about Dark Souls (and more!) finally coming to the Switch, and we share our thoughts on Nintendo Labo.

Daan Koopman and Stealth swing by to share their insights into the recent no show from Nintendo at The Game Awards 2021, as well as the reception to the recent release of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Ash Paulsen of GameXplain joins Bosman and Damiani to recap Nintendo's stellar 2017.

Huber and Bosman join Damiani as we spend the hour answering as many Patron's Pulse submissions as we can get to!

WARNING: Super Mario Odyssey spoilers are present in this podcast. Bloodworth, Bosman, Brad, and Damiani leap into the land of jolly to discuss all things related to Super Mario Odyssey.

Bosman and Blood join the party to discuss Switch's November lineup of third-party ports and we dive into the latest Nintendo earnings report and September NPD numbers.

Special guest Matt Simmons of YoVideoGames joins us to share his thoughts on 2D vs 3D Sonic games in the wake of Sonic Mania and Sonice Forces, and we dive into the rumor of Nintendo of America clamping down on review copies in light of a major leak.

Bosman and Brad join Damiani on this episode of Friend Code to discuss the SNES Classic's launch, the controversy over FIFA 18's sales on Switch, and the announcement of the Wii Shop closing.

The tag-team of Huber and Brad join Damiani as they dive into the past to relive the debate over The Wind Waker's toon rendering in Nintendo Power, argue the importance of Switch's newfound third-party support from the likes of Bethesda and RockStar, debate whether Metroid: Samus Returns should have featured sprite work, and when does a company go too far revealing too much about their game before a release?

Bosman and Brad join Damiani to dissect the numerous indie game announcements from the recent Nindies Showcase Summer 2017 presentation, get the fact straight about Travis Strikes Again, the No More Heroes spin-off that isn't a spin-off but also isn't No More Heroes 3, share their thoughts in a post-mortem of Mario + Rabbids, and debate whether achievements coming to Switch is a good idea or not.

Huber, Bloodworth, and Damiani dig into the big news and announcements from Gamescom 2017 and chime in on the SNES Classic pre-order fiasco.

Bloodworth, Bosman, and Damiani dig into the EZA crew's recent playthrough of Super Mario Sunshine to discuss how they feel about the game 15 years after its original release on GameCube.

Special guests Jakejames Lugo and Ash Paulsen join Damiani as they attempt to tackle the topic of what's next for the Mario Kart series after the phenomenal success of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

First time guests Ian Hinck and Brandon Jones join the discussion about San Diego Comic-Con, EVO, the Nintendo Online App's woes, the rumored N64 Classic, Kingdom Hearts III for Switch, Fire Emblem Heroes printing money, June NPD numbers, the possible end of Miiverse, and the ridiculous amiibo functionality in Metroid: Samus Returns.

In our first spotlight episode of Friend Code, get some insight into why Damiani still loves Super Mario 64.

Ben Moore and Mike Huber join Damiani to react to the recent announcement of the SNES Classic and its inclusion of the previously unreleased Star Fox 2.

In the last episode before the big show, Damiani, Blood, and Brad go over the Kingdom Battle leak, the final ARMS Direct, and share their expectations for E3.

In our final dive into the past, Blood, Bosman, and Damiani dig into the Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance years.

Bosman, Bloodworth, and Damiani reunite to resume their stroll down memory lane with a look back at the Nintendo 64 and it's library, the arrival of Game Boy Color, and the ill-fated Virtual Boy.

Bosman, Bloodworth, and Damiani dig into the SNES Classic rumor, March NPD data, and the recent April 2017 Nintendo Direct announcements.

On the first episode, Bloodworth, Bosman, and Damiani share their first experiences with the NES, GameBoy, and SNES.

Matt Simmons of YoVideoGames sits with Damiani as they delve into the recent shortcomings of Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack, as well as debate whether Smash Bros. could continue without Sakurai.

Jones and acclaimed multimedia entertainment journalist Sofia Hariz drop in the share their enthusiasm over the upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2.0 update and Happy Home Paradise DLC before debating the value of the recently announced price for the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack.

Brad and Damiani gush over the final Smash character reveal, Sora from Kingdom Hearts!

Matt Simmons of YoVideoGames joins Damiani as they dive into all the big announcements from this week's Nintendo Direct.

Blood and Damiani take a stroll down memory lane and reminisce about the Nintendo VHS promo tapes from the 1990s and their legacy.

Damiani chats up Huber about his early impressions of Fire Emblem: Three Houses!

Brad sits down with Damiani to discuss their impressions of Skyward Sword HD so far, including how they think the game holds up, do they like the new changes, and will its legacy have any impact on future installments?

We say farewell to Brandon Jones as he regales us with tales of his early days with Nintendo, as well as his thoughts on the upcoming Mario movie from Illumination.

Nintendo reveals the Switch OLED model, but it's not quite the Switch Pro. So what exactly happened? Special guest Matt Simmons of YoVideoGames joins the panel as we share our insight into the situation behind the Switch Pro rumors and what the Switch OLED means for the future of the platform.

Huber and Damiani dig into the issue of Nintendo's lack of content in recent releases like Mario Golf: Super Rush, special guest JakeJames Lugo drops by to share their passion for Kazuya in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and finally Huber returns to rant about Nintendo's adversity to making older games easy to play on Switch.

Blood, Brad, and Damiani go over all the big announcements from Nintendo's E3 2021 Direct and Tree House Live presentations, including Breath of the Wild's sequel, Metroid Dread, and more.

We're (hopefully) two weeks away from Nintendo's E3 2021 presentation, which means its time for our final speculation before the big event. Huber, Isla, and Matt Simmons of YoVideoGames each sit down with Damiani to share what they each hope Nintendo will bring to the table, as well as take a brief stroll down memory lane to recall some early E3 experiences.

Brad and Damiani share their hopes for the rumored new Donkey Kong game, discuss any concerns they have with the upcoming Breath of the Wild Sequel, and decide whether they'd want a new Star Wars or Mario themed Musou. Jones also joins for a special bonus segment to express their joy over the recent Mario Golf: Super Rush trailer.

On this week's episode, we share our initial impressions of New Pokémon Snap, discuss Super Mario Party finally getting full online support, marvel at Monster Hunter Rise's 6 million copies sold, get excited about The Great Ace Attorney's localization announcement, and wonder what Monolith Soft's recent staff expansion means for Nintendo's upcoming lineup.

Damiani and Huber are joined by special guest Godswill Ugwa Jr. to share their highlights from the recent Indie World Showcase as well as guess the meaning behind the Nintendo Switch featured on Phil Spencer's shelf.

Special guests Shesez of BoundaryBreak and Kyle Hilliard of MinnMax join Damiani to see if they're cut out to be in charge of running Nintendo as CEO.

Special guests Simmons of YoVideoGames and JakeJames Lugo join the panel to discuss the implications of the Switch Pro on future releases, what marquee titles Nintendo has in store for the 2nd half of 2021, and what fate awaits Super Smash Bros. now that Sony owns EVO?