Random Nintendo Podcast

What better way to speed up the wait for the Switch 2 Direct than with some quality content? No, we don’t mean ourselves. We mean the content we’re discussing in this very episode, be it The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, Switch platformer Bakeru, or Daredevil: Born Again. Plus, we have in-depth discussions about where modern 3D Sonic should go next and season 2 of Severance. How are you keeping busy until Switch 2? Let us know in a comment. If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. Now, please try to enjoy all topics equally! Topics [0:24] The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie [0:47] Daredevil: Born Again [0:58] Bakeru [1:09] How do we fix modern 3D Sonic? [1:24] Severance

Randomer Nintendo Presents: Thoughts on the latest Pokemon Presents! And the finale of Cobra Kai. And horror comedies The Monkey and Companion. And a revisit of Tales of Symphonia. And Conan O’Brien at the Oscars. So really, Randomer Nintendo presents just another episode of Randomer Nintendo. But tune in, won’t you? You’ll hear our takes on Pokemon Champions and Pokemon Legends: Z-A, but what did you think of the trailers? Comment and let us know! If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. And now, our feature presents-tation! Topics [0:03] Conan O’Brien hosts the Oscars [0:08] A Nintendo Music app woe [0:16] Tales of Symphonia [0:37] The Monkey [0:47] Cobra Kai [1:05] Companion [1:13] Pokemon Presents

It’s a Randomer Nintendo full of twists – literally! We discuss our favorite and least favorite twists in media, with even a twist of our own by workin in impressions of the likes of Captain America: Brave New World. But before we get there, we’ve got other impressions to share of movies like The Gorge, shows like A Crash Course in Romance, and games like A Little To The Left. Plus, is that a Jason’s Sales Corner hiding inside a discussion of My Nintendo’s Gold Points discontinuation? You bet it is! What’s your favorite twist? Comment and let us know. If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. Time to get twisty! Topics [0:02] Marvel Rivals… layoffs? [0:11] The Gorge [0:20] Goodbye, My Nintendo Gold Points (and theories as to why) [0:30] Nintendo Store shirts: Bowser Pop Art T-Shirt and Bowser Raglan T-Shirt [0:45] A Crash Course in Romance [0:57] A Little To The Left [1:05] Our favorite and least favorite twists in media [1:25] Captain America: Brave New World [1:40] SNL50

Rarely do we have such an even split of media as we do in this episode of Randomer Nintendo. You want game discussion? We’ve got it with the WarioWare-like Mindwave, the pleasant surprise of Ridge Racer 64 on Switch Online, and many thoughts on Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket’s trading and card expansions (and Bidoof!). Looking for a medium more passive? Well, we’ve got movie and TV impressions with The Substance, Nosferatu, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. Prefer music? No problem as we talk about our trip to LA’s FireAid concert and the wild technology at its Intuit Dome venue. Are you still playing Pokemon TCG Pocket? Why or not? Let us know in the comments. If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. Without any further ado, Bidoof (and the episode)! Topics [0:22] Mindwave [0:37] Ridge Racer 64 [0:51] Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket [1:11] The Substance [1:19] Nosferatu [1:28] Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man [1:38] A trip to FireAid and the Intuit Dome

If there’s anyone wh9 can turn a two-minute trailer into an hour-long discussion, it’s us! The Switch 2 is finally official and we’ve got a lot of thoughts, from dissecting the hardware to Nintendo’s new focus on evolution not revolution. We also dive into that brief Mario Kart clip and what it may tease about Switch 2’s game lineup as a whole. Plus, we check out the local Smash Bros. tournament scene. What did you think of the Switch 2 reveal? Comment and let us know. If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. Enjoy! Topics [0:09] Visiting a local Smash Bros. tournament [0:20] Nintendo Switch 2 revealed [1:08] Teases of the next Mario Kart

Gotta go fast into 2025! We kick off our first episode of the year with a whole lot of hedgehog: the Sonic 3 movie, Sonic x Shadows Generations, and even Sonic at Topgolf — and contrary to our title, none of them are slop. We also share our takes on Squid Game 2, Marvel Rivals, Kraven The Hunter, and Kevin clocks in to Severance for the first time. Oh, and those rumors of Switch 2’s Joy-Con mouse controls? Yep, we cover that too! Comment and let us know what you think of Sonic, Switch 2, Squid Game, or even our topics that don’t start with an S. If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. Enjoy and happy new year! Topics [0:09] Squid Game 2 [0:21] Severance [0:35] Triple hedgehog header: Sonic The Hedgehog 3, Sonic x Shadows Generation, and Sonic at Topgolf [1:05] Marvel Rivals [1:18] Latest Switch 2 rumor: Mouse controls [1:36] Kevin’s rapid-fire movie impressions [1:47] Kraven The Hunter

It’s the big December award show you’ve all been waiting for. No, not The Game Awards (although we talk about that too). It’s our fifth annual Quarantinis! We crown all our favorite content we consumed in 2024, including games, movies, shows, music, anime, and more. Plus, what’s an award show without a preshow? So before getting to our picks, we discuss the aforementioned 2024 Game Awards, its big reveals, and the recent wave of Switch 2 leaks. What were your 2024 favorites? Comment and let us know.If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. Happy holidays and we’ll see you in 2025! The Quarantinis Preshow [0:04] The Game Awards 2024 [0:35] Switch 2 leaks and theories The 2024 Quarantinis [0:51] Favorite Games [1:00] Favorite Shows [1:21] Favorite Anime [1:25] Favorite Movies [1:31] Favorite Manga / Literature [1:42] Favorite Album / Soundtrack / Audio Experience [1:53] Favorite Podcast [1:59] Favorite Thing You Did [2:04] Miscellaneous Favorites

What’s in this episode of Randomer Nintendo? It’s as easy as 1-2-3! As in 1 set of initial Mario & Luigi: Brothership impressions, a 2nd round of Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket impressions, and the 3 of us all casting our predictions for which The Game Awards nominees will walk away winners. Plus, we discuss the unexpected quality shift in Blue Lock, the return of Linkin Park with new album From Zero, and some truly weird AI-generated cat videos. Which games do you think will win big at The Game Awards? Comment and let us know. If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. Enjoy! Topics [0:13] The weird world of AI cat videos [0:20] Linkin Park’s From Zero [0:29] Mario & Luigi: Brothership  [0:50] Blue Lock [1:07] Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket [1:35] Casting our The Game Awards predictions

it turns out a lot can happen when we miss a regularly scheduled episode! Angel’s back from his trip to Japan with many a tale to tell, Kevin’s got Metaphor impressions, and Jason has thoughts on everything Nintendo’s suddenly doing to bolster Switch Online and why. The show then becomes impressions galore as we discuss our experiences with the Nintendo Music app, Alarmo, and Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket. Plus, thoughts on this week’s Super Nintendo World Direct for Donkey Kong Country. Thoughts on any of this episode’s topics? Comment and let us know. If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. Enjoy! Topics [0:01] Angel’s Japan trip [0:34] Super Nintendo World Direct: Donkey Kong Country [0:41] Metaphor [0:55] Nintendo’s setting their next-gen table [1:09] Nintendo Music [1:22] Alarmo [1:31] Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket

Sound the Alarmo, Nintendo’s getting weird again! We make sense of Nintendo’s new Sound Clock, plus discuss their unexpected side quests into Pikmin sushi collabs, the new Lego Super Mario World set, and whatever the mysterious Switch Online Playtest is all about. Along the way, we also share our thoughts on animated movies Look Back and Piece by Piece, plus dive into our video game turn-offs – the single aspect of a game that makes us loose interest in it entirely. Are you getting an Alarmo? What’s your gaming turn-off? Comment and let us know! If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. Enjoy! Topics [0:08] Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo [0:35] Look Back [0:48] Pikmin x Kura Revolving Sushi Bar collab [0:50] Lego-palooza: Super Mario World set and Piece By Piece [0:57] Our video game turn-offs [1:29] The great Switch Online Playtest mystery

  We take you from Hyrule to Cybertron to the soccer pitch in this episode of Randomer Nintendo. We share our impressions of the Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and make a bet on whether Jason will actually beat it. Before that though, we share our thoughts on Transformers One, Monkey Man, and the impact of endings with The Wild Robot and Jujistu Kaisen. Plus, we talk the rebirth of style in CG animation and the drama of “futball” team management with Welcome To Wrexham. What do you think of Echoes of Wisdom? Comment and let us know! If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. Enjoy! Topics [0:04] Monkey Man [0:15] Transformers One [0:30] The Wild Robot [0:38] Jujustsu Kaisen’s ending [0:52] Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom [1:16] Welcome to Wrexham

It’s an episode with a couple of Pros that come with a few cons. Apple’s new iPhones and the PlayStation 5 Pro, that is. But before we got there, we have a bunch of impressions to share from Pizza Tower to the unexpectedly twisted conclusion of Emio: The Smiling Man (no spoilers, though!) to watching Dandadan in theaters. Plus, our resident Linkin Park fanboy Jason reports back from not one, but two of their big comeback shows. If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. Dandadandandadandandadandandadan! Topics [0:12] Pizza Tower [0:21] Final thoughts on Emio: The Smiling Man [0:31] Dandadan [0:46] Being part of something: Linkin Park’s comeback [1:18] Apple’s September happenings: iOS 18 and new iPhones [1:23] PlayStation 5 Pro

We slap, we rock, we GaaS, we watch Nintendo presentations. In this episode of Randomer Nintendo, we share our impressions of Switch slap fighter Rose & Camellia Collection and Famicom Detective Club visual novel Emio: The Smiling Man, along with a trip to Kevin’s new Live Service Corner for thoughts on everything from Deadlock to the sudden shutdown of Concord. We also discuss the video games up next from the recent Indie World and Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase double feature, plus go beyond games with Twisters in 4DX, a trip to Vegas for The Killers, and more. What were your favorite announcements in the recent Indie World and Nintendo Direct? Comment and let us know. If you like the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. Enjoy! Topics [0:05] Rose & Camellia Collection [0:16] Twisters in 4DX [0:25] The Killers: Live in Vegas [0:38] Kevin’s Live Service Game Corner: Marvel Snap, Valorant, Deadlock, and Concord [1:16] Indie World / Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase [1:34] Emio: The Smiling Man – First Impressions

The past meets the future in this episode of Randomer Nintendo. We discuss the first look at the upcoming Nintendo Museum and go hands-on with Bakeru, an upcoming Switch game that draws inspiration from N64 platformers. Plus, we share our thoughts on Alien: Romulus, the Borderlands movie, Kite Man: Hell Yeah, and the Fork n’ Film experience of pairing a meal with Pixar’s Ratatouille. Are you excited about the Nintendo Museum? Comment and let us know. If you like the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. Enjoy! Topics [0:18] Nintendo Museum Direc [0:34] Alien: Romulus [0:49] The Borderlands movie [0:59] Bakeru [1:10] Kite Man: Hell Yeah [1:14] Fork ‘n Film: Ratatouille

Comic-Con has come and gone, but the memories… well, that’s what this Randomer Nintendo is for! We cover all the big happenings from our annual trek to San Diego, including a Hall H Deadpool & Wolverine experience like no other, a trip to The Penguin’s Iceberg Lounge, and the lines. So many lines. Plus, we make sense of why Nintendo left Comic-Con through the lens of their latest financial report, discuss the next chapter of Switch’s marketing, and say an unexpected goodbye to Game Informer. Have you seen Deadpool & Wolverine? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. If you like the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. Enjoy! Topics [0:01] Wait, what are we on again? [0:17] Tales of Comic-Con [1:01] Nintendo’s latest financials and a potential Switch marketing pivot [1:24] Spoiler Talk: Deadpool & Wolverine

Randomer Nintendo is now legacy media. As in, we’ve got an episode full of legacies. We speedrun through the NES’s legacy with impressions of Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, discuss the end of Childish Gambino and the power of shaping one’s own legacy, and curate our own dream Hollywood Bowl concerts that would celebrate the legacies of favorite fandoms. We even find a way to work in the legacy of New York-style pizza. Plus, we talk about The Boys’ latest finale and more. Are you playing Nintendo World Championships? Let us know what you think of it in the comments. If you like the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. Topics [0:07] New York-style pizza in LA?! [0:20] Childish Gambino’s final album [0:38] Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition [0:56] The Boys [1:17] Our dream Hollywood Bowl concerts

Anime and monkeys and Bears, oh my! We kick off a busy month of conventions with Anime Expo and everything it entails, including our thoughts on Solo Leveling, DanDaDan, and our latest with Demon Slayer. We then roll into the first new Super Monkey Ball in a decade with our impressions of the Switch-exclusive Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble. And to bring it all to the close, we discuss an animal of a different kind with The Bear Season 3, the current season of The Boys, and the online reactions to both. We want to hear your takes, too! Let us know what you think about any of the topics discussed in this episode. If you like the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. Enjoy! Topics [0:02] Anime Expo 2024 [0:15] Demon Slayer [0:25] Solo Leveling [0:35] Dandadan [0:39] Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble [0:59] The Bear – Season 3 [1:13] The Boys and fandom switch-ups

Another E3 That Wasn’t has come and gone. We didn’t get the convention, but we still got the announcements, the events, and now an episode full of conversations about it all. We’re talking Summer Game Fest, IGN Live, the Xbox Showcase, and of course, this week’s Nintendo Direct. From Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom to Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, PlayStation’s Lego Horizon Adventures on Switch to the return of Marvel vs. Capcom, it’s a lot to cover! And in case the game discussion wasn’t enough, we also dive into the news and AI of Apple’s WWDC 2024 and discuss the perils of food challenges. What was your favorite June game announcement? Let us know! If you like the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. Let the games (news) begin! Topics [0:03] Food Challenges [0:13] WWDC 2024, the hype of AI, and Rabbit’s R1 [0:32] Summer Game Fest 2024 and IGN Live [0:42] Xbox Games Showcase 2024 [0:49] Nintendo Direct – 6.18.2024 [0:50] Mario & Luigi: Brothership [0:57] The third-party lineup [1:07] The first party lineup [1:11] Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom [1:18] Super Mario Party Jamboree  [1:27] Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

Grab your favorite concession, Randomer Nintendo is going to the movies! In this episode, we discuss Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and what it suggests for Wes Bell’s Zelda movie, Godzilla Minus One, and Furiosa. We also stop by Pac-Man’s birthday party to try out Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs, share our impressions of PlayStation’s State of Play, and call it a wrap on Tales of Xilia. What’s your favorite movie of late? Comment and let us know! If you like the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. And now for our feature presentation… Topics [0:20] Godzilla Minus One [0:33] Furiosa [0:43] Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (and what it suggests for the Zelda movie) [0:50] Tales of Xilia [1:01] Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs and Pac-Man’s birthday bash [1:08] PlayStation State of Play – 05.30.2024

We’re trying to make sense of it all in this episode of Randomer Nintendo. The current state of the game industry? Turns out, Nintendo’s own Satoru Iwata called it. We break down what he said and how Nintendo’s current strategy factors into it. The late night TV format? We share our takes on two riffs on it, Late Night with the Devil and John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In LA. Knuckles enjoying a Shabbat dinner and some bowling? Yep, we watched his Paramount+ spin-off show and have thoughts. Plus, everyone’s favorite topic: mid-life crises! What do you make of the current game industry fallout? Let us know in the comments. If you like the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. Enjoy! Topics [0:01] Our mid-life crisis plans [0:08] State of the game industry: Iwata called it [0:32] Nintendo’s next moves [0:52] Late Night with the Devil [1:01] John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In LA [1;06] Knuckles