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Hey everyone, here are Nbz's Top 10 games of the year! If you want to watch the video version it is linked below. (Note this was originally made for a video format so a lot of the references made are to that directly and not the podcast feed!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-gcVdN4xoc

I hope you all get lots of video games and sleep a lot thank you good night 00:03:26 Mario Kart 8 DLC 00:14:52 Bayonetta 3 00:25:42 The Game Awards Recap 00:34:11 Listener GOTY Lists 00:58:32 GOTY - Cutting The List 02:01:28 GOTY - Ordering The List 02:26:50 GOTY - Recapping The List 02:40:26 Listener Voted GOTY 02:43:37 Outro You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our e-mail address: thisnintendolife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

I am become GOTYTDACOTY GOTY Survey: https://forms.gle/jU9iTkoWUfEFrDSf8 00:05:00 Pokemon Scarlet & Violet 00:42:00 GOTYTDACOTY 00:50:33 Bally's #10 00:54:04 Nbz's #10 00:59:07 Bally's #9 01:02:10 Nbz's #9 01:06:29 Bally's #8 01:12:05 Nbz's #8 01:19:23 Bally's #7 01:24:40 Nbz's #7 01:30:23 Bally's #6 01:34:18 Nbz's #6 01:38:02 Bally's #5 01:43:08 Nbz's #5 01:51:38 Bally's #4 01:55:35 Nbz's #4 02:02:00 Bally's #3 02:06:56 Nbz's #3 02:12:53 Bally's #2 02:18:35 Nbz's #2 02:23:36 Bally's #1 02:28:52 Nbz's #1 02:35:03 Honourable Mentions 02:39:17 Recapping Our Lists 02:41:27 Outro You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our e-mail address: thisnintendolife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

I was sick when recording this and yet it ended up being one of the longest episodes of the year. Welp. 00:03:25 Pokemon Scarlet & Violet 00:47:39 Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope 00:53:54 Pilotwings 64 01:00:30 Lunistice 01:06:14 Playdate 01:20:14 Favourite Small Moments In Games 01:39:15 November Indie World 01:49:07 The Game Awards Predictions 02:38:37 Outro You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our e-mail address: thisnintendolife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

Fruit de loop Find Nbz's guest appearance on "On Deck" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FoxasV4tug 00:04:50 Bayonetta 3 00:29:40 Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope 00:45:12 AI The Somnium Files Nirvana Initiative 01:00:32 How Important Is Challenge In Video Games? 01:19:33 Games We Know We Will Never Play 01:33:55 Switch Pro or Switch 2? 01:44:59 Outro You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our e-mail address: thisnintendolife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

Video Games 00:06:21 Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope 00:35:29 Bayonetta 2 00:54:21 Owlboy 01:11:36 Favourite Gaming Podcasts/Youtubers 01:31:38 Super Nintendo Games For Switch Online 01:38:20 Playing Games In A Series Out Of Order 01:52:07 Outro You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our e-mail address: thisnintendolife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

We have now heard Chris Pratt as Mario and life will never be the same 00:06:59 Dead Cells 00:19:57 Escape Academy 00:33:51 Steam Deck Vs Switch 00:57:33 Gaming & Alcohol Pairings 01:10:35 How Important Are Game Endings? 01:30:16 Mario Movie Trailer Reaction 01:50:36 Mario Movie Game Tie In? 02:01:42 Outro You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our e-mail address: thisnintendolife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

Shocking everyone, myself included, Splatoon 3 has a damn good single player campaign. Now if only I could win a game in the Splatfest... 00:08:12 Splatoon 3 00:34:00 Tinykin 00:52:36 EGX Games 00:52:58 Sonic Frontiers 00:56:23 Wildfrost 00:59:36 Planet of Lana 01:07:37 Games that fulfil the promise of Switch 01:19:59 Would Switch have been as successful without the pandemic? 01:27:33 Managing all our gaming accounts 01:44:04 Revisiting GOTY 2014 02:14:52 Outro You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our e-mail address: thisnintendolife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

NINTENDO DIRECT BABYYYYY Sorry no timestamps cos a man gotta eat and I wanna get this up ASAP, but you know

Good news, I don't have Covid. Bad news, I just lost a ranked match in Splatoon. Swings and roundabouts I guess. 00:05:06 Splatoon 3 00:35:04 Tinykin 00:40:35 Drill Dozer 00:51:49 Special Edition Consoles 01:09:29 Games Left In The Shadows 01:28:29 Outro 01:34:29 Live A Live Spoilers You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our e-mail address: thisnintendolife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

I'm going to Bally's house now so I don't have time to write anything witty! 00:04:15 Live A Live 00:18:59 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge 00:27:45 Gamecube 00:29:10 Mario Kart: Double Dash 00:42:58 Star Fox Adventures 00:52:05 Super Smash Bros. Melee 00:54:35 Favourite Game Soundtracks 01:18:49 Demos That Sold Us 01:37:04 Gamescom 2022 02:07:03 Outro You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our e-mail address: thisnintendolife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

Look Xenoblade 3 made me cry so I WILL emotionally manipulate you with the break music Timestamps: 04:23:08 Mario Kart 8 DLC Wave 2 00:18:54 Live A Live 00:31:47 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 00:50:11 Games We Should Love But Don't 01:15:53 Mario Kart Crossovers 01:29:54 Pokémon Presents 01:46:09 Splatoon 3 Direct 02:01:27 Outro You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our e-mail address: thisnintendolife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

Look I had to spend an a couple of hours editing and putting this podcast up which is precious Xenoblade 3 time so I'm gonna schedule this then go and play more because I am only at 30 hours and TIME IS TICKING Timestamps: 00:05:10 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 00:41:02 Portal 00:49:53 Live A Live 01:09:39 Hyper Light Drifter 01:22:08 Should Nintendo Fear The Steam Deck? 01:44:44 Do Long Playtimes Turn You Off Games? 02:01:29 Outro You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our e-mail address: thisnintendolife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

We are so close to Xenoblade 3, so what better way to celebrate than by revisiting the original game with a fresh perspective! Nbz brings friend of the show Devon on for a bonus episode where they chat about all things Xenoblade! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Xenoblade Chronicles (No Spoilers) 00:23:10 Xenoblade Chronicles (Spoilers) 01:13:52 Xenoblade 2 (Some Spoilers) 01:23:35 Xenoblade 3 01:38:51 Xenoblade X 01:45:34 Outro Follow Devon here: https://twitter.com/EmblemCast https://soundcloud.com/user-131072822 You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our e-mail address: thisnintendolife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

We recorded this early so we didn't talk about Bayonetta 3 coming this year or the fact that Kirby is getting yet ANOTHER VIDEO GAME. My thoughts - Bayonetta 3 lookin good, me want to play & wow can Nintendo care about another franchise as much as they do about Kirby. Timestamps: 00:05:17 Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course 00:08:15 Portal 00:18:12 Fall Guys 00:25:40 Deltarune 00:36:29 Are Switch Nintendo Franchise Entries The Best? 01:03:57 What If Sony Buys Square Enix? 01:18:47 The Jukebox 01:20:04 Song 1 01:25:55 Song 2 01:30:02 Song 3 01:37:17 Song 4 01:45:30 Song 5 01:54:41 Outro You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our e-mail address: thisnintendolife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

Persona is on Switch now so you better believe I'm bullying Bally into putting it in the Top 10 next time we do our list Timestamps: 00:02:45 Fall Guys 00:20:17 Kaze & The Wild Masks 00:30:12 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge 00:40:54 Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course 00:56:46 Live A Live 01:12:54 Nintendo Direct Mini Partner Showcase 01:28:50 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Direct 01:34:02 Nintendo's Rest Of 2022 01:49:17 Outro You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our e-mail address: thisnintendolife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

I gotta rush so not much to say here except PLEASE NINTENDO ANNOUNCE A DIRECT. K thanks. Timestamps: 00:05:29 To The Moon 00:17:51 Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes 00:33:38 Favourite Nintendo Presentations 00:54:51 Games We Followed But Never Played 01:15:03 Outro You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our e-mail address: thisnintendolife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

Yeah ok so there isn't any E3 and people keep saying to me "it isn't E3" but look, SEO knows what E3 is, you know what E3 is, I'm reclaiming E3 from the ESA because they suck. Anyway we talk about "not E3" and make predictions. Timestamps: 00:04:21 Tunic 00:09:30 Dead Cells 00:13:22 Citizen Sleeper 00:32:42 Best Switch Games In A Maternity Ward 00:40:04 Favourite Podcast Memories 01:04:00 Nintendo Summer Presentation Predictions 01:07:24 Bally's 1st Prediction 01:14:41 Nbz's 1st Prediction 01:22:44 Bally's 2nd Prediction 01:27:11 Nbz's 2nd Prediction 01:32:59 Bally's 3rd Prediction 01:34:06 Nbz's 3rd Prediction 01:43:59 Outro You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our e-mail address: thisnintendolife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

Words are a thing that people write Timestamps: 00:03:59 Indie World Showcase 00:15:22 Gibbon: Beyond The Trees 00:22:25 Mini Motorways 00:28:32 Illusion of Gaia 00:46:01 Fixture S1 00:51:36 Tunic 01:01:39 Toodee and Topdee 01:11:19 The Jukebox 01:48:45 Outro You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our e-mail address: thisnintendolife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

Where is Nintendo Switch Music that's what I wanna know Timestamps: 00:04:24 Nintendo Switch Sports 00:55:44 Kirby's Dream Land 2 01:01:29 Mario Golf 01:08:19 Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition 01:20:03 What If You Could Only Replay Old Games? 01:37:47 Big AAA Games Vs Small Indie Games - Which Do You Choose? 01:49:08 Outro You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our e-mail address: thisnintendolife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd