This Nintendo Life

Hey everyone. This week we've got a ton of games to talk about, so Bally kicks us off with co-op platformer Unravel 2 on Switch, followed by surreal narrative game What Remains of Edith Finch. Then the boys give their quick first impressions of The Last of Us Part 2 before Nbz chats about the latest entry in the Shantae series with Seven Sirens and waxes lyrical about cult classic and Bally favourite, Night in the Woods. After the break we answer your e-mails on easy Metroidvania games and our favourite era of Nintendo before closing things out with a discussion of some news! Timestamps: 4:44 Unravel 2 14:46 What Remains of Edith Finch 27:34 The Last of Us Part 2 35:03 Shantae & The Seven Sirens 43:18 Night in the Woods 1:01:23 E-mails 1:01:52 Easy Metroidvania Recommendations 1:12:08 The Best Era of Nintendo 1:22:28 Amiibo Dream Characters 1:31:19 Summer of Gaming Discussion 1:34:34 New Pokemon Snap / Pokemon Presentation 1:46:30 Apex Legends Switch / EA Play 1:51:39 Guerilla Collective 1:57:56 Min Min

Hey everyone. Hope you're all doing well in our crazy times. This week we start things off talking about Black Lives Matter and what we can do about the current status quo before getting into video games. Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition, alongside the Future Connected epilogue has taken up all of Nbz's time as he re-litigates one of his favourite games. Bally and Nbz also used the SNES Switch Online service to co-op their way through Wild Guns, meanwhile Bally also talks about The Gardens Between, a puzzle game that he finally connected with! After the break we get into your e-mails about the chances of certain games coming to switch, as well as a discussion on our purchasing habits in the world of subscriptions, and whether Nintendo will ever make a Game Pass type service. Timestamps: 8:59 Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition 37:52 Wild Guns 48:40 The Gardens Between 58:49 What are the chances of these games coming to Switch? 1:19:48 Nintendo Game Pass 1:48:19 Outro You can support us on Patreon

Hey everyone, hope you're all doing well! Surprise, surprise, we have a lot of video game to talk about this week! We kick things off with Bally's thoughts on the short and sweet What the Golf? on Switch, while Nbz tackles a game long waiting in his backlog with Wario Land 3. Bally then gives glowing impressions of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, a game you might not expect him to enjoy, before Nbz closes things out with Operation Logic Bomb on the Switch SNES Online app and Bomb Chicken! After the break we answer your emails giving 3 Switch game recommendations each for Lockdown, and then talking about the game developers that have the best names. We close out the show with a wider discussion about Paper Mario: The Origami King and the fan culture surrounding the series as well as other Nintendo properties. Timestamps: 5:22 What The Golf? 14:32 Wario Land 3 33:39 Hellblade 47:03 Operation Logic Bomb 51:25 Bomb Chicken 57:06 3 Switch Recommendations for Lockdown 1:15:45 Favourite Game Studio Names 1:27:59 Pap

Hey folks! This week we continue our lockdown podcasting but we've got plenty of video games to take our mind off the world. The boys kick off with an update on Animal Crossing and explain why they have started using spreadsheets. We then get into Streets of Rage 4, one of the surprises of the year and discuss our history with beat-em ups. Bally finally finished Final Fantasy VII Remake we get some final thoughts, before Nbz closes out the segment with Mega Man 5! After the break we answer your e-mails about podcasting and the show, as well as what Nintendo game we would be given certain restrictions. We close the show out with a discussion of Nintendo's recent financial news and speculate on what the rest of the year looks like for the company in these uncertain times. Time Stamps: 3:02 Animal Crossing 6:37 Streets of Rage 4 22:39 Final Fantasy VII Remake 33:07 Mega Man 5 43:42 Email - Questions About Podcasting 1:11:41 Email - Greenlight A New Nintendo Game 1:27:53 Nintendo Financials Discussion You can

Here is a link to the Survey mentioned! Please fill it out if you have the time! https://forms.gle/uYVinpjvHJ8bNKWf8 Hey everyone! We kick things off this week with another Animal Crossing update and checking in with some of the new features Nintendo has been rolling out. Nbz also uses this as a chance to talk about getting new Joy Cons before discussing the Mario Maker 2 shaped hole that he fell down. We also discuss Spyro 2 from the Reignited Trilogy and Cat Girl without Salad, a strange April Fools joke game that has neat ideas. After the break we answer e-mails about what old Nintendo peripheral ideas we'd like to see them return to as well as discussing the current state of Mario spin off titles. We close things out with our hopes and dreams for Breath of the Wild 2 as well as some speculation about what the game will actually be. Time Stamps: 4:22 Animal Crossing 12:42 Nbz's New Joy Cons 19:40 Mario Maker 2 37:26 Spyro 2 49:03 Cat Girl Without Salad 53:44 E-mails 54:55 Returning to Old Peripheral Idea

Here is a link to the Survey mentioned! Please fill it out if you have the time! https://forms.gle/uYVinpjvHJ8bNKWf8 Hey everyone! Hope you're all doing ok in our continually weird world. Fortunately we have a lot of video games to keep us busy, so that's what we've been filling our time with. Bally and Nbz kick off the show with an Animal Crossing check in, comprising mainly of out Stalk Market war stories and the metagame of turnips. They have also both played a good amount of the Final Fantasy VII Remake and have a lot to say from the perspective of someone who had played the original and someone who hadn't. Bally then waxes lyrical about his new love, Forza Horizon 4, before Nbz highly recommends the brief but delightful A Short Hike! After the break we answer you e-mails about the video games we've been the most hyped for in our lives, as well as what Nintendo games we'd most want to get the full blown remake treatment. We close things out with a return to the Jukebox, as Nbz tests Bally on 5 more video

Hey folks! I hope you're all doing well out there in our current crazy world! Hopefully the global pandemic has given you more time to spend on video games, as it certainly has done that for Nbz and Bally. We kick things off with a big discussion on the latest and greatest from Nintendo, Animal Crossing New Horizons and how it has taken over our lives. The boys also checked out the demo for Bravely Default 2 and Bally closes out Ori & The Will of the Wisps. After the break we have a bunch of news from 2 Nintendo broadcasts namely the Nintendo Direct Mini and the Indie World presentation. Lots of news, lots of games and lots of time! 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

Hey everyone! I hope you're all staying safe out there, and hopefully you have time to listen to a big ol' podcast, because this is a long one! We welcome Bill from Nintendo Switchcraft and many other shows to the podcast to talk about the games we've been playing and other things! We start off with a discussion of E3 2020 being cancelled and what it means for the industry. We then dive headfirst into Ori & The Will of the Wisps, a metroidvania that seems to tick a lot of boxes. Bill then chats about Ibb and Obb, the original Doom on Switch an Apex Legends, before Nbz closes things out with WarioWare Gold! After the break we build a list of the most important games for Nintendo in the last 10 years! It's a fun discussion that brings in factors you might not think about in a simple "Best of the decade" list. If you want to check out Bill, you can find him here: https://runjumpstomp.com/ https://www.twitch.tv/runjumpstomp And you can find the episode he did with Nbz talking about Metroid Fusion here (or by

Hey folks! This week the long wait for a full Nintendo Direct continues, but at least we know more about Animal Crossing. We kick things off with a jam packed what we've been playing, in which Bally talks about Ori & The Blind Forest & Vitamin Connection as well as dropping a surprise on Nbz live on air. Nbz meanwhile has played plenty of games including: Mighty Switch Force, Awesome Pea, Minit, Rhythm Thief & Bloodroots! So many games! After the break we answer some e-mails about replaying old games as well as another reassessment of the Virtual Console and Nintendo's handling of old games. We close things out chatting about all the news from the recent Animal Crossing Direct as well as Yacht Club's presentation! 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

Hey everyone! It's a big ol' episode this week as we celebrate Nintendo's last dedicated handheld system, the Nintendo 3DS. But first we have some games to talk about. It's a big week for tactics games getting DLC as Bally checks in with Wargroove's latest offerings while Nbz has played a bunch of the Cindered Shadows expansion for Fire Emblem Three Houses. The boys then go back and forth with their "Game Trade" games with Bally playing Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney and Nbz playing Okami HD! After the break we do a big old retrospective on the Nintendo 3DS and all its ups and downs. If you want to hear our personal favourite 3DS games, you can check out this month's Patreon episode! 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

It's 6 months late, but finally here we are with a Fire Emblem Three Houses Spoilercast. We welcome Devon from Emblemcast to the show to discuss everything Fire Emblem, as well as some other things. If you want to hear chat on other games, but not want to be spoiled on Fire Emblem, skip to 1:50:26 and hear takes on Dead Cells, Ori & Return of the Obra Dinn! You can find 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

Hey folks! This week we've been switching podcast hosts, so the feed is a little wonky at the moment with missing episodes. We discuss this at the start of the show and hopefully it should be fixed soon. In the meantime we have some Nintendo games to talk about! Kicking things off we get into a big discussion of Kentucky Route Zero, a game that has taken literally 7 years to come out. Nbz then chats about Thumper, a violent rhythm game that requires a lot of skill and dexterity. After the break we have a big old second segment going through our thoughts on the Switch after almost 3 years. We grade it in a number of categories including Hardware, 1st Party, 3rd Party, Marketing and Services! 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

Hey everyone! We're back to talk about more video games. Nbz kicks things off finishing up his saga through the Crash Bandicoot Trilogy by discussing Crash 3: Warped, in many ways the most ambitious of the original Naughty Dog games. Bally then follows up with a game Naughty Dog made decades later with The Last of Us, playing it ahead of the impending sequel releasing this year. Nbz then wraps back around to Dead Cells, a game that he has had a major turnaround on and is now obsessed with. After the break we answer some of your e-mails about our "bad opinions" as well as what other console is the best complement to a Switch owner. We close the show out with a big discussion of news topics that include Byleth in Smash Bros, new Fire Emblem DLC, the Pokemon expansion pass and a trailer for Nintendo's first theme park in Japan.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:

Hey folks! It's a New Year and a new podcast! Bally kicks off the year talking about a game that had the internet aflame during game of the year chat - Outer Wilds. He discusses how the moments of awe are often laced with moments of frustration, but was well worth playing. Nbz meanwhile has had a very Merry Switchmas playing Ori & The Blind Forest and the Crash Bandicoot N Sane trilogy both on Switch. He also talks about playing a sleeper hit #racedierun with his cousins! After the break we come back with predictions. We go over 2019 predictions before giving 5 more for 2020 and then reading out some predictions you'd sent in! 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

It's our final podcast of the year, and it's time to talk about the final Star Wars thing of the year as well, The Mandalorian! Enjoy!

Hey everyone! Merry Christmas! Here is a bonus podcast for you - an audio version of a video series that I've been working on for a lot of this year! This is a countdown of my Top 100 games ever, with a script of 32,000 words and tons of music editing to go alongside it. It was a labour of love and I hope you enjoy this slightly edited version for the podcast feed. Have a great holiday and we'll see you in 2020!

It's time for the final regular episode of the year, our Nintendo 2019 Game of the Year extravaganza! We kick things off with what we've been playing, where we break down the final installment in the Shovel Knight saga - King of Cards! Nbz has also played his very first Halo games and discusses just why Halo Reach reminds him of Rogue One! After the break we read out your e-mails with some of your games of the year, before closing out the show with a big old discussion of our joint Top 10 games of 2019! It's a long one, but hopefully you have some time over the holiday to listen through it all! Thanks for another fantastic year and we'll see you in 2020! 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

Hey everyone! It's finally time to talk about the final movie in the Skywalker saga! Enjoy!

Hey everyone! They made a good Star Wars game! It's not on a Nintendo platform, but if you know this podcast, you know we love nothing more than Nintendo than Star Wars. So here we are talking about this game in spoiler filled detail. Enjoy!

It's finally time to kick off our end of the year celebrations! We have a lot of podcasts coming out in December and this is the start! We kick things off with Nbz and the Mario Maker 2 update that added Link as well as a whole bunch of new course parts and a new mode! Bally then talks about a modern classic in Journey that he recently picked up on PS4 and Nbz closes things out with Cadence of Hyrule, the rhythm based Zelda spin off from earlier this year. After the break we read some of your e-mails that break down your Game of the Year lists, before closing the show out with our personal Top 10 Games of the Year That Didn't Come Out This Year. A tradition that continues as strong as ever! Be sure to keep your eyes on our twitter account for all the information on every podcast we'll be publishing this month!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/mC8