Nintendo Dads Podcast

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● SAG-AFTRA video game voice/performance actors are going on strike at midnight tonight ● Nintendo announced the "Grand Festival" Splatfest ● Warner Bros. acquires Multiversus developer, Player First Games ● Nintendo offers gacha-style fidget key rings at its stores in Japan ● Super Mario World: Mario and Yoshi LEGO set confirmed for this Fall ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● If you could sit down with one creator/dev for coffee, who would it be and why? Games we've been playing ● Death Road to Canada ● Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles ● Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition ● Boomerang Fu ● Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus ● Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration ● Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure ● Trinity Fusion ● MARS 2120 ● STAR WARS: Bounty Hunter ● Vegas Infinite ● SirKwitz ● THE NEW DENPA MEN ● YEAH! YOU WANT “THOSE GAMES,” RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET’S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM! 2 Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club announced for Nintendo Switch ● ESRB rating reveals Link to be a playable character in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom ● New collaboration between Pokemon and Crocs revealed ● Nintendo of Europe announces a NEW Joy-Con charging stand ● Hololive cross-promotion with Nintendo ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● How do you prefer to play games? Time Out ● Jesse - Meta Quest 3 ● Marty - Incan Gold board game Games we've been playing ● Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus ● SCHiM ● Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition ● Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King ● Fortnite ● The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Four Swords ● ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN DELUXE EDITION ● Tavern Talk ● Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD ● Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Nintendo dropped new NSO games ● Nintendo drops a cryptic trailer ● Pokémon Scarlet and Violet four-part series of seasonal events ● MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE Game Trial ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Is Nintendo Switch Online enough? Time Out ● Tim - Lounge Fly ● Marty - Ticket to Ride: Legacy - Legends of the West ● Marty - Epic McKay’s Road Trip 2024 ● Jesse - Atari products and Japan eShop Games we've been playing ● Picross S+ ● stitch. ● The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Dungeon ● Final Fantasy V ● NeoSprint ● Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration ● Tavern Talk ● Saturn DX ● Trinity Fusion ● V Rising ● MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE ● Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD ● chilisburgertime.com Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: Justin gives the rest of us the day off for the US Holiday and does a solo show. Check out our website at http://nintendodads.org for our latest videos, episodes, tweets, and social media links. Apple Podcasts feed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nintendo-dads-podcast/id950582320?mt=2 YouTube Music feed: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyID_QWdPfjM17EE3cg8Pin30jHkLqWKr Become a patron and help us improve the show! https://www.patreon.com/NintendoDads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Nintendo calls a plumber ● It was all a dream ● Show me the money ● F-Zero 99 joins Tetris 99 ● Talkin' About My Generation ● Assassin’s Creed Remakes are in the works ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Gaming Dad Spotlight ● A week removed from what many say is an ALL-TIME Nintendo Direct, how are we feeling? Games we've been playing ● Hogwarts Legacy ● Ghost of Tsushima ● Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door ● Cookie Cutter ● EA Sports College Football 25 ● Picross S+ ● Luigi's Mansion 2 HD ● Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition ● Stardew Valley ● Tavern Talk ● Driver ● Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble ● Moonstone Island ● Metroid: Zero Mission Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Yacht Club Games Presents ● Nintendo Direct 6.18.2024 ● Limited Run’s LRG3 2024 ● Woman busted for smuggling Nintendo Switch games in her bra ● Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel gets its release date in Japan ● Nintendo Switch Online app gets an updated home screen ● Walmart cancels Nintendo preorders, again Let's Discuss ● What is your favorite memory from the past SEVEN years of this amazing console? Games we've been playing ● Monster Hunter Stories ● Sea of Stars ● Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door ● STAR WARS: Hunters ● Alan Wake 2 ● After Us ● Gran Turismo 7 ● PICROSS S NAMCO LEGENDARY edition ● Metroid: Zero Mission ● Ylands ● Garten of Banban ● Garten of Banban 2 Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin, Marty, and Tim find time in their workday to jump on a Zoom call to discuss the latest Nintendo Direct (June 2024)! We'll find out Jesse's thoughts on the upcoming podcast, but we're pretty sure he's happy about what he saw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Midori is stepping away from leaking games again ● My Nintendo SUPER NINTENDO WORLD One-Year Anniversary Celebration Sweepstakes ● Not-E3 Nintendo Announcements ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● What has to happen on the Nintendo Direct in order for you to feel the direct was a success? Time Out ● Tim - Lorcana - Illuminator’s Quest “Deep Trouble” ● Marty - AEW Live Show Games we've been playing ● Pitfall II: Lost Caverns ● Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus ● Star Wars: Hunters ● Terror of Hemasaurus ● Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door ● MEGA MAN: DR. WILY’S REVENGE ● MEGA MAN II ● MEGA MAN III ● MEGA MAN IV ● MEGA MAN V Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● A Google employee with access to backend YouTube data has been confirmed to be responsible for Nintendo leaks ● Shovel Knight 10th anniversary presentation is happening next week ● Dads Night in with Nintendo ● Nintendo hired 400+ employees during the previous fiscal year ● Game Releases/Updates Rumors ● Nintendo sitting on a remake of Twilight Princess HD for Switch ● SEGA eyeing 2027 for Crazy Taxi ● Golden Axe supposed to launch in 2023, ● Splatoon 4 in development codenamed "Spiral" Let's Discuss ● Top 10 MUST-PLAY games for the Switch NOT published or developed by Nintendo Games we've been playing ● Elden Ring ● Hauntii ● Terror of Hemasaurus ● Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door ● STAR WARS: Hunters ● The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ● PICROSS S NAMCO LEGENDARY edition Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Nintendo announces plans for new store in San Francisco ● LEGO Deku Tree revealed in first Zelda building toy collab with Nintendo ● Game Releases/Updates Rumors ● Midori also says Dragon Quest III HD -2D will be at June Direct, believes it's now Dragon Quest 1-3 ● Leaker Midori says SPRed project is in development at Nintendo, Red is the internal name for Mario Let's Discuss ● LEGO has approached you to design a brand new Nintendo LEGO set. What is it, and what is the price point? Games we've been playing ● Electronics Puzzle Lab ● PICROSS S NAMCO LEGENDARY edition ● Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door ● Little Kitty, Big City ● Hauntii ● The Exit 8 ● Pool Party ● Duck Detective: The Secret Salami Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Nintendo acquires Shiver Entertainment ● Atari acquires the Intellivision Brand ● Nintendo job opening hints at the future of packaging for products ● Data Miners uncovers code for 4K in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● If you had infinite time and resources, what is the one game you would remake and port to the Switch 2? ● June Direct Predictions Time Out ● Tim - Mario Bros. by Nintendo for Atari 5200 Games we've been playing ● MY HERO ONE'S JUSTICE 2 ● The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ● Princess Peach: Showtime! ● Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes ● Tales of Kenzera: ZAU ● XDefiant ● Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door ● Little Kitty, Big City ● Lysfanga : The Time Shift Warrior ● The Exit 8 ● Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Two Joy-Con drift lawsuits have been dismissed ● Square Enix plans to "aggressively pursue a multi-platform strategy that includes Nintendo platforms" ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● What is your favorite piece of video game music of all time? Rumors ● Leaker says a game starring Zelda as the main character is coming Nintendo’s code letters for the next console, like NX was for Switch, could be "O" Time Out ● Jesse - Electronics Updates ● Tim - Kirby Games we've been playing ● Various Intellivision Games ● Persona 3 Reload ● Picross S+ ● Endless Ocean: Luminous ● Geometry Survivor ● PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs ● Baseball ● Super Mario Land ● The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past ● Little Kitty, Big City ● The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ● Please Fix the Road Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Nintendo’s Latest Numbers ● Furukawa-san tweets ● Nintendo announces a new game via Twitter and YouTube ● Nintendo to discontinue integration between Nintendo Switch and X ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Nintendo's success has banked them a vast war chest of funds and you have been tapped to create a new peripheral for their upcoming system. It must be new. It must be unique. I can have a game attached to it. What would you create? Time Out ● Tim - Extra Life ● Marty - Konnoy on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@konnoy Games we've been playing ● Battle Minesweeper Online ● Persona 3 Reload ● Endless Ocean: Luminous ● Geometry Survivor ● Little Kitty, Big City ● Another Crab’s Treasure ● Planet of Lana ● Tales of Kenzera: ZAU ● Vampire Survivors ● Animal Well Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● More new Nintendo LEGO sets are coming in August ● Respected leaker Pyoro teases something relating to the Nintendo World Championship ● The Nintendo Ninjas strike again ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● You have been able to resurrect one long-dead Nintendo IP but at a cost. Your choice's resurrection must come at the sacrifice of a currently active Nintendo IP. Rumors ● Switch 2 information appears to be leaking with details on Joy-Con, screen size, and more Time Out ● Jesse - Box from Limited Run Games Games we've been playing ● Grounded ● Surmount ● Another Crab's Treasure ● Planet of Lana ● Tales of Kenzera: ZAU ● Stellar Blade ● S.O.L Search of Light ● Endless Ocean Luminous ● Vampire Survivors ● Persona 5 Reload Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Embracer Group will split into three companies ● Samus didn't come to Fortnite because Nintendo is gonna Nintendo ● Nintendo Live returns this year to Sydney, Australia ● Suspect who shut down Nintendo Live in Japan has been formally charged ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● What's your favorite platformer of all time? ● How has Nintendo driven the industry? Time Out ● Jesse - Furologee Gaming Desk and Electronics Lab ● Tim - Star Wars: Despeacialized ● Marty - Mega Man mug Games we've been playing ● Picross S+ ● Persona 3 Reload ● Disney: Speedstorm ● Pokémon Y ● Grounded ● Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants ● Vampire Survivors Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Indie World 4.17.2024 ● Nintendo makes a big hire for their Third Party Profile Management Team ● Nintendo confirms it’s skipping Gamescom 2024 Let's Discuss ● What was your favorite childhood toy? Games we've been playing ● The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ● Vampire Survivors ● PlateUp! ● Pokémon GO ● Baldur's Gate 3 ● Princess Peach: Showtime! ● Persona 3 Reload ● Botany Manor ● Cat Quest III Demo ● stitch. ● Sticky Business ● The Legend of Super Mario Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Nintendo has officially shuttered online services for Wii U and 3DS ● The Triple-i Initiative 2024 ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Talk with Brian Shea from All Things Nintendo Podcast ● With The Rock recently returning to WWE and calling himself the FINAL BOSS: What is your favorite final boss fight of all time? Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Premium Edition Spring Direct 2024 ● Hollow Knight: Silksong has been rated ● The person who shut down Nintendo Live Tokyo 2024 via threats has been arrested ● Monday, April 8th - a time for mourning ● CKRD Announced HellBoy-themed Devices ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● With the eclipse coming on Monday, what is your favorite game set during nighttime? Or, what is your favorite nighttime segment during a game? Time Out ● Jesse - Future Electronics Lab Games we've been playing ● Princess Peach: Showtime! ● Dragon’s Dogma 2 ● Persona 3 Reload ● Picross S+ ● .cat Milk ● Bomber Crew ● Sausage Wars ● Sherlock Purr 2 ● Police Simulator 2023 ● Mom Simulator 2023 ● Surgeon Simulator CPR ● Hole io ● Stunt Paradise ● New Star GP ● Balatro ● Pokémon Y ● Crypt Stalker ● Kill It With Fire ● nGolf ● WWE 2K24 ● Pepper Grinder ● nOS new Operating System ● Disjunction ● Smashy Road: Wanted 2 ● Wildcat Gun Machine Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Premium Edition Spring Direct 2024 ● All Super Mario Maker Wii U courses have been cleared after a snafu over how the final level was uploaded ● Both Gamestop and Nintendo cut jobs as the games industry suffering continues ● Game Releases/Updates Games we've been playing ● Princess Peach: Showtime! ● Pepper Grinder Community Spotlight ● In honor of the release of Pepper Grinder this week, what's your favorite condiment? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Mario Maker Wii U has 1 unbeaten level left ● Princess Peach: Showtime! and Super Mario Bros. Wonder Smash Ultimate Spirit event ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● GUEST SPOTLIGHT - Barry Carenza ● It's Spring Break! If you've gone on Spring Break vacation before, which one was your favorite and why? Time Out ● Tim - Ninja Sloths ● Jesse - Mid-Term Exam and future electronics lab ● Marty - Kickstarter - River Valley Glassworks and BoardGameArena.com ● Barry - Chiropractor and Physical Therapy Games we've been playing ● Final Fantasy Rebirth ● Gordian Quest ● Lawn Mower Simulator ● CarX Highway Racing ● Picross S+ ● Logiart Grimoire ● Persona 3 Reload ● Princess Peach: Showtime! ● Balatro ● Stunt Paradise ● Pokémon Y ● Final Fantasy VII Remake ● Sushi Battle Rambunctiously Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices