Episodes
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by a rotating cast of guests! After covering the news with former Game Informer editor Marcus Stewart, he is joined by two other former Game Informer editors, Kyle Hilliard and Charles Harte, to do a fantasy draft for the first year of game releases for Switch 2. Then, finally, freelance games journalist Veerender Jubbal joins to discuss Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket and Nintendo Music.
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Published 11/01/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian welcomes his friend, Doctor Ben Richlin, back to the show to review Sonic X Shadow Generations. But first, they have a ton of news to cover. Then, they wrap up the episode with Brian recommending a game that has finally come to Switch, the duo talking about their favorite Sonic levels of all time, and celebrating anniversaries of Pokémon Yellow and Sonic & Knuckles.
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Published 10/25/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by IGN's Logan Plant to review Super Mario Party Jamboree. Outside of digging into why Logan calls this the "best Mario Party game ever," the two discuss the new Pokémon leaks, Nobuo Uematsu's confusing retirement video, the Analogue 3D console, and the best uses of motion controls ever.
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Published 10/18/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Viewport founder and former Game Informer video editor Alex Van Aken joins Brian to react to various Nintendo-related hot takes from the podcast community. Before that, Brian and Alex run down the week's news, including items involving Alarmo, Green Day, Shinobi, and Tetris.
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Published 10/11/24
This week, on a solo episode of All Things Nintendo, Brian fields several questions from the community. The topics range from what he expects to see in Switch 2's early library to when the heck we will get a new Star Fox or F-Zero game. Brian also talks about his favorite types of swag and rants about Pokémon still not putting its games in the Nintendo Switch Online catalogs.
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Published 10/04/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Digital Trends' Senior Gaming Editor Giovanni Colantonio to get his full review of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Plus, they talk about how Super Mario Party Jamboree and Sonic X Shadow Generations are shaping up, and rank the best Zelda gimmicks.
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Published 09/27/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by The Indie Informer herself, Jill Grodt. Together, they cover the latest indie releases including The Plucky Squire, Wild Bastards, Pizza Tower, and several upcoming games Jill got her hands on at PAX West. This episode also covers Pokémon and Nintendo suing the developers of Palworld, an alleged Switch 2 leak, and the employee walkout at Annapurna Interactive.
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Published 09/20/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian welcomes doctor Ben Richlin on the show to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Sega Dreamcast and recap how this underappreciated console hoped to be Sega's bounce-back hardware, but ultimately ushered them to the realm of third-party publishers.
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Published 09/13/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by But Why Tho? Editor-in-Chief Kate Sánchez to talk about her hands-on experience with games like The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Fantasian Neo Dimension, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, and Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake. They also discuss some of the latest news in the world of Nintendo and Kate drops an eShop Gem of the Week before Brian closes out the show with a ... PS5 recommendation???
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Published 09/06/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Indie Informer contributor and former Game Informer colleague Marcus Stewart to break down all the news from the two Nintendo presentations that hit this week. They also discuss the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie trailer and Marcus' recent trip to Gamescom.
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Published 08/30/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by former Game Informer video editor and the founder of Viewport, Alex Van Aken. After catching up on news related to Switch 2, Pokémon, Sonic, and more, they discuss all the new information from this week's Nintendo Direct tour of the upcoming Nintendo Museum.
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Published 08/23/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by the best-selling author of Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation, Blake J. Harris. The two discuss the history of the Sega Genesis, which just turned 35 years old this week, and how it impacted Nintendo not just in the '90s, but in every era after.
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Published 08/16/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by his former coworker at Game Informer, Wesley Leblanc, to catch up on how they're doing post-Game Informer. After discussing the news, including a new Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom trailer, the two share some of their favorite moments from their recent trip to Japan.
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Published 08/09/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian starts the show with an acknowledgment of the news that Game Informer is shutting down. Then, he transitions to the main episode, which was recorded before the closure of the magazine. During the main episode, Brian is joined by Indie Informer's Jill Grodt, who has plenty of recent indie games to chat about.
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Published 08/02/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by former Game Informer editor Bryan Vore to celebrate 35 years of Nintendo's iconic Game Boy handheld device. After tracing the lineage of the beloved system to its predecessors, they look at the launch and library of the Game Boy before talking about their favorite Game Boy games of all time.
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Published 07/26/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian starts the show solo as he runs down the news and gives an update on the recently launched merch store. Then, he invites Game Informer's Kyle Hilliard back on the show so he can deliver his review of Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition while Brian gives his thoughts on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate.
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Published 07/19/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian tackles the episode solo. After covering some of the news from the last week, Brian transitions to answering your questions for more than an hour.
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Published 07/12/24
This week, Brian is joined by longtime host and content creator Victor Lucas to discuss his nearly 30-year career covering the games industry and the state of Nintendo’s 2024 as we hit the year’s midpoint.
Published 07/05/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Game Informer’s Kyle Hilliard to review Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD and Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble.
Published 06/28/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by host and producer Camille Salazar Hadaway to recap all the news from the Nintendo Direct.
Published 06/21/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Game Informer editor and MinnMax video editor Charles Harte to recap their time at Summer Game Fest 2024.
Published 06/14/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Giant Bomb Creative Director Dan Ryckert. After discussing Dan’s career, they spend the remainder of the episode celebrating the 10th anniversary of Mario Kart 8.
Published 06/07/24
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian starts the show by answering a few listener questions. Then, he welcomes longtime Game Informer community member and Twitch streamer Zachary Pligge to talk about the history of Superman 64 and his special relationship with it.
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Published 05/31/24
Brian and Kyle catch up on the latest news, then review three games, including Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Published 05/24/24