The Nintendo First Podcast

I promise the audio should be better next time; I only thought about tweaking the audio settings after the fact

they've done irreparable damage and I just can't anymoresorry for the popping, first time I recorded on Windows

we get more personal about our feelings on Switch 2 and what we want/expect from it, reducing more misinformation spreading, and whether Nintendo has absolutely lost their damn minds with $80 games. we also spend almost 10 mins talking about a potential Booster Course Pass for MKW and arguing about which Tour stages were simply ass 😭😭😭listen to the show on Sundays at 4p and Wednesdays at 9p whenever I upload, & following the show on Spotify helps with monetizing the show. thanks for listening!

with less Nintendo glaze, I think you'll enjoy something less sensationalizinglisten to the show on Sundays at 4p and Wednesdays at 9p whenever I upload, & following the show on Spotify helps with monetizing the show. thanks for listening!

with CJ & Táj, we go over everything (except the pro controller and Treehouse, apparently) there is to discuss concerning the Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo Direct. we also go over what Nintendo gathering so many AAA developers means for their near future, as well as internet reactions to pricing and misinformation on game prices and physical keys. listen to the show on Sundays at 4p and Wednesdays at 9p whenever I upload, on whichever platform you prefer.CORRECTION: GameShare IS available online via NSO via GameChat.Follow the show on Spotify so I can monetize the show! thanks for listening!

The Nintendo Direct format has been perfected. I'm only going over the 10 things I was moderately to extremely interested in, so no fluff here... okay, maybe a little, but only because I wanted to make sure I had all my details right, so I was watching along recording, SORRY FOR BEING HUMAN 😭😭

sorry folks, but you know just as well as I do that that shit's going underutilized. twenty games, MAX. that's me being nice, I'm actually thinking more like eight 😆😆 I also do a quick overview of the Switch²'s rumored features, release date, pricing, and upgrades, since I'm like eons late on it 😅 tune in and stay awhile, yeah?

[including this one, I recommend you set the speed to 1.1× for all of my episodes.] gonna deep-dive into the more major announcements in the next episode, but these were topics I wanted to cover. Just play this in the background while you're browsing social media or whatever, it's just a lil convo

I dropped one of my mini m&ms 🥲 the looks of the New Switch are.. interesting. the Joy-Con are interestinger AMD wanted GRAFIX 😈, Nintendo wanted battery 😇

ngl, I was tired and kinda scattered, but Sony & Xbox just handed Nintendo the crown with this clown $#¡+ 😆😆😆😆

I would say a return to form, but I've never covered front-page news like this; at least 70% of this episode is me cuttin up. Yeah.

This will be the ONLY out-of-season episode published, as we weren't expecting anything but tweets from the Big N. Season 3 is under way and will STILL be released on a schedule, so don't worry. Thank you for your continued support! P.S. this was supposed to release on the 28th, but work has been kicking my @$$, so sorry about the tardiness...

This is what PokeLogic was meant to be all along!: a name change. We've made our way back, with CJ (formerly ZWolf, Fad3) & new PDIMS host Trainer Taj; in today's episode, we talk about if trade evolutions make sense, what changes could be made, and we play a little identity game! Welcome to a TRUE PokeLogic experience!!!

With the Nintendo Switch nearing the end of its life cycle, we ask "are they still doing Nintendo Selects," as they have yet to adopt the practice of lowering the $60 price tag on their oldest, biggest hitters for the console. People weren't fans of how Super Mario 3D All-Stars & Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light were handled, as they were released for a limited time. Is it that important to drive up demand with such an objectively egregious tactic?

A clip from our latest PokéLogic episode Our season finale, a PDIMS‐style PokéLogic episode, is available Saturday, May 20 on your platform of choice! (YouTube uploads coming soon!)

CJ & Táj tell NF what Gen 9 is all about! They also go over what was done better in Gen 8 compared to now, as well as why NF wasn't satisfied enough to buy into it.

I'm not much a fan of rumors, especially seemingly bogus rumors. I need it to stop.

This deal, if approved, is bound to have a ripple effect across the gaming industry and community. It's about time we talk about what could come from this.

You guys deserve to know when to expect a release for the show. To learn more, give this a listen. We're gonna do this RIGHT from now on

NF & CJ go over the games they cared about most in the first Nintendo Direct of 2023. (not every game will be touched on)

SImply put: stop doing it. If more content was a consideration late into development, it should be noted so consumers know they aren't being fished. Maybe stop making them altogether if the dev team is this deprioritized for these games. It's stupid.

"The Problem" is a subtitle that let's you, the listener, know it'll be an organized rant episode about a problematic situation we find with a particular decision that Nintendo, or one of their subsidiaries or partners have made that have resulted in an inferior experience or product. As you've read the title, today's topic is Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield. We love the game, but their are a few too many issues with it to not address it, so with Taj here in-person to lead off the rant, we delve into what could've contributed to this being a near-flawless Pokémon experience in its then-new form factor.

We know Nintendo sits on titles and strategically releases them. So, why did this year suck until September rolled around? (Not counting Xenoblade 3, of course [eheh].) This is me giving content without having to wait on something big or relevant enough to strike for a full episode. Let me know if you guys would appreciate more of these!

This conversation happens pretty often throughout the years, but even Mr Sakurai himself has admitted bringing every fighter back from Ultimate PLUS new additions would be quite the monumental and practically impossible task, so I thought I'd help paint a picture of what a realistic roster of fighters would like in the future iteration of SSB.

NF fills you in on the moments involving Nintendo during the week of April 3, 2022.

NF & CJ discuss whether the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass is really worth it, and in our case, it'd cost us $80/yr. We discuss how it started versus how it's going, what Nintendo got wrong, what's still wrong, as well as what they got right & convincing factors. In a later discussion, we'll also touch on what this could spell for the Nintendo Switch's successor. Thank you for considering our thoughts on the matter, your support means an immeasurable amount; we appreciate our listenership very much! Thanks for listening!

We get personal with our very first experiences with video games. Warning: it gets loud and is unbelievably funny(to us, at least.) We've decided to give you this slice separately, as it deviated from the main talks of the Direct and we wanted full focus on that. So, enjoy this little slice of us sharing more of our personal lives! Thanks for your continued support!

From new MK8D courses to a brand new Mario Strikers, & from Xenoblade 3 to the long-awaited Nintendo Switch Sports, four friends cover the latest Nintendo Direct, even if some entries upset them on a personal level...

Just want the Smash bits of our latest news review? Here ya go!, with Astro, CJ, & NF reminiscing on Fighters Pass Volumes 1 & 2, with recognition of their significance in types of fighters. We then go into who we desire versus who we're predicting, and trust me when I say this; they are VERY different answers. Enjoy!

Open world Kirby, Bayonetta 3, Super Mario Movie, N64 Online: what more do you want?! We've got Genesis online atop that, New Horizons Café seemingly confirmed, and a final Mr Sakurai Presents. All this and more with all four of us here for the first time ever in a special Nintendo Direct Episode of News Review!!! Thanks for listening!

Actually recorded this a month ago, but just now getting around to editing it. Anyway, this episode covers epic things from July of this year, particularly the last two weeks of it. We've got updates, rumors, leaks, and random news. We get into the Persona 25th Anniversary announcement, a possible Simpsons Hit & Run reboot, and a $2500 Super Star Mario watch from Tag-Heuer! All this and more on this episode of News Review! Thanks for sticking with us!

This episode, a bit dated, is Táj's thoughts on Pokémon Z, as well as us considering will they or will they not, with the Gen 4 remakes finally becoming a reality, is it possible under a new name? We also get Táj & CJ to reminisce, as well as hype about Diamond & Pearl in 2021! NF will be purchasing Legends Arceus, but what is it? How will it play? What's the story like? Should they go the distance with experimentation in this new form of Pokémon? The three of us delve deeply into all this here! (There seemed to be a connection issue on my end throughout the Pokémon Z portion of the episode. I was unaware that it was or why it occurred, so sorry in advance.)

In NF & CJ's first episode as a duo (shocking, I know!), we are long overdue on talking about the long-awaited announcement of an improved Nintendo Switch, only it isn't quite what the majority of fans & analysts expected. If you're still interested in what our thoughts on the matter is, pop in for this episode of In Review! (The second PokéLogic episode IS next, I promise! It was supposed to be released two weeks after the S2 premiere, but when this got announced, I thought we'd have it covered the day of or following. No worries, though! It'll be here next week!)

Why did this not happen? Could it have saved Generation 6? Will it ever get the chance to see the light of day? With our guest Astro Nova, we will answer these questions and more in this episode. Follow Astro Nova twitch.tv/astronovatv twitter.com/astronovatv1 Discord?

Now that Pokémon: Let's Go details have gone official (for several weeks), we give our responses, as well as what we want most out of Generation 8.

We're discussing how Pokémon RPG for Nintendo Switch will affect the Pokémon franchise as a whole and what "new" concepts they're introducing, based on the rumour that they're taking the game back to Generation 1.

More Nintendo Partnerships, more Pokemon, more Zelda. What is there not to love about that... Listen to part two for your Nintendo-focused news! Thanks for your support!

We're back with News Review, covering everything you need to know from the month of March this year! From Jackbox & the 'infamous' Among Us, to Tony Hawk & Hot Wheels, we've got your third-party fix of news ready, kicking it off with eShop deals! Thanks for your continuous support for the show!

We basically discuss here how Squad Strike & the several modes under Special Smash could improve. Táj even suggests something new for the competitive scene! Who knew he had it in him, huh? The show's more digestible this time, I promise. Again, as we're new to remote hosting, we're still figuring things out, so please, bear with us as we figure it all out. Thank you for your continuous support!

This is the second of three segments of the "Smash" menu of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In this segment, we're doing a roster overhaul (minus DLC), as we're taking into consideration the fighters' modern-day representations & what they have to offer; what should be part of their overall look & moveset. We're also discussing which echos/fighters should've been part of the series before Ultimate.

This is the first of three segments of a five-part series of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Throughout this series, NF & co-hosts will discuss what could be improved about the game, now & after major development is finished. Each part of the series will appear consecutively after every other News Review episode. In this episode, we're making tweaks to the rulesets & how satisfied we are with the stage select; surprisingly not too much on the stages they could've kept. Stay tuned, cause we've gotta plenty of content coming at ya! We're back, baby!

Two weeks worth of news this time, folks! As usual, we only do articles that personally interest us. This also applies to eShop deals, which we have decided to do in every news review when available (only deals that appear on nintendo.com/games). As usual, articles discussed are from nintendolife.com . Thanks for listening & sharing, guys! Remember to get your opinion heard on the show, go to anchor.fm/NFReviews/messages and send voice messages so we can add them to the next episode!

NF & Taj get deep into whether the Nintendo Mobile apps' subscriptions are worthy of their prices based on what they offer. Plus, a small dose of news review. As usual, we only do the articles that personally interest us. Also, the source we used for Pokémon Home was changed to slashgear.com. The articles for the News Review portion were from Nintendo Life. Thanks for listening! Again, I deeply apologize for the delay.

We only do topics that interest us on the weekend roundups, but, anything Nintendo-related can be discussed in one of our in-depth talks. Enjoy our mini-tangents about the news for last week! [topics from Nintendo Life] There were a few issues with the last segment for Episode 2. It will be going up on Mar 4