

Nintendo Voice Chat
IGN & Geek Media
For over 130 years, Nintendo has been a pioneer in gaming, creating legendary franchises like Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong. Every week, IGN’s Nintendo Voice Chat podcast celebrates all things Nintendo—past, present, and future. Join the NVC crew for expert analysis, news, and lively discussions on everything from classic favorites to the latest on Nintendo Switch and the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2. Whether you're a lifelong fan or just jumping in, Nintendo Voice Chat is your go-to Nintendo podcast.Nintendo Voice Chat is a part of Geek Media Podcast Network, an IGN Entertainment Brand.Visit Geek.com for more information.
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Jun 25, 2020 • 1h 10min
Min Min Joins Smash, and Nintendo Reportedly Steps Away From Mobile - NVC 514
Welcome to Nintendo Voice Chat! This week, Casey DeFreitas is joined by Peer Schneider, Brain Altano, and Tom Marks to talk about all of the Nintendo news from the last week. First, the crew shares their thoughts on Min Min from Arms joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Then, hear discussions about Nintendo stepping away from mobile games, the surprising announcement of Pokemon Unite, Apex Legends coming to Switch, and more. Finally, hear your listener questions answered on another round of Question Block. Timecodes: 00:00:00 Welcome! 00:00:26 A message from Peer 00:03:30 Min Min joins Smash! 00:15:20 Nintendo is reportedly stepping away from mobile games 00:29:30 Pokemon Unite's surprising reveal 00:35:38 More news! 00:38:30 Games out this week 00:48:15 What we're playing 00:59:05 Question Block! Games out this week: Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated Ninjala Blair Witch Star Wars Episode I: Racer Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia Ruiner What we're playing: Casey: Pokemon Cafe Mix Peer: Summer in Mara, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town Brian: Jump Rope Challenge, Goblin Sword Tom: Pokemon Cafe Mix
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Jun 18, 2020 • 1h 3min
New Pokemon Snap Reactions and More Paper Mario Details - NVC 513
Welcome to Nintendo Voice Chat! This week, Casey and the rest of the panel have a ton of Pokemon news to break down, including the reveal of New Pokemon Snap, a new mobile game about brushing your teeth, and more. Plus, Nintendo dropped an info-packed trailer for Paper Mario: The Origami King, and the NVC crew has some thoughts about all of the new details. Then, stick around to hear about Nintendo's new jump rope game, the Kingdom Hearts rhythm game, and more. Finally, hear your questions answered on another round of Question Block. Timecodes: 00:00:00 Welcome! 00:01:26 Everything from the Pokemon presentation 00:25:08 New details on Paper Mario: The Origami King 00:31:10 More news! 00:39:24 Games out this week 00:42:28 What we're playing 00:48:30 Question Block! Games out this week: Invisible Inc. - 6/15, $20 Ruiner - 6/18, $20 Namco Museum Archives Vol 1 & 2 - 6/18, $20 each Burnout Paradise Remastered - 6/19, $50 Railway Empire - 6/19, $40 Jump Rope Challenge - 6/15, Free Summer in Mara - 6/16, $25 Colt Canyon - 6/16, $15 Best Friend Forever - 6/18 What we're playing: Casey - Pokemon DLC Tom: Persona 5 Royal Joshua - Pokemon DLC Logan - Clubhouse Games, Mario Kart 8 Summer of Gaming Switch Games! Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX Demon Turf XIII Remake Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time Star Renegades Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix Vigor Ninjala The Survivalists 30XX Blue Fire Knuckle Sandwich Animal Crossing Celebrity Island Tours And lots more!!!
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Jun 11, 2020 • 1h 5min
Our Favorite Nintendo E3 Booths, and the Best Deals on the eShop - NVC 512
Welcome to Nintendo Voice Chat! Since there's no E3 happening this year, the NVC crew is here to take a trip down memory lane to discuss Nintendo's E3 booths from the last decade. Then, hear the best picks from the huge Switch eShop sale that's happening now. Plus, stick around to hear about more Nintendo accounts getting hacked, Zach's updated thoughts on Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, and more. Finally, it's your questions answered on another round of Question Block. Timecodes! 00:00:00 Welcome! 00:01:42 Nintendo's best E3 booth from the last decade 00:15:00 The summer eShop sale! 00:24:44 More news 00:30:35 Games out this week 00:34:10 What we're playing 00:48:35 Question Block! Games out this week: Knight Squad, out now, $14.99 Ancestors Legacy, 6/11, $39.99 Project Warlock, 6/11, $14.99 House Flipper, 6/12, $24.99 What we're playing: Casey: DDR Peer: Xenoblade Chronicles, Clubhouse Games, Bioshock Zach: Xenoblade Chronicles Tom: Persona 5 Royal IGN stands in solidarity with the Black community and condemns racism. If you want to help support the Black Lives Matter movement, we recommend donating directly to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
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Jun 4, 2020 • 1h 6min
Pokemon DLC News and Xenoblade Chronicles Impressions - NVC 511
Welcome to Nintendo Voice Chat! This week, the NVC crew is joined by O'Dell Harmon Jr. to discuss the last week of Nintendo news. First, the panel reads Nintendo's response to recent events in the United States, and shares a few words of their own. Then, the panel dives into everything shown in the recent Pokemon expansion pass trailer, including the newly-revealed Galarian Slowbro. Plus, hear about the new release date for the Crystal Chronicles remake, Animal Crossing's wedding season, what the panel thinks about Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, and more. Finally, it's your listener questions answered on another round of Question Block. Link to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund: https://www.naacp.org/ YouTube Video Donating Ad Revenue to Protestor Bail Funds & More: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCgLa25fDHM YouTube Video Donating Ad Revenue to Campaign Zero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99IgHvBfsxI Timecodes: 00:00:00 Welcome! 00:01:34 Nintendo and IGN's comments on recent events 00:07:12 Pokemon expansion news 00:24:45 More news! 00:30:20 Games out this week 00:38:10 Games we're playing, including Xenoblade! 00:49:49 Question Block! Games out this week: Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics - 6/5, $40 The Outer Worlds - 6/5, $60 What we're playing: Casey: DDR Peer: Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, The Outer Worlds Zach: Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition O'Dell: Pokemon, Final Fantasy VII Remake
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May 28, 2020 • 55min
Looking Back on Five Years of Splatoon - NVC 510
Welcome to Nintendo Voice Chat! This week, Casey DeFreitas is joined by Brian Altano, Seth Macy, and Brendan Graeber to talk about the fifth anniversary of the Splatoon franchise. The crew shares their favorite parts about Nintendo's ink-splattering franchise, and looks ahead to what the series could do next. Then, stick around for conversations about Minecraft Dungeons and Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. Plus, hear about all of the 2K games launching on Switch this week, and more. Finally, we'll wrap things up with another round of Question Block! Timecodes: 00:00:00 Welcome! 00:01:15 Splatoon's 5th anniversary discussion 00:16:47 News: BlizzCon cancelled, Dead Cells update, and more 00:25:45 Games out this week 00:41:53 What we're playing 00:47:00 Question Block! Games out this week: Minecraft Dungeons - 5/26, $20 Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - 5/29, $60 XCOM 2 Collection - 5/29, $50 BioShock: The Collection - 5/29, $50 Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition - 5/29, $30 Borderlands: The Handsome Collection - 5/29, $40 Borderlands Legendary Collection - 5/29. $50 Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling - 5/28, $25 Shantae and the Seven Sirens - 5/28, $30 Atomicrops - 5/28, $15 Turmoil - 5/28, $15 Games we're playing: Brian: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Seth: Minecraft Dungeons Brendan: Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Maneater
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May 21, 2020 • 1h
New Xenoblade Chronicles and Clubhouse Games Info - NVC 509
Welcome to Nintendo Voice Chat! This week, the NVC crew is here to discuss new information for two upcoming Switch games. Hear new details about Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, and the panel's thoughts on the latest trailer for Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics. Before all of that, hear a discussion about if limited time events in games are fun or stressful. Finally, hear another round of your listener questions on Question Block. Timecodes: 00:00:00 Welcome! 00:01:00 Are limited time events in games fun or stressful? 00:16:00 More info on Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition 00:21:20 More news: Clubhouse Games, and more! 00:30:50 Games out this week 00:42:34 What we're playing 00:49:52 Question Block! Games out this week Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix - 5/15, $39 The Wonderful 101 Remastered - 5/19, $40 Golf With Your Friends - 5/19, $20 What the Golf? - 5/21, $20 realMyst: Masterpiece Edition - 5/21, $20 Monster Prom: XXL - 5/21, $16 What we're playing: Casey: DDR Peer: Travel Mosaics 3, Golf With Your Friends Zach: Indivisible Tom: Golf With Your Friends
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May 15, 2020 • 26min
Why a New Paper Mario is so (Cautiously) Exciting – NVC Special
The NVC crew assembles for a short, standalone episode to discuss the surprise announcement of Paper Mario: The Origami King.
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May 14, 2020 • 1h 6min
Joy-Con Drift Is Still a Huge Issue - NVC 508
Welcooome to Nintendo Voice Chat! This week, Casey DeFreitas is joined by Tom Marks, Seth Macy, and Janet Garcia to discuss the last week of Nintendo news. First, the crew discusses Joy-Con drift, and why it's still a huge problem three years after the Switch's launch. Then, hear the panel's thoughts on Retro's cancelled Mario and Zelda spinoffs, the new Harvest Moon game recently announced for Switch, and more. Finally, it's your listener questions answered on another installment of Question Block. Timecodes: 00:00:00 Welcome! 00:01:24 Joy-Con drift is still a huge problem 00:23:07 Retro's cancelled Nintendo spinoffs 00:28:06 More news! 00:33:14 Games out this week 00:38:06 What we're playing 00:48:57 Question Block! Games out this week: Jet Lancer - 5/12, $15 Huntdown - 5/12, $20 Super Mega Baseball 3 - 5/13, $45 Ion Fury - 5/14, $25 Dungeon of the Endless - 5/15, $16 What we're playing: Tom: Jet Lancer, The Wonderful 101 Seth: Picross S4 Janet: Animal Crossing, Ring Fit Adventure, Picross S3, Bioshock
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May 7, 2020 • 1h 5min
EA Plans to Bring More Games to Switch - NVC 507
Welcome to Nintendo Voice Chat! This week, the NVC crew discusses EA's plan to release more games on the Nintendo Switch. Plus, hear about a recent fan-made Animal Crossing Direct, Nintendo reportedly postponing its June Direct, EVO's cancellation, and more. Then, after hearing what the panel has been playing this week, stick around to hear your questions answered on another installment of Question Block. Timecodes: 00:00:00 Welcome! 00:00:40 More EA games coming to Switch 00:14:04 The fan-made Animal Crossing Direct 00:19:40 Nintendo is reportedly delaying its June Direct 00:30:30 Games out this week 00:33:50 What we're playing 00:46:40 Question Block! Games out this week: Lonely Mountains: Downhill - 5/7, $20 Void Bastards - 5/7, $30 SuperMash - 5/8, $20 What we're playing: Peer: Picross S4, Cooking Mama: Cookstar, Good Job Brian: Moving Out, Streets of Rage 4 Tom: Animal Crossing
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Apr 30, 2020 • 55min
Time Crimes: Nintendo Is Cracking Down on Animal Crossing Exploits - NVC 506
Welcoooome to Nintendo Voice Chat! First up this week, around 160,000 Nintendo Network IDs have been hacked, and Nintendo is asking users to update their passwords and enable two-step authentication on their accounts. Hear this week's panel react to that, as well as the possibility of a dual screen Nintendo Switch. Plus, Nintendo has slashed the Animal Crossing bank's interest rate, and the NVC panel is here to discuss how Nintendo is dealing with potential New Horizons exploits. Finally, we'll wrap up with another round of Question Block. Timecodes: 00:00:00 Welcome! 00:00:55 160,000 Nintendo Network IDs have been hacked 00:06:08 A rumor about a new Switch model… with two screens? 00:12:42 Nintendo is adjusting the Animal Crossing economy 00:18:54 Our rapid-fire Majora's Mask memories 00:24:39 Games out this week 00:37:07 What we're playing 00:42:00 Question Block Games out this week: Moving Out - 4/28, $25 Indivisible - 4/28, $30 Telling Lies - 4/28, $20 Streets of Rage 4 - 4/30, $25 Book of Demons - 4/30, $25 Levelhead - 4/30, $20 Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia Demo - 4/30 What we're playing: Casey: Good Job Seth: Picross S4, Tales of Vesperia, Trials of Mana Zach: Indivisible, Streets of Rage 4, Animal Crossing Logan: Super Mario Maker 2, Animal Crossing
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