Nintendo Voice Chat

Wired.com's Chris Kohler joins the cast of NVC to talk about his first book, titled "Power Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World An Extra Life." He joins host Jose Otero, Peer Schneider, and Sam Claiborn for a fun episode where the crew discusses Splatoon and Nintendo's E3 plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, host Jose Otero, Peer Schneider, and Brendan Graeber kick off this epsiode with impressions of Splatoon. Then, after the break artist David Hellman and writer Tevis Thompson join us to talk about Second Quest, a graphic novel that draws interesting inspiration from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Find out more about Second Quest at http://www.secondquestcomic.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special guest Ryan Payton, a designer at developer Camouflaj, joins host Jose Otero, Brian Altano, Peer Schneider to talk about Xenoblade X, Splatoon’s post-launch plans, and a bunch of news that broke at the Nintendo Investor’s Meeting.   After the break, we play a special guessing game regarding Nintendo’s next console. Want to play along? Email us at nvc@ign.com and fill out the following categories (along with a brief description for each category).   Hardware Spec: _________________________ Controller: _________________________ Unique Feature #1: _________________________ Unique Feature #2:_________________________ Unique Feature #3:_________________________   Using the Wii U as an example:     Hardware Spec: Around 360/PS3 level of power Controller: The console is the controller, bruh! Touch screen, too. Unique Feature #1: Dual screen experiences Unique Feature #2: Miiverse Unique Feature #3: Plays catalog Wii stuff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IGN's Nintendo show is back, and we've got a slightly off the rails episode this week. Join host Jose Otero, Peer Schneider, and Brian Altano for discussions about:  New Mario Maker footage from Game Center CX The spiritual successor to Banjo Kazooie ...and more listener questions on The Question Block Special thanks to listeners Josiah, Bryce, Paul (the one from England), Charlie Gadson, and Robby for emailing us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Nintendo Voice Chat is running... a little late, but that doesn't mean you're getting an inferior show. Join host Jose Otero, Peer Schneider, and Brian Altano for another fun filled epsiode. Peer gives his impressions of the StreetPass games (Ultimate Angler and Battleground Z), and Brian unveils his 5 Nintendo E3 2015 predictions. The crew also jumps into another exciting edition of The Question Block.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Jose Otero is joined by Peer Schneider and Marty Sliva for a special E3 2015 predictions show you don't want to miss. What is Nintendo cooking up for E3? Who knows. But this three-person cast brings their best guesses to the table. Then, after the break, the crew dives into YOUR questions onThe Question Block. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IGN's Nintendo Show makes up for last week's shorter episode this week! And there's plenty left to talk about from April's Nintendo Direct. Join host Jose Otero, Peer Schneider, Brian Altano, and guest Kallie Plagge as they discuss: Why Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer looks cool Our impressions of amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits Shin Megami Tensai X Fire Emblem and Fatal Frame Wii U's reveal Level 5's Yo-Kai Watch is coming to the West Why BoxBoy! is a must play Nintendo 3DS game Pokemon's Free-to-Play experiments Affordable Space Adventures and Nintendo's Indie lineup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nintendo Voice Chat starts off with a huge bummer. Last week, Nintendo delayed The Legend of Zelda Wii U, and the Japanese game maker made the decision to not show the game at E3 2015. Join host Jose Otero, Peer Schneider, and Brian Altano, as they commiserate over the news. Then, the crew switches gears to talk about April's Nintendo Direct. But you're only getting half the story this week. Tune in next week for part two of our Nintendo Direct recap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peer Schneider, Brian Altano, and special guest Andrew Goldfarb join host Jose Otero for another exciting edition of Nintendo Voice Chat. The crew dives a little deeper into last week's discussion about the deal between DeNA and Nintendo. Also on this epsiode: Brian tells the story of his recent visit to NoA HQ, Jose talks about Splatoon, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Jose Otero is joined this week by IGN editor Mitch Dyer and mobile app developer Francisco Velazquez for a deep dive into the recent partnership between Nintendo and DeNA, the games they'd like to see adapted for smart devices, and speculation about NX, the new dedicated gaming system based on a brand new concept, and if we'll really hear more about it in 2016. All that, and a special question of the week in this episode of Nintendo Voice Chat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices