Nintendo Dads Podcast

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 15% off plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Direct ● The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct 1.25.2026 ● Hideki Konno leaves Nintendo after 40 years ● Virtual Boy Overview video drops ● The Disney Afternoon Collection announced for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 ● Splatoon v11.0.0 Available Now ● Kirby Air Riders also get an update (v1.3.0) ● Walmart leaks new NSO games for GameCube ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Nintendo and Censorship ● Guess the arcade game #4 Games we've been playing ● DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition ● Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ● Demonschool ● GRID Legends: Deluxe Edition ● FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE ● Dispatch Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ● The Legend of Zelda ● Piczle Lines 2: Into the Puzzleverse Community Spotlight 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 Spotify feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SACicqRHT2yxC9mlUP9PL 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 15% off plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park Overview Trailer ● Nintendo Patches and Updates ● New Nintendo Toys ● Bowser joins Hasbro ● Ubisoft Restructures; cancels games ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Guess the arcade game #3 ● Nintendo’s Roadmap for 2026 Games we've been playing ● Street Fighter 6 ● Donkey Kong Country HD update ● PowerWash Simulator 2 ● Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ● Demonshool ● Split Fiction ● Dokapon Kingdom Connect ● MIO: Memories in Orbit ● DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition Community Spotlight 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 Spotify feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SACicqRHT2yxC9mlUP9PL 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 15% off plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● The Disney Afternoon Collection to be released on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 according to an ESRB listing ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Mystery Block (Blind) Ranking Game - Franchises we want to see on Nintendo Switch 2 ● 2025 Prediction Results ● 2026 Predictions Games we've been playing ● DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined Demo ● DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition ● Grimvalor ● Spades ● Monopoly GO! ● Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ● Demon School ● Metroid Prime 4: Beyond ● Axis Football 2026 ● Suika Game Planet ● PowerWash Simulator 2 Community Spotlight 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 Spotify feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SACicqRHT2yxC9mlUP9PL Become a patron and help us improve the show! https://www.patreon.com/NintendoDads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Tune in for a lively discussion on gaming anniversaries coming in 2026, featuring Zelda, Mario, and more. The hosts share thoughts on the new Mario Tennis Fever trailer and dive into a myriad of upcoming games, including Justin's excitement for Ball X Pit and Tim's praise for Split Fiction’s cooperative gameplay. Highlights include personal favorites like Pokémon Legends ZA and a nostalgic nod to Super Mario Galaxy. Plus, they speculate on 2025's Game of the Year contenders and their gaming experiences.

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 15% off plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Doug Bowser has left the building ● Metroid Prime 4’s Timeline ● 30th Anniversary of Pokémon Franchise ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Top 10 Games of 2025 ... next week Games we've been playing ● Metroid Prime 4: Beyond ● Pokémon Legends: Z-A ● Animal Crossing: New Horizons ● Demonschool ● FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE Demo ● One True Hero ● DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake ● DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake ● Dragon Quest Builders ● Fortnite ● MARVEL Cosmic Invasion ● Transformers: Devastation ● A Game About Digging a Hole ● Mega Man 1-3 Revamped Community Spotlight 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 Spotify feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SACicqRHT2yxC9mlUP9PL 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 15% off plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Game Releases/Updates Rumors ● Publisher ININ claims Nintendo now offers smaller Switch 2 game cartridges, Nintendo’s made no official statement Let's Discuss ● Switch 2 - The First 6 Months Time Out ● Games we've been playing ● Escape from Tarkov ● Grand Theft Auto Online ● Metroid Prime 4: Beyond ● DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake Community Spotlight 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 Spotify feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SACicqRHT2yxC9mlUP9PL 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 15% off plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast with guest host Joey Ferris: News ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Q&A with Joey Ferris ● Guess the arcade game #2 Time Out ● Marty - Hand-Drawn Guides Mega Man Book Games we've been playing ● Metroid Prime 4: Beyond ● Assassin’s Creed Shadows ● DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake ● My Nintendo PICROSS: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess ● Intellivision Sprint ● MARVEL Cosmic Invasion ● Split Fiction ● KIBORG ● FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE Demo ● Mega Man Powered Up ● Super Mario Bros. Remastered (https://github.com/JHDev2006/Super-Mario-Bros.-Remastered-Public) Community Spotlight 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 Spotify feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SACicqRHT2yxC9mlUP9PL 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 ● Reminder that Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers are available to purchase until January 30, 2026 ● No Gravity Games will be doing their annual game giveaway starting on Friday, December 12, for 8 days, with three games to be given away on the 19th ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Game Awards Discussion 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 ● Tetris 99 50th MAXIMUS CUP ● Mario Kart World has received a substantial update ● Drag x Drive also received a large update ● Donkey Kong theme ● Ball x Pit sells over 1,000,000 units and has three free updates planned for 2026 ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Guess the arcade game #1 Time Out ● Justin’s upcoming trip to Japan Games we've been playing ● Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Wayfinder, Assassin's Creed Shadows ● Ball x Pit ● Secrets of Blackrock Manor ● Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind ● Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection ● Pitfall II: Lost Caverns ● PICROSS S CAPCOM CLASSICS edition ● DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake ● KIBORG ● Demonschool ● Mario Kart World ● Little Kitty Big City ● Split Fiction ● Absolum ● Pokémon Legends: Z-A ● Animal Crossing: New Horizons Community Spotlight 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