Nintendo Dads Podcast

**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 ● Nintendo Direct 9.12.2025 ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● How good were our predictions? Games we've been playing ● Gloomy Eyes ● Cross Pix ● Cross Pix 2 ● Cross Pix 3 ● Hollow Knight ● Donkey Kong Bananza DLC ● Platypus Reclayed ● Mega Man 9 ● Mega Man 10 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

Taken from our Live-React stream of Nintendo Direct 9.12.2025, this is our post-Direct conversation while we were still live-streaming. 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 ● Nintendo Direct announced for Friday ● Ubisoft Dev says that Game Key Cards were used for STAR WARS: Outlaws vs. game-on-cart for technical reasons ● Nintendo wins in the courtroom against Genki ● Hollow Knight: Silksong gets patched ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Our predictions for Friday’s Nintendo Direct Games we've been playing ● Picross S8 ● Picross S9 ● Forsaken 64 ● Hollow Knight: Silksong ● Bad Cheese ● Star Wars Outlaws ● Fruitbus 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

**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 ● Atari purchases 82% of Thunderful Games in a $5.2 million deal ● New features added to Game Boy Advance – Nintendo Classics ● People were wrong about Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2 ● Game Releases/Updates Games we've been playing ● Sword of the Sea ● Acecraft ● Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds ● Tetris 99 ● Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World ● Hollow Knight: Silksong – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ● Professor Layton and the Curious Village ● Shinobi: Art of Vengeance ● Discounty ● The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD ● Hollow Knight ● SIWIQU/Antank S3 Max Nintendo Switch 2 Dock Station 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

**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 ● Digital Foundry claims that many devs have still not received Switch 2 devkits ● Nintendo Switch 2 has sold over 2 million units in the US ● New features are available for SNES on NSO ● Nintendo Alarmo will get seven different alarms in the near future ● Tetris 99 Event ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● What would you say are the most important Nintendo games in history? Rumors ● ANOTHER Nintendo Direct is possibly coming on September 12th? Time Out ● Parenting Games we've been playing ● Donkey Kong Bananza, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound ● Split/Second ● Dangerous Driving ● Sword of the Sea ● Drag x Drive ● Mario Kart World ● Donkey Kong Bananza ● Above Snakes ● Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star Crossed World ● Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution ● Discounty Demo ● Is This Seat Taken? ● Morgan: Metal Detective ● Professor Layton and the Curious Village ● PICROSS Records of The Shield Hero ● Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time 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

Dive into a nostalgic journey as the hosts reminisce about classic franchises like Power Rangers and He-Man while exploring the potential of new games. Updates on the anticipated Kirby Air Riders and performance issues with Elden Ring on the Switch 2 spark lively debate. Hear personal anecdotes about navigating home renovations and the warmth of family support. With a spotlight on upcoming titles and community engagement, the enthusiasm for gaming remains infectious, blending humor and heartfelt reflections on the gaming landscape.

**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 ● Nintendo of America and the ISEA partner to bring gaming esports to schools ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● What is one of your favorite games from Nintendo over each decade? Games we've been playing ● Off ● Donkey Kong Bananza ● Drag x Drive Global Jam ● WWE 2K25 The Bloodline Edition ● Balatro ● Fortnite 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

**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 ● IndieWorld Showcase - 8.7.2025 ● My Mario Merchandise is announced to be available in the Nintendo Stores in Japan ● Nintendo’s Latest Numbers (Q1 2026) ● Game Releases/Updates Games we've been playing ● Shinobi, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound ● UFO 50 ● The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Demo ● Donkey Kong Banaza ● Gradius Origins ● Mina the Hollower Demo ● Is This Seat Taken? ● NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound ● SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance Demo ● Mario Kart World ● Chillin by the Fire ● Spy Drops ● EA SPORTS Madden NFL 26 ● TETRIS 99 ● Donkey Kong (1981) ● Donkey Kong Jr. 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

**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 ● Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 7.31.2025 ● Nintendo sold over 512,000 Switch 2 Pro Controllers in June ● Mario Paint is now available for NSO ● Mario Kart World receives a hefty update ● Game Releases/Updates Games we've been playing ● Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program ● Donkey Kong Bananza ● Donkey Kong (1981) ● Pokémon Friends ● Liar’s Bar Poker ● Mario Kart World 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

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 15% at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Pokemon Presents Recap ● LEGO Gameboy, coming! ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Question of the week (Microtransactions) Time Out ● 3D Printing Games we've been playing ● Donkey Kong Bananza ● Pokémon Friends ● Shadow Labyrinth Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ● PICROSS Records of The Shield Hero● WWE 2K25 (Switch 2 Edition) ● Piczle Lines 2● Monument Valley III ● Mega Man 9 ● Super Mario Party Jamboree: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV Community Spotlight Check out our website at http://nintendodads.org for our latest videos, episodes, tweets, and social media links. Become a patron and help us improve the show! https://www.patreon.com/NintendoDads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices