Reading the Mario-shaped Tea Leaves: Charting Nintendo Direct Trends

About this episode

The episode explores the predictability of Nintendo Directs and their historical significance with guest Josh from Nintendo Maniacs.

To start 2026 off with a topical bang, we dive into a topic close to the heart of every Nintendo fan. Is it possible to predict that airing of Nintendo Directs? Is there truly a pattern that Nintendo follows? Joining us for this episode is Josh from Nintendo Maniacs and the House of Mario. Spreadsheet in hand, we briefly discuss the history of Nintendo Directs, how they have changed over the past 15+ years, and their ongoing legacy. Have any comments? Feel free to drop us a line via Bluesky or X @blowcartpod or email at blowingcartridge@gmail.com Brendan - @Tamazoid Zach - @Eggerino Josh- @Nintendomaniacs Intro music - '8 Bit Ditty' by FoolBoyMedia Outro - 'Video Game Land' by FoolBoyMedia

People in this episode

Hosts: Brendan, Zach

Guest: Josh

Topics covered

• Nintendo Directs
• video game trends
• Nintendo history
• gaming culture
• predictions

Keywords

• Nintendo Direct
• gaming trends
• video games
• Nintendo history
• predictions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nintendo Maniacs, House of Mario

Books & works: 8 Bit Ditty, Video Game Land

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