Star Fox Direct + Switch 2 Price Increase (News from 5/12/26)

About this episode

Patrick and Mark discuss the recent Star Fox Direct and the Switch 2 price increase, along with various Nintendo news and game updates.

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane...it's Fox McCloud! Nintendo surprised everyone last week with a Star Fox Direct and a round of Switch 2 price increases, and Patrick and Mark are here to break it all down. New character designs, what Nintendo's forecasts say about the year ahead, and more. The guys also talk about: Patrick finishing Pokemon Pokopia and Zelda II. Mark experiencing multiplayer in Super Mario Bros. Wonder for the first time. Everything from the Star Fox Direct, and what it might mean for the rumored Ocarina of Time remake. Software sales updates for some of Nintendo's biggest titles and how to make sense of their current pricing strategy. Nintendo icon Takashi Tezuka retiring. Fitness Boxing 3 Switch 2 Edition announced. Yuji Horii (accidentally?) announcing a Dragon Quest presentation for the end of May. Mina the Hollower getting a release date and price. The Tears of the Kingdom Mineru Construct amiibo finally getting a release date. The My Nintendo Store becoming just Nintendo Store. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/nintendocartridgesociety FRIEND US ON SWITCH / SWITCH 2 Patrick: SW-1401-2882-4137 Mark: SW-8112-0583-0050

People in this episode

Hosts: Patrick, Mark

Topics covered

• Nintendo news
• Star Fox Direct
• Switch 2 price increase
• game releases
• software sales
• character designs

Keywords

• Nintendo
• Star Fox
• Switch 2
• game updates
• Zelda
• Pokemon
• amiibo
• Takashi Tezuka
• Yuji Horii

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: My Nintendo Store

Products: Star Fox, Switch 2, Pokemon Pokopia, Zelda II, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Fitness Boxing 3 Switch 2 Edition, Mina the Hollower, Tears of the Kingdom Mineru Construct amiibo

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