Judging YOUR Nintendo Hot Takes! - NVC 804

About this episode

The hosts react to various Nintendo hot takes submitted by listeners while discussing recent updates and interviews related to Nintendo games.

Is Double Dash the worst Mario Kart? Is Nintendo out of ideas for Zelda games? Are $80 games actually a reason to like Nintendo? This week, join Logan Plant, Seth Macy, and Rebekah Valentine as they react to your Nintendo hot takes! There are so many we aren’t able to get to, but thank you so much to all the Super Ninfriendos who took the time to write in. Plus, the new Switch 2 update is a game changer for backwards compatibility in handheld mode, Reb interviewed the developers of Donkey Kong Bananza at GDC, and a lot more. 00:00:00 - Intro & Mario Kart Double Dash is the Worst Mario Kart 00:06:20 - Mario Sunshine is the best 3D Mario 00:12:14 - Star Fox 64 00:16:05 - Nintendo Online Prices are Fair 00:27:08 - Pokemon battle gimmicks need to stop. 00:33:58 - Nintendo President Should Not Be a Mascot 00:35:18 - Zelda Open World Games Vs. Traditional 00:49:39 - Super Mario Galaxy vs. Oddessey 00:53:24 - Donkey Kong Old Look vs New 00:54:46 - Mario 3D vs 2D 01:02:11 - Switch New Online Update Details 01:13:09 - Reb's Donkey Kong Bananza GDC Interview 01:18:16 - Hot Take: Old Gen Pokemon Should be Retrired 01:24:54 - Hot Take: Nintendo Does Not Need An Online Service Similar to Xbox…

People in this episode

Hosts: Logan Plant, Seth Macy, Rebekah Valentine

Topics covered

• Nintendo hot takes
• Mario Kart
• Zelda games
• Switch 2 update
• GDC interviews
• Pokemon
• Game pricing

Keywords

• Nintendo
• Mario Kart
• Zelda
• Switch 2
• GDC
• Donkey Kong
• Pokemon
• gaming
• video games

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nintendo, GDC

Products: Mario Kart, Zelda, Pokemon, Donkey Kong Bananza, Switch 2

Books & works: Super Mario Galaxy, Oddessey, Elden Ring, Kena, HOA 2, Mouse P.I. For Hire, Mina The Hollower, Colorbound, Toem 2, Jigrift

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