On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Bad News, Splatoon Raiders Fans…

● The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is getting some pretty sweet pre-order bonuses

● Can you imagine an Ubisoft and Nintendo collab on The Legend of Zelda

● Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Info Drop

● Toys 'R' Us IS BACK

● Activision and Halo?

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● What is an acceptable price for a Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade and why?

Rumors

● Potential Pokémon ports

Time Out

● SUPER DUNGEON CRAWLER WORLD!

Games we've been playing

● LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

● Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave

● Metroid Dread

● Toem

● Wolverine

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Zelda Direct eclipsed Gamescom Opening Night Live and State of Play

● Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave features Nintendo's least-liked feature

● More WarioWare: Move It! tracks added to Nintendo Music

● Rated NES carts could bring in "millions" of dollars?

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Delays, delays, and more delays!

Games we've been playing

● Star Fox Adventures

● Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 2

● Mixtape

Community Spotlight

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo Switch 2 System Update 23.0.0

● The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct - 9.8.2026

● Nintendo Direct - 9.9.2026

● Nintendo Announces Customer Appreciation Sale

● Game Releases/Updates

Games we've been playing

● Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault, Onimusha: Way of the Sword

● FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE Demo

● Carmageddon: Rogue Shift

● Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of The Mutants - Ninja Edition

● ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition

● Mega Man 8

● Meccha Chameleon

Community Spotlight

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Wii U to Switch games get Switch 2 Updates

● CRKD Nitro Deck 2s are in the Wild, and we got a couple of them!

● Paper Mario Drops on Nintendo Music

● Developer Level-5 has announced a special showcase event

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Best Video game intros

Rumors

● Did Just Dance accidentally tell us when the next Nintendo Direct will be?

Games we've been playing

● ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs

● CloverPit

● Mewgenics

● Dungeon Crawler Carl: Book 1

Community Spotlight

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● New Nintendo Switch 2 bundles announced

● LEGO Super Mario sets have officially been revealed

● Other Nintendo updates from Gamescom

● Playdate Passing Tariff Refunds to Customers

● 2K Games confirmed NBA 2K27 will play at 60 FPS in Performance Mode on Nintendo Switch 2

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Last week’s Controller Discussion sparked an idea from Jiggy Collector

● This past week, we lost a few celebrities that hit a little close to home

Games we've been playing

● The Duskbloods Network Test

● ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs

● Heroes of Might and Magic III: Remake

● Super Mario Sunshine

● Mega Man 7

● LEGO Build Update

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● My Nintendo is offering a collectible card set for completing the DK Challenge

● Warren Spector is retiring

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Genki's new MANTA controller has launched on Kickstarter, and you can back it at $189

Rumors

● LEGO Super Mario minifigure set prices leak

Time Out

● Has your child taken money from you without asking to buy video games

Games we've been playing

● FINAL FANTASY XIV Online - Free Trial

● EverQuest Legends

● CloverPit

● Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

● ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs

● EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27

● Pro Jank Footy

● Maestro Demo

● 1000xRESIST – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

● Super Mario Sunshine

● Fortnite

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo Switch 2 kiosks updated to warn people about the upcoming price increase

● Pokémon Bank will end services in February 2027

● Pokémon Donuts drop at Krispy Kreme 8/18

● Candidates for The Duskbloods network test have been revealed

● The Game Awards to run on December 10

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Why wait to play games on Nintendo Switch 2 when we can play them on other systems sooner?

Rumors

● Zelda-themed Products?

● More older Pokémon games to release on Nintendo Switch?

Games we've been playing

● Tetris 99

● Various LEGO Builds

● Clover Pit

● The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

● Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass, Part 1

● PowerWash Simulator 2

● MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls

● ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs

● Metroid Prime Origins

Community Spotlight

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Nintendo’s Latest Numbers

● Game Releases/Updates

Games we've been playing

● Splatoon Raiders

● Culdcept Begins

● Pokémon Pokopia

● Plungeez

● CloverPit

● Big Walk

● PowerWash Simulator 2

● ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs

● The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD

Community Spotlight

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Hot off the presses: Dark days loom over Isle Delfino

● Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch 2 Edition): The digital version launches today

● Ocarina of Time Rated by the ESRB

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs are working on a Nintendo Switch 2 version, but…

● Other topics from the community

Games we've been playing

● The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD

● The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

● MOUSE: P.I. For Hire

● Mixtape

● Pragmata

● Splatoon Raiders

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Review Roundup: Splatoon Raiders

● Miyamoto defends Nintendo’s reliance on remakes

● Nintendo says it has no legal duty to pass the US Tariff refunds back to you

● FromSoftware's The Duskbloods Closed Network Test signup OPEN

● Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Coming to Switch 2

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Hasbro Reveals Zelda Toys

Games we've been playing

● Plungeez

● The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

● Cast & Chill

● Splatoon Raiders

● Secrets of Velendar Castle - Escape Room

● Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

● The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD

● Metroid Fusion

● Power Wash Simulator 2

● Castlevania 3 JP Version

Community Spotlight

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On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast:

News

● Duskbloods Closed Network Test scheduled for next month

● Nintendo celebrates Mario's 40th Anniversary with some awesome pins

● More Donkey Kong Bananza songs swung onto Nintendo Music

● Square Enix continues to support Nintendo Switch 2 with upgraded games that have NO upgrade pathway

● Nintendo has filed a new patent for a specialized console dock designed to support both the original Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch 2

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● The Pokémon Company has been wanting to increase the price of Pokémon games for some time

● Fortnite is supposedly set to celebrate "gaming legends" in it's upcoming season

Rumors

● Samsung may be striving to supply OLED screens for Nintendo Switch 2

Time Out

● Dinner Table is this Friday

Games we've been playing

● The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

● Moss: The Forgotten Relic

● Tetris 99

● The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD

● Dark Scrolls

● Metroid Fusion

● Mega Man & Bass English Translation

Community Spotlight

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