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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

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

News

● Nintendo addresses Pokémon TCG scalping

● Switch, Switch Lite, and Switch OLED will be discontinued in February 2027 in the EU

● Revised Switch 2 and accessories with replaceable batteries will be available in EU regions from Autumn 2026

● New Pokémon LEGO sets revealed

● Nintendo to shut down Mario Kart Tour

● PlayStation Sparking Massive Backlash Over Ending Physical Media

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Dad tosses son’s Nintendo Switch out of the car

Rumors

● AI Dad?

Games we've been playing

● Star Fox

● The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

● Hyperwired

● Citizen Sleeper 1

● Citizen Sleeper 2

● Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

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

News

● Splatoon Raiders Direct

● US: Nintendo Switch sold nearly 6 million units in its first year

● PlayStation Transitioning to Digital-Only for New Games

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Nintendo apparently is in talks to bring the Star Fox ride to Universal

● The big three get to trade IP for the next game in its series

Rumors

● Metroid: Submergence - I mean, Ravenous COULD be the next Metroid game

Games we've been playing

● Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains

● The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

● Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

● SimCity

● Citizen Sleeper

● Mario Kart World

● Star Fox

● Rhythm Heaven Groove

● Deltarune Chapter 5

● Metroid Fusion

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

News

● Claude Guillemot ​died in a plane crash in La Baule, France

● Nintendo Switch 2 sales surpass PS5 disc drive model in Japan

● Sonic the Hedgehog 35th Anniversary

● Grand Theft Auto Pre-orders are now open

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● GOTY Contenders and Most Anticipated

Games we've been playing

● The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

● Rhythm Heaven: Groove: Starter Demo

● Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

● Star Fox

● Citizen Sleeper

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

News

● Hackers steal data from Nintendo

Nintendo offers a free month of NSO + Expansion Pass to buyers

Dispatch on Nintendo Switch gets censorship toned down

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Switch 2 has been out for a full year!

Games we've been playing

● Dokapon KiNGDOM Connect

● Super Mario Galaxy

● Observer: System Redux

● The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Prologue Demo

● Star Fox Demo

● Pikmin 3 Deluxe

● Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

● Mina the Hollower

● Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration

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

News

● Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026

● Summer Game Fest Announcements

● Super Mario Galaxy movie has now surpassed $1 billion globally

● Pomni and Jax from the Amazing Digital Circus will join Fortnite

● Mina the Hollower sells 500,000+ copies

● Game Releases/Updates

Time Out

● Jesse's weekend in LA

Games we've been playing

● Mina the Hollower - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

● Star Fox Demo

● Junkster

● Mario Kart World

● The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Prologue Demo

● DK Challenge Event

● Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

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**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 15% off plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Nintendo confirms future Switch 2 model compliant with EU battery regulations ● Nintendo Music app Update! ● Switch 2 Exclusive game by Atlantis Studio ● Rayman Legends Retold Announcement Question of the week: What do you want out of Nintendo, the Third-Parties, and/or the Indies from this summer's gaming events (which could include a Nintendo Direct)? Rumors: Nintendo Direct June 9th Games we've been playing ● Rayman Legends Retold (pre-beta) ● Realm of Ink ● Dosa Divas ● Animal Crossing New Horizons (clean-up) ● 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 Spotify feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SACicqRHT2yxC9mlUP9PL Become a patron and help us improve the show! https://www.patreon.com/NintendoDads #Nintendo #GamingPodcast #NintendoDads

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

News

● Updates from the Dragon Quest Team

● Call of Duty is Back on Nintendo: Modern Warfare 4 coming to Switch 2

● Game Releases/Updates

Games we've been playing

● Black Jacket

● DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince

● Mina the Hollower

● Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

● Pictonico!

● Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King

● LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

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

News

● Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is out now! What do we think?

● Nintendo announces a brand new mobile game, Pictonico!, available on May 28th

● Nintendo hiring for a new role: Movie Project Promotion Manager

● LEGO is retiring The Legend of Zelda Deku Tree set

● 3 new LEGO Pokémon sets leak online

● LEGO Donkey Kong has been teased

● The Super Mario Galaxy movie has made $967.6M globally

● Kadokawa Corporation says both Duskbloods and Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition are still on track for 2026

● Game Releases/Updates

Games we've been playing

● DELTARUNE

● Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors

● MOUSE: P.I.: For Hire

● The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Prologue Demo

● Yoshi and the Mysterious Book

● LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

● Black Jacket

● Arcade Archives 2 Mr.Do!

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

News

● Nintendo Switch 2 Price Increases announced

● Nintendo Switch 2 Bundles are coming back

● Nintendo’s Latest Numbers

● The 2026 World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees have been announced

● Game Releases/Updates

Games we've been playing

● Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

● Black Jacket

● DOKAPON KiNGDOM CONNECT

● Sektori

● PICROSS S KONAMI ANTIQUES edition

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

News

● Star Fox Direct 5.6.2026

● It wasn't just you

● Target dropped a whole line of Pokémon merch, and people responded entirely appropriately, right?!

● The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is poised to become the first billion-dollar film of 2026

● Game Releases/Updates

Let's Discuss

● Miyamoto recently said that Zelda 2 was "kind of a failure."

Rumors

● Ocarina of Time Remake could be split into two parts?

Games we've been playing

● inKonbini

● Dungeon Clawler

● Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

● Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

● TETRIS 99

● Portal with RTX

● Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition

● Sektori

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