This week on All Things Nintendo, Shin Megami Tensei Network's Spencer Pressly joins the show to discuss the reaction to the Switch 2 review and all the news that has come out over the last week. Then, former Game Informer news editor and current business development professional Michael Futter joins to analyze the price of Switch 2 and Mario Kart World, plus discuss the impact of the tariffs and the resulting economic upheaval on the console's upcoming launch. Note: In the episode, we discuss t...
Apr 11, 2025•2 hr 16 min
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian goes it alone as he spends two hours talking about his experience flying to New York to be among the first to play Nintendo Switch 2. After recapping all the news out of the Nintendo Direct, Brian transitions to recapping his hands-on time with the Switch 2, including sessions with Mario Kart World, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Donkey Kong Bananza, and more! If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram/Th...
Apr 04, 2025•2 hr 12 min
This week on All Things Nintendo, we celebrate the return of Game Informer with Editor-in-Chief Matt Miller. Brian shares how the return of Game Informer will impact the show, then they discuss all of the announcements out of the March 2025 Nintendo Direct. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea. You can find both Brian and Matt's work on GameInformer.com. A massive thanks to composer Tee Lopes for providing the th...
Mar 28, 2025•2 hr 55 min
This week on All Things Nintendo, Inverse's Hayes Madsen joins the show to share his love of Xenoblade Chronicles X. We also celebrate the fifth anniversary of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and talk about our favorite Wii U games that have made the leap to Switch. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea. You can follow Hayes on Bluesky @solfleet. A massive thanks to composer Tee Lopes for providing the theme song fo...
Mar 21, 2025•1 hr 19 min
This week on All Things Nintendo, Kyle Hilliard joins the show to run down the Pokémon franchise's history with remakes. We also share our top 5 most wanted Nintendo remakes, discuss the sale of Pokémon Go, discuss a newly announced Star Fox spiritual successor, and more! If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea. You can follow Kyle on Bluesky @kylehilliard. A massive thanks to composer Tee Lopes for providing the th...
Mar 14, 2025•2 hr 51 min
This week on All Things Nintendo, Nintendo Voice Chat host Logan Plant joins the show to celebrate Mario Day by ranking every mainline entry (including some questionable entries) from the Super Mario Bros. franchise into a tier list. We also discuss Nintendo removing a game from Nintendo Switch Online, the announcement of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, and Sega's incredible 2024. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea...
Mar 07, 2025•2 hr 49 min
This week on All Things Nintendo, Ben Richlin joins the show to break down all the news out of this year's Pokémon Day livestream, including the latest details of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, and the newly announced Pokémon Champions. Brian and Ben also share their favorite Pokémon moments, talk about Ben's new role as a music producer of video game covers, and break down all the non-Pokémon news. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Blue...
Feb 28, 2025•2 hr 52 min
This week on All Things Nintendo, freelance writer and board game creator Ben Bertoli joins the show to discuss the franchises that were once on Nintendo that he and Brian want to come back during the Switch 2 years. They also render their Pokémon Day hopes, dreams, and predictions, and cover the latest news, including the end of My Nintendo Gold Points, an impending Tony Hawk's Pro Skater announcement, and Pokémon Go potentially being sold. NOTE: At the start of the third segment, some technica...
Feb 21, 2025•2 hr 40 min
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Electric Playground Network's Victor Lucas to discuss and rank Nintendo's various historical launch lineups. They also discuss all the latest news and rank their top five Nintendo launch games of all time. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. You can follow Victor on Twitter @Victor_Lucas or Bluesky @VictorLucas. You can also subscribe Electric Playground Network on Y...
Feb 14, 2025•2 hr 1 min
This week on All Things Nintendo, New York Post sports reporter and former games journalist Scott Fontana joins the show to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. 3. They also rank their top 5 NES games of all time, discuss the latest news out of the Nintendo earnings call, and more! If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. You can follow Scott on Bluesky @ScottFontana. You can read his work in the New York Pos...
Feb 07, 2025•2 hr 40 min
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian takes the entire episode to answer questions from the All Things Nintendo Patreon, community Discord, and various social media channels. Though there is no other voice on this week's show, the listeners are the unofficial guests of this episode of the podcast! If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. A massive thanks to composer Tee Lopes for providing the theme song for All Things Ni...
Jan 31, 2025•1 hr 27 min
This week on All Things Nintendo, former Game Informer editor Wesley LeBlanc joins the show to share his love for 2022's Citizen Sleeper ahead of next week's launch of its sequel. Brian and Wesley also discuss the cancellation of Earthblade, a game from the studio behind Celeste, and the updates coming to Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. You can follow Wesley on Bluesky @WesleyLebla...
Jan 24, 2025•2 hr 42 min
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by former Game Informer director Kyle Hilliard to dive into Nintendo's first official look at the Nintendo Switch 2. Then, freelancer Ben Bertoli joins the show to share his review of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. You can follow Kyle on Bluesky @kylehilliard. You can follow Ben on Bluesky @radishgames and Twitter @SuperBentendo. You...
Jan 17, 2025•2 hr 37 min
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian Shea and his former colleague at Game Informer, Marcus Stewart, discuss the big Switch 2 leak coming out of CES to start the show. Then, they transition to a fun game of pitching what could be next for each of Nintendo's biggest franchises. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea. You can follow Marcus on Twitter and Bluesky: @MarcusStewart7. A massive thanks to composer Tee L...
Jan 10, 2025•2 hr 19 min
This week on All Things Nintendo, Wicked Good Gaming's Dom Mahoney joins the show to help predict what 2025 holds for Nintendo. After looking at the calendar as it exists at the start of the year and sharing our own predictions, we transition to playing "Buy or Sell?" with listener-submitted prompts. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea. You can follow Dom on Twitter @WGGPapaDom. You can check out his work at Wic...
Jan 03, 2025•2 hr 40 min
This week on All Things Nintendo, it's the fourth annual All Things Nintendo Awards! Logan Plant from IGN and the Toadstool Boardroom podcast joins the show to recap 2024 and celebrate the best Switch gaming had to offer. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea. You can follow Logan on Bluesky @LoganJPlant. You can read his work on IGN and hear him on Nintendo Voice Chat and the Toadstool Boardroom podcast. A massiv...
Dec 27, 2024•1 hr 14 min
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Ben Richlin to give a full review of the newest theatrical gaming adaptation, Sonic the Hedgehog 3. But before that, they discuss Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind and the various news items from the last week. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea. You can follow Ben on Twitter: @doctorbenmd. A massive thanks to composer Tee Lopes for providing the th...
Dec 20, 2024•2 hr 10 min
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by legendary artist from Rare and Playtonic Games Kev Bayliss. Kev shares stories from his time working on games like Donkey Kong Country, Diddy Kong Racing, and Killer Instinct, and talks about how the leaps in technology and Nintendo's involvement changed the face of the iconic development studio. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea. You can follow Kev on Twitt...
Dec 13, 2024•56 min
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian welcomes RPGSite senior staff writer James Galizio to give his glowing review of Fantasian Neo Dimension. On top of that, Brian shares his impressions of Rollercoaster Tycoon Classic and AntonBlast, then Brian and James share their top five RPGs on Switch. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea. You can follow James on Bluesky @theswweet. You can also find his work on RPGSite...
Dec 06, 2024•2 hr 43 min•Ep. 165
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by freelance writer Josh Broadwell to celebrate milestone anniversaries for Nintendo. First, they recap the lifecycle of Nintendo's most successful gaming platform to date, the Nintendo DS, on its 20th anniversary. Next, they celebrate the 10th anniversary of Nintendo's Amiibo line, before finally diving deep into the development history of Donkey Kong Country on its 30th anniversary. They then wrap up the show by running down the best sales duri...
Nov 29, 2024•2 hr 53 min•Ep. 164
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined in his basement by Atari CEO Wade Rosen for a rare in-person episode of the show. The two chat about everything from the state of Atari to Wade's philosophy on game development and acquisitions. We also field some questions from the All Things Nintendo community Discord. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea. You can follow Atari on Twitter and Bluesky @atari. A ma...
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 163
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by GameSpot's Mark Delaney to discuss his review of Lego Horizon Adventures, the PlayStation-published, family-friendly retelling of Horizon Zero Dawn. Brian then shares his thoughts on Tetris Forever, the new compilation by Digital Eclipse, then Axe of the Blood God's Nadia Oxford rounds out the show with her review of Dragon Quest III: HD-2D Remake. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea, Instagr...
Nov 15, 2024•2 hr 46 min•Ep. 162
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by IGN and Nintendo Voice Chat's Logan Plant to discuss his review of Mario & Luigi: Brothership. On top of that, Brian delivers his impressions of Metal Slug Tactics, they discuss the new Switch 2 information, and the two name their favorite Mario spin-offs. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea , Bluesky @BrianPShea, or Twitter @BrianPShea. You can follow Logan on Twitter: @LoganJPlant...
Nov 08, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 161
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by a rotating cast of guests! After covering the news with former Game Informer editor Marcus Stewart, he is joined by two other former Game Informer editors, Kyle Hilliard and Charles Harte, to do a fantasy draft for the first year of game releases for Switch 2. Then, finally, freelance games journalist Veerender Jubbal joins to discuss Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket and Nintendo Music. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do...
Nov 01, 2024•3 hr 36 min•Ep. 160
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian welcomes his friend, Doctor Ben Richlin, back to the show to review Sonic X Shadow Generations. But first, they have a ton of news to cover. Then, they wrap up the episode with Brian recommending a game that has finally come to Switch, the duo talking about their favorite Sonic levels of all time, and celebrating anniversaries of Pokémon Yellow and Sonic & Knuckles. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Instagram/Threads @Bria...
Oct 25, 2024•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 159
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by IGN's Logan Plant to review Super Mario Party Jamboree. Outside of digging into why Logan calls this the "best Mario Party game ever," the two discuss the new Pokémon leaks, Nobuo Uematsu's confusing retirement video, the Analogue 3D console, and the best uses of motion controls ever. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea , Bluesky @BrianPShea, or Twitter @BrianPShea. You can follow L...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 158
This week on All Things Nintendo, Viewport founder and former Game Informer video editor Alex Van Aken joins Brian to react to various Nintendo-related hot takes from the podcast community. Before that, Brian and Alex run down the week's news, including items involving Alarmo, Green Day, Shinobi, and Tetris. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea , Bluesky @BrianPShea, or Twitter @BrianPShea. You can follow Alex on Twitter: @itsVanAken. ...
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 157
This week, on a solo episode of All Things Nintendo, Brian fields several questions from the community. The topics range from what he expects to see in Switch 2's early library to when the heck we will get a new Star Fox or F-Zero game. Brian also talks about his favorite types of swag and rants about Pokémon still not putting its games in the Nintendo Switch Online catalogs. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea, Bluesky @BrianPShea, o...
Oct 04, 2024•2 hr 44 min•Ep. 156
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by Digital Trends' Senior Gaming Editor Giovanni Colantonio to get his full review of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Plus, they talk about how Super Mario Party Jamboree and Sonic X Shadow Generations are shaping up, and rank the best Zelda gimmicks. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea or Twitter @BrianPShea. You can follow Giovanni on Twitter: @MarioPrime. You can find Giovann...
Sep 27, 2024•2 hr 39 min•Ep. 155
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by The Indie Informer herself, Jill Grodt. Together, they cover the latest indie releases including The Plucky Squire, Wild Bastards, Pizza Tower, and several upcoming games Jill got her hands on at PAX West. This episode also covers Pokémon and Nintendo suing the developers of Palworld, an alleged Switch 2 leak, and the employee walkout at Annapurna Interactive. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Instagram/Thread...
Sep 20, 2024•2 hr 58 min•Ep. 154
