Nintendo Voice Chat

The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Nintendo Direct aired this morning, and the NVC crew spent an hour breaking it down. Join Logan Plant, Peer Schneider, and Brian Altano as they react to first gameplay for the Ocarina of Time remake from Eiji Aonuma. They discuss the new art style, big gameplay updates to the original, and how they feel about it being a faithful remake instead of a grander reimagining. Then, they discuss the rest of the Zelda Direct, including a tease for the movie, new merchandise like amiibo, LEGOs, and even a real Ocarina, and Logan gives a look at the new Breath of the Wild vinyl box set. Finally, the crew wraps up with some brief predictions about tomorrow’s second Nintendo Direct.
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It’s a Question Block takeover this week, as Logan Plant and Brian Altano sift through all of your Nintendo questions! They talk about the Nintendo game they haven’t finished that keeps them up at night, the five Nintendo games that define them, Nintendo’s likelihood of creating a new IP that stands alongside its classic characters, a character creator in the next Zelda game, and a lot more. In the middle of the show, Logan and Casey DeFreitas are joined by Nick Salazar from The Pokemon Company International to talk about this weekend’s upcoming events in San Francisco: The Pokemon World Championships and the Pokemon XP fan convention. Plus, we ask if any teases for the future of Pokemon are in store for the weekend.

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There has been so much mystery surrounding The Duskbloods, FromSoftware and Nintendo’s upcoming Switch 2-exclusive multiplayer action game. But now, we have answers, as IGN’s Michael Higham flew to Japan to play eight hours of The Duskbloods and interview FromSoftware’s Hidetaka Miyazaki. Michael makes his NVC debut this week, joining Logan Plant, Seth Macy, and Tom Marks, as Michael breaks down how a match of The Duskbloods actually works, how the Nintendo partnership impacted development in one key way, and a lot more. Then, with Elden Ring just a week away from hitting Switch 2, the panel breaks down what newcomers can expect from the massive open world RPG. Stick around for thoughts on the DK Challenge on Nintendo Switch Online, the cooperative sensation Big Walk, and more.

00:00:00 - The Duskbloods and FromSoftware’s Hidetaka Miyazaki

00:31:28 - The Nintendo Fan’s Guide to FromSoftware

00:43:22 - DK Challenge

00:52:11 - Big Walk

01:01:58 - Splatoon Raiders bottomless buffet
01:03:13 - Super Mario Jersey Day coming to Seattle & Outro

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Zelda’s 40th anniversary is starting to heat up, so it’s time to discuss everything we know Zelda fans can expect over the next several months, along with a few surprises we hope happen. Join Logan Plant, Seth Macy, Brian Altano, and Brendan Graeber as they break down a potential release date for the Ocarina of Time remake, a leak for a special edition Switch 2 and pro controller, more reports about the cast for the live-action Zelda movie, and a lot more. Then, 15 years after it originally launched, Brian has finally finished The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the very first time, and he shares his thoughts on the flawed Zelda adventure. Brendan has played several hours of Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, and he discusses how it improves on Three Houses in a few key ways.

00:00:00 - Zelda’s 40th Anniversary Is Heating Up

00:08:28 - Zelda Leaks!

00:13:15 - Zelda Movie Casting

00:23:37 - What We Know About Zelda's 40th Anniversary

00:29:10 - Skyward Sword 15 Years Later

00:49:56 - Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Preview

01:07:44 - Question Block: Parenting Gamers

01:16:37 - Question Block: IGN Takesover Nintendo Franchises & Outro
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The Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Direct showed us a ton about the upcoming strategy RPG, and it also teased a huge twist about its setup. Join Logan Plant, Peer Schneider, and Nick Limon as they react to what we saw of the combat, dungeons, characters, and upgrade systems surrounding the Heroic Games. Then, hear our theory about how the “true protagonist” Eshmel plays into things, and how Fortune’s Weave could be borrowing from Breath of the Wild in one key way. In the news, the panel discusses Pokemon Pokopia’s DLC, the Zelda movie’s casting news, and three new NSO games, including Mario Sunshine and an awesome pair of unreleased Virtual Boy games. It’s also everyone’s favorite time of the quarter, as Nintendo’s latest financial report reveals new information about Switch 2’s sales figures, as well as updates on numbers for Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and a huge debut for Tomodachi Life. Finally, Peer and Nick share their impressions of Splatoon Raiders, and Logan talks about his deep dive into the endgame.

00:00:00 - Intro & Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave

00:17:25 - Pokemon Pokopia Expansion Pass

00:20:37 - Virtual Boy: Zero Racers and D-Hopper
00:34:20 - Super Mario Sunshine
00:39:33 - Zelda Movie Casting
00:42:45 - Quarterly Financials
01:01:59 - SPOILERS: Splatoon Raiders Discussion
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