Nintendo Voice Chat

Ocarina of Time’s world map! Eight-player Mario Kart! Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave! Metroid Ravenous amiibo! We’ve been gone for three weeks, and have a ton of Nintendo news, big and small, to catch up on. Join Logan Plant and Brian Altano as they run through all the stories, and share gameplay impressions of Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, Monster Hunter Wilds, Fire Emblem, and a lot more.

But more importantly, it’s Brian’s last day at IGN, and we spend the end of the show reflecting on his time covering Nintendo at IGN. We also share some important updates about the future of NVC. Thank you all for your continued support!

00:00 Intro & NVC Schedule Update

03:57 Metroid Ravenous

22:09 Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Is Out

26:03 Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse

33:51 The Nintendo Holiday Media Tour

40:15 Holy Grail Gaming

50:42 The Duskbloods

56:13 News Roundup

1:03:56 Nintendo Reveals Ocarina of Time Map (Spoilers)

1:10:14 Ocarina of Time Nintendo Switch 2 Console

1:12:30 Ubisoft's Ganondorf Game

1:15:01 Zelda Symphony Tickets in Hot Demand

1:16:49 Sending Off Brian Altano

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Metroid Ravenous is real, and it looks incredible! Join Logan Plant, Brian Altano, Seth Macy, and Nick Limon as they react to all the big announcements from the September 2026 Nintendo Direct. The star of the show was Metroid Ravenous: the next 2D Metroid that looks like an incredible sequel to Metroid Dread. Plus, the biggest 3D Kirby game ever was just revealed, with our first look at Kirby and the World Beyond. Plenty of Nintendo games are getting updates, too, including Pikmin 4, Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity, Star Fox, and Mario Kart World. Plus, we’re kind of obsessed with exploring Wuhu Island in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort. Third-party highlights include Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4, Professor Layton finally getting a release date, and more. Finally, we end the show talking even more about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake.
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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.

#pokemon #nintendo #gaming
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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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