The NXpress Nintendo Podcast
2015-06
Episodes
Friday Jun 26, 2015
Friday Jun 26, 2015
Thirty years later after the release of Super Mario Bros., Mario remains the face of video gaming and one of the most recognizable characters in any medium. He’s appeared in two hundred games, collectively selling over two hundred million units and thanks to the heroic Italian plumber, Nintendo helped end the video game crash of 1983. Super Mario Bros. is one of the gaming’s great masterpieces, and in celebration of the 30 year anniversary, we’ve decided to look back at the original three games released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Before we dive into the king of platformers we finish off our E3 coverage and end with a review of Don’t Starve, an indie game best described as a hybrid of action-adventure, survival, and real-time strategy with Tim Burton-esque visuals and music. All this and more!
Thursday Jun 18, 2015
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #12: E3 2015 Special and Nintendo’s Digital Event
Thursday Jun 18, 2015
Thursday Jun 18, 2015
This week, Sound On Sight contributor Ryan Espinoza joins us to discuss his first trip to E3. During our main event, we break down Nintendo’s digital conference and focus on their upcoming lineup of games for the WiiU. Closing off the show is our discussion of the soon-to-be-released 3DS games, and yes, that includes Metroid Prime: Federation Force. All this and more.
Monday Jun 15, 2015
Monday Jun 15, 2015
In honour of E3, we decided to deliver a bonus podcast this week. Kicking off the show is our discussion of Masahiro Sakurai’s special video presentation for Super Smash Bros. and our opinion on the footage being leaked a day early. In our main event, we sit down and interview Jeff Hansen, the winner of the original 1990 Nintendo World Championship in the 11 and under category. And ending the show is our review of the 2015 Nintendo World Championship and our thoughts on Blast Ball, Earthbound Beginnings, Mario Maker and the upcoming amiibo for Animal Crossing, Super Smash Bros. and more.
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #10: ‘Earthbound’ 20 Year Anniversary & ‘Adventures of Pip’
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
The SNES is arguably home to some of the best Japanese role-playing games ever made, but even among such revered company, Earthbound (known as Mother 2 in Japan) stands as one of the most memorable games released on the system. Here to help us discuss Shigesato Itoi’s masterpiece is guest host, Chris Miller. Before we get to the main event, we discuss The Adventures of Pip, a beautiful tribute to the 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit era that used to be. Closing the episode is our interview with Jeff Hansen, winner of the 1990 Nintendo World Championship. All this and more.
Wednesday Jun 03, 2015
Wednesday Jun 03, 2015
This week, Patrick Murphy returns to the podcast to give us a full report of his experience competing in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships qualifying round. After which we all sit down to discuss Splatoon, a new online multiplayer shooter from Nintendo. Leave it to Nintendo to make a shooter that isn’t actually about shooting people.
Monday Jun 01, 2015
Monday Jun 01, 2015
Pac-Man is a cultural icon, a landmark in video game history, a symbol of an entire decade and one of the classics of the medium. The game celebrated its 35th anniversary this past weekend so we decided to take some time and discuss Toru Iwatani’s masterpiece. But first, we look ahead at the 2015 Nintendo World Championships and discuss why we think Nintendo has dropped the ball. In our main event, we look back at No More Heroes, the controversial hit from Grasshopper Studios, starring Travis Touchdown, Death Metal, Dr. Peace, Skelter Helter, Holly Summers and many more.