The NXpress Nintendo Podcast
2017-05
Episodes
Friday May 19, 2017
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 98: 'NBA Playgrounds,' 'Arms' and E3 Predictions
Friday May 19, 2017
Friday May 19, 2017
It's that magical pre-E3 time of year again, a period filled with excitement and anticipation for the latest games that will be unveiled at the industry's largest convention. With the Switch off and running, this year promises to be a big one for Nintendo, but will they pack their digital presentation with stunning surprises, or play it relatively safe by concentrating on what's already been confirmed? This week the guys share some of their E3 predictions, from lowered expectations involving joy-con skins to pie in the sky hopes (Retro...please let us know!). No one wants a broken heart, but we must dare to dream.
Before that, Rick gives Tim and Patrick his thoughts on NBA Playgrounds for the Switch. If you're looking for arcade, NBA Jam-style hoops, this may be your best bet. Also, the hosts discuss the latest Nintendo Direct focusing on ARMS. The game is starting to shape up now that it's been fleshed out a bit, with more fighters and a bevy of modes, but has the new info changed our initial impressions? For all this and more, have a listen!
Wednesday May 10, 2017
Wednesday May 10, 2017
When Donkey Kong Country 3 first hit store shelves in November of 1996, it was just over two months after the hardware debut of the Nintendo 64 and by that time, most players including us here at Goomba Stomp had already moved on to Super Mario 64. And with the N64, most of us never looked back. This week we continue our year-long Donkey Kong retrospective by reviewing the third and final entry in the original DKC series and let you know what we think of Rare's 16-bit swan song. Before that we discuss why Nintendo should embrace physical copies of games and ending the show is a short review of Mr. Shifty, the debut title from Australian four-man group Team Shifty and Kamiko, a game styled around Japanese Shinto beliefs. All this and more.
Wednesday May 03, 2017
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 96: Kirby's 25 Year Anniversary and 'DuckTales Remastered'
Wednesday May 03, 2017
Wednesday May 03, 2017
This week in our main event we review WayForward’s HD remake of Capcom’s classic NES platformer DuckTales. Released twenty years after the last episode of the cartoon aired we discuss whether or not the NES’ classic stands the test of time. Before we get to Scrooge McDuck we look back at 25 years of Kirby and pitch some ideas as to what Nintendo can do with the series moving forward. All this and more.