The NXpress Nintendo Podcast
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Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
This week on the NXpress Nintendo Podcast, Cameron Daxon, Marc Kaliroff, and Campbell Gill react to breaking Pikmin news, review what may just be the year’s surprise hit, and share their first impressions of Nintendo’s latest online offerings. The boys start things off by reacting to the out-of-the-blue reveal of Pikmin Bloom, a new mobile take on the Pikmin formula from the creators of Pokemon GO. Could this experiment be just what the Pikmin series needs to break into the mainstream? Before long, Marc takes the hosts on a trip to the cosmos with Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, a romp that rocks its way through the universe with impeccable writing, memorable characters, a classic soundtrack, and a combat system that just gets better the more you play.
In the next part of the show, Marc and Campbell share their impressions of the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack–and barring Campbell’s relentless enthusiasm for the excellent selection of Sega Genesis Games, the results are certainly mixed thus far. Lackluster N64 emulation leaves some online classics like Ocarina of Time in rough shape, and despite some rumors of an expanded roster, there’s no telling whether Nintendo will make any meaningful steps to rectify its issues. Even then, we’re all Nintendo fans–we’re used to persevering with crushed dreams of classic game libraries and preservation.
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Playlist:LFXIV – NXpress Intro00:43 – Talking Point: Pikmin Bloom Review“Pikmin – Today’s Rest [Lofi Chill Remix]” – Qumu 11:20 – Main Event: Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Review“Guardians of the Galaxy Theme?” – Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy33:10 – Talking Point: Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Impressions
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 225: Happy Birthday, Animal Crossing New Horizons!
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
This week on the NXpress Nintendo Podcast, goomba Stomp writer Marty Allen joins the next generation of hosts, Cameron Daxon, Marc Kaliroff, and Campbell Gill to celebrate the first birthday of the game that defined 2020, Animal Crossing New Horizons. Before diving into commemorating one year of island colonization, however, the hosts dive into the recent announcement of the Pikmin series coming to mobile – courtesy of Niantic, the developers behind Pokemon Go. Will this new title feature AR Pikmin hiding in the wild? Will it give you a real-life army of little minions to follow you around? Only time will tell. Next, the hosts chat about the impending end of Mario’s 35th Anniversary on March 31, marking the final day that the Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection and Mario 35 will be available for purchase. Is this limited availability a memorable celebration, or is it an arbitrary end to an already-lacking celebration?
Moving onto the Main Event, Marty kicks things off by reflecting on one whole year of Animal Crossing New Horizons. New Horizons was the game of 2020, keeping people connected during a turbulent pandemic and providing peace in a year of social unrest. The hosts exchange notes on their experiences with the game, describing a year preoccupied with building the perfect island and forging lasting personal memories in the game’s world. Even if Campbell and Cameron aren’t on the same hype train as millions of others were when it came to New Horizons, all the hosts acknowledge that there is plenty to appreciate in this adorable animal lifestyle simulator. Closing things out on a decidedly less cutesy note, Marc and Marty shine an indie spotlight on Gnosia, which is essentially what you’d get if you turned Among us into a visual novel and threw in a few RPG elements, plus plenty of other anime and JRPG influences for good measure.
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Playlist:LFXIV – NXpress Intro00:50 – Nintendosage: “Pikmin Go” and the Death of Mario“Forest Life” – Animal Crossing: New Horizons18:42 – Main Event: One Year of Animal Crossing New Horizons“Drivin'” – Animal Crossing: New Horizons46:40 – Indie Spotlight: GnosiaBubblegum K.K – Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 207: Pikmin 3: Deluxe And The Next-Gen Of Hosts
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
This week on the NXpress Nintendo Podcast, Ricky D announces that the original three hosts— himself, Tim Maison, and Patrick Murphy— will all be stepping down and recording their last episode on December 7, 2020. Replacing them as hosts are Goomba Stomp writers and editors, Cameron Daxon, Marc Kariloff and Campbell Gill.
In this episode, the next-generation of hosts opens the show with a discussion of what Wii-U games they would like to see ported to the Switch. For the remainder of the episode, Marc, Cameron and Campbell squeeze in reviews of several games including Pikmin 3 Deluxe (a fruitful return to the Pikmin planet), HAL Laboratory’s charming Part Time UFO, and Cloudpunk— a game best described as an open-world delivery simulator. All this and more!
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Monday Jul 10, 2017
Monday Jul 10, 2017
This week on the NXpress Nintendo Podcast, Patrick and Tim discuss Splatoon 2 and their experience participating in the recent Splatfest. Meanwhile, Ricky finally delivers his Arms review and Patrick fills us in on Hey! Pikmin. But before all that, Ricky shares his story about meeting Charles Martinet at Montreal ComicCon. Finally, we end the show with a review of the first season of Castlevania, the television show, which just premiered its first four episodes on Netflix. All this and more.