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Episodes
Jun 11, 2020
Jun 11, 2020
57 min
This week, Jake gives us his impressions of the recently ported The Outer Worlds and discuss some of the gaps between console generations. We also dive into Nintendo's newest party game, Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics, then wrap up with this episode's NintenGem, Wii Sports!
Jun 4, 2020
Jun 4, 2020
44 min
Snap into a NintenGem as we give some first impressions on the newly-ported indie, Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling, and then suit up your mech with Braydon's breakdown of last year's Daemon x Machina. Finally, for this week's NintenGem, we look back on the award-winning N64 classic, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
May 20, 2020
May 20, 2020
1 hr 28 min
From the depths of pandemic shines a brand new episode of NintenGems! Nintendo surprised us with a trailer for Paper Mario: The Origami King, so we put the announcement into context. We also catch up on a number of games that we've played in the months since our last episode. Perhaps most importantly, we discuss the recent release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and rope in this episode's NintenGem, Animal Crossing for the GameCube!
Timestamps:
Upcoming games - 2:00
Paper Mario: The Origami King - 4:50
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 19:20
La-Mulana - 48:00
Baba Is You - 50:00
Saint's Row 4 - 51:30
Resident Evil Triple Pack - 52:30
Shinsekai: Into The Depths - 53:45
Labo Variety Kit - 56:20
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon DX - 58:15
Wonderful 101 Remastered - 1:05:00
Animal Crossing GameCube - 1:08:30
Sep 23, 2019
Sep 23, 2019
59 min
Welcome back to NintenGems, your favorite spring of Nintendo wisdom! Jake is out this week, but never fear, Connor is here! Covered in this episode are the ever-flowing updates on Pokemon Sword and Shield, Ring Fit Adventure and potential Joy-Con upgrades, Braydon's final thoughts after completing The World Ends With You: Final Remix, and Connor unleashes his old school knowledge on Wario's Woods and this week's gem: Star Fox for the SNES.
Sep 6, 2019
Sep 6, 2019
52 min
We're back in the ring for a round against this week's Nintendo Direct that covered nearly a year's worth of upcoming titles, including some heavy hitters like Overwatch, Banjo for Smash, the SNES Digital Library and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Special guest Connor - the producer of our theme song - joins Jake in giving first impressions of the new Switch stunner, Astral Chain, with the gem of the week, Diddy Kong Racing, wrapping up the show.
Check Connor's music out at weav.bandcamp.com
Sep 3, 2019
Sep 3, 2019
58 min
Hop on board for another trip through Nintendo Land! This episode, Jake and Braydon recap the news from the Pokemon World Championships, discuss new Marvel Ultimate Alliance DLC as well as new E-Shop releases. Jake played Rad by Double Fine and Konami's Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution, while Braydon brought this week's gem, The World Ends With You for both DS and Switch.
Aug 24, 2019
Aug 24, 2019
25 min
Jake and Braydon are off this week, so that calls for a little bonus episode action to tide you over until the next full-length episode.
Special guest Hannah (Braydon's wife) is the judge for the Pokémon battle of the century! In one corner is Pokémon Snap, the N64 legend brought to you by Jake; in Braydon's corner is Pokémon Ranger, the Nintendo DS oddity that's spawned several sequels. Which is the better game?!
Aug 15, 2019
Aug 15, 2019
57 min
A wild podcast appears! Thanks for returning for Episode 4; this time, Jake and Braydon break down the new Pokemon trailer, discuss Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's popularity, wrap up Undertale remarks, explore the world of Yo-kai, and gush over the beauty of this week's gem, Yoshi's Island!
Aug 6, 2019
Aug 6, 2019
1 hr 14 min
Welcome back to the NintenGems podcast, you're a good friend for sticking around for three episodes. This time, Jake and Braydon discuss top-selling Switch games, Smash Bros Ultimate 4.0 and Hero, drama with EA, more Fire Emblem, Undertale nonsense, and this week's gem, Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak for the Game Boy Advance!
Timestamps:
Top 10 Best Selling Switch Games- 1:39
The Outer Worlds- 7:55
Pokemon Go Reaches 1 Billion- 11:40
Captain Toad has Labo Support- 14:44
EA Explains Why They Don't Put Games on Switch- 17:14
3DS Youtube App Shutting Down- 23:25
Nintendo is going to Gamescom!- 26:17
Smash 4.0 Update Details- 27:27
Switch Online Adds Game Trials- 30:54
New Switch Model Begins to Appear in the Wild- 34:30
Fire Emblem: Three Houses Sold Really Well- 35:53
Fire Emblem: Three Houses Part 2- 37:09
Undertale- 47:07
The Hero Joins Smash- 52:00
Doom 1993 Switch Port- 55:43
SolSeraph- 57:40
Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak- 1:00:35
Jul 31, 2019
Jul 31, 2019
1 hr 6 min
Welcome back to the still-rare-but-slightly-less-valuable second edition of the Nintengems Podcast! In this episode, Jake and Braydon discuss updates about the Joy-Con lawsuit, Nintendo's ventures into iOS and Android gaming, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and this week's "gem", The Legend of Zelda for NES.