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Nintendo Labo is here! Is Nintendo's cardboard creation crazy fun or just plain crazy? Plus: Dark Souls, Sonic Mania Plus, Night Trap, and more, including the games from past and present that are worthy of being awarded a coveted 10 out of 10! (Intermission Music: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time - Sewer Surfin')

A Pokémon platformer? A Sonic horror game? We pick popular Nintendo-system franchises that could benefit from a genre change! Plus: Sega Ages, Octopath Traveler, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Collector's Edition, and more! (Intermission Music: Super Mario Odyssey - Bowser Battle 1 ～Nimbus Arena Showdown～)

Feel the magic of Shantae, enter the ring with Punch-Out!!, and save the President from ninjas in Bad Dudes! Plus: Mega Man X Legacy Collection, SNK 40th Anniversary Collection, Senran Kagura Reflexions, and things we miss (and don't miss) from gaming eras gone by! Are you a bad enough dude to check out this episode?! (Intermission Music: Mega Man X - Highway Stage)

Charge up your Nintendo 3DS for Detective Pikachu and The Alliance Alive! Plus: PixelJunk Monsters 2, Steins;Gate Elite, and...the Tournament of Villains showdown, where evildoers like Bowser, Mother Brain, Ganon, Dr. Wily, and King Dedede battle it out for the title of Nintendo's top troublemaker! (Intermission Music: Sonic Pinball Barty - Burning Hearts)

Do a barrel roll! It's time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Fox! Plus: Kirby: Star Allies, Sonic Mania Plus, Super Smash Bros, The Messenger, Pool Panic, Bomb Chicken, listener mail, and more! (Intermission Music: Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon - Kai Highway)

It doesn't get bigger than Super Smash Bros on Switch! Plus: Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion, Captain Toad, WarioWare Gold, Luigi's Mansion, Octopath Traveler, Undertale, Okami HD, Code of Princess EX, Owlboy, Mario and Zelda soundtracks, and more! (Intermission Music: DuckTales Remastered - Transylvania)

We celebrate a year of Nintendo Switch by discussing the system's best games, how it needs to improve, and what we're looking forward to next! Plus: The Alliance Alive and much more! (Intermission Music: VVVVVV - Positive Force)

The witch arrives on Switch in Bayonetta 2! Plus: Super Mario Odyssey update, the Super Mario Encyclopedia, Mega Man news, and more, including "What If?" looks at major Nintendo moments. (Intermission Music: Pictionary - Title Screen)

In this episode: Xeodrifter for Switch, Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology for 3DS, new Splatoon 2 amiibo, MyNintendo news, and more, including our least-played games on Switch and Nintendo 3DS! (Intermission Music: Yoshi's Island - Athletic Theme)

Love is in the air as the Pros discuss their favorite gaming couples! Plus: Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology, Space Dave, Fox n Forests, new CyberConnect2 Switch games, and more! (Intermission Music: Solatorobo: Red the Hunter - Blue Sky Extreme)

Great heroes need great rivals: we discuss Nintendo's greatest nemeses! Plus: The latest Nintendo news including Mario Kart Tour, Nintendo Switch Online, and the Super Mario Bros. animated movie, as well as Celeste, Scribblenauts Showdown, Wild Guns Reloaded, Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, the end of Miitomo, listener mail, and more! (Intermission Music: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Together in the Great Sky)

Now you're playing with power - paper power - with Nintendo Labo for Switch! Plus: Kirby: Battle Royale, Dragon Quest Builders, Lost Sphear, Detective Pikachu, Super Meat Boy, and more, including the great game localization debate! (Intermission Music: Snake's Revenge - Big Boss Battle)

Dig in to Switch's early 2018 lineup: Mario Tennis Aces, Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (with new Funky mode!), Dark Souls Remastered, The World Ends With You: Final Remix, Ys VIII, SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, and everything else from the Nintendo Direct Mini! Plus: Super Mario Cereal, new Arcade Archives titles, listener mail, and more! (Intermission Music: Legacy of Ys: Books I & II - First Step Towards Wars)

It's a new year with big games on the way, including Kirby, Yoshi, Bayonetta, Dragon Quest Builders, Project Octopath Traveler, and more! Plus: Wishes and predictions for 2018, as well as impressions of recent indie releases like Floor Kids, Poly Bridge, and Slain: Back From Hell. (Intermission Music: Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - Gormott)

What's the best Nintendo game of 2017? Hint: A knock-down, drag-out fight between Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is involved! Plus: The return of Nintendo Power, impressions of Vs. Super Mario Bros., and the dramatic conclusion to the adventures of Captain Nintendo! (Intermission Music: Axiom Verge - Without Place)