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Special guests Daan Koopman and Ash Paulsen swing by to chat about Xenoblade Chronicles, what we want out of the next installment, and what the future might hold in store for Monolith Soft.

Jessica Lynn Verdi and Sofia Hariz join Damiani to share their impressions of the recent summer update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, as well as discuss the long term implications of the changing landscape of the summer convention season in favor of online events due to COVID-19.

The YoVideoGames crew of Steve, Kenny, and Simmons enter the fray to discuss the recent announcement of Min Min from ARMS joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as well as the state of representation in Nintendo games, Smash's poor online netcode, and how the fighting game community is holding up during COVID-19.

In another timeline we'd be discussing all the big news from E3 2020, but alas it was not meant to be. Instead, Nintendo drops a new Paper Mario trailer that makes us more optimistic about The Origami King, the May 2020 NPD numbers are in and Nintendo is still doing well, and we debate whether Nintendo's good fortunes will continue as we near the launch of PS5 and XSX.

Special guests Rogersbase, Ash Paulsen, and Stealth stop by to give their in-depth impressions on the recently announced Paper Mario: The Origami King for Switch.

Ian and Don hit the podcast again to share their "final" thoughts on Super Mario Maker 2, what features they would have liked to have seen that never made the cut, and what the future could hold for the next installment in the "Maker" series.

Brad and Damiani sit down and have an in-depth discussion about Castlevania II: Simon's Quest for the NES.

After having so much fun with the Mario 35th Anniversary rumors, Kyle and Ben join Damiani to speculate about what Nintendo may do next year for Zelda's 35th Anniversary. There's also talk about Animal Crossing, the recent Switch firmware update, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and the joy of living with cats.

Huber and Blood convene with Damiani to go over a few of the big announcements from the Nintendo Mini Direct before fantasizing about what they want in the rumored remasters of the 3D Mario games as part of the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary reports.

Kyle ranks the complete A Day With Pikachu series, and Ash Paulsen joins in as we dive into all the announcements from Nintendo's March 2020 Indie World Showcase.

Sofia and Ian join the panel to share memories from the past three years spent with the Nintendo Switch.

Special guest RogersBase joins Brandon and Damiani to share their hype for New Horizons after the recent Animal Crossing Direct. Later on, Roger and Damiani sit down for a deep dive into the new Fire Emblem: Three Houses DLC, Cindered Shadows, and speculate about the future of the franchise, as well as what Nintendo may have in store for us this year.

Kyle and Blood join the panel this week for a talk about the recently announced Platinum 4, and The Wonderful 101: Remastered, DAEMON X MACHINA coming to PC, and Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa not being worried about the new console launches.

Ian and Huber join the panel to share their feelings on Byleth's reveal in Super Smash. Bros. Ultimate and try to tackle the reasons why their inclusion drew such a strong reaction from the community. We also rip into Nintendo for their anti-consumer practices in Europe.

Ian shares their thoughts on Fire Emblem: Three Houses, we brainstorm new content and changes we want to see in Smash Ultimate, and new reports claim the Switch Pro is coming this year.