#477: Vowels are Fun!

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Two Joy-Con drift lawsuits have been dismissed ● Square Enix plans to "aggressively pursue a multi-platform strategy that includes Nintendo platforms" ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● What is your favorite piece of video game music of all time? Rumors ● Leaker says a game starring Zelda as the main character is coming Nintendo’s code letters for the next console, like NX was for Switch, could be "O" Time Out ● Jesse - Electronics Updates ● Tim - Kirby Games we've been playing ● Various Intellivision Games ● Persona 3 Reload ● Picross S+ ● Endless Ocean: Luminous ● Geometry Survivor ● PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs ● Baseball ● Super Mario Land ● The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past ● Little Kitty, Big City ● The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ● Please Fix the Road Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Nintendo’s Latest Numbers ● Furukawa-san tweets ● Nintendo announces a new game via Twitter and YouTube ● Nintendo to discontinue integration between Nintendo Switch and X ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Nintendo's success has banked them a vast war chest of funds and you have been tapped to create a new peripheral for their upcoming system. It must be new. It must be unique. I can have a game attached to it. What would you create? Time Out ● Tim - Extra Life ● Marty - Konnoy on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@konnoy Games we've been playing ● Battle Minesweeper Online ● Persona 3 Reload ● Endless Ocean: Luminous ● Geometry Survivor ● Little Kitty, Big City ● Another Crab’s Treasure ● Planet of Lana ● Tales of Kenzera: ZAU ● Vampire Survivors ● Animal Well Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● More new Nintendo LEGO sets are coming in August ● Respected leaker Pyoro teases something relating to the Nintendo World Championship ● The Nintendo Ninjas strike again ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● You have been able to resurrect one long-dead Nintendo IP but at a cost. Your choice's resurrection must come at the sacrifice of a currently active Nintendo IP. Rumors ● Switch 2 information appears to be leaking with details on Joy-Con, screen size, and more Time Out ● Jesse - Box from Limited Run Games Games we've been playing ● Grounded ● Surmount ● Another Crab's Treasure ● Planet of Lana ● Tales of Kenzera: ZAU ● Stellar Blade ● S.O.L Search of Light ● Endless Ocean Luminous ● Vampire Survivors ● Persona 5 Reload Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Embracer Group will split into three companies ● Samus didn't come to Fortnite because Nintendo is gonna Nintendo ● Nintendo Live returns this year to Sydney, Australia ● Suspect who shut down Nintendo Live in Japan has been formally charged ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● What's your favorite platformer of all time? ● How has Nintendo driven the industry? Time Out ● Jesse - Furologee Gaming Desk and Electronics Lab ● Tim - Star Wars: Despeacialized ● Marty - Mega Man mug Games we've been playing ● Picross S+ ● Persona 3 Reload ● Disney: Speedstorm ● Pokémon Y ● Grounded ● Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants ● Vampire Survivors Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Indie World 4.17.2024 ● Nintendo makes a big hire for their Third Party Profile Management Team ● Nintendo confirms it’s skipping Gamescom 2024 Let's Discuss ● What was your favorite childhood toy? Games we've been playing ● The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ● Vampire Survivors ● PlateUp! ● Pokémon GO ● Baldur's Gate 3 ● Princess Peach: Showtime! ● Persona 3 Reload ● Botany Manor ● Cat Quest III Demo ● stitch. ● Sticky Business ● The Legend of Super Mario Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Nintendo has officially shuttered online services for Wii U and 3DS ● The Triple-i Initiative 2024 ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Talk with Brian Shea from All Things Nintendo Podcast ● With The Rock recently returning to WWE and calling himself the FINAL BOSS: What is your favorite final boss fight of all time? Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Premium Edition Spring Direct 2024 ● Hollow Knight: Silksong has been rated ● The person who shut down Nintendo Live Tokyo 2024 via threats has been arrested ● Monday, April 8th - a time for mourning ● CKRD Announced HellBoy-themed Devices ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● With the eclipse coming on Monday, what is your favorite game set during nighttime? Or, what is your favorite nighttime segment during a game? Time Out ● Jesse - Future Electronics Lab Games we've been playing ● Princess Peach: Showtime! ● Dragon’s Dogma 2 ● Persona 3 Reload ● Picross S+ ● .cat Milk ● Bomber Crew ● Sausage Wars ● Sherlock Purr 2 ● Police Simulator 2023 ● Mom Simulator 2023 ● Surgeon Simulator CPR ● Hole io ● Stunt Paradise ● New Star GP ● Balatro ● Pokémon Y ● Crypt Stalker ● Kill It With Fire ● nGolf ● WWE 2K24 ● Pepper Grinder ● nOS new Operating System ● Disjunction ● Smashy Road: Wanted 2 ● Wildcat Gun Machine Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Premium Edition Spring Direct 2024 ● All Super Mario Maker Wii U courses have been cleared after a snafu over how the final level was uploaded ● Both Gamestop and Nintendo cut jobs as the games industry suffering continues ● Game Releases/Updates Games we've been playing ● Princess Peach: Showtime! ● Pepper Grinder Community Spotlight ● In honor of the release of Pepper Grinder this week, what's your favorite condiment? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Mario Maker Wii U has 1 unbeaten level left ● Princess Peach: Showtime! and Super Mario Bros. Wonder Smash Ultimate Spirit event ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● GUEST SPOTLIGHT - Barry Carenza ● It's Spring Break! If you've gone on Spring Break vacation before, which one was your favorite and why? Time Out ● Tim - Ninja Sloths ● Jesse - Mid-Term Exam and future electronics lab ● Marty - Kickstarter - River Valley Glassworks and BoardGameArena.com ● Barry - Chiropractor and Physical Therapy Games we've been playing ● Final Fantasy Rebirth ● Gordian Quest ● Lawn Mower Simulator ● CarX Highway Racing ● Picross S+ ● Logiart Grimoire ● Persona 3 Reload ● Princess Peach: Showtime! ● Balatro ● Stunt Paradise ● Pokémon Y ● Final Fantasy VII Remake ● Sushi Battle Rambunctiously Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 20% plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● MAR10 Day Announcements ● Strong National Museum of Play Releases Nominees for the World Video Game Hall of Fame Let's Discuss ● If you could eat any food from a video game, what would it be? Rumors ● Switch Attach? Events ● Dinner Table on the third Friday of each month ● Dad's After Dark Events ● Retro Rewind Time Out ● Tim - Legacy Letter Challenge - https://www.legacyletter.com/workshop ● Justin - Shogun and Hawaii Trip Stories ● Marty - Church Stories Games we've been playing ● Dave the Diver ● GYLT ● Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story ● CarX Highway Racing ● Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons ● Picross S+ ● Persona 3 Reload ● Balatro, Metal Mind ● UNABLES ● Final Fantasy VII Remake Community Spotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices