#590: Kermit, Direct to You

On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Nintendo Switch 2 System Update 23.0.0 ● The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct - 9.8.2026 ● Nintendo Direct - 9.9.2026 ● Nintendo Announces Customer Appreciation Sale ● Game Releases/Updates Games we've been playing ● Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault, Onimusha: Way of the Sword ● FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE Demo ● Carmageddon: Rogue Shift ● Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of The Mutants - Ninja Edition ● ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition ● Mega Man 8 ● Meccha Chameleon Community Spotlight Check out our website at http://nintendodads.org for our latest videos, episodes, tweets, and social media links. Apple Podcasts feed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nintendo-dads-podcast/id950582320?mt=2 YouTube Music feed: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyID_QWdPfjM17EE3cg8Pin30jHkLqWKr Spotify feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SACicqRHT2yxC9mlUP9PL Become a patron and help us improve the show! https://www.patreon.com/NintendoDads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Wii U to Switch games get Switch 2 Updates ● CRKD Nitro Deck 2s are in the Wild, and we got a couple of them! ● Paper Mario Drops on Nintendo Music ● Developer Level-5 has announced a special showcase event ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Best Video game intros Rumors ● Did Just Dance accidentally tell us when the next Nintendo Direct will be? Games we've been playing ● ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs ● CloverPit ● Mewgenics ● Dungeon Crawler Carl: Book 1 Community Spotlight Check out our website at http://nintendodads.org for our latest videos, episodes, tweets, and social media links. Apple Podcasts feed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nintendo-dads-podcast/id950582320?mt=2 YouTube Music feed: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyID_QWdPfjM17EE3cg8Pin30jHkLqWKr Spotify feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SACicqRHT2yxC9mlUP9PL Become a patron and help us improve the show! https://www.patreon.com/NintendoDads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● New Nintendo Switch 2 bundles announced ● LEGO Super Mario sets have officially been revealed ● Other Nintendo updates from Gamescom ● Playdate Passing Tariff Refunds to Customers ● 2K Games confirmed NBA 2K27 will play at 60 FPS in Performance Mode on Nintendo Switch 2 ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Last week’s Controller Discussion sparked an idea from Jiggy Collector ● This past week, we lost a few celebrities that hit a little close to home Games we've been playing ● The Duskbloods Network Test ● ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs ● Heroes of Might and Magic III: Remake ● Super Mario Sunshine ● Mega Man 7 ● LEGO Build Update Check out our website at http://nintendodads.org for our latest videos, episodes, tweets, and social media links. Apple Podcasts feed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nintendo-dads-podcast/id950582320?mt=2 YouTube Music feed: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyID_QWdPfjM17EE3cg8Pin30jHkLqWKr Spotify feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SACicqRHT2yxC9mlUP9PL Become a patron and help us improve the show! https://www.patreon.com/NintendoDads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● My Nintendo is offering a collectible card set for completing the DK Challenge ● Warren Spector is retiring ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Genki's new MANTA controller has launched on Kickstarter, and you can back it at $189 Rumors ● LEGO Super Mario minifigure set prices leak Time Out ● Has your child taken money from you without asking to buy video games Games we've been playing ● FINAL FANTASY XIV Online - Free Trial ● EverQuest Legends ● CloverPit ● Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ● ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs ● EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 ● Pro Jank Footy ● Maestro Demo ● 1000xRESIST – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ● Super Mario Sunshine ● Fortnite Community Spotlight Check out our website at http://nintendodads.org for our latest videos, episodes, tweets, and social media links. Apple Podcasts feed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nintendo-dads-podcast/id950582320?mt=2 YouTube Music feed: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyID_QWdPfjM17EE3cg8Pin30jHkLqWKr Spotify feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SACicqRHT2yxC9mlUP9PL Become a patron and help us improve the show! https://www.patreon.com/NintendoDads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Nintendo Switch 2 kiosks updated to warn people about the upcoming price increase ● Pokémon Bank will end services in February 2027 ● Pokémon Donuts drop at Krispy Kreme 8/18 ● Candidates for The Duskbloods network test have been revealed ● The Game Awards to run on December 10 ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Why wait to play games on Nintendo Switch 2 when we can play them on other systems sooner? Rumors ● Zelda-themed Products? ● More older Pokémon games to release on Nintendo Switch? Games we've been playing ● Tetris 99 ● Various LEGO Builds ● Clover Pit ● The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered ● Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass, Part 1 ● PowerWash Simulator 2 ● MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls ● ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs ● Metroid Prime Origins Community Spotlight Check out our website at http://nintendodads.org for our latest videos, episodes, tweets, and social media links. Apple Podcasts feed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nintendo-dads-podcast/id950582320?mt=2 YouTube Music feed: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyID_QWdPfjM17EE3cg8Pin30jHkLqWKr Spotify feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SACicqRHT2yxC9mlUP9PL Become a patron and help us improve the show! https://www.patreon.com/NintendoDads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 15% off plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Nintendo’s Latest Numbers ● Game Releases/Updates Games we've been playing ● Splatoon Raiders ● Culdcept Begins ● Pokémon Pokopia ● Plungeez ● CloverPit ● Big Walk ● PowerWash Simulator 2 ● ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs ● The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Community Spotlight Check out our website at http://nintendodads.org for our latest videos, episodes, tweets, and social media links. Apple Podcasts feed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nintendo-dads-podcast/id950582320?mt=2 YouTube Music feed: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyID_QWdPfjM17EE3cg8Pin30jHkLqWKr Spotify feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SACicqRHT2yxC9mlUP9PL Become a patron and help us improve the show! https://www.patreon.com/NintendoDads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 15% off plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Hot off the presses: Dark days loom over Isle Delfino ● Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch 2 Edition): The digital version launches today ● Ocarina of Time Rated by the ESRB ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs are working on a Nintendo Switch 2 version, but… ● Other topics from the community Games we've been playing ● The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD ● The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales ● MOUSE: P.I. For Hire ● Mixtape ● Pragmata ● Splatoon Raiders Community Spotlight Check out our website at http://nintendodads.org for our latest videos, episodes, tweets, and social media links. Apple Podcasts feed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nintendo-dads-podcast/id950582320?mt=2 YouTube Music feed: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyID_QWdPfjM17EE3cg8Pin30jHkLqWKr Spotify feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SACicqRHT2yxC9mlUP9PL Become a patron and help us improve the show! https://www.patreon.com/NintendoDads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 15% off plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Review Roundup: Splatoon Raiders ● Miyamoto defends Nintendo’s reliance on remakes ● Nintendo says it has no legal duty to pass the US Tariff refunds back to you ● FromSoftware's The Duskbloods Closed Network Test signup OPEN ● Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Coming to Switch 2 ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Hasbro Reveals Zelda Toys Games we've been playing ● Plungeez ● The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales ● Cast & Chill ● Splatoon Raiders ● Secrets of Velendar Castle - Escape Room ● Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation ● The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD ● Metroid Fusion ● Power Wash Simulator 2 ● Castlevania 3 JP Version Community Spotlight Check out our website at http://nintendodads.org for our latest videos, episodes, tweets, and social media links. Apple Podcasts feed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nintendo-dads-podcast/id950582320?mt=2 YouTube Music feed: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyID_QWdPfjM17EE3cg8Pin30jHkLqWKr Spotify feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SACicqRHT2yxC9mlUP9PL Become a patron and help us improve the show! https://www.patreon.com/NintendoDads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 15% off plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Duskbloods Closed Network Test scheduled for next month ● Nintendo celebrates Mario's 40th Anniversary with some awesome pins ● More Donkey Kong Bananza songs swung onto Nintendo Music ● Square Enix continues to support Nintendo Switch 2 with upgraded games that have NO upgrade pathway ● Nintendo has filed a new patent for a specialized console dock designed to support both the original Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch 2 ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● The Pokémon Company has been wanting to increase the price of Pokémon games for some time ● Fortnite is supposedly set to celebrate "gaming legends" in it's upcoming season Rumors ● Samsung may be striving to supply OLED screens for Nintendo Switch 2 Time Out ● Dinner Table is this Friday Games we've been playing ● The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales ● Moss: The Forgotten Relic ● Tetris 99 ● The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD ● Dark Scrolls ● Metroid Fusion ● Mega Man & Bass English Translation Community Spotlight Check out our website at http://nintendodads.org for our latest videos, episodes, tweets, and social media links. Apple Podcasts feed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nintendo-dads-podcast/id950582320?mt=2 YouTube Music feed: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyID_QWdPfjM17EE3cg8Pin30jHkLqWKr Spotify feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SACicqRHT2yxC9mlUP9PL Become a patron and help us improve the show! https://www.patreon.com/NintendoDads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Use the code NINDADS at checkout to receive 15% off plus free shipping at Manscaped.com** On this week’s episode of the Nintendo Dads Podcast: News ● Nintendo addresses Pokémon TCG scalping ● Switch, Switch Lite, and Switch OLED will be discontinued in February 2027 in the EU ● Revised Switch 2 and accessories with replaceable batteries will be available in EU regions from Autumn 2026 ● New Pokémon LEGO sets revealed ● Nintendo to shut down Mario Kart Tour ● PlayStation Sparking Massive Backlash Over Ending Physical Media ● Game Releases/Updates Let's Discuss ● Dad tosses son’s Nintendo Switch out of the car Rumors ● AI Dad? Games we've been playing ● Star Fox ● The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales ● Hyperwired ● Citizen Sleeper 1 ● Citizen Sleeper 2 ● Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation Community Spotlight Check out our website at http://nintendodads.org for our latest videos, episodes, tweets, and social media links. Apple Podcasts feed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nintendo-dads-podcast/id950582320?mt=2 YouTube Music feed: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyID_QWdPfjM17EE3cg8Pin30jHkLqWKr Spotify feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SACicqRHT2yxC9mlUP9PL Become a patron and help us improve the show! https://www.patreon.com/NintendoDads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices