The Nintendo Pipeline
By Nintendo Pipeline Podcast
Edited by the great nes underscore
The Nintendo PipelineApr 12, 2022
Ep. 69 || Howdy, Nintendo Partner Direct!
The long rumored Nintendo Partner Direct finally reared its head last week, and 1up (Jared) and CMM (Clay) are here to give their impressions of the presentation! And yes, we do talk a little bit about Mother 3. Nice!
Ep. 68 || Smash Remix V1.5 feat. Fray, The_Smashfather, and pringles
NOTE: Mild echo sometimes appears in this episode. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Another Smash Remix update means another developer podcast! With Smash Remix 1.5's inclusion of Banjo, Ebisumaru and Dragon King, there's a lot to talk about here! Hear about Banjo's design philosophy, how certain moves came together for Dragon King, the wide selection of music, and tons of miscellaneous features!
Ep. 67 || Super Mario Bros Wonder feat. Theorymon
After a long hiatus, the podcast is BACK with a deep dive into Super Mario Bros Wonder! CMM (Clay) and 1up (Jared) are joined by Mario-expert Theorymon as they break down the game and share their thoughts on 2D Mario's new direction!
Ep. 66 || Smash Remix V1.4 feat. pringles, The_Smashfather, & halofactory
Smash Remix returns to The Nintendo Pipeline Podcast! This mod for Super Smash Bros (N64) adds a bevy of new features, characters, and stages to the Smash game that started it all! With Smash Remix V1.4 available NOW, CMM (Clay) chats with pringles (Caelan), The_Smashfather (Justin), and halofactory (Greg) from the development team! Hear a bit about the new features included for V1.4 such as new characters, stages, music....and lots and lots of toggles!
Smash Remix:
Project GitHub: https://github.com/JSsixtyfour/smashremix/releases
Download & Setup: https://smash64.online/remix/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@smashremix5540
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmashRemix
Discord: discord.gg/Kr6J6PH
Smashtoverfest: https://www.start.gg/tournament/smashtoverfest/details
Ep. 65 || Nintendo Direct of Wonder
On this episode, we discuss the latest Nintendo Direct and all of the bodies in Mario's trunk. We love it when that boy jumps! We also love Pikmin, WarioWare, Super Mario RPG, and more! Peace--
Ep. 64 || Summer Games Mess 2023
After a long hiatus, we're back! Since E3 didn't happen this year, we had presentations including Summer Games Fest, Xbox + Starfield Direct, and more! 1up and CMM join up to talk about our favorite games shown off and announced recently, and we also give our thoughts on the presentations in general! Too many games!
Ep. 63 || PAX East 2023 Roundup
CMM is back from PAX East 2023, and there's plenty to share! 1up asks about Nintendo's presence at the show as well impressions for Mina the Hollower, Antonblast, and many more! Get a sense for what PAX is like, and find out if it's something you might like to attend some day! (Please forgive CMM for being totally wrong about Mina's flasks...)
Ep. 62 || Nintendo Direct Feb 2023 feat. Mina & Poochy
Last week we got our first Nintendo Direct of 2023! Special guests Mina and Poochy join us as we go through each of the announcements and share our thoughts! What were our favorites? What drove James mad? How wild is it that we got Metroid Prime Remastered as a shadow drop? Level-5 is BACK?
Ep. 61 || Smash Remix V1.3 feat. The_Smashfather, Fray, & Sope
We've got an extra special episode for you today! Smash Remix is a major mod for Super Smash Bros (N64) that adds tons of new characters and content to the game! With the latest update for Smash Remix available NOW, CMM (Clay) talks to The_Smashfather (Justin), Fray (Ben), and Sope (Dom) from the development team! Hear a bit about the origins of the project, the new characters included in V1.3, and much more!
Smash Remix:
Project GitHub: https://github.com/JSsixtyfour/smashremix/releases
Download & Setup: https://smash64.online/remix/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@smashremix5540
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmashRemix
Discord: discord.gg/Kr6J6PH
Ep. 60 || 2022 Nintendo Game of the Year
At long last, it's time for another completely arbitrary Game of the Year list! What did we think of Nintendo's 2022 releases, and what were our favorite games last year? Find out and weep!
Ep. SP5 || Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC Wave 3 feat. Nintendo Pipeline
Just in time for the holidays is Wave 3 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC! Watch as Nintendo Pipeline comes together for some holiday racing fun!
Ep. 59 || Whatcha Playin', Goomba?
What do Chris Pratt, Arthur Morgan, Sloshers, and obscure Sega CD games have in common? Well, not much, but we'll talk about all that and more this week (Okay, for real though-- it's half about the new Mario Movie trailer and half about games we've been playing)!
Ep. 58 || Indie World Strikes Back
Nintendo's Indie World presentation for November has come and gone, and the gang comes together to chat about what our favorite showings were! Did we dig (drill?) the presentation? You also get another lecture on Pikmin Bloom because of course you do.
Ep. 57 || Call of Splat Ops: Inkling Warfare 3 feat. nes underscore
Splatoon 3 is here and we’ve played it! Enjoy our impressions as we discuss all aspects of the Splatoon 3 experience. Is it the new goo or old crusty putty? Find out on this week's Nintendo Pipeline Podcast!
Ep. 56 || Super Nintendo World A-Go-Go! feat. Fork & Gartooth
After some brief talk about the recent Mario movie teaser, the gang gathers to hear about Fork's trip to Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan! Learn the details about the park, its rides, and all of the other touches it features! We've even got food reviews! A special thank you to Fork and Gartooth, our resident theme park enthusiast, for joining us this week!
Apologies for sound issues this week! Thank you for listening and for your patience!
You can find Fork and his podcast, Tokyo Game Life, in the following places:
Audio Podcast: http://www.tokyogamelife.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpuRpKHGfsC3_45I3QVocxA
Twitter: @TokyoGameLife
Instagram: @TokyoGameLife
Ep. 55 || Farming Engagement Direct
Nintendo finally came through with another packed Direct! The gang returns to go through each announcement and share their thoughts on the presentation! Hear about our love for Threatrhythm, find out what our favorite surprise announcement of the Direct was, and even a bit about the very special holes in Hyrule!
Ep. 54 || Kirby & Splatoon's Sloppy Thirds
We've had a lot of inky, squishy, messy Nintendo news lately! This time it's all about the recent Splatoon 3 Direct and Kirby's Dream Buffet! Are we excited for more splatting? What is the mode we most want added to Dream Buffet? What if we told you it was already partially in the game? We also talk about the Kirby 30th Music Fest, what we've been playing, and a good bit about Pikmin Bloom!
Ep. SP4 || Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC Wave 2 feat. Nintendo Pipeline
Join us for a fun and chaotic journey through the second pack of Booster Pack DLC courses for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Ep. 53 || Pokemon Presents Mario Kart DLC Wave 2
Nintendo has put out a lot of updates and news the past few weeks! The main podcast crew is reunited as we primarily look at this past week's Pokemon Presents and the second wave of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC courses!! We also talk about what we're playing, Final Fantasy XIV spoilers, and some Ace Attorney recommendations! Join us!
Ep. 52 || Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Plus feat. TehDrewsus
It's been 30 years of Mortal Kombat! Join CMM and special guest TehDrewsus as we talk about how we got into Mortal Kombat! After that, we take a deep look at Ultimate Mortal Kombat Plus Beta 2, a rom hack of the original game that adds tons of new content and features. As lead developer of Beta 2, Drew gives us the breakdown on how the game ticks, how certain features were created, and the philosophy behind Plus's design!
Find TehDrewsus here:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tehdrewsus_MK
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TehDrewsus
For more on the Mortal Kombat Plus project (including UMK3+ and patch files)
Website (Currently Unavailable): http://www.mortalkombatplus.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/uxRsW7cuTw
Ep. 51 || Pac-Man Re-Pac Direct + Other Games feat. Noise
The Pac is back! And so are we, your favorite Nintendo Podcast, to talk about Pac-Man and other less important games announced in the recent Pa(cman)rtner Direct! With us today is 1upmuffin, James, and special guest Noise.
Ep. 50 || Summer 2022 Direct Predictions feat. SuperNintendad
We may not have E3 this year, but we're still getting plenty of juicy announcements! We decided to talk about our hopes, dreams, and predictions for Nintendo's as-of-yet unannounced summer Direct for our 50th episode! Special thanks to our guest SuperNintendad for joining us this week!
Ep. 49 || Switch Sports feat. Zalman
This week, CMM is joined by special guest Zalman as we go through the ins and outs of Switch Sports! We talk about every sport, the customization and online aspects of the game, and how we feel about the overall package. And yes: the Sportsmate vs Mii war continues!
Ep. 48 || Kirby and the Forgotten Pod
It's been awhile since Kirby's first fully 3D adventure landed on Nintendo Switch, and CMM and 1up have both had the time to digest it! This week's episode is all about our thoughts on Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and we leave no star block unturned, so beware of spoilers! The first part of the episode is spoiler-free, though, so you can listen for a bit until we move on into the nitty gritty (puffy wuffy?) details.
Ep. 47 || The Sonic Special Feat. Raccoon and Bob Saget
On this week's triumphant return to the Pipeline Podcast, we talk about the Blue Blue himself and Sonic games new and old. Also, it's not the Bob Saget you are thinking of.
Cast: Jared, Barry, and Bob Saget
Ep. 46 || BotW2 Delay + Holiday 2022 feat. Raccoon & Tender
This week on the Nintendo Pipeline Podcast we have TWO guests: original cast member Raccoon and friend of the pod Tender. Sit back and relax as we caress your eardrums with a deep dive into the upcoming 2022 games for the Nintendo Switch, and the delay of the Untitled Sequel to Breath of the Wild.
Ep. 45 || Speed Stuff 4 Trans Lives 2022 feat. nes underscore & piner
In this episode, we are previewing the upcoming Speed Stuff 4 Trans Lives event! Join us as we go through the schedule and tell you about all the hot speedruns you're not going to want to miss! Friend of the podcast nes underscore is our special guest host this week, and we are also joined by piner, another organizer of SS4TL! Make sure to tune in on Twitch starting at 12pm ET on April 8th-April 10th to join the fun as we raise money for Equality Texas!!
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/speedstuff4charity
Schedule: https://horaro.org/ss4tl/ss4tl1
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ss4cmarathon
Ep. SP3 || Nintendo Switch Has Folders
Now that Switch Firmware 14.0 is out, we can all organize our Switch games into groups! Watch CMM try to wrangle his Switch games into Groups while 1up and James heckle him. Plus, what have we been playing lately? (Sorry in advance: CMM uses light mode!)
Ep. SP2 || Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Wave 1 Chaos feat. the Community
With the first wave of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass DLC out (that's a mouthful!), it's time to try out all of the new courses online! Some of them are really tough, but it seems the toughest part of all was selecting the right course. Thank you to so many community members for joining in on the fun!
Ep. 44 || Kirby 30th Anniversary Extravaganza!
HAL's cutest pink demon is turning 30 this year, and the gang has gathered to celebrate! Hear about our favorite Kirby games, our favorite spin-offs, our favorite soundtracks, and much more!! Plus, check out our thoughts on the recently released demo for Kirby and the Forgotten Land! We apologize for our bad character impressions.
Ep. 43 || Not Another Pokemon Legend feat. Mina
Mina joins us as we talk about Pokemon Legends for 5 hours and then Gen 9 for 5 minutes. Have you had enough Pokemon yet? I have. Make it stop.
Ep. 42 || eShop Funeral + Wii U Picks feat. nes underscore & pokeDrago
Losing digital storefronts sucks. This week, join us along with special guests nes underscore and pokeDrago as we mourn the loss of the Wii U and 3DS eShops. After we take in the news, we also have a ton of Wii U eShop recommendations for you to pick up before it's too late!
Ep. 41 || February 2022 Switch Sales Update feat. Mina
With last week's Nintendo Direct out of the way, we have some time to talk about Nintendo's recent earnings release! Our special guest Mina hosts this week as we talk about Switch momentum and milestones! We also share our thoughts on the sales performance of Metroid Dread, Pokemon BDSP, Mario Party Superstars, and more! Spoilers: The units sales are high!
Ep. 40 || The Direct of Radical Dreams feat. Mina
The first Nintendo Direct of 2022 dropped this week, and it was a doozy! Join us and special guest Mina as we pore over all of the presentation's surprises and details in our longest episode to date! Yes, we do talk about Mii characters, too.
Ep. 39 || Yacht Club Games Presents the Hollowing of Shovels
On this week's Nintendo Pipeline Podcast, the Pit Crew discusses the recent Yacht Club Games presentation, which featured updates to the SKEU (the Shovel Knight Extended Universe) games, as well as a BRAND NEW GAME reveal, Mina the Hollower, and also some Ninja Gaiden game I can't recall the name of.
Ep. 38 || Nintendo Word Association feat. nes underscore
We decided to play a little game this week! Our special guest and recently crowned editor, nes underscore, joins CMM as a judge for a game of Nintendo word association! Who will win between 1up and James?
Ep. 37 || SNES 30th Anniversary Special (Part Two) feat. Tender
At long last, part two of our SNES 30th Anniversary celebration is here! Tender joins us as we talk about even more fantastic SNES games that you should play! Here's to another 30 years of SNES!
Please also welcome our new editor, nes underscore!
Ep. 36 || What's New for 2022 feat. Gartooth
This week on the Nintendo Pipeline podcast we use this relaxing no news week to talk about what we've been playing, as well as what we're excited for in 2022.
Ep. 35 || 2021 Nintendo Game of the Year
On this episode we welcome James to the team in style, by ranking every single Nintendo published video game in 2021 (plus a few others). We rank them whether we've played them or not, and our list is definitive. See a screenshot of the list in our discord.
Ep. 34 || Holiday Gaming Memories feat. SeafoamGaming
Happy Holidays! On this episode we share our favorite gaming related holiday memories with special guest SeafoamGaming, as well as discuss what games remind us most of the holidays.
You can find SeafoamGaming on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/c/seafoamgaming !
Ep. 33 || A Colorful Indie World feat. SuperNintendad
Nintendo closed out this year with one final Indie World presentation! Join CMM and special guest SuperNintendad as they cover the event! If you're curious about some of the newest indie games to shadowdrop on Nintendo Switch, SuperNintendad has even played some of them and shares his impressions!
You can find SuperNintendad here:
Ep. 32 || Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Remakes feat. James and Splendor
This week we talk about the newest Pokémon remakes, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, with special guests James and Will (Splendor) from the Discord.
Crew: Mina, James, and Will
Ep. 31 || Create & Watch - LCD Game Madness! feat. Fork
We've got something different for you this week! Join us and this week's guest, Fork, as we make our own dream anniversary Game & Watches! We of course give our thoughts on the recently launched Legend of Zelda Game & Watch, too, so come join us for some creative fun!
You can find Fork's podcast on anchor.fm and on Twitter @TokyoGameLife !
Cast: Clay, Jared, and Fork
Ep. 30 || The Final State of New Horizons feat. James
The final update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been out for awhile now, so we invited James to chat with us about all the new goodies, Happy Home Paradise, and how we feel about the content complete version of the game!
Cast: Clay, Jared, and James
Ep. 29 || GameCube 4 Ever (Part Two) feat. Hawkshadow31 (fixed)
At long last, we bring you part two of our GameCube celebration episode! We covered a lot of ground the first time, but now we have Hawk and Mina here to talk about some of their favorite GameCube hits! It's a few days past GameCube's 20th US anniversary, but it's never too late to try out a new recommendation!
Cast: Clay, Jared, Mina, and Jon.
(Audio was a bit messed up before, hopefully this fixes it)
Ep. 28 || Our Thoughts on Mario Party Superstars feat. Oheao
This week on the Nintendo Pipeline Podcast, we share our thoughts on the latest title in the long running Mario Party franchise. Enjoy!
Cast: Clay, Jared, and Dominic
Ep. 27 || NSO Expansion Pass, N64 and Genesis
Nintendo 64 and Genesis, together at last...? The NSO Expansion Pack is here and we're here to tell you if it sucks like Echo the Dolphin or rules like Mario 64. Find out this week, on the Nintendo Pipeline Podcast.
Cast: Clay and Jared
Ep. 26 || Sinking Our Teeth Into Dread feat. Skipper93653
Skipper93653 joins us as we look at what's hiding beneath the surface of Planet ZDR. This week is all about Metroid Dread! We first give our spoiler free thoughts on the game, and then we move into full spoiler territory, so beware! If you haven't played it yet, what are you waiting for?
Ep. 25 || More Animals! More Crossing! More Tortimer! feat. Poochy
The Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct came and went, so we get into all the sorted details this week! Our special guest, Poochy, joins us as we rave about the 2.0 update and the Happy Home Paradise DLC expansion! Tortimer lived, bitch!!
Ep. 24 || Sora Unlocks the Smash Bros Hype feat. pokeDrago
This time, we Dive into the Heart of Sora's reveal and Mr. Sakurai's final presentation for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! pokeDrago also joins us this week as our resident Kingdom Hearts aficionado and lore expert to keep us in line!