168. The Price of Gaming
New console games have a standard price point every generation. With the introduction of the 9th generation, will that price
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162. The Best and Worst of 2020!
The year is coming to an end, and that means it’s time for our annual Year in Review episode! We
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164. Video Game Ratings Are Good, Actually
When we last talked about the various video game ratings systems, we concluded that they were useless. Now that we’re
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160. Switch Pro No Go?
Console life cycles are fairly predicable, especial for Nintendo consoles. Right now we’re about halfway through the wildly-successful Switch, but
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158. Super NES and Super Famicom Online
Nintendo buried the lede in its latest Nintendo Direct with the announcement of its 16-bit offerings on the anniversary of
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156. My Body Isn’t Reggie
Reggie Fils-Aime has retired as President of Nintendo of America, but is leaving someone who is more than capable in
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153. All the Pokemon I Know in 2018
Sometimes we record a podcast and sort of forget to release it. Even if it’s really really good. And then
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152. Sega Does What Nintendoes Also
Listen to the live podcast that’s over a year late to the audio feed! Sega announced via a Nintendo-Direct-like video
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155. Nintendo PlayStation 2019
Nintendo’s hitting 2019 hard and fast, making the case for the Switch as it enters it third year of break-neck
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Episode 139 – Best and Worst of 2018!
We’re a few days late this year, but it’s time for our annual year in review! In this episode we
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154. The Price of Nintendo Switch Online
Nintendo’s online service for the Switch was free for longer than they said it would be, but the paywall still
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150. Happy Nintendo Switch-iversary
It’s been a whirlwind year for the Switch as Nintendo struggles to keep up with higher-than-expected demand, and publishers scramble
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SUPER SMASH BROS Officially Announced for the Nintendo Switch
The Off Week is back for 2018, and apparently it’s not the only thing returning this year! Yesterday Nintendo announced
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A (Thankfully Animated) Super Mario Bros Film Is in Development
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Nintendo is working to bring Mario and Luigi back to the big screen.
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Episode 101 – The Mid-Move Mess
On this episode of Nerd & Tie we deal with the ongoing move of our production studio, mourn the passing
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E3 Boiled Down: Nintendo Conference
Well, we waited, and we were rewarded. Nintendo came out with a plethora of new games and content for existing
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Everything Important From Last Night’s Nintendo Switch Announcement
Nintendo Switch? Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch. Nintendo? Switch. Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch? Nintendo Switch. Switch Switch Switch Switch Switch, Nintendo
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The Live Action ‘Pokemon’ Movie Has (Probably) Found its Writers
Pokemon is having a bit of a renaissance lately, with the massive mobile hit of Pokemon GO and the upcoming
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This is What the PC Version of Super Mario Bros 3 Might Have Looked Like
1990 was a very different world for PC gaming. Back then, a small developer called “Ideas from the Deep (IFD)”
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