The Vookcast - Australia's Nintendo Podcast Vooks

In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael and Luke as they discuss the the shutdown of 3DS and Wii U online services.They also take a look at Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door and ask why it exists, the recently announced Mario Bros sequel movie, and check in on the state of Nintendo Switch Online. Round that out with a game of Nintendo 20 Questions, and baby, you've got a stew going.

Relevant stories:

F-Zero: https://www.vooks.net/f-zero-maximum-velocity-comes-to-switch-online-this-week/
Mario Wonder: https://www.vooks.net/unused-wonder-effects-revealed-by-super-mario-wonder-bros-team-at-gdc/
Paper Mario TTYD: https://www.vooks.net/paper-mario-the-thousand-year-door-opens-up-on-switch-this-may/
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD: https://www.vooks.net/luigis-mansion-2-hd-comes-to-switch-on-june-27th/
New Mario movie: https://www.vooks.net/the-next-super-mario-bros-movie-will-debut-april-3rd-2026/
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Luke: @renderman7 on Twitter
Angelo: @manjell0 on Twitter
Michael: @subelement@aus.social on Mastodon

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In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, and Luke as they discuss the newly teased Mario Kart Lego and so much more.

They take a look at the recently announced Pokémon Legends: Z-A (that only Ollie's excited for) and mourn the loss of a classic Australian games studio.

They also play a game of Nintendo 20 Questions, with everything that entails – the good and the silly.

Relevant  stories:

Pokémon Legends: Z-A: https://www.vooks.net/pokemon-legends-z-a-announced-coming-to-switch-in-2025/
Mario Kart Lego: https://www.vooks.net/lego-mario-kart-teased-for-2025-other-new-lego-mario-sets-coming-in-august/
Switch emulator smackdown: https://www.vooks.net/switch-emulator-creators-quickly-settle-with-nintendo-ceasing-all-operations/
Torus Games closing: https://www.vooks.net/torus-games-effectively-closed-as-layoffs-hit-iconic-aussie-studio/
The Switch is 7 years old: https://www.vooks.net/the-nintendo-switch-is-7-years-old-today/


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Michael: @subelement@aus.social on Mastodon

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In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, and Luke as they discuss the recent Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase.

They dive deep into an Endless Ocean, talk about Xbox games coming to Switch, and hope that the new Monkey Ball is actually good. They also talk about the games they've been playing recently, and play a game of Nintendo 20 Questions that almost goes very wrong — you won't want to miss it.

Relevant stories:

Nintendo Direct: https://www.vooks.net/everything-in-the-nintendo-direct-partner-showcase-february-2024/
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Ollie: @chocobalt on Twitter
Luke: @renderman7 on Twitter
Angelo: @manjell0 on Twitter
Michael: @subelement@aus.social on Mastodon

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In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, and Luke as they revisit their predictions for 2023 and make all-new predictions for 2024. Will any of them be right? If last year is anything to go by, probably not.

They also discuss the recent controversy around Palworld, Golden Sun finally coming to Nintendo Switch, a couple of unlikely Switch ports, and smash out a game of Nintendo 20 Questions.

Relevant stories:
Palworld: https://www.vooks.net/the-pokemon-company-to-investigate-use-of-its-ip-in-palworld/Golden Sun: https://www.vooks.net/the-first-two-golden-sun-games-dawn-on-nintendo-switch-online-next-week/Hitman: https://www.vooks.net/hitman-blood-money-reprisal-hits-the-switch-this-month/Ace Combat: https://www.vooks.net/ace-combat-7-skies-unknown-deluxe-edition-coming-to-switch-in-july/Nintendo concerts: https://www.vooks.net/nintendo-to-stream-zelda-splatoon-concerts-from-cancelled-nintendo-live-event/

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Ollie: @chocobalt on Twitter
Luke: @renderman7 on Twitter
Angelo: @manjell0 on Twitter
Michael: @subelement@aus.social on Mastodon

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In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael and very special guest Ben Gourlay, who helped contribute to the upcoming 4K UHD Blu-Ray release of the 1993 cult classic Super Mario Bros.

Buy Super Mario Bros. at Umbrella Entertainment: https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/products/super-mario-bros-30th-anniversary-4-k-uhd-blu-ray-1993

They dive deep into the film and everything that's gone into Umbrella Entertainment's incredible release of the film, as well as discuss recent Nintendo news and smash out a game of Nintendo 20 Questions.

Relevant stories:
Nintendo 64 on NSO: https://www.vooks.net/jet-force-gemini-1080-snowboarding-and-harvest-moon-64-out-now-on-switch-online/Suika Game: https://www.vooks.net/suika-game-is-the-next-game-trial-for-switch-online-subscribers/Pokemon Horizons: https://www.vooks.net/where-to-watch-pokemon-horizons-in-australia/Donkey Kong Country: https://www.vooks.net/first-look-at-donkey-kong-country-inside-super-nintendo-world-japan/The Switch successor: https://www.vooks.net/were-officially-in-the-void-between-nintendo-consoles/Socials


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Michael: @subelement@aus.social on Mastodon

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In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Angelo, Michael, and Luke as they chat about the latest Nintendo Indie World Showcase, the end of Mario Kart 8 DLC, and some weird and wonderful retro releases.

They also dive deep into the announcement of the live-action Zelda movie, and of course a great round of Nintendo 20 Questions.

Relevant stories:
Live-action Zelda: https://www.vooks.net/a-live-action-the-legend-of-zelda-movie-is-in-development/Indie World: https://www.vooks.net/everything-from-the-november-2023-indie-world-showcase/Mario Kart 8 DLC: https://www.vooks.net/the-sixth-and-final-mario-kart-8-deluxe-dlc-wave-is-out-november-9th/More NSO games: https://www.vooks.net/devil-world-the-mysterious-murasame-castle-out-now-on-switch-online/Turok 3 weirdness: https://www.vooks.net/turok-3-will-release-on-switch-in-australia-un-delayed-but-isnt-meant-to/Socials


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Ollie: @chocobalt on Twitter
Luke: @renderman7 on Twitter
Angelo: @manjell0 on Twitter
Michael: @subelement@aus.social on Mastodon

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