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Welcome back to the Famiboards Discussion Club! WestEgg, Irene, and VolcanicDynamo will be discussing the recent news regarding the Nintendo Switch successor reveal, as well as our predictions for a June Nintendo Direct!

00:00 Introduction
00:45 Anyone Try Duck Detective?
01:25 Furukawa’s Tweet
03:40 Color Face buttons?!?
07:45 Switch 2 release timing
11:32 Hardware Spec discussion
17:38 Shiver Acquisition
22:40 What do you want to see in a new 3D Mario?
27:50: When would we see 3D Mario revealed?
34:20 Does Nintendo open the Direct with Fire Emblem again?
37:20 What games are coming this holiday vs next spring?
47:33 What ports/remasters would you like to see?
55:18 What will the shadow drop be?
1:01:10 The “One More Thing”
1:09:50 Final Thoughts
1:14:00 Outro

Welcome back to the Famiboards Discussion Club! WestEgg, Irene, and VolcanicDynamo will be discussing the state of the Video Game Industry in 2024, what it all means, and if we're in for a crash!

00:00 Intro
00:45 Whatcha been playing?
06:55 Microsoft going multiplat?
26:30 Sony’s Very Bad, No Good Financial Update
35:40 Community Question: Smaller Scale/Revivals from Sony?
40:00 Live Service Games Stumbling
49:00 Industry Layoffs
52:03 Community Question: HOW WILL THE AFFECT DRAGON QUEST?
53:25 The Emperor/Empress of PlayStation
58:45 Switch 2 likely pushed to 2025, how bothered are you?
1:09:00 Our (Now Obsolete) Partner Direct Predictions/ Hopes
1:12:15 The Big Question: Is the Video Game Crashing in 2024?
1:21:10 Outro

Welcome back to the Famiboards Discussion Club! WestEgg, Irene, and VolcanicDynamo will be discussing their own favorite games of 2023, as well as looking ahead to our predictions for 2024! If you would like to join in on the discussion as well, please be sure to visit famiboards.com to check out this podcast's companion thread!

00:00 Intro
00:45 Community Question, What game company would you invest in?
8:30 Our #3 Games of the Year (and Irene’s Honorable Mentions)
19:15 Our #2 Games of the Year
27:50 Irene’s #1 Game of the Year
31:27 VolcanicDynamo’s #1 Game of the Year (and Honorable Mentions)
44:26 WestEgg’s #1 Game of the Year (and Honorable Mentions)
51:30 Irene’s Game of the Year (but not this year)
53:30 Community Question, Why is VolcanicDynamo Looking forward to Penny’s Big Break Away
1:00:20 What else are we looking forward to in 2024?
1:10:25 Community Question, will this be the year of Metroid Prime 4?
1:16:35 New Hardware releasing this year?
1:20:15 Community Question, How is everyone?
1:24:23 Community Question; Any remake or remaster from Nintendo that we want this year?
1:27:20 Non-Video Game Nintendo Predictions
1:33:05 Community Questions: 2024 Famiboards Resolutions
1:37:35 Outro

Welcome back to the Famiboards Discussion Club! WestEgg, Irene, and VolcanicDynamo will be discussing our thoughts on this years The Game Awards, the good and the bad, as well as our thoughts on the upcoming Live Action Legend of Zelda film! If you would like to join in on the discussion as well, please be sure to visit famiboards.com to check out this podcast's companion thread!

00:00 Intro
00:50 Community Question: Favorite game this year that was not a Game of the Year nominee
05:40 Thoughts on the awards selections
13:48 The Game Announcements (Pony Island 2, Skull and Bones, Light No Fire, Musical Performances and more!)
26:40 OD, featuring Geoff’s best friend Hideo Kojima
30:45 MORE Announcements (Monster Hunter Wilds, Sega series relaunches)
36:50 Controversy at the Game Awards
53:05 The Legend of Zelda live action film announced reactions
57:50 Community Question: Adaptation or Original Story?
1:11:30 Casting the roles
1:17:40 What we know, statements from the Director
1:27:00 Outro

Welcome back to the Famiboards Discussion Club! WestEgg, Irene, and VolcanicDynamo will be discussing our thoughts on Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and Mario in general in 2023! If you would like to join in on the discussion as well, please be sure to visit famiboards.com to check out this podcast's companion thread!

0:00 Intro
01:08 Whatcha Been Playing?
11:25 Community Question: Best powerup in Sonic Superstars?
13:49 Wonder Pre-release and looking back at New Super Mario Bros.
21:10 First Impressions of Super Mario Bros. Wonder
29:38 Powerups and Badges
38:35 Community Question: Best Wonder Effect and levels without the Wonder Effect?
46:10 Final thoughts on the game
50:55 Is 2023 the biggest year in Mario history? The Future of Mario
1:00:15 Where does 2D mario go from here?
1:06:15 Next generation Mario
1:13:43 Our Very Best, Loudest “Wowie-Zowie!”
1:14:00 Outro

Welcome back to the Famiboards Discussion Club! WestEgg, Irene, and VolcanicDynamo will be discussing our thoughts on Princess Peach: Showtime, F-Zero 99, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, and everything else shown in the September 2023 Nintendo Direct! If you would like to join in on the discussion as well, please be sure to visit famiboards.com to check out this podcast's companion thread!

0:00 Intro
01:09- Community Question #1: Switch 2 Hopeful Games
08:33 Splatoon 3: Side Order
14:00 Mario vs Donkey Kong
18:08- Minor game announcements
20:00- Super Mario RPG
23:15- Another Code: Two Memories
27:27- Princess Peach: Showtime, Community Question 2 (Most wanted Peach outfit/ability, 31:25) and Community Question 3 (Will the game be a big seller?, 34:50)
41:05- Minor game accouncements
43:55 Unicorn Overlord
49:12: Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
50:30- Nintendo Mueseum
52:10 Amiibo
54:20- F-Zero 99, Community Question 4 (Other Series 99 games? 56:33)
1:01:16 Leage of Legends games
1:01:53- Wario Ware Move It!
1:05:00- More minor game announcements
1:06:10- Mario Kart 8 Booster Pass
1:10:21- Among Us: The Fungle
1:10:55- Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
1:22:38- Community Question #5: Favorite announcement and what stood out the most? Was this the last "Switch Era" direct?
1:33:44- Outro