NXpress Podcast #47: Nintendo Direct &‘A Link to the Past’
This week’s episode sees the NXpress crew give their take on some of the bigger announcements and trailers from Nintendo’s latest Direct, ranging from excitement over the new Kirby game and J-pop...
View ArticleNXpress Podcast #48: ‘Twilight Princess’ and E3 2016
E3 is seen as the biggest event in gaming, drawing tens of thousands of journalists and industry folk and generating billions of media impressions around the world. It is a mandatory event for anyone...
View ArticleRandom Encounters, Ep. 10: The Kingdom (Hearts) Must be Crazy!
Kingdom Hearts II turns 10 this month, and to celebrate the release of one of the best PS2 games ever, we’re looking back at the series as a whole, and looking forward too, as we ask if Kingdom Hearts...
View ArticleNXpress Podcast #49: ‘Pokken Tournament’ / ‘Resident Evil’s’ 20 Year Anniversary
This week Matt De Azevedo joins us this week to discuss Pokken Tournament, the arcade fighting game developed by Bandai Namco Studios. Spoiler alert… We love it! In our main event, we take some time...
View ArticleRandom Encounters, Ep. 11: Crossplay and VR
In a very topical 11th episode of Random Encounters, we’re chatting about the recent revelation that Microsoft will now be allowing crossplay with…well, Microsoft. But, now on PC! Will Sony take the...
View ArticleNXpress Podcast #50: One Year Anniversary Live Studio Recording / Virtual...
Celebrate one year of the NXpress Nintendo Podcast with this very special 50th episode! We open this show by taking some time to reminisce about our favorite moments from the past year (most of which...
View ArticleRandom Encounters, Ep. 12: Can ‘Final Fantasy XV’ Save This Franchise?
On the latest Random Encounters, we open with the revelation that John has given up on the Wii U completely, and chat a bit about what Nintendo might have coming down the pipeline with the NX. Next we...
View ArticleRandom Encounters, Ep. 13: Time Changes Everything
On our lucky 13th episode of Random Encounters, Mike and John are chatting about games that have changed in their esteem over the years: good games remembered as bad, and bad games remembered as good....
View ArticleNXpress Nintendo Podcast #51: ‘Miitomo’, the problem with Let’s Plays, and...
Now that all the hullabaloo surrounding our 50th episode is behind us, the NXpress can continue on with business as usual: tackling the tough topics of the gaming world. This week we discuss a recent...
View ArticleNXpress Nintendo Podcast #52: Virtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality and the...
Virtual Reality is generating a lot of headlines right now. However there is a misconception that Virtual Reality is a new technology, whereas what we’re seeing now is the commercialisation of a...
View ArticleNXpress Nintendo Podcast #53: Animal Crossing retrospective and ‘Link’s...
Animal Crossing celebrated a big milestone last week, and we’re certainly feeling plenty of nostalgia for the series. Fifteen years, six games and a whole lot of amiibo figures later, we’re taking a...
View ArticleRandom Encounters, Ep. 15: Who’s the Boss?
With boss battles being a notorious staple of gaming conventions, in the 15th episode of Random Encounters Mike and John are looking at some of their favorite (and least favorite) boss battles in...
View ArticleNXpress Nintendo Podcast #54: Is ‘Star Fox Zero’ a future cult hit?
From the moment it was revealed, Star Fox Zero has endured the kind of unfair criticism that first-party Nintendo releases are rarely subjected to. Overall, critics haven’t been kind to it and while...
View ArticleRandom Encounters, Ep. 16: Uncharted Territory
The latest episode of Random Encounters is ready to take a look back at the swashbuckling adventures of Nathan Drake and company over the course of the Uncharted series. Massive, overblown set-pieces?...
View ArticleNXpress Nintendo Podcast #55: Nintendo’s NX / Zelda plans and ‘Star Fox Guard’
Last week, Nintendo released its financial results, and it came with some bad news for Wii U owners and Nintendo fans in general. Those of you hoping Nintendo would release the NX later this year...
View ArticleGame Boys, Ep. 13: Could Be Comeback Kids
We all have our favorite standalone games, or have loved games that never got the sequel they deserved. In this very special episode of Game Boys, Tim and Ryan provide a list of countless co-op games...
View ArticleRandom Encounters, Ep. 17: The NX Files
Even as John is completely enthralled by the latest Uncharted title, the highly acclaimed A Thief’s End, and Mike continues his devastating journey toward a Dark Souls III platinum, each of the gents...
View ArticleNXpress Nintendo Podcast #56: ‘Pokemon Sun and Moon’ and the future of the 3DS
This week Ricky’s power goes off right before recording but luckily Tim was able to invite Goomba Stomp writers Jason Krell and Craig Sharpe to guest host and discuss Pokemon Sun and Moon. In addition,...
View ArticleGame Boys, Ep. 14: Of Surgeons and Symmetry
This week is all about asymmetrical co-op. Alex Paterno, dubbed the first ever Game Boy Pocket, guest hosts, disturbing the symmetry of the two regular, Game Boy hosts, Tim and Ryan. The three...
View ArticleRandom Encounters, Ep. 18: What’s the Best Console of All Time?
The gents are opening this weeks episode up with the ultimate battle in video games: DC vs Marvel! Wait, hold on, that’s comics, or, in this case cinematic universes. But worry not friends as this only...
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