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Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane...it's Fox McCloud! Nintendo surprised everyone last week with a Star Fox Direct and a round of Switch 2 price increases, and Patrick and Mark are here to break it all down. New character designs, what Nintendo's forecasts say about the year ahead, and more.

The guys also talk about:

Patrick finishing Pokemon Pokopia and Zelda II.
Mark experiencing multiplayer in Super Mario Bros. Wonder for the first time.
Everything from the Star Fox Direct, and what it might mean for the rumored Ocarina of Time remake.
Software sales updates for some of Nintendo's biggest titles and how to make sense of their current pricing strategy.
Nintendo icon Takashi Tezuka retiring.
Fitness Boxing 3 Switch 2 Edition announced.
Yuji Horii (accidentally?) announcing a Dragon Quest presentation for the end of May.
Mina the Hollower getting a release date and price.
The Tears of the Kingdom Mineru Construct amiibo finally getting a release date.
The My Nintendo Store becoming just Nintendo Store.

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With Ocarina of Time remake rumors on their minds, Patrick and Mark run through some of their favorite game remakes, from Metroid: Zero Mission to Resident Evil 4 to Famicom Detective Club, pulling one idea from each they'd love to see applied to a theoretical Ocarina of Time remake on Switch 2.

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Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime offers a rare window into Nintendo's philosophy on game pricing, and Patrick and Mark dig into the comments and what they mean for Nintendo's relationship with its customers. Plus, Amazon follows Walmart in discounting physical copies of Splatoon Raiders and Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, the Zelda movie heads to IMAX screens, and more.

The guys also talk about:

Updates on their Pokopia and Tomodachi Life adventures.
Patrick goes to bat for Zelda 2.
Is the third Final Fantasy 7 game closer than we think?
Super Mario Galaxy 2 gets a small update and an additional storybook chapter.
What to make of more unannounced Switch 2 games on the Taiwanese rating website?
Pikmin Bloom updates from the ESA's inagural "iicon" conference.

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Almost a year after it was originally teased, Splatoon Raiders finally gets its moment. Patrick and Mark break down everything Nintendo revealed about the Switch 2 exclusive, including its July release date and a surprising price. Plus, an overview trailer and previews dropped for Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, continued impressions of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, and more.

The guys also talk about:

Walmart selling physical copies of Splatoon Raiders and Yoshi and the Mysterious Book for the digital prices. Experiment or long-term strategy?
Rumors that Nintendo is hearing pitches for a Metroid movie. Does Metroid make sense as a big budget film? What Nintendo franchise does?
Final Fantasy XIV confirmed for Switch 2.
More news on Xbox's evolving strategy.
Mina the Hollower goes gold.
A new Tetris 99 Maximus Cup celebrating Tomodachi Life.

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Nintendo LABO turns 8 years old, and Patrick and Mark celebrate the occasion by honoring their favorite odd uses of Nintendo hardware. From the Game Boy Camera to Ring Fit Adventure to the Nelsonic game watches, there's no Nintendo inconvenience they won't venerate.

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