Super Mario Party Jamboree DLC, Indie/Partner Directs and blind ranking Nintendo consoles
Episode 102 In this episode Josh is joined by an Australian based Gaming & Anime Nerd who has been gaming since as long as he can remember. Avid Collector & Gamer on all systems!He’s a friend of the show, please welcome Kieran from Hopk Gaming.Chapters:0:00 Cold Open, Maniac Chat and blind ranking Nintendo consoles24:28 New Release Acquired: Super Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV43:10 Nintendo Financials52:08 Partner Showcase Direct and Indie World1:18:40 Weird Nintendo Our Guest! Kieran, from Hopk Gaming, was our guest. You can find more of their work at:X: @HopkGamingInstagram: @hopkgamingYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hopkgamingWeird Nintendo:https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/random-metroid-composer-was-just-trying-to-impress-someone-with-ending-theme Support Us! If you would like to support Nintendo Maniacs, please consider giving us a 5 star rating on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and click on the Linktree below to see our Patreon, Rebbubble store and socials: Join our Discord for free: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4MPatreon! For monetary help please check out our Patreon page. We have multiple tiers with varying perks, including exclusive discord access, advertising and opportunities to contribute questions and topics to upcoming shows. We’ve also introduced a tier that gives you access to our Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Family Account (plus access to our discord and show shoutout). So if you haven’t got Nintendo Switch Online yet do consider checking this out as it’s cheaper than buying an individual membership. Limited spots so get in quick. LINK: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4MThank you so much to our Patrons:SwitchingItUp_Game Buoy GamesSumoAbout Nintendo Maniacs! Nintendo Maniacs is a fortnightly, Nintendo-focussed podcast. Each episode Josh is joined by a special guest and they chat about what they love about Nintendo, and the special ways they show their passion. The host, Josh, has been a lifelong Nintendo fan who grew up on playing Nintendo consoles and handhelds. He has great memories of playing local multiplayer games with his brothers and friends and enjoys the pure fun that Nintendo brings to gaming. Josh enjoys Nintendo gaming so much that he created this podcast to force people to join him and chat about it!
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How DK Bananza does 3D platforming uniquely, being a Nintendo fan in Japan and what you missed from the Pokemon Presents
Episode 101 In this episode Josh is joined by fellow maniac Mono! They’re the producers of the podcast, Tokyo Game Life which is a Tokyo based video game podcast focusing on Nintendo and gaming culture in Japan's capital with every episode features a unique element of gaming culture in Japan.Chapters:0:00 Cold Open, Maniac Chat and being a Nintendo fan in Japan39:50 New Release Acquired: Donkey Kong Bananza1:24:50 Pokemon Presents1:40:00 A rumoured upcoming Nintendo Direct? 1:51:45 Weird Nintendo Our Guest!Mono, from the Tokyo Game Life podcast, was our guest. You can find more of their work at:https://tokyogamelife.com/X: TokyoGameLifeBlueSky: tokyogamelife.bsky.socialInstagram: tokyogamelifeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpuRpKHGfsC3_45I3QVocxAWeird Nintendo:https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/random-were-big-fans-of-this-switch-2-summer-gaming-solutionhttps://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/1lxaavd/found_another_use_for_the_top_usbc_port/?utm_source=embedv2&utm_medium=post_embed&utm_content=whitespace&embed_host_url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/random-were-big-fans-of-this-switch-2-summer-gaming-solution Support Us!If you would like to support Nintendo Maniacs, please consider giving us a 5 star rating on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and click on the Linktree below to see our Patreon, Rebbubble store and socials: Join our Discord for free: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4MPatreon!For monetary help please check out our Patreon page. We have multiple tiers with varying perks, including exclusive discord access, advertising and opportunities to contribute questions and topics to upcoming shows. We’ve also introduced a tier that gives you access to our Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Family Account (plus access to our discord and show shoutout). So if you haven’t got Nintendo Switch Online yet do consider checking this out as it’s cheaper than buying an individual membership. Limited spots so get in quick. LINK: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4MThank you so much to our Patrons:SwitchingItUp_Game Buoy GamesSumoAbout Nintendo Maniacs!Nintendo Maniacs is a fortnightly, Nintendo-focussed podcast. Each episode Josh is joined by a special guest and they chat about what they love about Nintendo, and the special ways they show their passion. The host, Josh, has been a lifelong Nintendo fan who grew up on playing Nintendo consoles and handhelds. He has great memories of playing local multiplayer games with his brothers and friends and enjoys the pure fun that Nintendo brings to gaming. Josh enjoys Nintendo gaming so much that he created this podcast to force people to join him and chat about it!
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Are the Switch 2 Zelda games worth the upgrade? And blind ranking Zelda games
Episode 100 This episode Josh is joined by fellow maniac Mikayla!Chapters:0:00 Cold Open and Maniac Chat12:20 Blind Ranking Zelda Games27:10 Miitopia34:04 New Release Acquired - BoTW and ToTK Switch 2 Editions1:02:45 Question Mark Block - Nintendo Remakes we want1:20:08 Weird Nintendo Support Us!If you would like to support Nintendo Maniacs, please consider giving us a 5 star rating on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and click on the Linktree below to see our Patreon, Rebbubble store and socials: Join our Discord for free: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4MPatreon!For monetary help please check out our Patreon page. We have multiple tiers with varying perks, including exclusive discord access, advertising and opportunities to contribute questions and topics to upcoming shows. We’ve also introduced a tier that gives you access to our Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Family Account (plus access to our discord and show shoutout). So if you haven’t got Nintendo Switch Online yet do consider checking this out as it’s cheaper than buying an individual membership. Limited spots so get in quick. LINK: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4MThank you so much to our Patrons:SwitchingItUp_Game Buoy GamesSumoAbout Nintendo Maniacs!Nintendo Maniacs is a fortnightly, Nintendo-focussed podcast. Each episode Josh is joined by a special guest and they chat about what they love about Nintendo, and the special ways they show their passion. The host, Josh, has been a lifelong Nintendo fan who grew up on playing Nintendo consoles and handhelds. He has great memories of playing local multiplayer games with his brothers and friends and enjoys the pure fun that Nintendo brings to gaming. Josh enjoys Nintendo gaming so much that he created this podcast to force people to join him and chat about it!
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Third-Party games to play after Mario Kart
Episode 99 This episode Josh is joined by fellow maniac Andrew, who he met whilst retro gaming hunting in Japan. Andrew has an impressive collection of Nintendo items in his collection. His YouTube channel is all about Nintendo and has teardowns, unique takes and more.Chapters:0:00 Cold Open and Maniac Chat with Andrew25:00 Question Mark Block! Discord Q&A - Third Party Games on Switch 21:00:30 New Release Acquired - Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour1:18:30 Splatoon Raiders1:24:00 Weird Nintendo You can find Andrew and all of his work here:https://linktr.ee/N1ntenDr0meSupport Us!If you would like to support Nintendo Maniacs, please consider giving us a 5 star rating on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and click on the Linktree below to see our Patreon, Rebbubble store and socials: Join our Discord for free: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4MPatreon!For monetary help please check out our Patreon page. We have multiple tiers with varying perks, including exclusive discord access, advertising and opportunities to contribute questions and topics to upcoming shows. We’ve also introduced a tier that gives you access to our Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Family Account (plus access to our discord and show shoutout). So if you haven’t got Nintendo Switch Online yet do consider checking this out as it’s cheaper than buying an individual membership. Limited spots so get in quick. LINK: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4MThank you so much to our Patrons:SwitchingItUp_Game Buoy GamesSumoAbout Nintendo Maniacs!Nintendo Maniacs is a fortnightly, Nintendo-focussed podcast. Each episode Josh is joined by a special guest and they chat about what they love about Nintendo, and the special ways they show their passion. The host, Josh, has been a lifelong Nintendo fan who grew up on playing Nintendo consoles and handhelds. He has great memories of playing local multiplayer games with his brothers and friends and enjoys the pure fun that Nintendo brings to gaming. Josh enjoys Nintendo gaming so much that he created this podcast to force people to join him and chat about it!
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Donkey Kong Bananza Direct - Nintendo's Best Standalone Direct
Nintendo has just revealed a 17 minute video giving the lowdown on Donkey Kong Bananza - coming out 17 July 2025.Josh and Drew team up to discuss everything shown in the video as well as why they think that was the best standalone Nintendo Direct presentation ever. Feel free to also check out the podcast! Support Us!If you would like to support Nintendo Maniacs, please consider giving us a 5 star rating on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and click on the Linktree below to see our Patreon, Rebbubble store and socials: Join our Discord for free: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4MPatreon!For monetary help please check out our Patreon page. We have multiple tiers with varying perks, including exclusive discord access, advertising and opportunities to contribute questions and topics to upcoming shows. We’ve also introduced a tier that gives you access to our Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Family Account (plus access to our discord and show shoutout). So if you haven’t got Nintendo Switch Online yet do consider checking this out as it’s cheaper than buying an individual membership. Limited spots so get in quick. LINK: https://discord.gg/47TSQv6c4MThank you so much to our Patrons:SwitchingItUp_Game Buoy GamesSumoAbout Nintendo Maniacs!Nintendo Maniacs is a fortnightly, Nintendo-focussed podcast. Each episode Josh is joined by a special guest and they chat about what they love about Nintendo, and the special ways they show their passion. The host, Josh, has been a lifelong Nintendo fan who grew up on playing Nintendo consoles and handhelds. He has great memories of playing local multiplayer games with his brothers and friends and enjoys the pure fun that Nintendo brings to gaming. Josh enjoys Nintendo gaming so much that he created this podcast to force people to join him and chat about it!
Nintendo Maniacs is a fortnightly podcast dedicated to the latest Nintendo game releases, news and topics.
Josh (JT) has a special guest on every show and has a bundle of fun along the way.
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