The Switch 2 Ludic Lore Cast

Volume 3A Part II: Mario Kart Spectacular – Examining DS through 7

CHOO CHOO! The hype train is flying off the rails faster than Doc Brown’s new time machine at the end of Back to the Future Part III, and Nick and Mira are here with their final pre-Switch 2 episode covering Mario Kat DS, Mario Kart Wii, and Mario Kart 7.
Be sure to stick around for the last half hour—or don’t—to hear the Newcomer and Nutcase devolve into a slap-happy delirium over old hat and Mushroom George. Ah, the joys of extreme sleep deprivation!
Finally, get in those DK lore questions and theories ahead of our pre-Bananza deep dive into Donkey’s absurd timeline.
 
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Volume 3A Part I: Mario Kart Spectacular – Examining Super through Double Dash!!

Are your hype engines REVVED TO THE MAX for Mario Kart World? Regardless of your answer to that question, you simply cannot find a better way to pass the time while waiting for the Switch 2 than by listening to this episode of what very well may (or may not) be your new favorite podcast.
What does the Newcomer think of the first four games in the series given her Mario Kart baseline is 8 Deluxe? Why is the Nutcase so unreasonably harsh on the Rainbow Road music from Super Circuit? (It’s a good song, you buffoon!) And should Yoshis really accept taxation without representation? All of that and so much more on this episode of The Switch 2 Ludic Lore Cast!
Finally: Don’t forget to send in your questions, comments, or theories about any deep Donkey lore ahead of our Donkey Kong timeline episode. Trust us—that discussion is going to be bananza!
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Time Capsule 1: Ranking Every Nintendo Launch Lineup + 5 Under-reported Switch 2 News Stories

The Switch 2 hype train is careening towards June 5th at a velocity that’s making Sonic blush even harder than he does when looking up fanart of himself, so let’s zip down the tracks with this beefcake of an episode covering all manner of Switch 2 accoutrements.
If you want to hear about how a former president vomiting on a foreign dignitary jeopardized a 75 million dollar-deal, Nintendo’s crackpot legal theory keeping them out of a dispute with wheelchair sporting association, and a ranked list of every Nintendo launch lineup that somehow lurches into ravine of lunacy without ever recovering, you’ve come to the right place. 
And if you don’t want to hear about those things, you’ve still come to the right place! After all, what’s a few hours of drivel between friends?
Plus! Stick around to the very end as the Nutcase and Newcomer break down the harrowing tale that led to this 1.5 month delay between episodes. Hint: It involves Nick getting an organ cut out of his belly in a foreign country. If you’re a family member or friend who came to this episode just to hear that story, jump ahead to 3:04:45 for the full saga in all of its bizarre glory.
 
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Volume 2: How the Switch 2 Blowout Shows Nintendo’s Shift in Tactics Compared to the Switch 1

That Switch 2 Direct sure was something, huh? Thank goodness the hype isn’t being dismantled by the easily predictable geopolitical fallout from America’s very normal decision to put a convicted felon in the most influential seat of the global economy. Because if something like that happened, the Nintendo Nutcase might just go Bananza!
Fortunately for all of us, it’s actually the morning of April 2nd and nothing stupid is about to happen just a few short hours later. So come join your pals Nick and Mira as they dissect the Switch 2 blowout and pull apart what Nintendo’s marketing pitch says about their shift in mindset compared to the company’s January 2017 Switch 1 live show.
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Volume 1: The Switch 2 Reveal vs. The Past 25 Years

In this lore-heavy episode, Mira and Nick are grabbin' a fresh glass of Reginald's juice as they party with latex ladies and stinky boys. 
The Nintendo Nutcase and the Nintendo Newcomer are traveling all the way back to the year 2000 to see the strategies Nintendo has deployed over the past 25 years when revealing new hardware. So come along for the ride as they examine how the lessons the company learned from the debuts of the Game Boy Advance, GameCube, DS, Wii, 3DS, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch informed the tactical deployment of January 2025's first look at Nintendo Switch 2. 
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Volume 0: Choose Your Character!

This project is—and always will be—dedicated to Ana and Brody.
Come meet your two new pals Nick the Nintendo Nutcase and Mira the Nintendo Newcomer as they introduce themselves and tell you all about the wacky and wise journey they'll be taking you on throughout the Nintendo Switch 2 era. In this volume, you'll learn about their two wildly different perspectives, hear the theory of the ludic spirit, and discover a frightening revelation about Nick's power of voodoo.
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