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Super Nintendo Trivia Headz: David vs Summer - SPECIAL #29

Release Date: 05/14/2025

'Twas the Night Before Switch 2.... - #308

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Our old friend Patrick Knisely (Pdyx) joins the podcast this week to discuss the Switch 2's imminent release and also to look back on 8 years of the original model of Nintendo's hybrid console. Come ride the hype train with us one last time before launch!! We also cover all the Nintendo and gaming news such as video game industry unionization efforts coming to a head, updates to N64 games on Nintendo Classics, a new mobile app and much more. As always, we close with the games we’ve been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy...

Ranking Every Nintendo Launch Lineup w/ Jon Cartwright - #307

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GVG's Jon Cartwright joins us again this week to go through all of Nintendo's home console launch lineups (including the Switch 2!) and rank them in a definitive list of best to worst. How does the Switch 2 stack up against Nintendo's outings historically? We also cover all the Nintendo and gaming news such as a Nintendo Direct rumored for a week after the new system's launch, new Game Boy titles added to Nintendo Classics and much more. As always, we close with the games we’ve been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy podcasts....

The Gigification of Games Media w/ Ben Bertoli - #306

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This week we talk with Ben Bertoli (Polygon, Kotaku, IGN) about the current state of gaming journalism following the sale of Polygon and the layoff of the majority of their staff. With sites like Giant Bomb going independent, how feasible are smaller scale operations in the media space? We also cover all the Nintendo and gaming news and rumors such as Nintendo attending Gamescom, Nintendo's ability to brick your Switch 2, and much more. As always, we close with the games we’ve been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy podcasts. ...

Super Nintendo Trivia Headz: David vs Summer - SPECIAL #29

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20 Things We Still Don't Know About Switch 2 - #305

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We are only ONE MONTH AWAY from the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 and Kyle Baker joins the podcast this week to ask all the unanswered questions we still have about the upcoming system. What will the release cadence be for the new console? How is Game Share going to work? How good is that microphone, really? We get down to brass tacks and discuss all we know. We also cover all the Nintendo and gaming news and rumors such as the Switch's 20.0.0 firmware update, GTA VI getting delayed, Nintendo's stance on DEI and much more. As always, we close with the games we’ve been playing. Listen to...

Water - #304

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Comedian Garrett Buss joins the podcast this week to talk all about water in video games. From level 2-2 in Super Mario Bros. to realistic water physics in Red Dead Redemption 2, we break down how water is a fundamental part of game design. We also cover the Nintendo news and rumors like our experience with the Switch 2 preorder system (it was madness), a new addition to Game Boy Advance NSO, lawsuits against Epic Games and much more. As always, we close with the games we’ve been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy podcasts. 0:00:00...

Is Nintendo Fumbling the Switch 2 Rollout? (ft. Jared from Devolver) - #303

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We're joined by Jared Stults of Devolver Digital this week to talk about the PR rollout for the Nintendo Switch 2. Between fans chanting "drop the price," tariff woes, and Shuhei Yoshida claiming Nintendo's lost the sauce, we break down their announcement strategy and if it will have any effect on console sales. We also cover the Nintendo news and rumors such as the Mario Kart Direct and much more. As always, we close with the games we’ve been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy podcasts. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:06:03 News and...

AI, Robotics, and Existential Dread: Qualia Dev Interview - #302

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This week Sydney (aka allsee) from CMY2K joins to talk about her solo indie game qualia. Covering themes on artificial intelligence, existentialism, and yearning, we break down the writing process and what it's like to ship your first game. We also cover the Nintendo and gaming news such as the Switch 2's ongoing tariff situation, pricing controversies, and much more. As always, we close with the games we’ve all been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy podcasts. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:06:30 News and Rumors 0:36:30 Qualia Developer...

The Trump Tariffs and the Switch 2: An Economist Explains - #301

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This week we are joined by economics professor Dustin Rumbaugh to get to the bottom of the Trump Tariffs and how they will potentially affect Nintendo following the delay of pre-orders in the US for the Nintendo Switch 2. Will we see a delay in release or a bump in the already controversial price? We also cover the gaming and Nintendo news, including a bevy of Switch 2 updates following the Nintendo Treehouse and hands-on events, some missing features from Nintendo's next console, and a Switch devkit that leaked seemingly showing us what Retro had been working on before Metroid Prime 4. As...

The Super Switch Headz 300th Episode Spectacular... LIVE! - #300

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This week the whole gang (INCLUDING MATT!) is back to celebrate 300 episodes of the Super Switch Headz Podcast and break down the TWO recent directs for both the original Nintendo Switch and the Switch 2. Originally streamed as a live show on April 2nd, this special episode finds us breaking down everything we loved about the Switch 2 reveal, the controversial revelations about the pricing, our thoughts on Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, Kirby Air Riders, and much much more. We also take questions from the audience and reminisce on 6 years and 300 episodes of the show, along with...

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This week, in a long awaited follow-up to our previous episode in the series, we play a round of Nintendo trivia. David and Summer go head to head while Jordan asks the questions. Who will come out on top? Feel free to play along with us and test your Nintendo trivia knowledge!! Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

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