Let’s a-go into a new year! This week on the NXpress Nintendo Podcast, Cameron Daxon, Marc Kaliroff, and Campbell Gill send off a momentous year with their final podcast recorded in 2022, and ring in a new year with an episode full of hot takes and spicy Nintendo predictions for 2023. Before all that, though, what better way to welcome the new year than with triumphant fanfare? The gang responds to a listener question by discussing their favorite fanfare themes in video games, and from Final Fantasy to Mario to Kirby to Metal Gear, they certainly have plenty to pick from!
Then, to the Main Event: predicting Nintendo’s 2023. We have a whole new year ahead of us, full of possibilities for surprises from the Big N. The gang takes turns making bold predictions about what Nintendo fans can look forward to: could this be the year we see Wind Waker HD on Switch, Advance Wars 1+2 Re-boot Camp make its long-delayed debut, or a new 3D Mario game to align with the upcoming movie? Will we ever see Metroid Prime 4, or the elusive next-gen Switch? The gang offer their takes on all these questions and more!
Last but absolutely not least, Cameron closes out the show with an RPG extravaganza centered on the excellent new indie adventure Chained Echoes. Taking after the best SNES JRPGs of the roleplaying Golden Age, Chained Echoes is a gripping take on the classic genre formula with plenty of modern conveniences thrown in to boot. Turn-based battles, an engaging plot, and plenty of controllable super mechs, Chained Echoes has a little bit of everything you could want–and this discussion leads into a broader conversation on other great RPGs on Switch (Final Fantasy VII, anyone?).
All this and more in this week’s episode of NXpress. Happy 2023, everybody!
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Playlist:
LFXIV – NXpress Intro
0:39 – Talking Point: Stocking Stuffers and Nintendo Switch Gifts
“New Year’s Countdown – 1 Hour” – Animal Crossing: Wild World
18:30 – Main Event: Ranking The Best Nintendo Switch Games of 2022
“New Year’s Countdown – 15 Minutes” – Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Indie Spotlight: Chained Echoes
“Happy New Year!” – Animal Crossing: New Horizons
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 330: Nintendo Direct June 2023 Reactions!
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 329: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Review + Impressions Galore!
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 328: Tetris Movie and Curse of the Sea Rats Review
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 327: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Gameplay Reactions + In Memorium, 3DS and Wii U eShops
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 326: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 4 Review!
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 325: Metroid Fusion and Metroid Prime Remastered!
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 324: The Octopath Traveler II Review Extravaganza!
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 323: Pokemon Presents 2023 Reactions and Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe Review
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 322: Theatrhythm Final Bar Line and Grim Guardian: Demon Purge Reviews
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 321: Celebrating Game Boy and Game Boy Advance Games on Switch!
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 320: February 2023 Nintendo Direct Reactions!
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 319: Fire Emblem Engage and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake Reviews!
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 318: The Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden Switch Port Extravaganza
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 317: Tales from the Backlog 2023 Edition + Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider Review
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 315: Ranking the Best Nintendo Switch Games of 2022 + Holiday Stocking Stuffers!
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 313: Nintendo at the Game Awards 2022 + Harvestella and Crisis Core – Final Fantasy – Reunion Switch Reviews
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 313: Wind Waker Turns 20!
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 312: Sonic Frontiers Review and Super Mario Bros. Movie Trailer Reactions
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 311: The Ultimate Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Review Discussion
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