In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie, Michael, Angelo, and Luke are back to discuss the biggest release of all time — Hollow Knight: Silksong... which they almost forget entirely. They also talk about the recent Kirby Air Riders Direct, a bunch of new games coming to Switch 2, and so much more.It's all capped off with a fantastic round of Nintendo 20 Questions that goes down to the wire.Relevant storiesKirby: https://www.vooks.net/kirby-air-riders-out-november-20th-all-the-details-from-the-direct/Pokemon: https://www.vooks.net/pokemon-legends-z-a-to-feature-four-player-arena-deathmatch-mode/Indy: https://www.vooks.net/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-is-coming-to-switch-2/Mortal Kombat: https://www.vooks.net/mortal-kombat-mythologies-sub-zero-special-forces-also-coming-to-legacy-kollection/Lego Batman: https://www.vooks.net/lego-batman-legacy-of-the-dark-knight-is-coming-to-switch-2/The Rogue PoP: https://www.vooks.net/the-rogue-prince-of-persia-headed-to-switch-switch-2/Bubsy: https://www.vooks.net/atari-announce-bubsy-4d-for-both-switch-switch-2/Yooka: https://www.vooks.net/yooka-replaylee-out-october-9th-full-physical-release-on-switch-2/007: https://www.vooks.net/007-first-light-shoots-onto-switch-2-in-march-2026/Chibi Robo: https://www.vooks.net/chibi-robo-comes-to-the-nintendo-classics-gamecube-line-up-next-week/Forsaken: https://www.vooks.net/forsaken-64-coming-to-switch-online-expansion-pack-tomorrow/Easter Egg: https://www.vooks.net/game-boy-advance-boot-screen-easter-egg-add-to-switch-nintendo-classics-app/Silksong: https://www.vooks.net/hollow-knight-silksong-launches-september-4th/Send us a textSupport the showSocials Ollie: @chocobalt on Bluesky Luke: @renderman7 on Bluesky Angelo: @manjell0 on Bluesky Michael: @subelement on Bluesky Find Vooks on social media, support the show and buy merch. As always please leave us a review if you enjoy the show on your favourite place to get podcasts.
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Vookcast #287: Kept You Waiting
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie, Michael, Angelo, and Luke are back after a lengthy break to discuss Nintendo finally making new announcements with Partner Showcase and Indie World presentations, new news about the upcoming live-action Zelda movie, more Nintendo Lego, and so much more.It's all capped off with a stunning round of Nintendo 20 Questions that is sure to be controversial.Relevant stories:Vouchers: https://www.vooks.net/nintendo-switch-game-voucher-program-to-end-in-january-2026/8BitDo: https://www.vooks.net/8bitdo-is-back-with-a-pro-3-controller-now-in-gamecube-purple/Zelda: https://www.vooks.net/link-and-zelda-have-been-cast-in-the-legend-of-zelda-movie/Lego: https://www.vooks.net/lego-game-boy-set-to-launch-on-october-1st-preorders-open-now/Partner Showcase: https://www.vooks.net/everything-in-the-nintendo-direct-partner-showcase-july-2025/Indie World: https://www.vooks.net/everything-in-the-indie-world-showcase-august-2025/Umbrella: https://www.vooks.net/pro-jank-footy-is-coming-to-the-switch-in-2026/Financials: https://www.vooks.net/switch-2-off-to-a-big-start-mario-kart-world-goes-with-it-nintendo-financials-q1-25-26/My Mario: https://www.vooks.net/nintendo-to-launch-my-mario-new-range-of-products-apps-shorts-for-young-kids/Send us a textSupport the showSocials Ollie: @chocobalt on Bluesky Luke: @renderman7 on Bluesky Angelo: @manjell0 on Bluesky Michael: @subelement on Bluesky Find Vooks on social media, support the show and buy merch. As always please leave us a review if you enjoy the show on your favourite place to get podcasts.
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Vookcast #286: Going Bananas
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie, Michael, Angelo, and Luke discuss the recent Donkey Kong Bananza Direct, then get sidetracked for an hour while trying to discuss Little Nightmares, Drag X Drive, a new game from Arc System Works, and so much more.It's all capped off with another round of Nintendo 20 Questions, which given it was Luke picking the game, was a real challenge.Relevant stories:DK: https://www.vooks.net/donkey-kong-bananza-looks-absolutely-bananas-direct-recap/Little Nightmares: https://www.vooks.net/little-nightmares-is-scaring-up-a-release-on-switch-2/Drag X Drive: https://www.vooks.net/drag-x-drive-rolls-onto-the-switch-2-eshop-on-august-14th/Dear me, I was: https://www.vooks.net/dear-me-i-was-is-an-all-new-adventure-title-from-arc-system-works-for-switch-2/Oops: https://www.vooks.net/metroid-prime-4-beyond-billboard-in-london-says-the-game-is-out-now-whoops/Strikers: https://www.vooks.net/super-mario-strikers-hits-nintendo-classics-gamecube-next-week/Send us a textSupport the showSocials Ollie: @chocobalt on Bluesky Luke: @renderman7 on Bluesky Angelo: @manjell0 on Bluesky Michael: @subelement on Bluesky Find Vooks on social media, support the show and buy merch. As always please leave us a review if you enjoy the show on your favourite place to get podcasts.
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Vookcast #285: 'Tis the Season
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie, Michael, Angelo, and Luke discuss the recent "E3 season" announcements, which were suspiciously light on Switch 2 games. They also go over Nintendo's strange announcement of a new Splatoon game, some very strong Switch 2 launch sales, James Bond, and so much more.It's all capped off with another round of Nintendo 20 Questions, which probably doesn't go how you'd expect.Relevant stories:Switch 2 sales: https://www.vooks.net/nintendo-switch-2-moves-3-5-million-units-worldwide-in-first-four-days/Splatoon Raiders: https://www.vooks.net/new-splatoon-spin-off-announced-splatoon-raiders-coming-to-switch-2/Switch 2 updates: https://www.vooks.net/unexpected-switch-2-updates/No Man's Sky Switch 2: https://www.vooks.net/no-mans-sky-gets-free-nintendo-switch-2-edition-update/Mortal Kombat: https://www.vooks.net/mortal-kombat-legacy-kollection-coming-to-switch-switch-2-later-this-year/James Bond: https://www.vooks.net/james-bond-returns-first-look-007-first-light/Lego Party: https://www.vooks.net/lego-party-coming-to-switch-later-this-year/Zelda: https://www.vooks.net/the-legend-of-zelda-movie-release-date-pushed-back-six-weeks/Send us a textSupport the showSocials Ollie: @chocobalt on Bluesky Luke: @renderman7 on Bluesky Angelo: @manjell0 on Bluesky Michael: @subelement on Bluesky Find Vooks on social media, support the show and buy merch. As always please leave us a review if you enjoy the show on your favourite place to get podcasts.
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Vookcast #284: Dawn of the Final Days
In this final episode of the Vookcast before Switch 2's release, Ollie, Michael, Angelo, and Luke discuss the last batch of pre-launch news, including the release date for quite a few games, a surprising midnight launch for the console, a bunch of Nintendo app updates,and the origins of Mario Kart World.It's all capped off with an episode of Nintendo 20 Questions that goes down to the wire.Relevant stories:Mario Kart 9: https://www.vooks.net/mario-kart-world-was-almost-an-original-switch-game-called-mario-kart-9/DQ 1+2 HD: https://www.vooks.net/dragon-quest-i-ii-hd-2d-remake-launches-30th-october-switch-2-version-too/Pokemon: https://www.vooks.net/pokemon-legends-z-a-set-to-launch-on-october-16th/WA: https://www.vooks.net/eb-games-now-holding-midnight-launches-in-wa-for-the-switch-2/Switch app: https://www.vooks.net/nintendo-switch-app-gets-its-name-change-and-adds-a-lot-of-new-features/Nintendo Music: https://www.vooks.net/nintendo-music-is-not-pausing-with-this-new-update/Parental controls: https://www.vooks.net/nintendos-parental-controls-app-is-ready-for-switch-2/Nintendo Classics: https://www.vooks.net/nintendo-adds-four-game-boy-games-to-mays-nintendo-classics-lineup/Send us a textSupport the showSocials Ollie: @chocobalt on Bluesky Luke: @renderman7 on Bluesky Angelo: @manjell0 on Bluesky Michael: @subelement on Bluesky Find Vooks on social media, support the show and buy merch. As always please leave us a review if you enjoy the show on your favourite place to get podcasts.
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