In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, and Luke as they discuss the newly teased Mario Kart Lego and so much more. They take a look at the recently announced Pokémon Legends: Z-A (that only Ollie's excited for) and mourn the loss of a classic Australian games studio. They also play a game of Nintendo 20 Questions, with everything that entails – the good and the silly. Relevant  stories: Pokémon Legends: Z-A: https://www.vooks.net/pokemon-legends-z-a-announced-coming-to-switch-in-2025/ Mario Kart Lego: https://www.vooks.net/lego-mario-kart-teased-for-2025 ..read more

In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, and Luke as they revisit their predictions for 2023 and make all-new predictions for 2024. Will any of them be right? If last year is anything to go by, probably not. They also discuss the recent controversy around Palworld, Golden Sun finally coming to Nintendo Switch, a couple of unlikely Switch ports, and smash out a game of Nintendo 20 Questions. Relevant stories: Palworld: https://www.vooks.net/the-pokemon-company-to-investigate-use-of-its-ip-in-palworld/ Golden Sun: https://www.vooks.net/the-first-two-golden-sun-game ..read more

In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael and very special guest Ben Gourlay, who helped contribute to the upcoming 4K UHD Blu-Ray release of the 1993 cult classic Super Mario Bros. Buy Super Mario Bros. at Umbrella Entertainment: https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/products/super-mario-bros-30th-anniversary-4-k-uhd-blu-ray-1993 They dive deep into the film and everything that's gone into Umbrella Entertainment's incredible release of the film, as well as discuss recent Nintendo news and smash out a game of Nintendo 20 Questions. Relevant stories: Nintendo 64 on NSO: https ..read more

In this special Halloween episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, and Luke as they chat about their biggest gaming fears, the newest voice on Nintendo's block, and the spookiest thing of all: corporate consolidation.They wrap things up, of course, with a terrifying round of Nintendo 20 Questions.C COMPETITION ENTRY HERE: bit.ly/vooksdiscord Relevant stories: Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard: https://www.vooks.net/microsoft-completes-activision-blizzard-acquisition-everythings-coming-up-xbox/ New Mario voice actor: https://www.vooks.net/kevin-afghani-is-the-new-voice ..read more

In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael and Luke as they chat about the latest Nintendo Direct, a spicy email from Xbox boss Phil Spencer, and the Apollo Justice Trilogy. They also talk about the latest addition to Nintendo Kirby Online, and of course a great round of Nintendo 20 Questions. COMPETITION ENTRY HERE: bit.ly/vooksdiscord Relevant stories: Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy: https://www.vooks.net/the-apollo-justice-ace-attorney-trilogy-set-for-release-in-january-2024/ Kirby & The Amazing Mirror: https://www.vooks.net/kirby-the-amazing-mirror-lands-on-n ..read more

In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Angelo, Michael, and Luke as they chat about the latest Super Mario Bros. Direct (right before a general Direct is announced), the future of Tears of the Kingdom, new Switch bundles, and more.They also talk about their favourite (and least favourite) games of 2023 so far, and of course a great round of Nintendo 20 Questions. Relevant stories: Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct: https://www.vooks.net/everything-we-learned-about-super-mario-bros-wonder-from-the-direct/ Zelda DLC: https://www.vooks.net/aonuma-no-plans-to-release-additional-conten ..read more

In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Angelo, Michael, and Luke as they chat about some beloved Zelda games getting another release, the Wii U making headlines again and the loveable Bluey getting her first proper game.The conversation stays mainly on track this time, but of course there is plenty of side news and opinions, and of course a great round of Nintendo 20 Questions. - Wii-U Games Live Again - Rayman & No Mario - Nintendo Australia selling more than scrunchies - More Game Boy Games - Bluey  Support the show Socials Ollie: @chocobalt on Twitter Luke: @renderma ..read more

In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Angelo, Michael, and Luke as they chat about a bunch of new old games coming to the Switch, including Gex, Jurassic Park, and Tomba. They also get very distracted and veer wildly off-topic, as every good episode of the Vookcast does, and talk about EA Sports FC finally breaking the FIFA Switch curse. Relevant stories: Not-FIFA - https://www.vooks.net/the-legacy-is-broken-as-ea-sports-fc-24-is-coming-to-switch/ Tomba - https://www.vooks.net/playstation-cult-favourite-tomba-coming-to-switch/ GEX - https://www.vooks.net/gex-is-back-gex-trilog ..read more

In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Angelo, Michael, and Luke as they chat about the Nintendo Direct that was announced immediately after the last episode, which always happens. They also get very distracted and veer wildly off-topic, as every good episode of the Vookcast does. Relevant stories: Nintendo Direct roundup - https://www.vooks.net/everything-from-the-june-2023-nintendo-direct/ Social info: Ollie:  @chocobalt on Twitter Luke: @renderman7 on Twitter Angelo: @manjell0 on Twitter Michael: @subelement@aus.social on Mastodon Support the show Support the show Socia ..read more

In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Angelo, Michael, and Luke as they chat about Everybody 1-2 Switch and why it exists, a new set of Joy-Con colours, the shutting down of a beloved developer, and glitches in Tears of the Kingdom. They also discuss their perspectives on video game difficulty, in what was supposed to be a short segment but ended up taking up most of the episode. Whoops. Everybody 1-2-Switch: https://www.vooks.net/everybody-1-2-switch-launches-june-30th/ Pastel Joy-Cons: https://www.vooks.net/nintendo-launching-new-pastel-joy-con-colours-this-month/ Vanpool shu ..read more