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Resident Evil Month is here! Patrick and Mark are joined by returning special guest Jeremy Schmidt to kick things off with a dramatic, door-opening exploration of 2002’s Resident Evil remake. So grab your Fuel Canteen and Lighter, pack the First Aid Spray, and get ready to go zombie hunting.

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The Pokemon 30th Anniversary celebration begins with a simple question: “What’s your favorite?” Patrick and Mark immediately get hung up on something equally important: "Is a Pokemon a what or a who?" Plus, hands-on thoughts from the Pragmata and Monster Hunter Stories 3 demos, rumors of a new Xenoblade Chronicles in 2026, and more.

The guys also talk about:

Yoshi and Balloon Kid arriving on Game Boy Nintendo Classics.
The Switch surpassing the DS to become Nintendo’s best-selling hardware ever.
Nintendo’s president addressing the possibility of a Switch 2 price increase.
Another look at Another Eden Begins.
Borderlands 4 on Switch 2 officially pausing development.
Can Labo VR be used to play Virtual Boy games?

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Patrick and Mark delay the start of Resident Evil Month to...talk about Resident Evil and a whole lot of other third-party games. The guys break down everything from today's Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase, including games like Orbitals, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and more. Plus, did the presentation change how they’re feeling about the shape of Switch 2’s first year?

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With Dispatch censored on Nintendo platforms and image sharing restricted in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, Patrick and Mark dig into why and when Nintendo decides to censor games. But first: Nintendo Direct speculation, two previously unreleased games added to the upcoming Virtual Boy slate, reactions to the Tomodachi Life Direct, and more.

The guys also talk about:

Hard mode in Fire Emblem: Awakening, and why restarting a chapter can pay off later.
Surprising new updates in Splatoon 3.
The Disney Afternoon Collection confirmed for Switch and Switch 2, with two additional SNES games.

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Patrick and Mark hit the court to rank the canonical doubles teams in Mario Tennis 64...but first, they have to figure out why these unlikely pairings exist in the first place. Why does Baby Mario pair up with Donkey Kong? What mysterious designs does Waluigi have for Paratroopa? Tune in as the guys try to make sense of it all.

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