The Vookcast - Australia's Nintendo Podcast
The Vookcast is Australia's Nintendo Podcast. Keep informed on the latest Nintendo news, reviews, and events by our enthusiastic and sharp-eyed team. Subscribe and follow us on social to stay up-to-date, and support us adding a review or checking us out on Patreon!
Episodes
281 episodes
Vookcast #282: Direct 2 You
In this massive episode of the Vookcast, Ollie, Michael, Angelo, and Luke discuss the long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2. Nintendo revealed the Switch 2's price, a host of new games, some surprising features, and finally told us what the C button d...
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Vookcast #281: One More Thing
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie, Michael, Angelo, and Luke discuss the surprise Nintendo Direct in depth — likely the last Switch-only Direct ever. They go over the new Metroid Prime 4 footage, a couple of new Sony-owned games, a brand-n...
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1:56:42
Vookcast #280: Pokémon Party
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, and Luke as they discuss the recent Pokémon Day celebrations and revisit the Switch's latter years.They also discuss the new Tony Hawk game, a lovely Aussie game, a...
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1:49:09
Vookcast #279: Happy 20th Birthday Nintendo DS
In this very special episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, Luke, and special returning guest Ben as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of the Nintendo DS. They also discuss the latest the upcom...
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1:59:44
Vookcast #278: The Switch 2 Countdown begins
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, and Luke as start the countdown toward the Switch 2 by looking back at the Switch's stellar first three years of first-party support. They also discuss the latest ...
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1:53:08
Vookcast #277: New Year, New Switch? (Our Switch 2 Predictions)
In the first episode of the Vookcast for 2025, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, and Luke as they discuss the year that was, make predictions for the year ahead, and talk about rumours that have popped up about the future of Nintendo hardware...
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1:59:13
Vookcast #276: 'Tis the Season
In the final episode of the Vookcast for 2024, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, and Luke as they discuss The Game Awards, a new update for Alarmo, a surprising Pokemon collaboration, and more.It's all finished up with a round of Nint...
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1:58:28
Vookcast #275: Whoa, that's a mountain of bananas!
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, and Luke as they discuss the first real news about the Nintendo Switch successor, the recent Nintendo financials release, some cute new gacha toys, and the end of the Sega Meg...
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1:31:39
#274: Nintendo Switching 2 other offerings
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, and Luke as they discuss some bizarre new announcements from Nintendo, including an alarm clock, a music streaming app, and more.They also take a look at a few newly-a...
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1:37:57
#273: Rating for some good news
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, and Luke as they discuss the a new change to Aussie classifications that have proven to be quite controversial.They also take a look at a few newly-announced remasters...
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1:56:47
#272: What a Croc!
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, and Luke as they discuss the return of one of the most iconic platforming mascots of all time — Croc.They also take a look at the recent double Direct, which featured ...
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1:32:58
#271 - Goemon is Bakeru
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Angelo and Luke as they discuss the return of the Goemon series with the localisation of Bakeru.They also take a look at the recent Nintendo Museum Direct, a new Pokemon mobile game, C...
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1:49:31
#270 - 1-2-What?
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael and Luke as they discuss the seemingly impossible feat of Everybody 1-2-Switch topping the sales charts last month.They also take a look at new games added to Nintendo Switch O...
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1:57:23
#269 - Twice As Nice
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, and Luke as they discuss the announcement of the strangest new entry in a defunct series in a long time.They also take a look at new games added to Nintendo Switch Onl...
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1:35:10
#268 - The Zelda Zelda Direct Recap
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, and Luke as they discuss the recent June Nintendo Direct, including the announcement of a new Zelda Zelda game, Metroid Prime 4, Mario & Luigi, and so much more.Th...
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1:59:21
#267 - Finally, An Aussie Pokémon Center!
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, and Luke as they discuss the Nintendo World Championships announcement that took place immediately after the last episode. They also take a look at new games added...
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1:11:39
#266 - Lego KK Slider doesn't actually sing
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael and Luke as they discuss the Indie World Showcase that took place immediately after the last episode.They also take a look at new Lego Animal Crossing sets coming later this ye...
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1:43:28
#265 - See ya, Nintendo Network
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael and Luke as they discuss the the shutdown of 3DS and Wii U online services.They also take a look at Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door and ask why it exists, the recently announced Ma...
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1:45:21
#264 - The Race For Lego
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 f...
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1:41:45
#263 - Epic Endless Grounded Monkeys
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Michael, Angelo, and Luke as they discuss the recent Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase. They dive deep into an Endless Ocean, talk about Xbox games coming to Switch, and hope that the ...
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1:27:59
#262 - Golden Predictions
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.T...
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1:55:12
#261 - A 4K Super Mario Bros. Special
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 Ent...
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2:24:08
#260 - Featuring Tom Holland as Zelda
In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie is joined by Angelo, Michael, and Luke as they chat about the latest Nintendo Indie World Showcase, the end of Mario Kart 8 DLC, and some weird and wonderful retro releases.They also dive deep into...
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