This week! Switch 2 pre-orders happened—find out how we fared amongst the chaos. Plus: Ghost of Yotei, Outrun and Split Fiction movies, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Dave the Diver, South of Midnight, Silent HIll 2 and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? 

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Links of interest:

• Switch 2 pre-orders were a mess

• Every physical third-party Switch 2 game seen in Japan so far is a Game-Key Card requiring a download

• Ghost of Yotei release date announced

• Outrun movie

• Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones added to NSO

• Expedition 33 sales top 1 million

• Oblivion Remastered release, includes edition with Horse Armor

• Dave the Diver

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

• Split Fiction

• South of Midnight

• Silent Hill 2

• Lunar Remastered Collection

• Phil’s David Schleinkofer post

• CJ’s mind-boggling post

• Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page

• Player One Podcast Discord

• Greg Streams on Twitch

• Growing Up Gaming - The Sony PlayStation

• Add us in Apple Podcasts

Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.

Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.

Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.

Running time: 01:54:26

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.

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Fuse It Or Lose It Aftershow

Today courtesy of friend of the show Mike we have an AI-generated quiz.This time based on the artwork an AI has generated based on certain games and artistic style prompts. You will probably want to watch the video version of this one, linked here. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

This week! We have a date for Switch 2 pre-orders in the US and Canada, Paul Rudd comes back to hawk Switch 2, the Mario Kart Direct reveals some new info, Lunar Remastered Collection, Dave the Diver, Split Fiction, Silent Hill 2, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?

https://youtube.com/live/6WWBfuD7XuQ

Links of interest:

• 7UP Zero Sugar Endless Summer

• Reese’s Cups with Spring Sprinkles

• Switch 2 pre-orders for US/Canada start April 24

• Paul Rudd plays with super power

• Nintendo posts OG Paul Rudd Super Nintendo commercial

• Mario Kart Direct

• New Mario Kart details in the Direct

• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

• Julian Bashir

• Silent Hill 2

• South of Midnight

• Lunar Remastered Collection

• Dave the Diver

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows

• Split Fiction

• Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page

• Player One Podcast Discord

• Greg Streams on Twitch

• Growing Up Gaming - The Sony PlayStation

• Add us in Apple Podcasts

Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.

Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.

Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.

Running time: 01:55:46

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.

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Pass On The Pass Aftershow

Hacker alias Sir Alexander has challenged us with a Mexico Jeopardy. It’s not going to be pretty. But you can listen and see how well we did and compare it to how well you might have done. Did you beat us? If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

This week! Switch 2 preorder woes, pricing, Genesis NSO additions, Blue Prince, WIldgate (beta), South of Midnight, Mario Golf GBC, Time Gal/Ninja Hayate HD Remasters, Katamari Damacy Rolling Live, Space Invaders Infinity Gene Evolve, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?

https://youtube.com/live/gicKy8UWWLA

Links of interest:

• Switch 2 preordering delayed in US and Canada

• Mouse Work from Nitrome is the mouse game I expected Nintendo to make

• Nintendo defends pricing

• Genesis NSO additions

• TLOU series renewed for 3rd season

• Marathon is out September 23

• Wanderstop

• Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

• Wildgate

• Blue Prince

• Silent Hill 2

• South of Midnight

• Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)

• Katamari Damacy Rolling Live

• Space Invaders Infinity Gene Evolve

• Time Gal HD Remaster

• Ninja Hayate HD Remaster

• Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page

• Player One Podcast Discord

• Greg Streams on Twitch

• Growing Up Gaming - The Sony PlayStation

• Add us in Apple Podcasts

Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.

Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.

Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.

Running time: 01:54:33

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.

Performance Issues Aftershow

On this week’s Aftershow we hand over the keys to the AI for a little video game guessing game—with AI-generated box art, too! You’ll have to listen (or watch) to get a grip on this madness. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

Video version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMX3wn5KZcY

This week! We talk about everything Nintendo Switch 2. What we thought of the Direct, the games, the pricing, what (if anything) we’re going to be picking up on day one (preorder pending), and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?

https://youtube.com/live/fez6U-FiNX8

Links of interest:

Nintendo Switch 2 Direct

Launch Date/Pricing

• June 5, $449/$499 in the US ($630/$699 CAD)

• Multi-language Switch in Japan

• Game pricing (MKW $80 ($113 CAD), DKB $70, S2Es)

• Pre-ordering

• Pre-ordering directly from Nintendo / NSO

• Pre-ordering in the US is delayed due to tariff announcements

Hardware

• Specs

• Switch 2 hardware overview

• Has NVIDIA chips

• C button - GameChat

• GameChat video

• Ask the Developer: Game Chat

• Mouse stuff

• Faster eShop confirmed

Games - First-party

• Mario Karty World

• Mario Kart World trailer

• Donkey Kong Bananza

• Donkey Kong Bananza trailer

• Metroid Prime 4 Switch 2 Edition

• Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment

• Kirby Air Riders

• Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour

• Drag x Drive

• Drag x Drive trailer

Games - Third-party

• Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut

• Arcade Archives 2: Ridge Racer

• Hitman / 007

• Full third-party list

• Third-party Sizzle Reel 1

• Third-party Sizzle Reel 2

• The Duskbloods

• Creator’s Voice: The Duskbloods

Nintendo Switch 2 Edition upgrades

• Free updates

• Paid updates

• NSO + Expansion Pack freebies

NSO stuff

• GameCube Nintendo Classics

• GameCube controller

• Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page

• Player One Podcast Discord

• Greg Streams on Twitch

• Growing Up Gaming - The Sony PlayStation

• Add us in Apple Podcasts

Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.

Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.

Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.

Running time: 01:43:50

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-fiJyjaGQo

Top of the Yarn Ball Remake Aftershow

Shake off the cobwebs in your noggin, folks. Today we have an EGM Review Quiz from the April 1998 issue of the magazines. Can Phil and Greg guess the games being described in these reviews? Listen…if you DARE! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

This week! The Switch 1 Nintendo Direct, C button speculation, Switch 2 hype, Dynasty Warriors: Origins, Picross S Doraemon, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, some Star Trek, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?

https://youtube.com/live/po7Qzp8OW48

Links of interest:

• Sour Patch Kids Glow-Ups

• Nintendo Direct

• Everything announced at the Nintendo Direct

• Everybody’s Golf and Patapon coming to Switch

• Virtual Game Cards

• Nintendo Today app

• Zelda movie announced via Nintendo Today (March 26, 2027)

• C button confirmed

• Game Informer resurrected

• Dynasty Warriors: Origins

• Picross S Doraemon & F Characters Edition

• Playdate

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows

• Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

• Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition

• Split Fiction

• Silent Hill 2

• Lunar Eternal Blue

• Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page

• Player One Podcast Discord

• Greg Streams on Twitch

• Growing Up Gaming - The Sony PlayStation

• Add us in Apple Podcasts

Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.

Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.

Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.

Running time: 01:47:36