The Vookcast - Australia's Nintendo Podcast

Vookcast #291: A Grace Ashcroft Amiibo?

In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie, Angelo, and Luke are back to discuss the first special edition Switch 2 hardware, as well as a very strange amiibo, both courtesy of the next Resident Evil game. They also chat about Pikmin 4's weird update, a much less weird Animal Crossing: New Horizons update, Zelda vinyl, and a bunch of Switch 2 announcements.It's all capped off with a fantastic round of Nintendo 20 Questions, as per usual. Relevant Stories  * Nintendo Switch 2 tops 10 million sold, Donkey Kong Bananza opens with 3.49 million [https://www.vooks.net/nintendo-switch-2-tops-10-million-sold-donkey-kong-bananza-opens-with-3-49-million/] * A fresh Metroid Prime 4: Beyond trailer slides into action [https://www.vooks.net/a-fresh-metroid-prime-4-beyond-trailer-slides-into-action/] * Pokémon Legends: Z-A ‘Mega Dimension’ DLC dropping on December 10th [https://www.vooks.net/pokemon-legends-z-a-mega-dimension-dlc-dropping-on-december-10th/] * Animal Crossing: New Horizons getting ‘Switch 2 Edition’ on January 15th [https://www.vooks.net/animal-crossing-new-horizons-getting-switch-2-edition-on-january-15th/] * Resident Evil: Requiem gets a special Switch 2 Pro Controller and amiibo [https://www.vooks.net/resident-evil-requiem-gets-a-special-switch-2-pro-controller-and-amiibo/] * The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild getting Deluxe Vinyl Soundtrack release [https://www.vooks.net/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-getting-deluxe-vinyl-soundtrack-release/] * Pikmin 4 gets free content update 27 months after release [https://www.vooks.net/pikmin-4-gets-free-content-update-27-months-after-release/] * Assassin’s Creed Shadows sneaks onto Switch 2 this December [https://www.vooks.net/assassins-creed-shadows-sneaks-onto-switch-2-this-december/] * System Shock Remake is coming to both Switch and Switch 2 [https://www.vooks.net/system-shock-remake-is-coming-to-both-switch-and-switch-2/] * Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader coming to Switch 2 [https://www.vooks.net/warhammer-40000-rogue-trader-coming-to-switch-2/] * Elden Ring on Switch 2 delayed until 2026 [https://www.vooks.net/elden-ring-on-switch-2-delayed-until-2026/] * Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition is coming to Switch 2 in 2026 [https://www.vooks.net/fallout-4-anniversary-edition-is-coming-to-switch-2-in-2026/] * There’s a new Bluey game on the way and it’s actually made in Australia [https://www.vooks.net/theres-a-new-bluey-game-on-the-way-and-its-actually-made-in-australia/] Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/7770/open_sms] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/vooksdotnet] Socials * Ollie: @chocobalt [https://bsky.app/profile/chocobalt.bsky.social] on Bluesky * Luke: @renderman7 [https://bsky.app/profile/renderman7.bsky.social] on Bluesky * Angelo: @manjell0 [https://bsky.app/profile/manjello.bsky.social] on Bluesky * Michael: @subelement [https://bsky.app/profile/subelement.bsky.social] on Bluesky Find Vooks on social media [https://linktr.ee/vooksdotnet], 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.

Vookcast #290: Close To You?

In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie, Angelo, and Luke are back to discuss the strange drop of Nintendo Pictures' Close To You shorts. They also chat about a new Pokemon Go event in Sydney, the delay of a massive Switch 2 game, a newly announced remake, and say "so long, Bowser" to Nintendo of America's president. It's all capped off with a fantastic round of Nintendo 20 Questions — but watch out, it's Luke's week. Relevant stories: PoGo: https://www.vooks.net/australia-finally-gets-its-first-pokemon-go-city-safari-event-this-december-in-sydney/ [https://www.vooks.net/australia-finally-gets-its-first-pokemon-go-city-safari-event-this-december-in-sydney/] Pikmin: https://www.vooks.net/nintendos-two-mystery-pikmin-videos-just-two-shorts-by-nintendo-pictures/ [https://www.vooks.net/nintendos-two-mystery-pikmin-videos-just-two-shorts-by-nintendo-pictures/] Borderlands 4: https://www.vooks.net/borderlands-4-delayed-indefinitely-on-switch-2/ [https://www.vooks.net/borderlands-4-delayed-indefinitely-on-switch-2/] Yakuza: https://www.vooks.net/yakuza-kiwami-3-with-new-spin-off-dark-tides-coming-to-switch-2/ [https://www.vooks.net/yakuza-kiwami-3-with-new-spin-off-dark-tides-coming-to-switch-2/] FE Shadows: https://www.vooks.net/fire-emblem-shadows-is-revealed-and-released-today-for-mobile-devices/ [https://www.vooks.net/fire-emblem-shadows-is-revealed-and-released-today-for-mobile-devices/] Prof. Layton: https://www.vooks.net/professor-layton-and-the-new-world-of-steam-now-due-out-in-2026/ [https://www.vooks.net/professor-layton-and-the-new-world-of-steam-now-due-out-in-2026/] Bowser: https://www.vooks.net/so-long-doug-bowser-nintendo-of-america-president-to-retire/ [https://www.vooks.net/so-long-doug-bowser-nintendo-of-america-president-to-retire/] SNES games: https://www.vooks.net/mario-wario-bubsy-and-fatal-fury-join-the-snes-nintendo-classics-lineup-today/ [https://www.vooks.net/mario-wario-bubsy-and-fatal-fury-join-the-snes-nintendo-classics-lineup-today/] Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/7770/open_sms] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/vooksdotnet] Socials * Ollie: @chocobalt [https://bsky.app/profile/chocobalt.bsky.social] on Bluesky * Luke: @renderman7 [https://bsky.app/profile/renderman7.bsky.social] on Bluesky * Angelo: @manjell0 [https://bsky.app/profile/manjello.bsky.social] on Bluesky * Michael: @subelement [https://bsky.app/profile/subelement.bsky.social] on Bluesky Find Vooks on social media [https://linktr.ee/vooksdotnet], 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.

Vookcast #289: The Tradition Lives On!

In this episode of the Vookcast, Ollie, Angelo, and Luke are back to discuss the first general Nintendo Direct since the launch of the Switch 2 — and it's a big one. So big, in fact, that they didn't really have much time to talk about anything else, and somehow managed to stay mostly on-topic. Imagine that. It's all capped off with a fantastic round of Nintendo 20 Questions, courtesy of one of our Discord regulars. Relevant stories: Direct roundup: https://www.vooks.net/everything-from-the-september-2025-nintendo-direct-marios-40th-metroid-resident-evil-yoshi-and-more/ [https://www.vooks.net/everything-from-the-september-2025-nintendo-direct-marios-40th-metroid-resident-evil-yoshi-and-more/] Galaxy: https://www.vooks.net/super-mario-galaxy-super-mario-galaxy-2-coming-to-switch-this-october/ [https://www.vooks.net/super-mario-galaxy-super-mario-galaxy-2-coming-to-switch-this-october/] Virtual Boy: https://www.vooks.net/nintendos-adding-virtual-boy-to-nintendo-classics-with-an-actual-virtual-boy/ [https://www.vooks.net/nintendos-adding-virtual-boy-to-nintendo-classics-with-an-actual-virtual-boy/] Yoshi: https://www.vooks.net/yoshi-and-the-mysterious-book-a-new-yoshi-game-coming-in-2026/ [https://www.vooks.net/yoshi-and-the-mysterious-book-a-new-yoshi-game-coming-in-2026/] Mario Tennis: https://www.vooks.net/mario-tennis-fever-swings-onto-switch-2-in-february-2026/ [https://www.vooks.net/mario-tennis-fever-swings-onto-switch-2-in-february-2026/] Pokopia: https://www.vooks.net/pokemon-pokopia-is-some-sort-of-cosy-life-simulator-arriving-2026/ [https://www.vooks.net/pokemon-pokopia-is-some-sort-of-cosy-life-simulator-arriving-2026/] Metroid: https://www.vooks.net/metroid-prime-4-beyond-is-out-december-4th-and-samus-has-a-bike/ [https://www.vooks.net/metroid-prime-4-beyond-is-out-december-4th-and-samus-has-a-bike/] Resident Evil(s): https://www.vooks.net/resident-evil-requiem-7-biohazard-and-village-are-coming-to-switch-2-in-2026/ [https://www.vooks.net/resident-evil-requiem-7-biohazard-and-village-are-coming-to-switch-2-in-2026/] Fire Emblem: https://www.vooks.net/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave-announced-due-in-2026/ [https://www.vooks.net/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave-announced-due-in-2026/] PAX: https://www.vooks.net/nintendo-to-return-to-pax-australia-2025/ [https://www.vooks.net/nintendo-to-return-to-pax-australia-2025/] GBA: https://www.vooks.net/klonoa-empire-of-dreams-mr-driller-2-coming-to-gba-classics-lineup-next-week/ [https://www.vooks.net/klonoa-empire-of-dreams-mr-driller-2-coming-to-gba-classics-lineup-next-week/] Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/7770/open_sms] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/vooksdotnet] Socials * Ollie: @chocobalt [https://bsky.app/profile/chocobalt.bsky.social] on Bluesky * Luke: @renderman7 [https://bsky.app/profile/renderman7.bsky.social] on Bluesky * Angelo: @manjell0 [https://bsky.app/profile/manjello.bsky.social] on Bluesky * Michael: @subelement [https://bsky.app/profile/subelement.bsky.social] on Bluesky Find Vooks on social media [https://linktr.ee/vooksdotnet], 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.

Vookcast #288: Silksong baby!

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 stories * Kirby: https://www.vooks.net/kirby-air-riders-out-november-20th-all-the-details-from-the-direct/ [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/ [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/ [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/ [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/ [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/ [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/ [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/ [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/ [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/ [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/ [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/ [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/ [https://www.vooks.net/hollow-knight-silksong-launches-september-4th/] Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/7770/open_sms] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/vooksdotnet] Socials * Ollie: @chocobalt [https://bsky.app/profile/chocobalt.bsky.social] on Bluesky * Luke: @renderman7 [https://bsky.app/profile/renderman7.bsky.social] on Bluesky * Angelo: @manjell0 [https://bsky.app/profile/manjello.bsky.social] on Bluesky * Michael: @subelement [https://bsky.app/profile/subelement.bsky.social] on Bluesky Find Vooks on social media [https://linktr.ee/vooksdotnet], 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.

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/ [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/ [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/ [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/ [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/ [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/ [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/ [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/ [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/ [https://www.vooks.net/nintendo-to-launch-my-mario-new-range-of-products-apps-shorts-for-young-kids/] Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/7770/open_sms] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/vooksdotnet] Socials * Ollie: @chocobalt [https://bsky.app/profile/chocobalt.bsky.social] on Bluesky * Luke: @renderman7 [https://bsky.app/profile/renderman7.bsky.social] on Bluesky * Angelo: @manjell0 [https://bsky.app/profile/manjello.bsky.social] on Bluesky * Michael: @subelement [https://bsky.app/profile/subelement.bsky.social] on Bluesky Find Vooks on social media [https://linktr.ee/vooksdotnet], 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.