The Switch 2 Ludic Lore Cast

Episodes

June 4, 2025

Volume 3A Part II: Mario Kart Spectacular – Examining DS through 7

CHOO CHOO! The hype train is flying off the rails faster than Doc Brown’s new time machine at the end of Back to the Future Part III, and Nick and Mira are here with their final pre-Switch 2 episode covering Mario Kat DS, Mar...
May 31, 2025

Volume 3A Part I: Mario Kart Spectacular – Examining Super through Double Dash!!

Are your hype engines REVVED TO THE MAX for Mario Kart World? Regardless of your answer to that question, you simply cannot find a better way to pass the time while waiting for the Switch 2 than by listening to this episode o...
May 25, 2025

Time Capsule 1: Ranking Every Nintendo Launch Lineup + 5 Under-reported Switch 2 News Stories

The Switch 2 hype train is careening towards June 5th at a velocity that’s making Sonic blush even harder than he does when looking up fanart of himself, so let’s zip down the tracks with this beefcake of an episode covering ...
April 8, 2025

Volume 2: How the Switch 2 Blowout Shows Nintendo’s Shift in Tactics Compared to the Switch 1

That Switch 2 Direct sure was something, huh? Thank goodness the hype isn’t being dismantled by the easily predictable geopolitical fallout from America’s very normal decision to put a convicted felon in charge of the global ...
March 31, 2025

Volume 1: The Switch 2 Reveal vs. The Past 25 Years

In this lore-heavy episode, Mira and Nick are grabbin' a fresh glass of Reginald's juice as they party with latex ladies and stinky boys.  The Nintendo Nutcase and the Nintendo Newcomer are traveling all the way back to the year 2000 to see the strategies Nintendo has deployed over the past 25 y…
March 31, 2025

Volume 0: Choose Your Character!

This project is—and always will be—dedicated to Ana and Brody. Come meet your two new pals Nick the Nintendo Nutcase and Mira the Nintendo Newcomer as they introduce themselves and tell you all about the wacky and wise journe...