The Switch 2 Ludic Lore Cast

The Switch 2 Ludic Lore Cast

One is a lovely lady with an inquisitive mind from Eastern Europe. The other is a charismatic gentleman with a kinetic wackiness from America. Sit in with the married duo of Mira the Nintendo Newcomer and Nick the Nintendo Nutcase as they unleash their wildly different perspectives analyzing the golden Switch 2 era through the microscope of Nintendo’s mythical past. They’ll whisk you away on a whimsical odyssey where you’ll laugh ludically, learn lorefully, and—as a treat just for you—listen luxuriantly. 😏

Episodes

June 4, 2025 143 mins

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, Mario Kart Wii, and Mario Kart 7.

Be sure to stick around for the last half hour—or don’t—to hear the Newcomer and Nutcase devolve into a slap-happy delirium over old hat and Mushroom George. Ah, the joys of extre...

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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 of what very well may (or may not) be your new favorite podcast.

What does the Newcomer think of the first four games in the series given her Mario Kart baseline is 8 Deluxe? Why is the Nutcase so unreasonably ...

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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 all manner of Switch 2 accoutrements.

If you want to hear about how a former president vomiting on a foreign dignitary jeopardized a 75 million dollar-deal, Nintendo’s crackpot legal theory keeping them out of ...

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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 the most influential seat of the global economy. Because if something like that happened, the Nintendo Nutcase might just go Bananza!

Fortunately for all of us, it’s actually the morning of April 2nd and nothing stupid is about to ...

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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 years when revealing new hardware. So come along for the ride as they examine how the lessons the company learned from the debuts of the Gam...

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April 1, 2025 58 mins

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 journey they'll be taking you on throughout the Nintendo Switch 2 era. In this volume, you'll learn about their two wildly different perspectives, hear the theory of the ludic spirit, and discover a frightening revel...

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