GamesCom Recap and Kirby Air Riders Direct Blowout (News from 8/26/25)

Nintendo Cartridge Society

Patrick is joined by special guest host Conner McCabe (Call Me By Your Game) to determine how much Masahiro Sakurai is too much Masahiro Sakurai for one presentation. Plus, an update on which games are showing well at GamesCom and which feel like they might need more time in the oven (on Switch 2 anyway).

The guys also talk about:

100%ing Donkey Kong Bananza and saying goodbye
The nighttime ritual of playing Gravity Rush or Hotel Dusk
The intense strangeness of Chibi-Robo!
The suddenly irregular release schedule for the Nintendo Music app
Is LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight really a new approach to the LEGO formula, or more of the same?
Third party devs still being denied Switch 2 dev kits
Mortal Kombat Mythologies Sub-Zero and Mortal Kombat Special Forces coming to Mortal Kombat Legacy Collection
And everyone's favorite: Nintendo Direct Rumors (this time, for September)

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