Final Fantasy is not slowing down on Switch 2! In this week's Nintendo News Recap from Podcasting With Power, we dissect the long-awaited announcement of Final Fantasy XIV on a Nintendo platform. We also get to look at the new Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo and read some previews from around the web!

Nintendo also seems to be making moves in the movie space, with the announcement of a new, untitled Illumination film and rumblings of a live-action Metroid pitch being shopped around. We also (tragically) follow the trail of an internet mystery: What happened to the original Star Fox puppets?

Quick Headlines: Mina the Hollower goes gold, Shovel Knight visits Crypt of the Necrodancer, updates on Pokemon Pokopia, Home, and Legends: Z-A; the Sega Universe initiative, Mario Tennis Aces soundtrack joins Nintendo Music, Super Mario Galaxy 2 gets new lore 16 years later, and PowerWash Simulator 2 gets Star Wars DLC this summer

Time Codes:

00:00:00 Opening

00:07:27 Temple Maker 64/ Do you play Zelda games for the story?

00:14:39 Final Fantasy (XIV, VII Rebirth) making a comeback on Switch 2

00:24:55 Untitled Illumination movie/ Metroid film being pitched by Nintendo

00:33:31 The sad story of Star Fox's puppets

00:36:45 Mina the Hollower, Pokemon, Super Mario Galaxy 2, PowerWash Simulator 2, and more

00:41:16 Out This Week

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