This week on All Things Nintendo, Polygon's Giovanni Colantonio joins the podcast to share memories of and react to the exhaustive list of Pokémon spin-off games. We also cover the news, including new release dates, new delays, and a mysterious short film from Nintendo. Finally, Gio provides his review of Absolum, which hit Switch this week. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. You can follow Giovanni on Bluesky: @MarioPrime. You can find Giovanni's work on Polygon.com. A massive thanks to composer Tee Lopes for providing the theme song for All Things Nintendo! You can check him out at ⁠⁠⁠TeeLopesMusic.com⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠follow him on YouTube⁠⁠⁠. If you want to support All Things Nintendo, be sure to leave a review on your podcast platform of choice! You can also ⁠⁠⁠join the Patreon page⁠⁠⁠ to gain access to bonuses like the community Discord, priority for interactive episodes, and early/ad-free episodes. If you're interested in All Things Nintendo merchandise, you can ⁠⁠⁠find t-shirts, hoodies, coffee mugs, and more in the All Things Nintendo shop on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠allthingsnintendo.dashery.com⁠⁠⁠. The All Things Nintendo podcast is a weekly show where we celebrate, discuss, and break down all the latest games, news, and announcements from the industry's most recognizable name. Each week, Brian is joined by different guests to talk about what's happening in the world of Nintendo. Along the way, they'll share personal stories, uncover hidden gems in the eShop, and even look back on the classics we all grew up with. A new episode hits every Friday! 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:08:19 – Close to You 00:19:25 – SNES Nintendo Switch Online Library 00:25:59 – Vampire Survivors 00:28:34 – Mina the Hollower 00:32:38 – PowerWash Simulator 2 00:36:14 – Indika 00:38:13 – Sonic and Olympics Partnership 00:42:07 – Pokémon Spin-offs 01:50:31 – Absolum If you'd like to get in touch with the All Things Nintendo podcast, you can join the All Things Nintendo Patreon page, email ⁠⁠⁠Brian@AllThingsNintendo.com⁠⁠⁠, or message Brian on social media @BrianPShea.  A huge thanks to the paying members of the All Things Nintendo Patreon: Aaron Smith Abdulla Alana R Alex Stadnik Andy Junkins Avri Rosen-Zvi Barney Ben Richlin Big Mitch Chad Brekke Chad Timblin ChainWhippin ChapsMyAss Charles Clift Chris Rogers Dan Noorman Darth Platypus Dusty Beaman Eric Mason Frank Santana Fred Rossi Greg Nagy IanTClark James D Jason Thompson Jawarhello Joey Alesia John Pyers Johnny 5 Jose Villalobos Joseph Joseph Jury Joshua Duperoy Katie Cross KCRadioMan Knobby Buckles (Dave) Kody Gipson Kreaper207 kristiana Matthew Matthew Magurany Matthew Schwickerath nintendo101. Nolan Filter Paige Paul (@DrunkonMako) Phyramar Prattable Rachel Atkins Rob McCann (BobbyMac265) Robert Sousa Roberto Nieves Roger Reichardt Russell Sayer Ryan Baldwin Sir Phobos Smithypoo Stuart F. Zech (threeswordssama) Zeriquinn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices