Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the fifth annual Quarantinis! Our award show may be a little late, but it’s packed with big winners and big moments that might just leave you a bit choked up — it quite literally did to Jason. In this episode of Randomer Nintendo, we celebrate all our favorite media we consumed in 2025: the games, movies, shows, music, and everything both in between and beyond.

We want to hear your favorites, too! Comment and let us know what topped your 2025. If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo.

Toss on a tux, grab a glass of champagne, and enjoy!

• [00:10] Favorite Game
• [00:28] Favorite Show
• [00:45] Favorite Movie
• [00:56] Favorite Music
• [01:09] Favorite Anime
• [01:17] Favorite Manga
• [01:24] Favorite Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
• [01:41] Favorite Anime Opening
• [01:45] The Rand Omer Achievement in Technology Trends
• [01:51] The Quarantini Crystal Ball

Contrary to our episode title, it’s not just Miss Piggy who got around. We got around Los Angeles to attend The Game Awards in person, plus onto the planet Viewros for early impressions of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. It’s an episode full of our thoughts on all the big TGA announcements, reveals, our in-person experience, and more.

What did you think of The Game Awards? How about Metroid Prime 4? Leave a comment and let us know! If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo.

Enjoy!

Topics

• [0:02] The Game Awards recap
• [1:12] Metroid Prime 4 impressions

Round protagonists, round planets, round… wheels of bicycles? A lot of round things await in this episode of Randomer Nintendo. On the gaming side, that means impressions of Kirby Air Riders and Pac-Man World 2’s new Sonic DLC, plus Donkey Kong Bananza’s in-game events. On the movie side, that means reactions to the Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer, plus Rental Family. And on the TV side, that means a discussion of Stranger Things 5 and its marketing blowout. And to top it all off, we cast our predictions for The Game Awards 2025!

Got your own impressions of anything we discussed in this episode? Let’s hear ’em! If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo.

Let the round up begin!

Topics

• [0:06] The Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer
• [0:24] Video: What if Tetrimino was a playable Smash Bros. character?
• [0:34] Rental Family
• [0:43] Stranger Things 5’s One Last Ride
• [0:59] Kirby Air Riders
• [1:08] Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac’s Sonic collaboration
• [1:13] Donkey Kong Bananza’s in-game events
• [1:17] Our 2025 Game Awards predictions

Don’t judge an episode by its title because this is a wholesome one, we swear! We start with some Lego Game Boy talk and revisited Chainsaw Man impressions before ping-ponging between a whole host of movies and TV shows: Predator: Badlands, IT: Welcome to Derry, Pluribus, Good Fortune, and Pixar’s Win or Lose. Then, we turn to Nintendo with hands-on impressions of Kirby Air Riders and a dive into the company’s latest financials and how Switch 2 is still breaking records. See? Wholesome — and maybe a bit gory.

What have you been watching and playing? Comment and let us know what you recommend! If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo.

Enjoy!

Topics

• [0:06] The Lego Game Boy set
• [0:15] Revisiting Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
• [0:24] Predator: Badlands
• [0:38] IT: Welcome to Derry
• [0;48] Good Fortune
• [0:59] Pluribus
• [1:15] Win or Lose and donating platelets
• [1:25] Kirby Air Riders hands-on
• [1:38] Nintendo’s lates financial report

A new Randomer Nintendo already? That’s right, we couldn’t wait our usual two-week cycle because we’ve got impressions coming in hot! Hear our takes on Pokemon Legends Z-A, Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, and GKIDS’ wave of special movie screenings. Plus, Jason shares some Nintendo-related tales from Italy, we debate the worth of IMAX, and more.

Are you playing Pokemon Legends Z-A? Comment with your impressions of the game! If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo.

Enjoy!

Topics

• [0:09] Jason’s Italy anecdotes
• [0:18] Pokemon Legends Z-A
• [0:44] Disco Elysium
• [0:58] Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac
• [1:05] Switch 2’s OS (and the mystery of why we’re talking about)
• [1:13] GKIDS Palooza
• [1:28] Movie format debate: IMAX or no IMAX?
• [1:35] Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

The year, 2025. The boys, Angel and Kevin. The third host, lost in Europe with no way home. So they did what they had to do and recorded one without their lost brother. What do they talk about? I honestly don’t remember, but they had to censor it a bit.

Leave a comment and let us know. If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo.

Enjoy!

Topics… you’ll have to listen to find out!

A Nintendo Direct so big it took us a week to cover it! Okay, maybe the timing was more of a scheduling thing, but we do have lots to say about all the Mario 40th Anniversary announcements, the Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the Switch 2’s upcoming first-party lineup, and Nintendo’s surprisingly big merchandise push. Plus, we revisit the year’s Marvel movies and more.

What was your favorite announcement from the Nintendo Direct? Leave a comment and let us know. If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo.

Enjoy!

Topics

• [0:12] Nintendo Direct
• [0:21] Mario’s 40th Anniversary plans
• [0:50] Nintendo kept their 2025 promises
• [1:01] Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island + Emerald Rush
• [1:15] Direct announcement grab bag
• [1:26] Fantastic Four: First Steps and Thunderbolts

Whether it’s new iPhones or new spin-offs/revivals of TV shows, there’s a lot of newness to be had in this episode of Randomer Nintendo. We discuss Apple’s big day of announcements, The Paper, the revivals of King of the Hill and Gumball, BoJack Horseman successor show Long Story Short, and Three Days Grace’s new album Alienation. And while not quite as new on the Nintendo side, we share impressions of Drag x Drive and Is This Seat Taken?.

Thoughts on any of this episode’s topics? Comment and let us know. If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo.

Enjoy!

Topics

• [0:16] Apple’s big iPhone day
• [0:43] Three Day Grace’s new album
• [0:59] Long Story Short
• [1:06] The Paper
• [1:23] King of the Hill
• [1:28] The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball
• [1:31] Drag x Drive
• [1:45] Is This Seat Taken?