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Nintendo Voice Chat

Our Nintendo Hot Takes!

3/13/20261 hr 21 min

Should Zelda be gritty and mature? Is the Switch the most important console of all time? And why is everyone always talking about the next Nintendo Direct? This week, join Logan Plant, Seth Macy, and Brian Altano as they share their Nintendo hot takes and judge each other for them. Next week, we’ll be talking about YOUR Nintendo hot takes, so be sure to email them to nvc@ign.com to be a part of the show. After things cool down, the guys discuss the wonders of Pokemon Pokopia and why it’s one of the best Switch 2 excl...

Clips

Mario Movies Hurt Nintendo
“You’re a fake fan”
Zelda Shouldn’t Be Gritty
Switch: Most Important Ever
Animal Crossing Lost Its Grit
Direct Hype Is Exhausting
E3 Magic Beats Directs
Nintendo Doesn’t Need Xbox Live

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 00:00

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  2. Brian Altano· Guest0:14

    Moi, la dernière fois, je t'ai demandé de me rajeunir un peu, mais là, j'arrête pas de me faire carter.

  3. Speaker 00:18

    OK. On va te rajouter un petit cinq ans.

  4. Brian Altano· Guest0:21

    Non, non.

  5. Speaker 00:22

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  6. Speaker 20:28

    [upbeat music] Bienvenue à bord de VIA Rail. Embarquez et profitez. Embarquez et célébrez. [glasses clink] Rigolez. [group laughs] Publiez. [cork pops] Savourez.

  7. Seth Macy· Guest0:39

    Mmm.

  8. Speaker 20:39

    Admirez. Et profitez. VIA Rail, la voie qu'on aime.

  9. Logan Plant· Host0:45

    [upbeat music] I don't care when the next Nintendo Direct is.

  10. Seth Macy· Guest0:50

    I don't think Nintendo needs an online s- ecosystem.

  11. Brian Altano· Guest0:55

    I don't even like Nintendo. No, that's not true.

  12. Logan Plant· Host0:58

    [laughs] This week on NVC, it's our Nintendo Hot Takes. The show starts right now. [upbeat music] You've switched to Nintendo Voice Chat for the week of March 11th, 2026. I'm your host, Logan Plant, joined by a fiery Seth Macy.

  13. Seth Macy· Guest1:19

    Woo, look at me now. I ate a fire flower and I'm turning orange.

  14. Logan Plant· Host1:23

    And why is he even on this show? He do- he just said [laughs] he doesn't like Nintendo.

  15. Brian Altano· Guest1:26

    That's- Brian Altano.

  16. Seth Macy· Guest1:27

    [laughs] [laughs] Yeah, my whole li- [laughs] life

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