The Pokemon 30th Anniversary celebration begins with a simple question: “What’s your favorite?” Patrick and Mark immediately get hung up on something equally important: "Is a Pokemon a what or a who?" Plus, hands-on thoughts from the Pragmata and Monster Hunter Stories 3 demos, rumors of a new Xenoblade Chronicles in 2026, and more.

The guys also talk about:

Yoshi and Balloon Kid arriving on Game Boy Nintendo Classics.
The Switch surpassing the DS to become Nintendo’s best-selling hardware ever.
Nintendo’s president addressing the possibility of a Switch 2 price increase.
Another look at Another Eden Begins.
Borderlands 4 on Switch 2 officially pausing development.
Can Labo VR be used to play Virtual Boy games?

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