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Nintendo Direct Mini, Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, Sonic Frontiers | All Things Nintendo

by Brian Shea on Jul 01, 2022 at 03:00 PM

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by John Carson as they run down all the big news to come out of the Nintendo Direct Mini that Nintendo put out with its third-party partners this week. But first, Brian gets John's impressions of Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, the new expansion from the Switch and PC-exclusive Monster Hunter title, and Brian talks about his hours of hands-on time with Sonic Frontiers.

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00:00:00 – Introduction
00:01:07 – Sonic Frontiers Hands-On Preview
00:17:20 – Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Review and Roadmap
00:43:12 – Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection
00:45:46 – Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
00:47:38 – Nier: Automata
00:48:53 – Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
00:49:45 – Super Bomberman R 2
00:51:58 – Pac-Man World: Re-Pac
00:52:44 – Blanc
00:54:37 – Return to Monkey Island
00:55:24 – Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
00:58:31 – Little Noah: Scion of Paradise
01:00:24 – Railgrade
01:01:08 – RPG Time: The Legend of Wright
01:01:35 – Disney Dreamlight Valley
01:01:54 – Live A Live
01:02:52 – Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom
01:03:06 – Minecraft Legends
01:03:24 – Dragon Quest Treasures
01:05:55 – Portal: Companion Collection
01:07:39 – Harvestella
01:09:11 – Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal
01:13:12 – Definitive Ranking: Games We Still Want on Switch
01:20:54 – eShop Gem of the Week: Elec Head


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