The Best Games of GDC 2026 w/ Jill Grodt

This week on All Things Nintendo, The Indie Informer founder Jill Grodt joins the show to help Brian catch up on the biggest recent news. Then, Brian recaps his recent interview with the Donkey Kong Bananza developers, and then they transition to talking about their 10 favorite games they saw at Game Developers Conference 2026. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. You can follow Jill on Bluesky: @Finruin. You can also find Jill's work at The Indie Informer. You can subscribe to Game Informer at GameInformer.com/Subscribe. 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 00:09:30 – Super Mario Galaxy Movie 00:16:28 – Sonic the Hedgehog 4 00:25:56 – Yoshi and the Mysterious Book 00:32:34 – Pokémon Pokopia 00:42:44 – Shinobi: Art of Vengeance 00:45:41 – Marvel MaXimum Collection 00:49:40 – Donkey Kong Bananza 00:58:29 – The Best of GDC 2026 01:01:46 – Deadzone: Rogue 01:05:59 – At Fate’s End 01:17:57 – Darwin’s Paradox 01:24:27 – Echo Weaver 01:32:05 – Blighted 01:38:22 – TetherGeist 01:43:53 – Super Meat Boy 3D 01:49:58 – Fishbowl 01:54:36 – Screenbound 02:01:19 – Toem 2 02:05:11 – Digital Eclipse Field Trip If you'd like to get in touch with the All Things Nintendo podcast, you can join the All Things Nintendo Patreon page, email ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠, 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 David Ringham Derek Sigmund Dusty Beaman Eric Mason Frank Santana Greg Nagy guccinaytor IanTClark James D Jawarhello Joey Alesia John Pyers Johnny 5 Jonathan Scruggs Jose Villalobos Joseph Joseph Jury Joshua Duperoy Joshua Duperoy Katie Cross KCRadioMan Knobby Buckles (Dave) Kody Gipson Kreaper207 LindberghTheCat LuvMyNES Matthew Matthew Magurany Matthew Schwickerath Midnashorty Nathaniel Edison nintendo101. Nolan Filter ozzman83 Paige Paul (@DrunkonMako) Phyramar Prattable Rachel Atkins Rob McCann (BobbyMac265) Robert Sousa Roberto Nieves Roger Reichardt Roy Hidrosollo Russell Sayer Ryan Baldwin Sean Poli Sir Phobos Smithypoo SpencerSB Tanner Hoisington Zack Bencal Zane Sink Zech (threeswordssama) Zeriquinn ZOne350z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices