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As we approach the end of 2021, every podcast and major outlet is starting to reflect on the best the year had to offer. This week, Brian invites Game Informer\u00a0<\/i>associate editor Jill Grodt to talk about the best indie games that came to Switch over the course of 2021. The pair runs down a ton of indie games you can find on the eShop, giving you a wide variety of titles to help you potentially find something new that you might have missed earlier in the year.<\/p>\n

If you’d like to follow the people from this episode on Twitter, hit the following links:\u00a0Brian Shea (@brianpshea)<\/a>, Jill Grodt (@Finruin)<\/a><\/p>\n

The All Things Nintendo podcast is a weekly show where we can 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!<\/p>\n

Be sure to subscribe to All Things Nintendo on your favorite podcast platform. The show is available on\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>, and\u00a0Google Podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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00:00:00 \u2013 Introduction
\n00:01:36 \u2013 First Nintendo Game\/Favorite Nintendo Game
\n00:06:53 \u2013 Why Are Indie Games Rarely “Favorite Games of All Time”?
\n00:15:02 \u2013 Jill Grodt’s “Fall for Indies” Column
\n00:18:43 \u2013 The eShop Gems of the Year
\n00:20:22 \u2013 Blue Fire
\n00:21:58 \u2013 Unpacking
\n00:26:48 \u2013 Death’s Door
\n00:29:40 \u2013 Unsighted
\n00:31:50 \u2013 Toem
\n00:36:07 \u2013 Lost in Random
\n00:41:14 \u2013 Dodgeball Academia
\n00:43:31 \u2013 Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
\n00:45:43 \u2013 The Forgotten City
\n00:50:10 \u2013 The Binding of Isaac: Repentance
\n00:53:29 \u2013 Hoa
\n00:56:31 \u2013 Griftlands
\n00:57:55 \u2013 Dreamscaper
\n01:01:57 \u2013 Eastward
\n01:04:11 \u2013 Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
\n01:05:28 \u2013 Loop Hero
\n01:09:18 \u2013 Tails of Iron
\n01:11:06 \u2013 Olija
\n01:12:31 \u2013 Wytchwood
\n01:18:12 \u2013 Definitive Ranking: Upcoming Indie Games<\/em><\/p>\n

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If you’d like to get in touch with the All Things Nintendo podcast, you can do so by emailing\u00a0AllThingsNintendo@GameInformer.com<\/a>, tweeting to Brian (@BrianPShea<\/a>), or by joining the official\u00a0Game Informer<\/em>\u00a0Discord server. You can do that by linking your Discord account to your Twitch account and subscribing to the\u00a0Game Informer<\/em>\u00a0Twitch channel<\/a>. From there, find the All Things Nintendo channel under “Community Spaces.”<\/p>\n

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For more Game Informer podcasts, be sure to check out\u00a0The Game Informer Show<\/a>, which covers the weekly happenings of the video game industry, and\u00a0Video Gameography<\/a>\u00a0with host Ben Reeves, which explores the history of video games \u2013 one series at a time!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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As we approach the end of 2021, every podcast and major outlet is starting to reflect on the best the year had to offer. This week, Brian invites Game Informer\u00a0associate editor Jill Grodt to talk about the best indie games that came to Switch over the course of 2021. The pair runs down a ton of indie games you can find on the eShop, giving you a wide variety of titles to help you potentially find something new that you might have missed earlier in the year. If you’d like to follow the people from this episode on Twitter, hit the following links:\u00a0Brian Shea (@brianpshea), Jill Grodt (@Finruin) The All Things Nintendo podcast is a weekly show where we can celebrate, discuss, and break down…<\/p>\n

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