Switch 2, ‘Mario Kart World,’ and Summer Showcase Reactions | Button Mash

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🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Ben and Matt put down their Pro Controllers long enough to react to a landmark weekend in gaming. First, they discuss the launch of Nintendo’s Switch 2, their at-home experiences with the system, and whether it's worth getting now. Then they share their thoughts on ‘Mario Kart World’—as a sequel to one of the bestselling games of all time, as a reinvention of the franchise, and as a Switch 2 launch title and system seller. Then they break down the top trends and announcements from gaming’s summer showcase season, including PlayStation’s State of Play, Summer Game Fest, the Xbox Games Showcase, and more. Intro (0:00)Reactions to the Switch 2 (2:23)First thoughts on ‘Mario Kart World’ (34:15)Highlights from summer showcase season (55:08)Outro (1:23:37) Host: Ben LindberghGuest: Matt JamesProducer: Devon RenaldoAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, my birdie buddies, my far saving pals.
0:03.8	My eagle enthusiast, it's Joe House here.
0:06.3	Major season is finally upon us.
0:10.1	The Masters, the PGA Championship, the U.S. Open, the Open Championship,
0:15.0	and Fairway Rowan is here to break down all of the storylines.
0:20.3	Offer a little help on those betting cards for
0:23.8	every single major this golf season. Join me and our incomparable accomplice, our tour
0:32.0	boots on the ground, Nathan Hubbard, as we guide you from Augusta all the way to Northern Ireland, Royal Port Rush.
0:40.5	Away we go.
1:03.9	Hello and welcome into the Ringerverse, your nexus feed for all things fandom.
1:13.3	I am Benlandberg, senior editor for the Ringer, buttonmash host, and Switch 2 owner, joined by a fellow Switch 2 owner who couldn't join the pod until I typed in his friend code.
1:15.9	Ringer Deputy Art Lead, Matt James.
1:18.6	Hello, Matt.
1:19.4	Hey, Ben.
1:20.5	We're switching.
1:21.4	We're switching.
1:22.3	What will we talk about today?
1:23.6	Has anything happened in gaming since the last time we talked?
1:27.2	No, it just seems like
1:27.9	things. Slow Newsweek. Yeah, we'll figure out something to talk about here. It has been an
1:33.1	eventful several days here. And we're going to talk about all of those events, our first weekend
1:38.2	with Nintendo's Switch 2, with an emphasis on Mario Kart World, at least in my case, because that was what my emphasis was on.
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