Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Our second podcast episode of 2025 features Laura Kate Dale, a video game journalist and advocate for accessibility in games. Laura and our team members discuss their ideas for how Nintendo can improve accessibility in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and their games generally. We also hear from Laura about a peripheral she co-created for the Joy-Con 2 with @theprintbed.bsky.social, a mouse grip that makes using the Joy-Con 2 in Mouse Mode easier. Laura also dishes on getting to play Beyond at the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience in London. Additionally, Amanda reads from the mailbag.

Podcast is hosted by Amanda, with team members Roy and Irene.

To get the Joy-Con 2 Mouse Peripheral that Laura designed, visit this link: makerworld.com/en/models/1005945-switch-2-joycon-mouse-adaptor#profileId-984385

00:00 – Introductions
01:31 – Topic: Accessibility in Metroid
30:09 – Topic: Laura’s Joy-Con 2 Peripheral
46:52 – Mailbag
54:19 – Bloopers

Recorded on: June 10, 2025
Published: November 13, 2025

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