The Court of Nerds Podcast (www.thecourtofnerds.com)

Mr. Sledges Neighborhood #1

For some reason the rest of the The Court of Nerds thought it was a good idea to give Kevin his own seriel podcast. Man that was a mistake. Kevin squanders their trust by talking about electric board games that make music, a Tolkien themed beer, and rants for eternity about something called the conservation of angular momentum when dealing with time travel.

Welcome to the first episode of Mr. Sledges Neighborhood.

May The Emperor have mercy on his soul.

That's So Braven #8: Ben and Droo talk wrestling in studio (!)

Whoa, what's that you ask? That's So Braven doesn't have intro music, editing or anything else fancy you say? 

WRONG.

Benjamin Raven is in studio for this week's epsiode of That's So Braven as he and his very first guest, Drew "Droo" McCarthy, talk WrestleMania season, Raw at Joe Louis Arena and more tomfoolery. Enjoy the new introduction as this begins to sound like an actual show. 

The Court Of Nerds Episode 99: Mark Hodges Returns!

We always love the chance to sit down and talk with Mark Hodges of Grand Rapids Comic Con!! We talked about the new additions to Comic Con for 2017 including some VERY cool YouTube stars, Mark's nerdy lady staff plus we all geeked out over Billy Dee Williams. Stick around to the end for a VERY special announcement!

Get all your GR Comic Con info by following them on Facebook and Twitter and be sure to check out their website for all the info you need to know. 

Court of Nerds: West Coast Avengers #1

A new foe has appeared!

West Coast Avenger Gregg is joined by Part-Time Avenger Kenneth (from Bam!Pow!TV and Retrofecta) to discuss Nintendo's latest moneyprinting Legend of Zelda machine, the Nintendo Switch!

While official sales numbers have yet to be released, analysts estimate that the Switch is trending towards 8 million total console sales by the end of 2017.

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime says it even exceeded "first 2-day sales in Americas for any system in Nintendo history."

For comparison, the Wii sold 600,000 consoles in it's first 8 days (the Wii U may have sold, perhaps 50), and the Xbox One and Playstation 4 took approximately 18 and 14 days, respectively, to have sold about 2 million.

Hardware issues notwithstanding, the Switch's capability of being both a home console and a mobile device is impressive. Even better is that it does so with relative ease.

Less impressive is the lack of proper online functionalities. Currently, the Switch only allows you to save your data onto a microSD card (but that is not transferrable between consoles), and does not currently offer cloud storage for data.

On top of this, adding friends is a major pain (ugh. FRIEND CODES? AGAIN?), and the lack of proper social interactions beyond being able to post meme-worthy screenshots on Facebook and Twitter feels like a major oversight. Also, there's no Netflix or Hulu yet (but that is coming "in due time" says Fils-Aime).

While the library is similarly lackluster, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a solid launch title, which is single-handedly skyrocketing sales of the console worldwide.

So... should you drop the $299 for a Nintendo Switch?

Kenneth and Gregg break it down!

MLive trending reporters remember WWE at The Joe through the years

MLive Trending reporters Matt Durr and Benjamin Raven, lifelong fans of professional wrestling, breakdown the top moments and favorite memories from WWE at Joe Louis Arena. 

The Court Of Nerds Episode 98: TV vs Movies

We've got the news and for some reason this week, Jon is reading it like he's Peter Griffin. Stacery has some thoughts on Nintendo's pricey Zelda machine and then...

 

Embrace debate as we launch into who has the upper hand: The small screen or the silver screen? 

That's So Braven #7: WWE Craplane reaction

Benjamin Raven talks about WWE Fastlane because he has too. 

The Court Of Nerds Episode 97: Barebones Ben-cast

Court of Nerds content guru extraordinaire Benjamin Raven picks up the slack as he does this damn show by himself. There are no spicy intros are readings (because no one loves him enough to help), but Ben manages to walk us through some hot topics and only talks about pro-wrestling for the last 90 or so seconds. 

On this week's show, Ben talks about the upcoming premiere of "Logan" while suggesting some parenting tips. he then bashes Marvel for reportedly spending $1 billion on "Infinity Wars" and, finally, he talks about the hot topic issue of LGBT characters in movies with the recent announcements coming from "Alien Covenant" and the live-action remake of "Beauty and the Beast." 

Drink it in. 

That's So Braven #6: Fastlane, WrestleMania, NBC's Powerless, FX's Legion, and more

On this week's episode, our jazzed up and ADHD'd out host, Benjamin Raven, angrily cruises through the recent stuff in WWE, previews Fastlane, craps on WrestleMania all while managing to give some time to NBC's Powerless, FX's Legion and Logan, which is out officially Friday, March 3.  

The Court Of Nerds Episode 96: Odd and Ends

Welcome to another delightful episode of Court of Nerds, this one powered by the luxurious 2017 Honda Ridgeline! Jon and Drew do some headlines, Stacey gets steamy over John Wick 2's arsenal and the crew discusses some moves from Netflix. Is the whole world going streaming? Give us your thoughts in the comments!