James Montemagno
Co-Host of Nintendo Dispatch
James is a life long Nintendo fanboy! He can't help himself and buys each and every iteration of every Nintendo console that is released. When he isn't browsing the eShop for the latest and greatest indie title he can be found working at Microsoft on mobile developer tools during the day and at night he is most likely cycling around Seattle or guzzling gallons of coffee at a local coffee shop.
James Montemagno has hosted 150 Episodes.
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16: Smash Bros. Direct, Diablo & Rage 2 Ports, Top Games, + Why Did Luigi Die?
Episode | August 15th, 2018 | 1 hr 8 mins
diablo, direct, dragon ball figherz, hollow knight, nintendo, overcook, pokemon, rage 2, semblance, smash bros., switch
It is Smash Bros. week on the dispatch! We tackle all of the highs and lows from the Nintendo Direct covering Smash Bros. Ultimate. We also break down the latest news including potential Diablo & Rage 2 ports, Doom Eternal, speculation on why Luigi was sacrificed on the stream, and all of the latest games.
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15: 20 Million Switches, 1 Million Octopath, Fake Pro Controllers, and Dead Cells & Overcooked 2 Release
Episode | August 8th, 2018 | 41 mins 59 secs
dead cells, fake, mario tennis, nintendo, octopath traveler, overcooked, pro controller, rogue trooper, sales, switch
This week is all about sales sales sales! Not only do we have sales numbers for the Nintendo Switch, Octopath Traveler, and the NES Classic, but tons of games are on sale! We also break down the latest releases including Dead Cells, Overcooked 2, and Okami HD.
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14: Mario Orchestra, Smash Bros. Controllers, Labo 3.0, and WarioWare Gold
Episode | August 1st, 2018 | 1 hr 1 min
3ds, battle chasers, element, gamecube, nintendo, paladins, rogue trooper, smash bros., super destronaut, switch, warioware
This week is packed full of game and accessory announcements with a plethora of new Gamecube controllers for Smash Bros. Ultimate and new Handheld Mode enabled Joy-Cons. We also have an update on Octopath Traveler availability, Online subscription pre-orders, and Reggie's Lip-Sync battle appearance.
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13: Octopath Sells Tons, MHGU x Zelda, Labo Creator Contest, and Super Destronaut DX War!
Episode | July 25th, 2018 | 52 mins 31 secs
element, fortnite, galak-z, go vacation, labo, mario kart, monster hunter, semblance, splatfest, super destronaut dx, zelda
The Nintendo Switch is completely crushing it in Japan as Octopath Traveler has taken the world by storm! Nintendo also announced some amazing new Zelda crossovers with both Mario Kart 8 and the new Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate. All of this while we break down the new releases and chat about our new favorite game Super Destronaut DX!
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Bonus Round: The Case of Illegal Pre-order Programs
Episode | July 21st, 2018 | 24 mins 29 secs
download, eshop, eu law, launch events, nintendo, pre-order, switch
Do we still need video game pre-order programs? We discuss Nintendo's current lawsuit going on in the EU over their current system that doesn't allow consumers to cancel a game pre-order. We also discuss what we like, dislike, and look back on memories from our pre-order past.
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12: Splatoon Hackers, Let's Go Reveals, Rocket League Cross-Play, and Fortnite Season 5
Episode | July 18th, 2018 | 55 mins 30 secs
fortnite, galak-z, hackers, lumines, mario tennis, panic button, pokemon, splatoon, super detronaut dx, warframe
Splatoon 2 players are getting upset about rampant cheating happening in online battles and calling for anti-cheat measures to be put in place. Nintendo is actively fighting it by banning consoles and rolling out hardware updates to patch exploits. Nintendo unleashed a new Pokemon Let's Go trailer with tons of goodies, Panic Button has "tons" in store for the Switch, Cross-play comes to Rocket League, and we have the latest releases!
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11: Favorite Zelda Game, All the Pokémon, New Splatfest, Warframe, and Semblance
Episode | July 11th, 2018 | 39 mins 4 secs
2ds, labo, mario tennis, pokemon, semblance, splatoon, warframe, wolfenstein, zelda
This week is filled with all things Pokémon as Go celebrates two full years out on the app store and Quest is crushing it in the first week. Reggie also sits down to discuss his favorite Zelda game and so do we! As always we have the latest and greatest releases for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS.
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Bonus Round: Nintendo Switch Docked vs Undocked
Episode | July 7th, 2018 | 27 mins 37 secs
docked, nintendo switch, travel, undocked
It is time for the epic battle of Docked vs Undocked!!! The Nintendo Switch is a unique system that allows you to take it anywhere with you. On this week's Bonus Round we discuss how we play our Nintendo Switch and why we prefer docked or undocked portable mode.
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10: Mario Kart Labo, Future of the 3DS, Labo Creators Contest, & Arena of Valor
Episode | July 4th, 2018 | 59 mins 35 secs
arena of valor, hack, hollow knight, interview, labo, pokemon, reggie, splatoon
Nintendo Labo is back and is everywhere as Mario Kart 8 gains official Labo support and Motz goes hands-on with the new "experience". Nintendo is also kicking off an awesome Labo Creators Contest with one of the coolest prizes that we have ever seen. Motz and Michael dive into the Arena of Valor private beta and give their full thoughts after several hours of playing. To wrap it up we have all of the latest game news and releases for the week.
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9: Flip Grip Backed, Cross-Play for Everyone, Donkey Kong Adventure, & Pokémon Go Gifts
Episode | June 27th, 2018 | 37 mins 25 secs
3ds, arcade archives, e3, fortnite, inside, limbo, lumines remastered, mario tennis, nintendo, octo expansion, octopath, pokemon go, splatoon 2, switch, wolfeinstein
Nintendo and Microsoft put out an ad promoting cross-play for Minecraft, we cover the May NPDs, future plans for Wolfenstein on Switch, recent Splatfest results, the new Flip Grip by Fangamer, and so many games!
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8: Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion, Octopath Traveler, Fortnite Mysteries & Cross-Play Updates
Episode | June 20th, 2018 | 45 mins 41 secs
3ds, arcade archives, e3, fortnite, mario tennis, octo expansion, octopath, pokemon go, splatoon 2
Yes, Sony hates gamers and continues to block Fortnite cross-play and Nintendo has an official statement. Pokémon Go gets a huge update and Nintendo sneaks out some great new games including Octo Expansion for Splatoon 2 and Donkey Kong on Switch! We discuss this and so much more.
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7: Nintendo's Glorious Return to E3
Episode | June 13th, 2018 | 1 hr 12 mins
anker, doom, e3, fallout, fire emblem, lego, mario + rabbids, mario party, minecraft, pokemon, smash bros.
In this legendary Nintendo Dispatch we break down all of the news and game releases for the week of June 10th 2018 as expected, but cap it off with our full breakdown of everything that Nintendo announced and released at E3 2018.
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6: Pokémon News, Fortnite on Switch, and Mario Tennis Aces
Episode | June 6th, 2018 | 44 mins 4 secs
banner saga 2, battle chasers, bloodstained, gridd, happy birthdays, ikaruga, mario tennis aces, pokemon quest, shape of the world, sushi striker
This week we recap ALL that crazy Pokémon news, as well as Niantic paying out $1,575,000 because the first PokémonGo fest was such a failure. We also talk E3 leaks and rumors, Fortnite on the Switch, the new Astro gaming headset, as well as this week's game releases!
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Bonus Round: Pokémon Announcements & Nintendo E3 Predictions
Episode | June 2nd, 2018 | 56 mins 30 secs
animal cross, e3, fire emblem, metroid, pokémon, pokémon 2019, pokémon let's go, pokémon quest, predictions, smash bros., splatoon
It is finally time for our Nintendo E3 Predictions! We break down each and every crazy thing that Nintendo could do in a few weeks during their Direct, but of course they had to go and spoil it by announcing two new Pokémon games right after we recorded, so we put in a little bonus for you!
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5: Resident Evil 7 Cloud Version, Dockless Nintendo Switch, and so many games!
Episode | May 30th, 2018 | 39 mins 7 secs
battle crashers, defoliation, die for valhalla, fallen legion, just shapes & beats, little nightmares, milanoir, resident evil, west of loathing, yokus island express
This week we discuss the recent release of Resident Evil 7 cloud version in Japan as well as the "Second Unit" dockless Nintendo Switch. We also discuss new game news including Overwatch on Switch, Killer 7, Mario Tennis Aces Online, and the new Mii Online Editor.
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Bonus Round: State of the eShop. Our likes, dislikes, and the most needed feature
Episode | May 26th, 2018 | 24 mins 54 secs
digital downloads, eshop, predictions, reviews
This week we discuss what we like and dislike about the Nintendo eShop. We also give Nintendo our suggestion on features that NEED to be added.