Nintendo Dispatch
The latest news, game releases, and happenings in the Nintendo universe, released every Wednesday.
Displaying all 6 Episode of Nintendo Dispatch with the tag “joy-con drift”.
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145: Monster Hunter Themed Switch & Pro Controller, Shadowcast Kickstarter Goal Easily Hit, Next Big Animal Crossing Update, More Joy-Con Drift Issues, The Switch was "Make or Break" for Nintendo
Episode | February 3rd, 2021 | 1 hr 20 mins
animal crossing, blue fire, conarium, down in bermuda, festivale, flip grip, genki, genki shadowcast, grey skies, haven, island tracker, joy-con drift, missile dancer, monster hunter rise, nuts, pinball fx3, skyforge, tharsis, the long dark
On this weeks episode we have a new special edition Switch to talk about! We also discuss the Genki ShadowCast hitting its Kickstarter goal, the next Animal Crossing update, more Joy-Con drift drama, and the Switch being a "make or break" for Nintendo!
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129: Age of Calamity and Pikmin 3 Treehouse, More Joy-Con Drift Chat, Super Nintendo World Update, and Another Splatfest!
Episode | October 14th, 2020 | 1 hr 19 mins
age of calamity, animal crossing, hyrule warriors, joy-con drift, little nightmares, nintendo, nintendo treehouse, pikmin 3 deluxe, super nintendo world
This week we have TWO Nintendo Treehouses to discuss! One for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and another for Pikm0n 3 Deluxe! We also talk Japanese Sales Charts, more Joy-Con drift drama, an update for Super Nintendo World, and we're getting another Splatfest!!
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128: Getting Physical Rewards for Platinum Points, Nintendo Legal Battles, Animal Crossing Awards, Minecraft in Smash, and More!
Episode | October 7th, 2020 | 47 mins 4 secs
animal crossing, hades, joy-con drift, minecraft, nintendo, platinum points, rogue company, smash bros.
This week we're excited about the return of physical rewards for platinum points! We discuss Nintendos legal battles, and chat about Animal Crossing winning big at The Japan Game Awards 2020. We also talk about Animal Crossing, Pokemon, Mario, and others getting nominations for the Golden Joystick Awards 2020, Minecraft coming to Smash, Hades patch, and Rogue Company becoming free-to-play.
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127: Amazon Luna, Nintendo Getting Sued...Again, Metroid Prime 4 News, Rocket League, and Animal Crossing Fall Update!
Episode | September 30th, 2020 | 55 mins 51 secs
amazon, animal crossing, botw, god of war, joy-con drift, luna, metroid prime 4, minecraft, mojang, nintendo, rocket league
This week we discuss Amazons' new streaming game service and the very familiar controller they revealed.
We also talk about Nintendo and the ongoing Joy-Con drift issue, Metroid Prime 4 updates, a silly Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity bonus if you have a BOTW save file, Rocket League now being free to play, an upcoming Minecraft update, and the ANimal Crossing Fall UPDATE!! As you can imagine, we're very excited!
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115: Nintendo's Mobile Game Strategy, Nintendo Apologizes for Joy-Con Drift, Opening of Nintendo World Delayed, and A Direct in July!?
Episode | July 8th, 2020 | 49 mins 1 sec
bioshock infinite, bloodstained, covid-19, fobia, joy-con drift, laraan, mobile, nintendo direct, pocket camp, super mario world, superliminal, the great perhaps, trine
On this week's show we talk about Nintendo's mobile business and their plans to stay in it. We also talk Joy-Con drift, Nintendo's North American Store is open for business, potential game delays due to Covid-19, Universal decision to delay the opening of Super Nintendo World, and rumors that we're getting a new direct this month!
We also talk the best sellers this week, new releases we're into and what we have been playing!
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99: E3 Cancelled, Pokemon Go Updates for Coronavirus, Tencent Switch Getting More Games, LEGO Super Mario, and Reggie to the Rescue?!
Episode | March 18th, 2020 | 46 mins 32 secs
coronavirus, e3, gamestop, gamevice, joy-con drift, lego, nintendo, nintendo directs, nintendo switch lite, pokemon go, reggie fils-aimé, tencent
This week we discuss E3 getting canceled, Pokemon Go making it easier (and safer) to play during the Coronavirus pandemic, the Tencent Nintendo Switch gets two more games, more Nintendo patent disputes, and Reggie Fils-Aimé joining the board at GameStop! We also talk about the LEGO Super Mario set and the possibility of TWO Nintendo directs this month!