Nintendo Dispatch

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

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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.

118: Nintendo Direct Mini, Updates to Nintendo Dev Schedule, Paper Mario Debut Numbers, Mario Kart Tour Gets Landscape Mode, Niantic Merch, and More!

Episode  |  July 29th, 2020  |  59 mins 9 secs

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This week we have a Nintendo Direct to talk about! Well, kind of.

Nintendo also released their annual report which gives details on employee salaries as well as development schedules. We also have Paper Mario debut numbers, Friends of Mineral Town and Rune Factory 4 sales, Animal Crossing helped to bring a lost Switch back to its owner, Mario Kart Tour gets landscape mode, the Niantic Store opens, and a fancy new Animal Crossing controller!

Enjoy!