Nintendo Dispatch

171: Switch Sales Slumping, Switch 7th Biggest Console, Mario Kart Still Selling, Metroid Dread Report, Pokemon Go Push Back, Mario Golf Update, Hanafuda Cards

Episode  |  August 11th, 2021  |  54 mins 12 secs

black book, doctor who, fhtagn!, foreclosed, hanafuda, mario golf super rush, mario kart 8 deluxe, metroid dread, new donk city, niantic, nintendo, pokemon go, pokemon unite, skyrim, subnautica below zero, switch, the plane effect, toadette

On this week's podcast, we discuss the declining sales numbers of the Switch. Has demand started to fade now that the system is in its 5th year?

We also cover Switch becoming the 7th largest console of all time, people STILL buying the heck out of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the latest Metroid Dread Report looking back at the past 35 years of Metroid, Niantic getting pushback on Pokemon Go changes, Mario Golf Super Rush getting a free update, and Nintendo re-releasing Hanafuda cards!

154: Fortnite Performance Update, Mario Kart Ride Built on Game Engine, Indigenous Pokemon Artwork, and Tons More!

Episode  |  April 7th, 2021  |  55 mins 35 secs

balan wonderworld, breathedge, cozy grove, fortnite, knockout city, lost words, luckslinger, niantic, nintendo, pokemon, potion party, say no! more, shadowcast, star wars, super mario world

This week we discuss the new performance update that Fortnite had for the Switch! We also talk about the Mario Kart Ride basically being a video game, question what the opposite of "review bombing" is, share an indigenous Canadian artist's interpretation of Pokemon, video games and pokemon cards selling for CRAZY prices, talk about Niantics next projects, and play the beta for Knockout City!

35: Nintendo Goes To Court, No More Minecraft, Damon Departs, Genki Bluetooth, & Our Top Picks for 2018

Episode  |  December 26th, 2018  |  59 mins 49 secs

bluetooth, celeste, doom, fitness boxing, fortnite, genki, hollow knight, minecraft, moonlighter, niantic, nintendo, pinball fx, pokemon, sky force, steamworld, super meat boy, switch, travis strikes again

It is the last podcast of the year and we have a banger! Niantic is crushing it with Pokemon Go, Nintendo is dominating the holiday NPD charts, and Celeste sells more than 500,000 copies this year. Nintendo heads to court in Europe over pre-purchases, Damon Baker departs Nintendo, and Minecraft for Wii U gets one last update. We finish it all of with the new releases and a special segment where we cover our top game and accessory picks of 2018.