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Punching Up: A Nintendo Podcast

Punching Up is a weekly show all about Nintendo, co-hosted by Dustin Furman, Gene Park, Dagan Moriarty, and Mama Micah. The goal of Punching Up is to discuss the latest news and games from Nintendo, as well as dive deep into the prestigious catalog of games from the past, all while keeping it fun and entertaining. The show is highly interactive, with plenty of questions and comments from the audience. New episodes are released every other Friday. To get early access to each episode, support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/laststandmedia

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Latest Episodes:

#140 | Nintendo Can't Stop Talking about Pikmin Nov 05, 2026

Show notes

This week, the Punching Up crew discuss the recent Indie and Pikmin Directs, The Duskbloods’ delay, and more Persona leaks.

Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:33:14 - Arkane Studios Update
0:44:42 - The Duskbloods Delayed
0:47:01 - Nintendo Indie Showcase Recap
1:11:31 - Pikmin Direct Recap and Demo
1:19:32 - What We’re Playing
1:28:26 - Persona Remake Leak
1:31:16 - Square Enix Sale on the eShop has some insane deals
1:39:56 - We now know the dev team behind the Ocarina of Time Remake
1:43:07 - Closing Questions

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The Switch 2 Has Been Jailbroken Oct 29, 2026

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This week the Punching Up Crew discusses the Switch 2 being jailbroken, Nintendo stars winning awards, Circana updates, and more!

Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:40:39 - Indie World Direct
0:42:47 - Shigeru Miyamoto Receives Japan’s Order of Culture Award
0:45:23 - Eiji Aonuma Honored by France
0:47:29 - BioWare Has Been Shut Down
0:57:39 - Switch 2 Has Been Jailbroken
1:05:00 - Pokémon Unite Shutting Down
1:08:56 - What We’re Playing
1:30:14 - Three New Game Boy Classics Added to NSO
1:31:35 - Circana Updates
1:42:16 - Capcom Sales Updates
1:45:24 - Closing Questions

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The Switch 2 Ramp-Up Has Begun! Oct 22, 2026

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This week the Punching Up crew discuss more third-party support coming to Switch 2, New Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave DLC, Golden Joystick Awards, and more!

Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:31:33 - 007 First Light Finally Gets a New Release Date
0:42:33 - Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4 now on Switch 2
0:44:50 - Wolf Among Us Remastered Delayed for Switch 1
0:53:25 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave DLC Details
0:59:38 - Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Out this week
1:03:09 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Overview Trailer
1:10:36 - What We’re Playing
1:39:54 - New Game Boy Advance Classics on NSO
1:42:04 - New Nintendo Merch
1:51:15 - Kena IP acquired by Sony
1:53:56 - Shrek 2 Remastered
1:56:23 - Golden Joystick Awards
2:07:48 - XBOX’s Future
2:18:04 - Closing Questions

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AI Is Taking Over! Oct 15, 2026

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This week the Punching Up crew has a possible Starfield Switch 2 port, Resident Evil Requiem DLC possible details, Epic’s unannounced AI-developed Star Wars+Marvel shooter, and more!

Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:14:05 - Switch 2 Port of Starfield Allegedly Canceled
0:28:55 - Best Buy to have Midnight Opening for Ocarina of Time Launch
0:37:51 - Final Fantasy VII and Hello Kitty Coming to Sonic Racing Crossworlds
0:48:19 - What We’re Playing
1:03:56 - Resident Evil Requiem Writer Gives Plot Details for Upcoming DLC
1:08:12 - The Witcher 3 Switch 2 Version to get Updates to Improve Image Quality
1:13:09 - Dragon Quest Creator Makes New Game with AI that Took 30 Minutes
1:22:15 - Unannounced Star Wars + Marvel Shooter Pivots to AI Game Development
1:30:23 - Grand Theft Auto VI is Up to Rockstar and Take-Two says Nintendo of America President
1:33:35 - Closing Questions

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Are 3rd Party Ports in Trouble on Switch 2? Oct 08, 2026

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This week the Punching Up crew discuss Majora's Mask coming to Nintendo Music, Kingdom Hearts, Pokémon, Capcom having problems porting Monster Hunter, and more!

Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:21:45 - Spongebob questions
0:33:10 - Majora’s Mask OST Coming to Nintendo Music and more
0:40:05 - Kingdom Hearts Collection Out This Week
0:53:48 - Pokémon The Series: The Beginning Now on Disney+
0:57:01 - What We’re Playing
1:16:50 - Porting Monster Hunter Wilds to Switch 2 has been “painful”
1:20:55 - Mario Kart Tour is Dead
1:24:14 - Watch Dogs: Legion ‘Director’s Cut’ Rumored
1:26:40 - Closing Questions

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Nintendo Killed a Ubisoft Zelda Game Oct 01, 2026

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This week the Punching Up crew discuss the canceled Zelda game from Ubisoft, the almost death of Sonic, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered and more!

Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:28:17 - New Information on a Cancelled Zelda Game
0:45:00 - Zelda Anniversary Concert
0:48:19 - Pokémon and McDonald’s Collab Returning
1:03:32 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered Out Now
1:05:08 - What We’re Playing
1:25:15 - Persona Series Sales Update
1:27:18 - Minecraft Dungeons II Now on Switch 2
1:29:48 - Sonic and Shadow were almost killed off
1:33:30 - One Piece: Grand Gourmet getting physical version
1:38:22 - Unicorn Overlord Director Announces New Fantasy IP
1:40:24 - Closing Questions

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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Is Not What We Expected Sep 24, 2026

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This week the Punching Up crew discuss Castlevania: Belmont's Curse getting a demo, Pokémon ports, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, and more.
Timestamps:
Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:33:20 - Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Gets Demo
0:36:26 - Middle-Earth Shadow Bundle Coming to Switch 2
0:41:24 - Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire rumors heating up
0:45:04 - What We’re Playing (Fire Emblem: Fortunes Weave)
1:31:25 - No DLC coming for Splatoon Raiders
1:34:46 - Lufia I & II: The Sinistrals Saga Announced
1:37:50 - XBOX Layoffs and Studio Mergers
1:51:37 - Closing Questions

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Is Nintendo REALLY the "Good Guy" Here? Sep 17, 2026

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This week the Punching Up crew discuss Nintendo's Customer Appreciation Sale, the top 20 selling GameCube games in the US, 007 First Light delayed again, and more!
Timestamps:
Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement.
00:00 - Intro
31:53 - Diablo IV officially coming to Switch 2
34:19 - Nintendo of America Customer Appreciation Sale
50:42 - What We’re Playing
1:20:50 - Top 20 Best-Selling GameCube games in the US
1:39:21 - 007 First Light Delayed Again for Switch 2
1:45:12 - Kingdom Hearts comes to Fortnite
1:50:16 - More SEGA movies are coming
1:55:47 - Closing Questions

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Nintendo is COOKING Sep 10, 2026

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This week the Punching Up crew discuss the Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct and a standalone Nintendo Direct, and more!
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0:00:00 - Intro
0:36:13 - Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct
1:10:37 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword is already a hit
1:11:47 - We’re gonna get more Final Fantasy VII
1:15:38 - Final Fantasy Resonance Demo Out Now
1:20:17 - What We’re Playing
1:43:51 - Capcom focusing on reactivating IPs
1:46:33 - Huge Steam DB Leak
1:51:58 - Nintendo Direct
2:37:11 - Closing Questions

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Did the Next Direct Just Get Leaked? Sep 03, 2026

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This week the Punching Up crew discuss more Switch 2 ports, Capcom spotlight announcement, Grand Theft Auto 6, and the next Direct date possibly getting leaked!
Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:35:05 - Nintendo Direct Date Possibly Leaked
0:44:16 - Capcom Spotlight Announcement
0:53:06 - Witcher 3 Specs for Switch 2
0:53:40 - The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu teaser trailer
0:54:55 - Pikmin 3 Deluxe gets Switch 2 update
0:59:05 - What We’re Playing
1:19:41 - Metaphor: ReFantazio Releasing Soon on Switch 2
1:23:20 - LEGO Harry Potter Collection Coming to Switch 2
1:29:25 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword out this week
1:34:04 - GTA 6 Thoughts
1:40:20 - Closing Questions

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