Punching Up: A Nintendo Podcast

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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:

Celebrating Chrono Trigger's 30th Anniversary Mar 13, 2025

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This week the Punching Up crew Discuss Chrono Trigger's 30th anniversary, Mario Day, and the Wii U launch lineup.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:03:57 - Ori Series Sales

0:09:25 - Chrono Trigger 30th Anniversary

0:35:18 - Mario Kart LEGO

0:44:21 - Mario Day Stuff

0:52:49 - Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Motorbike

1:02:56 - What we're playing

1:24:30 - Xenoblade joins Tetris 99

1:28:27 - Looking back on the Wii U launch

1:41:19 - Closing Questions

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New Pokemon and Looking Back at the Switch Launch Mar 06, 2025

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This week the Punching Up crew discuss the most recent Pokemon Direct, go over Switch’s launch, and more!

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:13:43 - Pokémon Presents

0:28:49 - Super Soccer leaving NSO

0:34:49 - Switch is 8 years old

1:22:32 - Katamari Trademark

1:26:08 - What We're Playing

1:53:15 - Suikoden Direct info

1:58:13 - Tony Hawk 3+4

2:00:29 - Absolum

2:06:23 - Ending Questions

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Is Xenoblade Chronicles X Still Great? Feb 27, 2025

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This week the Punching Up crew discuss the recent layoffs at Warner Bros., Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, Pokemon Presents predictions and more!

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

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:19:47 - Warner Bros. Layoffs

0:33:57 - Pokémon Presents

0:39:43 - Pokémon Concierge

0:41:13 - Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition

1:08:23 - Tony Hawk is Back

1:14:42 - Mario Wonder Switch OLDED Bundle

1:15:33 - Nier 15 livestream

1:18:40 - What We're Playing

1:40:03 - Tanuki Pon's Summer

1:43:06 - Bloober team teams up with Konami Again

1:49:05 - Dauntless shutting down

1:51:10 - Closing Questions

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Why is Nintendo Getting Rid of This? Feb 20, 2025

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This week the crew discuss Nintendo ditching Gold Points, the Dice Awards, games from the latest State of Play and Xbox's continued movement to third party.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:16:44 - Nintendo getting rid of the gold points program

0:24:37 - Switch Games at State of Play

0:34:11 - Dice Awards

0:47:21 - More Xbox

0:57:54 - What we're playing

1:38:19 - Final Fantasy X Magic The Gathering

1:46:02 - Marvel Rivals Switch 2 and layoffs

1:53:43 - Anti-Palworld Patent update from Nintendo

2:02:13 - Closing Questions

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Switch 2 Price LEAKED? Feb 13, 2025

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This week the Punching Up crew discuss Dragon Quest XII, Switch 2 price leaks, Wonder Woman woes, and more!

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

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:32:30 - Dragon Quest 12 Update

0:37:15 - Dragon Quest 2D-HD sales numbers

0:42:53 - Switch 2 price leaked?

0:47:28 - Warioland 4 coming to NSO

0:58:25 - Wonder Woman game is rebooted

1:10:28 - What We’re Playing

1:33:05 - Golden Sun OST added to Nintendo Music

1:34:08 - New ESA event

1:44:17 - Castlevania and Kirby rumors

1:54:24 - Ending Questions

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The Numbers Are In! Feb 06, 2025

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This week the crew discusses new Nintendo's financials, new Xbox game rumors, new patents, and more!

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:20:54 - Mega Man Sales

0:30:15 - New Patent

0:35:09 - Relying on popular Nintendo series

0:40:44 - Ridge Racer 64 Now on NSO

0:44:40 - What We're Playing

1:16:06 - Some Xbox Games Coming to Switch 2

1:20:15 - Switch sales

1:31:46 - Closing Comments

1:55:41 - Onimusha 2 remaster coming 2025

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The Return of Some Old Classics? Jan 30, 2025

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This week the crew discuss a variety of topics including new trademarks from Sega and Bandai Namco. More Xbox rumors for Switch 2, and more!

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:33:49 - New Trademarks

0:42:50 - Sega account

0:49:09 - New NSO Games

0:52:18 - Phil Spencer Interview

1:00:01 - What We’re Playing

1:28:56 - US Physical Game Spending

1:36:08 - Astral Chain Director may have quit PlatinumGames

1:44:48 - Closing Questions/Comments

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Switch 2: We Have Questions Jan 23, 2025

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This week the Punching Up crew discusses a variety of topics, including Silk Song, the possible end of Joy-Con drift, and Donkey Kong's new look.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:35:27 - Silksong update

0:37:37 - End of Joycon drift?

0:42:15 - New MySims game

0:53:14 - Japan’s Best selling Physical games 2024

0:56:14 - What We’re Playing

1:22:41 - Super Mario World Vinyl release

1:31:07 - Balatro has sold 5 million copies

1:31:56 - Pokemon cards at McDonalds

1:34:50 - Ninja Five-O gets a new port

1:36:26 - Closing Questions

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The Switch 2 is Finally Official Jan 17, 2025

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This week the crew talks about all the recent new Switch 2 news, the release of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, old Sega IPs and more!

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

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:02:37 - Switch 2 reveal

1:01:01 - Donkey Kong Returns HD Out Now

1:05:50 - Ecco the dolphin trademark

1:09:50 - Animal Crossing Sea of Life UK

1:11:12 - Achievement exercises

1:17:41 - What We're Playing

1:49:56 - Wind Waker OST added to Nintendo Music

1:50:59 - Evo 2025

1:56:29 - Little Gator game DLC

1:59:05 - Ending questions

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The Switch 2 Leaks Keep Coming! Jan 09, 2025

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This week the Punching Up crew discuss all the latest Switch 2 leaks, Punch-Out, a possible new Nier game on the horizon and more!

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

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:15:59 - Switch 2 Leaks

0:38:34 - Punch-Out is dead

0:48:13 - What We’re Playing

1:12:13 - Japanese download rankings

1:18:41 - Sonic movie surpasses 1 billion in sales

1:32:48 - New Nier game?

1:35:37 - Closing questions

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