Nintendo Dispatch

178: Switch Hour Count, Sakurai Takes a Break, Metroid Dread Report, Super Nintendo World Expansion

Episode  |  October 6th, 2021  |  33 mins 7 secs

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How many hours have you played any one game on the Switch? Well, this week we discuss another owner hitting the max hour count for Animal Crossing!! In addition to that, we discuss Sakurai taking a break now that he's done with Smash Bros. We also chat about the recent Metroid Dread Report, and Super Nintendo World getting an expansion!

176: Switch FINALLY Supports Bluetooth Audio!!

Episode  |  September 22nd, 2021  |  34 mins 40 secs

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This week we discuss FINALLY getting Bluetooth audio support for the Switch! Nintendo said it couldn't be done but I guess that wasn't true! We also discuss Switch OLED making its first public appearance, the next and FINAL fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokemon Unite passing 9 MILLION downloads, and pre-orders for Mario Party Superstars will get some freebies but only in the UK.

175: Nintendo Not Attending Tokyo Game Show, Switch Price-Cut, Next Lego and Nintendo Collaberation, Most Elusive Pokemon

Episode  |  September 15th, 2021  |  35 mins 16 secs

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This week Nintendo confirmed that they will NOT be attending the Tokyo Game Show. We also have a Switch price-cut, new LEGO and Nintendo collaboration, and a VERY elusive Pokemon is finally caught.

174: Ongoing Chip Supply Issues, Game Boy Games Coming to Switch Online, eShop Available in Latin America, Next Nintendo Direct, Pokemon Unite's First Tournament

Episode  |  September 8th, 2021  |  48 mins 19 secs

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This week we discuss the ongoing chip supply issues causing trouble for the game industry. We also discuss the possibility of Game Boy games come to Nintendo Switch Online, the eShop now available in Latin America, getting clean teeth from Smash Bros., the next Nintendo Direct may be SOON, Big Brain Academy announced for Switch, and Pokemons Unite's first tournament.

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

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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!

169: 2020 Olympic Games, Robots Playing Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Games Making Money for Charity

Episode  |  July 28th, 2021  |  1 hr 5 mins

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165: Nintendo's E3 Direct Peak Viewers, New Switch Release, Bayonetta 3 Still "Alive and Well", Pokemon Unite

Episode  |  June 23rd, 2021  |  45 mins 54 secs

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This week we discuss Nintendo's E3 peak viewer numbers, why we didn't get a Switch Pro announcement, news that Bayonetta 3 is STILL "alive and well", and details about Pokemon Unite.