Surprise! A Nintendo Direct was announced and aired, so naturally, we knew we had to cover it as soon as possible. So what were the heavy hitters? Nintendo is naturally leaning into the success of Mario with two new releases this year, a remake of the Super Nintendo Classic, Super Mario RPG, and a new 2D Mario called Super Mario Bros. Wonder. In addition, we got a new look at the upcoming Pikmin 4, along with brand new ports of Pikmin 1 and 2 that are out today. Looking ahead to 2024, Nintendo showed off a new Princess Peach game as well. That's just scratching the surface, though. Let's go through all the announcements in this surprise episode!

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Nintendo's June Direct Was Awesome - Our Reactions

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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has been championed as a classic of the GameCube era, and for many, the last great Paper Mario game. For years, it’s been sequestered on outdated hardware, but finally, Nintendo has released a full remake of the title on Nintendo Switch. So, what does the Punching Up crew think? Join us as we talk about our early impressions of the game, along with this week’s Nintendo news. Enjoy!

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0:00:00 - Intro
0:15:29 - Paper Mario is here!
0:36:26 - Nintendo acquires Shiver Entertainment
0:53:31 - 4K code in Paper Mario
1:02:26 - Nintendo's new store in SF
1:08:59 - Kingdom Hearts on Switch
1:15:46 - Quickies
1:26:15 - What we're playing
1:32:36 - Ending Questions
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Paper Mario’s Triumphant Return

Nintendo recently presented their yearly financial results and set a new net profit record. In fact, the Switch era has been more profitable than 1981 to 2016. With that, there's a lot riding on the transition to the “Switch successor”. Join us as we discuss the financial results, the upcoming June Direct, and much more!

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0:00:00 - Intro
0:09:30 - Paper Mario gut check
0:28:11 - Nintendo Financial report
1:19:38 - Square Enix Multiplatform approach
1:26:23 - Nintendo World Championships NES Edition
1:31:58 - Quickies
1:33:21 - What we’ve been playing
2:09:19 - Ending questions
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Nintendo’s June Direct + Switch 2 Confirmed

Continuing to await official information about Nintendo’s next console, we are gradually starting to see small details leak out, this time from Chinese 3rd party accessory maker Mobapad. As always, these leaks need to be taken with a grain of salt until they are verified with secondary sources. In the meantime, let’s discuss. New buttons, magnetic suction, and 4K support are all included in the rundown. Join Micah, Gene, and me (Dustin) as we dive deep.

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0:00:00 - Intro
0:08:37 - Switch 2’s new hardware rumors
1:03:03 - Nintendo's takedown on Gary's Mod
1:07:23 - Samus was almost in Fortnite
1:20:53 - Quckies
1:24:07 - What we're playing
1:52:54 - Ending questions
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Magnet Joycons, How Do They Work?

Welcome back to Punching Up! Apple has changed its App Store policy to allow emulators on iOS devices. With that, we can only assume that the App Store will soon be flooded with NES, SNES, and Game Boy emulators. Given Nintendo's history and recent legal action against Yuzu, the company surely isn't pleased with the decision. However, the biggest question is: will they attempt to make a move against them, even if they have shaky legal ground to do so? In other news, an ex-PlayStation executive has joined Nintendo, and it's been announced that the company will be skipping Gamescom this summer.

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0:00:00 - Intro
0:17:16 - Emulators on the iOS App Store
0:28:15 - Gio Corsi joins Nintendo
0:43:40 - Nintendo is skipping Gamescom
0:53:40 - Pokemon Save Crimes?
1:03:57 - Quickies
1:10:34 - What We’re Playing
1:46:06 - Ending Questions
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Emulators on iPhone: Nintendo’s Nightmare?

Welcome back to Punching Up! Nintendo is eyeing the top spot for the best-selling console of all time, but the ex-CEO of PlayStation recently reported new sales data showing they’ve still got a significant way to go to claim the spot from PlayStation. Additionally, Nintendo's testing centers have been hit with layoffs just before the launch of a new console. Princess Peach Showtime is here, but is it for us?

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0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:22 - Dagan's new gig
0:16:28 - LSM in NYC
0:35:27 - Road to #1 best selling console
0:46:37 - Changing at US Nintendo Testing
1:03:32 - Quickies
1:09:07 - What We’ve Been Playing
1:42:43 - Ending Questions
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Nintendo's June Direct Was Awesome - Our Reactions

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