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 For ad

Punching Up: A Nintendo Podcast is a leisure podcast hosted by Dustin Furman, with 133 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Dustin Furman hosts Punching Up: A Nintendo Podcast, a leisure show with 133 episodes published.

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  Episode #134

  Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Is Not What We Expected

  Sep 24, 20262h 24m

  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 - Intro0:33:20 - Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Gets Demo0:36:26 - Middle-Earth Shadow Bundle Coming to Switch 20:41:24 - Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire rumors heating up0:45:04 - What We’re Playing (Fire Emblem: Fortunes Weave)1:31:25 - No DLC coming for Splatoon Raiders1:34:46 - Lufia I & II: The Sinistrals Saga Announced1:37:50 - XBOX Layoffs and Studio Mergers1:51:37 - Closing Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  Episode #133

  Is Nintendo REALLY the "Good Guy" Here?

  Sep 17, 20262h 31m

  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 - Intro31:53 - Diablo IV officially coming to Switch 234:19 - Nintendo of America Customer Appreciation Sale50:42 - What We’re Playing1:20:50 - Top 20 Best-Selling GameCube games in the US1:39:21 - 007 First Light Delayed Again for Switch 21:45:12 - Kingdom Hearts comes to Fortnite1:50:16 - More SEGA movies are coming1:55:47 - Closing Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  Episode #132

  Nintendo is COOKING

  Sep 10, 20263h 1m

  This week the Punching Up crew discuss the Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct and a standalone Nintendo Direct, 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 - Intro0:36:13 - Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct1:10:37 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword is already a hit1:11:47 - We’re gonna get more Final Fantasy VII1:15:38 - Final Fantasy Resonance Demo Out Now1:20:17 - What We’re Playing1:43:51 - Capcom focusing on reactivating IPs1:46:33 - Huge Steam DB Leak1:51:58 - Nintendo Direct2:37:11 - Closing Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  Episode #131

  Did the Next Direct Just Get Leaked?

  Sep 3, 20262h 27m

  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 - Intro0:35:05 - Nintendo Direct Date Possibly Leaked0:44:16 - Capcom Spotlight Announcement0:53:06 - Witcher 3 Specs for Switch 20:53:40 - The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu teaser trailer0:54:55 - Pikmin 3 Deluxe gets Switch 2 update0:59:05 - What We’re Playing1:19:41 - Metaphor: ReFantazio Releasing Soon on Switch 21:23:20 - LEGO Harry Potter Collection Coming to Switch 21:29:25 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword out this week1:34:04 - GTA 6 Thoughts1:40:20 - Closing Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  Episode #130

  We played The Duskbloods! What do we think?

  Aug 27, 20261h 57m

  This week the Punching Up crew goes over the recent Gamescom news, The Pokemon series possibly moving away from turn-based battles, new Switch 2 bundles, and Brad shares his experience with The Duskbloods Network test. Timestamps: Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00 - Intro22:46 - Quick Gamescom Opening Night Live30:36 - Witcher 4 Targeting 2028 and Witcher 3 Coming to Switch 2 with new updates37:30 - The Pokémon series may change its battle system43:29 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta46:07 - What We’re Playing1:05:47 - Castlevania getting a reboot1:12:07 - Story Of Seasons Teaser1:14:29 - Terranigma is coming back1:19:07 - Switch 2 getting new bundles1:22:32 - Closing Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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