Punching Up, Episode 4 | Nintendo's June Direct Was Awesome - Our Reactions (Patreon)

Scheduling Note:In order to record this early episode, we had to take the KnockBack recording slot. So for this coming week, KnockBack will post on Tuesday instead of Sunday.

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!

Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Introduction

0:07:54 - Pokemon DLC

0:15:10 - Headlines Part 1

0:24:51 - Super Mario RPG

0:36:34 - Princess Peach Game

0:44:31 - Headlines Part 2

0:53:25 - Pikmin 4 and Pikmin 1+2

0:58:03 - Metal Gear Solid Collection

1:04:48 - Vampire Survivors

1:10:36 - Penny's Big Breakaway

1:14:04 - Star Ocean The Second Story R

1:17:34 - WarioWare Move It!

1:24:26 - Zelda Amiibo

1:27:47 - Super Mario Bros Wonder

1:48:06 - Fire Emblem GBA and Everybody 1-2 Switch

1:58:04 - What We've Been Playing

2:05:27 - Dagan closing segment