Jon Cartwright leaving GameXplain

[HustleBun]

Jon Cartwright, Resetera's own Jonneh, is sadly leaving GameXplain. He posted this last night but I haven't seen a thread on it yet:



I had a feeling that this was coming but it still stings. Jon brings a calming, friendly and thoughtful presence to every GameXplain discussion he partakes in. Not only are his booming voice and laugh quite infectious, but his awareness and knowledge of the game industry is vast and quite respectable.

He's also really god damn funny. My girlfriend and I use his review scale all the time. "Zelda Breath of the Wild is an incredible experience that makes you never want to stop playing...but you can't pet the dog, so it's a bad game" or reviewing a disappointing game "but you can pet the dog, so it's a good game".
He also has some great content on his solo channel. He did an adorable game of Animal Crossing hide-and-seek with Scott the Woz and Antdude, does some excellent video game music quizzes with other well-known YouTubers and ...froggy chair!

I'll miss hearing him in GX discussion videos and on the GX Real Talk podcast but I look forward to following him in his next endeavor.

Best of luck Jon!

BTW - GameXplain is awesome. Andre Segers is what brought me to the channel, guy has some pretty brilliant ideas for games and his insane trailer breakdowns are incredible, Ash Paulsen being the Mega Man/Chrono/Final Fantasy homeboy of refined taste, Tom's creative dry wit and Derrick's astute analytical observations all make for great listening. Def check them out.

 

[HibbySloth]

My favorite of the GX crew. He will be missed, and I wish him the best of luck on his endeavors.

 

[Neoxon]

Seems like he's leaving on good terms (to the surprise of nobody) given how the other GameXplain members are reacting, but here's to the best on Jon's future endeavors.

 

[Neiteio]

I usually don't comment on industry personalities, but Jon is a good human being. Dude radiates love for this hobby and love for everyone around him. If only everyone on the internet were so kind! I wish him the best of success, and I'm sure he will find success wherever he goes. :-)

 

[CloseTalker]

Great guy, and a great team. Best of luck on whatever he does next!

 

[Noppie]

Ah man, that's unfortunate. Best of luck to you, hope you'll continue to do what you do best.

 

[Lego Killer Moth]

Seems like a cool dude, hope he's excited about whatever he's got planned

 

[Empyrean Cocytus]

Makes sense, he's about to be a dad and probably wants to spend as much time as he can with his family.

 

[delete12345]

Wishing you the best, Jonneh

 

[Lady Bow]

Damn I'm gonna miss Jon on the GX crew. :( He really livened up discussions and put out great videos. Best of luck to the GX folks and Jon's future endeavors though!

 

[King Dodongo]

Found out in the Direct thread and inmediately went to check the twitter post, sad to see him go tbh.

 

[HustleBun]

I usually don't comment on industry personalities, but Jon is a good human being. Dude radiates love for this hobby and love for everyone around him. If only everyone on the internet were so kind! I wish him the best of success, and I'm sure he will find success wherever he goes. :-)

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Well said, that's exactly what pushed me to make this thread. He's a guy that you just want to root for.

 

[CarlSagan94]

Damn, Kyle Bosman leaving EZA and now Jon leaving GameXplain, this year really is the worst =(

Wish him all the best, he was a really good addition to the crew.

 

[SanTheSly]

Commented in the Direct Speculation thread about this but was shocked to learn he's only 25. I'm somehow older than the guy, which scares me in ways I can't quite explain.

Wishing him all the best on his future endeavours though!

 

[Man Called Aerodynamics]

Love his voice!

 

[Tora]

I wonder what he's doing next though, doubt you'd just quit your job for your kid without making money.

Not for me to speculate though of course, wish him well!

 

[Aaronrules380]

Love gamexplain and Jon's been great there. I hope his future work goes well. I don't see a reason why's he leaving, so I'm wondering what he plans to do next? Is he trying to start up his own channel? Was he given a better offer by someone else? Or is he moving to a new job entirely? Whatever the case I wish him luck, but it'd be cool to know

 

[Quinton]

Wherever you go, Jon, you'll bring smiles to those who work with ya.

 

[Giga Man]

Jon quickly became my favorite of the GameXplain crew. His quirky personality and deep voice really made his content shine. Whatever he pursues next, I'm sure he'll do great things.

 

[Dark Ninja]

Sounds like he's moving onto something better or trying up figure out what he wants to do long term for a career. Good luck in your future Jon.

 

[SerKwak]

Good luck Jon! Wish you the best with your future endeavours!

 

[Deleted member 35631]

Too bad. I like his voice. I never imagined he looked like that with that voice, but he was great. It's also great that they are expanding to more news other than just Nintendo.

 

[HustleBun]

Too bad. I like his voice. I never imagined he looked like that with that voice, but he was great. It's also great that they are expanding to more news other than just Nintendo.

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Oh man seriously, I was borderline upset when he was revealed to be handsome.

I didn't hear the GX announcement over a directional shift in news coverage, that's interesting. I liked that they were one of the few gaming resources during the Wii U era to have genuine enthusiasm for Nintendo but with the Switch's success it hasn't been quite as trendy to make fun of Nintendo as it used to be.

This also must be a tough year for GX with so little going on at Nintendo. Derrick has joked that he has been appreciating the breaks that Nintendo is giving them but it has to be frustrating. Def noticed an increase in their XBox and Sony coverage over the past year+ so I suppose it makes sense.

Where do I apply? haha

 

[Deleted member 32005]

Subbed to his solo channel! he will be missed for sure, hope he keeps creating content over there.

 

[Peleo]

Oh man seriously, I was borderline upset when he was revealed to be handsome.

I didn't hear the GX announcement over a directional shift in news coverage, that's interesting. I liked that they were one of the few gaming resources during the Wii U era to have genuine enthusiasm for Nintendo but with the Switch's success it hasn't been quite as trendy to make fun of Nintendo as it used to be.

This also must be a tough year for GX with so little going on at Nintendo. Derrick has joked that he has been appreciating the breaks that Nintendo is giving them but it has to be frustrating. Def noticed an increase in their XBox and Sony coverage over the past year+ so I suppose it makes sense.

Where do I apply? haha

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Jon will be missed for sure, will follow what he does next.

 

[SpiderLink]

I'm not familiar with this fellow or the channel, so I want to thank you for providing all this context.

 

[xpownz]

He and Michael Stevens have the best voice on youtube

 

[big_z]

Is he the guy that says popular like poplar? To me that is the voice of gamexplain.

 

[Ant]

Literally any GameExplain video pops up on my YT feed I am always hoping inside it is Jon voicing the video. He has such a nice voiceover and generally seems like a good guy. Won't be the same! Good luck Jon!

 

[Lord Azrael]

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[Jonneh]

Thanks for the kind words everyone, I've still got a few weeks left so hopefully I can put out a couple of meaningful videos in that time. It's hard to let go but my time at GX has changed me for the better

 

[platocplx]

Thanks for the kind words everyone, I've still got a few weeks left so hopefully I can put out a couple of meaningful videos in that time. It's hard to let go but my time at GX has changed me for the better

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good luck on what ever you decide to do next! thanks for all the entertainment there!

 

[Thiago]

Wow, I'll miss him on GX.

Wish Jon the best!

 

[KtotheRoc]

Best of luck, Jon.

(This is not how I expected Game Club's Danganronpa playthrough to end.)

 

[MouldyK]

Thanks for the kind words everyone, I've still got a few weeks left so hopefully I can put out a couple of meaningful videos in that time. It's hard to let go but my time at GX has changed me for the better

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Any hint for us on your future endeavours?

Sega hired you for PuyoPuyo Panel de Pon?!

 

[etrain911]

Just bumping the thread to show that Jon did an interview with WCCFTech about the industry, his time with Gamexplain, and more! Thank you so much for all you did, Jon, you'll be missed!

 

[Xavi]

Huge get for NL! Congrats Jonneh !

 

[weekev]

Huge get for NL! Congrats Jonneh !

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Nice. Congrats Jonneh on the new job. Great get by Nintendo Life.

 

[Like the hat?]

Going to be weird to not have "Jon here" in half the GX videos.

 

[Jonneh]

Thanks so much everyone! Got a ton of ideas I want to get out there fairly soon :) I'll also be assisting with other sites across the network

 

[Ant]

Congrats Jonneh ! Love your content, hope everything goes well with the little one when they arrive!

 

[HustleBun]

Huge get for NL! Congrats Jonneh !

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Great get! I've watched some of NL's youtube stuff but do they have a regular podcast? If so, consider me a new regular listener.

Jon also did a really wholesome hang out stream last night. It's mostly him interacting with the chat, talking about why he left GX and playing various underrated Wii U games...and Mario Tennis Ultra Smash. It's a cozy little video, I recommend giving it a watch.