Episode 02: My Loftwing and Me

It took five years, over 100 developers, and a full orchestra to make The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, but it’s finally here! In our second episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we share our thoughts on Link’s epic adventure, as well as give impressions of Sonic Generations for 3DS and look back at Sonic Colors for Wii. Nintendo also dropped a bit of a bombshell this past week by announcing the US release date of Xenoblade Chronicles. We discuss the much demanded RPG, along with Wii/3DS sales numbers from Black Friday, the eShop’s biggest games, the upcoming 3DS firmware update, and… Justin Bieber? It’s a mix of news, impressions, and an inexplicable Justin Bieber story that you don’t want to miss!

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In this episode…

News:

• Xenoblade Chronicles Coming to Nintendo’s Wii Console in Spring (Nintendo.com)
• Nintendo sees skyward sales on Black Friday (USA Today)
• Nintendo Keeps Everyone Bundled Up for the Holidays (Nintendo.com)
• Black Friday boosts Microsoft to record week for Xbox 360 (USA Today)
• Sales of Ubisoft’s Just Dance Surge over Black Friday  (GoNintendo)
• Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime Talks Zelda, the Future of Handhelds and Wii’s Big Holiday Push (Time)
• Nintendo 3DS firmware update – full details (GoNintendo)
• Justin Bieber’s All I Want For Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!) (YouTube)
• Mario Kart Wii sells 28 million copies (GoNintendo)

Games:

• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Official Site)
• Sonic Generations (Sega Game Page)
• Sonic Colors (Sega Game Page)
• Xenoblade Chronicles (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• Pandora’s Tower (IGN Game Profile)
• The Last Story (IGN Game Profile)
• 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• 3D Classics: Kid Icarus (Nintendo Europe’s Club Nintendo)
• Pushmo (IGN Game Page)
• Sakura Samurai (IGN Game Page)
• Mighty Switch Force (Official Facebook Page)
• Mutant Mudds (Official Site)