Episode 32: Planes, Soccer, and Automobiles

Get ready to embark on a journey to multicolored airports, giant soccer stadiums, and fantastical race tracks. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we give our impressions of 3DS eShop puzzler Aero Porter and FIFA 13 for the Wii U, as well as share updated thoughts on the recently patched Wii U edition of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. We also take a look at the early 2013 lineups for both the Wii U and 3DS, discussing the big games that will (and won’t) be hitting in the new year. Plus, with the Wii U now available worldwide, we breakdown the system’s launch sales and explore what they mean for the console’s future.

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As always, you can learn more about everything discussed in this episode via the links below. Enjoy!

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News

• Nintendo Direct – 12.05.2012 (Nintendo.com)
• Wii U – Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo, Plays Game & Wario (YouTube)
• Zen Pinball 2 Coming to Nintendo Wii U eShop (Zen Studios Blog)
• Most of Early 2013’s Biggest Games Seem to Be Skipping Wii U (Kotaku)
• ‘Call of Duty,’ Wii U can’t stop video game slide (USA Today)
• Nintendo Sells More Than 1.75 Million Hardware Units in November (Nintendo Press Site)
• The Wii U launch by the numbers (Gamasutra)
• At Least 1,408 People Are Playing Black Ops II Online on the Wii U Tonight (Kotaku)
• Wii U sells 40k units in the UK in its opening weekend (MCV)
• Premium Wii U bundle claims 60 per cent of launch sales (MCV)
• Wii U sells 308,570 units over Japanese launch weekend (GamesIndustry International)
• Japanese 3DS Lifetime Sales Overtake PlayStation 3 (Nintendo Life)
• Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney Didn’t Do So Great (Siliconera)
• How Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney Was Created (Siliconera)

Games

• Aero Porter (Official Site)
• FIFA 13 (Official Site)
• Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Official Site)
• Lego City: Undercover (Official Site)
• Game & Wario (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• Pikmin 3 (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• Wii Fit U (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• Panorama View (Nintendo.com E3 Game Page)
• Zen Pinball 2 (Official Site)
• Fire Emblem: Awakening (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• Brain Age: Concentration Training (IGN Game Page)
• Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (IGN Game Page)
• Tokyo Crash Mobs (IGN Game Page)
• HarmoKnight (IGN Game Page)
• Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney (IGN Game Page)