Episode 34: The Fire Rises

Some people just want to watch the world burn… Good thing there’s Little Inferno on the Wii U! In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we give our impressions of the indie eShop title, as well as impressions of fellow Wii U downloadable Chasing Aurora and the 3DS’s Gunman Clive. We also dive into the announcement of Pokemon X & Y, sharing all the known facts and speculating about the changes the 3DS pair might bring to the franchise. To top it all off, we discuss the latest news, plus take a look at the Wii U’s holiday sales performance and put the numbers into perspective. So grab some marshmallows and get ready to roast ’em. Just this once, it’s okay to play with fire.

Have you had a chance to try Little Inferno or any of the other games discussed in today’s show? What do you think of the Pokemon X & Y news? Let us know by posting a comment! Be sure to also stay up to date on all Random Nintendo happenings by subscribing to the podcast on iTunes and following us on Twitter @RandomNintendo.

As always, we have provided links below for all the news and games covered in this episode. Enjoy!

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News

• Pokemon Direct – 01.08.2013 (Nintendo.com)
• Pokemon X and Y to boost franchise to over 700 Pokemon (Gematsu)
• Downloadable Content Keeps The Epic Adventure of Fire Emblem Awakening Burning Bright (Nintendo Press Site)
• Fire Emblem 3DS bundle North America-bound (Tiny Cartidge)
• Capcom Looking At Newer Games For Wii U, Not Porting Older Ones (Siliconera)
• ‘Crysis 3’ not coming to Wii U due to lack of “business drive” (Digital Spy)
• ‘No chance’ for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 on Wii U (GoNintendo)
• Walking Dead Survival Instinct Release Date, Coming to Wii U (IGN)
• Excelsior! LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Assembles the Avengers to Save the Earth This Fall (Kotaku)
• New Levels, Enemies Heading to Mutant Mudds Deluxe (Nintendo World Report)
• Wii U Virtual Console development underway, titles will be playable using GamePad only (Polygon)
• CES: Nyko Breathes Life into Wii U’s Controllers (IGN)
• Call of Duty dominates an awful 2012 for US retail (GamesIndustry Interational)
• Wii U Hardware Sales Surpass Wii Sales by More Than $30 Million Through First Six Weeks (Nintendo Press Site)
• GameStop sold 320,000 Wii U consoles in six weeks (Eurogamer.net)
• Year-end Wii U sales steady, says Nintendo chief (Reuters)
• Animal Crossing: New Leaf at 2.3M sold in Japan, bringing in new female 3DS owners (Joystiq)
• Iwata: Nintendo Open To “Free-To-Play” Gaming Model (Nintendo Life)
• Nintendo has now sold over 10 million 3DS units in Japan (The Verge)

Games

• Little Inferno (Official Site)
• Chasing Aurora (Official Site)
• Gunman Clive (Official Site)
• Pokemon X & Y (Pokemon.com Game Page)
• Fire Emblem Awakening (Official Site)
• The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct (Official Site)
• LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (LEGO.com Game Page)
• Mutant Mudds Deluxe (IGN Game Page)
• Animal Crossing: New Leaf (IGN Game Page)