Episode 35: Loading Up The Big Guns

It’s been a roller coaster of news for Nintendo fans with the disappointment of a weaker than expected winter Wii U lineup, followed by a burst of excitement from a new Nintendo Direct. This episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast is dedicated to all that news, from the HD remake of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker to the yarn-based worlds of Yoshi’s next adventure. We also discuss upcoming third-party games, including the ambitious Disney Infinity, the crossover extravaganza that is Project X Zone for 3DS, and the first details on Need for Speed: Most Wanted for Wii U. As if that wasn’t enough, we go hands-on with Fire Emblem: Awakening and Brain Age: Concentration Training. It’s an episode so big it feels like E3 in January!

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News

• [0:02] Nintendo Direct – 01.23.13 (Nintendo.com)
• [0:35] Sakurai explains Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS’ trickle of info, why we have to wait for E3 (GoNintendo)
• [0:42] Wii U Virtual Console Trial Campaign (Nintendo.com)
• [1:02] Disney’s Biggest Stars Join Forces for Skylanders-Style Gaming Mash-Up (Wired.com)
• [1:13] Project X Zone – The tactical RPG crossover coming to the US (GamesRadar)
• [1:18] Resident Evil Revelations coming coming to 360, PS3, Wii U and PC (Capcom-Unity)
• [1:22] Maestro Interactive Games Bringing Super Ubi Land To Wii U eShop (Nintendo Land)
• [1:23] Fuzzy Wuzzy Games Is Rolling Armillo Onto The Wii U eShop (Nintendo Land)
• [1:25] XSEED Games Announces Pandora’s Tower for Spring 2013 Release (XSEEDGames.com)
• [1:30] Wii U and Nintendo 3DS Kick Off 2013 With New One-Of-A-Kind Experiences (Nintendo.com)
• [1:36] Need for Speed: Most Wanted slams Wii U in NA on March 19, EU March 21 (Joystiq)
• [1:42] ‘Fist Of The North 2: Ken’s Rage 2’ Will Be Download-Only For The Wii U (MTV Multiplayer)
• [1:45] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon to feature multiplayer (Polygon)
• [1:51] Capcom To Make Their Nintendo 3DS Games Available As Downloads (Siliconera)
• [1:52] Report: Nintendo to Restructure Hardware Divisions (IGN)

Games

• [1:55] Fire Emblem: Awakening (Official Site)
• [2:01] Brain Age: Concentration Training (Official Site)
• [0:03] Yoshi for Wii U (IGN Game Page)
• [0:08] The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker for Wii U (IGN Game Page)
• [0:18] Monolith Soft’s “X” (IGN Game Page)
• [0:22] Fire Emblem x Shin Megami Tensei (IGN Game Page)
• [0:28] Wii Party 2 (IGN Game Page)
• [0:38] The Wonderful 101 (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [0:37] Bayonetta 2 (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [0:48] Balloon Fight (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [0:56] Wii Fit U (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [0:58] Pikmin 3 (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [1:02] Disney Infinity (Official Site)
• [1:13] Project X Zone (IGN Game Page)
• [1:18] Resident Evil: Revelations (Official Site)
• [1:22] Super Ubi Land (Official Site)
• [1:23] Armillo (Nintendo Life Game Page)
• [1:25] Pandora’s Tower (IGN Game Page)
• [1:36] Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Official Site)
• [1:42] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 (Official Site)
• [1:44] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Official Site)