Episode 39: Monsters Wanted

Whether you’re chasing a giant beast in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate or being chased by the police in Need For Speed: Most Wanted U, it’s all about the thrill of the hunt in this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast. We give our impressions of both of these new Wii U titles, as well as enter the ring of the Wii U Virtual Console’s Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream. We also take a look at a variety of upcoming indie games including Yacht Club Games’ Shovel Knight, WayForward’s Mighty Switch Force 2, and Renegade Kid’s Cult Country, discussing how Kickstarter and Nintendo’s own eShop policies make such strong indie support possible. To top it all off, we break down new Wii U game announcements from established publishers such as Capcom and Square Enix, plus provide an analysis of February’s sales numbers. It’s a monstrous episode you don’t want to miss!

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As always, the links below provide more information on the news and games discussed in this episode. Each link also lists a time stamp, giving you the option to jump straight to the sections of the show that most interest you. Enjoy!

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News

• [0:02] Nintendo tests the waters for new cartoon series based on Pikmin (Polygon)
• [0:07] Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut Announced (Eidos Montreal Community)
• [0:19] Resident Evil Revelations news: Rachel raids, Wii U gets unique features (Capcom-Unity.com)
• [0:25] Pokemon Rumble U NFC figures revealed (CVG)
• [0:33] Announcing Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara (Capcom-Unity.com)
• [0:35] WOO-HOO! DuckTales is back (Capcom-Unity.com)
• [0:42] NES-Style Platformer “Shovel Knight” Announced for Wii U and 3DS (Crunchyroll)
• [0:49] Developer Interview: Scientifically Proven Is Bringing “Brutal, White Knuckle” Platforming To Wii U (Nintendo Life)
• [0:52] A World of Keflings is targeting Wii U this year (Destructoid)
• [0:55] Toki Tori 2 Dated for April 4 (Nintendo World Report)
• [0:58] Innovative party game Spin the Bottle to shake its booty on Wii U this May (Eurogamer)
• [1:01] The New Pikachu Nintendo 3DS XL Hand-Held is Electrifying (Nintendo.com)
• [1:03] Harvest Moon creator’s Hometown Story coming to North America and Europe for 3DS and ‘mobile platforms’ (Pocket Gamer)
• [1:07] Shake hands, hearts with Ace Attorney 5’s heroine, Kizuki Kokone (Joystiq)
• [1:14] Nintendo Direct Mini: Flipnote Studio 3D – 03.13.2013 (Nintendo.com)
• [1:19] Mighty Switch Force 2 Announced for Nintendo 3DS (IGN)
• [1:22] SteamWorld Dig Is Burrowing Its Way To The 3DS eShop This Year (Nintendo Life)
• [1:25] First Cult Country details (Nintendo Everything)
• [1:30] Super Hang-On 3D hits Japanese 3DS store next week (VG247)
• [1:31] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Launching on May 24 for Nintendo 3DS (GoNintendo)
• [1:33] Dead Space 3 Leads U.S. Sales in February (IGN)
• [1:39] Wii U sells 66,000 in February (GamesIndustry International)
• [1:41] Nintendo moves to calm Wii U fears as unofficial UK price cuts fail (MCV)

Games

• [1:48] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Official Site)
• [2:03] Need For Speed: Most Wanted U (Official Site)
• [2:19] Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [0:02] Pikmin 3 (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [0:07] Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut (Official Site)
• [0:19] Resident Evil Revelations (Official Site)
• [0:25] Pokemon Rumble U (Official Japanese Site)
• [0:33] Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara (IGN Game Page))
• [0:35] Ducktales Remastered (IGN Game Page)
• [0:42] Shovel Knight (Official Kickstarter Page)
• [0:50] Blood of the Werewolf (Nintendo Life Game Page)
• [0:52] A World of Keflings (Official Site)
• [0:55] Toki Tori 2 (Official Site)
• [0:58] Spin The Bottle (Official Facebook Page)
• [1:03] HomeTown Story (IGN Game Page)
• [1:07] Ace Attorney 5 (Wikipedia Page)
• [1:14] Flipnote Studio 3D (IGN Game Page)
• [1:19] Mighty Switch Force 2 (Official Site)
• [1:22] SteamWorld Dig (Official Site)
• [1:25] Cult Country (Official Site)
• [1:30] Super Hang-On 3D (Official Japanese Site)
• [1:31] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (IGN Game Page)