Episode 110: String Theories
Whether it’s the woolly worlds of Yoshi’s latest adventure or the many layers of Nintendo’s new mobile plans and financials, fans have been left with lots to untangle. Luckily, we’re here to help. We first kick off this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast with an in-depth discussion of Nintendo’s mobile plans, including details on their new membership program and theories of how their debut app, Miitomo, may be a trojan horse for something much bigger. We then jump into Nintendo’s financials, breaking down the good, the bad, and what Nintendo plans to do next for Wii U and 3DS. From there, it’s all about the games as we weigh in on fresh Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash and Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival details, followed by our full impressions of Yoshi’s Woolly World and hands-on with the upcoming Yo-Kai Watch.
We want to hear from you, too! Be it your take on the Miitomo announcement or Yoshi’s Woolly World, post a comment below and tell us what you think. If you liked the show, consider leaving a review (and subscribing!) on iTunes. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo to stay in the loop on all site happenings.
As always, we’ve included links below for more information on the news and games discussed in this episode. Each link also lists a time stamp to easily find the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!
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News
- [0:01 – 1:07] Nintendo Financial Results Briefing for Q2 2015 (Nintendo Investor Relations)
- [0:03] Nintendo’s New Membership Program is Called My Nintendo (IGN)
- [0:13] Mii Avatars Star in Nintendo’s First Mobile Game This March (Wired)
- [0:29] Nintendo’s New Text Bot is Kooky (Kotaku)
- [0:31] Nintendo Mobile Game Delay Triggers $4.5 Billion Drop in Value (Bloomberg)
- [0:42] GoldenEye on N64: Miyamoto wanted to tone down the killing (The Guardian)
- [0:46] Nintendo’s first quarter under new CEO sees slight boost to Wii U sales (The Verge)
- [1:00] Yo-Kai Watch will have a cheap 2DS bundle (Tiny Cartridge)
- [1:04] September 2015 NPD: NBA, NFL games have big month as hardware sputters (VentureBeat)
- [1:08] Mario Maker Update Adding Checkpoints, Progressive Powerups (Nintendo World Report)
- [1:15] Are Playable Octolings Set to Invade Splatoon? (GoNintendo)
- [1:19] New Nintendo Direct Coming Before End of the Year (GameSpot)
- [1:25] Nintendo serves up new details about Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (Nintendo.com)
- [1:34] Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival details – different modes and more (Nintendo Everything)
Games
- [1:45] Yoshi’s Woolly World (Official Site)
- [1:59] Yo-Kai Watch (Official Site)
- [0:13] Miitomo (IGN Game Page))
- [1:07] Super Mario Maker (Official Site)
- [1:15] Splatoon (Official Site)
- [1:25] Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (Official Site)
- [1:34] Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival (Official Site)
From The Archives
Randomer Nintendo 30: Mr. Friendly Wendy’s Man
Hi Guys!
Great show as always! Thank you so much for your hard-work and dedication to putting out such a great show every other week! All your effort is really appreciated.
Its nice to see Nintendo’s making money, I just hope they keep putting out enough good stuff that people keep buying it. (Amiibo Festival and Tennis Ultra Smash just don’t cut-it.) I guess I’ve been a bit dis-heartened by all the delays, but I suppose in the end it will all be worth it. Just the waiting game is hard. And I guess more than just the current slate of games, I’m more waiting for next year’s “NX” release. Because, let’s be honest, at the Wii U’s current rate, it can’t sustain another year. Sad a fact as that is.
Anyways, more positively, I enjoyed all your opinions and ideas on Nintendo’s mobile endeavor and while I won’t be playing Miitomo, I’m all for the infastructure changes that come with the DeNA deal. Namely “My Nintendo” and “Nintendo Account.” I’m also really glad I can keep using my current Nintendo Network ID.
Well can’t wait for the next show! Thanks again for all you do!
Thanks, Satoshi! I agree that we seem to be stuck in a holding pattern right now between the various delays, the NX, and even plans for what Nintendo’s doing on mobile after Miitomo. It’s certainly going to make for an interesting 2016.