Episode 123: Do a Barrel Roll

A lot of bombs dropped in the world of Nintendo – and no, we’re not just talking about the ones you fire in Star Fox Zero. From NX officially launching in 2017 to Nintendo’s peculiar plan of only showing Zelda at E3, there’s been a lot of big yet questionable announcements coming out of Nintendo lately. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we make sense of it all with analysis of each decision, including thoughts on the NX’s potential year-one game lineup, Nintendo’s smartphone plans for the Fall, and a breakdown of the company’s financials. We then conclude the episode with in-depth impressions of a game packed with some actual bombs (and lasers and anthropomorphic animals), Star Fox Zero.

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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 so you can easily find segments of interest to you. Enjoy!

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News

• [0:01 – 0:49] Nintendo provides updates on mobile, NX and The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo.com)
• [0:05] Discussion: NX in 2017
• [0:09] Why you should be excited about NX’s software output (Emily Rogers’ Blog)
• [0:12] Monster Games Appear To Be Developing An Unannounced Racing Game (Nintendo Insider)
• [0:20] Discussion: Nintendo’s E3 2016 Plans
• [0:38] Discussion: Nintendo’s 2016 Game Lineup
• [0:49] Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Coming to 3DS in America (GameSpot)
• [0:54] Atlus Localizing Nintendo-Published Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (GameInformer.com)
• [0:56] Nintendo’s Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE gets the special edition treatment (Polygon)
• [0:58] River City: Tokyo Rumble To Release In North America In Summer 2016 For Nintendo 3DS (Siliconera)
• [1:00 – 1:48] Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ended March 2016 (Nintendo Investor Relations)
• [1:01] Nintendo is bringing Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem to smartphones (The Verge)
• [1:21] Nintendo is bringing ‘Splatoon’ gear to its ‘Miitomo’ app (Engadget)
• [1:28] Nintendo’s Humble Bundle Includes $179 Worth of Wii U, 3DS Games (IGN)
• [1:31] Nintendo Is Offloading The Seattle Mariners (Kotaku)
• [1:35] Nintendo earnings plunge 60 percent in fiscal year as it preps new hardware (VentureBeat)
• [1:48] Squid Sisters, New Splatoon Amiibo Announced (IGN)

Games

• [1:49] Star Fox Zero (Official Site)
• [0:03] The Legend of Zelda for Wii U / NX (IGN Game Page)
• [0:49] Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (Official Site)
• [0:54] Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [0:58] River City: Tokyo Rumble (IGN Game Page)
• [1:12] Fire Emblem for Smartphones (IGN Game Page)
• [1:15] Animal Crossing for Smartphones (IGN Game Page)
• [1:20] Miitomo (Official Site)
• [1:40] Splatoon (Official Site)