Episode 137: Paint The Town

In this post-Switch world, how can existing Nintendo platforms make a splash? For 3DS, it’s with an Animal Crossing revamp and a zany RPG starring your Miis. For mobile, it’s with app updates galore from Miitomo and Pokemon Go. And for Wii U, it’s with the very colorful Paper Mario: Color Splash. This packed episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast covers all that and more, including a full breakdown of last week’s Animal Crossing Direct, a first look at Miitopia, hands-on with Nintendo’s big new Miitomo update, the latest on the Switch’s third-party support, and impressions of the titular Paper Mario: Color Splash. Oh, and did we mention our Wii U retrospective or our theories on the current NES Classic Edition shortages? Because yeah, those are there too.

Have you had any luck getting a NES Classic Edition? What do you think of Paper Mario’s turn from RPGs to adventure games? Leave a comment below with your thoughts on any topic discussed in the show, and we may share it in a future episode.  If you enjoyed the show, be sure to subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play Music, or your podcasting app of choice. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo.

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 locate the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!

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News

• [0:02] Animal Crossing Direct – 11.02.16 (Nintendo.com)
• [0:19] New FCC filing could point to mobile amiibo support (Nintendo Wire)
• [0:23] Nintendo’s New JRPG Miitopia Looks Nuts In A Good Way (Kotaku)
• [0:29] Nintendo’s not done with the 3DS just yet (Destructoid)
• [0;32] A limited edition New Nintendo 3DS will be just $99.99 on Black Friday (The Verge)
• [0:33] New Blaster Master coming to 3DS in 2017 (Polygon)
• [0:41] Nintendo Officially Announces Wii U Production is Ending (IGN)
• [0:51] Major Miitomo update brings new features (Nintendo.com)
• [0:57] Miitomo – 3 New Promo Videos (GoNintendo)
• [1:05] Pokemon Go Daily Bonus – Rewards for streaks and first catch and Pokéstop of each day (Eurogamer)
• [1:15 – 1:26] Semi-Annual Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2017 – Q&A [PDF] (Nintendo Investor Relations)
• [1:17] Super Mario Run Created with Unity (IGN)
• [1:23] Nintendo Switch Launch Titles: ‘Super Mario Switch’ Could Arrive Before ‘Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild’ (iDigitalTimes)
• [1:26] Level-5 Planning To Support Nintendo Switch But Won’t Have Any Games At Launch (Nintendo Life)
• [1:30] Capcom Considering Bringing PS4/Xbox One Games to Nintendo Switch (GameSpot)
• [1:32] Twilight Princess HD studio Tantalus is ‘working on Switch’ (Destructoid)
• [1:33] Nintendo and Raw Thrills announce Cruis’n Blast will tear up the arcades in 2017 (Shacknews)
• [1:37] Nintendo NES Classic consoles appear on eBay for up to $999, sell for as high as $500 (Polygon)

Games

• [1:42] Paper Mario: Color Splash (Official Site)
• [0:02] Animal Crossing; New Leaf – welcome amiibo (Official Site)
• [0:23] Miitopia (Giant Bomb Game Page)
• [0:33] Blaster Master Zero (Official Site)
• [0:51] Miitomo (Official Site)
• [1:05] Pokemon Go (Official Site)
• [1:17] Super Mario Run (Official Site)
• [1:33] Cruis’n Blast (IGN Game Page)