Episode 147: Ready, Aim, Testfire

War changes a squid. And a kid. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we return from the battlefield of the Splatoon 2 Global Testfire with hands-on impressions of everything new in the upcoming Switch game, from the single-screen interface to the weapons and specials. We also fight a war of a different kind as we report back from the pixelated trenches of Metal Slug 3 for Switch. Combat not your thing? We’ve still got you covered with fresh third-party Switch news, theories on the missing Switch Virtual Console, the latest on Nintendo’s mobile happenings, and a look at how Switch is following in the DS’s footsteps. All that, plus a Splatoon debate of the ages: Splat Roller or Splattershot?

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Below, we’ve included links for more information on the games and news discussed in this episode. Each link also lists a time stamp so you can easily find the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!

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News

• [0:01] Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Is Now A Nintendo Switch Game (Kotaku)
• [0:13] Square Enix releasing Mana collection for Nintendo Switch (Polygon)
• [0:15] Discussion: What Happened to Switch’s Virtual Console?
• [0:23] WB Comments on LEGO City: Undercover Switch Download (IGN)
• [0:31] Capcom asked Nintendo to increase Switch RAM prior to release for RE Engine support, Nintendo obliged (GoNintendo)
• [0:33] Digital downloads killed 150 GameStop stores (Engadget)
• [0:34] Limited edition bundle on the way for Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Nintendo.com)
• [0:37] Discussion: What’s Up with Nintendo’s Shortages?
• [0:57] Fire Emblem Heroes Spring Event Comes With Bunny Costumes (Kotaku)
• [0:59] Pokemon Go’s latest event is making everyone a Magikarp fan (Polygon)
• [1:03] Nintendo chases more than profit with ‘Super Mario Run’ (Nikkei Asian Review)
• [1:12] Nintendo planning unconventional software for Switch (Nintendo Everything)
• [1:14] GameStop: Switch demand ‘incredibly strong’, Zelda attach rate ‘almost 1:1’ (Gamasutra)
• [1:20] Nintendo Has A “Big E3” Planned, Exec Says (GameSpot)

Games

• [1:30] Splatoon 2 (Official Site)
• [1:55] ACA NEOGEO Metal Slug 3 (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [0:02] Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Official Kickstarter Page)
• [0:13] Seiken Densetsu Collection (IGN Game Page)
• [0:23] LEGO City Undercover (Official Site)
• [0:34] Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Official Site)
• [0:57] Fire Emblem Heroes (Official Site)
• [0:59] Pokemon Go (Official Site)
• [1:03] Super Mario Run (Official Site)