Episode 148: Snake on a Plane

The Random Nintendo Podcast is going international. Jason is back from two weeks in Japan and he’s got tales to tell, from the gaming hotspots to what it’s like visiting Nintendo HQ to hands-on with the country’s unique Nintendo arcade games. There’s plenty happening on the home front too as we share full impressions of the eShop’s Snake Pass and break down all the big Nintendo Direct news, including new 3DS announcements, first details on new modes for ARMS and Splatoon 2, and the latest happenings with amiibo. Plus, we weigh in on the surprise discontinuation of the NES Classic Edition and the early sales success of the Switch.

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As always, we’ve included links below for more information on the games and news 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 – 1:12] Nintendo Direct- 04.12.2017 (Nintendo.com)
• [0:04] Hey! Pikmin: 3DS Game Gets Official Title and Release Date Along With New Amiibo (IGN)
• [0;11] Three new Kirby games announced for 3DS (Gematsu)
• [0:18] Miitopia Coming West in 2017 (Siliconera)
• [0:21] Monster Hunter Stories is Coming to the West (Nintendo Life)
• [0:27] RPG Maker Fes Western Release Dates Set for June 2017 (Niche Gamer)
• [0:30] [Nintendo’s wild Switch fighter Arms is launching June 16th (The Verge)
• [0:39] Splatoon 2 Has Co-Op, Out in July (Kotaku)
• [0:47] New Smash, Zelda, Pikmin and Splatoon amiibo coming this summer (Nintendo Wire)
• [0:57] Puyo Puyo Tetris Demo is Now Available (GoNintendo)
• [1:02] Discussion: Third Party Ports on Switch
• [1:05] Square-Enix considering what games to port to Switch (GoNintendo)
• [1:07] Monopoly Coming To Nintendo Switch With HD Rumble Dice Rolling (Nintendo Life)
• [1:13] NES Classic Edition has been discontinued (Polygon)
• [1:22] Nintendo Switch Is The Fastest Selling Nintendo System Ever (Time.com)
• [1:34] Discussion: Gaming Tales from Japan

Games

• [2:06] Snake Pass (Official Site)
• [0:04] Hey! Pikmin (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [0:12] Kirby’s Blowout Blast (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [0:18] Miitopia (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [0:21] Monster Hunter Stories (IGN Game Page)
• [0:27] RPG Maker Fes (Official Site)
• [0:30] ARMS (Official Site)
• [0:39] Splatoon 2 (Official Site)
• [0:57] Puyo Puyo Tetris (Official Site)
• [1:07] Monopoly (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [1:45] Mario Kart Arcade GP Deluxe (Super Mario Wiki Page)
• [1:49] Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher (Super Mario Wiki Page)