Episode 158: Nindies Strike Again

Adorable elephants. Body-morphing Day of the Day robots. Travis freakin’ Touchdown. Whatever you’re looking for, the Nindie game announcements of the past week have it covered. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we break down the biggest indie game news from the Nindies Showcase and beyond, specifically highlighting which we’re most excited to play in the months to come. We also report back from the mayhem of SNES Classic Edition preorders, examining what went wrong and how Nintendo can fix it, and bid adieu to Miiverse following the surprise news of its closure.

Which Nindies caught your eye? Tell us in the comments below and we may feature the games in a future episode! If you enjoyed the show, be sure to subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, 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 to easily locate the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!

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News

• [0:02] Nintendo Switch Nindies Showcase Summer 2017 (YouTube)
• [0:08] Poly Bridge Will Make Its Console Debut on Nintendo Switch (DualShockers)
• [0:10] Harmonix Announces Super Beat Sports for Nintendo Switch (IGN)
• [0:16] Super Meat Boy’s Sequel Releases First For Nintendo Switch (GameSpot)
• [0:23] Save Me Mr. Tako is a spot-on Game Boy homage for Switch (Polygon)
• [0:28] Yono and the Celestial Elephants Shines Onto Switch as a Console Exclusive This October (Nintendo Life)
• [0:30] Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition Coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One (IGN)
• [0:38] Sausage Sports Club announced for Switch, PC (Gematsu)
• [0:42] Worms W.M.D returning to battle on Nintendo Switch (Destructoid)
• [0:49] Body-morphing shooter Morphies Law headed to Nintendo Switch this winter (Polygon)
• [0:59] Cute and creepy adventure game ‘Fe’ hits Switch in 2018 (Engadget)
• [1:10] No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again Officially Revealed for Nintendo Switch (IGN)
• [1:26] Nintendo Switch Is GameStop’s “Most Successful Nintendo Launch Ever;” a “Massive Success” (DualShockers)
• [1:27] Nintendo Switch Vs. PlayStation 4: In Japan, The Switch Keeps Dominating (Kotaku)
• [1:31] SNES Classic Edition Pre-Order Madness Is Nintendo At Its Worst (Forbes)
• [1:36] GameStop on Forced Bundling, SNES Classic, Xbox One X Scarcity (Rolling Stone)
• [1:38] Nintendo launches special ‘Pokémon’ and ‘Fire Emblem’ bundles (Engadget)
• [1:48] Nintendo’s SNES Classic Mini will let you rewind games to tackle tricky spots (TechCrunch)
• [1:53] Arms’ new fighter is a human balloon animal (Polygon)
• [2:03] Nintendo is killing its Miiverse social network (The Verge)

Games

• [0:08] Poly Bridge (Official Site)
• [0:10] Super Beat Sports (Official Site)
• [0:15] Super Meat Boy Forever (Official Site)
• [0:23] Save Me Mr. Tako: Tasukete Tako-San (Official Site)
• [0:28] Yono and the Celestial Elephant (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [0:30] Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition (Official Site)
• [0:38] Sausage Sports Club (Official Site)
• [0:42] Worms W.M.D. (IGN Game Page)
• [0:45] Light Fingers (Official Site)
• [0:49] Morphies Law (Official Site)
• [0:59] Fe (Official Site)
• [1:10] No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again (IGN Game Page)
• [1:53] ARMS (Official Site)