Episode 163: 2017, A Mario Odyssey

Like a Goomba in a Mario hat and mustache, we’ve been captured by Super Mario Odyssey. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we dive deep into our in-progress playthroughs to examine what the Switch’s biggest game yet gets right, what it gets wrong, and everything in between. We also take a similar in-depth look at the news and numbers from Nintendo’s recent financial report, including a breakdown of all the key stats, the first hint of a casual-friendly future for Switch, and new updates that will keep evergreen titles like Splatoon 2 and ARMS afloat. Plus, we discuss how amiibo became the last toys-to-life brand standing and what’s next for 3DS.

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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 to easily locate the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!

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News

• [0:03] Nintendo Switch drives 175% sales growth in past six months (VentureBeat)
• [0:07] Nintendo’s Game Plan to Level Up Switch Production (Wall Street Journal)
• [0:09 – 1:57] Six Months Financial Results Briefing for the 78th Fiscal Term Ending March 2018 and Q & A (Nintendo Investor Relations)
• [0:11] Kick off the holiday season with Mario and other popular Nintendo characters (Nintendo.com)
• [0:15] Switch Gets Special Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Explorer’s Edition (GameSpot)
• [0:22] Japan’s next Splatfest is a question of lemon (Destructoid)
• [0:30] Is something new for ARMS being teased on Twitter? (GameReactor UK)
• [0:40] Super Mario Odyssey Sells 2 Million Copies in 3 Days (IGN)
• [0:44] Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct – 11.7.2017 (YouTube)
• [0:46] Kimishima: More ways to have fun with Switch to be announced in 2018 (Nintendo Everything)
• [1:09] Nintendo Switch: comments from various publishers (Square-Enix, Bandai-Namco, Take-2, Marvelous, more) (Perfectly Nintendo)
• [1:22] Capcom Made A Lot Of Money Recently And Two Switch Games Helped (GameSpot)
• [1:23] Capcom Promises More Nintendo Switch Support, Including Ace Attorney Games (USgamer)
• [1:27] EA not committing to more Switch games (GamesIndustry.biz)
• [1:33] Nintendo is releasing a limited edition Ocarina of Time Zelda 2DS for Black Friday (The Verge)
• [1:37] ‘Super Mario Run’ isn’t as profitable as Nintendo would like (Engadget)
• [1:40] Pokemon Ultra Sun And Moon Bring Back Team Rocket, Lots Of Legendaries (GameSpot)
• [1:49] The sad, slow death of Lego Dimensions (Eurogamer.net)
• [1:55] Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime on ‘Super Mario’ and Vans, Uniqlo deals (Mashable)

Games

• [0:15] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Official Site)
• [0:22] Splatoon 2 (Official Site)
• [0:30] ARMS (Official Site)
• [0:44] Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Official Site)
• [1:40] Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (Official Site)
• [1:49] Lego Dimensions (Official Site)
• [1:58] Super Mario Odyssey (Official Site)