Episode 167: New Year, New Experiences

There’s no better way to ring in the new year than with something new. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we do just that by venturing into the worlds of virtual reality and, um, breakfast foods with a test drive of Mario Kart Arcade GP VR (straight from Japan!) and a taste test of Kellogg’s Super Mario Cereal (straight from… its box?). We also hop on the Nintendo Direct hype train to cast our announcement predictions, discuss Angel’s gaming adventures in Japan, and share impressions of Switch fighter Brawlout and the 3DS’s upcoming Kirby: Battle Royale. Plus, we announce our SNES Classic giveaway winner!

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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

• [0:02] Discussion: Tales from Japan + Mario Kart VR Impressions
• [0:29] Taste Test: Super Mario Cereal
• [0:39] Amazon Lists And Removes 18 Placeholder Listings For Nintendo Switch Titles (Siliconera)
• [0:42] Nintendo Switch Is Now The US’s All-Time Fastest-Selling Console (GameSpot)
• [0:43] Nintendo Aiming to Sell 20 Million Switch Consoles Next Fiscal Year (IGN)
• [0:45] Nintendo confirms further Switch support from EA, Activision, Take2 and more (Nintendo Wire)
• [0:53] Nintendo is reportedly delaying 64GB game cartridges until 2019 (The Verge)
• [0:59] RUMOR – Konami bringing their WiiWare trilogy to Switch, and including a brand-new 4th title (GoNintendo)
• [1:00] Rumour: SNK Is Readying a New Switch Release for 2018 (Nintendo Life)
• [1:05] Kimishima: Switch games using HD Rumble and Joy-Con camera next year, started thinking about next console, much more (Nintendo Everything)
• [1:09] Nintendo on Why DLC Is a Good Fit for Switch (IGN)
• [1:26] RUMOR – Nintendo reaching out to press for permission to use Zelda: A Link Between Worlds review quotes (GoNintendo)
• [1:27] US: Rating For A Detective Pikachu Game Has Been Spotted (My Nintendo News)
• [1:46] Rivals of Aether heading to Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Wire)

Games

• [0:19] Mario Kart Arcade GP VR (IGN Game Page)
• [0:59] Konami Rebirth Series (GiantBomb Game Page)
• [1:12] Splatoon 2 (Official Site)
• [1:26] Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Official Site)
• [1:27] Detective Pikachu (IGN Game Page)
• [1:30] Brawlout (Official Site)
• [1:46] Rivals of Aether (Official Site)
• [1:48] Kirby: Battle Royale (Official Site)