Episode 185: Directly To You

You saw the Nintendo Direct, now hear our response. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we plunge head first into Nintendo’s latest presentation to bring our thoughts “directly to you” on all the big reveals, noteworthy third-party trends, and whatever’s going on with the Switch Online service. Plus, we share impressions of a trio of Switch Nindies: Lifeless Planet, Salt and Sanctuary, and I, Zombie.

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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 topics that most interest you. Enjoy!

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News

• [0:01] Livesteam Test: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Random Nintendo YouTube Channel)
• [0:02] Nintendo Direct – 09.13.2018 (Nintendo.com)
• [0:05] Animal Crossing’s Isabelle Joins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (IGN)
• [0:09] Switch ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’ set bundles system and game for $360 (Engadget)
• [0:13] Nintendo Announces Pikachu And Eevee Switch Bundles (Kotaku)
• [0:18] Nintendo partners with the tailgate tour to bring Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to colleges this fall (Nintendo.com)
• [0:23] Animal Crossing On Nintendo Switch Is Finally Happening (GameSpot)
• [0:34] Luigi’s Mansion 3 announced for Nintendo Switch (Polygon)
• [0:38] New RPG By Game Freak Called Town Is Headed To Switch In 2019 (Siliconera)
• [0:41] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Nintendo Switch Announced (GameSpot)
• [0:47] Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn is a thing…on 3DS (Destructoid)
• [0:51] Yoshi’s Crafted World launches spring 2019 (Polygon)
• [0:55] Nintendo Partners With Asmodee Digital To Bring Best-Selling Tabletop Games To Switch (Nintendo Life)
• [1:00] Armello Coming to Switch this Month (Paste)
• [1:01] Siegecraft Commander set for Switch (Nintendo Everything)
• [1:02] Civilization 6 coming to Nintendo Switch (Polygon)
• [1:13] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles remaster coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4 in 2019 (CNET)
• [1:17] Katamari Damacy Reroll remasters the original for Switch (VentureBeat)
• [1:26] Custom Robo creator announces competitive 3D shooting game Synaptic Drive for Switch (Gematsu)
• [1:28] Everything you need to know about Nintendo’s online Switch service (The Verge)

Games

• [0:05] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Official Site)
• [0:13] Pokemon Let’s Go, Pikachu and Eevee (Official Site)
• [0:23] Animal Crossing Switch (IGN Game Page)
• [0:34] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Giant Bomb Game Page)
• [0:38] Town (IGN Game Page)
• [0:41] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [0:47] Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [0:51] Yoshi’s Crafted World (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [1:00] Armello (Official Site)
• [1:01] Siegecraft Commander (Official Site)
• [1:02] Civilization VI (Official Site)
• [1:13] Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles – Remastered Edition (IGN Game Page)
• [1:17] Katamari Damacy Reroll (Official Site)
• [1:29] Synaptic Drive (Nintendo Life Game Page)
• [1:45] Lifeless Planet: Premiere Edition (Official Site)
• [1:53] Salt and Sanctuary (Official Site)
• [2:00] I, Zombie (Nintendo.com Game Page)