Episode 187: Life Of The Party

Consider this your invitation. Not to the party, but to impressions of it. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we share our takes on Super Mario Party, reports of a Switch hardware revision, the potential of a Game Boy Classic, and the pros and cons of gaming’s cloud-based future. Plus, we share impressions of Dragalia Lost and speculate about the next wave of video game movies, from Mega Man and Monster Hunter to… Dance Dance Revolution?

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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 so you can easily locate the segments that interest you. Enjoy!

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News

• [0:02] Nintendo Plans New Version of Switch Next Year (Wall Street Journal)
• [0:22] RUMOR – Animal Crossing Switch could see release in Q1/Q2 2019 (GoNintendo)
• [0:26] Play It Loud With This Dedicated Portable Speaker For Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Life)
• [0:29] Playable Game Boy phone case revealed in Nintendo patent (Polygon)
• [0:38] Microsoft announces Project Xcloud—Xbox game streaming for myriad devices (Ars Technica)
• [0:39] Google Announces Project Stream, Which Lets You Stream Games In Chrome (Kotaku)
• [0:43] After Resident Evil 7 On Switch, Capcom May Release More Cloud-Based Games In Japan (GameSpot)
• [0:47] Get Ready for Splatoween, Splatoon 2’s Spooky New Splatfest (Dualshockers)
• [0:49] Fortnite’s new mode makes you dance (and kill) to win (The Verge)
• [1:03 – 1:32] Discussion: The Next Wave of Video Game Movies
• [1:00] Nintendo gives Switch subscribers decked-out NES Zelda save file (Ars Technica)
• [1:11] Mega Man is Going to Become a Live Action Movie (IGN)
• [1:17] Capcom Confirms Monster Hunter Movie In The Works And Provides Details (My Nintendo News)
• [1:22] Movie Version of Videogame ‘Dance Dance Revolution’ in Development (Variety)
• [1:27] Nintendo president: “I compete for time,” not against Xbox, PlayStation (Ars Technica)
• [1:56] Super Mario Party boosting sales of Joy-Cons around the world, causing shortages (GoNintendo)
• [2:09] Fire Emblem Heroes launches ‘Lite’ version in next monthly update (Destructoid)
• [2:10] Nintendo’s Dragalia Lost Makes $16 Million in Two Weeks, Eclipsing Animal Crossing in the U.S. and Japan (Sensor Tower)

Games

• [0:43] Resident Evil 7: Biohazard – Cloud Version (IGN Game Page)
• [0:46] Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Cloud Version (IGN Game Page)
• [0:47] Splatoon 2 (Official Site)
• [0:49] Fortnite (Official Site)
• [1:00] Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online (Official Site)
• [1:33] Super Mario Party (Official Site)
• [1:57] Dragalia Lost (Official Site)
• [2:14] Friday The 13th: The Game (Official Site)