Episode 197: Well Rounded

We’re rounding up all the round things in this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, from the Pokemon news blowout of Sword and Shield’s debut and Detective Pikachu’s new trailer to our impressions of Switch indies Pool Panic and Battlloon. Plus, we weigh in on the rumor of Xbox coming to Switch in a very big way and bid farewell to the Regginator himself, Reggie Fils-Aime.

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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 for easily locating the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!

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News

• [0:04] Pokemon Direct 2.27.2019 (Nintendo.com)
• [0:14] Pokemon Sword and Shield’s new starters announced (Polygon)
• [0:32] New Detective Pikachu trailer is a who’s who of Pokemon (Destructoid)
• [0:38] Watch Ryan Reynolds Get a Little Too Into His ‘Detective Pikachu’ Role (Variety)
• [0:39] ‘Detective Pikachu’ Sequel in the Works (Hollywood Reporter)
• [0:41] Watch Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution’s first trailer (Polygon)
• [0:47] Legendary Developing Third Live-Action Pokemon Movie Based On Original Games (We Got This Covered)
• [0:55] ‘Resident Evil’ TV Series In Works At Netflix (Deadline)
• [1:03] Nintendo Of America President Reggie Fils-Aime Is Retiring (Kotaku)
• [1:19] January 2019 NPD: Nintendo Switch outsold PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and Sales down as Kingdom Hearts tops game charts (VentureBeat)
• [1:24] Three Resident Evil classics come to Switch in May (Polygon)
• [1:28] Rumor: Microsoft Bringing Game Pass And Published Titles To Switch (Game Informer)
• [1:38] THQ Nordic inexplicably hosts AMA in a notorious internet cesspool (Gamasutra)

Games

• [0:04] Pokemon Sword and Shield (Official Site)
• [1:24] Resident Evil Origins Collection (IGN Game Page)
• [1:46] Pool Panic (Official Site)
• [1:53] Battlloon (Official Site)