Episode 199: Conventional Wisdom

We came, we saw, we con-quered. It’s a convention double whammy in this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast as we report back from both the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco and PAX East in Boston. We share hands-on impressions of over a dozen upcoming Switch games, including Nindies Showcase breakouts like Cuphead and Creature in the Well, anticipated titles like SteamWorld Quest, and big third-party titles like Mortal Kombat 11. Plus, we discuss the Smash Bros. & Splatoon 2 North America Opens and in the spirit of Cadence of Hyrule, our dream Nintendo x Indie collaborations.

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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

• [0:01] Discussion: GDC vs. PAX East
• [0:28] Splatoon 2 NA Inkling Open 2019 & Super Smash Bros. Ultimate NA Open 2019 Finals 3/30/2019 (YouTube)
• [0:29] Nintendo Switch tournament series continues during Nintendo’s activities at E3 2019 (Nintendo.com)
• [0:40] Cuphead is coming to the Nintendo Switch, with Xbox Live support coming (The Verge)
• [0:45] Mortal Kombat 11 For Nintendo Switch Has Same Features As Other Consoles (My Nintendo News)
• [0:49] Wolfenstein: Youngblood bringing mayhem to Switch on July 26th (Nintendo Wire)
• [0:50] Bulletstorm comes to Switch this summer, complete with Duke Nukem (Eurogamer.net)
• [0:52] Neo Cab brings its unique dystopian tale to Switch (Shacknews)
• [0:57] Pinball-Inspired Dungeon Crawler Creature In The Well Out On Nintendo Switch This Summer (Nintendo Insider)
• [1:05] SteamWorld Quest Gets a Release Date (IGN)
• [1:23] Untitled Goose Game delayed to an untitled later date (Polygon)
• [1:27] Blazing Beaks coming to Switch (GoNintendo)
• [1:35] Stranger Things 3: The Game is also coming to Switch on July 4 (VG247)
• [1:43] The neat-looking Black Future ’88 headed to Nintendo Switch as a console exclusive (Destructoid)
• [2:03] ‘Cadence of Hyrule’ for Switch puts a Zelda spin on an indie classic (Engadget)
• [2:07] Nintendo is open to more indies getting the Cadence of Hyrule opportunity (VentureBeat)

Games

• [0:30] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Official Site)
• [0:40] Cuphead (Official Site)
• [0:45] Mortal Kombat 11 (Official Site)
• [0:49] Wolfenstein: Youngblood (Official Site)
• [0:50] Bulletstorm: Duke of Switch Edition (Official Site)
• [0:52] Neo Cab (Official Site)
• [0:57] Creature in the Well (Official Site)
• [1:01] Zombie Rollerz (Giant Bomb Game Page)
• [1:05] SteamWorld Quest (Official Site)
• [1:15] Anthill (Official Site)
• [1:19] Sayonara Wild Hearts (Official Site)
• [1:23] Untitled Goose Game (Official Site)
• [1:27] Blazing Beaks (Official Site)
• [1:36] Stranger Things 3: The Game (Official Site)
• [1:43] Black Future ’88 (Official Site)
• [1:49] Windjammers 2 (Official Site)
• [1:51] Skellboy (Official Site)
• [1:55] Headsnatchers (Official Site)
• [1:58] Panzer Paladin (Official Site)
• [2:00] Trevor Saves the Universe (Official Site)
• [2:03] Cadence of Hyrule – Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring the Legend of Zelda (Nintendo.com Game Page)