Episode 202: Lights, Camera, Pikachu

Hollywood chooses you, Pikachu! In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we visit the neon noir world of Detective Pikachu to bring you our (mostly) spoiler-free impressions on the movie, along with first takes on a game adaptation of a very different kind, Sonic the Hedgehog (human teeth and all). Plus, we discuss what makes a good game port, Tetris 99’s surprise DLC, how Nintendo’s move into China could benefit fans worldwide, and impressions of Switch eShop title of Death Coming.

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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 – 0:30] Discussion: Detective Pikachu
• [0:03] Brain scans reveal a ‘pokémon region’ in adults who played as kids (The Verge)
• [0:12] Detective Pikachu’s Untold 7-Year Journey to the Screen (Vulture)
• [0:18] ‘Pokemon Detective Pikachu’ Box Office Powering To $57M; ‘Endgame’ To $700M+ (Deadline)
• [0:25] Detective Pikachu: Why The Mr. Mime Scene Is So Damn Good (GameSpot)
• [0:31] Sonic The Hedgehog (2019) – Official Trailer (YouTube)
• [0:39] Sonic’s live-action design upset the entire internet, so the studio is changing it (The Verge)
• [0:48] The Pokemon Company and DeNA Have Teamed Up for a New Mobile ‘Pokemon’ Title due by March 2020 (TouchArcade)
• [0:53] Mr. Mime juice is not made of or by Mr. Mime (Polygon)
• [0:55] Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ended March 2019 – Q & A Summary [PDF] (Nintendo Investor Relations)
• [1:06] New Tetris 99 DLC adds offline modes, battle royale against bots (Polygon)
• [1:!0] Horizon Chase Turbo Will Soon Be Getting New Exciting Game Modes (Nintendo Life)
• [1:14] Nintendo announces E3 2019 plans (Gematsu)
• [1:18] June Cover Revealed – Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order (Game Informer)
• [1:25] Rumour: Forza Street Mobile Game Could Be Coming To Nintendo Switch (My Nintendo News)
• [1:27] The original ‘Devil May Cry’ will arrive on Nintendo Switch this summer (Engadget)
• [1:35] Sega Brings Back Super Monkey Ball Series With New Trademark in Japan (DualShockers)

Games

• [1:06] Tetris 99 (Official Site)
• [1:10] Horizon Chase Turbo (Official Site)
• [1:18] Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3; The Black Order (Official Site)
• [1:25] Forza Street (Official Site)
• [1:27] Devil May Cry (IGN Game Page)
• [1:40] Death Coming (Nintendo.com Game Page)