Episode 204: The E3 2019 Build-Up

E3 season is upon us, and we’re building up to the big convention with coverage of all the pre-show happenings. We start by reporting back from Nintendo’s big day of tournaments, with highlights and news from the Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational, Splatoon 2 World Championship, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship. We then turn our attention to everything pocket monsters with an in-depth discussion of last week’s Pokemon Direct and the Pokemon Press Conference’s many announcements. Plus, we weigh in on third-party Switch game news, share some last minute E3 speculation, and more.

You can learn more about the news and games in this episode via the links below. Each also lists a time stamp to easily locate the segments that most interest you. And be sure to tune in to our next episode for hands-on impressions straight from E3, plus a roundup of all the big news. To make sure you don’t miss it, subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play Music, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. 

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News

• [0:01 – 1:02] Nintendo 2019 World Championship Tournaments (YouTube)
• [0:15] Online Play in Super Mario Maker 2 Limited to Randoms Only (Nintendo World Report)
• [0:32] Splatoon 2’s Final Splatfest Will Be Held In July As The Game’s Post-Release Development Winds Down (Kotaku)
• [0:46] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Online Open coming in June | E3 2019 (Dot Esports)
• [0:51] Nintendo Explains Why Its Official Smash Bros. Tournaments Are So Weird (Kotaku)
• [0:56] The Next DLC Fighter For Smash Ultimate Will Be Revealed At Nintendo’s E3 Direct (Nintendo Life)
• [1:01] Nintendo adds a Labo VR view to ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate‘ (Engadget)
• [1:06] Unity Announces Support For Labo VR On Switch (Nintendo Life)
• [1:08] Pokemon Direct 6.5.2019 (Nintendo.com)
• [1:36 – 1:48] 2019 Pokemon Press Conference (YouTube.com)
• [1:38] Original Stitch’s Awesome Pokemon Shirts Are Coming To North America And Europe (Game Informer)
• [1:40] Pokemon Sleep Is A New App To Make Sleeping Entertaining (GameSpot)
• [1:44] Pokemon Co. reveals net profit for the fiscal year (GoNintendo)
• [1:49] Pokemon Home will expand the cloud-based Pokémon Bank storage system (Polygon)
• [1:55] Pokemon Masters Announced for Mobile Devices (IGN)
• [1:58] Yooka-Laylee developers announce full 2.5D sequel, ‘Impossible Lair’ (Destructoid)
• [2:02] FIFA 20 On Switch Will Be A Scaled-Back “Legacy Edition” (Nintendo Life)
• [2:07] SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated Announced (IGN)

Games

• [0:09] Super Mario Maker 2 (Official Site)
• [0:23] Splatoon 2 (Official Site)
• [0:38] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Official Site)
• [1:08] Pokemon Sword and Shield (Official Site)
• [1:40] Pokemon Sleep (IGN Game Page)
• [1:49] Pokemon Home (Bulbapedia Page)
• [1:55] Pokemon Masters (IGN Game Page)
• [1:58] Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (IGN Game Page)
• [2:02] FIFA 20 (Official Site)
• [2:07] SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (THQ Nordic Game Page)