Episode 218: Taking The Gold

Award season is upon us. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we’re closing out the year with our picks for Games of the Year, as well as our takes on the the winners, reveals, and overall presentation of The Game Awards 2019. Plus, we discuss the latest Indie World showcase, the surprise of Sony’s MLB The Show going multiplatform, impressions of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and announce our Day and Night giveaway winners.

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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 – 1:25] The Game Awards 2019 (Official Site)
• [0:07] How The Game Awards Brought ‘Apex Legends’ Character Mirage to Life Onstage (Hollywood Reporter)
• [0:08] J.J. Abrams shows off Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker clip in Fortnite (The Verge)
• [0:18 ] The Game Awards: Geoff Keighley on Viewership, Sticking With Streaming (Variety)
• [0:41] Luigi’s Mansion 3 will get a little bigger in 2020 (Polygon)
• [0:44] The Ring Fit Adventure Play Experience Kicks Off Across the US this Month (Nintendo.com)
• [0:46] Report: Video game sales dropped 14% in November, hardware down 26% [NPD] (GameDaily.biz)
• [0:50] The next generation of Xbox is just called … Xbox (Polygon)
• [0:59] A New Bravely Default Is Coming To Switch (Kotaku)
• [1:03] Here’s the extended edition of The Game Awards’ No More Heroes 3 trailer (Destructoid)
• [1:05] Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Announces X-Men Rise of the Phoenix DLC (IGN)
• [1:07] Action RPG Maneater announced for Switch (Nintendo Everything)
• [1:10] Telltale confirms it will make The Wolf Among Us 2 (VentureBeat)
• [1:13] MLB The Show seems set for release on Switch in 2021 (GoNintendo)
• [1:24] The Game Awards offers an E3-esque buffet of Steam demos for unreleased games (Polygon)
• [1:25 – 1:42] Nintendo Switch – Indie World Showcase – 12.10.2019 (Nintendo.com)
• [1:26] Axiom Verge 2 is Coming to Nintendo Switch in 2020 (Digital Trends)
• [1:29] Sports Story Is Golf Story Except With Lots More Sports (Kotaku)
• [1:31] Be a skateboarding bird in the adorable Skatebird on Switch next year (Eurogamer.net)
• [1:34] SuperMash is a video game that makes video games (Polygon)
• [1:38] 90s-themed detective game Murder by Numbers announced for Switch, PC (Gematsu)
• [1:40] Pass The Bar, Then Perch On It – Aviary Attorney: Definitive Edition Lands On Switch In January (Nintendo Life)
• [2:06] ‘Tetris 99’ gets a team battle mode (Engadget)

Games

• [0:08] Fortnite (Official Site)
• [0:41] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Official Site)
• [0:44] Ring Fit Adventure (Official Site)
• [0:59] Bravely Default II (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [1:03] No More Heroes 3 (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [1:05] Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order (Official Site)
• [1:07] Maneater (Official Site)
• [1:10] The Wolf Among Us 2 (IGN Game Page)
• [1:26] Axiom Verge 2 (Official Site)
• [1:29] Sports Story (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [1:31] SkateBIRD (Official Site)
• [1:34] SuperMash (Official Site)
• [1:38] Murder by Numbers (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [1:40] Aviary Attorney: Definitive Edition (Official Site)
• [1:42] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Official Site)
• [1:57] Resident Evil 2 (Official Site)
• [2:02] Tetris 99 (Official Site)
• [2:07] Sayonara Wild Hearts (Official Site)
• [2:09] Pokemon Sword and Shield (Official Site)
• [2:11] Sekiro Shadows Die Twice (Official Site)