Episode 223: The Fast and the Furriest

Grab a chili cheese dog and join us for a discussion of video game movies. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we share our takes on the Sonic The Hedgehog movie, Dragon Quest: Your Story on Netflix, and whether game movies have finally turned the corner. We also discuss some actual video games with our takeaways from the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct, the announcements of PlatinumGames’ Project G.G. and Harmonix’s Fuser, and impressions of What Remains of Edith Finch. Plus, we examine the impact of the coronavirus on the game industry and dip into the world of PlayStation 4’s Dreams.

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As always, we’ve included links below for more information on the news and games in this episode. Each link also lists a time stamp to easily locate the segment that most interests you. Enjoy!

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News

• [0:09] Discussion: The Sonic the Hedgehog Movie
• [0:17] Sonic Director Reveals They Had Plans For Super Sonic (ComicBook.com)
• [0:27] ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Sets Box Office Record For Video Game Movie At $70 Million (Deadline)
• [0:33] Nintendo Will Own The Rights To The Illumination Super Mario Movie (Siliconera)
• [0:44] Dragon Quest: Your Story is now available on Netflix (Nintendo Enthusiast)
• [1:04] Always Sunny’s Rob McElhenney explains why his Minecraft movie deal fell apart (GoNintendo)
• [1:09] Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ helps fuel 554% growth in The Witcher 3 sales (VentureBeat)
• [1:14] Overwatch and Diablo are being adapted as TV shows, according to LinkedIn profile (Polygon)
• [1:18] Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct 2.20.2020 (Nintendo.com)
• [1:23] Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Booth Is The Best Thing At PAX East (GameSpot)
• [1:29] Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ save transfer option isn’t getting any less confusing (Eurogamer.net)
• [1:32] PlatinumGames announces Project G.G., the next game from Hideki Kamiya (Polygon)
• [1:25] New PlatinumGames Tokyo Studio Will Make Live Service Games (Digital Trends)
• [1:40] Harmonix announces DJ music game Fuser for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (Gematsu)
• [1:46] GDC 2020 Postponed Over Coronavirus Concerns (IGN)
• [1:52] The Outer Worlds’ Switch port delayed by coronavirus outbreak in China (VentureBeat)
• [1:53] Coronavirus: Nintendo Likely to Suffer Global Switch Shortages (Bloomberg)

Games

• [1:09] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Official Site)
• [1:18] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Official Site)
• [1:32] Project G.G. (Official Site)
• [1:40] Fuser (Official Site)
• [1:59] What Remains of Edith Finch (Official Site)
• [2:11] Dreams (Official Site)