Episode 253: Around The Indie World

We’re taking a trip around the Indie World in this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast. We share our highlights from the latest Showcase and impressions of some of its games: Fez, There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension, and the upcoming Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield. Plus, we discuss the long overdue localization of The Great Ace Attorney, the mystery of Microsoft’s Switch on a shelf, and believe it or not, the hype of a licensed Hot Wheels game.

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As always, we’ve included links below for more on the news and games discussed in this episode. Each link also lists a time stamp to easily locate segments of interest. Enjoy!

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News

• [0:01] Indie World Showcase 4.14.2021 (YouTube)
• [0:02] Aztech Forgotten Gods Blends Mexican Storytelling With Anime-Inspired Action-Adventure (Nintendo Life)
• [0:05] TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge Confirmed For Switch, Launches This Year (GameSpot)
• [0:18] Two New Games From Annapurna Interactive: Last Stop And Hindsight (Nintendojo)
• [0:26] Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield brings stylish side-scrolling parkour to the Switch in May (Shacknews)
• [0:29] Fez out today on Nintendo Switch (Eurogamer.net)
• [0:42] The Longing Makes You Wait 400 Real-Life Days To See The End, Launching On Switch Today (Nintendo Life)
• [0:46] There is No Game: Wrong Dimensions Surprise Launched for Switch (Game Rant)
• [0:55] The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles announced for PS4, Switch, and PC (Gematsu)
• [1:10] Hot Wheels Unleashed looks better than anyone would have thought (Eurogamer.net)
• [1:18] Why does Xbox keep putting a Nintendo Switch in the background of its videos? (GamesRadar+)
• [1:24] March 2021 NPD — Monster Hunter: Rise sales soar to No. 2 in the U.S. (VentureBeat)
• [1:33] Fujifilm is releasing a Nintendo-themed Instax printer (The Verge)

Games

• [0:02] Aztech Forgotten Gods (Official Site)
• [0:05] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (Official Site)
• [0:26] Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [0:29] Fez (Official Site)
• [0:42] The Longing (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [0:46] There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension (Official Site)
• [0:56] The Great Ace Attorney (Official Site)
• [1:10] Hot Wheels Unleashed (Official Site)