Episode 256: Having A Ball

It’s balls and bombs away as we take on Knockout City and Super Bomberman R Online in this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast. We share impressions of both multiplayer-centric Switch games, plus discuss what’s next for Sonic The Hedgehog and Dragon Quest following their recent anniversary presentations. Then, it’s all eyes on Switch Pro as we critique then immediately join the frenzy surrounding its supposed reveal, Nintendo’s actual E3 plans, and more.

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As always, the links below have 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

• [0:05] Knockout City is now free to play until you reach level 25 (The Verge)
• [0:36] Sonic Central – 5/27/21 (YouTube)
• [0:38] Sonic Colors: Ultimate remaster announced for PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One (Polygon)
• [0:48] Sonic content crossing over into Two Point Hospital, Lost Judgment, official Olympics game (Nintendo Wire)
• [0:51] All of the Sonic Rangers Leaked Information So Far (Game Rant)
• [0:58] Every New Dragon Quest Game Revealed In The 35th Anniversary Livestream (ScreenRant)
• [1:07] Nintendo Plans Upgraded Switch Replacement as Soon as September (Bloomberg)
• [1:20] Nintendo announces its activities for this years all-virtual E3 (Nintendo.com)
• [1:23] April 2021 NPD: Returnal, MLB, and Pokémon maintain momentum for game sales (VentureBeat)
• [1:27] Pokemon Legends: Arceus and Diamond/Pearl remakes get release dates (Polygon)
• [1:31] Nintendo surveys how much you’d pay for new WarioWare, brain training (Nintendo Enthusiast)

Games

• [0:05] Knockout City (Official Site)
• [0:24] Super Bomberman R Online (Official Site)
• [0:38] Sonic Colors Ultimate (Official Site)
• [0:51] Sonic 2022 / Sonic Rangers (IGN Game Page)
• [0:58] Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate (IGN Game Page)