Episode 173: You’ve Got A Friend In Me

This episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast has a lot of heart. Whether it’s Kirby throwing hearts to turn enemies into friends or just a game with heart right in its name, we mean it in the most literal sense with impressions of Kirby Star Allies and the eShop-exclusive Castle of Heart. The lovefest extends to upcoming games too, as we round up indie news big and small from the Game Developers Conference and its corresponding Nindies Showcase, plus evaluate the current state of the eShop. All that, along with a wishlist of forgotten Nintendo franchises we’d love to see on Switch, await in Episode 173!

Which “Nindies” are you most excited to play? Let us know in the comments and we may highlight them in a future episode.  If you enjoyed the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play Music, or your podcasting app of choice. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo.

As always, the links below provide more information on the news and games discussed in this episode. Each also lists a corresponding time stamp so you can easily locate the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!

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News

• [0:02] Nintendo Switch Nindies Showcase Spring 2018 (YouTube)
• [0:04] Lumines Remastered will turn your Switch JoyCons into trance vibrators (Eurogamer.net)
• [0:10] Power A Releasing Zelda and Mario-Themed Switch Wired Controllers (GoNintendo)
• [0:12] Reaction-based bass blaster Just Shapes & Beats coming to Switch (Destructoid)
• [0:18] Pool Panic Turns A Cartoon World Into A Pool Table, And It’s Coming To Switch (Nintendo Life)
• [0:21] Fantasy Strike fighting game is heading to Switch (Polygon)
• [0:32] The Messenger sleuthes onto Switch (Nintendo Wire)
• [0:36] Light Fall Is Limbo Meets Celeste And Its Headed Straight For Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Life)
• [0:47] Little Inferno devs reveal ‘incredible road trip’ adventure Welcome To The Information Superhighway (Rock, Paper, Shotgun)
• [0:49] Runner3 launches May 22 (Gematsu)
• [0:50] ‘Hyper Light Drifter’ is another indie game coming to Switch (Engadget)
• [0:53] Crab Battles Get Turned Into A Real Video Game (Kotaku)
• [0:55] Futuristic combat racer GRIP coming to PS4, Xbox One, and Switch in 2018 (Gematsu)
• [0:57] Nintendo Hits Milestone as Download Sales Exceed Packaged Goods, eShop Improvements Incoming (USgamer)
• [0:59] Indie veterans on the state of indie games on Nintendo Switch versus Steam (PC Gamer)
• [1:13] Discussion: What defines a “Gamer”
• [1:22] February NPD 2018: Monster Hunter repeats as top game in the U.S. (VentureBeat)
• [1:54] Discussion: Nintendo franchises that deserve a Switch revival

Games

• [0:04] Lumines Remastered (Official Site)
• [0:12] Just Shapes & Beats (Official Site)
• [0:18] Pool Panic (Official Site)
• [0:21] Fantasy Strike (Official Site)
• [0:32] The Messenger (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [0:35] Light Fall (Official Site)
• [0:49] Runner3 (Official Site)
• [0:50] Hyper Light Drifter (Official Site)
• [0:53] FightCrab (Nintendo Life Game Page)
• [0:55] Grip (Official Site)
• [1:05] Embers of Mirrim (Official Site)
• [1:30] Castle of Heart (Official Site)
• [1:38] Kirby Star Allies (Official Site)