Episode 18: eShoppin’

With a steady stream of new releases, it’s easy to miss out on some of the 3DS eShop’s great games. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we share our thoughts on two of those gems, Dillon’s Rolling Western and the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong, as well as the new demos of Lego Batman 2 and The Amazing Spider-Man. We also discuss the biggest E3 2012 news scraps, including even more Wii U tidbits, what’s in store for Zelda on 3DS, and the first details on the Wii’s Kirby anniversary compilation.

Which eShop games do you think are the best? Let us know in the comments section and we’ll be sure to mention them in future episodes. We would also love to hear what you think of this episode and the RN Podcast as a whole, so please leave us your comments and suggestions.

As always, if you would like to learn more about any of the topics discussed on today’s episode, we have provided links below. Enjoy!

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News

• Wii U Experience (Official Site)
• 2012 E3 Analyst Q & A Session (Nintendo Investor Relations Site)
• Hands On the New Nintendo Wii U at E3 (Wired.com GeekMom)
• Zelda 3DS: It’s Majora’s Mask vs. Link to the Past (IGN)
• The Creator of Mario and Zelda Wants to Make a First-Person Shooter (Kotaku)
• The Origins of Pikmin 3 (IGN)
• Better Friend Codes, Achievements and More: Nintendo Answers Our Burning Wii U Questions (Kotaku)
• Nintendo’s Fils-Aime outlines Wii U’s dual GamePad plans, value proposition Exclusive (Gamasutra)
• The Inside Story on the Making of Nintendo’s Wii U (CNBC)
• Kirby Anniversary Collection Games Revealed (Nintendo World Report)
• Kirby’s Dream Collection Receiving Extra Original Content (Nintendo World Report)
• Diablo III tops May US game sales, but industry down 28% (GamesIndustry International)
• May NPD reactions: 160 thousand 360s sold, Sony sees ‘strong results’ from PS3 exclusives [Update: Now with Nintendo statement] (Joystiq)

Games

• Donkey Kong (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• Dillon’s Rolling Western (Official Site)
• Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Lego.com Game Page)
• The Amazing Spider-Man (Official Site)
• Pikmin 3 (Nintendo.com E3 Game Page)
• Kirby’s Dream Collection (IGN Game Page)