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Whew! That one word pretty much sums up the past two weeks in the world of Nintendo. We saw big game launches, a wave of news out of Nintendo Direct, and a slew of rumors pertaining to both the Wii U and 3DS. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we provide an in-depth look of Rhythm Heaven Fever and bring in a special guest to share his impressions of Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D. We also discuss some of the biggest news and rumors, including the first details on Mario Tennis Open, the devilish return of Brain Age, The Last Story finally coming stateside, and reports of Nintendo reviving other developers’ franchises on the 3DS. It all adds up to one jam-packed episode! As always, we want to hear what you think of today’s episode and the RN Podcast as a whole. If you have a comment, question, or suggestion, please let us know in the comments section below! Additionally, if you would like to learn more about any of the topics discussed on today’s episode, we have provided links below. Enjoy! In this episode… News Nintendo Direct – 2.22.2012 (Nintendo.com) Capcom, Namco Bandai, Sega Working on 3DS Game (IGN) Concentration and Working Memory Training – info round-up (GoNintendo) Domestic sales topped 5 million units, “Nintendo 3DS” (Nintendo Co., Ltd. Japanese Press Site) Seaman Coming to 3DS — Nikkei (Adriasang.com) Nintendo says incorrect information being discussed concerning Seaman/revitalization of 3rd party games (GoNintendo) Is Vita losing developer support already? Sony responds (Gamasutra) Nintendo Releases Paid 3DS DLC (IGN) First DLC for New Fire Emblem Is Free (Kotaku) Nintendo Courting Media Partners for New Wii (Ad Week) Nintendo Flirted With 3D, HD Displays for Wii U Controller (Kotaku) Games Rhythm Heaven Fever (Official Site) Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D (Official Site) Mario Tennis Open (Nintendo.com Game Page) The Last Story (IGN Game Page) Kid Icarus: Uprising (Official Site) Dillon’s Rolling Western (Official Site) Fire Emblem: Awakening (IGN Game Page)

Resident Evil and Rhythm Heaven: one is a gore-filled horror fest, the other is a happy-go-lucky musical romp. They may be polar opposites, but that doesn’t mean we can’t talk about both of them! In today’s episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we do just that, sharing our impressions of the 3DS’s Resident Evil: Revelations, as well as our thoughts on the Rhythm Heaven Fever launch party held at the iam8bit gallery in Los Angeles. We also take a look at some interesting new Wii U rumors, the latest sales numbers, and the announcement of a new Ace Attorney game. Plus, did you know that Nintendo now has its own spokes…dog? From cruise ship horrors to rhythmic mayhem to brand ambassador dogs, don’t miss out on this episode! As always, we would love to hear what you think of today’s episode and the RN Podcast as a whole. If you have a comment, question, or suggestion, please let us know in the comments section below! Additionally, if you would like to learn more about any of the topics discussed on today’s episode, we have provided links below. Enjoy! In this episode… News: Rhythm Heaven Fever Launch Event! (Facebook event page) Activision Will Be Playing An Important Role On All Nintendo Consoles This Year & Next (The Nintendo Enthusiast) Epic Mickey 2 Will Feature Wii U Support (Zelda Informer) RUMOR – Ubisoft Vancouver working on MotionSports Wii U prior to closure (GoNintendo) Ace Attorney 5 Announced for Japan—Will It Go West? (Kotaku) Vote on Xenoblade Chronicles’ Alternate Boxart (Tiny Cartridge) Sales of video games fall in January (USA Today) NPD: Call of Duty, Xbox 360 Continue to Top Charts (IGN) Canine Superstar Uggie Lands Epic Role as Nintendo’s First-Ever “Spokesdog” (Nintendo.com) Games: Resident Evil: Revelations (Official Site) Rhythm Heaven Fever (Official Site) Mario Party 2 (Nintendo.com Game Page) Xenoblade Chronicles (Official Site)

Crisper, clearer, and still chock full of Nintendo news – welcome to Episode 06 of the Random Nintendo Podcast! We underwent a long overdue microphone upgrade, and just in the nick of time, too. Nintendo made some big announcements at an investor meeting this past week, including an ambitious new online strategy (goodbye Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, hello Nintendo Network), a very intriguing Wii U feature, and plans for a new 2D Mario game on 3DS. In today’s episode, we speculate about what this all means, plus discuss the newest Kid Icarus: Uprising gameplay details, the 3DS’s recently-announced Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir, and the arrival of 3DS demos. To top it all off, we share our impressions of both Bionic Commando for the 3DS Virtual Console and the eShop’s newest platformer, Mutant Mudds. It’s a jam-packed episode that sounds better than ever! We would love to hear what you think of both today’s episode and the RN Podcast as a whole. If you have a comment, question, or suggestion, please let us know in the comments section below! Additionally, if you would like to learn more about any of the topics discussed on today’s episode, we have provided links below. Enjoy! In this episode… News Nintendo 1/27 Investor Meeting Transcript (Nintendo “Investor Relations Information” Site) What’s in a name? Nintendo considering Wii U rebrand, sources claim (CVG) Nintendo Predicts Bigger Losses, Lagging 3DS Sales (Wired.com) New Mario 3DS announced, Super Mario 3D Land sells 5M copies (Gamasutra) New Story and Single-Player Mode Details Revealed for Kid Icarus: Uprising (Nintendo Press Site) Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir Unleashes Supernatural Thrills on Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo.com) Nintendo 3DS Demos On The Way (IGN) Games: Kid Icarus: Uprising (Nintendo.com Game Page) Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir (Nintendo.com Game Page) Resident Evil: Revelations (Official Site) Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Official Site) Bionic Commando (Nintendo.com Game Page) Mutant Mudds (Official Site)

It’s been a rather strange two weeks in the world of Nintendo. First, the Wii U shows up at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), but as nothing more than rehash of what we saw at last year’s E3. Then, Nintendo announces a stand for the 3DS, which allows you to play Kid Icarus: Uprising without worrying about how to hold the system (was that an issue in the first place?). On top of that, Tiger Woods PGA Tour will not be on Wii this year, Mario Party 9 is seeing some potentially major gameplay shake-ups, and the iPhone got a a blatant Mario Kart rip-off that you have to see to believe. In other words, these past few weeks have made us say, “What the What?”. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we discuss all those stories, the DS’s hidden gem 999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors and the 3DS Virtual Console’s Blaster Master: Enemy Below. If you want a dose of strange, this is the episode for you! As always, if you have a comment, question, or suggestion for future episodes, please let us know in the comments section below! Additionally, if you would like to learn more about any of the topics discussed on today’s episode, we have provided links below. Enjoy! In this episode… News Reggie talks Wii U at CES – No date/price yet, launch support, info all year (GoNintendo) Nintendo’s Reggie Loses at Mario Kart 7 (YouTube) New 3DS accessory makes the handheld console less portable (VentureBeat) Is the 3DS Lite Coming Out Next Spring? Wonders a Japanese Magazine (Kotaku) Mario Party 9 – updated fact sheet (GoNintendo) No Tiger Woods on Wii This Year (Nintendo World Report) Official Mole Kart Trailer (YouTube) Retro Studios Hires Uncharted 3, Darksiders Artists. Crunch Time “This Year” (NeoGAF) New Club Nintendo game rewards include Majora’s Mask (Destructoid) Nintendo 3DS Crosses 4 Million Mark (Nintendo of America’s Media Site) A disappointing December leads to 2011 retail video game declines (Gamasutra) Games Kid Icarus: Uprising (Nintendo.com Game Page) Mario Party 9 (Nintendo.com Game Page) 999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors (Official Site) Blaster Master: Enemy Below (Nintendo.com Game Page) Mario Kart 7 (Official Site)

Happy New Year! 2012 is upon us and it’s going to be a great year for Nintendo fans with a solid lineup of new 3DS games, and more importantly, the launch of the Wii U. But before diving into 2012, let’s take a look back at 2011. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we discuss the biggest Nintendo news stories of 2011 and our top games of the year. We also look ahead to the future with our predictions for 2012. Plus, we have our usual slate of news and impressions, including our thoughts on the 3DS eShop’s newest must-have titles, the possibility of Nintendo releasing paid downloadable content, and a bizarre Wii game called Kiki Trick. All that and a special message from Mario himself make this an episode that you don’t want to miss! As always, if you have a comment, question, or suggestion for future episodes, please let us know in the comments section below! Additionally, if you would like to learn more about any of the topics discussed on today’s episode, we have provided links below. Enjoy and Happy New Year! In this episode… News: 3DS overtakes lifetime GameCube sales in Japan (3DS Tribe) PlayStation Vita sales drop in Japan (ZDNet) 3DS Fire Emblem Kicks Off Nintendo Paid Download Content (Andriasang.com) Hyrule Historia – The 100%, Official, Confirmed Zelda Timeline!! Finally! (GlitterBerri) Kiki Trick – overview, developers trailers (GoNintendo) Nintendo Direct live-stream – info wrap-up (GoNintendo) Games: Swapnote (Nintendo.com Game Page) Pushmo (Official Site) Mighty Switch Force (Official Facebook Page) VVVVVV (Official Site) Mario Kart 7 (Official Site) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Official Site) Ace Attorney Series (Official Site) Ghost Trick (Official Site)

Mario Kart 7, Miyamoto, Mii Plaza, and more. Yes, the third episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast is brought to you by the letter M. In this episode, we share our impressions of the latest (and arguably greatest) Mario Kart game, as well as go hands-on with Rayman’s return-to-form platformer, Rayman Origins. Plus, we discuss what turned out to be a very busy two weeks of Nintendo news: the 3DS received a firmware update packed with content (including a huge expansion of the Mii Plaza), Nintendo announced its Q2 2012 game lineup, 3DS Ambassadors got a great lineup of free Game Boy Advance games, and Mario/Zelda mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto both retired and un-retired in a single day. All that and more await you in Episode #03 of the Random Nintendo Podcast! Have a comment, question, or suggestion for future episodes? Please let us know in the comments section below! Additionally, if you would like to learn more about any of the topics discussed on today’s episode, we have provided links below. Enjoy! In this episode… News: Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors, Behold Your 10 GBA Games (IGN) Nintendo 3DS – System Update (Nintendo.com) Nintendo unveils deep and diverse software lineup for early 2012 (Nintendo.com) Nintendo’s Miyamoto Stepping Down, Working on Smaller Games (Wired.com) Nintendo Denies That Mario’s Creator Is “Retiring” (Kotaku) Video Game Awards 2011 (Official Site) Nintendo 3DS and Wii Cross Major Milestones after Record-Breaking Black Friday (GoNintendo) Xbox 360 sells 1.7M, PS3 up 70% and 3DS hits 795K in November (Shacknews.com) Pokémon X Nobunaga’s Ambition – Pre-Release Screenshots (Serebii.net) Club Nintendo Facelift Introduces Downloadable Games as Rewards (Nintendo.com) Mario on Just Dance 3 for Wii (YouTube) Games: Mario Kart 7 (Official Site) Rayman Origins (Official Site) Rhythm Heaven Fever (Nintendo.com Game Page) PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond (Pokemon.com Game Page) Mario Party 9 (Nintendo.com Game Page) Kid Icarus: Uprising (Nintendo.com Game Page) Resident Evil: Revelations (Official Site) Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D (Official Site) Just Dance 3 (Official Site)

It took five years, over 100 developers, and a full orchestra to make The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, but it’s finally here! In our second episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we share our thoughts on Link’s epic adventure, as well as give impressions of Sonic Generations for 3DS and look back at Sonic Colors for Wii. Nintendo also dropped a bit of a bombshell this past week by announcing the US release date of Xenoblade Chronicles. We discuss the much demanded RPG, along with Wii/3DS sales numbers from Black Friday, the eShop’s biggest games, the upcoming 3DS firmware update, and… Justin Bieber? It’s a mix of news, impressions, and an inexplicable Justin Bieber story that you don’t want to miss! Have a comment, question, or suggestion for future episodes? Please let us know in the comments section below! Additionally, if you would like to learn more about any of the topics discussed on today’s episode, we have provided links below. Enjoy! In this episode… News: Xenoblade Chronicles Coming to Nintendo’s Wii Console in Spring (Nintendo.com) Nintendo sees skyward sales on Black Friday (USA Today) Nintendo Keeps Everyone Bundled Up for the Holidays (Nintendo.com) Black Friday boosts Microsoft to record week for Xbox 360 (USA Today) Sales of Ubisoft’s Just Dance Surge over Black Friday (GoNintendo) Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime Talks Zelda, the Future of Handhelds and Wii’s Big Holiday Push (Time) Nintendo 3DS firmware update – full details (GoNintendo) Justin Bieber’s All I Want For Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!) (YouTube) Mario Kart Wii sells 28 million copies (GoNintendo) Games: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Official Site) Sonic Generations (Sega Game Page) Sonic Colors (Sega Game Page) Xenoblade Chronicles (Nintendo.com Game Page) Pandora’s Tower (IGN Game Profile) The Last Story (IGN Game Profile) 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure (Nintendo.com Game Page) 3D Classics: Kid Icarus (Nintendo Europe’s Club Nintendo) Pushmo (IGN Game Page) Sakura Samurai (IGN Game Page) Mighty Switch Force (Official Facebook Page) Mutant Mudds (Official Site)

Welcome to the debut episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast! This episode is a big one: we talk about the 3DS’s first true must-have game, Super Mario 3D Land, as well as share our impressions of Tetris Axis and the upcoming Mario Kart 7. We also discuss the many events Nintendo recently held in Los Angeles, including last month’s Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony, the Tetris Axis tweet-up, and Nintendo’s showing at the LA Auto Show (spoiler: they brought real-life Mario Kart karts and they are awesome). Plus, we’ve got the latest Wii U online rumors, 3DS sales number talk, a tenth anniversary GameCube retrospective, and more! Have a comment, question, or suggestion for future episodes? Please let us know in the comments section below! Additionally, if you would like to learn more about any of the topics discussed on today’s episode, we have provided links below. Enjoy! In this episode… News: EA Origin to be a element of Nintendo’s online strategy? (Wii U Go) Nintendo 3DS Poised to Surpass First-Year Sales of Nintendo DS (Nintendo PR via GoNintendo) Tweet-Up with Tetris Axis (Facebook event page) The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddess (Official Site) West Coast Customs builds life-size Mario Karts (Jalopnik) Best Buy selling Mario, Zelda 3DS bundles for Black Friday (Joystiq) Games: Super Mario 3D Land (Official Site) Tetris Axis (Official Site) Mario Kart 7 (Official Site) GO Series: 10 Second Run (Nintendo.com Game Page)