December 23, 2018

Episode 192: Stocking Stuffers

1 hour 52 minutes

‘Tis the season where you cram as much as you can into a sock. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we’re doing that in the figurative sense with a grab bag of gaming goodies as we share our Games of the Year picks and impressions of both TowerFall on Switch and Pokemon Go’s new Trainer Battles. We also dive into the latest holiday sales numbers from Nintendo, revisit Smash Bros. Ultimate, and yes, talk about Sonic’s overly toned legs. If this episode was a stocking, it’d be absolutely stuffed.

And just like any good stocking, it contains a gift! We’re giving away a $20 eShop gift card to one lucky commenter. As longtime listeners of the show may know, Jason has a reputation of never finishing his games. Now, we want to know which of your games you somehow never got to and why. Maybe you started but simply didn’t finish; or perhaps you never even took it out of the box. Whatever the most outlandish reason you have, let’s hear it! Leave a comment below telling us your game and reason, and we’ll highlight our favorites – and pick one lucky gift card winner – in our next episode on January 9. To make sure you don’t miss it, be sure to follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo and subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play Music, YouTube, or your podcasting app of choice.

As always, we’ve included links below for 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!

News

[0:02] Sonic The Hedgehog Movie First Look: Check Out the Exclusive Official Poster (IGN)

[0:05] ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Second Movie Poster Appears Online (ComicBook.com)

[0:11] Former Sonic Team members react to the Sonic the Hedgehog movie teaser (GoNintendo)

[0:22] Liquid Bit reveals new features in Killer Queen Black, confirms native voice chat (Nintendo Everything)

[0:27 – 1:09] Discussion: Our Games of the Year

[0:31] Damon Baker Departs Nintendo After 12 Years (Nintendo Life)

[0:48] How to get the most out of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s weekly events (Polygon)

[0:51] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will give you Partner Pikachu/Eevee Spirits with Pokemon: Let’s Go save data (Nintendo Everything)

[1:03] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Glitch Turns the Game into a Waluigi Hell-World (USgamer)

[1:05] Nintendo Explains Why E3 Is Still Important, ‘No-Brainer’ to Participate (IGN)

[1:10] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate US sales reach 3 million (GamesIndustry.biz)

[1:13] Half of All Nintendo Switch Owners Bought Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8, and Super Mario Odyssey (IGN)

[1:15] November 2018 NPD: Red Dead vs. Call of Duty (VentureBeat)

[1:16] Nintendo Switch becomes fastest-selling console this generation (GameDaily.biz)

[1:22] Rumour: Nintendo Might Be Renaming The eShop (Nintendo Life)

[1:29] Nintendo President on ‘Smash Bros.’, Classic Console Future and Switch (Hollywood Reporter)

[1:34] Pokemon Go’s PvP Trainer Battles are now live (The Verge)

[1:42] Maker of ‘Pokemon Go’ Refuels With $3.9 Billion Valuation (Wall Street Journal)

Games

[0:17] TowerFall (Official Site)

[0:22] Killer Queen Black (Official Site)

[0:33] Celeste (Official Site)

[0:35] The Gardens Between (Official Site)

[0:40] WarioWare Gold (Nintendo.com Game Page)

[0:43] Super Mario Party (Official Site)

[0:46] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Official Site)

[1:32] Pokemon Go (Official Site)

Official Contest Rules: All registrants must be age 13 or older. The contest begins on December 23, 2018 at 12:00 AM PST and ends on January 4, 2019 at 11:59 PM PST. Visitors may only enter the contest once by leaving a comment below. Any additional entries that a given visitor makes will be disqualified. One (1) commenter will be chosen at random and receive one (1) digital code redeemable for $20 in credit on the US Nintendo eShop. Random Nintendo staff members may not participate in this contest. Random Nintendo reserves the right to disqualify any entry for any reason. The winner will be chosen at random on January 5, 2019, announced in Episode 193 of the Random Nintendo Podcast, and then notified via email.

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