April 26, 2021

Episode 253: Around The Indie World

1 hour 44 minutes

We’re taking a trip around the Indie World in this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast. We share our highlights from the latest Showcase and impressions of some of its games: Fez, There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension, and the upcoming Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield. Plus, we discuss the long overdue localization of The Great Ace Attorney, the mystery of Microsoft’s Switch on a shelf, and believe it or not, the hype of a licensed Hot Wheels game.

What was your Indie World highlight? Let us know in the comments. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo.

As always, we’ve included links below for more on the news and games discussed in this episode. Each link also lists a time stamp to easily locate segments of interest. Enjoy!

News

[0:01] Indie World Showcase 4.14.2021 (YouTube)

[0:02] Aztech Forgotten Gods Blends Mexican Storytelling With Anime-Inspired Action-Adventure (Nintendo Life)

[0:05] TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge Confirmed For Switch, Launches This Year (GameSpot)

[0:18] Two New Games From Annapurna Interactive: Last Stop And Hindsight (Nintendojo)

[0:26] Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield brings stylish side-scrolling parkour to the Switch in May (Shacknews)

[0:29] Fez out today on Nintendo Switch (Eurogamer.net)

[0:42] The Longing Makes You Wait 400 Real-Life Days To See The End, Launching On Switch Today (Nintendo Life)

[0:46] There is No Game: Wrong Dimensions Surprise Launched for Switch (Game Rant)

[0:55] The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles announced for PS4, Switch, and PC (Gematsu)

[1:10] Hot Wheels Unleashed looks better than anyone would have thought (Eurogamer.net)

[1:18] Why does Xbox keep putting a Nintendo Switch in the background of its videos? (GamesRadar+)

[1:24] March 2021 NPD — Monster Hunter: Rise sales soar to No. 2 in the U.S. (VentureBeat)

[1:33] Fujifilm is releasing a Nintendo-themed Instax printer (The Verge)

Games

[0:02] Aztech Forgotten Gods (Official Site)

[0:05] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (Official Site)

[0:26] Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield (Nintendo.com Game Page)

[0:29] Fez (Official Site)

[0:42] The Longing (Nintendo.com Game Page)

[0:46] There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension (Official Site)

[0:56] The Great Ace Attorney (Official Site)

[1:10] Hot Wheels Unleashed (Official Site)

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