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On your mark, get set, run. And fight. And attempt the Bowhemoth. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we share our full impressions of the highly-anticipated Runbow for Wii U. But before doing so, we first run through all the big news from the past two weeks. The show begins with a full breakdown of Nintendo’s finalized fall release schedule, including some questionable choices surrounding amiibo and Star Fox Zero’s release date. We then turn our attention to the third-party scene with thoughts on indie announcements from PAX 2015, what the new Shovel Knight amiibo could mean for the future of the amiibo brand, and the first details out of Japan of Ace Attorney 6 and Lost Reavers. Plus, we announce the winner of our Ness amiibo giveaway.

What do you think of Nintendo’s lineup for the remainder of 2015? Leave a comment below and let us know! If you liked the episode, consider also leaving a review (and subscribing!) on iTunes. Be sure to follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo as well so you don’t miss any future content, including the return of our Vidbit video series very soon.

As always, we’ve provided 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!

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Splatoon is the game that keeps on giving. After nearly three months of new maps and weapons, Nintendo upped the ante by launching a slew of new modes and options. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we share our updated impressions of the ever-evolving Splatoon and discuss what Nintendo’s drip-feed of new content may mean for future games. But first, we cover all the latest news, kicking off with a discussion of Pokken Tournament coming to Wii U and its potential as a competitive fighter. We then turn our attention to the latest on Super Mario Maker, share our take on the controversy surrounding the Nintendo Treehouse staffer who said too much, and evaluate Nintendo’s holiday plans for the 3DS and its cheaper 2DS counterpart. Plus, we announce the winner of our Guacamelee giveaway.

This episode also marks the final contest of our Summer Giveaway Series with your chance to win a sealed Ness amiibo! To enter, simply leave a comment below telling us your favorite child protagonist. It can be the child-aged hero of a video game, movie, TV show, book, or even just Ness himself. One lucky winner will be chosen at random, and you can also enter (or earn an additional entry) by retweeting a specific tweet from our @RandomNintendo Twitter account later this week. Be sure to also subscribe to the podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss the announcement of our winner in our next episode.

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 so you can easily find the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!

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Official Contest Rules: All registrants must be a resident of the United States of America and age 13 or older. The contest begins on August 23, 2015 at 12:00 AM PDT and ends on September 3, 2015 at 11:59 PM PDT. Visitors may enter the contest once by leaving a comment below. You can also enter the contest, or gain an additional entry, by retweeting a designated tweet posted by the @RandomNintendo Twitter account. One winner will be chosen at random and receive the following prize: one (1) Ness amiibo (MSRP: $12.99). 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 September 4, announced in Episode 106 of the Random Nintendo Podcast, and then notified via email or Twitter Direct Message.

Tournaments! YouTube replays! New DLC! Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS received a significant update, but is it enough to keep us hooked? In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we weigh the pros and cons to see if the new features can save us from Smash fatigue. We also discuss all the latest news, including Dragon Quest XI and its potential NX version, the delay of Mighty No. 9 (along with hands-on impressions of the game), and the next wave of amiibo. Plus, we share our takes on Pixels (spoiler alert: it’s not very good) and announce the winner of our Smash Bros. DLC bundle giveaway.

The end of one giveaway also means it’s time for another one to begin. Our Summer Giveaway Series continues with your chance to win a copy of Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition for Wii U! To enter, just leave a comment below telling us your favorite Mexican food – seriously, that’s it. You can also enter (or earn an additional entry) by following @RandomNintendo on Twitter and retweeting this tweet. Be sure to also subscribe to the podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss the announcement of our winner and a new giveaway in our next episode.

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

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Official Contest Rules: All registrants must be a resident of the United States of America and age 13 or older. The contest begins on August 9, 2015 at 12:00 AM PDT and ends on August 20, 2015 at 11:59 PM PDT. Visitors may enter the contest once by leaving a comment below. You can also enter the contest, or gain an additional entry, by retweeting a designated tweet posted by the @RandomNintendo Twitter account. One winner will be chosen at random and receive the following prize: one (1) eShop download code for the Wii U version of Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (MSRP: $14.99). 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 August 21, announced in Episode 105 of the Random Nintendo Podcast, and then notified via email or Twitter Direct Message.

Some said it would never happen. Some said it couldn’t be done. And yet, at long last, The Binding of Isaac has made its way to Nintendo platforms – and we’ve got full impressions in this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast. The show first begins with a look at the latest news, including the ongoing drama surrounding Devil’s Third, fresh details on Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, and a discussion of Nintendo’s unexpected arcade renaissance (including hands-on impressions of Mario Kart Arcade GP DX). We then turn our attention to the business side as we break down June sales numbers and potential marketing strategies for Super Mario Maker, before concluding the episode with thoughts on Evo 2015, impressions of The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, and the announcement of our SteamWorld Dig giveaway winners.

But wait, there’s more! Our Summer Giveaway Series continues with your chance to win a Super Smash Bros. for Wii U DLC bundle featuring playable characters Ryu, Lucas, and Roy, along with the Suzaku Castle and Dream Land 64 stages. Yes, we’re giving all of that to one lucky winner! To enter, just a leave a comment below telling us your favorite Super Smash Bros. character. You can also enter (or earn an additional entry) on Twitter by following @RandomNintendo and retweeting this tweet. You may also want to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes to make sure you don’t miss the reveal of our winner in Episode 104.

As always, we’ve included links below for more information on all the news and games discussed in this episode. Each link also lists a time stamp so you can easily locate the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!

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Official Contest Rules: All registrants must be a resident of the United States of America and age 13 or older. The contest begins on July 27, 2015 at 12:00 AM PST and ends on August 7, 2015 at 11:59 PM PST. Visitors may enter the contest once by leaving a comment below. You can also enter the contest, or gain an additional entry, by retweeting a designated tweet posted by the @RandomNintendo Twitter account. One winner will be chosen at random and receive the following prize: one (1) eShop download code for the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U DLC of playable characters Ryu, Roy, and Lucas, and stages Suzaku Castle and Dream Land 64 (MSRP: $15.96). 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 August 8, announced in Episode 104 of the Random Nintendo Podcast, and then notified via email or Twitter Direct Message.

Normally we write something witty here, but in light of recent news, we would instead like to dedicate this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast to Satoru Iwata. We start the show with a discussion of his legacy and the role he played in our lives as fans. The rest of the episode is then all about the thing he loved, video games, as we share our hands-on impressions from Comic-Con 2015 of Chibi-Robo: Zip Lash, Yo-Kai Watch, and LBX: Little Battles Experience, plus our belated E3 impressions of Star Fox Zero and Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash. We also discuss our Comic-Con experience as a whole, weigh in on an assortment of news, and reveal the winner of our Robin amiibo giveaway.

This episode is also the second of our Summer Giveaway Series! For this contest, we’re giving you a chance to win a download code for SteamWorld Dig on Nintendo 3DS. To enter to win one of the two eShop codes we have available, simply leave a comment below telling us which game developed by HAL Laboratory (Satoru Iwata’s original employer) is your favorite. Plus, you can earn an additional entry on Twitter by following @RandomNintendo and retweeting this tweet. Be sure to also subscribe to the podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss the announcement of our winner and the third summer giveaway in our next episode.

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 so you can easily find the segments that most interest you. We hope you enjoy, and to Mr. Iwata: thank you for everything!

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Official Contest Rules: All registrants must be a resident of the United States of America and age 13 or older. The contest begins on July 14, 2015 at 12:00 AM PST and ends on July 24, 2015 at 11:59 PM PST. Visitors may enter the contest once by leaving a comment below. You can also enter the contest, or gain an additional entry, by retweeting a designated tweet posted by the @RandomNintendo Twitter account. Two (2) winners will be chosen at random and each receive the following prize: one (1) eShop download code for the Nintendo 3DS version of SteamWorld Dig (MSRP: $8.99). 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 July 25, announced in Episode 103 of the Random Nintendo Podcast, and then notified via email or Twitter Direct Message.

E3 is so massive it takes two full episodes to cover it all. In Episode 100, we shared our takes on all of Nintendo’s game announcements. And in this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we go hands-on with many of those very titles. We kick off the show with impressions of five of the biggest indie games coming to the eShop: Runbow, Typoman, FAST Racing NEO, Mutant Mudds: Super Challenge, and SteamWorld Heist. From there, it’s all about Nintendo’s own games as we share impressions of Super Mario Maker, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, and Metroid Prime: Blast Ball. We then look at the business side of E3, discussing comments from Nintendo about the end of amiibo shortages, their big plans for Yo-Kai Watch, and the company’s stance on virtual reality.

This episode also marks the beginning our new Summer Giveaway Series! In celebration of our recent 100-episode milestone, we’re giving away great prizes – from games to gift cards – all summer long. Every episode of the podcast will include a new contest, starting with your chance to win a sealed Robin amiibo right here, right now. To enter, just leave a comment below letting us know which E3 game you’re most excited to play. Be sure to also follow @RandomNintendo on Twitter and retweet this tweet for an additional entry. We’ll announce the winner and our second giveaway during our next episode, so make sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss it.

As always, we’ve also included links below for more information on the news and games discussed in this episode. Each link also lists a time stamp so you can easily find the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!

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Official Contest Rules: All registrants must be a resident of the United States of America and age 13 or older. The contest begins on June 28, 2015 at 12:00 AM PST and ends on July 12, 2015 at 11:59 PM PST. Visitors may enter the contest once by leaving a comment below. You can also enter the contest, or gain an additional entry, by retweeting a designated tweet posted by the @RandomNintendo Twitter account. One (1) winner will be chosen at random and receive the following prize: one (1) Robin amiibo (MSRP: $12.99). 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 July 13, announced in Episode 102 of the Random Nintendo Podcast, and then notified via email.

The Digital Event. The World Championships. The Smash Bros. DLC. To say that Nintendo has been busy this E3 would certainly be an understatement. Luckily, you have Random Nintendo to help break it all down for you. In this special bonus episode of the podcast, we share our thoughts on all the news from yesterday’s Digital Event, from big-name reveals like Star Fox Zero and The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes to the unexpected gameplay twists of Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival and Metroid Prime: Federation Force. We also give our impressions of the new Smash Bros. DLC for Ryu and Roy, plus tell tales from inside Sunday’s Nintendo World Championships.

What did you think of this year’s Digital Event? Let us know in the comments below! We’ve got plenty more E3 coverage coming your way, so be sure to follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss a thing. Stay tuned for our next episode too as we’ll be celebrating our 100-episode milestone in style with a rare Amiibo giveaway and more.

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

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From the ink-filled battlefields of Splatoon to the bigger than ever onslaught of pre-E3 news, there’s a lot to cover in this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast. Be it surprise Nintendo Directs with new titles like Chibi-Robo: Zip Line and Monster Hunter X or unintentional leaks of games like a 3DS version of Hyrule Warriors, we round up all the big pre-show stories and share our takes. We also discuss a number of trends we expect to see at this year’s E3, including revivals of big-name franchises, the ever-expanding world of Toy to Life games, and the invasion of VR gaming. Plus, we top it all off with our in-depth impressions of Splatoon.

This is just the beginning of our E3 2015 coverage! Be sure to check back on Wednesday, June 17 for our bonus E3 episode where we’ll break down all the news from Nintendo’s big Digital Event. We’ll also be posting Extra articles throughout this week and next that take you inside E3 events with photos and impressions, including the Nintendo World Championships and more. Make sure you don’t miss any of it by following us on Twitter @RandomNintendo and subscribing to the podcast on iTunes.

In the meantime, enjoy Episode 99! We’ve included links below for more information on all the news and games discussed in this episode. Each link also lists a time stamp so you can easily find the segments that most interest you.

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We’re in the home stretch to E3 2015, so it’s only fitting to cover a game all about stretching. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we do just that with our full impressions of Stretchmo. We first kick off the show with an assortment of pre-E3 news, including a new Pokemon Mystery Dungeon for 3DS and the resurfacing of Art Academy on Wii U. We then turn our attention to Amiibo, telling our harrowing tales from Wave 4’s launch and exploring the potential dangers of Amiibo-exclusive content. Our focus then shifts to the world of tournament play as we discuss the Nintendo World Championships qualifiers and general attitudes about so-called “right” and “wrong” ways to play a game. From there, it’s all about the eShop as we talk about the unexpected Nintendo Humble Bundle and conclude the show with Stretchmo.

We want to hear your thoughts, too! Be it your take on Stretchmo or your own Amiibo adventures, tell us in the comments below. If you liked the episode, consider also leaving a review (and subscribing!) on iTunes. And with E3 right around the corner, be sure to follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo so you don’t miss any of our coverage – or any of the surprises we may have in store this summer (hint hint!).

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 so you can easily find the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!

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More money, more problems, more solutions. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we analyze all the news out of Nintendo’s annual financial report, breaking down what went well for the company, what went wrong, and what’s next. From slowing 3DS sales and continuing Amiibo woes to a new theme park deal with Universal Studios and updated details on Nintendo’s smartphone plans with DeNA, there’s certainly a lot to cover. We also weigh in on the recent Splatoon Direct, giving our takes on Nintendo’s unusual rollout strategy for the game’s many modes and hands-on impressions of last weekend’s Splatoon Global Testfire. Plus, we share impressions of the one-of-a-kind Affordable Space Adventures for Wii U.

We want to hear what you think, too! Leave a comment below with your thoughts on any of the news discussed or even the show itself. If you liked what you heard, consider leaving a review (and subscribing!) on iTunes. You’ll also want to follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo as we just might be hosting a giveaway for all our followers in the coming weeks.

As always, we’ve included links below for more information on all 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!

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