The Nintendo Drive

This week, Sean played the Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle. Caito played … MARIO AND RABBIDS … and Animal Crossing. 

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“Thank you Bobby!”

Bobby the Nintendo Guru’s content introduced me to these two and I couldn’t be more grateful. His community is such a great representation of his outreach and inclusion in gaming. Carry the torch Sean and Caito you are the chosen ones!

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Caito: Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

Sean:  Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

Braking News 

New Release! Mario Golf Super Rush is out on Friday June 25, 2021.

https://twitter.com/consolecaito/status/1405544301891891202?s=21

Metroid Dread Is GameStop's Top Pre-Order Following E3 2021
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/06/metroid_dread_is_gamestops_top_pre-order_following_e3_2021 

Zelda: BOTW Sequel Was The "Most Talked About" E3 2021 Game On Twitter. In an official Twitter gaming wrap-up covering the first half of 2021, the platform revealed the "most talked about games" from this year's E3. In first was the new Zelda game coming out in 2022. Here's the top five: 

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel, Elden Ring, Battlefield 2042, Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/06/zelda_botw_sequel_was_the_most_talked_about_e3_2021_game_on_twitter 

Nintendo Appears To Have Fixed the Download Issue Related To Update 12.0.3
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/06/switch_error_code_2123-1502_-_nintendo_appears_to_have_fixed_issue_related_to_update_12_0_3 

The Carpool:

Dan @dannohh12: Which apps or services would you hope Nintendo adds to the switch?

Braking News

Everything Announced at Nintendo E3 2021

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-direct-e3-2021-announcements-breath-of-the-wild-2-metroid-dread-advance-wars/1100-6492299/

The Carpool (all questions from Discord)

Dan @dannohh12: Let’s say E3 was a physical event this year with all the companies doing their presentations in person. How would you be feeling after sitting through Nintendo’s presentation if you had attended the show?

Todd Oxtra @toxtra: At this point in the Switch life cycle it feels like Nintendo should be delivering their strongest games, but 2021 is feeling pretty mediocre. Are you expecting more surprises before the end of the year or is this it?

Mark the CaNERDian Flag of CanadaVideo game @The_CaNERDian: Do you guys just wanna go out on some Waverunners and just do Wave Race IRL because Nintendo doesn’t care about us any more?

Dally In Cali: I know all in all it was labeled as a disappointment due to the lack of AC everyone was hoping for, but...aside from AC, what was the biggest thing missing or not mentioned that you were hoping to see?

Chibi: Pokemon. The remakes ofc, since the other game is due until next year same with Splatoon 3 not being released. Most excited I was mainly for Mario Party.

Antix: Even though there weren't many "major" releases or AC updates, there were still so many awesome games announced today, my poor wallet's crying. Shin Megami Tensei, Fatal Frame, Mario Party, Danganronpa, WarioWare, Metroid....Zelda's my most anticipated obviously. I'm happy with this direct but its understandable why others wouldn’t think so

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This week, Sean played the Arms. Caito played Animal Crossing.

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E3 LiveStream on Tuesday June 15 at YouTube.com/ConsoleCaito

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Drive By Ratings!

SHAACK---- wait, wrong awesome Nintendo podcast. Congrats on the new show and the great times to come!

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Caito: Animal Crossing

Sean: Arms

Braking News

Nintendo E3 2021 Direct Announced. The roughly 40-minute show will take place on June 15. https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-e3-2021-switch-zelda

New Animal Crossing Seasonal Items Now Available. Nook Shopping has a handful of new seasonal items in stock until June 14th. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-animal-crossing-seasonal-items-now-available/1100-6492453/

Nintendo Switch version 12.0.3 went live today, and then Nintendo pulled it a few hours later https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/nintendo-switch-version-1203-went-live-today-and-then-nintendo-pulled-it-a-few-hours-later/

The Carpool (all questions from Discord)

The_WinterGamer: What are your top two games for each Nintendo Console? This week: Wii Caito: Wii Sports, Mario Kart, Wii fit

Sean: Mario Strikers Charged, WarioWare Smooth Moves, Zack and Wiki, Resident Evil 4, the Virtual Console (of course, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Twilight Princess, Wii Sports,)

JoeySplats via Discord: If Nintendo added Xbox style achievements to Nintendo games and you got to design some achievements for some of them! What would you pick?

Sean: metachievements, cross-game progress

The_WinterGamer via Discord: Now that Nintendo is providing mouse support for Game Builder Garage how much do you want Mario Paint to come back? What other games could use mouse support?

Sean: Ports from DS and Wii. All the Zelda games. Caito: Mario maker, Sims?

Todd Oxtra @toxtra: Why do you think Nintendo gave Fire Emblem(an obscure franchise)a huge presence in Smash Brothers and then supported that franchise so heavily, yet ignores so much of their other IP? #RIP Wave Race, Wario, kid Icarus, Advance Wars, Strikers, Mario rpg, punch out, Star Fox

Tim Aulph via Discord: How BIG do you really want Nintendo to go with their direct? I am hoping for GUNS a BLAZIN!

Neontiger via Discord: If you were to bring back to life any Nintendo IP and reboot it, which one

Welcome to The Extra Mile! This is the tag-along podcast to The Nintendo Drive as we dive deep into the games and services you care about most. On this episode, Caito and Sean are joined by Justin Masson from the Nintendo Dads to predict Nintendo’s E3 2021 Presentation!

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This week, Sean played the Miitopia Demo and Knockout City. Caito played Geminose: Animal Popstars. 

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Welcome and Thank You to our newest Patron: Violet Blossom - Gold Member

E3 Predictions are coming. We’ll be recording with Justin Masson from the Nintendo Dads. Episode will air on June 6th. 

Typically Sean streams Mario Kart on Thursdays but this week, Sean will be a guest on The Nintendo Dads podcast - starting at 10PM Eastern at twitch.tv/nintendodads or youtube.com/nintendodads

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Caito: Geminose: Animal Popstars

Sean:  Shoutout to Drew Agnew from the House of Mario. Got me into Pokemon Cards!

Braking News 

It's been an interesting week on the Nintendo front, with a Bloomberg report suggesting the rumoured "Switch Pro" will be revealed before E3 begins. According to the same source, it's expected to be in the hands of consumers by September or October.
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/05/switch_pro_rumours_intensify_as_new_retailer_listing_appears_online 

Revealed during the 35th anniversary stream celebrating the Dragon Quest series, SquareEnix announced that Dragon Quest III will receive a remake. Dubbed as a "HD-2D" remake, the new Dragon Quest III will re-imagine the original game with updated high-quality sprites with 3D visuals--giving it a look that blends 2D animation with 3D scale and depth. The game will be planned for a simultaneous worldwide release, though no release date has been stated just yet.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dragon-quest-3-hd-remake-announced/1100-6492061/ 

Sonic is celebrating his 30th anniversary this year. 

https://venturebeat.com/2021/04/29/a-new-pool-of-players-is-changing-ua   

https://venturebeat.com/2021/05/27/sonic-colors-ultimate-remasters-a-bright-spot-from-sonics-dark-age 

https://venturebeat.com/2021/05/27/sonic-team-teases-its-next-sonic-game 

Sega announced a new compilation, Sonic Origins, during its Sonic Central event. The package will include Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD.

Additional

This week, Sean played the Miitopia Demo and Knockout City. Caito played Animal Crossing.

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The Pilot is OVER. The Nintendo Drive is available to everyone. This show is powered by Patreon at Patreon.com/youmecapri and it’s thanks to the unbelievable support back on April 15 - You, Me & Capri Day - we reached a stretch goal to launch The Nintendo Drive as a pilot.

The Playlist

Caito: Animal Crossing

Sean: Miitopia Demo, Knockout City

Braking News

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Is Getting an amiibo That Helps with Traversal https://www.ign.com/articles/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-hd-zelda-loftwing-amiibo-announced

Josh Stapleton @mttgstreetteam:

Nintendo fans can be a fickle bunch. We want our amiibos to do something in-game, but also we don't want them to do to much because then we're locking quality of life features behind a paywall. If you ran Nintendo what would you do differently with amiibos?

Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES And NES Service With Five More Titles, bringing the total number of games to 104.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/05/nintendo_expands_its_switch_online_snes_and_nes_service_with_five_more_titles

SNES: Caveman Ninja (aka Joe & Mac), Magical Drop II, Spanky's Quest, Culture Brain's, and Super Baseball Simulator 1.000.

NES: Ninja JaJaMaru-kun.

Game Releases

King of Seas (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – May 25

Maneater (Switch) – May 25

Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster (PlayStation 4, Switch, PC) – May 25

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers (PlayStation 4, Switch, PC) – May 27

Oddworld: Collection (Switch) – May 27

Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World (PlayStation 4, Switch, PC) – May 28

World's End Club (Switch) – May 28

Stonefly (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – June 1

The Carpool (all questions from Discord)

The_WinterGamer: What are your top two games for each Nintendo Console? This week: GameCube Caito: Super Smash Bros Melee, Mario Party

Sean: Mario Kart Double Dash, shoutout to Pikmin,

The House of Mario @TheHouseOfMario: Question: What are your favourite Mario Kart games?

Also: When will you be driving by in your kart? Our doors are open if you’re up for a good old chin-wag! Congratulations on the public launch and awesome art! MushroomHouse with garden

On Episode Four, Caito and Sean talk about the latest Mario Golf trailer, what Pokemon remakes they'd like to see and their favorite N64 games. Also, THERE'S A NEW CALCULATOR APP ON SWITCH THAT IS A CALCULATOR THAT CALCULATES NUMBERS!

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On Episode Three, Caito and Sean talk about the latest Nintendo sales numbers, the new Animal Crossing Build A Bear winter outfits and their favorite SNES games. Also, Sean opens Pokemon cards in his car!

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On Episode Two, Caito and Sean go for a second test drive and talk about what Nintendo movies they'd like to see while Sean tries to get Pokemon cards from McDonalds! Also, they answer the question, "If these Nintendo characters were fast food restaurants, which restaurants would they be?"

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On Episode One, Caito and Sean go for a test drive and answer questions from you - including “If Nintendo characters were pool balls, who would be the 8 ball?”

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