Episode 33: On The Download

Game drought? What game drought? If the eShop is any indication, we won’t be seeing one and this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast proves it. We discuss the biggest downloadable games on the horizon for Wii U and 3DS, as well as share impressions of Trine 2: Director’s Cut, Ubisoft’s new Rayman Legends demo, and the just launched Nintendo TVii app. Plus, with 2012 coming to a close, we take time to reflect on our favorite games of the year. All that, plus new game announcements and more, make this a perfect episode to help launch you into the new year! Which eShop games are your current faves? Post a comment and let us know! Don’t forget you can also subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo to stay in the loop on future episodes and articles. As always, we have provided links below for more information on the news and games covered in this episode. Enjoy! News Why Mario’s Martinet is Runner 2’s narrator (Joystiq) The Cave on Wii U uses GamePad for camera and character switching (Joystiq) Namco Bandai Turning Wii U Game Into A Free-to-Play Title (Siliconera) Mega Man 1 through 6 coming to 3DS eShop (Capcom-Unity) XSEED Games Bringing Artistic RPG, Unchained Blades, to Nintendo 3DS on January 3, 2013 (XSEED Games) Swords & Soldiers 3D Coming To Nintendo 3DS (Siliconera) Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity to Release on March 24 for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo.com) Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers coming to 3DS in North America in spring 2013 (Polygon) Miyamoto: “very likely” he’ll return to unrealized GCN-GBA link ideas with Wii U (Nintendo Everything) Announcing Nintendo Force Magazine (Nintendo Force’s Official Site) Spiritual successor to Nintendo Power, “Nintendo Force” announced (NeoGAF) Reggie Asks: Nintendo TVii (Nintendo.com) Games Trine 2: Director’s Cut (Official Site) Rayman Legends (Official Site) Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (Official Site) The Cave (Official Site) Tank! Tank! Tank! (Namco Bandai Game Page) Ikachan (Wikipedia Page) Gunman Clive (Official Site) Unchained Blades (Official Site) Swords & Soldiers (Official Site) Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (Pokemon.com Game Page) Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (Official Site)