Episode 75: An Indie Summer

The hot months of summer are normally a quiet period for game releases, but this year, indies are claiming the season as their own. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we share impressions of two major indie releases on the eShop, Fuzzy Wuzzy Games’ Armillo and Yacht Club Games’ Shovel Knight, as well as the Wii U edition of Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark. Of course, just because summer doesn’t typically see a lot of releases doesn’t mean the news cycle stops. Quite the opposite, in fact, as we also cover the latest on Nintendo’s big Fall titles, the first fully streaming 3DS game, and the controversy surrounding Mighty No. 9’s new crowdfunding campaign. Plus, we weigh in on the Diddy Kong Racing 2 rumors that are almost too good to be true. What’s your favorite indie release of the summer? Let us know by leaving a comment below. Be sure to also subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo. With San Diego Comic-Con right around the corner, you won’t want to miss any of our coverage! 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 to the segments that most interest you. Enjoy! News [0:03] The Secret Is Out on Secret Bases! (Pokemon.com) [0:11] Pokemon: Symphonic Evolutions Orchestral Concert Tour Announced (IGN) [0:18] Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword’s Fi Joins Hyrule Warriors (The Escapist) [0:27] Mario’s Alternate Smash Bros. Costume Is… Patriotic (Kotaku) [0:33] Smash Bros.’ 3DS edition gets a Pac-Man themed stage (Polygon) [0:37] Super Smash Bros. 3DS Tournament Taking Place at Comic-Con (GameSpot) [0:46] Mighty No. 9 begins new fundraising campaign, teases animated TV series (Polygon) [1:04] Bandai Namco to distribute next-gen racer Project Cars (Joystiq) [1:10] Dragon Quest X coming to 3DS, streams game onto system (Joystiq) [1:18] Nintendo launches its first Cross-Buy game with Squids Odyssey (Eurogamer) [1:22] The next Denpa Men game will be free-to-play and super cute (Destructoid) [1:25] New Diddy Kong Racing 2 Rumour Pops Up Online (My Nintendo News) [1:37] Chibi-Robo: Photo Finder SpotPass Bug Causes Game Crashes Games [1:41] Armillo (Official Site) [2:00] Shovel Knight (Official Site) [2:11] Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (Official Site) [0:02] Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (Official Site) [0:18] Hyrule Warriors (Official Site) [0:27] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS (Official Site) [0:46] Mighty No. 9 (Official Site) [1:04] Project Cars (Official Site) [1:10] Dragon Quest X (Giant Bomb Game Page) [1:18] Squids Odyssey (Nintendo.com Game Page) [1:22] Denpa Men’s RPG Free (Official Japanese Site) [1:37] Chibi-Robo: Photo Finder (Official Site)