Randomer Nintendo

It’s time once again for the award show that’s lived through three of our podcast incarnations. That’s right, welcome to the 2022 Quarantinis. As is tradition whether it was the Quarantine Chronicles in 2020 or Randomer Nintendo in 2022, we’re picking our favorite games, movies, TV shows, anime, and more that we consumed over the year that just ended. Plus, we celebrate the...

We’re revved up and ready to go in Randomer Nintendo 10! We share our impressions of the latest tracks to join Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of Wave 3 of the Booster Course Pass. Then, we dive into The Game Awards, from the winners and announcements to the show structure itself and yes, the Muppets. All that, plus extential crises of feeling old and  even more  Marvel Snap talk await...

Whether it’s bugs or bug types, there’s a lot to say about Pokemon Scarlet & Violet. In this episode of Randomer Nintendo, we discuss the good, the bad, and the buggy of Nintendo’s biggest (and fastest selling of all time) new release. We also make our predictions for The Game Awards, both potential winners and what we expect from Nintendo. Plus, we check in with Marvel Snap,...

Oh snap, Randomer Nintendo is back! After a hiatus due to schedule conflicts, we’re bringing the goods with a jam-packed episode. Marvel Snap and the latest MCU happenings with impressions of She-Hulk and Werewolf by Night? Check. A look at how change can go right, wrong, and everything in between with Splatoon 3, Twitter, Black Adam, and last week’s Indie World Showcase? Also check. A...

Super Mario Bros. Movie, here we come! In this episode of Randomer Nintendo, we’re discussing the debut trailer in depth: likes, dislikes, Mario sounding weirdly like Linda from Bob’s Burgers, and what it all means for Nintendo’s future. We also share our impressions of Overwatch 2 and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, point out the problem with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s picnics,...

It’s a Randomer Nintendo that’s heavy on the Nintendo. In this episode, we share our thoughts on the recent Nintendo Direct, including the latest on the newly-titled Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Pikmin 4, and the surprise return of Kirby’s Return to Dream Land. We also take a trip to a Splatlands with impressions of Splatoon 3 and give Pikmin Bloom its flowers following its revam...

Look what the tide brought in: a new Randomer Nintendo! In this episode, we’re riding the wave of older games released on newer platforms. In the most literal sense with impressions of Wave Race 64 joining the Switch Online + Expansion Pack, but figuratively too with Pokemon Puzzle League (also now available on the Nintendo service) and the PC port of PlayStation Studios’ Spider-Man. P...

It’s a ballin’ episode of Randomer Nintendo – literally. We share our impressions of two games with round protagonists, Kirby’s Dream Buffet and Pac-Man World Re-PAC, talk about the upcoming season of the dodgeball-throwin’ Knockout City, and take a trip to the movies with Dragon Ball Super: Super Heroes. Plus, we weigh in on The Rehearsal, The Bear, Young Justice, an...

It’s a tale as old as time: you’re giving a tour of Cap’n Crunch’s Crunch Berries factory to some kids, one of them pulls the Crunch Berry lever, and suddenly that’s the only thing in your cereal. Except here, it’s game discussions and the “cereal” is Randomer Nintendo. Yes, mere episodes after we launched our expanded format that goes beyond games,...

Comic-Con returned to San Diego after three years, which means so did we! We talk all things SDCC in this episode of Randomer Nintendo, including what Nintendo was up to, news of what’s next for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and how the expo compared to years past. Plus, we share impressions of the recent updates to Switch Sports, Mario Strikers: Battle League, and more. Did you follow alon...

The first Randomer Nintendo is here and it’s a feast for the ears with topics that are a feast for, well, eating. We share a taste of the new Kirby-themed food and drinks at Coldstone and Kung Fu Tea, discuss the surprise announcement of a Kirby game  about  food, and just generally talk about waffles and crepes (as one does). But we also go beyond food with a smorgasbord of other topics ran...

After 284 episodes, the sun is setting on the Random Nintendo Podcast as we know it. This episode marks the end of the format we’ve followed for over a decade – and we’re going out with all the hits. We’ve got impressions ranging from big new Switch titles like Fall Guys to retro re-releases like Capcom Fighting Collection to pleasant indie surprises like Neon White. We&#82...

No Direct, no problem. When Nintendo’s traditional mid-June Direct is missing in action, the Random Nintendo Podcast is here to do it ourselves. We piece together all the Switch news and more from the likes of Summer Game Fest, Devolver Digital, the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase, and beyond. Plus, we discuss a few unexpected Nintendo leaks and give an update on our show’s own upcoming t...

It’s a goals-filled episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast. Literal goals as we share hands-on impressions of the upcoming Mario Strikers: Battle League. Figurative goals as we discuss Pokemon Scarlet and Violet and how Game Freak seems to be at last achieving the longtime dreams of fans. Business goals as we share our takes on Reggie’s book, Disrupting The Game. And missed goals as we...

The Switch’s next hand has been dealt and we’re covering it all in this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast. We start on the indie side, sharing highlights from the latest Indie World Showcase and our impressions of the upcoming Card Shark, Mini Motorways, and Gibbon: Beyond The Trees. We then turn to Nintendo itself, breaking down the company’s full-year financial report and...

We’re channeling our inner local news station in this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast with a trip to the sports desk. We share impressions of Nintendo Switch Sports and its inching towards a proper game-as-service, take on some hot takes from Reggie Fils-Aime about his time at Nintendo that would do any post-game interview with a coach proud, and look at how Disney is borrowing some p...

Adapt or die. Okay, maybe there’s no death involved in this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, but there are adaptations aplenty! We start with the video game movie scene, giving our takes on Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and what’s next for both game adaptations and Sega itself. We also share impressions of tERRORbane, a Switch indie that’s all about adapting – and parodying &...

Just when we thought it was safe to go back in the podcasting waters, RNHQ came after us. We’ve been on the run, moving city to city, buying cheap clothes to change into at gas stations, living off a diet of Slim Jim’s and soda. But the man can’t keep us down, and after two months in hiding, we’re using whatever means necessary to bring you a new Random Nontendo. In this ep...

Get ready to for an emotional rollercoaster in this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast. We go from the highs of Kirby, both with impressions of Kirby and the Forgotten Land and a trip to one of Nintendo’s first in-person event in two years, to the lows of the delay of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 and the cancellation of E3 2022. Plus, along the way, we run through the world...

We’re revved up and ready to go in this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast. We hit the tracks with impressions of the first wave of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s Booster Course Pass and new kart racer Chocobo GP, plus take on some kaiju in Dawn of the Monsters. Along the way, we also discuss Nintendo’s shifting mobile approach, the shutting down of Draglia Lost, and Switch’s me...

When Captain Falcon demands “show me your moves,” who are we to say no? In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we’re covering all sorts of moves. The dance moves of the original Rhythm Heaven for Game Boy Advance, freshly imported from Japan. The skillful moves when in the zone in Tetris Effect. Even the moves Nintendo’s making with its own services of late, from n...

Think of this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast as a sport. In the first quarter, we discuss the just-revealed Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. The second quarter is dedicated to sports games themselves, from Switch Sports and MLB The Show 22 to the genre as a whole. Our third quarter shifts to fighting games with the upcoming Capcom Fighting Collection. The fourth quarter focuses on the announced...

What they don’t tell you about being an independent podcast network is that there is no company credit card. We’ve got to pay for everything ourselves. We’ve run out of plastic forks a week ago. I’ve been eating spaghetti using my hands and using knives. Angel’s been drinking out of a cereal bowl. Jason has been using printer paper instead of paper napkins. We’l...

It wasn’t enough for Nintendo to release the first major shakeup of Pokemon in two decades. Nor their holiday quarter financials. Nor the first Nintendo Direct of 2022. No, they had to do all three, leaving us with one jam-packed episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast! We share impressions of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, dive into all the news of what’s now coming to Switch this spring and summe...

Activision Blizzard isn’t the only thing Microsoft is taking over. The company that Bill Gates built is all over this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, too. We share impressions of former Xbox-exclusive indie The Artful Escape and revisit the Microsoft-owned Banjo-Kazooie within Switch Online + Expansion Pack. We then turn our attention to Microsoft’s next move, the acquisition o...