Episode 212: Wake Me Up

It's a Switch lineup awakening as we share impressions of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Untitled Goose Game, Sayonara Wild Heart, and more. Plus, Mario Kart Tour and the eShop's growing discoverability problem.

If the first half of 2019 was the Switch lineup in a slumber, then September’s onslaught of new games is its awakening. In this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast, we share impressions of three of the biggest, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Untitled Goose Game, and Sayonara Wild Hearts, plus older releases Cuphead and Truck Racing Championship. We also examine what such a high number of new titles means for discoverability and the future of the eShop, as well as give our takes on Mario Kart Tour and its multiple monetization schemes.

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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 to easily locate the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!

News

[0:15] Miyamoto Asked Zelda Producer to Make Mario Maker-Style Zelda Game, Which Led to Link’s Awakening’s New Mode (IGN)
[0:25] How Untitled Goose Game adapted Debussy for its dynamic soundtrack (The Verge)
[0:58] Developers Cash In By Selling Their Switch Games For Pennies (Kotaku)
[1:07] Hamster Corporation and Hideki Kamiya receive World Records for retro re-releases (Destructoid)
[1:12] Developers Raise Alarm Over Their Cut of Google Play Pass’ Subscription Money (IGN)
[1:19] Inside The Ghosting, Racism, And Exploitation At Game Publisher Nicalis (Kotaku)
[1:23] Ittle Dew 2 Removed From Switch eShop Against Developer’s Wishes (Nintendo Life)
[1:33] Mario Kart Tour just smoked Pokemon Go in day-one downloads (TNW)
[1:37] Mario Kart Tour ‘Gold Pass’ announced, priced at $5 a month, unlocks 200cc and more (GoNintendo)

Games

[0:03] The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Official Site)
[0:20] Untitled Goose Game (Official Site)
[0:28] Sayonara Wild Hearts (Official Site)
[0:40] Cuphead (Official Site)
[0:47] Truck Racing Championship (Nintendo.com Game Page)
[1:26] Mario Kart Tour (Official Site)