Episode 280: The Sports Desk

We hit the courts with impressions of Nintendo Switch Sports, take on some hot takes from Reggie, reflect on 20 years of Kingdom Hearts, and more.

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 plays from Nintendo’s playbook with their own spin on… Animal Crossing? Plus, we discuss the Mario movie delay and 20 years of Kingdom Hearts.

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As always, we’ve provided links below for more information on the news and games discussed in this episode. Each link also lists a time stamp to easily find the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!

News

[0:19] How Reggie Fils-Aimé got Nintendo to include ‘Wii Sports’ with the Wii (The Washington Post)
[0:21] Splatoon 3 Will Let Players Earn Titles and Make Banners (Siliconera)
[0:25] Square Enix sells Tomb Raider, studios to Embracer Group for $300 million (Axios)
[0:30] Aspyr shows interest in bringing Star Wars: Rogue Squadron back (Destructoid)
[0:35] Reggie’s Not a FAN FAN of the PAN PAN (DK Vine)
[0:39] Reggie Fils-Aime claims Nintendo of America was ‘forced’ to launch Game Boy Micro (VGC)
[0:45] Former Nintendo Icon Reggie Wishes He Could Sell His Animal Crossing Island On Blockchain (Kotaku)
[0:51] Nintendo had “serious conversation” about Mother 3 digital western release (Nintendo Everything)
[0:58] ‘Super Mario Bros’: Illumination Nintendo Movie Heads To Easter Weekend 2023 (Deadline)
[1:04] Disney Dreamlight Valley Is a Life-Simulator that Puts You in the Disney and Pixar Universe (IGN)
[1:11] Anniversary Series: Kingdom Hearts

Games

[0:02] Nintendo Switch Sports (Official Site)
[0:21] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo.com Game Page)
[0:35] Donkey Konga (IGN Game Page)
[0:51] Mother 3 (IGN Game Page)
[1:04] Disney Dreamlight Valley (Official Site)