Episode 125: The Movie Game

There’s something about movies. Whether it’s Angry Birds this month or Mortal Kombat twenty years ago, the allure of turning video games into feature films is apparently too hard to resist. With Nintendo now getting in on the act, we’re using this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast to explore exactly what it is that makes video game movies turn out so badly and how Nintendo can overcome that curse. Of course, there’s plenty of other news to discuss too, including fresh details on Pokemon Go and Yooka-Laylee, some positive E3 2016 news, and even more new 3DS game announcements from Nintendo. All that, plus we reflect on two Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle games in honor of next week’s release of TMNT: Out of the Shadows.

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As always, you can learn more about the news and games discussed in this episode. Each link also includes a time stamp so you can easily locate the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!

News

• [0:02] Nintendo plans to release movies within a few years (The Verge)
• [0:21] Extra: Tales of the Super Mario Bros. Movie
• [0:31] Live-action Tetris movie takes shape with $80 million in funding (Ars Technica)
• [0:33] Atari Classic Arcade Games Centipede & Missile Command Headed For Big Screen (Deadline)
• [0:34] ‘Fruit Ninja’ Is the Next Mobile Game Becoming a Movie, Cue That Heavy Sigh (SlashFilm)
• [0:44] Mega Man gets a new, not-quite-improved look in upcoming animated series (Polygon)
• [0:49] Nintendo President: NX is Not the Success “to the Wii U nor to the 3DS” (IGN)
• [0:57] How Pokemon Go Will Work (Kotaku)
• [1:08] EDGE Magazine’s Look At Yooka-Laylee Explores a Dynamic World, Minecarts and Arcade Game Unlocks (Nintendo Life)
• [1:12] Mighty No. 9 dev puts publisher Deep Silver on blast for latest trailer (Destructoid)
• [1:18] The Legend of Zelda Wii U to Have Two Demos at E3 2016 (GoNintendo)
• [1:23] The Yo-kai invasion continues! Yo-kai Watch 2 launches in the U.S. on Sept. 30 (Nintendo.com)
• [1:25] Study Suggests Rising Smartphone Ownership Among Kids Is Hitting Nintendo Hard (Nintendo Life)
• [1:28] Teddy Together Announced For Europe, Australia (Nintendo World Report)
• [1:34] Monster Hunter Stories Bringing Amiibo and More (Nintendojo)

Games

• [0:57] Pokemon Go (Pokemon.com Game Page)
• [1:08] Yooka-Laylee (PlaytonicGames.com Game Page)
• [1:12] Mighty No. 9 (Official Site)
• [1:18] The Legend of Zelda Wii U / NX (IGN Game Page)
• [1:23] Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls and Boney Spirits (IGN Game Page)
• [1:28] Teddy Together (Nintendo UK Game Page)
• [1:34] Monster Hunter Stories (IGN Game Page)
• [1:42] TMNT (IGN Game Page)
• [1;48] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus (IGN Game Page)