Friend Code - Nintendo 2020 Year in Review
268Ian, Blood, and Damiani look back at the major Nintendo related events and releases from 2020 and reflect on the impact each had on the industry.
00:00 - Opening
3:19 - January (Furukawa Comments on Smash in eSports, Hideki Kamiya gives an update on Bayonetta 3, Fighter Pass Vol. 2 Update, Nintendo denies new Switch model coming in 2020)
12:34 - February 2020 (The Wonderful 101 Remastered Kickstarter, Nintendo announces COVID-19 will impact hardware and accessory manufacturing, NES/SNES Online update, Kazuhisa Hashimoto passes away)
16:09 - March 2020 (COVID-19 impacts Nintendo of America, Lego Super Mario product line announced, Animal Crossing: New Horizons launch, Fighter Pass Vol. 2's first character will be from ARMS)
30:42 - April 2020 (Smash DLC development affected by COVID-19, HAL Laboratory celebrates 40th anniversary, Final update to Super Mario Maker 2, Nintendo reveals a data breach affected Nintendo Network IDs)
38:40 - May 2020 (Major Nintendo leak of older game content, Nintendo states COVID-19 could possibly affect future releases, Pac-Man celebrates 40th anniversary, Nintendo announces Paper Mario: The Origami King out of nowhere)
54:32 - June 2020 (Nintendo and The Pokemon Company address BLM, Nintendo stock hits new high, Min Min from ARMS joins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Furukawa apologizes for Joy-Con drift)
1:05:54 - July 2020 (LEGO NES announced, First Partner Showcase, Shin Megami Tensei V update, Paper Mario: The Origami King controversy)
1:13:58 - August 2020 (Pikmin 3 Deluxe announced, Super Nintendo World's future outside of Japan uncertain due to COVID-19, Switch Pro rumors return)
1:20:05 - September 2020 (Super Mario 35th Anniversary, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity announcement, No More Heroes III delay, Monster Hunter Rise announcement, 3DS production officiall ends)
1:37:19 - October (Steve and Alex from Minecraft announced for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super Nintendo World in Japan set to open in spring 2021, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light announcement, final Partner Direct of the year)
1:46:28 - November (Switch surpasses NES lifetime sales as it reaches 68 million milestone, Neo: The World Ends With You announced, The Pokemon Company announces 25th Anniversary, Doom Eternal will only be available digitally)
1:52:05 - December (Nintendo cancels Splatoon 2 North American Open)
1:53:04 - Other Major Releases from 2020
1:57:46 - Patron Question: When can we expect Metroid Prime 4's next showing?
1:59:21 - Patron Question: When will we see Monolith Soft's next game?
2:00:52 - Patron Question: What Switch ports do we hope to see in the future?
2:09:56- Closing
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