1 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: The Nintendo games sure to make great gifts this holiday season. 2 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:10,639 Speaker 2: What's going on? I'm Rich Demiro, this is Rich on Tech. 3 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: How crazy is it that Nintendo has been a holiday 4 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: standard ever since I was a kid. We're talking decades 5 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: of games and consoles under the tree, and yeah, that 6 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 1: makes me feel pretty old. 7 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 2: But this year will be no different. 8 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: Nintendo has one of the hottest consoles around with the Switch. 9 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: Nintendo has sold twenty three million switches since it launched 10 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: in March twenty seventeen. And to give you some perspective, 11 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: the WU, which was sort of a bust, only sold 12 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 1: less than fourteen million units, and that launched in twenty twelve. 13 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: So do the math and you can see why the 14 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: Switch is so hot right now. Back when I was 15 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:45,839 Speaker 1: a kid, the Super Nintendo was where it's at, and 16 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,919 Speaker 1: I still remember having to get Super Mario Brothers three. 17 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 2: On the day it launched. 18 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: Yes, I was always a nerd, So after a long 19 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: day of work in school, I dragged my dad from 20 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: store to store trying to find a copy. We ended 21 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: up finding the game at a kmart near Newark, New Jersey. 22 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: I've since passed that place many times on the way 23 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: to the airport and this memory always comes to mind, 24 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 1: but I digress. Recently I met up with David Young 25 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: from Nintendo. He goes way back. In fact, he started 26 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: out as an operator for their nine hundred number. 27 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 2: This is a number that you would call, or kids 28 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:15,559 Speaker 2: would call. 29 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: With their parents' permission, of course, since it costs money, 30 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:19,479 Speaker 1: and you would get help with games like hey, I'm 31 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: stuck on this level, can you help me get out 32 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: of here? And can you believe that now we have 33 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: something called YouTube and all that advice is totally free. 34 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 3: You know, We've got something at Nintendo for for anybody, 35 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,479 Speaker 3: you know, any style of gamer, any any level of budget. 36 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 3: There's just so much to play. 37 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 2: You know. 38 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 3: We have great games coming out from Nintendo Switch of course, 39 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 3: Super Mario Party, Super Smash Brothers, you know, the Pokemon games, Pokemon, 40 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 3: Let's Go Pikachu, Pokemon, Let's Go Evye. But we also 41 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 3: have great things on the Nintendo three DS. You know, 42 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 3: we have the Nintendo two DS at seventy nine to 43 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 3: ninety nine. You know, for people that are just starting out, 44 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 3: it's perfect for young gamers. We've got some fantastic games, 45 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 3: thousands of games on on Nintendo three DS and then 46 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 3: lots of things to discover in nintendo eShop, lots of 47 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 3: dependent games, lots of games that are only found in there. 48 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 3: So really, you know, something for everybody this year. 49 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: Now, if you've ever played the Switch, you can quickly 50 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: understand why it took off faster than the WU. 51 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 2: It is so easy to just pick this thing up 52 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 2: and play. 53 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, besides having a lot of exclusive games 54 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 3: that people love, I think it's the fact that you 55 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 3: can play it at home. You know, you can you 56 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 3: can have that experience around the TV, or you can 57 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 3: take it out of the dock and play it with 58 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 3: you anywhere you go, and that's that's really been the 59 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 3: game changer. A lot of people love to take that 60 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:28,119 Speaker 3: experience on the road. 61 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: Funny thing, my seven year old actually likes to play 62 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 1: the Switch out of the dock and just on the 63 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 1: couch and he doesn't like to take it out of 64 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: the house. But it's cool that we do have the 65 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: option to do that if we want. All right, So, 66 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: the first game that's going to make a great holiday 67 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: gift is Pokemon. There are two versions, Pokemon Let's Go 68 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: EV and Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu. 69 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 2: You just pick which team you want to be on. 70 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, Pokemon, Pokemon, Let's Go Pikachu, Pokemon, Let's Go Eve 71 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 3: two different games, and it's it's really great fun. If 72 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 3: you're a fan of the Pokemon Gohst series on mobile phones, 73 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 3: there's a great way to take some of that experience 74 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 3: and bring it in an Nintendo Switch. 75 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:04,679 Speaker 1: There's also a new accessory you can get called the 76 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 1: poke Ball. This acts as a controller. I played with it. 77 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: It's really fun. It's fifty dollars and if your kids 78 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: love the game, they're definitely gonna want this too. 79 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 3: The poke Ball plus controller. It gives you that immersive 80 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 3: feel because you feel like you're actually throwing throwing the 81 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 3: poke ball to catch Pokemon out in the wild. It's 82 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 3: really fun experience, not just the form factor of the control, 83 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 3: but the way it lights up and vibrates and is 84 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 3: really fun to interact. You can also take it out 85 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 3: of the home with you and level up your Pokemon 86 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 3: when you're out and walking around. You can also use 87 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 3: it to catch Pokemon when you're playing Pokemon Go on 88 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 3: your mobile device. 89 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: Next up, Super Smash Brothers Ultimate. This is a game 90 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: with a pretty simple concept. You choose a character and 91 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: you battle it out with another character or a bunch 92 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: of characters. 93 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 2: You play in all these different worlds. 94 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 1: Your goal is to push the other players off the 95 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: edge of these floating sort of battle areas they have. 96 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: And the cool part, there are a bunch of characters 97 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: you can be, including Nintendo and Nonendo. So think Mario 98 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: versus pac Man versus Sonic versus all kinds of characters 99 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: from all these fun little games, and all the characters 100 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: have powers inspired by their personalities. 101 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 2: And although it's a battle, it's all in good fun. 102 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 2: There's no blood or gore. 103 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 3: Super Smash Brother's Ultimate, I mean it's ultimate. You know, 104 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 3: every fighter that's ever been in the series is back 105 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 3: in this game, coming out December seventh, where we are 106 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 3: so excited for this, and so are a lot of fans. 107 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 3: People can't wait to play this. 108 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 1: And finally, my personal favorite and the game my seven 109 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 1: year old cannot stop playing Super Mario Party. 110 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 2: This is like a board. 111 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,239 Speaker 1: Game that you play on TV, and it makes great 112 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: use of the JOYCN controllers. 113 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 2: You play all these fun. 114 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 1: Little challenge games they call mini games, and you're doing 115 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: all kinds of weird stuff, like one of them is 116 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: where you flip a pan. 117 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 2: To perfectly cook a steak. Another one you're running from 118 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 2: all the bad guys. 119 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: And there's just a ton of these little games that 120 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: you play and they're all fun. They make great use 121 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: of the JOYCN controller as well. 122 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 3: Super Mario Party it's a great game to gather with 123 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 3: friends and family, sit around, you know. It's it's a 124 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 3: kind of game that anybody can pick up and play. 125 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 3: You can play it. You can play with mom, dad, grandma, 126 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 3: you know, your buddies, whatever, whatever you like to do. 127 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 3: And then there's also an option you could play some 128 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 3: of these mini games online, so you have a lot 129 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 3: of ways to play that game as well. 130 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 2: This is my pick. 131 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 1: If you want a great game, the entire family can 132 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 1: gather around the TV and play after holiday dinner. But 133 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: if you want to use all four players at the 134 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: same time, you know the max that can play, be 135 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: sure to pick up an extra set of JOYCN controllers 136 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: so everyone can play at the same time. And it's 137 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,119 Speaker 1: actually really fun to watch other people play this game 138 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,479 Speaker 1: since it makes full use of all those JOYCN controllers 139 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: and how you take them out of the slots and 140 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,279 Speaker 1: move them around, because everyone's doing some sort of crazy 141 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 1: action with the controllers. 142 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 2: And if you don't have a switch just yet, you 143 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 2: can still get one of those. 144 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 3: We have a special bundle that's out, a Fortnite bundle 145 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 3: that comes with a Nintenda switch and about about forty 146 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 3: dollars worth of goodies for the game. So if you 147 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 3: don't have a Nintendo switch yet, that's certainly a great 148 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 3: way to get involved. 149 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: Keep in mind games are a bit different these days. 150 00:05:57,800 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 1: You don't necessarily have to go to the store to 151 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:02,039 Speaker 1: find it in the box. You can of course still 152 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: buy the retail version, or you can always just download 153 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: these games right to the switch. And if you can't decide, 154 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: there's always a gift card if you're stock. 155 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 3: If you're looking for that gift for somebody that's hard 156 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 3: to find, you have a gamer in your family, there's 157 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 3: always a Nintendo Shop the E card so you can 158 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 3: so you can you can get gift cards. People go 159 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 3: out to the Nintendo E Shop and pick whatever game 160 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 3: they'd like. 161 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 2: There you have it. 162 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: Nintendo's holiday games always a great gift if you know 163 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: someone that's into video games. Now, I personally don't play 164 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 1: as much as I used to, but I will admit 165 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:31,919 Speaker 1: I definitely played Super Mario Odyssey which is also a 166 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: great choice, by the way, if your kid doesn't already 167 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: have it. But it's amazing to see how my kid 168 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:38,479 Speaker 1: is playing these games and how kind of obsessed he 169 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: is with these things, just the way I was when 170 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: I was his age. But I do think it's a 171 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: good time to go into those switch. 172 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 2: Settings and maybe set some daily play limits. Probably a 173 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 2: good idea. Thanks so much for listening. 174 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,600 Speaker 1: You can find more information about these games on the website. 175 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:52,479 Speaker 2: Just go to Rich on tech dot tv. 176 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: There you can also watch my TV segment and see 177 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 1: me playing some of these games, and you can get 178 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: more information on pricing and availability. 179 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 2: And thanks so much for listening to the podcast. 180 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: If you want to spread the word, take a screenshot 181 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 1: of you listening on your phone and share it to 182 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 1: social media Instagram, Stories, Facebook, Twitter. 183 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 2: They'll all do some good. I'm Rich Demiro. 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