The Nintendo Drive Episode 05: What Functionality Should amiibo Have?

This week, Sean played the Miitopia Demo and Knockout City. Caito played Animal Crossing.

Cleaning the Garage

The Pilot is OVER. The Nintendo Drive is available to everyone. This show is powered by Patreon at Patreon.com/youmecapri and it’s thanks to the unbelievable support back on April 15 - You, Me & Capri Day - we reached a stretch goal to launch The Nintendo Drive as a pilot.

The Playlist

Caito: Animal Crossing

Sean: Miitopia Demo, Knockout City

Braking News

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Is Getting an amiibo That Helps with Traversal https://www.ign.com/articles/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-hd-zelda-loftwing-amiibo-announced

Josh Stapleton @mttgstreetteam:

Nintendo fans can be a fickle bunch. We want our amiibos to do something in-game, but also we don't want them to do to much because then we're locking quality of life features behind a paywall. If you ran Nintendo what would you do differently with amiibos?

Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES And NES Service With Five More Titles, bringing the total number of games to 104.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/05/nintendo_expands_its_switch_online_snes_and_nes_service_with_five_more_titles

SNES: Caveman Ninja (aka Joe & Mac), Magical Drop II, Spanky's Quest, Culture Brain's, and Super Baseball Simulator 1.000.

NES: Ninja JaJaMaru-kun.

Game Releases

King of Seas (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – May 25

Maneater (Switch) – May 25

Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster (PlayStation 4, Switch, PC) – May 25

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers (PlayStation 4, Switch, PC) – May 27

Oddworld: Collection (Switch) – May 27

Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World (PlayStation 4, Switch, PC) – May 28

World's End Club (Switch) – May 28

Stonefly (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – June 1

The Carpool (all questions from Discord)

The_WinterGamer: What are your top two games for each Nintendo Console? This week: GameCube Caito: Super Smash Bros Melee, Mario Party

Sean: Mario Kart Double Dash, shoutout to Pikmin,

The House of Mario @TheHouseOfMario: Question: What are your favourite Mario Kart games?

Also: When will you be driving by in your kart? Our doors are open if you’re up for a good old chin-wag! Congratulations on the public launch and awesome art! MushroomHouse with garden