Radio Free Nintendo

FEATURING: Jon AND Greg couldn't join us, but Donald Theriault joins us for New Business, and then Jonathan Metts comes in for the second segment!(00:08:49) New Business - Fire Emblem Warriors. (00:28:37) Nintendo of Canada Holiday Event. (00:47:37) Listener Mail - Unpopular opinions. (01:01:44) Super Mario Odyssey.

FEATURING: (00:04:18) New Business - GameCube Japanese imports. (00:28:30) New 3DS SNES Edition. (00:33:47) Super Castlevania, The Binding of Isaac, Costume Quest 2. (00:38:44) Super Castlevania, The Binding of Isaac, Costume Quest 2. (00:53:18) Super Mario Odyssey early impressions. (01:18:33) Listener Mail - 2018 Switch lineup. (01:47:15) Notable upcoming indie releases.

FEATURING: Karen pays RFN a visit for New Business while Jon is away.(00:01:29) New Business - Hyrule Warriors. (00:20:01) The SNES Classic, hacked. (00:33:47) Cursed Castilla. (00:51:45) Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and The Millionaires' Conspiracy. (01:01:21) Listener Mail - Arcade's influence on home games. (01:36:56) Wonderful remakes.

FEATURING: (00:03:51) New Business - Super Mario Odyssey demo. (00:14:22) Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and The Millionaires' Conspiracy. (00:20:31) Tumbleseed. (00:27:44) SteamWorld Dig 2. (00:39:08) The Jackbox Party Pack 3.(00:59:00) Listener Mail - Radio Free Nintendo Hall of Fame. (01:21:54) First Nintendo Memories. (01:48:32) Wiiware's legacy.

FEATURING: The entire team is back for the first time in a while, and the SNES Mini Classic is out AND NOBODY DIED!(00:04:24) New Business - SNES Mini Classic and Multiplayer Gaming. (00:30:23) Star Fox 2. (00:52:20) Oxenfree. (00:56:59) Forza 7. (01:02:11) Cuphead. (01:07:07) Golf Story update. (01:12:37) Hunting a Mario Odyssey demo kiosk. (01:15:53)Listener Mail - Laser Invasion has the dumbest back of the box. (01:23:40) Giving Mario a break so Metroid can prosper. (01:44:00) Titles worse than Project Octopath Traveler. (02:01:14) Collector Edition envy.

FEATURING: Greg is out this week, so we have a special guest: Alex Dyke of the Say Whatever Podcast!(00:03:42) New Business - Phantom Trigger. This is Fine meme. (00:08:05) Mario Party: Star Rush. (00:22:46) Steamworld Dig 2. (00:32:27) Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime. Super Mario Run update. (00:40:26) Metroid: Samus Returns. (00:53:51) Golf Story.(01:03:26) Listener Mail - Rogue Renaissance. Roguaissance. (01:23:19) Nintendo's Chinese incursion.

FEATURING: (00:02:30) New Business - Metroid: Samus Returns for 3DS.(00:46:07) Final Fantasy XV.(01:03:15) ACA NeoGeo Aero Fighters 2.(01:18:38) Super Bomberman R

FEATURING: (00:02:37) Nintendo Direct - 3DS. (00:16:32) Switch stuff. (00:26:40) Doom. (00:43:20) Xenoblade Chronicles 2. (00:49:16) Nintendo Arcade Classics.(01:05:32) New Business - Octopath Traveler demo. (01:26:10) Final Fight 2 and 3. (01:45:32) Listener Mail - Samus Returns hype.

FEATURING: (00:01:27) New Business - Sonic Mania. (00:19:14) Des2ny. (00:28:54) Picross 3D Round 2. (00:34:31) Beat'em ups. (00:44:06) Mario + Rabbids.(01:18:01) Listener Mail - Capitalist guilt. (01:38:14) We drop all pretense and just talk about Stallone movies.

FEATURING: (00:01:11) New Business - Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle. (00:22:53) Housemarque releases. (00:27:42) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. (00:35:39) Nindies.(00:53:01) Listener Mail - Plus Rabbids. (01:04:37) Mario, Sonic, the Olympics, and you. (01:13:13) Shared video game universe. (01:29:38) Online is Serious Business.

FEATURING: A live RetroAcitve for Super Mario Sunshine.Call-ins from the audience.Special guests: TYP, Jonny, and Syrenne!Arguments with the chat.A spirited, and misguided, defense of a flawed game.

FEATURING: (00:05:25) New Business: Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and The Millionaires' Conspiracy. (00:20:05) Dai Gyakuten Saiban: Naruhodou Ryuunosuke no Bouken. (00:25:50) Splatoon 2 (and end of Wright spoilers). (00:32:17) Namco Museum. (00:52:03) Rare Replay. (01:07:37) 1-2-Switch.(01:21:05) Listener Mail: Fire Emblem Swishlist. (01:37:43) Platformer Mania.

FEATURING: (00:07:08) Listener Mail: Cut-off for Smash remake. (00:31:45) 20 questions. (00:43:45) Pokemon Go Event. (00:57:35) 20 questions.(01:14:29) Nintendo VR experiences. (01:28:35) 20 questions. (01:36:12) Modular Switch.

FEATURING: (00:05:10) New Business: Death Squared. (00:17:13) Raiden V. (00:27:18) Splatoon 2.(01:02:35) Listener Mail: Most wanted remakes. (01:23:08) Nintendo schooling Sony and MS.

FEATURING: (00:02:20) New Business: Greg - Splatoon 2. (00:32:25) James - Xbox One S and Forza 6. (01:05:08) Gui - I Am Setsuna. (01:05:08) Jon - Final Fantasy: XIV Stormblood.(01:25:29) News: RETROACTIVE IS BACK!(01:33:30) Listener Mail: Link to the Past through the eyes of a young man. (01:41:36) Video game adaptions and the ideal director to make them. (01:57:38) The future of Punch-Out!! in 2017 and beyond.

FEATURING: (00:02:07) Listener Mail: The good Nintendo voice chat universe. (00:23:48) Presumptive Mario game of 2018. (00:41:49) N64 Classic viability. (01:00:33) Listener Mail: Not feeling Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Treehouse presentation. (01:21:36) Mario Maker on Switch.(01:28:50) New Business: Dragon Quest VIII. (01:35:04) The Adventures of Tintin. (01:42:10) Metroid thoughts.

FEATURING: (00:08:12) New Business: Snake Pass. (00:26:19) Breath of the Wild DLC. (00:42:04) Zelda: Oracle of Ages. (00:49:32) Zelda: Link to the Past. (01:04:43) Arms.(01:10:53) Listener Mail: Euro SNES Classic, PAL versions? (01:15:20) The Backlog Opportunity. (01:41:24) The big three are out, now what?

FEATURING: (00:02:57) New Business: Codename S.T.E.A.M. (00:19:45) Rhythm Heaven Megamix. (00:31:11) Rocket League. (00:48:14) Ever Oasis. (01:06:04) Arms.(01:29:32) Listener Mail: Sushido, GOTY. (01:41:46) SNES Classic and the future of VC.

FEATURING: A look at the demos for Hey! Pikmin and Ever OasisListener Mail: RFN Scarfs, the press& failure at games, Capcom&s future on Switch, and the next Retro game

FEATURING: Rundown of the Switch Indie titles at E3Games of E3 2017

FEATURING: The E3 2017 away team live from LA: Jonny, Jon, TYP, Jared, Aaron, Kim, Becky, and Kim's mom Nellie. Hitting the Nintendo booth, braving the lines, and the Nintendo games from 3rd parties.

FEATURING: Reactions to Nintendo E3 Announcements: Metroid Prime 4, Metroid Samus Returns, Xenoblade 2, Yoshi, Kirby, Super Mario OdysseyHands-on impressions of Mario, Sonic Forces, Bloodstained, and more.

FEATURING: (00:05:53) James: Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia(00:17:58) Gui: Kirby Crash Team Deluxe, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, Snipperclips(00:35:38) Jon: Forza Horizons 3(00:54:07) Greg: ARMS Testpunch Round 2, Metroid: Zero Mission(01:03:24) Listener Mail: Korok Finder AR Game(01:09:37) Listener Mail: Online Subscription by Account or Switch(01:32:47) Listener Mail: Control Options

FEATURING: (00:01:21) E3 Predictions!(01:14:10) New Business: ARMS Testpunch. (01:50:16) Star Fox Guard, Tumbleseed. (02:01:29) Fire Emblem Shadows of Valentia.

FEATURING: (00:01:42) Greg: Spectre Knight, Pro Controller, and MK8D post-patch(00:25:45) James: Night in the Woods(00:41:40) Guillaume: Switch, Snipperclips, Blaser Master Zero(01:01:55) Listener Mail: Must-Play for SNES(01:26:00) Listener Mail: Inviting Game Worlds(01:40:20) Listener Mail: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC

FEATURING: (00:01:48) Listener Mail - Dream Mario Kart roster. (00:16:08) Improve a game with motion controls. (00:24:29) E3 stories. (00:55:52) 20 questions.(01:18:26) New Business - ARMS Direct. (01:41:28) Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, Roundabout.

FEATURING: (00:02:26) New Business - Digital omnibus, Pikmin 3. (00:22:45) My Nintendo woes, Ninja Pizza Girl, Girls Like Robots. (00:35:40) The Witcher 3. (00:41:45) Persona 5, Puyo Puyo Tetris, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.(01:08:23) Listener Mail - Favorite Kirby. (01:25:40) Updating Nintendo characters.

FEATURING: (00:01:38) New Business - Puyo Puyo Tetris. (00:17:54) The Jackbox Party Pack 3. (00:28:20) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. (01:01:42) Super Mario Land series. (01:11:42) Shadows of the Empire.(01:18:26) Listener Mail - The future of Download Play. (01:27:24) Zelda? In MY Xenoblade? (01:46:52) Lindemann Syndrome.

FEATURING: (00:01:46) New Business - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Graceful Explosion Machine, Blaster Master Zero. (00:38:16) The Witcher 2. (00:50:51) The Witcher 2. (00:58:30) Kamiko.(01:05:48) Listener Mail - Brash Games ruining it for NWR? (01:36:01) The bungling of the NES Classic explained. (01:49:50) amiibo.

FEATURING: (00:01:41) New Business - Snipperclips, Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, Pikmin 3. (00:18:04) Shantae Half-Genie Hero. (00:29:56) Mr. Shifty. (00:58:59) Welcome to the House of Metts.(01:10:58) Listener Mail - eShop refund policy? (01:23:32) ARMS confidence. (01:39:01) Pokepuns, Nintendo MOBA.

FEATURING Breath of the Wild: ThoughtsStoriesOpinionsSPOILERS

FEATURING: Breakdown of the April 12 Nintendo Direct.

FEATURING: (00:01:41) New Business - Bravely Default: Fairy's Effect. (00:08:14) Graceful Explosion Machine. (00:25:09) Yoshi in Sonic 2, Broken Age. (00:48:58) Go! Go! Kokopolo 3D.(01:11:53) Listener Mail - Objectionable content and other people. (01:43:15) Retro compilations.

FEATURING: (00:02:03) New Business - Splatoon 2 Testfire. (00:26:30) RIP DSi Shop. (00:36:13) Pokemon Moon. (00:45:28) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. (01:04:56) Stella Glow.(01:15:41) Listener Mail - Spinoffs and Crossovers. (01:37:50) 16 million Switches.

FEATURING: (00:02:37) New Business - Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove. (00:19:56) Blaster Master Zero. (00:45:40) Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Forgotten Past. (00:50:16) Human Resource Machine.(01:06:01) Listener Mail - What's Next for Zelda. (01:35:41) Retro's Barbecue Tweets. (01:47:32) Nintendo's Exciting New Ways to Screw Up.

FEATURING: (00:02:37) New Business: 3D Out Run. (00:06:00) Snipperclips, FAST RMX. (00:20:31) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. (00:23:45) PAX East. (00:46:25) Blaster Master Zero.(00:58:25) Super Mario Bros. 3 secrets. (01:14:53) The expectation of backwards compatibility. (01:30:49) Disney Afternoon Collection snubbing the Switch. (01:40:55) My Nintendo rewards when choosing to buy a physical or digital version of a game. (01:55:03) A few 500 Wii Points VC game recommendations.

FEATURING: (00:03:20) Switch talk. (01:11:52) Zelda talk.

FEATURING: (00:02:58) New Business - James plays TG-16 games. (00:19:55) Jon plays TG-16 games. (00:34:47) Guillaume plays TG-16 games. (00:44:09) Guillaume plays a Nindie (Overcooked!). (00:51:11) Greg talks about Nindies. (01:12:11) Retroactive: Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom.

FEATURING: (00:02:32) New Business - Tank Troopers. (00:11:14) Transfer troubles. (00:23:33) Noitu Love 2: Devolution. (00:35:50) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. (00:55:16) Listener Mail: Mo VC Mo Problems. (01:11:47) James the tastemaker. (01:24:21) Underrated Features. (01:34:50) Greg games for the rest of us.

FEATURING: (00:03:09) Listener Mail - Breath of the Wild monetization. (00:29:29) Favorite console? (00:47:18) Kutar End Credits. (00:57:24) 3DS successor? (01:23:20) GameCube virtual console? (01:33:17) Charging for online co-op.

FEATURING: (00:03:38) New Business: Waiting for Fire Emblem Heroes. (00:30:30) Kirby's Return to Dreamland and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates. (00:46:25) SteamWorld Heist.(01:00:38) Listener Mail: Jon-ification of Zelda Versions. (01:28:00) Wii U Backlogs. (01:35:05) Wii Upathy.

FEATURING: (00:02:27) New Business: Dr Metts gives us his impressions of the Switch at PAX South. (00:40:55) Super Metroid on the New 3DS XL. (00:51:15) Super Mario Run. (00:58:32) Yakuza 0. (01:11:22) Shmupalooza with Gaiares and Steel Empire.(01:27:19) Listener Mail: HD Rumble, rhythm games, and you. (01:40:19) Wished for comebacks, eShop musings.

FEATURING: (00:02:01) Our top fives of 2016! Number 5. (00:22:18) Number 4. (00:42:41) Number 3. (01:01:15) Number 2. (01:09:10) Number 1.(01:26:40) New Business: Pirate Pop Plus!, (01:30:36) Severed, (01:37:54) Fire Emblem Fates, Poochy and Yoshi's Woolly World demo, (01:48:01) Jon's Switch sitch, (02:02:47) Pocket Card Jockey.

FEATURING: (00:05:49) All listener mail! The Nintendo franchises we'd Musoufy, (00:15:50) Fire Emblem Direct, (00:44:02) Switch pricing and form factor, (01:22:57) Finally region-free, (01:30:28) Friendship ended with Gamespy, now Apple is my best friend.

FEATURING: Our reaction to the Nintendo Switch presentation, moments after it concluded. We discuss the price, Mario, Zelda, Xenoblade, Arms, an how weird this presentation was.

FEATURING: (00:04:29) New Business - CHASE: Cold Case Investigations -Distant Memories, (00:16:08) Pokemon Go, (00:28:20) New 3DS transfer; The PXP3 Slim Station, (00:39:04) Mario Party 10, (00:49:43) Sega 3D Classics Collection. (01:16:35) Listener Mail - Switch pre-reveal predictions, (01:51:56) The Game Boy Classic.

FEATURING: (00:02:27) Miitopia and Puyo Puyo Chronicles(00:22:51) Syrenne's Top 10 of 2016(00:41:08) Selling a game in 2016(01:16:46) Listener Mail - Why So Many 7s?

FEATURING: (00:01:52) Listener Mail - Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, (00:13:31) Titanfall 2, (00:30:34) Deadly Tower of Monsters, (00:36:38) Sweet Memories - Blackjack, (00:47:56) Ys: The Ark of Napishtim, (00:53:59) Excitebots: Trick Racing, (01:10:34) Listener Mail - The Switch, lead platform, (01:31:42) Japan trip, (01:41:44) GameCube fire round.

FEATURING: Three-man episode as Jon has other obligations.First up is New Business: Shovel Knight (00:01:27), Picross 3D Round 2 (00:12:51), Read Only Memories (00:16:38), Paper Mario: Color Splash (00:33:19), Shadow of Mordor (00:39:41) and Game Center CX: Arino no Chousenjou 2 (00:51:11).Listener Mail: VC pricing, GameCube wishlist (01:03:39), The Legend of Fallon (01:25:38), and Super Mario Run (01:44:26).

FEATURING: Former host Jonny Metts joins former podcaster and NWR director Steven Rodriguez to discuss the NWR redesign and the Wii launch... These interviews are for Jonny's upcoming book about the site.