Radio Free Nintendo

FEATURING: Former host Jonny Metts former PGC writer/community manager/stealth director Rick Powers to discuss the misdirection, tough decisions, classic interviews, and yeah, even Denis Dyack and Penny Arcade.. These interviews are for Jonny's upcoming book about the site.

FEATURING: Announcement of our next RetroActive poll.Review of the Sept 1 3DS Nintendo Direct.Speculation as to how it factors into plans for NX.

FEATURING: New Business: Metroid Prime Federation Force, Donkey Kong Land, .hack, World of Warcraft and Pokemon Snap.Listener Mail: The devaluation of puzzle games, hidden gems in the 3/DS libraries, childhood-defining consoles, and the perils of localization.

FEATURING: Gui's back but has scared Jon away.New Business: Mario Party 9, Gotta Protectors, Tadpole Treble, .hack//Infection, Monster Hunter Generations, Banjo Tooie.Listener Mail: Where does Rhythm Heaven go from here, Bad timing for showing off violent games at E3, Bad timing for taking down fan games.

FEATURING: Greg catches up with Dr. Jonny Metts on life in a Post-RFN world.

FEATURING: Gui still on vacay.New Business: Pokemon Y, Monster Hunter, Blastball, R-Type, The Battle Cats POP!.Listener Mail: good causes, physical releases of digital games, multi-device homes in the world of NX, and our battle stations

FEATURING: Syrenne in for Gui.Nintendo NX Rumors? Nintendo NX Rumors!New Business: Freedom Planet, Pokemon Go, Ace Atorney 6, Level-5 Vision/Lady Layton, Pokemon Yellow, Curve Digital Sale economics.

FEATURING: Three man crew as Jon takes a break.New Business: Blast Ball demo, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, Wild Guns. Listener Mail: Which Pokemon game to start with, The Legend of Sheik, Our influences.

FEATURING: New Business: Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, 7th Dragon III Code:VFD, Bonk's Adventure (TG-16 on the Wii U VC), Hyrule Warriors Legends, Pokemon Go.Listener Mail: Pokemon Go hot takes, Nintendo focusing on RPGs, the NES Classic Edition.

FEATURING: Michael Cole joins us in place of Gui this week.New Business: Pokken Tournament, Rhythm Heaven Megamix, Phonex Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice, Severed, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, and Pokemon Go.Listener Mail: The Zelda Formula, Unreal Engine 3's woes on Wii U, and why MyNintendo rewards are crap.

FEATURING: Syrenne joins us this week to discuss E3 and Steam-boundaries-pushing!First, however, New Business: Kirby Planet Robobot, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, 7th Dragon III: Code VFD demo, Super Adventure Island, 3DS transfer woes, Monster Hunter Generations demo, Tokyo Mirage Session #FE, Kindred Spirits on the Roof.Listener Mail: Paying for online, Good E3 strategy for Nintendo?

FEATURING: Lots of Zelda impressionsThe other games of E3

FEATURING: New Business: Rhythm Heaven Megamix, Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest, Halo Wars 2, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia.Listener Mail: How much info pre-release is enough, Honorary Doctorate Speech, Difference between pubs and devs, Tomodachi The Movie, Parity.

FEATURING: Radio Free Nintendo's reaction to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Pokemon Sun and Moon, Ever Oasis, and much more from E3 2016.

FEATURING: New Business: Kirby: Planet Robobot, Konami Krazy Racers, getting a CRT TV, Baseball Stars, E3 Expectations.Listener Mail: Nintendo Championships, good marketing, lapsed maker of Mario, Mother 3.

FEATURING: Former host Jonny Metts former PGC EiC Max Lake to discuss Smash, Miyamoto-sama, the ill-fated E3 video, as well as Max's end with the site. These interviews are for Jonny's upcoming book about the site.

FEATURING: New Business: 7th Dragon III: Code VFD, Devil World, E3 PreviewRetroactive: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

FEATURING: New Business: Mario and Luigi Paper Jam Bros, Ultimate NES Remix, Overwatch, Star Wars Racer Revenge, Bravely Second, Legend of the Dark Witch, 3D Gunstar HeroesListener Mail: Mario on mobile, no gimmicks NX, which piece of gaming hardware we resemble the most, indies are 3rd parties too.

FEATURING: New Business: Mario and Luigi Paper Jam Bros, Rogue Squadron 3D, eBay, RadiohammerListener Mail: game developers making their games for podcasters, licensed nonsense, and forced retirement of Nintendo characters.

FEATURING: Our 10 Year Anniversary!New Business: Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2, Pocket Card Jockey, Pinball Arcade, and Ganbare Goemon: Tokai Dochu Oedo Tengu ri Kaeshi no MakiListener Mail: insomnia, revealing the NX, the "Big Three," and retiring from RFN.

FEATURING: New Business: Lost Reavers, Bravely Second, Star Fox Zero, My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Mario and Friends: Amiibo Challenge.Listener Mail: eShop forward compatibility, NX as a portable, and the future of the NX in Trump's America.

FEATURING: This week, Greg and Jon are absent but Dr. Jonny Metts drops by to assist in the Friends of Nintendo Bundle and Nintendo E3 news discussions.Then, New Business: Xenoblade Chronicles X, the Doctor's Recommendations, Star Fox Zero, and Bravely Second.

FEATURING: This week, the crew talks about Bravely Second and its demo, Axiom Verge, Star Ghost, Pocket Card Jockey, and Star Fox Zero.Listener Mail: Ports by Nintendo, the solution to poor third party support?, "The way a game is meant to be played", and the PS4.5 as a reaction to the NX?

FEATURING: This week, Wii U developer Lewis Pugh returns to discuss with us Wii U development and his upcoming game Twisted Fusion.But first, New Business: Super Robo Mouse, Bravely Default, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Epic Dumpster Bear, and Thomas Was Alone.

FEATURING: New Business this week isn't particularly "new": WarioWare: Touched!, Yoshi's Story, Miitomo, Pokemon Yellow, Star Fox, and Project X Zone are all discussed.Emails this week cover: emulating systems with weird hardware, It's the Podcast People, stealing ideas, Zelda demos, and a true Paper Mario sequel.

FEATURING: It's a rowdy New Business this week as Jon discovers sound boards. But other than Miitomo, we also discuss 6180 the moon, Japanese Rail Sim 3D Journey in suburbs #1, Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl and Kururin Squash!After the break, the emails: Wii U and 3DS support once NX comes out, DS support now that 3DS has been out for 5 years, Nintendo spitting on our money, and the apparently true fear of VC cannibalizing indie sales.

FEATURING: Former host Jonny Metts NWR alum Justin Nation to discuss the site and its history for Jonny's upcoming book.

FEATURING: Friend of the show Syrenne talks to us about Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Shin Megami Tensei 4 Final and Miitomo. Also in New Business: Breath of Fire 2, Pokken, Twilight Princess HD and the Halo Championships. After the break: rumors and fakes.

FEATURING: This time, an all Listener Mail episode! Gametrailers' demise, Fire Emblem Fates reviews, Nintendo underestimating FE demand, Futureproofing your game purchases, The best Punch-Out!!, Padding and backtracking, and Online multiplayer 3DS games.

FEATURING: An all New-Business and nearly Oops! All RPG episode this week: Pokemon Yellow, Breath of Fire, Twilight Princess HD, Bravely Second and Fire Emblem Fates.

FEATURING: Former host Jonny Metts sits down with frequesnt guest Michael "TYP" Cole to talk NWR in prep for Jonny's upcoming book.

FEATURING: Xenoblade Chronicles X spoilercast.

FEATURING: Reactions to the Nintendo Direct.A tease for our next Episode

FEATURING: New Business: Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright, Her Story, Virtue's Last Reward, The Witcher 3, Bravely Second, Stealth Inc. 2.Listener Mail: GBA recommendations, Nintendo preying on the uninformed, Katamari X Mario.

FEATURING: New Business: Bravely Second demo, The Witcher 3, 20XX, Life is Strange, Kuru Kuru Kururin.Retroactive: Viewtiful Joe.

FEATURING: All Listener Mail episode this week: picking RPGs on the 3DS for a fan of Western RPGs, a "touch" of censorship in Nintendo's localization efforts, the difficulty of making a new maker, and Nintendo's recent messaging strategies.

FEATURING: New Business: Pokemon Picross, Smash Bros. DLC, Final Fantasy Explorers, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, and Wii Fit U.Listener Mail: Most Level 5 games, Quality of Life, NES scarfs, Zelda on Wii U, and games to hike with.

FEATURING: New Business: Zack and Wiki, Final Fantasy Explorers, Suikoden, The Order:1886 and Freedom Planet.Listener Mail: Shin Megami Tentacool, Premium Super Mario Maker DLC, Nintendo Store Worldwide, Sprawling Game Worlds.

FEATURING: Jon is still away, so a three-man discusses Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3, Adventure Bar Story, and the Project X Zone 2 demo. Listener Mail: Which Xenoblade is right for a beginner, Nintendo listening to fan feedback, and is the Wii U a good purchase for an RPG fiend?

FEATURING: Jon is away, but Mike "TYP" Cole is our guest to talk about the legendary Bayou Billy! Also: Super Mario Maker, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, the Steam Link, FAST Racing Neo, and Johnny's Payday Panic!

FEATURING: Yearly Top 5 and yearly predictions segment, all in one!

FEATURING: Syrenne joins the regular crew to discuss Japanese mobile games and Xenoblade Chronicles X!New Business: SteamWorld Heist, Axiom Verge, Transformers: Devastation, Devil's Third, and Xenoblade Chronicles X!Listener Mail: Unexpected Smash characters, and the Persistently Non-Competitive.

FEATURING: Three-man episode this week as Jon is away on business.New Business: Xenoblade Chronicles X, Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya, BOXBOY!, Chibi-Robo Zip Lash!Listener Mail: FFXV first on NX?, Smash ballot predictions, Badge Center woes, and Least Expected 2015 events.

FEATURING: NNR: The Future of NintendoNFR: Garage BandingDinosaur ChatRFN Hot Takes

FEATURING: LIVE! Radio Trivia Non-Podcast Edition!Famicast Live with John Davis and CheesemeisterConnectivity: Mario Sunshine Retrospective

FEATURING: J&J Dream Factory LLCGames We Love to HateA Different Kind of Sonic Adventure.

FEATURING: Telethon Introduction and Live Now PlayingRadio Free Nintendo Trips on the Third DimensionThe Future of the Nindie with Daan, Neal, and Nintendo of America's Damon BakerAmiibo SuperChargers: The Infinity Dimension

FEATURING: Shorter, all-listener mail episode for Thanksgiving this week, covering topics from the future of RPGs on NX to playing old RPGs on retro consoles.

FEATURING: New Business: Yo-Kai Watch, Halo 5, Contra EX, Snoopy's Grand Adventure, Octodad, Rodea The Sky Soldier, and Gaist Crusher.Listener Mail: Nintendo Franchise Mobile Shoehorning, and the JRPG Deluge.

FEATURING: Jon!Gui!Greg!James!A reaction to Nintendo's return to Nintedo Direct!