Radio Free Nintendo

FEATURING: It's finally Episode 500!First up is Listener Mail! Topics covered: Picking the best of the 47 Mario Kart Games (00:03:12), catching up on Wii/U digital games (00:23:48), Switching sizes (00:32:38), and Pokemon Fools (00:53:35).Answering who has been on the most episodes (00:59:45)RFN RetroActives (01:07:35)Greg's RFN Questions (02:04:39)

FEATURING: James has survived Japan and is back to talk about it.This week New Business features Japan! Pokemon Sun and Moon, and Paper Mario: Color Splash.Listener Mail: Nintendo Hard Girls, Multiplayer Super Mario Maker, and classic console shells

FEATURING: James is still away. Jon is still hosting. And as fourth chair this week, we welcome Alex Culafi of NWR's Nintendo News Report.This week New Business features Alex with a ton of thoughts on Pokemon Sun/Moon, Gui giving us a LEGO City Undercover update along with initial thoughts on Excitebike 64 on VC, Jon finally trying out Super Mario 3D World, and Greg offering "early" thoughts on Dragon Quest VII.On the other side of the break is Listener Mail. This time around we discuss Switch, unsurprisingly; its price vs. handhelds, the potential for Wii U games to be ported for launch, and why you might buy a Wii U after Switch releases.

FEATURING: Not only is Jon on the podcast this week: he's hosting it in James' absence! Dr Metts sits in the fourth chair.This week's New Business covers the end of Wii U production, Gui comparing platformers with Sonic CD and Freedom Planet, Greg dealing with a buggy F-Zero X on Virtual Console, and Jonny diving deeper into Dragon Quest VII with a little Rhythm Thief thrown in for good measure.After the break it's Listener Mail. Our resident pre-order expert Jonny Metts advises us on whether or not we should pre-order Switch, and we also analyze potential Switch launch SKUs, prices, and games. We then discuss the small marketing window leading up to Switch launch, and whether or not there will be a successor to the Nintendo 3DS.

FEATURING: Jon skipped this week, so in his stead we have the lovely Karen!New Business: New of Canada Holiday Press Event, Lego City Undercover, River City Ransom, Super Ghouls n Ghosts, Corpse Party, Avenging Spirit.Listener Mail: we review your Switch predictions, fantasize about a Bayonetta cartoon, map DS games to a modern touch screen, and conceive of plastic doodads to attach to the side of Switch.

FEATURING: Not only is Jon around, but Jonny Metts comes in to talk about Lego City Undercover, and nothing else! Certainly not about the Nintendo Switch, noooo sir.New Business: New Nintendo Switch facts on which Jonny has no opinion whatsoever, Pokemon demo, Thunder Force 3, River City Ransom, Dragon Quest 7, Corpse Party.Retroactive: Lego City Undercover

FEATURING: All the news about the Nintendo Switch!Reactions to the newsEmails: game size and storage, quality of the reveal, the missing camera+mic, and the future of portable-sized games

FEATURING: NFR Determines Nintendo's Greatest RPG System with RPGamerJ&J: Make That Game Today!All Things PrehistoricaShenanigans

FEATURING: Pitch Your Game - with Syrenne McNultyFamicast Hour (with John and JJ from 8-4 Play)Super Mario RPG Retrospective

FEATURING: Daan "Koopsoge" Koopman and Friends Present: The Worst of the eShopRadio Trivia: Live!Nintendo News Report Presents: The Final Pokemon Sun and Moon Preview Spectacular

FEATURING: Telethon introductionsRFN: Wii U RetrospectiveCube Fight: Animal Crossing vs Star Fox AdventuresAustinMates Play Super Mario 64

FEATURING: Jon is out this week so we had Syrenne back!New Business: Paper Mario: Color Splash, Persona 5, Shadow Complex Remastered, SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics, ReCore, Yo-Kai Watch 2, and Axiom Verge.Listener Mail: 2D sprites vs 3D models, rumored Final Fantasy 6 remake for NX.

FEATURING: Subbing for Jon this week is NWR overlord Neal Ronaghan!New Business: Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice, Shin Megami Tensei 4: Apocalypse, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice, Yo-Kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls, Picross 3D Round 2, Dragon Quest VII, Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Zangeki no Regenleiv.Listener Mail: New 3DS exclusives/3DS ports, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball for mobile, the future of Camelot Software Planning, Zelda as the harbinger of a console's demise, what the hell is Miitopia, and the soothing sounds of the Kirby Cafe.

FEATURING: Subbing for Greg this week: our good friend Jonny Metts!New Business: Picross 3D Round 2, Rive, NESBox, Metroid Prime Pinball, MegaMan Legends and the New 3DS's 3D.Listener Mail: Release date delays, Piracy on 3DS, and Nuanced Storytelling.

FEATURING: Jon's away so it's a three-man episode.New Business: Vampire: Master of Darkness, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice, Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Monster Hunter Generations, Nova-111, New 3DS Grieving.Thunder-ish Listener Mail segment that picks up the pace after the Super Mario Run news discussion.

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.