Radio Free Nintendo

FEATURING: Phoenix Wright Trilogy, Donkey Kong: King of Swing, Tyrian 2000, Bayonetta 2, Xeodrifter, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.Listener Mail: Amiibo distribution fiasco, the animated Mario movie, possible exclusives to push the New 3DS launch, and a very special Smash Bros. online match.

FEATURING: The New Business this week: Reactions on the new Zelda Wii U footage and the soulless video game awards show it came packaged in, Xeodrifter, Puppeteer, Shapes of Gray, Mario Kart 8 and the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy.After the break: One year later, we revisit our prognostic on the Wii U.

FEATURING: Lots of Japanese games this week in New Business!Listener Mail examines GameCube adapters, trends in popular genres, and something called Nintenbaiting!

FEATURING: We played Smash online, TOGETHER! Come listen to us play (or head over to NWR TV on YouTube to watch for yourself)!BONUS: Podcast-exclusive, anti-Putin, saber-rattling segment from James Jones!

FEATURING: One last crop of New Business before Smash Bros. takes over our lives and the show!Highlights include Pokemon: The Trading Card Game, Call of Dragon Age, World of Warcraft (really), and Tengami!Listener Mail returns with your questions about Super Mario Bros. 2, the future of Castlevania, the language of interactivity, and a Majora's Mask 3D lightning round!

FEATURING: It's an all-New_Business episode this week! We discuss the Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1, Hyrule Warriors, The Binding of Isaac, Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones, Fantasy Life, Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Kirby Triple Deluxe.

FEATURING: We had another great telethon for Child's Play, and you can still donate at our website (through November 15, 2014)!The Famicast is live from Japan with special guests John Ricciardi and J.J. Epperson from 8-4 Play!Shenanigans brings in Karl for the first time all day, as he leads the returning RFN gang and a very special guest caller!Box Office Poison is back this year as Karl, Stan, Jonny, and Ty somehow fill an hour on the terrible Wing Commander movie!

FEATURING: We had another great telethon for Child's Play, and you can still donate at our website!Radio Trivia Live returns with more awesome video game music!Ten-year retrospective on Nintendo DS with special guest Chris Johnston!Kickstarter games are under the spotlight with Nintendo Free Radio and special guest Robert Boyd!

FEATURING: We had another great telethon for Child's Play, and you can still donate at our website!RFN gets it started with a live edition of Listener Mail, then a surprise-filled roundtable on our Top Five Personal Games Ever!Connectivity is up next with everyone's favorite game show, Who Wants to Be a Nintendoaire?Learn about the shadiest era in bootleg video games with Jon and James in... Unlicensed to Drive!

FEATURING: Karl Castaneda joins us for a five man podcast this week!New Business features Woah Dave!, Shadow of Mordor, Fantasy Life, Lair, Bayonetta, Super Little Acorns Turbo, Gargoyle's Quest 2 and Demon's Crest!In the second segment, Guillaume gives his impressions of Super Smash Bros for Wii U, Captain Toad, and Sonic Boom (from an event held by Nintendo of Canada, then James explains Nintendo's Quality of Life platform, and finally Karl hypes the telethon. It's next week!

FEATURING: Josh Hillyer is our special guest this week!New Business features Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, Smash Bros for 3DS, Wii Music, Skyrim and Kirby Tripe Deluxe!In the second segment, we tackle 50 facts about Smash Bros for Wii U and "artistic intent" in video games!

FEATURING: Craig Harris is our special guest this week!New Business features Bayonetta 2, Smash 3DS, and a trio of Halloween-themed games!Listener Mail covers Rogue Squadron Trilogy and other unreleased games, plus the strangest sequels and when you should buy a console!

FEATURING: Recorded live via Google Hang Outs On Air, James and Danny bring you an episode focused on the New 3DS!Danny goes hands-on with a New 3DS LL (XL) and lets you know about general system speed, Miiverse, the Web Browser, Smash on the new system and more! Your listener questions, including a mini Life in Japan and direct interactions during the broadcast! Send your questions to [email protected] or send us a tweet at @thefamicast

FEATURING: We're back to normal with all your favorite segments as Season 4 is officially underway!New Business covers Smash Bros. on 3DS, Blok Drop U, Dracula X, ZombiU, Shovel Knight, and more Tekken Tag 2!A news recap lets us chat about release dates, pricing, New 3DS in Oz, and firmware updates for both systems!Listener Mail covers the GamePad's TV button, New 3DS killer features, Kingdom Hearts confusion, and limited edition outrage!

FEATURING: RFN listeners selected many of the best moments from over eight years of the podcast. Hear them all again (or for the first time) in this convenient highlight reel!

FEATURING: The Tokyo Game Show is over. The Famicrew survived and has many a tale to tellHands on impressions with the New 3DS, Bravely Second, Final Fantasy Explorers, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and much more! Updated thoughts on Smash for the 3DS and your questions straight from twitter (tweet at us @thefamicast, or email us at [email protected] - we would like to hear from YOU!)

FEATURING: New Business: Super Smash Bros. for 3DS demo, Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Final Fantasy Theatrythm: Curtain Call demo, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Azure Striker Gunvolt, Wooden Sen'SeY.Listener Mail: TVii, and Crush 3D.

FEATURING: New Business: Super Smash Bros. for 3DS demo, Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Final Fantasy Theatrythm: Curtain Call demo, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Azure Striker Gunvolt, Wooden Sen'SeY.Listener Mail: TVii, and Crush 3D.

FEATURING: Get ready for an action packed episode as the guys talk about the recently released Super Smash Bros. on 3DS with a familiar voice returning to the Famicrew.Pre-TGS news filled with talk about Dragon Quest X for 3DS, a Mega Man theme park event and more! Your listener mail about MMOs on Wii U and another that is...not suitable for the Famicast, but we read it anyway!

FEATURING: New Business: Guacamelee, Fez, Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Azure Striker Gunvolt and Destiny.Listener Mail: The New 3DS, 3DS Ports for New 3DS?, We Need to Talk About Ubisoft.

FEATURING: In this episode, we forgo New Business in order to interview Dan Adelman, the independent development consultant who recently left Nintendo of America after nine years of work on digital distribution platforms.Listener Mail: Ethics in game journalism.

FEATURING: New business talking about Hyrule Warriors, fighting games and even some mobile Bust-a-Move.A look into the New 3DS on top of other Japanese happenings in the news. Another game of Fake or Real and a Life in Japan segment about baseball in Japan!

FEATURING: New Business: Shadow of the Ninja, The Fall, Gone Home, Wario Land 3, Rogue Legacy, Spec Ops: The Line, PT, Resogun, Madden 25, Demon's Souls, Persona 4.Topic: DLC. Listener Mail: Leaking Culture.

FEATURING: NFL 2014 Preview!All the NFC jynx you can stomach!Super Bowl predictions!

FEATURING: NFL 2014 Preview!Well just the AFC

FEATURING: New Business: Console Wars, Rayman Legends, Cybernator, Armored Hunter GUNHOUND EX, Astebreed, The Mysterious Murasame Castle, Final Fantasy XIV.Listener Mail: Collections and Backlogs, Nintendo X Koei.

FEATURING: New Business: Puzzle League Express, The Mysterious Murasame Castle, Super Mario Kart, Resogun, Dillon's Rolling Western, Baseball, Donkey Kong Jr., Vegas Stakes.Listener Mail: Give Us Starfox 65, Console Wars, The Trouble with Download-Only Handhelds.

FEATURING: Michael "TYP" Cole is with us for a five-man podcast! New Business: Mario Golf: World Tour, Mega Man Xtreme 2, fixing the eShop, Super Mario Land 2, Wii Sports Club, Mr Driller: Drill Till You Drop, Wario Land 3 and Rogue Legacy.Listener Mail: Mushroom Kingdom Historia, GamePad design.

FEATURING: New business talking about more Mario Kart 8, Buta Medal (a free puzzle game on Wii U in Japan), Metroid Zero Mission and some EVO talk.A breakdown of how NFC payments work on Wii U (it's now a thing!) and a lot of other news from Japan!A new feature from the mind of Ty - Fake or Real. Guess whether or not the crazy Japanese game Ty is describing exists or not!

FEATURING: New Business: Donkey Kong 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Mr Driller 2, Tomodachi Life, Game & Wario, Final Fantasy XIV, Bases Loaded. After the break: Summer gamin', and the 3DS successor.

FEATURING: What starts as a three-man podcast looking at Wind Waker HD, Game & Wario, Super Castlevania IV, and Club Nintendo Rewards ends as a four-man show looking at how to do a podcast and which Nintendo exec is hottest.

FEATURING: It's a shorter, all-New-Business episode this week: Jonny checks out Armillo, Jon digs into Xenoblade Chronicles, Guillaume throws himself against 1001 Spikes, James pirates Ace Attorney Investigations 2, and the crew takes a trip to Another World.

FEATURING: New Business: James finally played Super Mario 3D World, Guillaume finally played Xenoblade Chronicles, Jonny revisits Resogun, Jon discovers Battlefield 4 and brains melt as Rec-Rec makes an appearance.Listener Mail: Enjoying bad games, GamePad showcases, the GCN controller for Smash Bros., and RFN as part of your daily grooming ritual.

FEATURING: New business hitting on Nintendo 2013 Game Seminar title, Poppo Hunter (all about pigeon dating...kind of...), Mario Kart 8, State of Decay and more!The latest gaming news from JapanThoughts on the Capcom takeover defense being lifted (aka don't get excited) and some thoughts about E3 2014

FEATURING: New Business this week is mostly about Shovel Knight, but we also touch on The Wonderful 101 and the streetpass function in Tomodachi Life.In Listener Mail, we talk about the format of Nintendo's E3 show, we explain Miyamoto's projects and we explain the new role of gaming journalism. We get to hear a painful story from a listener. We four dudes then talk female representation at Nintendo. And we end with our thoughts on the Digital Deluxe Promotion!

FEATURING: Shovel Knight, Pushmo World, and Tomodachi Life take charge in a very full New Business that extends past the first segment!We fully debrief on E3 and examine the aftershocks of Nintendo's stellar performance at the show!

FEATURING: James and Jonny head upstate for an intimate live session with Jon and special guest TYP!We talk about tons of E3 games, other big Nintendo topics of the show, and our favorite moments from the floor!

FEATURING: While Jonny and James are away, Greg joins Gui and Jon to discuss Nintendo's E3 performance in 2014.

FEATURING: Billy Berghammer joins us to discuss Mario Kart 8 and E3!New Business: Mario Kart 8, Klonoa: Empire of Dreams, Bahamut Lagoon, Super Mario World and Mega Man V.Second segment: Iwata's health, more E3 talk, Wii U system update, and Smash Invitational!

FEATURING: Final Fantasy related New Business with Curtain Call, Agito (mobile) and dem fighting gamesThe latest gaming news from JapanFeature topic about the recent "Tomodachi Life Gate" and Japanese thoughts on same sex relationships (from Westerners living in Japan) and more

FEATURING: Scram Kitty, Catherine, SMB3 controversy, and much more in New Business!Your Pre-E3 Listener Mail!

FEATURING: OVER AN HOUR OF INCORRECT E3 PREDICTIONS!...maybe we get one?

FEATURING: Jonny is skipping this week, but Curtis Bond drops by, with James hosting! New Business: Disney Magical World, Kirby Triple Deluxe, Xbox One, Tappingo, Abyss, and Legend of the River King.In the second segment, we speculate about Nintendo's future licensing efforts, and wonder if the Nintendo Digital Event is a good idea.

FEATURING: This week's New Business: Stick It to the Man, Kirby Triple Deluxe, Child of Light, Mario Tennis (GBC), Stealth Inc. and Dark Souls 2.Listener Mail: Aging Wii graphics, Gamers against inclusivity, and going back to non-stereoscopic 3D platformers.

FEATURING: We have loads of fresh Nintendo games in New Business. James is up first with the surprise dump of Mega Man Xtreme on 3DS Virtual Console. Jonny follows that with effusive praise for NES Remix 2, the one that gets it right. He also piggybacks onto Guillaume's impressions for Child of Light, the new Canadian Role-Playing Game (CRPG) available on your Wii U and other platforms. Finally, Jon catches up with the Mario Golf: World Tour demo on 3DS as we try to figure out whether any of us is excited by another Mario sports game, regardless of its quality.In the latter half of the show, we do make good on RetroActive, with considerable help from our friend Nicholas Bray (the NWR Powered Off mastermind).

FEATURING: Danny, Ty and Matt discuss Famicom Remix 2, MGSV: Ground Zeroes, Initial D: Perfect Shift Online (F2P game on 3DS from Sega, fighting games and more!Game Boy 25th year anniversary talk!CalorieMates and how you can be cool like Jack Bauer and Snake

FEATURING: Guillaume is back this week, and it's an all-Nintendo New Business with Earthbound, Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, Kirby Air Ride, Super Mario Bros. 3, Adventure Island 2, the Mario Golf World Tour demo and Dai Gyakuten Saiban (a new Ace Attorney game by series creator Shu Takumi.After the break, Guillaume tells us about his PAX East experience, and then we outline our preparations for episode 400.

FEATURING: This week, Scott Thompson sits in for the first time, and he gets us rolling on Rusty's Baseball, Super Mario Bros. 3, and a couple of games from other systems.You'll also hear the surprise game that features Lindy in the credits!After Jonny's early departure, the remaining trio answers Listener Mail about Smash Bros. DLC, how to put together a live panel, and whether Wii U can be compared to the ill-fated Virtual Boy.

FEATURING: This week, New Business covers Tomodachi Life, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, and Advance Wars.After the break, special guest Lewis Pugh tells us about his Wii U game Twisted Fusion, now on Kickstarter.We also answer Listener Mail about the Smash Bros. Direct and indie game awareness.

FEATURING: This week, New Business covers Yumi's Odd Odyssey, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, Earthbound, the recent Mario Kart 8 non-announcements, and Saints Row 4.After the break, we use the addition of Game Boy Advance titles to the Virtual Console as a good excuse to look back at this odd era in Nintendo's handheld lineage.