Radio Free Nintendo

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.

FEATURING: Danny is joined by our old friend James Charlton as they brought the podcast live via Google Hangouts On Air!Classic handheld Mario, Assassin's Creed IV and even the N64DD are discussed in New BusinessYour questions answered live as well as GBA on Wii U talk

FEATURING: Jonny is out this week, so James hosts, and Kimberly Keller sits on the fourth chair! New Business covers The LEGO Movie Videogame, Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy, Milon's Secret Castle, Weapon Shop de Omasse, Conception II demo, Pokemon Battle Trozei, and Kirby's Epic Yarn.Listener Mail: PAX East, Which PlayStation to buy, VC Quirks, and licensing Mario to sports games.

FEATURING: New Business covers Bravely Default, Donkey Kong, Adventure Island II, Yumi's Odd Odyssey and Wii Fit U.In lieu of Listener Mail, the crew discusses three topics: the Wii U's lack of RPGs, competitive Smash Bros., and Igarashi's defection from Konami.

FEATURING: Greg subs in for Gui this week, and we get right to the business of discussing the Yoshi's New Island, Jon's personal loss, Broken Age, Strider, DKC Tropical Freeze, and more Layton and the Azran LegacyListener mail talks about Namco's role in making Smash Bros, Contra's VC fate, DQX online, and Steel Diver.

FEATURING: Jon is here this week, and so is our friend Billy Berghammer! New Business: Steel Diver: Sub Wars, Pr Layton and the Azran Legacy, A.N.N.E, DKC: Tropical Freeze, South Park: The Stick of Truth, NES Remix, Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare, Titanfall.Special Segment: Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection eulogy.

FEATURING: Jon is still out this week, so to replace him, we have Donald "Shaymin" Theriault from Nintendo Free Radio. Our New Business time is mostly spent discussing one of the few Nintendo Wii U releases of the quarter, Donkey Kong Country Returns: Tropical Freeze, but there's still plenty of time to discuss Weapon Shop de Omasse, Bravely Default, Danganronpa, and Strider.Listener Mail: Nintendo buying Xbox, Nintendo sales reps in retail stores, Twitch Plays Pokemon, free eShop money and samey sequels.

FEATURING: Danny, Ty and Matt hold the fort down for the three year anniversary of the Famicast!New business featuring Dragon Quest Monsters 2 on 3DS, Monster Hunter 4 and a shameful MMO with busty anime babesThe return of Life in Japan and some of your listener mail

FEATURING: This week, to replace the very special Jon, we have a very special guest, Garnett Lee of the Week-End Confirmed podcast and a huge influence on the modern incarnation of Radio Free Nintendo! We spend 15 minutes breaking the ice before moving on with our New Business: Weapon Shop de Omasse, Bravely Default, DmC: Devil May Cry, Strider (PS4), Rain, and Steel Diver: Sub Wars!After a quick break, we return for a Q&A with Garnett that includes questions from the Internet, plus a few of our own. There's plenty of "inside podcasting", Japanese RPGs, even consideration of media bias against Nintendo.

FEATURING: We start the first segment with our thoughts on the Feb 13th Nintendo Direct, before launching into New Business with Jon's impressions of Solomon's Key, and everyone else's impressions of Bravely Default!Listener Mail touches on region free systems, how we got into the "biz", and our feelings about Nintendo's console desigh philosophy.

FEATURING: New Business features, incredibly, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Scribblenauts Unlimited, more Link Between Worlds, The Swapper, and Attack on Titan!Listener Mail includes classic Zelda, third-party prospects, and our first actions as Nintendo CEO!

FEATURING: New Business touches on Pikmin 3, Galaxy Force II, Yakuza 4, Final Fantasy Adventure, Secret of Mana and The Room Two!Then we read two listerner letters: Nintendo's Quality of Life platform, and Genres we hate!

FEATURING: New Business talking about Ninja Gaiden, a WWII 3rd person shooter on 3DS (complete with complimentary jam) and Kirby: Triple DeluxePhoenix Wright's 3DS remake coming to the 3DS...and a strange PC, fan-made spinoff, bad English included!A feature about the two DS games on the 3DS eShop thanks to Club Nintendo Japan

FEATURING: Live New Business with Need for Speed, Zelda, Greg, D&D, and StarTropics 2!Live Now Playing is the best worst idea ever!Live RetroActive with F-Zero X, F-Zero GX, and your calls!

FEATURING: New Business takes on Call of Duty Ghost, Two Tribes' Rush, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, Persona 3 FES, Chibi Robo! Photo Finder and the Nintendo-published DSiware game Spin Six!Listener Mail: Our 2014 predictions, hub world talk, can China save the Wii U, and Nintendo's answer to PlayStation Now!

FEATURING: New Business includes a LOT of the Bravely Default demo, Jon's first take on Link Between Worlds, and Gui's introduction to Retro Game Master!It's finally time for our Top 5s of 2013, and there is very little overlap among the four sets of stellar games!

FEATURING: It's a three-man podcast this week as Jon is away. New Business gets retro and Japanese: Attack of the Friday Monsters, Persona 3 FES, Ace Combat, Final Fantasy Adventure and Tearaway.Listener Mail: The show's intro and outro bumpers, the Wii U's marketing, and future-proofing your Wii U game purchases.

FEATURING: New Business from Danny, Ty, Tim and Daan featuring Attack on Titan (3DS), Resident Evil 4, Assassin's Creed III and Gaist Crusher!A short bit of next gen talk with impressions on the Xbone and PS4The best games of 2013 on Nintendo platforms in Japan!

FEATURING: Dave Mellert fills in for Jon this week! We devote half of New Business to NES Remix, and then find the time to talk about The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and Ys Seven.Listener Mail: Mario 3D World's popular reception, Christmas and winter games, and Iwata's future. Happy Holidays!

FEATURING: The crew starts off ranting and despairing about the latest NPD figures for the Wii U, which spell doom for Nintendo's home console.After the break, a more optimist New Business touches on Rayman Legends, Wii Fit U, a trio of Sega arcade classics on the 3DS, and Knack. We end with a tribute to Danny Wells on the Listener Mail segment.

FEATURING: The full team returns for a controversial New Business segment followed by your deeply probing questions on getting old while listening to Pokemon soundtracks on your Steam Box

FEATURING: Jon is absent but Nate Andrews stops by to talk about games! It's an extended New Business in which we discuss Super Mario 3D World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, the DLC for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies, Proteus, Edge, and the PlayStation 4 experience!

FEATURING: A bite size chunk of the Famicast that makes for a perfect holiday snackContinued talk about Daigasso! Band Brothers P for 3DS with Danny, Ty and TimFind out why the original Band Brothers never came to North America...maybe...

FEATURING: For Shenanigans, we welcome back Greg and choose the next RetroActive game... live!The telethon ends with our first-ever live Box Office Poison, all about that insane Super Mario Bros. movie!

FEATURING: There's plenty of good news on the 3DS Report Card, as Neal is joined by the Nintendo Free Radio crew!Famicast is live with Danny, J-Ceezy, Ty, Jonny (for half) and special guest Mark MacDonald!

FEATURING: Radio Trivia is live once more, as TYP plays game music selected by himself, Zach, James, and Jonny!For the first time ever, The Space Q&A goes live with Jonny, Scott, and your call-in questions about... space!Connectivity's Nintendoaire with Scott and Zach returns to quiz the live audience members!

FEATURING: New Business kicks off our 2013 telethon with Mario, Zelda, Neal, Justin, Jonny, and special guests Chris Kohler and Billy Berghammer!Our very first Wii U Report Card looks back at the 12-month launch window with the RFN crew and special guest Jose Otero!Crisis on Multiple Consoles looks at the brand new gaming landscape with Alex and special guests Chris Johnston and Phil Theobald!

FEATURING: It's all New Business this week as Jon is back for one short episode! Jett Rocket II, Toki Tori 2+, DuckTales Remastered, Spirit Camera, Project X Zone, Ni no Kuni, Trauma Team, Wii Fit U, Star Parodier, S.C.A.T., SteamWorld Dig, Gargoyle's Quest and Grand Theft Auto V!

FEATURING: Karl joins the gang while Jon is away.New Business: Wii Sports Club, Wii Fit U, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD and Rayman Legends.Listener Mail: That damn Virtual Console, Swapnote's Demise, The 10th anniversary of Samus' last 2D mission, and Why the Wii Mini?

FEATURING: New Business: Wii Party U, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies, The Last of Us, PlayStation 4 preorder.Feature: Halloween games!

FEATURING: New voices for the show with first timers Tim and JoshThe latest Nintendo news from the Land of the Rising SunA special feature called, "A Link to the Future," an in depth look at The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past!

FEATURING: New Business: Pokemon X and Y, Secret of Mana, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies, The Last of Us, Volgarr the Viking.Feature: Holiday GUIview (ugh), plus Listener Mail: The Future of Off-Screen Play, Pokemon the Third, and Fire Emblem DLC!

FEATURING: New Business: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Castlevania: The Adventure, Ni no Kuni, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Toki Tori 2+ and Rayman (GBC).Feature: We love some things about today's Nintendo!

FEATURING: New Business: Bumpy's Party, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Ni No Kuni, and Wind Waker HDListener mail features discussion of how series evolve (or don't), listeners disliking Mario Galaxy, and Nintendo's online plans

FEATURING: Everything is back to normal...Almost.New Business has The Wonderful 101, Valkyria DLC, The Binding of Isaac, Dragon Fantasy 2, NSMBU, and SMTIV.Then Jonny gives us an update on where he is and we cover listener mail on the $25M game budget and 3DS ergonomics.

FEATURING: Jonny still isn't back, so James hosts once again and has convinced Greg to do Retroactive with the crew!New Business touches on Toki Tori 2+, Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl, Ninja Gaiden (again) and Valkyria Chronicles (again).Then, it's part two of the Pandora's Tower RetroActive, where we discuss weapons, secrets, endings and other various spoilers.

FEATURING: An overview and in depth look at 3DS and Wii U titles at the show with special guest, James CharltonA recording from the show floor between with Danny and Ty talking about Killer Instinct and general show floor crazy talkA bit on the future of the Famicast, live music from the show floor and a look at some AWESOME Famicast submitted by one of YOU!

FEATURING: Jonny's off to Europe, but Michael "TYP" joins the crew this week. New Business includes Rayman Legends, The Wonderful 101, Ninja Gaiden (NES) and Valkyria Chronicles!The team then dives into an overview of the late Hiroshi Yamauchi's life and his impact on Nintendo as a company and on the video game industry as a whole. Listener Mail: What we think of Wii Sports Club, HD remakes by Nintendo, and their pricing structures.

FEATURING: OUR THREE HUNDRED FIFTIETH EPISODE!Way of the Samurai 4, Ninja Gaiden II, Sleeping Dogs, Rocket Knight!Special guests Evan Burchfield and Greg Leahy.

FEATURING: NWR staffer Justin Berube joins the team to help out with the RetroActive discussion!New Business: Rayman Legends, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, Dead Rising 4, Final Fantasy XIV, Summer Carnival '92 Recca and Mario and Luigi: Dream Team!Jon parts with the team for lack of playing the RetroActive game: Pandora's Tower for the Wii.

FEATURING: Everyone's back together for one of our tightest shows in quite a while!New Business: Mario hacks, SMT4, and a whole lotta Nontendo!Listener Mail: 2DS announcement, Wii U minus GamePad, reprinting rare games, and assessing Nintendo's creative status!

FEATURING: New Business featuring Yakuza 1 and 2 HD (again) for Wii U, Darumeshi Sports Shop, Yatagarasu, Guilty Gear Xrd and more!Media Create Sale, breaking Level-5 news, and other news about anime games, Nobunaga's next 3DS adventure and Daigasso Band Brothers!Life in Japan about two trade shows in Tokyo (Comiket and the Pokemon Game Show) and a bonus talk about Gamescom 2013!

FEATURING: Curtis Bonds replaces Jon in this shorter episode!New Business: DuckTales Remastered, Mass Effect 3, Kirby's Dream Land 2, Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV, Steamworld Dig and Mario Golf!Listener Mail: Spin the Bottle's innovative pricing, Future-proofing our collections, and analog GCN triggers on an analog-less Wii U!

FEATURING: NO GAMING!FOOTBALL!AWFUL PREDICTIONS!GREG LEAHEY!