FEATURING: It's the Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Spoilercast! (00:01:04) Spoiler disclaimer. (00:08:25) What's so Definitive about it? (00:35:38) New Characters and non-Chapter 13 new content. (00:46:58) Mia (who is new to us). (00:56:04) Neilnail - Celica's Big Sister. (01:01:42) Liesel and Ga Jiarg - skell tutorial and little kitty, big city. (01:06:09) Al - your friend and mine! (01:15:45) Why does it always have to be a Conduit? (01:41:37) What is really going on in Chapter 13?...
Aug 16, 2025•2 hr 43 min
FEATURING: (00:13:14) August 7 Indie World Showcase: UFO 50, Is This Seat Taken?, Mina the Hollower, BALL x PIT, Glacered, Herdling, Caves of Qud. (00:39:23) My Mario, Mario for babies. (00:47:27) Donkey Kong Bananza and Unfriended. (01:12:41) New Business: Pampas & Selene. (01:31:14) Listener Mail - Video game names, also for babies.
Aug 10, 2025•2 hr 17 min
FEATURING: (00:03:22) July 31st Partner Direct. Chillin' by the Fire. Monster Hunter Stories 3. Madden. Apex. (00:22:34) Yakuza Kiwami 2. Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac. Once Upon a Katamari. Romancing Saga 2. (00:32:05) SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance. "Ninjas. They're back!". Square Enix. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. (00:50:54) Game key cards. (01:18:40) Listener Mail - Tipping culture gone wild? (01:39:47) Developers who hate their character....
Aug 02, 2025•2 hr 18 min
FEATURING: (00:02:17) New Business - Donkey Kong Bananza. (00:57:39) Mario Kart World. Balatro. Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster. (01:09:12) Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story. (01:41:59) Gaiares. (01:52:11) The sudden death of the Movies and TV store on Xbox.
Jul 27, 2025•2 hr 28 min
FEATURING: (00:03:07) New Business - Donkey Kong Bananza. (00:56:07) The Callisto Protocol. (01:14:25) Listener Mail - Retroactive achievements quiz. (01:35:32) Nintendo now actively hostile to timeline sickos.
Jul 20, 2025•2 hr 7 min
FEATURING: (00:01:09) Arcade Archives Super Dimension Fortress MACROSS II, Missile Command Delta. (00:12:45) Listener Mail - Turn Xenoblade into an exercise game. (00:55:16) Apes flinging... something. (01:20:20) Where did we find games and reviews in the 90s?
Jul 13, 2025•2 hr 18 min
FEATURING: (00:10:03) New Business - Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. (00:16:16) Arcade Archives2 AIR COMBAT 22. (00:31:56) Mario Kart World. (00:57:25) Unsuccessful attempt to daisy-chain Switch docks. Hiding your shameful downloads. (01:05:44) Balatro. (01:21:05) Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. (01:31:57) Mario Smash Football/Super Mario Strikers on NSO.
Jul 05, 2025•2 hr 2 min
FEATURING: (00:01:23) Mario Strikers released as NSO Nintendo Classic. (00:06:22) Listener Mail - GameStop's ears must be buzzing right now. (00:24:07) Switch 2 editions we wish for. (01:01:08) Forget getting good at F-Zero GX, how do you even play this game? (01:23:15) Nintendo making retro games? (01:40:15) Make Super Princess Peach a success in the West in 2025.
Jun 28, 2025•2 hr 7 min
FEATURING: (00:02:47) Donkey Kong Bananza Direct. (00:44:05) New Business - Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. (01:04:29) The trading-in of consoles at GameStop experience. (01:29:10) Roaming freely in Mario Kart World. F-Zero GX. (01:35:36) GameChat, the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller, more Mario Kart World. (01:59:48) Listener Mail - We choose our Mario Kart World sponsor.
Jun 22, 2025•2 hr 22 min
FEATURING: (00:00:00) New Business: Mario Kart World. (00:32:22) HDR, Zelda, Smash Bros bug... just "a menagerie of dumb BS". (01:14:45) F-Zero GX. (01:29:43) Valfaris. (01:49:08) Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time.
Jun 15, 2025•2 hr 7 min
FEATURING: (00:00:00) Initial Nintendo Switch 2 impressions. (00:11:33) Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour. (00:59:33) Mario Kart World. (02:06:23) GameCube games on NSO. NES Bionic Commando in Street Fighter 6. Posting videos and screenshots is convenient again.
Jun 08, 2025•2 hr 27 min
FEATURING: (00:04:32) New Business - Switch 2 features talk. Etrian Odyssey III HD. (00:27:44) South of Midnight. (00:43:28) Gradius: The Interstellar Assault. Trip World DX. (00:59:44) The Sword of Hope. (01:09:15) Gradius again. Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. (01:16:26) Listener Mail - What is it about the Switch 2 that are we most excited for? (01:40:09) Unimpressed by the specs. (02:01:12) What do you mean, this tour is not free?...
May 31, 2025•2 hr 30 min
FEATURING: An unlocked episode from the NWR Patreon: It's time for our September RFN Patreon episode, and it is Round 3 of "Name that Review." Guillaume is now quoting PGC Reviews from 2003, and challenging his co-hosts to guess the game. Someone squeezed a Denis Dyack quote in where it absolutely does not belong, and James is incensed.
May 18, 2025•1 hr 54 min
FEATURING: (00:04:41) New Business - Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines. (00:16:22) Castlevania: Circle of the Moon. (00:22:19) Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. (00:44:23) Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster. (00:56:27) Listener Mail - Cleaner is Better. (01:17:46) Best Nintendo one-and-dones.
May 10, 2025•1 hr 54 min
FEATURING: (00:02:44) Listener Mail - Nintendo dropping hints about Fire Emblem? (00:13:07) Are we getting Super Smash Bros Melee at last? (01:02:13) F-Zero: are we So Back? What part of Yoko Shimomura's oeuvre stands above the rest? (01:36:58) Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. (01:41:19) Rift of the Necrodancer. (01:44:02) Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Remaster. (01:55:29) Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles. (02:02:30) Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders. (02:13:30) Final Fantasy VI Pixel ...
May 03, 2025•2 hr 35 min
FEATURING: (00:02:05) Nintendo Switch 2 online preorder chaos. (00:51:02) Listener Mail - What's with the key cards? (01:06:27) Should I upgrade the XCX copy I've never played? A James Jones New Business. (01:26:11) New Business - The Gunk. (01:36:36) Castlevania: Circle of the Moon.
Apr 26, 2025•1 hr 53 min
FEATURING: (00:00:00) Retroactive - Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap. (01:36:32) Mario Kart World Direct discussion.
Apr 19, 2025•2 hr 4 min
FEATURING: (00:00:31) New Business - eShop icon hiccups. (00:07:26) Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. (00:48:11) Xenoblade, continued. (01:10:21) Final Fantasy V. (01:17:08) The Playdate, the handheld with the crank. (01:31:41) We Have to Talk about Tariffs. (02:17:07) Listener Mail - The Monkey Ball Question.
Apr 13, 2025•2 hr 38 min
FEATURING: Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. We talk the hardware, Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, Switch 2 Editions, pricing, and more.
Apr 03, 2025•3 hr 12 min
FEATURING: (00:00:00) March 26th 2025 Nintendo Direct. SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered. (00:11:04) No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES. Patapon 1 + 2 Replay. (00:20:39) Shadow Labyrinth. (00:25:18) Tomodachi Life - Living the Dream. (00:41:26) Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Gradius ORIGINS. (01:12:46) Rhythm Heaven Grooves. (01:27:54) Virtual game cards.
Mar 30, 2025•2 hr 1 min
FEATURING: (00:01:14) The smattering of Koei 16-bit strategy games that's coming out for some reason. (00:21:04) Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. (01:05:54) Monster Hunter Wilds. (01:16:57) Super Smash Bros Ultimate. A trip down RFN memory lane. (01:40:24) Listener Mail - Switch 2 Year One predictions.
Mar 22, 2025•2 hr 53 min
FEATURING: (00:02:04) Listener Mail - The UNOFFICIAL Xenoblade Chronicles X review guide. (00:40:32) So good you don't notice it. (01:03:50) Is it just me or has the Nintendo Music app gotten real good lately? (01:34:20) New Business - Ninja Five-O/Ninja Cop.
Mar 15, 2025•2 hr 11 min
FEATURING: (00:08:04) New Business - Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster. Certainly not Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster as well. (00:29:15) 1000xRESIST. (00:52:13) Monster Hunter Wilds. (01:17:49) The TSIs. NintendoWorldReport.com is a good website you should check out. (01:22:35) Listener Mail - Rank the Nintendo consoles. (02:08:53) Who would maximize profit?
Mar 08, 2025•2 hr 40 min
FEATURING: (00:00:00) Pokemon Legends Z-A showcase. (00:28:27) Your Retroactive suggestions so far. (00:59:04) Listener Mail - How we would jazz up Mario Kart.
Mar 01, 2025•2 hr 21 min
FEATURING: (00:00:58) Goodbye to Gold Points. (00:17:02) New Business - Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster. (00:30:39) Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster. TrimUI Brick. (00:40:30) Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog. (00:56:25) Wario Land 4. (01:24:21) Listener Mail - Gaming experiences lost to time.
Feb 23, 2025•2 hr 21 min
FEATURING: (00:07:55) New Business - Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog. (00:14:13) A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia. (00:25:40) Killzone: Liberation, Resistance: Retribution. (00:57:43) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Final Fantasy II, Killer Instinct. (01:12:31) Wario Land 4. (01:15:52) Nintendo investors briefing. (01:30:15) Listener Mail - How to tackle the backlog.
Feb 16, 2025•2 hr 28 min
FEATURING: (00:02:06) New Business - Donkey Kong Coutry Returns HD. (00:33:13) Super Ninja Boy (00:58:13) Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster. (01:13:32) Ridge Racer 64. (01:18:16) Newer arcade games kind of suck. (01:27:04) Listener Mail - Ogres vs Unicorns. (01:44:43) Intermission: The C-word. (01:49:03) Distinct memories of the various Super Mario Bros. releases.
Feb 08, 2025•2 hr 33 min
FEATURING: (00:00:00) Sega Braintal. (00:20:50) Fake, better Nintendo investors meeting: Could you brick cartridges? (00:29:15) Could you print currency again? (00:46:12) Could you make one of those MOMRPGs?. (00:55:11) The inevitable AI question. (01:13:55) Xbox quid pro quo. (01:25:29) Miitomo on the blockchain. (01:38:36) Triple the eShop, triple the sales. (01:50:07) New Business - Ridge Racer 3D, Ridge Racer 64. (02:07:14) 2TB Xbox expansion card, or, what are we doing, here? (02:15:38) Don...
Feb 01, 2025•2 hr 41 min
FEATURING: Our top games of 2024!
Jan 26, 2025•1 hr 45 min
FEATURING: (00:00:00) The reveal of the Switch's successor: it's a Switch 2. (00:57:39) Thoughts on the next Mario Kart. (01:10:02) New BUsiness - WarioWare: Move It! (01:17:18) Unicorn Overlord. (01:23:51) Firewatch. Titanfall 2. (01:35:36) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. (01:44:04) Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.
Jan 18, 2025•2 hr 1 min
