FEATURING: Jon gets the ball rolling with his thoughts on Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Gran Turismo PSP, and his disappointment with the 3DS lineup in 2012. Jonny follows with a report on his visit to the Wii U Experience in Denver, which is very much reminiscent of the old Cube Clubs and features many notable Wii U demos from E3. James has wrap-up thoughts on Rhythm Thief, which is pretty short (but maybe pretty long for a narrative rhythm game). Guillaume treks through New Super Mario Bros. 2 an...
Sep 03, 2012•1 hr 43 min
FEATURING: A group discussion of NSMB2 and digital game sales in Japan! Minoru plays Dylan Cuthbert's obscure gem, X! Daan plays Wii U for the third time! Plus: The latest Japanese gaming news and Life in Japan!
Aug 28, 2012•2 hr 35 min
FEATURING: Jon couldn't make it once again, but Michael TYP Cole fills the vacancy and talks about Mole Mania and Rayman Origins. Guillaume and Jonny both talk about their new 3DS XLs and their new New Super Mario Bros 2. Gui untalks about Retro/Grade for a bit, while Jonny regales us with the end of his lost 3DSware saga. James talks about the Rhythm Thief copy he has finally snatched up. Finally, the crew gets around to doing the Wario Land 4 RetroActive! Each has various degrees of experience...
Aug 26, 2012•1 hr 55 min
FEATURING: Jon is out but the crew still manages to babble on about a ton of games! 5th Cell's Hybrid on XBLA, the Heroes of Ruin demo, Dust: An Elysian Tail, Mole Mania, Another Super Mario Bros Wii (homebrew!), The Legendary Starfy, Sound Shapes and Excitebike World Rally are discussed. We then move on to a lengthy segment full of predictions about the Wii U, and answer listeners who wrote about possible Wiiware-to-eShop ports and good PSP and PS3 games for Nintendo fans....
Aug 20, 2012•1 hr 58 min
FEATURING: It's a games-only, shorter RFN episode! Disaster, Wario Ware: Mega Party Game$, Super Mario War, Fortune Street, Big Brain Academy DS, Pac-Man VS, Zelda: Four Swords Adventure, the R-Type series, Sound Shapes, Penny Arcade Adventures Episode 3, Deus Ex: Human Evolution, Tales of the Abyss and Pandora's Tower.
Aug 13, 2012•1 hr 27 min
FEATURING: For RFN's 300th episode, we discuss the Wii like we never have before, covering the Wii from its debut as Revolution at E3 2005, right up to the present day! And we've brought friends as well: Billy Berghammer, Craig Harris, Michael "TYP" Cole, Karl Castaneda, co-founder Mike Sklens and, of course, our escaped editing slave, Greg Leahy!
Aug 06, 2012•5 hr 13 min
FEATURING: Greg stops by to save our weekends by offering to edit the show in Gui's absence! New Business has a loose theme of older, retro, and faux-retro games! Listener Mail is all about digital downloads (and sales thereof)!
Jul 30, 2012•1 hr 56 min
FEATURING: Daan's first impressions of Level 5's Time Travellers and Taiko Drum Master for 3DS! Danny's thoughts on Kirby Dream Collection and the modern classic, Eternal Darkness! Minoru revisits Pikmin 2 before the Famicrew runs down the latest Japan gaming news, including coverage of Oni Training and SpotPass TV! Also: comparing Phoenix Wright to the real Japanese legal system, and Listener Mail!
Jul 28, 2012•1 hr 40 min
FEATURING: During RFN's off-week, four infamous forum goons take matters into their own hands! 28 games, over 3 hours of content, and so very many inside jokes for RFN fans! A special discussion of accessibility in video games!
Jul 24, 2012•3 hr 3 min
You ever have a favorite TV show that delays progressing the story by featuring a one-off episode that both ignores and fails to impact the show's continuity entirely? Welcome to that episode of Radio Free Nintendo! With the crew off for a little summertime R&R, Zach and I thought it might be fun to see if the guys would let us take control of RFN for a week in order to settle a bet once and for all: who is the most Nintendo-savvy of the Free Birds? The only way to do that, of course, is thr...
Jul 23, 2012•46 min
Featuring: Jonny lost his 3DS but found a light at the end of the Xenoblade tunnel, while Jon spends quality time with Suda 51! James catches up with Tales of the Abyss for 3DS, and Guillaume revisits a pair of eShop games! Listener Mail has us tackling load times, Project Sora, and Nintendo's listening abilities!
Jul 16, 2012•2 hr 22 min
Featuring: James and Guillaume find comfort in the warm embrace of Billy Berghammer as both Jon's are missing! After exchanging some thoughts with Billy about Nintendo's E3 performance, New Business includes Gravity Rush, Mario Tennis Open, Popcap hate, Galaxy's Co-Star mode and Kid Dracula. In listener mail the trio discuss Nintendo in the world of the $100 million video game, Nintendo in the world of downloadable games, and practical purchasing advice for the RPG-gamer on the go....
Jul 08, 2012•1 hr 40 min
Featuring: Jon is gone, but a newly married TYP takes his place! During New Business, we compare Portal 2 to Adventures of Lolo and talk about Game and Watch Gallery 2, the Kingdom Hearts 3D demo, Tomba, Pandora's Tower, Infamous 2, Order Up! and WarioWare: Smooth Moves. We then discuss the post-E3 Nintendo Direct event, our lust for the 3DS XL and eShop promotions, and much more!
Jul 02, 2012•2 hr 2 min
Featuring: Over three hours of JPN gaming goodness! Cubivore, Tokyo Jungle, GON, and many more games are discussed! Other topics include an E3 wrap-up, Nintendo Direct, and a Nintendo history lesson going back to the Famicom Disk System!
Jun 29, 2012•3 hr 13 min
Featuring: This show has with an odd slate of games! New Business Zen Pinball, Infamous 2, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Seven Wonders of the World... Part 2. In Listener Mail, topics include MotionPlus on Wii U, the return of Advance Wars, the retro-future of handheld gaming, the industry's health overall, and Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow on Virtual Console.
Jun 24, 2012•1 hr 58 min
Featuring: It's a predictably content-filled and passionate episode, following E3 2012! New Business covers Disaster: Day of Crisis (for the last time!), Pandora's Tower, Call of Duty Elite, Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, NSMBU and NSMB2! This is followed up by a series of interviews recorded at E3, and then the crew talks about their hands-on experience with the latest version of the Wii U Gamepad and have a passionate exchange about Nintendo's E3 strategy.
Jun 17, 2012•2 hr 22 min
Featuring: The E3 away team rounds up a bunch of thoughts and impressions of 3DS games and third-party Wii U games that we played on the second and longest day of the show.
Jun 07, 2012•42 min
Featuring: Jonny, Zack and Guillaume talk about the demos that made the biggest impression on them at Nintendo's booth (and beyond). Pikmin 3, New Super Mario Bros U, Rayman Origins, Game & Wario, Project P-100, Batman: Arkham City... and many more!
Jun 06, 2012•1 hr 13 min
Featuring: The RFN team that didn't make it to E3 give their own reactions to Nintendo's press conference.
Jun 06, 2012•1 hr 25 min
Featuring: Very quick staff reactions to Nintendo's big E3 press conference, showing Pikmin 3, NintendoLand, and other Wii U games as well as just a bit for 3DS.
Jun 05, 2012•17 min
Featuring: The crew streamed the Microsoft conference much like everyone else not at E3 did, and doesn't have much to say about it. But they talk about seeing the EA and Ubisoft conferences live, and divulge their thoughts on EA's sequels and Ubisoft's antics.
Jun 05, 2012•15 min
Featuring: Most of the NWR crew on site at E3 2012 gathered to watch and discuss Nintendo's Wii U hardware-related Nintendo Direct online conference. They go over the messaging of the event, the improved Wii U GamePad, the Wii U Pro controller, the black Wii U, the Miiverse, and more!
Jun 04, 2012•15 min
Featuring: The Famicrew previews the Wii U excitement of E3 2012! Get the latest news about Nintendo gaming in Japan! Life in Japan joins forces with Listener Mail! PLUS: A thrilling report on... the Nintendo 64DD!
May 31, 2012•2 hr 13 min
Featuring: With James back, this marks the first episode with the full new crew! New Business covers Disaster: Day of Crisis, Kirby's Block Ball, All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros., Mario Kart 7 and Cloudberry Kingdom! The crew talks about their hopes, dreams and predictions for the 3DS, the Wii U and even the Wii and DS at the upcoming E3 2012.
May 27, 2012•1 hr 52 min
Featuring: We welcome Guillaume as the newest member of RFN! New Business covers the Mario Kart 7 update, Diablo 3, and the latest Club Nintendo freebie games! This week in Listener Mail: GameStop's exclusive deals with Nintendo, console subscription plans, and more coverage of Pandora's Tower at Operation Rainfall! PLUS: Get to know our new voice and editor in a special mini-interview!
May 20, 2012•1 hr 42 min
Featuring: It's Greg's farewell episode! The RFN crew send their comrade off in style with tributes, a clip reel, and a special parting gift! There's still time for Listener Mail on Wii U's launch line-up and the quest for core gamers! PLUS: Resident Evil, Castlevania, Darksiders, Xenoblade, and a Treasure takeover in New Business!
May 14, 2012•2 hr 41 min
Featuring: Listener Mail is back with a bang after Nintendo's digital distribution bombshell! We also answer your questions on New SMB 2, StreetPass, gaming abroad, and the bizarre Pandora's Tower! New Business features more Xenoblade, Tales, and Rhythm Thief, plus Metal Slug 3 and Jon's secret arcade machine! PLUS: An important announcement!
May 06, 2012•2 hr 8 min
Featuring: RetroActive returns with MotoHeroz! Guillaume joins us to discuss RedLynx's acclaimed Trials-like game for WiiWare! We react to the Nintendo Direct news and Pikmin 2's rise from the dead in New Business! PLUS: James' journey to become Tingle continues!
Apr 29, 2012•1 hr 48 min
Featuring: The Famicrew reacts to the New SMB 2 announcement and the rest of the Nintendo Direct news! New Business features Kingdom Hearts 3D, Kid Icarus: Uprising, and Star Fox 64 3D! Life in Japan looks at the festivities of Golden Week! PLUS: More answers to your questions!
Apr 27, 2012•1 hr 59 min
Featuring: Listener Mail returns in force! We answer your questions on getting left behind by online gaming, the Vita's woes, and being a Nintendo fan for life! New Business features Rhythm Thief, Fez, and Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland! PLUS: Jon sets out to restore his man-cred!
Apr 22, 2012•1 hr 46 min
