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 PS4 The best games of 2013 on Nintendo platforms in Japan!
Dec 28, 2013•2 hr 20 min
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!
Dec 22, 2013•1 hr 51 min
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.
Dec 15, 2013•2 hr 3 min
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
Dec 08, 2013•2 hr 9 min
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!
Nov 30, 2013•1 hr 43 min
FEATURING: A bite size chunk of the Famicast that makes for a perfect holiday snack Continued talk about Daigasso! Band Brothers P for 3DS with Danny, Ty and Tim Find out why the original Band Brothers never came to North America...maybe...
Nov 29, 2013•46 min
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!
Nov 28, 2013•2 hr 6 min
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!
Nov 27, 2013•2 hr 2 min
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!
Nov 26, 2013•3 hr
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!
Nov 25, 2013•3 hr 3 min
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!
Nov 17, 2013•1 hr 39 min
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?
Nov 10, 2013•2 hr
FEATURING: New Business: Wii Party U, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies, The Last of Us, PlayStation 4 preorder. Feature: Halloween games!
Nov 02, 2013•1 hr 54 min
FEATURING: New voices for the show with first timers Tim and Josh The latest Nintendo news from the Land of the Rising Sun A special feature called, "A Link to the Future," an in depth look at The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past!
Oct 31, 2013•1 hr 51 min
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!
Oct 26, 2013•1 hr 53 min
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!
Oct 19, 2013•2 hr 2 min
FEATURING: New Business: Bumpy's Party, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Ni No Kuni, and Wind Waker HD Listener mail features discussion of how series evolve (or don't), listeners disliking Mario Galaxy, and Nintendo's online plans
Oct 13, 2013•1 hr 59 min
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.
Oct 06, 2013•1 hr 56 min
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.
Sep 29, 2013•2 hr 9 min
FEATURING: An overview and in depth look at 3DS and Wii U titles at the show with special guest, James Charlton A recording from the show floor between with Danny and Ty talking about Killer Instinct and general show floor crazy talk A 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!
Sep 27, 2013•1 hr 47 min
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.
Sep 22, 2013•1 hr 55 min
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.
Sep 15, 2013•3 hr 25 min
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.
Sep 08, 2013•1 hr 44 min
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!
Sep 01, 2013•1 hr 46 min
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!
Aug 31, 2013•2 hr 13 min
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!
Aug 26, 2013•1 hr 43 min
FEATURING: NO GAMING! FOOTBALL! AWFUL PREDICTIONS! GREG LEAHEY!
Aug 19, 2013•3 hr 2 min
FEATURING: Holy crap, Pikmin 3 is finally out! New Business also includes Sakura Samurai, Shining Force on Game Gear, ZORK of all things, Cloudberry Kingdom, and Jonny's thoughts on the Kickstarter for Shadow of the Eternals! Listener Mail covers the future of Endless Ocean, Miyamoto's new franchise, the quality of Wii U Virtual Console, and rare classics that we'd like to come back!
Aug 12, 2013•1 hr 52 min
FEATURING: Our special guest this week is Kimberly Keller! New Business includes Call of Duty on Wii U, Super Metroid, #UNDEADBOWLING, Puzzle & Dragons, and quite a bit more! Our Wii U fall preview sees the four panelists taking turns to choose a couple games each that most excite us!
Aug 05, 2013•1 hr 42 min
FEATURING: Our special guest this week is Michael -TYP- Cole! New Business: We've got Shantae on Virtual Console, Darksiders, Attack of the Friday Monsters, A Link to the Past, and Ni no Kuni! Listener Mail is very active this week with letters about Earthbound, Wii U, Virtual Console, and much more!
Jul 28, 2013•1 hr 57 min