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Radio Free Nintendo

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Radio Free Nintendo is Nintendo World Report's official weekly podcast. Every week, NWR's staff discuss everything Nintendo from the latest releases to classic games.
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Episodes

Episode 455: Winds of Thunder Round

FEATURING: Shorter, all-listener mail episode for Thanksgiving this week, covering topics from the future of RPGs on NX to playing old RPGs on retro consoles.

Nov 29, 20151 hr 20 min

Episode 454: Mobile Sidejob

FEATURING: New Business: Yo-Kai Watch, Halo 5, Contra EX, Snoopy's Grand Adventure, Octodad, Rodea The Sky Soldier, and Gaist Crusher. Listener Mail: Nintendo Franchise Mobile Shoehorning, and the JRPG Deluge.

Nov 22, 20152 hr 4 min

Episode 452: You Are a Jerk, Bollocks-Head

FEATURING: Jon is still out, so we welcome Karen to share her New Business with us! New Business: Yoshi's Woolly World, The Legend of Legacy, Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water and the Super Mario Maker update. Listener Mail: Vita ports, Odious Yo-Kai and Zelda innovations.

Nov 08, 20151 hr 57 min

Episode 451: Just Add an H

FEATURING: Jon is out this week, but thankfully we found his non-union equivalent, John Rairdin! New Business: Slender: The Arrival, Mario Tennis Ultra Smash, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Human Resource Machine, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes. Listener Mail: Investors Meeting, Nintendo Directs, Pachislots.

Nov 01, 20151 hr 45 min

Episode 450: Tone Down Your Exorcising

FEATURING: Dr Metts joins the rest of the crew this week for this milestone episode. Yea! New Business: Yoshi's Woolly World, Guitar Hero Live, Extreme Exorcism, Chibi-Robo Zip Lash, Konami Krazy Racers, Shadow of the Colossus and The Legend of Legacy. Special Feature: What we know of the NX so far.

Oct 25, 20152 hr 17 min

Episode 449: Can't Outshine the Sun

FEATURING: New Business: Legend of Legacy, Cost-effective game-buying in the UK, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 3D, Rocket League and Chibi-Robo Zip Lash. Retroactive: Mario Tennis Power Tour.

Oct 18, 20152 hr 17 min

Episode 448: Accurate Portrayals of Baboons in the Media

FEATURING: New Business: Rare Replay, Year Walk, Amiibo, Alundra, Galaxy 2, and Murasame's Castle. Listener Mail: Microsoft as a force of evil, the future of Nindies@Home, our favorite games, and the value of a Wii U to a man on the road.

Oct 11, 20152 hr 14 min

Episode 447: Who Is Cobra Commander?

FEATURING: New Business: Starfox Command, Smash Bros DLC, Destiny, Elebits. Listener Mail: Games for Europeans to import, Nintendo merch, Amiibo, and Life-changing visual novels.

Oct 04, 20152 hr 5 min

Episode 446: Black Hatred in Vague Human Form

FEATURING: New Business: The Legend of Legacy demo, Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows, and Super Mario Maker. Listener Mail: Games for a young player, Kimishima, and GameCube of VC.

Sep 27, 20151 hr 59 min

Episode 445: I Made a Stage with Boos in It

FEATURING: It's Jon's turn to take a week off, so RFN has a shorter Super Mario Maker-only episode. Mario Maker Stage creation Stage discovery Stage gameplay

Sep 20, 20151 hr 15 min

Episode 444: Toys-to-Afterlife

FEATURING: Greg takes a break to immerse himself in football season, but friend of the show Syrenne McNulty is back to discuss two 3DS and Wii U games we might not have talked about otherwise: Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, and Disney Infinity 3.0. New Business is rounded off with a comparison of Super Mario 3D World and New Super Mario Bros. U as co-op games, and talk of Astral Breakers, VS. Excitebike, and the Metal Gear Solid entries leading up to MGS 5. Listener Mail: Pikmin 4 hopes a...

Sep 13, 20152 hr 9 min

Episode 443: Autumn of Too Many Leaves

FEATURING: New Business covers Runbow, Dokapon Kingdom, Sin & Punishment, Mega Man X4, LBX, and Tube Sliders. Listener Mail: Future Nintendo Network Features, RPGs for newbies, and How to Games Journalism.

Sep 06, 20152 hr 5 min

Episode 442: You Got to Have a Fall Guy

FEATURING: New Business covers LBX, 3D Gunstar Heroes and 3D Streets of Rage 2, Woah Dave! Deluxe, Final Fantasy VII and Madden 2016. Nintendo's release calendar for the rest of 2016 and a feature: the end of every generation, ever.

Aug 31, 20152 hr 8 min

Episode 441: The Model of Efficiency

FEATURING: New Business covers Pokemon Pinball, Castlevania 3, Ace Combat Infinity, Kirby 64, and Castlestorm. Listener Mail, Thunder Round edition.

Aug 23, 20152 hr 10 min

Episode 440: Indefatigable Podcast

FEATURING: In this first Season 5 episode of RFN, James tries to get comfortable in the host's chair and everyone pretends nothing has happened. New Business begins with Greg Leahy's thoughts on the newest Smash Bros DLC and Tournament mode, and then leads the rest of the gang to talk about Splatoon with his fresh impressions. Guillaume talks about his brief but fun time playing the co-op Wii U game Never Alone, and James finishes with his impressions of Uncharted... Waters on the Wii U VC. List...

Aug 16, 20152 hr 21 min

Episode 439: Grapple Dem Tears

FEATURING: Jonny may have hosted the show for over 7 years, but we don't let his departure get in the way of our traditional New Business. Jonny starts us off with Kirby's Return to Dream Land, and then extolls the virtues of Rare Replay for the Xbox One. Guillaume follows that up with his impressions of a copy of Mario Kart: Double Dash he found in someone's underwear drawer, plus his take on Dragon Fantasy. Then James regales us with his account of his time playing Doshin the Giant, and Jon ge...

Aug 09, 20153 hr 2 min

Episode 438: Spiritual Predecessor

FEATURING: Guillaume's still away and with no guest to replace him, it's a three man podcast this week. New Business touches on Samba de Amigo for Wii, Destiny, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, and Ori and the Blind Forest. Recent news get discussed in the second segment: among other things, the Smash and Splatoon updates, the Red Ash Kickstarter, and Dragon Quest XI for multiple platforms including the 3DS. Stick around until the end for a special announcement you don't want to miss....

Aug 02, 20152 hr 15 min

Episode 437: Yoshi the Harbinger

FEATURING: Greg Leahy replaces Jonny and has impressions of Yoshi's Wooly World and Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+ New Business also includes Pokemon Channel, Rocket League, and impressions from Nintendo of Canada's post-E3 media event! Listener Mail tackles the NX gimmick-to-power ratio, 3DS/Wii U to NX ports, Badass Elephants, and Amiibo sequel begging!

Jul 26, 20152 hr 26 min

Episode 436: Federation Farce, RFN Edition

FEATURING: GameTrailer's Dan Bloodworth subs in for Gui! New Business includes Kirby, Witcher, Splatoon, Hyrule Warriors, Monster Hunter 4U, Drive Club, and Trace Memory! Lords of Thunder Round Listener Mail addresses video game composers, Shovel Knght Amiibo, New 3DS trolling, online petitions (again), and more!

Jul 20, 20151 hr 48 min

Episode 435: Discovery of a Superb View

FEATURING: Syrenne steps in with good tidings of Xenoblade and Fire Emblem! Other New Business includes Mario/Yoshi, Shin Megami Tensei, and the ghost of Kuru Kuru Kururin! Listener Mail covers Pikmin speed-running, too much Zelda, and that misguided petition from E3.

Jul 13, 20152 hr 12 min

Episode 434: Dr. Wario's Snake Oil

FEATURING: The first post-E3 2015 episode! New Business: Earthbound Beginnings, Dr. Mario Miracle Cure, Pikmin NPC and Pikmin 3, New Super Mario Bros U, Donkey Kong 94, Woah Dave!, Elliott Quest, Broken Age, and TMNT: Danger of the Ooze. Listener Mail: We try to make sense of the SMT and Fire Emblem crossover, answer the plight of someone who doesn't get the Wii U, and avoid talking about Federation Forces. Or do we?

Jul 06, 20152 hr 15 min

E3 2015 Home Team Podcast: Monday - All the News That's Fit to Announce Early

FEATURING: James, J.P. Corbran, and Donald Theriault break down all the Nintendo news from before the Digital Event. We cover leaked 3DS ports, new Smash content, the Nintendo World Champonship, and more. We break down some non-Nintendo news from Monday's announcements that may be important for Nintendo fans.

Jun 16, 201551 min
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