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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 267: The Friendly Ghost

Featuring: Jon returns to help us answer your Listener Mail! Will we be able to download retail 3DS games? Will Nintendo be out of the hardware business 10 years from now? Listen to find out! Our New Business includes the eShop-exclusive Freakyforms, Batman, Uncharted 3, and Super Mario 3D Land's big Japan launch numbers! PLUS: The Phantom Castaneda!

Nov 13, 20111 hr 25 min

RFN Presents: The Famicast 6 - TANOOKI ONSEN 3D

Featuring: Danny and JC return with their impressions of the newly released Super Mario 3D Land! The Japan news round-up features November's plentiful VC offerings and Dragon Quest X! PLUS: More of your listener mail!

Nov 12, 20111 hr 32 min

Episode 266: Meet My Demands...Or Else!

Featuring: RFN is taken hostage by RetroActive No. 20: River City Ransom! We fight our way through the Squids, the Cowboys, and even the Generic Dudes to discuss this classic NES RPG-brawler! New Business features Xenoblade, Japan's shockingly vibrant VC service, the Layton movie, and Jonny's bogus journey through the App Store! PLUS: Has James kidnapped Jon, and will he ever give him back?!

Nov 06, 20111 hr 47 min

Episode 265: When Herschel Met Luke (Restaurant Scene)

Featuring: Jonny returns with ten Kirbys in tow as he gives his impressions of Kirby Mass Attack! Also in New Business: Layton, PixelJunk SideScroller, and The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Concert! We look at Nintendo's financial woes, the outlook for Wii U, and the inevitable 3DS redesign in Listener Mail! PLUS: Will the tyranny of the dudebro ever end?!

Oct 30, 20112 hr 6 min

Episode 264: All Good Things...

Featuring: 175 episodes late, Jon, James, and Greg pay tribute to the N64 with some help from TYP! 15 years on from its US launch, join us for a look back at the N64's history from "Project Reality" to plain ol' reality! We go through our favorite games for the system all the way from Super Mario 64 to Conker's Bad Fur Day! PLUS: Jon wants to hit Luke from Prof Layton with a soccer ball!

Oct 23, 20112 hr 39 min

Episode 263: All My Rowdy Friends

Featuring: Listener Mail returns! We answer your questions about gaming conventions, the Circle Pad Expansion, the Honesty Box pricing model, and the sins of publishers! New Business features Catrap, Inazuma Eleven, and the Team ICO HD Collection! PLUS: A brief history of the N64 Expansion Pak!

Oct 16, 20112 hr

Episode 262: Where Pride Goes

Featuring: It's time for RFN's annual Fall Preview Show! We look at Nintendo's line-up for the rest of the year and highlight our most anticipated titles! James stacks boxes up to the sky in New Business with Solatorobo for DS! PLUS: More on Four Swords DSiWare, Super Mario Land 2, and Aliens Infestation!

Oct 09, 20111 hr 52 min

Episode 261: Dat New Bitness

Featuring: Portables dominate New Business with Aliens Infestation, Dragon Quest VI, and Bit.Trip Saga! Listener Mail looks at the future of smartphone gaming, the chances of Ni no Kuni coming to Wii U, and the Bills beating the Patriots! PLUS: Jon butchers the English language!

Oct 02, 20111 hr 34 min

Episode 260: Zero-Sum Xenomics

Featuring: Listener Mail is back in a big way! We answer all your questions about the future of Japanese 3DS games in Western markets, import paradoxes, bad controls, and The Grinder! James nears the end of his Xenoblade journey in New Business! PLUS: Used Games vs. Piracy - FIGHT!!

Sep 25, 20112 hr 3 min

RFN Presents: The Famicast 5 - TGS 2011 SPECIAL

Featuring: The Famicast crew brings you in-depth coverage of Tokyo Game Show 2011! Listen for hands-on 3DS impressions of Resident Evil, Metal Gear, Kingdom Hearts, and the Slide Pad Expansion! JC interviews NWR founder Billy Berghammer ten years on from his Japanese GameCube launch adventure! PLUS: Beautiful women! Ridiculously long lines!

Sep 22, 20111 hr 41 min

Episode 259: I Hate-Hate Like-Likes

Featuring: We break down all the announcements from Nintendo's 3DS Conference in Tokyo! Will the Monster Hunter 4 bombshell end the 3DS-Vita war before it even begins?! James offers an extended verbal love letter to his import copy of Xenoblade Chronicles! Also in New Business: Star Fox 64 3D, Radiant Silvergun, and The Legend of Zelda!

Sep 18, 20111 hr 48 min

Episode 258: Returning Champion

Featuring: We discuss all the big news coming out of Japan with Special Guest Chris Kohler of Wired.com! Chris and the crew analyze the Dragon Quest X Online, Monster Hunter 3G, and 3DS Circle Pad add-on revelations! New Business features Prof. Layton and the Mask of Miracle, Devil Survivor Overclocked, and Serious Sam: Double D! PLUS: A last-minute preview of TGS 2011!

Sep 11, 20111 hr 59 min

Episode 257: Ode to Joypads

Featuring: Radio Trivia host Michael Cole joins us for a Listener Mail blowout! New Business goes completely retro with the NES Ambassador Games, Final Fantasy VI, and Gargoyle's Quest! We answer all your letters about new 3DS owners, Wii U's future, game length, RPGs, soundtracks, and more! PLUS: James sets out to flatten the history of Western civilization with a giant rock!

Sep 04, 20111 hr 56 min

Episode 256: In a Really Tight Spot

Featuring: Special guest and former RFN host Karl Castaneda joins us for our Killer7 RetroActive! Suda51's breakthrough GCN game features multiple personalities and sinister elementary schools, so why is Karl the only one who loves it?! We discuss the recent 3DS rumors in New Business--is a redesign with dual circle pads already on the way?! PLUS: In-depth import impressions of Rhythm Heaven for Wii!

Aug 28, 20112 hr 6 min

RFN Presents: The Famicast 4 - AKIBA LIVE

Featuring: The Famicast comes to you from inside Super Potato in downtown Akihabara! Danny and JC discuss demos on the 3DS eShop, Dragon Quest X, and the rest of the Nintendo news from Japan! JC gets himself a last-minute Ambassadorship! PLUS: Answers to more of your listener questions!

Aug 24, 201156 min

Episode 255: La Troisieme Saison

Featuring: Season 3 of RFN begins with a celebration of the Super Nintendo's 20th birthday! We go through NWR's SNES 20 list and discuss our own 16-bit favorites in a special feature! New Business has a European flavor as we discuss Xenoblade's launch, Last Story and Pandora's Tower for 2012, and a new Wii model! PLUS: We fail to introduce the episode properly!

Aug 21, 20112 hr 2 min

Episode 254: Silk the Shocka

Featuring: Jon returns with war stories from his backlog! WayForward and XBLA dominate New Business with Mighty Milky Way, Contra 4, Outland, and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet! Listener Mail features Mega Man, Captain N, and the possibility that Nintendo hates 2D Mario?! PLUS: James accuses Nintendo of not being able to count!

Aug 14, 20111 hr 53 min

Episode 253: Daddy's Home for Dinner

Featuring: NWR founder Billy Berghammer is our special guest this week! New Business runs the gamut from Skyward Sword, FF6, and Xenoblade to Bulletstorm and Shadows of the Damned! We look at how the 3DS crisis will affect Nintendo's plans for Wii U in Listener Mail! PLUS: Who do we want to be in the next Super Smash Bros.?!

Aug 07, 20112 hr 4 min

Episode 252: Sky Puppies Defeat Fake Hero

Featuring: RFN returns just in time to react to the 3DS price cut bombshell! We analyze how Nintendo made the decision, the wisdom of the Ambassador Program, and what lies ahead for 3DS! Greg has fresh impressions of Nintendo's upcoming line-up, including Kirby Mass Attack, Mario Kart 7, and Super Mario 3D Land! PLUS: New Business turns back time again and again with Ghost Trick and Half-Minute Hero!

Jul 31, 20111 hr 55 min

RFN Presents: The Famicast 3 - CHIBI-CAST

Featuring: The Famicast returns after a three month hiatus to bring you up to date on Japanese gaming! JC and Danny discuss 3DS video content and Nintendo's upcoming releases! Your listener questions are answered on bottle cap figures, capsule hotels, poop, and the state of PC gaming in Japan! PLUS: Hands-on impressions of Star Fox 64 3D!

Jul 26, 20111 hr 3 min

Episode 251: For a Few Letters More

Featuring: RFN shakes off its birthday hangover with a Listener Mail special! We answer your questions about Skyward Sword, Wii U, Operation Rainfall, and more! PLUS: Bitching about bitching!

Jul 17, 20111 hr 14 min

Episode 250: Five Long Years

Featuring: TYP and a whole bunch of RFN fans join us to celebrate the show's fifth birthday! Peek behind the curtain as we share untold stories from RFN history! Hear us take calls from listeners for more than two and a half hours! PLUS: Solid Snake! Morgan Freeman! Charlie Sheen! Ty Shughart!

Jul 10, 20114 hr 27 min

Episode 249: Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

Featuring: We react to Operation Rainfall's campaign to bring Wii JRPGs to North America! New Business features Solatorobo, Shantae, Pikmin, and Retro Game Master! You ask us about Metal Gear Solid, Wii U ports and accessories, and jet packs in Listener Mail! PLUS: A sneak peek at our plans for RFN 250!

Jul 03, 20112 hr 7 min

Episode 248: Perfect Agent Greganna

Featuring: RetroActive resumes with our in-depth look at the Perfect Dark single player campaign! We talk about shadowy corporations, sinister conspiracies, waistcoat-wearing aliens, and everything else in the life of Joanna Dark! 3DS dominates New Business with Ocarina of Time, Ridge Racer, and Donkey Kong! PLUS: Jon Lindemann as Daniel Carrington!

Jun 26, 20112 hr 12 min

Episode 247: You Can Lead a Man to the Beam, But...

Featuring: The RFN crew reunites to discuss our reactions to the Wii U reveal and everything else from E3! New Business celebrates Zelda's 25th birthday and the eShop launch with Link's Awakening, Ocarina of Time 3D, X-Scape, and AlphaBounce! We answer all your post-E3 questions about Wii U, the new controller, 3DS, and Nintendo's eShop penny pinching! PLUS: Jon vs. Lavos - TITLE FIGHT!

Jun 19, 20112 hr 34 min
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