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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 287: Demolition Sherpa

Featuring: The RFN crew returns from PAX East with a lot of tales to tell! Hear about mass StreetPassing, Runner 2, Hell Yeah, the horrors of the 3DO, and more from Boston! RPGs dominate New Business with Tales of the Abyss and Xenoblade Chronicles! PLUS: Jon Lindemann becomes John Spartan!

Apr 15, 20121 hr 54 min

RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012 (Alternate Take)

Featuring: Jonny, James, Lindy, and special guest Guillaume present RFN's third annual live panel at PAX East! Feature Topic: Countdown to the Wii U Launch! Extended Q&A -- 45 minutes of great audience interaction! PLUS: Late night talk show music courtesy of the PAX Enforcers!

Apr 14, 20121 hr 22 min

RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012

Featuring: Jonny, James, Lindy, and special guest Guillaume present RFN's third annual live panel at PAX East! Feature Topic: Countdown to the Wii U Launch! Extended Q&A -- 45 minutes of great audience interaction! PLUS: Late night talk show music courtesy of the PAX Enforcers!

Apr 10, 20121 hr 21 min

Episode 286: Jill-in-the-Box

Featuring: Turn out the lights, it's time for a feature discussion about game endings! New Business features more Kid Icarus: Uprising, Mutant Mudds, Dokapon Kingdom, and Jonny's Rhythm Heaven party! Listener Mail examines a proposal to swap game scores for cash - but not in that way! PLUS: A very special surprise guest!

Apr 01, 20121 hr 58 min

RFN Presents: The Famicast 10 - STREETPASS TENGOKU

Featuring: The entire NWR Japan team assembles for the first time! JC, Danny, and Minoru discuss SteetPass life in Japan - in person! New Business features Hatsune Miku and VC goodness, including Game Gear and Street Fighter II online! PLUS: More answers to your questions!

Mar 29, 20122 hr 9 min

Episode 285: We're Finished!

Featuring: We've got early impressions of Kid Icarus: Uprising and the last word on The Last Story! Also in New Business: Fire Emblem, Advance Wars, Sine Mora, and classic Kid Icarus too! Guillaume returns to help us with Listener Mail, featuring Wii U concerns, portables, peripherals, and the most DLC-ready Nintendo games! PLUS: James alienates everyone!

Mar 25, 20122 hr 3 min

Episode 284: BB Action

Featuring: Billy Berghammer is our special guest this week! The founder of NWR gives us insight into his work as a game consultant plus the CBSi purchase of Giant Bomb! 3DS dominates New Business once again with Mario Tennis Open, Mutant Mudds, Zen Pinball, and the Rhythm Thief demo! PLUS: Jonny loves Journey!

Mar 18, 20121 hr 22 min

Episode 283: I Am Impact!

Featuring: James has first impressions of The Last Story! Also in New Business: Mass Effect 3, Mario vs. DK: Minis March Again, and Goemon's Great Adventure! Listener Mail returns with questions about multiple Wii U tablets, Pokemon Black + White 2, and how to wake up a sleeping Nintendo franchise! PLUS: DOUBLE IMPACT!

Mar 11, 20121 hr 42 min

Episode 282: Better Late Than Never

Featuring: Special guest Guillaume Veillette of NegativeWorld.org joins us to celebrate the 3DS' first birthday! We reflect on our time as 3DS owners by tallying up our games, comparing best/worst experiences, and offering hopes for the future! 3DS dominates New Business too with Mario, Steel Diver, Pac-Man + Galaga Dimensions, and a big announcement from Jon! PLUS: Wuwhores!

Mar 05, 20122 hr 8 min

RFN Presents: The Famicast 9 - ONI BRAIN

Featuring: Danny, Daan, and JC return with reaction to all the Nintendo Direct news from Japan! Get in rhythm with the crew's discussions of the Hatsune Miku demo, Theatrhythm, and Rhythm Thief! Danny delves into Denpa Ningen no RPG for the eShop! PLUS: Valentine's Day in Japan!

Feb 27, 20121 hr 46 min

Episode 281: Y'all Come Back Now!

Featuring: We celebrate the announcement of The Last Story's North American release! Also in New Business: All the other news from the Nintendo Direct broadcasts! Listener Mail returns with questions about gaming instead of studying, the best hardware for playing DSiWare, and a big one on the future of Zelda! PLUS: Jonny finishes not one, not two, but three games!

Feb 27, 20122 hr 2 min

Episode 280: Sand in the Ointment

Featuring: RFN gets philosophical in a special feature as we explore the question: What is Gameplay?! Will we avoid sinking into a semantic quagmire and instead generate a thought-provoking discussion? Listen to find out! New Business features Wario Land, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, more Rhythm Heaven Fever, and the Metal Gear Solid 3D demo! PLUS: Jon finishes not one, but two games!

Feb 20, 20122 hr 11 min

Episode 279: Fo' Slo'

Featuring: James comes down with a Rhythm Heaven Fever! Also in New Business: Art Academy, Crush3D, more Revelations, and the Master System! Listener Mail returns with questions about VC transferability, Hyrule Historia, pro-Rayman media bias, and more! PLUS: Jon Lindemann in the fourth person!

Feb 12, 20121 hr 39 min

Episode 278: That's Lobsterist!

Featuring: It's time for us to learn to deal with death as the Fire Emblem RetroActive comes to a close! We discuss The Sacred Stones for GBA in-depth with the help of your forum comments! Greg has extensive impressions of the Circle Pad Pro and RE Revelations in New Business! PLUS: Jonny and TYP's Rupee Fever!

Feb 05, 20122 hr 12 min

Episode 277: Shocking Revelaitons

Featuring: We reveal the games we just have to play before we die in our Gaming Bucket Lists! Our lists take us on a journey through time from the days of the Vectrex all the way up to the Captain Rainbow age! New Business looks at Nintendo's latest round of troubling financials! PLUS: Jon hops back on the time travel train with Radiant Historia!

Jan 30, 20122 hr 3 min

RFN Presents: The Famicast 8 - SAMURAI PIZZA THIEF

Featuring: Danny, Daan, and JC put Japanese games journalism under the microscope in a brand new Famicast! The crew has impressions of Kiki Trick and Rhythm Thief R! Theatrhythm's DLC leads off the Japan news! PLUS: Answers to your questions on the PS Vita and over-priced pizza!

Jan 25, 20121 hr 41 min

Episode 276: Star Wars Porn

Featuring: It's the Dawn of the Demo as we take Resident Evil: Revelations for a test drive! Also in New Business: Bionic Commando, F-Zero, and the return of Trauma Team! We answer yet more of your Listener Mail on Mega Man's 25th birthday, Nintendo's SOPA stance, and the future of Mario hub worlds! PLUS: Naked Wookiees!

Jan 22, 20121 hr 52 min

Episode 275: The Pen-and-Paper Podcast

Featuring: The RFN crew celebrates the fourth anniversary of its first show together! Jonny traces back the roots of the RPG genre in New Business! Listener Mail features our desires for Miyamoto's next project, Wii U's online uncertainty, and a prescription for lethargic Nintendo fans! PLUS: Lindy the Necrolinguist!

Jan 15, 20121 hr 43 min

Episode 274: In the Year Two-Thousaaaaaaand

Featuring: It's predictions time again as we gaze into our crystal balls to see what lies ahead for 2012! Also, what are our most anticipated games, and just how wrong were our 2011 forecasts?! New Business features Nano Assault, Shinobi, 3D Classics Kid Icarus, and James' ailing XBOX! PLUS: Jon can't stop finishing games!

Jan 09, 20122 hr 2 min

Episode 273: The Hare with No Hair

Featuring: The RFN crew reunites for the first show of 2012! A New Year means a whole lot of New Business, including Mighty Switch Force, VVVVVV, and the joy of Swapnote! We examine the potential for a Zelda game made by Retro Studios! PLUS: The future of Animal Crossing!

Jan 01, 20121 hr 39 min

Episode 272: Desperately Seeking Sarah

Featuring: Billy and TYP join us to answer all your Listener Mail questions before the end of the year! We cover demos, Wii U remakes, directors vs. producers, Nintendo's overconfidence, the PS Vita launch, and much more! Our guests also go through their favorite games of 2011! PLUS: The Sarah Miller Mystery is solved!

Dec 28, 20111 hr 12 min

Episode 271: And I'll Form the Head!

Featuring: The time has come for us to pick our Top 5 Games of 2011! It's Zelda vs. Mario vs. JRPGs vs. Shu Takumi - who will come out on top?! New Business features Club Nintendo's American makeover, more Pushmo, and the shock return of an old RFN punching bag! PLUS: The villainy of Shy Guy!

Dec 18, 20112 hr 20 min

RFN Presents: The Famicast 7 - ANNUAL GIFT MAN APPROACHES

Featuring: Special guest Daan Koopman joins the NWR Japan team for a bumper edition of the Famicast! The crew has impressions of Hirari Sakura Zamurai and the Circle Pad Pro! Your questions about Animal Crossing, Metroid, and real live tanukis are all answered in Listener Mail! PLUS: Discover what Christmas is like in Japan!

Dec 16, 20113 hr

Episode 270: An Goron Appears!

Featuring: Karl returns in audible form to help us cover all the Miyamoto retirment talk and Xenoblade's US launch! There's more Mario Kart, 3D Land, and Skyward Sword in New Business, also James goes fishing! We look at the odds of Sony and Microsoft imitating the Wii U controller, and why gamers curse in Listener Mail! PLUS: Number Five is ALIVE!

Dec 11, 20112 hr 12 min

Episode 269: Doin' It Like We Do

Featuring: We just can't stop talking about Skyward Sword! Also in New Business: Mario Kart 7 and The Old Republic Beta! Listener Mail returns with questions about Wii U launch games and Nintendo's transition to HD development! PLUS: Jon reveals his desire for a pink 3DS!

Dec 04, 20112 hr 11 min

Episode 268: Thirty Hours of Freedom

Featuring: The RFN crew reunites after the live telethon for a bumper batch of Thanksgiving New Business! Everyone's been playing Skyward Sword, but can you guess who's put the most time into Zelda of us all?! We also have impressions of Super Mario 3D Land, Ace Combat 3DS, and Skyrim! PLUS: Jonny revokes James' US citizenship!

Nov 27, 20111 hr 5 min

2nd Annual NWR Live Podcast Telethon - Part 2

Here's the second third of the recording of our wildly successful telethon for Child's Play! Thanks to Karl for editing this beast -- the rest is coming soon!

Nov 24, 20113 hr 6 min

2nd Annual NWR Live Podcast Telethon - Part 1

Here's the first third of the recording of our wildly successful telethon for Child's Play! Thanks to Karl for editing this beast -- the rest is coming soon!

Nov 21, 20113 hr 7 min

Don't Forget the NWR Live Telethon on 19 November!

Be sure to attend NWR Live Telethon for Child's Play on Saturday, 19 November 2011! Donate money! Play Radio Trivia live! Get expert opinions of Zelda: Skyward Sword from the reviewers themselves!

Nov 17, 201111 min
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