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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 433: Now E3 is Real

FEATURING: As usual, we start with New Business: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Adventure of Pip, and Splatoon. Site director Neal Ronaghan joins us after the break for E3 hype, to tell us what to expect from your favorite Nintendo news website this week, and to answer a few Listener Mail questions!

Jun 15, 20151 hr 50 min

Episode 432: Tears of Joy/Rage

FEATURING: Guillaume is absent for this episode, but Jonny, Jon and James still find the time to discuss the latest Nintendo Direct Mini. But first, New Business features impressions of Splatoon's Dojo mode, Skyrim musings, and thoughts on Code Name STEAM! After the break, the unflappable trio regales us with their E3 2015 predictions!

Jun 09, 20152 hr 9 min

Episode 431: NOT TAKE MIRROR!

FEATURING: The recording of our entire live event, with all your favorite RFN segments included! New Business features Stretchmo and yes, Splatoon! Finally, our epic RetroActive feature on Twilight Princess, with plenty of comments from our awesome listeners!

Jun 01, 20153 hr 23 min

Episode 430: Dad Humor Overload

FEATURING: Short episode this week! Everyone chimes in on their Splatoon Nintendo Direct and Test Fire impressions, followed by a Listener Mail Thunder Round.

May 17, 20151 hr 11 min

Episode 429: Valkyrie Needs Bucket Badly

FEATURING: For the first time, Karen comes on the podcast to discuss her New Business with the gang! New Business: Excite Truck, Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Kerbal Space Program, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles, Puzzle and Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, HarmoKnight and Typing of the Dead: Overkill. Listener Mail : Shameful backlogs, Splatoon! hopes and fears, and Hideo Kojima+Nintendo slash fic.

May 11, 20152 hr 9 min

Episode 428: Ham-Fisted Villain O'Clock

FEATURING: New Business: Konamigeddon, Amiibo Tap, Heart Beaten, Gargoyle's Quest 2, Goldeneye 007 for Wii, Wild Arms, Mario Kart 8 downloadable content, Geometry Wars 3, and the almost-complete NWR Smash Bros. Tournament. Listener Mail Thunder Round!

May 03, 20151 hr 50 min

Episode 427: In Defense of Lanky

FEATURING: New Business: Mario Kart 8 DLC, Donkey Kong Country 3, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Inazuma Eleven, Affordable Space Adventures, BoxBoy!, the newest Streetpass games, and Donkey Kong 64. Listener Mail: Strange Virtual Console decisions, Guilty pleasures, Indie disservice.

Apr 27, 20152 hr 8 min

Episode 426: Connoisseur of Chaos

FEATURING: New Business: Smash Bros for Wii U, Code Name STEAM, New Super Mario Bros 2, The Conduit, Chibi-Robo: Photo Finder, and Donkey Kong 64! Listener Mail: Too many topics to list them all -- it's the Thunder Round!

Apr 20, 20151 hr 48 min

Episode 425: Korn Hits the Road

FEATURING: New Business: Axiom Verge, Geist, Elliot Quest, Majora's Mask, BoxBoy! and Inazuma Eleven. Listener Mail: Platinum and Gold Club Nintendo rewards, rock band vanity video games, voice chat in Splatoon.

Apr 12, 20151 hr 45 min

Episode 424: Don't Say Pumped

FEATURING: Jon "The Streak" Lindemann is absent, but we have in his place new staffer Donald "Mick" Theriault! We start with discussing the April 1st Nintendo Direct, and move on to a short New Business: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker, Cloudberry Kingdom, Conception 2, Boxboy! and Valiant Hearts. Listener Mail: How to make us care for amiibo, Aonuma a worthy steward? and What the heck is NFR?

Apr 05, 20152 hr 11 min

Episode 423: A Diaper Too Small

FEATURING: Crazy New Business this week with two games we won't spoil, as well as Xeodrifter, Elliot Quest and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked. Listener Mail: Launch NX games, Relationship advice, and the Nintendo Phone.

Mar 29, 20151 hr 55 min

Episode 422: Alien Movement

FEATURING: We switch things up this week and start off the episode with a feature length discussion of the DeNA and NX announcements, followed by a letter about dealing with spoilers. After the break, New Business: Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., Axiom Verge, Ketzal's Corridors, 3D OutRun, Persona Q and Mario Golf.

Mar 22, 20152 hr 5 min

Episode 421: Eat That Frog

FEATURING: New Business: Proun+, Axiom Verge, Persona Q, Ori and the Blind Forest, Mario vs Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars, and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. Listener Mail: What's to become of Wario, Procrastination, and New Destiny Warriors fan.

Mar 16, 20152 hr 1 min

Episode 420: Professor of Printed Pieces of Paper

FEATURING: New Business: Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords - Anniversary Edition, Soul Nomad (PS2), TV buying, Titan Attacks! and Ironfall. Retroactive: Pokemon - The Trading Card Game

Mar 08, 20152 hr 18 min

Episode 419: Lincoln Loggo

FEATURING: New Business: Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, ICO, Shadow of the Colossus, and StarFox 64 3D. Listener Mail: 100%ing games, Who Loves Donkey Kong the Most?, Lincoln: Nintendo's newest character.

Mar 02, 20152 hr 25 min

Episode 418: By the Throat

FEATURING: Please welcome back Josh Hillyer, who subs for Jon this week! New Business: New 3DS XL, Majora 3D, StreetPass, Pokemon Shuffle, and Siesta Fiesta! Listener Mail: Nostalgia, DSiWare, and Nintendo's awful brand names!

Feb 23, 20152 hr 22 min

Episode 417: Anything But Sonic

FEATURING: TYP subs for Jon this week! New Business: Guacamelee, Blek, Moon Chronicles, Deception IV, Pokemon Y, Ittle Dew. Plus bonus DICE impressions! Listener Mail: SNES and GBA VC on the New 3DS, APEX, and New to Smash.

Feb 15, 20151 hr 55 min

Episode 416: ExciteClaus

FEATURING: New Business: Gunman Clive 2, Mario Kart 8, Nintendo Land, Code Name S.T.E.A.M., Wario Land 3, Mighty Final Fight and Metroid Prime Trilogy. Listener Mail: Our Club Nintendo picks, where we get our gaming news, and thoughts on Splatoon multiplayer.

Feb 08, 20151 hr 41 min

Episode 415: Boring Victory Lap

FEATURING: Back to normal this week. New Business covers Bayonetta 2, Atelier Escha & Logy, Persona Q, Super Smash Bros for Wii U, 3D After Burner II and Resident Evil. In a short Listener Mail, we discuss the closing of Club Nintendo, and share how gaming has helped us cope in tough times.

Feb 01, 20151 hr 49 min

Episode 414: Glitter Glory

FEATURING: We make'em, you love'em: it's our annual predictions feature, with special guest Chris Kohler of Wired's Game Life! But first, New Business: Monster Hunter 4 demo, Chariot, Captain Toad, and Persona Q!

Jan 25, 20152 hr 15 min

Episode 413: Strip Club Regulars

FEATURING: It's a real packed episode this week, as it's time for our annual Top 5 Games of the Year! But first, we discuss the 01-14-2015 Nintendo Direct!

Jan 19, 20152 hr 44 min

Episode 412: The Pink Bros

FEATURING: It's an all New Business episode for James, Jon, Jonny and Guillaume! Listen to us talk about, amongst other games: Bionic Commando: Elite Forces, Sportsball, Atelier Escha & Logy, Bayonetta, Jon's conundrum, Captain Toad, Shantae: Pirate's Curse and Super Smash Bros.

Jan 12, 20151 hr 57 min

Episode 411: Turduckenlanders

FEATURING: Hope you enjoy Listener Mail, because this is a special emails-only holiday episode with James, Jonny, and special guest Alex Culafi! Topics include winter gaming, Mario Maker, the Brazilian eShop workaround, and amiibo sports!

Jan 05, 20151 hr 21 min

Episode 410: amiibarf

FEATURING: Phoenix Wright Trilogy, Donkey Kong: King of Swing, Tyrian 2000, Bayonetta 2, Xeodrifter, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. Listener Mail: Amiibo distribution fiasco, the animated Mario movie, possible exclusives to push the New 3DS launch, and a very special Smash Bros. online match.

Dec 21, 20142 hr 7 min

Episode 409: Treedodgers

FEATURING: The New Business this week: Reactions on the new Zelda Wii U footage and the soulless video game awards show it came packaged in, Xeodrifter, Puppeteer, Shapes of Gray, Mario Kart 8 and the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy. After the break: One year later, we revisit our prognostic on the Wii U.

Dec 14, 20141 hr 52 min

Episode 408: A Really Nice Guy

FEATURING: Lots of Japanese games this week in New Business! Listener Mail examines GameCube adapters, trends in popular genres, and something called Nintenbaiting!

Dec 08, 20142 hr 12 min

Episode 407: Guillaume & Watch

FEATURING: We played Smash online, TOGETHER! Come listen to us play (or head over to NWR TV on YouTube to watch for yourself)! BONUS: Podcast-exclusive, anti-Putin, saber-rattling segment from James Jones!

Dec 01, 20141 hr 25 min

Episode 406: Wrasslevania

FEATURING: One last crop of New Business before Smash Bros. takes over our lives and the show! Highlights include Pokemon: The Trading Card Game, Call of Dragon Age, World of Warcraft (really), and Tengami! Listener Mail returns with your questions about Super Mario Bros. 2, the future of Castlevania, the language of interactivity, and a Majora's Mask 3D lightning round!

Nov 23, 20142 hr 14 min

Episode 405: Quality of Fantasy Life

FEATURING: It's an all-New_Business episode this week! We discuss the Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1, Hyrule Warriors, The Binding of Isaac, Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones, Fantasy Life, Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Kirby Triple Deluxe.

Nov 16, 20141 hr 57 min
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