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 580: The Best Wrecks of Dr. Stewart's Dream Course Vol. 1

FEATURING: (00:01:53) New Business - Hollow Knight. (00:24:17) Fortnite. (00:40:02) The Bridge. (00:48:00) Listener Mail - Iterating. (01:11:39) Fall lineup. (01:35:38) New ideas for F-Zero.

Jul 15, 2018•2 hr 5 min

Episode 579: Immortality Means Never Having to Pay for Fortnite Levels

FEATURING: (00:03:19) All New Business episode! - Mario Tennis Aces. (00:28:13) WarioWare Gold. (00:26:26) Shape of the World. (00:43:15) Fire Emblem Warriors. (00:53:09) Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. (00:59:35) Fortnite. (01:28:51) Musynx. (01:42:00) Pato Box.

Jul 08, 2018•2 hr 5 min

Episode 578: Perfect Substitute

FEATURING: (00:04:31) All Listener Mail episode! - Stop listening to us. (00:29:18) Game designer tunnel vision. (00:49:29) Wii on Switch. (01:02:07) Kirby in Dream Game. (01:16:46) Games that grew on us. (01:41:32) Toy-Con synergy.

Jul 02, 2018•2 hr 5 min

Episode 577: My Heart Lies with Pac-Man

FEATURING: (00:01:47) New Business - James' E3. (00:46:12) Fortnite. (01:05:25) Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion. (01:17:00) Pac-Man Championship Edition 2. (01:37:20) Listener Mail - Self-referencial Smash Bros. (02:00:02) Zero-sum game.

Jun 24, 2018•2 hr 16 min

Episode 576: Daisy Deviants (E3 2018)

FEATURING: Greg, Jon and Gui skype with James, the only one on the E3 floor, to discuss Nintendo's presentation.

Jun 13, 2018•1 hr 45 min

Episode 575: Henry Hatsworth in the Trip to the Shadow Realm

FEATURING: (00:06:10) New Business - Mario Tennis Aces. (00:22:22) Yoku's Island Express. Nintendo Labo. (00:30:00) Sundered. (00:42:01) PixelJunk Monsters 2. (00:56:46) Retroactive - Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure.

Jun 10, 2018•2 hr 23 min

Episode 574: Game Freak Used Money Stone on Eevee

FEATURING: (00:02:52) New Business - Dark Souls Remastered. (00:15:54) Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection. (00:28:25) Ikaruga. (00:33:22) Yoku's Island Express. (00:49:31) Baobabs Mausoleum Ep. 1: Ovnifagos Don't Eat Flamingos. (00:57:25) Milanoir. (01:09:27) Listener Mail - Pokemon Was Never Good. (01:43:54) In defense of compact levels.

Jun 03, 2018•2 hr 21 min

Episode 573: The Eighth Wonder of the World

FEATURING: (00:04:16) New Business - Fallen Legion. (00:20:37) Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. (00:39:57) Gorogoa. (00:42:10) Runner3. (00:48:23) Sushi Striker. (00:58:28) Listener Mail - Resident Evil 7: Cloud Version. (01:12:04) Eras of Nintendo better forgotten. (01:34:12) Genre franchise mix-and-match.

May 27, 2018•2 hr 4 min

Episode 572: Nintendo Franchise Executioner

FEATURING: (00:04:16) New Business - Skyrim table in Pinball FX3. (00:14:38) Three Fourths Home: Enhanced Edition. (00:20:16) Xenoblade Chronicles 2. (00:30:41) Super Mega Baseball 2. (00:44:46) Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. (00:56:45) Listener Mail - Star Fox Grand Prix rumors. (01:22:03) Pokemon Let's Go rumors.

May 20, 2018•2 hr 6 min

Episode 571: Mandatory Hooligans

FEATURING: (00:06:39) New Business - The Pinball Arcade. (00:12:50) Shantae Half-Genie Hero. (00:33:36) Sonic and Knuckles. (00:43:18) PixelJunk Monsters 2 demo. (00:51:59) Immortal Redneck. (01:09:14) Listener Mail - Nintendo Online knowns and unknowns.

May 13, 2018•2 hr 11 min

Episode 570: The Super Ponzi Bros.

FEATURING: (00:02:15) New Business - Pinball FX3 patch, Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright (00:30:05) Yakuza 6 (00:41:06) Graceful Explosion Machine, River City: Tokyo Rumble (00:53:58) The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion (00:56:32) Listener Mail - Nintendo franchise executioner (01:20:55) Furukawa, greenlighting games

May 06, 2018•2 hr 8 min

Episode 569: Thoughts of Your Head Underwater

FEATURING: (00:03:10) New Business - Nintendo Labo Variety Kit. (00:23:15) Bombslinger (00:30:10) Graceful Explosion Machine (00:37:00) Stikbold - A Dodgeball Adventure (00:44:35) NOT TALKING Yakuza 6 or Radiant Histora - yet (00:45:57) Elder Scrolls III: Morowind on Xbox One and V: Skyrim for PSVR. (01:09:16) Listener Mail - Nintendo names a new president. (01:36:00) Listener Mail - What really is Quality of Life?

Apr 29, 2018•2 hr 4 min

Episode 568: The Black and White World of Idioms

FEATURING: (00:01:30) New Business? - Rime works on Switch, I guess. (00:02:33) Uh oh...we lack a show... (00:06:22) Listener Mail - Super Mario: The Super Movie - The Super Game. (00:22:23) 20 Questions with Guillaume. (00:49:30) Listener Mail - Nintendo Time Cop. (01:08:54) 20 Questions with James (01:31:15) Listener Mail - eShop Flood.

Apr 23, 2018•1 hr 58 min

Episode 567: Revealed Preferred

FEATURING: (00:02:18) New Business - Rime. (00:06:12) Streets of Red, Burly Men at Sea. (00:16:49) Ikaruga, Spike. (00:23:02) The Mummy Demastered. (00:43:43) Listener Mail - Game announcement timing. (01:03:04) Collections vs VC. (01:20:43) Euro Nintendo Land.

Apr 15, 2018•1 hr 37 min

Episode 566: I'm. From. France.

FEATURING: (00:01:01) New Business - Jon's disastrous day (a crisis). (00:07:37) Arcade Archives PUNCH-OUT!! (00:23:13) Burly Men at Sea. (00:32:35) Deep Ones. (00:41:44) Atelier Lydie and Suellel. (00:47:32) Listener Mail - Paying for Nintendo's online service. (01:28:07) Free agents day.

Apr 08, 2018•2 hr 1 min

Episode 565: High Stakes Wiiware Gamble

FEATURING: (00:02:59) New Business - The Alliance Alive. (00:09:20) The End is Nigh, Toki Tori. (00:18:48) Sea of Thieves. (00:51:24) Atelier Lydie and Suellel. (01:05:18) Axiom Verge. (01:15:49) Listener Mail - Keeping the Wii U around. (01:43:23) Pokemon on Switch.

Apr 02, 2018•2 hr 17 min

Episode 564: Sir Laurence The Cable Guy, OBE

FEATURING: (00:01:18) New Business - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord. (00:21:38) Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Map Update. (00:25:59) Fluidity demo. (00:32:24) Jett Rocket. (00:38:03) L.A. Noire. (00:52:20) Tesla vs Lovecraft. (01:00:45)Nindies Direct. (01:18:30) Listener Mail - Alliance Alive, Radiant Historia, or SMT? (01:33:30) Larry the Cable Guy, WiiWare Santa. (01:44:00) London retro gaming.

Mar 25, 2018•2 hr 8 min

Episode 563: Mining Wii Points on the Blockchain

FEATURING: (00:06:15) New Business - VS Super Mario Bros. (00:20:22) Rise of the Tomb Raider. (00:32:39) Kona. (00:47:23) Yakuza 5. (00:52:36) Bayonetta 2, Wiiware Weview. (01:11:45) Listener Mail - Smash Bros Add One Remove One. (01:22:13) Digging an early grave for the 3DS. (01:40:37) Proudest gaming accomplishment.

Mar 18, 2018•2 hr 1 min

Episode 562: So, It's Sonic Forces

FEATURING: (00:02:07) March 2018 Nintendo Direct impressions, with new NWR director John Rairdin. (01:20:46) New Business - Hollow, Mulaka. (01:35:36) Fear Effect Sedna, Yakuza 5 on PSNow. (01:45:21) Old Man's Journey. (01:52:13) A Hole New World.

Mar 11, 2018•2 hr 14 min

Episode 561: What Year Is It

FEATURING: (00:02:51) New Business - Subsurface Circular, Etrian Odyssey V final thoughts. (00:26:10) Dragon Quest Builders, Fear Effect Sedna, The Alliance Alive demo. (00:30:18) Kirby Star Allies demo. (00:44:42) Listener Mail - Charmingly turned-based. (00:59:00) Min-maxing our Switches' life. (01:11:45) Fan translations. (01:28:20) What's the deal with Bandai Namco?

Mar 04, 2018•2 hr 1 min

Episode 560: THE ETHOS OF BUTT-ROCK

FEATURING: (00:02:04) New Business - Bayonetta 2. (00:13:42) Half-Life 2. (00:24:22) Ace of Seafood. (00:42:34) Dandara. (00:55:16) The Darkside Detective. (01:01:21) Retroactive Mini - Alien Crush Returns. (01:34:54) NWR director regeneration. (01:41:51) Listener Mail - Sirens for a new era.

Feb 25, 2018•2 hr 8 min

Episode 559: Summer of Love

FEATURING: (00:03:10) New Business - The Count of Lucanor. (00:09:06) Dragon Quest Builders. (00:17:17) Rocket League.(00:26:55) Celeste. (00:36:26) Gradius Rebirth. (00:48:09) Night in the Woods. (00:55:46) Suikoden 2. (01:04:08) Retroactive Mini Duo - You, Me and the Cubes. (01:33:42) Bonsai Barber.

Feb 18, 2018•2 hr 20 min

Episode 558: The Quest to be Ruthlessly Topical

FEATURING: (00:05:22) New Business - Night in the Woods. (00:22:46) Wii Fit U. (00:28:11) Radiant Historia Perfect Chronology demo. (00:47:10) Listener Mail - Best candidates for a remake. (01:16:22) The Great Nintendo Franchise Kill Off. (01:33:36) Reset 2D Mario.

Feb 11, 2018•2 hr 1 min

Episode 557: Corrugated AIBO

FEATURING: (00:04:43) New Business - Celeste. (00:21:14) Monster Hunter: World. (00:42:08) Titanfall 2. (00:54:46) Mercenary Kings. (01:00:17) Thimbleweed Park. (01:04:26) 2018 Predictions.

Feb 04, 2018•2 hr 12 min

Episode 556: Give the Gift of Protein This Holiday Season!

FEATURING: (00:08:22) New Business - Of Mice and Sand. (00:18:55) Oh... Sir! The Hollywood Roast. (00:29:08) LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime. (00:43:29) Sea of Thieves. (01:04:24) Fire Emblem Warriors. (01:23:33) Listener Mail - Second looks. (01:43:23) No VC? No problem!

Jan 28, 2018•2 hr 34 min

Episode 555: Cardboard Box Hunter

FEATURING: (00:01:56) New Business - LEGO Star Wars. (00:10:34) Thimbleweed Park. (00:21:48) Gears of War 4. (00:31:43) Xenoblade Chronicles 2. (00:49:58) Listener Mail - Labo! Labo! Labo!

Jan 25, 2018•1 hr 56 min

Episode 554: My Son, Waluigi

FEATURING: (00:01:32) January 2018 Nintendo Direct. (00:50:25) New Business: Dragon Quest Builders demo. (00:00:56:19) Etrian Odyssey V, Syberia. (01:09:37) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. (01:22:00) Thumper. (01:28:09) Listener Mail - Waluigi, role model.

Jan 14, 2018•1 hr 55 min

Episode 553: A Top Five Is Easier When More Than Four Games Come Out

FEATURING: Our Top Five Games of 2017! (00:03:26) Five. (00:18:48) Four. (00:32:59) Three. (00:49:51) Two. (01:07:50) Runner-ups, and One. (01:34:17) New Business - Mom Hid my Game. (01:40:37) Gorogoa. (01:48:27) Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus. (01:54:26) Battle Chef Brigade.

Jan 07, 2018•2 hr 19 min

Episode 552: I See You've Been a Bit Better

FEATURING: (00:04:10) New Business - Rive. (00:13:01) Splatoon 2's Clam Blitz mode. (00:31:33) Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. (00:50:14) Xenoblade Chronicles 2. (01:17:10) Listener Mail - Dream Switch collections. (01:43:34) Wii U Game of 2017.

Dec 22, 2017•1 hr 57 min

Episode 551: Two Pinballs Came at Once

FEATURING: (00:01:45) New Business - Pinball FX3 and Stern Pinball Arcade. (00:28:15) Monster Hunter World. (00:44:26) Etrian Odyssey V. (00:53:15) Has-Been Heroes. (00:56:43) Xenoblade Chronicles 2. (01:21:26) Listener Mail - Lootboxes and microtransactions. (01:37:29) 3DS vs mobile. (01:59:27) Our Swishlists.

Dec 17, 2017•2 hr 17 min

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