Radio Free Nintendo
1,036 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 382 ratingsRadio 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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RFN Presents: The Famicast 36 - FINAL TOMODACHI
June 03, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 37.4 MBFEATURING: Final Fantasy related New Business with Curtain Call, Agito (mobile) and dem fighting games The latest gaming news from Japan Feature topic about the recent "Tomodachi Life Gate" and Japanese thoughts on same sex relationships (from Westerners living in Japan) and more
Episode 385: Boogy-Dad, Boogy-Dad
June 02, 2014 00:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBFEATURING: Scram Kitty, Catherine, SMB3 controversy, and much more in New Business! Your Pre-E3 Listener Mail!
Episode 384: One for the Road
May 25, 2014 18:00 - 1 hour - 31.5 MBFEATURING: OVER AN HOUR OF INCORRECT E3 PREDICTIONS! ...maybe we get one?
Episode 383: Trigger Fishing
May 18, 2014 21:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBFEATURING: Jonny is skipping this week, but Curtis Bond drops by, with James hosting! New Business: Disney Magical World, Kirby Triple Deluxe, Xbox One, Tappingo, Abyss, and Legend of the River King. In the second segment, we speculate about Nintendo's future licensing efforts, and wonder if the Nintendo Digital Event is a good idea.
Episode 382: The Gerenicity
May 12, 2014 01:00 - 2 hours - 58.6 MBFEATURING: This week's New Business: Stick It to the Man, Kirby Triple Deluxe, Child of Light, Mario Tennis (GBC), Stealth Inc. and Dark Souls 2. Listener Mail: Aging Wii graphics, Gamers against inclusivity, and going back to non-stereoscopic 3D platformers.
Episode 381: A Golden Opportunity
May 05, 2014 02:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBFEATURING: We have loads of fresh Nintendo games in New Business. James is up first with the surprise dump of Mega Man Xtreme on 3DS Virtual Console. Jonny follows that with effusive praise for NES Remix 2, the one that gets it right. He also piggybacks onto Guillaume's impressions for Child of Light, the new Canadian Role-Playing Game (CRPG) available on your Wii U and other platforms. Finally, Jon catches up with the Mario Golf: World Tour demo on 3DS as we try to figure out whether any o...
RFN Presents: The Famicast 35 - NOBODY CARES INITIALLY
May 01, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 40.7 MBFEATURING: Danny, Ty and Matt discuss Famicom Remix 2, MGSV: Ground Zeroes, Initial D: Perfect Shift Online (F2P game on 3DS from Sega, fighting games and more! Game Boy 25th year anniversary talk! CalorieMates and how you can be cool like Jack Bauer and Snake
Episode 380: Will the Circle Be Not Broken
April 27, 2014 17:00 - 2 hours - 64.4 MBFEATURING: Guillaume is back this week, and it's an all-Nintendo New Business with Earthbound, Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, Kirby Air Ride, Super Mario Bros. 3, Adventure Island 2, the Mario Golf World Tour demo and Dai Gyakuten Saiban (a new Ace Attorney game by series creator Shu Takumi. After the break, Guillaume tells us about his PAX East experience, and then we outline our preparations for episode 400.
Episode 379: RFN After Hours
April 21, 2014 03:00 - 2 hours - 60.2 MBFEATURING: This week, Scott Thompson sits in for the first time, and he gets us rolling on Rusty's Baseball, Super Mario Bros. 3, and a couple of games from other systems. You'll also hear the surprise game that features Lindy in the credits! After Jonny's early departure, the remaining trio answers Listener Mail about Smash Bros. DLC, how to put together a live panel, and whether Wii U can be compared to the ill-fated Virtual Boy.
Episode 378: So I Mortgaged an Axe Murderer
April 14, 2014 03:00 - 2 hours - 65.5 MBFEATURING: This week, New Business covers Tomodachi Life, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, and Advance Wars. After the break, special guest Lewis Pugh tells us about his Wii U game Twisted Fusion, now on Kickstarter. We also answer Listener Mail about the Smash Bros. Direct and indie game awareness.
Episode 377: When Fun Just Isn't Enough
April 07, 2014 00:00 - 2 hours - 59.5 MBFEATURING: This week, New Business covers Yumi's Odd Odyssey, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, Earthbound, the recent Mario Kart 8 non-announcements, and Saints Row 4. After the break, we use the addition of Game Boy Advance titles to the Virtual Console as a good excuse to look back at this odd era in Nintendo's handheld lineage.
RFN Presents: The Famicast 34 - THE WRONG FORMAT
April 01, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 36.9 MBFEATURING: Danny is joined by our old friend James Charlton as they brought the podcast live via Google Hangouts On Air! Classic handheld Mario, Assassin's Creed IV and even the N64DD are discussed in New Business Your questions answered live as well as GBA on Wii U talk
Episode 376: Terrible Parenting
March 30, 2014 22:00 - 2 hours - 56.5 MBFEATURING: Jonny is out this week, so James hosts, and Kimberly Keller sits on the fourth chair! New Business covers The LEGO Movie Videogame, Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy, Milon's Secret Castle, Weapon Shop de Omasse, Conception II demo, Pokemon Battle Trozei, and Kirby's Epic Yarn. Listener Mail: PAX East, Which PlayStation to buy, VC Quirks, and licensing Mario to sports games.
Episode 375: Watcha Been Shipping?
March 23, 2014 22:00 - 1 hour - 52 MBFEATURING: New Business covers Bravely Default, Donkey Kong, Adventure Island II, Yumi's Odd Odyssey and Wii Fit U. In lieu of Listener Mail, the crew discusses three topics: the Wii U's lack of RPGs, competitive Smash Bros., and Igarashi's defection from Konami.
Episode 374: Men of Leasure
March 17, 2014 01:00 - 2 hours - 63.8 MBFEATURING: Greg subs in for Gui this week, and we get right to the business of discussing the Yoshi's New Island, Jon's personal loss, Broken Age, Strider, DKC Tropical Freeze, and more Layton and the Azran Legacy Listener mail talks about Namco's role in making Smash Bros, Contra's VC fate, DQX online, and Steel Diver.
Episode 373: Death of a Soft Salesman
March 10, 2014 01:00 - 2 hours - 64.3 MBFEATURING: Jon is here this week, and so is our friend Billy Berghammer! New Business: Steel Diver: Sub Wars, Pr Layton and the Azran Legacy, A.N.N.E, DKC: Tropical Freeze, South Park: The Stick of Truth, NES Remix, Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare, Titanfall. Special Segment: Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection eulogy.
Episode 372: Mystic Quest is (Not) Okay
March 02, 2014 18:00 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBFEATURING: Jon is still out this week, so to replace him, we have Donald "Shaymin" Theriault from Nintendo Free Radio. Our New Business time is mostly spent discussing one of the few Nintendo Wii U releases of the quarter, Donkey Kong Country Returns: Tropical Freeze, but there's still plenty of time to discuss Weapon Shop de Omasse, Bravely Default, Danganronpa, and Strider. Listener Mail: Nintendo buying Xbox, Nintendo sales reps in retail stores, Twitch Plays Pokemon, free eShop money a...
RFN Presents: The Famicast 33 - THREE YEARS IN JAPAN
February 27, 2014 05:00 - 2 hours - 59.2 MBFEATURING: Danny, Ty and Matt hold the fort down for the three year anniversary of the Famicast! New business featuring Dragon Quest Monsters 2 on 3DS, Monster Hunter 4 and a shameful MMO with busty anime babes The return of Life in Japan and some of your listener mail
Episode 371: Ghost Commander
February 23, 2014 21:00 - 2 hours - 61.5 MBFEATURING: This week, to replace the very special Jon, we have a very special guest, Garnett Lee of the Week-End Confirmed podcast and a huge influence on the modern incarnation of Radio Free Nintendo! We spend 15 minutes breaking the ice before moving on with our New Business: Weapon Shop de Omasse, Bravely Default, DmC: Devil May Cry, Strider (PS4), Rain, and Steel Diver: Sub Wars! After a quick break, we return for a Q&A with Garnett that includes questions from the Internet, plus a few...
Episode 370: The Contemplative Podcast
February 16, 2014 15:00 - 2 hours - 60.2 MBFEATURING: We start the first segment with our thoughts on the Feb 13th Nintendo Direct, before launching into New Business with Jon's impressions of Solomon's Key, and everyone else's impressions of Bravely Default! Listener Mail touches on region free systems, how we got into the "biz", and our feelings about Nintendo's console desigh philosophy.
Episode 369: Super Meat Party
February 09, 2014 20:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBFEATURING: New Business features, incredibly, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Scribblenauts Unlimited, more Link Between Worlds, The Swapper, and Attack on Titan! Listener Mail includes classic Zelda, third-party prospects, and our first actions as Nintendo CEO!
Episode 368: Is Your Heart Big Enough?
February 01, 2014 20:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBFEATURING: New Business touches on Pikmin 3, Galaxy Force II, Yakuza 4, Final Fantasy Adventure, Secret of Mana and The Room Two! Then we read two listerner letters: Nintendo's Quality of Life platform, and Genres we hate!
RFN Presents: The Famicast 32 - KIRBY GAIDEN
January 31, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 38.2 MBFEATURING: New Business talking about Ninja Gaiden, a WWII 3rd person shooter on 3DS (complete with complimentary jam) and Kirby: Triple Deluxe Phoenix Wright's 3DS remake coming to the 3DS...and a strange PC, fan-made spinoff, bad English included! A feature about the two DS games on the 3DS eShop thanks to Club Nintendo Japan
Episode 367: Rubbin' is Racin'
January 27, 2014 00:30 - 2 hours - 73 MBFEATURING: Live New Business with Need for Speed, Zelda, Greg, D&D, and StarTropics 2! Live Now Playing is the best worst idea ever! Live RetroActive with F-Zero X, F-Zero GX, and your calls!
Episode 366: Too Cool for School
January 19, 2014 23:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBFEATURING: New Business takes on Call of Duty Ghost, Two Tribes' Rush, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, Persona 3 FES, Chibi Robo! Photo Finder and the Nintendo-published DSiware game Spin Six! Listener Mail: Our 2014 predictions, hub world talk, can China save the Wii U, and Nintendo's answer to PlayStation Now!
Episode 365: Demo Dogma
January 13, 2014 01:00 - 2 hours - 65.9 MBFEATURING: New Business includes a LOT of the Bravely Default demo, Jon's first take on Link Between Worlds, and Gui's introduction to Retro Game Master! It's finally time for our Top 5s of 2013, and there is very little overlap among the four sets of stellar games!
Episode 364: Bland Boiled Chicken
January 05, 2014 03:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBFEATURING: It's a three-man podcast this week as Jon is away. New Business gets retro and Japanese: Attack of the Friday Monsters, Persona 3 FES, Ace Combat, Final Fantasy Adventure and Tearaway. Listener Mail: The show's intro and outro bumpers, the Wii U's marketing, and future-proofing your Wii U game purchases.
RFN Presents: The Famicast 31 - ATTACK BIKE
December 28, 2013 05:00 - 2 hours - 66.9 MBFEATURING: New Business from Danny, Ty, Tim and Daan featuring Attack on Titan (3DS), Resident Evil 4, Assassin's Creed III and Gaist Crusher! A short bit of next gen talk with impressions on the Xbone and PS4 The best games of 2013 on Nintendo platforms in Japan!
Episode 363: Quantitative Easing
December 22, 2013 20:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBFEATURING: Dave Mellert fills in for Jon this week! We devote half of New Business to NES Remix, and then find the time to talk about The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and Ys Seven. Listener Mail: Mario 3D World's popular reception, Christmas and winter games, and Iwata's future. Happy Holidays!
Episode 362: The Day the Music Died
December 15, 2013 20:00 - 2 hours - 58.3 MBFEATURING: The crew starts off ranting and despairing about the latest NPD figures for the Wii U, which spell doom for Nintendo's home console. After the break, a more optimist New Business touches on Rayman Legends, Wii Fit U, a trio of Sega arcade classics on the 3DS, and Knack. We end with a tribute to Danny Wells on the Listener Mail segment.
Episode 361: Slap Happy
December 08, 2013 22:30 - 2 hours - 61.1 MBFEATURING: The full team returns for a controversial New Business segment followed by your deeply probing questions on getting old while listening to Pokemon soundtracks on your Steam Box
Episode 360: Holiday Fantasia
November 30, 2013 20:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBFEATURING: Jon is absent but Nate Andrews stops by to talk about games! It's an extended New Business in which we discuss Super Mario 3D World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, the DLC for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies, Proteus, Edge, and the PlayStation 4 experience!
RFN Presents: The Famicast 30 - CHIBICAST
November 29, 2013 05:00 - 46 minutes - 23.9 MBFEATURING: A bite size chunk of the Famicast that makes for a perfect holiday snack Continued talk about Daigasso! Band Brothers P for 3DS with Danny, Ty and Tim Find out why the original Band Brothers never came to North America...maybe...
4th Annual NWR Telethon Recording: Part 4
November 28, 2013 04:00 - 2 hours - 58.1 MBFEATURING: For Shenanigans, we welcome back Greg and choose the next RetroActive game... live! The telethon ends with our first-ever live Box Office Poison, all about that insane Super Mario Bros. movie!
4th Annual NWR Telethon Recording: Part 3
November 27, 2013 04:00 - 2 hours - 55.1 MBFEATURING: There's plenty of good news on the 3DS Report Card, as Neal is joined by the Nintendo Free Radio crew! Famicast is live with Danny, J-Ceezy, Ty, Jonny (for half) and special guest Mark MacDonald!
4th Annual NWR Telethon Recording: Part 2
November 26, 2013 04:00 - 2 hours - 80.2 MBFEATURING: Radio Trivia is live once more, as TYP plays game music selected by himself, Zach, James, and Jonny! For the first time ever, The Space Q&A goes live with Jonny, Scott, and your call-in questions about... space! Connectivity's Nintendoaire with Scott and Zach returns to quiz the live audience members!
4th Annual NWR Telethon Recording: Part 1
November 25, 2013 04:00 - 3 hours - 80.1 MBFEATURING: New Business kicks off our 2013 telethon with Mario, Zelda, Neal, Justin, Jonny, and special guests Chris Kohler and Billy Berghammer! Our very first Wii U Report Card looks back at the 12-month launch window with the RFN crew and special guest Jose Otero! Crisis on Multiple Consoles looks at the brand new gaming landscape with Alex and special guests Chris Johnston and Phil Theobald!
Episode 359: Doo Doo Jokes
November 17, 2013 20:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBFEATURING: It's all New Business this week as Jon is back for one short episode! Jett Rocket II, Toki Tori 2+, DuckTales Remastered, Spirit Camera, Project X Zone, Ni no Kuni, Trauma Team, Wii Fit U, Star Parodier, S.C.A.T., SteamWorld Dig, Gargoyle's Quest and Grand Theft Auto V!
Episode 358: What's Old is New Again
November 10, 2013 01:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBFEATURING: Karl joins the gang while Jon is away. New Business: Wii Sports Club, Wii Fit U, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD and Rayman Legends. Listener Mail: That damn Virtual Console, Swapnote's Demise, The 10th anniversary of Samus' last 2D mission, and Why the Wii Mini?
Episode 357: Legal Satire
November 02, 2013 19:00 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBFEATURING: New Business: Wii Party U, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies, The Last of Us, PlayStation 4 preorder. Feature: Halloween games!
RFN Presents: The Famicast 29 - A LINK TO THE FUTURE
October 31, 2013 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBFEATURING: New voices for the show with first timers Tim and Josh The latest Nintendo news from the Land of the Rising Sun A special feature called, "A Link to the Future," an in depth look at The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past!
Episode 356: Real Money Pokemon Auction House
October 26, 2013 23:00 - 1 hour - 53.2 MBFEATURING: New Business: Pokemon X and Y, Secret of Mana, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies, The Last of Us, Volgarr the Viking. Feature: Holiday GUIview (ugh), plus Listener Mail: The Future of Off-Screen Play, Pokemon the Third, and Fire Emblem DLC!
Episode 355: Gratitude: The Adventure
October 19, 2013 23:00 - 2 hours - 57.3 MBFEATURING: New Business: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Castlevania: The Adventure, Ni no Kuni, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Toki Tori 2+ and Rayman (GBC). Feature: We love some things about today's Nintendo!
Episode 354: Lakitu Cloud Storage
October 13, 2013 23:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBFEATURING: New Business: Bumpy's Party, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Ni No Kuni, and Wind Waker HD Listener mail features discussion of how series evolve (or don't), listeners disliking Mario Galaxy, and Nintendo's online plans
Episode 353: Host Your Little Heart Out
October 06, 2013 23:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBFEATURING: Everything is back to normal...Almost. New Business has The Wonderful 101, Valkyria DLC, The Binding of Isaac, Dragon Fantasy 2, NSMBU, and SMTIV. Then Jonny gives us an update on where he is and we cover listener mail on the $25M game budget and 3DS ergonomics.
Episode 352: Captain Sameface
September 29, 2013 23:00 - 2 hours - 61.1 MBFEATURING: Jonny still isn't back, so James hosts once again and has convinced Greg to do Retroactive with the crew! New Business touches on Toki Tori 2+, Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl, Ninja Gaiden (again) and Valkyria Chronicles (again). Then, it's part two of the Pandora's Tower RetroActive, where we discuss weapons, secrets, endings and other various spoilers.
RFN Presents: The Famicast 28 - TGS 2013 - FOR THE FUTURE
September 27, 2013 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.9 MBFEATURING: An overview and in depth look at 3DS and Wii U titles at the show with special guest, James Charlton A recording from the show floor between with Danny and Ty talking about Killer Instinct and general show floor crazy talk A bit on the future of the Famicast, live music from the show floor and a look at some AWESOME Famicast submitted by one of YOU!
Episode 351: Finally Out of the Entertainment Biz
September 22, 2013 15:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBFEATURING: Jonny's off to Europe, but Michael "TYP" joins the crew this week. New Business includes Rayman Legends, The Wonderful 101, Ninja Gaiden (NES) and Valkyria Chronicles! The team then dives into an overview of the late Hiroshi Yamauchi's life and his impact on Nintendo as a company and on the video game industry as a whole. Listener Mail: What we think of Wii Sports Club, HD remakes by Nintendo, and their pricing structures.
Episode 350: Theme from the Bottom
September 15, 2013 08:45 - 3 hours - 97.4 MBFEATURING: OUR THREE HUNDRED FIFTIETH EPISODE! Way of the Samurai 4, Ninja Gaiden II, Sleeping Dogs, Rocket Knight! Special guests Evan Burchfield and Greg Leahy.
Episode 349: Late Summer Podcast 13 RECCA
September 08, 2013 15:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBFEATURING: NWR staffer Justin Berube joins the team to help out with the RetroActive discussion! New Business: Rayman Legends, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, Dead Rising 4, Final Fantasy XIV, Summer Carnival '92 Recca and Mario and Luigi: Dream Team! Jon parts with the team for lack of playing the RetroActive game: Pandora's Tower for the Wii.