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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Episodes
Episode 784: Psyduck, You Sucker
August 14, 2022 21:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBFEATURING: (00:04:39) New Business: Splatoon 3 Direct. (00:33:34) Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2. (00:51:40) Duke Nukem Forever. (01:11:44) Xenoblade Chronicles 3. (01:19:26) Listener Mail: Nintendo franchises after the Apocalypse. (01:48:25) Console price drops are out, price increases are in.
Episode 783: Ironic Lovers of Garfield Are Still Garfield Lovers
August 07, 2022 20:00 - 2 hours - 102 MBFEATURING: (00:01:09) New Business: Xenoblade Chronicles 3. (00:35:21) Destropolis. (00:46:47) Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. (00:55:00) MultiVersus. (01:20:57) Panzer Dragoon: Remake. (01:35:07) Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. Diablo Immortal. (01:38:11) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC wave 2. (01:51:33) Pokemon Violet and Scarlet.
Episode 782: Mad Whale McCree
July 31, 2022 14:35 - 2 hours - 128 MBFEATURING: (00:09:27) New Business: Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels DLC. (00:27:14) Diablo Immortal p2w. (00:38:18) Astral Chain. (00:44:03) Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series. (00:58:17) Listener Mail: Nintendo Arcade Games for the Arcade Archives. (01:19:06) Mail-Order Collector Edition Upgrades. (01:54:35) A Life Spent on AAA.
Episode 781: War Gods Is My Religion
July 24, 2022 21:40 - 2 hours - 144 MBFEATURING: (00:02:03) More weird Nintendo Switch Online stuff. (00:27:04) Listener Mail: Leaker Culture. (00:58:55) Making a Game Using Religion. (01:20:42) Cutting down the plot. (01:42:26) New Business: Klonoa 2 from Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series. (01:54:09) Mario Strikers: Battle League. (01:58:28) Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II. (02:13:58) Astral Chain. (02:27:10) Satisfye ZenGrip Pro.
Episode 780: The Artist vs. The Thousand Year Truthers
July 17, 2022 20:00 - 2 hours - 108 MBFEATURING: (00:01:27) Kirby's Dream Buffet non-E3 reveal. (00:06:55) Bayonetta 3's new non-E3 trailer. (00:18:27) New Business: Diablo Immortal. (00:42:24) Xenoblade Chronicles: Future Connected. Paper Mario: The Origami King. (01:04:10) OG Paper Mario. (01:11:54) Citizen Sleeper. (01:19:30) Carrion. (01:34:39) ElecHead. Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak.
Episode 779: Gex and Your Wild Woody
July 10, 2022 21:00 - 2 hours - 106 MBFEATURING: (00:01:58) Listener Mail: Genre with the worst games. (00:59:05) Help me choose the Nontendo solution that is right for me. (01:14:00) Defensive third party acquisitions. (01:44:38) Guilt from not playing "free" games.
Episode 777: Are We Really Doing the Banana Conspiracy?
July 03, 2022 15:30 - 2 hours - 121 MBFEATURING: (00:03:59) James Jones' Xenoblade Chronicles 3 direct takes, Nintendo Mini partner showcase. (01:09:13) Four new Genesis games in July NSO update. (01:21:37) New Business - Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. (01:30:13) ElecHead. (01:39:43) Dicey Dungeons. Citizen Sleeper. (01:54:46) TMNT: Shredder's Revenge. The 1990 TMNT movie. Gremlins. Puppets. Dick Miller.
Episode 778: That's The Gig
June 26, 2022 21:00 - 2 hours - 111 MBFEATURING: (00:02:09) Xenoblade Chronicles 3 direct. (00:27:29) New Business - Fall Guys. (00:41:45) Poinpy. (00:49:03) Monster Hunter Sunbreak demo. (01:12:53) Listener Mail - Optimize Nintendo's game reveal timing. (01:45:24) Interest-destroying moments in games.
Episode 776: Lice Are a Big Problem for Hair Demons
June 19, 2022 20:00 - 2 hours - 113 MBFEATURING: (00:01:14) New Business - Card Shark. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. (00:17:57) Dicey Dungeons. Pac-Man Museum+. (00:36:29) Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. (00:59:00) Mario Strikers: Battle League. Shin Megami Tensei V. (01:05:10) Listener Mail - Why is Nintendo so bad at online stores. (01:34:12) Who would win in a fight?
Episode 775: Luigi's Haunted Real Estate Speculation
June 12, 2022 22:00 - 2 hours - 112 MBFEATURING: (00:01:14) New Business - Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes demo. (00:20:55) Mario Strikers: Battle League demo. (01:43:15) Nobody Saves the World. Space Invaders Invincible Collection. (01:08:17) Diablo Immortal. (01:33:19) Listener Mail - Beloved series we've given up on, or refuse to.
Episode 774: Wii U EU Sounds Like a Police Siren
June 05, 2022 21:00 - 2 hours - 113 MBFEATURING: (00:03:03) Listener Mail - Short games. (00:31:30) A game for no one. (01:29:30) Pokemon Scarlet and Violet trailer.
Episode 773: Jim Knifeguy
May 29, 2022 20:00 - 2 hours - 104 MBFEATURING: (00:02:28) New Business - Nobody Saves the World. (00:22:50) Guardians of the Galaxy, Crusader Kings 3. (00:40:07) Actraiser Renaissance. (00:46:10) Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Rival Turf! and more. (01:22:30) Listener Mail - Michel Gondry's reboxing video.
Episode 772: Recollections on the Fall of Big Foot Pizza
May 22, 2022 22:20 - 2 hours - 114 MBFEATURING: (00:06:13) Syrenne and her Puzzling Week. (00:56:16) New Business: N64 Switch controller and Reggie's book. (01:22:25) Guardians of the Galaxy. (01:35:49) Final Fantasy XIII, Switch Sports. (01:22:35) Actraiser Renaissance.
Episode 771: OOPS! All Party Bois
May 15, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBFEATURING: (00:02:14) Listener Mail: Video games that are a balm for the soul. (00:41:25) What existential threat made flesh will Kirby fight next? (00:50:43) We find a use for My Nintendo.
Episode 770: I'm a Sam NeillTuber
May 08, 2022 20:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBFEATURING: (00:06:19) New Business: Nintendo Switch Sports. (00:35:47) Final Fantasy XIII. (01:04:39) Reggie Fils-Aime's book: Disrupting the Game. (01:16:17) The Wonderful 101. (01:18:15) Listener Mail: Square Enix selling off Eidos. (01:54:41) We become VTubers.
Episode 769: Hangin' and Bangin'
May 01, 2022 19:00 - 2 hours - 105 MBFEATURING: (00:04:17) New Business: Sonic Spinball. (00:22:52) Tunic. (00:56:20) Chinatown Detective Agency. (01:00:23) Listener Mail: Nintendo Switch Sports rejects. (01:28:16) The game preservation debate.
Episode 768: Pickle Ball Death Pool
April 24, 2022 19:00 - 2 hours - 99 MBFEATURING: (00:01:48) News commentary: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 gets the opposite of a delay. (00:42:19) New Business: Chinatown Detective Agency. (01:02:00) Cyberpunk 2077. (01:28:10) Wii Sports Club. (01:38:35) Neo The World Ends with You. (01:47:19) Mario Golf on N64. New NSO Expansion Pack games.
Episode 767: The Big Unit's Ornithological Photography
April 18, 2022 01:30 - 2 hours - 124 MBFEATURING: (00:01:23) New Business: The Wild at Heart. (00:19:15) Infernax. (00:25:05) Triangle Strategy. (00:36:40) Light Crusader. (00:49:18) Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition. Mario Golf 64. (01:13:28) Listener Mail: Scarves. (01:18:01) When is easy mode THE WAY? (01:46:28) How will Nintendo surivive the Amico? (02:02:52) Why are digital storefronts so bad?
Episode 766: Who Owns Your Pac-Mom?
April 09, 2022 20:00 - 2 hours - 115 MBFEATURING: (00:06:12) New Business: Final Fantasy XII, Kirby and the Forgotten Land. (00:08:45) A conversation about Zuma that gets away from us. (00:22:10) GTA V. Monster Hunter Rise. (00:27:15) Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition. (00:49:54) Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Mario Golf 64, F-Zero X. (00:56:53) Triangle Strategy. (00:58:41) Listener Mail: Forget crypto, invest in Devil's Third. (01:14:08) Things video games taught us. (01:44:25) Our purchases primarily d...
Episode 765: This Isn't Even Steven Seagal's Final Form
April 03, 2022 20:30 - 2 hours - 106 MBFEATURING: (00:04:12) The news: Project Zelda Breath of the Wild 2 delayed. (00:35:14) E3 2022 is cancelled. (00:50:25) Listener Mail: Dragalia Lost's end. (01:20:08) New Business: Triangle Strategy. (01:26:05) GTA V. (01:30:00) Kirby and the Forgotten Land. (01:48:03) More Kirby and the Forgotten Land. (01:55:45) Final Fantasy XII.
Episode 764: A Truthiness Moment
March 27, 2022 23:30 - 2 hours - 121 MBFEATURING: (00:02:16) New Business: Prelude to Kirby and the Forgotten World. (00:24:09) The Wonderful 101. (00:28:07) Final Fantasy XII. (00:55:39) Triangle Strategy. (01:15:59) Listener Mail: Digital game organisation. (01:40:08) Our Nintendo roleplay mods.
Episode 763: The Pangs of Turrican
March 20, 2022 18:30 - 2 hours - 113 MBFEATURING: (00:01:55) New Business: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. (00:39:28) Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Expansion presentation, Grand Theft Auto V. (00:51:53) F-Zero X on the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack. (01:14:17) Turrican Flashback Collection. (01:34:52) Listener Mail: When the LACK of experience with a genre colors our perspective on a title. (02:04:55) Bonus conversation on RPG nomenclature.
Episode 762: Dry Bones' Fitness Routine
March 13, 2022 19:30 - 2 hours - 128 MBFEATURING: (00:01:53) New Business: F-Zero X. Kirby and the Forgotten Land demo. (00:27:02) Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden. (00:38:21) Super Mario 3D World. Gran Turismo 7. (00:56:32) Unpacking. Psychonauts and backwards compatibility. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. (01:22:14) Listener Mail: The Wiiware and Dsiware (and one 3DS retail game) we regret missing out on. (01:38:36) Remakes that don't live up to their potential. (02:08:21) Painfully bad games.
Episode 761: A Sumptuous, Salubrious, Celebration
March 06, 2022 20:30 - 2 hours - 98.9 MBFEATURING: It's our "List of the games we liked the most of 2021 and also some other games we thought were good too, plus also Switch games to stall it out longer"! (00:04:16) Five. (00:18:27) Four. (00:27:23) Three. (00:41:40) Two. (01:01:59) Special mentions. (01:20:00) Lifetime top Switch games. (01:35:36) One.
Episode 760: And You Can Take That to the Bank!
February 27, 2022 21:00 - 3 hours - 175 MBFEATURING: (00:04:32) New Business: Switch Sports network test. (00:35:46) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD. (00:54:00) eShop Shutdown Shopping: Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. (00:57:15) eShop Shutdown Shopping: Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest. (01:12:40) The Legend of Zelda: Majora' Mask. (01:21:45) Pokemon Legends: Arceus. (02:08:45) Listener Mail: Item management in games.
Episode 759: Signing Publishing Deals for You Call THAT Limited? I'll Show You Limited Games
February 19, 2022 18:00 - 2 hours - 102 MBFEATURING: (00:08:10) Listener Mail - Our dumbest wishes for physical releases. (00:32:10) Goldeneye 007: classic or remake? (01:02:26) How to quit games without an ending. (01:29:50) The positive segment (about the industry, and this podcast).
Episode 758: We Stared Into the Kirby Abyss
February 13, 2022 18:30 - 2 hours - 111 MBFEATURING: (00:00:31) February 9th 2022 Nintendo Direct - Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Splatoon 3, Mario Kart DLC. (00:45:31) Nintendo Switch Sports. (00:53:29) Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Metroid Dread additions. (01:13:54) Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Mario Strikers: Battle League. (01:27:09) Live A Live, Triangle Strategy, Klonoa, Front Mission, Earthbound.
Episode 757: Catching Pokemon for the Perpetually Helpless
February 06, 2022 21:30 - 2 hours - 106 MBFEATURING: (00:03:30) New Business: Pokemon Legends: Arceus. (01:14:19) Unsighted. (01:22:34) Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age. (01:31:38) The Immortal and Solomon's Key on NSO. Castlevania Advance Collection.
Episode 756: Kawaii Is in the Eye of the Beholder
January 30, 2022 17:30 - 1 hour - 79.7 MBFEATURING: (00:07:12) Listener Mail: What makes Mario enemies so marketable? (00:29:28) Games we would have loved, had they not been impossible. (00:53:22) Baby's first game. (01:16:11) New Business: Ghost Trick. Unsighted.
Episode 755: Activision Acquisition Isekai
January 23, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 91.1 MBFEATURING: (00:02:16) Listener Mail: Microsoft acquiring Activision. (00:33:43) Are we closer to Microsoft acquiring Nintendo? (01:09:36) The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. (01:15:36) No More Heroes 3. (01:24:26) Banjo Kazooie. (01:30:23) Scarlet Nexus. (01:36:11) Tekken 7. NHL 22. (01:42:03) Red Dead Revolver.
Episode 754: Slow-Rolling Into Our Obituary
January 16, 2022 16:00 - 2 hours - 98.2 MBFEATURING: (00:01:40) New Business: Langrisser I & II. (00:9:44) Castlevania: Dracula X. (00:14:18) Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Pokemon Legends: Arceus trailers. (00:31:59) Halo Infinite. (00:34:55) Wordle. (00:39:45) The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. (00:46:30) Listener Mail: Pre-written Nintendo obits. (01:19:27) Time accelerates.
Episode 753: All My Joannas, Gone
January 09, 2022 20:00 - 2 hours - 124 MBFEATURING: (00:05:33) New Business: Xenoblade Chronicles. (00:18:02) Forza Horizon 5. (00:28:39) Shin Megami Tensei V. (00:39:07) Mighty Goose. (00:42:32) Dynamite Headdy, Paper Mario, Kid Icarus soundtracks and GameCube controller. (01:03:24) Langrisser I & II. (01:24:16) World End Syndrome. (01:31:31) Listener Mail: RFNFTs and ghastly neologisms.
This Ain't No Ice in a Glass
December 26, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 75 MBFEATURING: (00:03:42) New Business: Record of Lodoss War - Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth. (00:19:12) Listener Mail: How to celebrate Kirby's 30th anniversary. (00:40:27) Attempting new challenges when revisiting familiar games. (01:04:55) How to revive HD Rumble.
Episode 752: This Ain't No Ice in a Glass
December 26, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 75 MBFEATURING: (00:03:42) New Business: Record of Lodoss War - Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth. (00:19:12) Listener Mail: How to celebrate Kirby's 30th anniversary. (00:40:27) Attempting new challenges when revisiting familiar games. (01:04:55) How to revive HD Rumble.
Episode 751: Kindergarten Cook
December 18, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBFEATURING: (00:02:52) Indie Showcase. (00:37:18) Pokemon, Nintendo's upcoming 2022 lineup. (00:47:50) New Genesis games on NSO. (01:07:58) New Business quick updates, Paper Mario.
Episode 750: Nowhere Left to Go but Backwards
December 11, 2021 22:00 - 2 hours - 103 MBFEATURING: (00:07:40) Listener Mail - Playing inferior ports by choice. (00:26:15) Main entries that should have been spinoffs. (00:56:39) Avoiding gamer injuries. (01:10:42) Not affiliated with Dekudeals.com. (01:25:45) New Business - Shin Megami Tensei IV and V. (01:41:44) Halo Infinite.
Episode 749: All My Homies Hate Pinsir
December 04, 2021 20:00 - 2 hours - 131 MBFEATURING: (00:05:51) New Business - Shin Megami Tensei V. (00:31:16) Pikmin Bloom. (00:40:40) Jon's Black Friday haul. Demon's Souls. (00:51:03) James' Black Friday. Lost Judgement. (01:06:40) Listener Mail - The RFN Relisten Project. (01:21:19) Franchise first forays. (01:50:54) Is Metroid Dread difficult in a good way?
Episode 748: Don't Say Massage, Don't Say Massage, Don't Say Massage
November 21, 2021 19:30 - 2 hours - 96.4 MBFEATURING: (00:02:16) New Business - Shin Megami Tensei V. (00:17:21) Ys Origin. (00:20:18) Thanksgiving Sales. Forza 5. (00:34:23) Listener Mail - We choose where Nintendo invests. (01:06:08) RFN After Dark: Our tub time rituals. (01:16:11) We tweak the Nintendo Directs' pacing and content.
Episode 747: Like the Plane
November 14, 2021 19:30 - 2 hours - 113 MBFEATURING: (00:03:24) New Business - Xbox odds and ends: Project Wingman, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. (00:28:24) Forza Horizon 5. (00:55:51) Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom. (01:04:09) WarioWare: Get It Together! (01:10:29) Ys Origin. (01:16:06) Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn. (01:28:51) Listener Mail - Joy-Con options. (01:39:03) IGN's Shin Megami Tensei V review.
Episode 746: A Tale of Swords and amiibos Eternally Retold
November 07, 2021 14:30 - 2 hours - 116 MBFEATURING: (00:01:02) New Business - Boyfriend Dungeon. (00:21:26)Cruis'n Blast. (00:38:56) amiibo Redemption. (00:48:12) Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars. (01:02:45) Listener Mail - What is an indie game? (01:27:07) Most rebought games. (01:50:47) SP versions of N64 games.
Episode 745: Chateau de WinBaque
October 31, 2021 16:30 - 2 hours - 114 MBFEATURING: (00:02:26) New Business - Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars. (00:12:49) Metroid Dread. (01:04:08) Pikmin Bloom. (01:21:48) Nintendo 64 games on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. (01:37:04) Listener Mail - Corrections from Nebraska's leading Mario Party expert.
Episode 744: Nintendo Switch Online Expansion WinPak
October 24, 2021 19:30 - 2 hours - 124 MBFEATURING: (00:02:54) Listener Mail - Nintendo Online Expansion Pack. (00:41:48) I'm playing Ogre Battle 64 in this year of our Lord 2021. (00:49:38) The N64 controller for Switch. (01:03:45) Dynasty Warios. (01:18:33) The next great DLC from Nintendo. (01:49:23) New Business - Sora in Smash Bros Ultimate. (02:14:11) Tetris Effect: Connected.
Episode 743: Little King's Cow Communication Network
October 17, 2021 18:30 - 3 hours - 208 MBFEATURING: (00:01:53) New Business - Metroid Dread (00:57:41) Switch OLED Model (01:23:37) Xander and the Dr. Mario World Marathon (01:36:14) RetroActive Little King's Story
Episode 742: Sora and His Attorney Join the Contractually Dictated Non-Violence
October 10, 2021 21:17 - 2 hours - 113 MBFEATURING: (00:02:43) Sora in Smash (00:55:29) New Business - Lost Judgment. (01:13:59) Super Metroid (01:23:45) Metroid Fusion (01:36:15) Metroid Dread (01:46:27) Castlevania Advance Collection
Episode 741: Mario's Poop Joke Sommelier
October 03, 2021 18:30 - 2 hours - 109 MBFEATURING: (00:05:01) New Business - Actraiser Renaissance. (00:35:50) WarioWare: Get It Together!. (00:43:22) Bonfire Peaks. (00:50:57) Psychonauts 2. (00:58:56) Super Mario-kun. (01:08:25) Diablo 2: Resurrected. (01:29:36) Listener Mail - Which Nintendo character deserves to go to space? (01:49:44) A final bit of Super Smash Bros Ultimate character speculation.
Episode 740: Mario Creator Jim Davis
September 26, 2021 18:30 - 2 hours - 100 MBFEATURING: (00:00:00) September 2021 Nintendo Direct - Right away with the Mario movie casting. (00:25:26) We move on from the Mario movie talk. (00:44:19) Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars. (00:52:42) Castlevania Advance Collection. More general Direct talk.
Episode 739: Catching Feels for 5-Volt
September 19, 2021 21:00 - 2 hours - 100 MBFEATURING: (00:03:00) New Business - WarioWare: Get It Together!. (00:57:03) Guillaume camping with Donkey Kong (94). (01:25:20) Listener Mail - Are the re-releases of Mario Kart 8 pure greed?
[UNLOCKED] Episode 19: 2020 The Year's Odontophilia in Review
September 13, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBFEATURING: A disclaimer! A call to action! The dumbest 2020 retrospective you have ever heard. Bradley Cooper selling brain drugs to extinct socieites.
Episode 738: An Entire Timeline Devoted to Panther Caroso's Pheromones Lingering in an Elevator
September 05, 2021 21:00 - 2 hours - 131 MBFEATURING: (00:12:18) New Business - Dead Cells. (00:17:30) Quake. (00:28:34) Islanders. (00:40:47) Axiom Verge 2. (00:42:47) NWR's The History and Development of Star Fox Command video. (01:11:40) Listener Mail - Creating a launch game for Switch that uses all the features. (01:47:14) What games have no-good endings? (02:17:28) Amiibo identification quiz.
Episode 737: Raining Destruction Sideways
August 30, 2021 03:59 - 2 hours - 127 MBFEATURING: (00:01:39) New Business - Axiom Verge 2. (00:16:11) WarioWare: Get it Together! (00:26:34) Hades. Diablo II: Resurrected beta. (00:47:19) Absurd UPS mess (Joy-Con repairs). (00:59:35) Cotton Reboot! (01:16:59) Listener Mail - Underappreciated games. (01:44:53) Do we miss Western 3rd parties? (02:08:23) Sequel Story.