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 498: The Travails of Nintendo of Canada Press Events
November 06, 2016 21:00 - 2 hours - 105 MBFEATURING: Jon skipped this week, so in his stead we have the lovely Karen! New Business: New of Canada Holiday Press Event, Lego City Undercover, River City Ransom, Super Ghouls n Ghosts, Corpse Party, Avenging Spirit. Listener Mail: we review your Switch predictions, fantasize about a Bayonetta cartoon, map DS games to a modern touch screen, and conceive of plastic doodads to attach to the side of Switch.
Episode 497: 8 Minifigure Heads in a Duffel Bag
October 30, 2016 23:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBFEATURING: Not only is Jon around, but Jonny Metts comes in to talk about Lego City Undercover, and nothing else! Certainly not about the Nintendo Switch, noooo sir. New Business: New Nintendo Switch facts on which Jonny has no opinion whatsoever, Pokemon demo, Thunder Force 3, River City Ransom, Dragon Quest 7, Corpse Party. Retroactive: Lego City Undercover
Episode 496: Mighty Switch Facts!
October 21, 2016 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBFEATURING: All the news about the Nintendo Switch! Reactions to the news Emails: game size and storage, quality of the reveal, the missing camera+mic, and the future of portable-sized games
7th Annual NWR Telethon (2016): Part 4: 9:00 - 1:00 (End)
October 19, 2016 22:30 - 4 hours - 90.4 MBFEATURING: NFR Determines Nintendo's Greatest RPG System with RPGamer J&J: Make That Game Today! All Things Prehistorica Shenanigans
7th Annual NWR Telethon (2016): Part 3: 6:00 - 9:00
October 18, 2016 21:45 - 3 hours - 65.8 MBFEATURING: Pitch Your Game - with Syrenne McNulty Famicast Hour (with John and JJ from 8-4 Play) Super Mario RPG Retrospective
7th Annual NWR Telethon (2016): Part 2: 3:00 - 6:00
October 17, 2016 22:45 - 2 hours - 64.4 MBFEATURING: Daan "Koopsoge" Koopman and Friends Present: The Worst of the eShop Radio Trivia: Live! Nintendo News Report Presents: The Final Pokemon Sun and Moon Preview Spectacular
7th Annual NWR Telethon (2016): Part 1: 11:30 - 3:00
October 17, 2016 00:30 - 3 hours - 78.7 MBFEATURING: Telethon introductions RFN: Wii U Retrospective Cube Fight: Animal Crossing vs Star Fox Adventures AustinMates Play Super Mario 64
Episode 495: Introducing CladPrincess7
October 09, 2016 18:00 - 2 hours - 82.4 MBFEATURING: Jon is out this week so we had Syrenne back! New Business: Paper Mario: Color Splash, Persona 5, Shadow Complex Remastered, SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics, ReCore, Yo-Kai Watch 2, and Axiom Verge. Listener Mail: 2D sprites vs 3D models, rumored Final Fantasy 6 remake for NX.
Episode 494: A Totally Satisfactory Podcast
October 02, 2016 20:00 - 2 hours - 118 MBFEATURING: Subbing for Jon this week is NWR overlord Neal Ronaghan! New Business: Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice, Shin Megami Tensei 4: Apocalypse, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice, Yo-Kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls, Picross 3D Round 2, Dragon Quest VII, Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Zangeki no Regenleiv. Listener Mail: New 3DS exclusives/3DS ports, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball for mobile, the future of Camelot Software Planning, Zelda as the harbinger of a console's demise, what th...
Episode 493: A Worthy Entry to Your Nintendo Pinball Collection
September 18, 2016 18:00 - 1 hour - 98 MBFEATURING: Subbing for Greg this week: our good friend Jonny Metts! New Business: Picross 3D Round 2, Rive, NESBox, Metroid Prime Pinball, MegaMan Legends and the New 3DS's 3D. Listener Mail: Release date delays, Piracy on 3DS, and Nuanced Storytelling.
Episode 492: I Can Do a Lot of Things with One Hand
September 11, 2016 18:00 - 2 hours - 105 MBFEATURING: Jon's away so it's a three-man episode. New Business: Vampire: Master of Darkness, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice, Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Monster Hunter Generations, Nova-111, New 3DS Grieving. Thunder-ish Listener Mail segment that picks up the pace after the Super Mario Run news discussion.
SPECIAL: NWR Book Interview with Rob Stevens, a.k.a. Rick Powers, by Jonny Metts
September 04, 2016 18:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBFEATURING: Former host Jonny Metts former PGC writer/community manager/stealth director Rick Powers to discuss the misdirection, tough decisions, classic interviews, and yeah, even Denis Dyack and Penny Arcade.. These interviews are for Jonny's upcoming book about the site.
Episode 491: Apocalypse Direct
September 02, 2016 04:30 - 1 hour - 51 MBFEATURING: Announcement of our next RetroActive poll. Review of the Sept 1 3DS Nintendo Direct. Speculation as to how it factors into plans for NX.
Episode 490: Puzzling in Progress
August 28, 2016 20:00 - 2 hours - 154 MBFEATURING: New Business: Metroid Prime Federation Force, Donkey Kong Land, .hack, World of Warcraft and Pokemon Snap. Listener Mail: The devaluation of puzzle games, hidden gems in the 3/DS libraries, childhood-defining consoles, and the perils of localization.
Episode 489: Mario Party 9-alism
August 21, 2016 19:00 - 2 hours - 62.5 MBFEATURING: Gui's back but has scared Jon away. New Business: Mario Party 9, Gotta Protectors, Tadpole Treble, .hack//Infection, Monster Hunter Generations, Banjo Tooie. Listener Mail: Where does Rhythm Heaven go from here, Bad timing for showing off violent games at E3, Bad timing for taking down fan games.
RFN Special: Calling Dr. Metts
August 14, 2016 21:00 - 1 hour - 68 MBFEATURING: Greg catches up with Dr. Jonny Metts on life in a Post-RFN world.
Episode 488: I Need the Good Rocks, and I Don't Mean Geodude
August 07, 2016 04:30 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBFEATURING: Gui still on vacay. New Business: Pokemon Y, Monster Hunter, Blastball, R-Type, The Battle Cats POP!. Listener Mail: good causes, physical releases of digital games, multi-device homes in the world of NX, and our battle stations
Episode 487: NX and the Little Capitalist That Could
July 31, 2016 16:04 - 2 hours - 102 MBFEATURING: Syrenne in for Gui. Nintendo NX Rumors? Nintendo NX Rumors! New Business: Freedom Planet, Pokemon Go, Ace Atorney 6, Level-5 Vision/Lady Layton, Pokemon Yellow, Curve Digital Sale economics.
Episode 486: Rejecting Other Green Dinosaurs
July 24, 2016 22:00 - 2 hours - 57.1 MBFEATURING: Three man crew as Jon takes a break. New Business: Blast Ball demo, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, Wild Guns. Listener Mail: Which Pokemon game to start with, The Legend of Sheik, Our influences.
Episode 485: Pokemon Journalism
July 17, 2016 19:00 - 2 hours - 61.7 MBFEATURING: New Business: Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, 7th Dragon III Code:VFD, Bonk's Adventure (TG-16 on the Wii U VC), Hyrule Warriors Legends, Pokemon Go. Listener Mail: Pokemon Go hot takes, Nintendo focusing on RPGs, the NES Classic Edition.
Episode 484: Jon Lindemann's Tubtime PokeStop
July 10, 2016 18:00 - 2 hours - 88.8 MBFEATURING: Michael Cole joins us in place of Gui this week. New Business: Pokken Tournament, Rhythm Heaven Megamix, Phonex Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice, Severed, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, and Pokemon Go. Listener Mail: The Zelda Formula, Unreal Engine 3's woes on Wii U, and why MyNintendo rewards are crap.
Episode 483: Professionalism
July 03, 2016 17:00 - 2 hours - 56.9 MBFEATURING: Syrenne joins us this week to discuss E3 and Steam-boundaries-pushing! First, however, New Business: Kirby Planet Robobot, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, 7th Dragon III: Code VFD demo, Super Adventure Island, 3DS transfer woes, Monster Hunter Generations demo, Tokyo Mirage Session #FE, Kindred Spirits on the Roof. Listener Mail: Paying for online, Good E3 strategy for Nintendo?
E3 2016 Away Team Podcast
June 30, 2016 05:00 - 24 minutes - 62.9 MBFEATURING: Lots of Zelda impressions The other games of E3
Episode 482: The Legend of Zelda: Olivia Wilde
June 26, 2016 22:00 - 2 hours - 59.7 MBFEATURING: New Business: Rhythm Heaven Megamix, Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest, Halo Wars 2, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. Listener Mail: How much info pre-release is enough, Honorary Doctorate Speech, Difference between pubs and devs, Tomodachi The Movie, Parity.
Episode 481: Breath of the E3
June 17, 2016 15:00 - 2 hours - 93.4 MBFEATURING: Radio Free Nintendo's reaction to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Pokemon Sun and Moon, Ever Oasis, and much more from E3 2016.
Episode 480: Measuring Kirby's Schwarzschild Radius
June 12, 2016 21:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBFEATURING: New Business: Kirby: Planet Robobot, Konami Krazy Racers, getting a CRT TV, Baseball Stars, E3 Expectations. Listener Mail: Nintendo Championships, good marketing, lapsed maker of Mario, Mother 3.
SPECIAL: NWR Book Interview with Max Lake, by Jonny Metts
June 12, 2016 06:00 - 2 hours - 126 MBFEATURING: Former host Jonny Metts former PGC EiC Max Lake to discuss Smash, Miyamoto-sama, the ill-fated E3 video, as well as Max's end with the site. These interviews are for Jonny's upcoming book about the site.
Episode 479: Extended Crab Leg Metaphor
June 05, 2016 22:00 - 2 hours - 71.5 MBFEATURING: New Business: 7th Dragon III: Code VFD, Devil World, E3 Preview Retroactive: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Episode 478: The Word You're Looking for Is Abomination
May 29, 2016 20:00 - 2 hours - 59 MBFEATURING: New Business: Mario and Luigi Paper Jam Bros, Ultimate NES Remix, Overwatch, Star Wars Racer Revenge, Bravely Second, Legend of the Dark Witch, 3D Gunstar Heroes Listener Mail: Mario on mobile, no gimmicks NX, which piece of gaming hardware we resemble the most, indies are 3rd parties too.
Episode 477: This Particular Breed of Funk
May 22, 2016 17:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBFEATURING: New Business: Mario and Luigi Paper Jam Bros, Rogue Squadron 3D, eBay, Radiohammer Listener Mail: game developers making their games for podcasters, licensed nonsense, and forced retirement of Nintendo characters.
Episode 476: Why Is This in Audio Form?
May 15, 2016 15:00 - 2 hours - 79.6 MBFEATURING: Our 10 Year Anniversary! New Business: Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2, Pocket Card Jockey, Pinball Arcade, and Ganbare Goemon: Tokai Dochu Oedo Tengu ri Kaeshi no Maki Listener Mail: insomnia, revealing the NX, the "Big Three," and retiring from RFN.
Episode 475: Super Dimensional Fortress Great Fox
May 09, 2016 01:00 - 2 hours - 62 MBFEATURING: New Business: Lost Reavers, Bravely Second, Star Fox Zero, My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Mario and Friends: Amiibo Challenge. Listener Mail: eShop forward compatibility, NX as a portable, and the future of the NX in Trump's America.
Episode 474: The Day the Music Was Abandoned
May 01, 2016 22:00 - 2 hours - 66.5 MBFEATURING: This week, Greg and Jon are absent but Dr. Jonny Metts drops by to assist in the Friends of Nintendo Bundle and Nintendo E3 news discussions. Then, New Business: Xenoblade Chronicles X, the Doctor's Recommendations, Star Fox Zero, and Bravely Second.
Episode 473: The Woody Allen Star Fox
April 24, 2016 23:00 - 2 hours - 62.3 MBFEATURING: This week, the crew talks about Bravely Second and its demo, Axiom Verge, Star Ghost, Pocket Card Jockey, and Star Fox Zero. Listener Mail: Ports by Nintendo, the solution to poor third party support?, "The way a game is meant to be played", and the PS4.5 as a reaction to the NX?
Episode 472: Epic Closet Octopus
April 18, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBFEATURING: This week, Wii U developer Lewis Pugh returns to discuss with us Wii U development and his upcoming game Twisted Fusion. But first, New Business: Super Robo Mouse, Bravely Default, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Epic Dumpster Bear, and Thomas Was Alone.
Episode 471: Blatterhouse
April 10, 2016 17:00 - 2 hours - 111 MBFEATURING: New Business this week isn't particularly "new": WarioWare: Touched!, Yoshi's Story, Miitomo, Pokemon Yellow, Star Fox, and Project X Zone are all discussed. Emails this week cover: emulating systems with weird hardware, It's the Podcast People, stealing ideas, Zelda demos, and a true Paper Mario sequel.
Episode 470: Identifying Your Daddy
April 04, 2016 01:00 - 2 hours - 66.2 MBFEATURING: It's a rowdy New Business this week as Jon discovers sound boards. But other than Miitomo, we also discuss 6180 the moon, Japanese Rail Sim 3D Journey in suburbs #1, Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl and Kururin Squash! After the break, the emails: Wii U and 3DS support once NX comes out, DS support now that 3DS has been out for 5 years, Nintendo spitting on our money, and the apparently true fear of VC cannibalizing indie sales.
SPECIAL: NWR Book Interview with Justin Nation, by Jonny Metts
April 01, 2016 02:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBFEATURING: Former host Jonny Metts NWR alum Justin Nation to discuss the site and its history for Jonny's upcoming book.
Episode 469: Sneaking into Danny Bivens' Room
March 27, 2016 19:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBFEATURING: Friend of the show Syrenne talks to us about Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Shin Megami Tensei 4 Final and Miitomo. Also in New Business: Breath of Fire 2, Pokken, Twilight Princess HD and the Halo Championships. After the break: rumors and fakes.
Episode 468: Oops! All Memes
March 20, 2016 21:00 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBFEATURING: This time, an all Listener Mail episode! Gametrailers' demise, Fire Emblem Fates reviews, Nintendo underestimating FE demand, Futureproofing your game purchases, The best Punch-Out!!, Padding and backtracking, and Online multiplayer 3DS games.
Episode 467: Cake Boss
March 14, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 32.8 MBFEATURING: An all New-Business and nearly Oops! All RPG episode this week: Pokemon Yellow, Breath of Fire, Twilight Princess HD, Bravely Second and Fire Emblem Fates.
SPECIAL: NWR Book Interview with Michael Cole, by Jonny Metts
March 10, 2016 02:00 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBFEATURING: Former host Jonny Metts sits down with frequesnt guest Michael "TYP" Cole to talk NWR in prep for Jonny's upcoming book.
Episode 466 Part 2: A Lot More than We Could Manage
March 06, 2016 22:00 - 2 hours - 58.3 MBFEATURING: Xenoblade Chronicles X spoilercast.
Episode 466 Part 1: A Well-Crafted Direct, Clearly Made by Professionals
March 04, 2016 06:30 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBFEATURING: Reactions to the Nintendo Direct. A tease for our next Episode
Episode 465: Pump Down the Jams
February 28, 2016 23:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBFEATURING: New Business: Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright, Her Story, Virtue's Last Reward, The Witcher 3, Bravely Second, Stealth Inc. 2. Listener Mail: GBA recommendations, Nintendo preying on the uninformed, Katamari X Mario.
Episode 464: Viewtiful Jokes
February 21, 2016 23:00 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBFEATURING: New Business: Bravely Second demo, The Witcher 3, 20XX, Life is Strange, Kuru Kuru Kururin. Retroactive: Viewtiful Joe.
Episode 463: Feel the Magic User
February 14, 2016 13:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBFEATURING: All Listener Mail episode this week: picking RPGs on the 3DS for a fan of Western RPGs, a "touch" of censorship in Nintendo's localization efforts, the difficulty of making a new maker, and Nintendo's recent messaging strategies.
Episode 462: The Full Monty Punch
February 07, 2016 13:00 - 2 hours - 104 MBFEATURING: New Business: Pokemon Picross, Smash Bros. DLC, Final Fantasy Explorers, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, and Wii Fit U. Listener Mail: Most Level 5 games, Quality of Life, NES scarfs, Zelda on Wii U, and games to hike with.
Episode 461: A Unique Boutique Experience
January 31, 2016 21:00 - 2 hours - 60.8 MBFEATURING: New Business: Zack and Wiki, Final Fantasy Explorers, Suikoden, The Order:1886 and Freedom Planet. Listener Mail: Shin Megami Tentacool, Premium Super Mario Maker DLC, Nintendo Store Worldwide, Sprawling Game Worlds.
Episode 460: Asleep at the RPG Switch
January 24, 2016 21:00 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBFEATURING: Jon is still away, so a three-man discusses Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3, Adventure Bar Story, and the Project X Zone 2 demo. Listener Mail: Which Xenoblade is right for a beginner, Nintendo listening to fan feedback, and is the Wii U a good purchase for an RPG fiend?