Radio Free Nintendo

Former host Jonny Metts joins former podcaster and NWR director Steven Rodriguez to discuss the NWR redesign and the Wii launch... These interviews are for Jonny's upcoming book about the site.

It's finally Episode 500! First up is Listener Mail! Topics covered: Picking the best of the 47 Mario Kart Games, catching up on Wii/U digital games, Switching sizes, and Pokemon Fools. Answering who has been on the most episodes. RFN RetroActives and Greg's RFN Questions

James has survived Japan and is back to talk about it. This week New Business features Japan! Pokemon Sun and Moon, and Paper Mario: Color Splash. Listener Mail: Nintendo Hard Girls, Multiplayer Super Mario Maker, and classic console shells

James is still away. Jon is still hosting. And as fourth chair this week, we welcome Alex Culafi of NWR's Nintendo News Report. This week New Business features Alex with a ton of thoughts on Pokemon Sun/Moon, Gui giving us a LEGO City Undercover update along with initial thoughts on Excitebike 64 on VC, Jon finally trying out Super Mario 3D World, and Greg offering "early" thoughts on Dragon Quest VII. On the other side of the break is Listener Mail. This time around we discuss Switch, unsurprisingly; its price vs. handhelds, the potential for Wii U games to be ported for launch, and why you might buy a Wii U after Switch releases.

Not only is Jon on the podcast this week: he's hosting it in James' absence! Dr Metts sits in the fourth chair. This week's New Business covers the end of Wii U production, Gui comparing platformers with Sonic CD and Freedom Planet, Greg dealing with a buggy F-Zero X on Virtual Console, and Jonny diving deeper into Dragon Quest VII with a little Rhythm Thief thrown in for good measure. After the break it's Listener Mail. Our resident pre-order expert Jonny Metts advises us on whether or not we should pre-order Switch, and we also analyze potential Switch launch SKUs, prices, and games. We then discuss the small marketing window leading up to Switch launch, and whether or not there will be a successor to the Nintendo 3DS.

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.

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

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

Part 4: 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM(End) - NFR Determines Nintendo's Greatest RPG System with RPGamer, J&J: Make That Game Today!, All Things Prehistorica, Shenanigans

Part 3: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Pitch Your Game - with Syrenne McNulty, Famicast Hour (with John and JJ from 8-4 Play), Super Mario RPG Retrospective

Part 2: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM - 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

Part 1: 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM - Telethon introductions, RFN: Wii U Retrospective, Cube Fight: Animal Crossing vs Star Fox Adventures, AustinMates Play Super Mario 64

Jon is out this week so we had Syrenne back! New Business: Paper Mario: Color Splash, Persona 5, Shadow Complex Remastered, SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics, ReCore, Yo-Kai Watch 2, and Axiom Verge. Listener Mail: 2D sprites vs 3D models, rumored Final Fantasy 6 remake for NX.

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 the hell is Miitopia, and the soothing sounds of the Kirby Cafe.

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.