Radio Free Nintendo

New Business: Proun+, Axiom Verge, Persona Q, Ori and the Blind Forest, Mario vs Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars, and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. Listener Mail: What's to become of Wario, Procrastination, and New Destiny Warriors fan.

New Business: Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords - Anniversary Edition, Soul Nomad (PS2), TV buying, Titan Attacks! and Ironfall. Retroactive: Pokemon - The Trading Card Game.

New Business: Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, ICO, Shadow of the Colossus, and StarFox 64 3D. Listener Mail: 100%ing games, Who Loves Donkey Kong the Most?, Lincoln: Nintendo's newest character.

Please welcome back Josh Hillyer, who subs for Jon this week! New Business: New 3DS XL, Majora 3D, StreetPass, Pokemon Shuffle, and Siesta Fiesta! Listener Mail: Nostalgia, DSiWare, and Nintendo's awful brand names!

TYP subs for Jon this week! New Business: Guacamelee, Blek, Moon Chronicles, Deception IV, Pokemon Y, Ittle Dew. Plus bonus DICE impressions! Listener Mail: SNES and GBA VC on the New 3DS, APEX, and New to Smash.

New Business: Gunman Clive 2, Mario Kart 8, Nintendo Land, Code Name S.T.E.A.M., Wario Land 3, Mighty Final Fight and Metroid Prime Trilogy. Listener Mail: Our Club Nintendo picks, where we get our gaming news, and thoughts on Splatoon multiplayer.

Back to normal this week. New Business covers Bayonetta 2, Atelier Escha & Logy, Persona Q, Super Smash Bros for Wii U, 3D After Burner II and Resident Evil. In a short Listener Mail, we discuss the closing of Club Nintendo, and share how gaming has helped us cope in tough times.

We make'em, you love'em: it's our annual predictions feature, with special guest Chris Kohler of Wired's Game Life! But first, New Business: Monster Hunter 4 demo, Chariot, Captain Toad, and Persona Q!

It's a real packed episode this week, as it's time for our annual Top 5 Games of the Year! But first, we discuss the 01-14-2015 Nintendo Direct!

It's an all New Business episode for James, Jon, Jonny and Guillaume! Listen to us talk about, amongst other games: Bionic Commando: Elite Forces, Sportsball, Atelier Escha & Logy, Bayonetta, Jon's conundrum, Captain Toad, Shantae: Pirate's Curse and Super Smash Bros.

Hope you enjoy Listener Mail, because this is a special emails-only holiday episode with James, Jonny, and special guest Alex Culafi! Topics include winter gaming, Mario Maker, the Brazilian eShop workaround, and amiibo sports!

Phoenix Wright Trilogy, Donkey Kong: King of Swing, Tyrian 2000, Bayonetta 2, Xeodrifter, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. Listener Mail: Amiibo distribution fiasco, the animated Mario movie, possible exclusives to push the New 3DS launch, and a very special Smash Bros. online match.

The New Business this week: Reactions on the new Zelda Wii U footage and the soulless video game awards show it came packaged in, Xeodrifter, Puppeteer, Shapes of Gray, Mario Kart 8 and the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy. After the break: One year later, we revisit our prognostic on the Wii U.

Lots of Japanese games this week in New Business! Listener Mail examines GameCube adapters, trends in popular genres, and something called Nintenbaiting!

We played Smash online, TOGETHER! Come listen to us play (or head over to NWR TV on YouTube to watch for yourself)! BONUS: Podcast-exclusive, anti-Putin, saber-rattling segment from James Jones!