Radio Free Nintendo

FEATURING: New Business this week: To The Moon, Pokemon White Version 2, Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 (really), Dragon Quest VI, Wii Street U, The Cave, and Fire Emblem Awakening. No listener mail this week, we instead tackle the Nintendo Directseses, Nintendo's Wii U Woes and the PS4 reveal (or lack thereof).

FEATURING: It's one big segment this week, but we have Billy on board to help cover the feature topic: strategy games on Nintendo platforms!

FEATURING: Fire Emblem, Hyrule Historia, Call of Duty, Crimson Shroud, Batman: Arkham City, Puddle, and Rhythm Thief all show up in New Business... and that's not even the full list! A special mystery guest pops into Jonny's recording! Listener Mail covers the devastating Rayman Legends news, plus high-value eShop games and how to sustain interest in Miiverse!

FEATURING: New Business is full of new games, as Gui plays the brand new 3DS remake of Ikachan and explains the uneven experience of The Cave on Wii U. Jon finally has his own brush with the Red Ring of Death and struggles with whether to replace his 360 before the inevitable successor launches this fall. Jonny gushes over Level 5's Ni No Kuni and also brings a few positive words about Nintendo Force and the Hyrule Historia coffee table book. James wraps it up with a slightly disappointed report on Gunman Clive, but the glorious demo for Fire Emblem Awakening erases any lingering negativity. For now. In the latter half, we finally catch up on Listener Mail with a trio of timely queries. This batch starts with a look at Nintendo's most inexplicable decisions, as a defense for the "no-duh" game announcements last week. Next, we take a hard look at the Earthbound situation, as the game is finally coming to Virtual Console in Japan -- does that mean it has a chance in the West, too? Localization is also the topic of the final email, as we consider whether more games could be released on digital services with subtitle-only translations.

FEATURING: No new business this week, instead a three-man crew sans Guillaume discusses the January 23rd Nintendo Direct announcements, which include a 2011 Greg prediction come true fashionably late, the Wii U Virtual Console, and Monolith Soft's next game. The second part of the show is a Retroactive segment about The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Recorded live, it features call-in guests and participation by Greg Leahy!

FEATURING: New business from the guys include talk about 3D Space Harrier, ZombiU, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge, UFO catchersand more! A beefy Life in Japan shows how some of the members of the Famicrew made it to Japan and ways that you can do the same! Recorded before the most recent Nintendo Direct on January 23, the news consists of Layton talk (both games and some special chocolate!), the demise of the Wii Virtual Console in Japan, Japan's first Wii U eShop demo and more!

FEATURING: It's a short New Business as each person picks one game (or less) they've played this week: Gunman Clive, Liberation Maiden and the gorgeous Fire Emblem demo. This leaves plenty of time for the crew to sing the praises of their 5 favorite games of 2012 (and previous)! You are bound to be surprised!

FEATURING: It's the glorious return of Jon Lindemann!... "Wait, who?" ask hundreds of people in unison. Now playing touches on Super Mario 3D Land, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Galaxy Saver ("wait, what?" ask hundreds of people in unison), To The Moon, Gunman Clive and Halo 4. Then we move on to a recap of 2012's terrible predictions, and unleash terrible 2013 predictions unto the world.

FEATURING: It's another three-man crew this week as Jonny, James and Guillaume talk playing Crimson Shroud, Universe Sandbox, Metroid Blast, Mario Chase, NSMB2's co-op mode, Fluidity: Spin Cycle and Wario Land II. Listener Mail follows with the Myth of Reliable Nintendo Hardware, Wii U eShop Blues (Wii blUes?) and what The Legend of Zelda could learn from The Last Story.

FEATURING: Free (kinda) karaoke on Wii U?! Count us in! Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is also in the house! That and more Wii U love with discussions about Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper, ZombiU and Tekken Tag 2. Double the Monster Hunter in news and a little bit about the latest update for Dragon Quest X on the Wii. Horrifying Christmas tales of kidnappings in Life in Japan Plus: The Best of 2012 - Japan Edition!

FEATURING: Jonny, James and Guillaume quickly talk about the following games before the Holidays! Happy New Year everyone! Nintendo Land, New Super Mario Bros. U, Street Fighter X Mega Man, Bit.Trip presents Runner 2, The Last Story, Little Inferno, Rayman Legends, Dress to Play: Cute Witches!, and Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge.

FEATURING: This week, RFN welcomes Connectivity alumni Nathan Mustafa! During New Business, the crew discusses Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed on Wii U, the unusual eShop RPG Crimson Shroud, James' continuing adventures in Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, Harvest Moon: A New Beginning, the iOS port of Mutant Mudds, Nathan's take on New Super Mario Bros. U, Jonny's guitar lessons with Rocksmith, and Theatrhythm Final Fantasy. Listener Mail: the Android-based Ouya console, the RFN crew's Nintendo Network IDs, brainstorming Pikmin 3, Nintendo's odd approach to downloadable games, and how to push for Mass Effect Trilogy on Wii U.

FEATURING: Special guest TYP makes our throats hurt and talks about NSMBU and Nintendo Land, Jonny talks about Assassin's Creed 3 and Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Guillaume loses his audio. James finishes off New Business with Virtue's Last Rewards, and the crew then comments on the demise of Nintendo Power and the recent Nintendo Direct announcements (mostly delays).

FEATURING: Jared pops in for an episode heavy on Wii U impressions and discussion! New Business highlights include Scribblenauts Unlimited, Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed, Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, and Ys 7! Listener Mail returns with your concerns about the Wii U's horsepower and future third-party support, plus a follow-up to the popular "Super Wii" topic!

FEATURING: Three-way impressions of Animal Crossing: New Leaf! Ty finally gets a 3DS (XL) and talks about Skullgirls and The Walking Dead! More Japanese games include Fallblox (Crashmo), E.X. Troopers, Paper Mario: Sticker Star, and Bravely Default: Flying Fairy! Plus: Nintendo Directs, Life in Japan, and the state of downloadable games in Nintendo's homeland!