Radio Free Nintendo

FEATURING: It's 3DS launch day and Greg's got his hands on one along with Pilotwings Resort! Also in New Business: Face Raiders, AR Games, Monster Hunter, wrestling, Trauma Team, and The Cornstalker! Listener Mail re-examines Brawl as a game for kids, tomes of Nintendo history, and the big trends of this gaming generation!

FEATURING: The RFN crew reunites after PAX East with a special guest - podcast co-founder Evan Burchfield! The guys recount all their gaming adventures in Boston, featuring 3DS impressions, classic games, Kris Kross, and Jon's bronze medal! Our regularly scheduled New Business includes Pokemon, A Link to the Past, Dead Space 2, and Evan's gaming re-education through Muscle March! We answer your questions about panic buying Atlus games, impulse buying random games, the 3DS hardware, and good co-op titles for kids!

FEATURING: Hear the second annual RFN live panel at PAX East without setting foot near Massachusetts! The RFN crew (plus special guests) debates what to expect from the next Nintendo console! The GBA is nearly 10 years old - what are our favorite games and what do we want on the 3DS VC one day?! PLUS: Audience questions and a live Radio Trivia contest courtesy of TYP!

FEATURING: Join the NWR Japan correspondents in their first ever podcast dedicated to everything Japan! JC, Matt, and Danny discuss the 3DS launch in-depth, including impressions of Professor Layton and Nintendogs + Cats! Hear all the news from Japan about Pilotwings, the new Kirby for Wii, Pokemon Typing and Game Gear VC! The team discusses their favorite Japan-only games, including The Last Story and Captain Rainbow!

FEATURING: It's the last RFN before PAX East and we've got 3DS launch impressions! Matt Walker joins us from Japan to talk Street Pass, Street Fighter, and everything stereoscopic on Nintendo's new handheld! New Business includes discussion of Bit.Trip Flux, portable shooters, Greg's import news, and the final verdict on Radiant Historia! Listener Mail goes deep on Iwata's GDC 2011 Keynote, plus F-Zero, Zelda, and Chrono Cross!

FEATURING: Jon returns, and he's actually been playing games! An extensive New Business segment features Radiant Historia, Faxanadu, Killzone 3, Soul Bubbles, and more! As the 3DS launches in Japan, we answer your questions about the Nintendo eShop, file size limits, and eye strain! PLUS: Find out why Jon thinks New Super Mario Bros. Wii is harder than Super Ghouls'n Ghosts!

FEATURING: Nathan Mustafa of the NWR Newscast is our guest this week! Our Business is old and new all at once with Dragon Quest VI, Tactics Ogre, Alundra, and Viewtiful Joe! We wrap-up our Ogre Battle 64 RetroActive feature! Listener Mail examines the uncertain future and embarrassing past of Virtual Reality!

FEATURING: We try (and fail) to answer all your questions in a Listener Mail Lightning Round! New Business kicks things off with HAWX 2, Mega Man ZX Advent, Killzone 3, and Cthulhu Saves the World! Next, we discuss 25th anniversaries, Pilotwings, the future of Zelda, 3DS frame rates, Activision's follies and more, all at your behest! PLUS: Jon summarizes the plot of Predator 2!

FEATURING: Jonny has extensive impressions of the new game from the makers of Henry Hatsworth, Monster Tale! Also in New Business: Sonic strikes back and we explore the mystery of Inazuma Eleven's European launch! RetroActive #16 begins as we discuss Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber! An 80 hour quest, epic battles, vampires, werewolves, and casual swearing - does this N64 strategy classic have it all?!

FEATURING: Momentous events are afoot as Jon steps down as Decepticon Leader, uh I mean NWR Director! We deal with the fallout by discussing Final Fantasy, Layton, Dead Space, and Transformers in New Business! Sony's Next Generation Portable produces mixed reactions in segment two! Listener Mail ponders why Nintendo games get snubbed at awards time!

FEATURING: We react to the 3DS price and launch date announcements! Will we be picking one up on launch day? Is it too expensive? Listen to find out! New Business features Ghost Trick, 999, and Jonny's indifferent attitude to final bosses! Listener Mail opens up old wounds with a look at the bad games of our youth, plus Avatar and Mass Effect!

FEATURING: New Business goes stereoscopic as we talk all about 3DS! James Charlton shares his impressions from the Nintendo World event in Japan, featuring Resident Evil and Kid Icarus! In Listener Mail, we catch up on several of your questions on horror in games, Retro's next project, and why Brits pay more! Plus: Some less-than-warm words for Sonic the Hedgehog!

FEATURING: Bromance blossoms as Jonny and Lindy get together! New Business is all over the place with impressions of Ghost Trick, PlayStation Move, and Journey to Silius! We're back in the prognostication business with our 2011 predictions on Zelda, 3DS, and the next Nintendo console! Plus: Our most anticipated games for the coming year, and a look back at how our picks for 2010 panned out!

FEATURING: Get the year started in style with the first RFN of 2011! New Year, New Business: VVVVVV, DKC3, Touch Detective, and possibly the "broiest" game ever! Listener Mail takes on your hot topics, including high profile WiiWare defections and the 3DS region lock out!

FEATURING: The whole RFN crew reunites for the last show of 2010! New Business revisits Sin and Punishment 2 and Boom Blox Bash Party, plus there's impressions of NFS Hot Pursuit and Pac-Man CE DX! We say sayonara to Shibuya as The World Ends with You RetroActive comes to a close!