Radio 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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(00:02:10) Switch 2 is about to get more expensive. (00:14:15) Listener Mail: Why not just make smaller games? (01:02:26) Launching early for success on Switch.(01:38:42) Nintendo and their soul.
(00:04:36) Retroactive - Sonic Mania.
(00:00:52) New Business - Pokopia expansion pass. (00:26:58) Days Gone. (00:37:42) Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. (00:50:07) Virtual Boy headset novelty. (00:55:16) Splatoon Raiders. (00:59:01) Listener Mail - Dynasty Warriors (verb) a franchise. (01:25:01) Western devs are back! Do we care?
(00:07:24) New Business - LEGO Voyagers. (00:17:26) Denshattack! (00:28:14) Pokopia expansion pass. (00:45:52) Days Gone. (00:59:04) Merge Mansion (what's the opposite of an intervention?). (01:18:21) Splatoon Raiders. (01:23:50) Housekeeping.
(00:02:18) New Business - Splatoon Raiders. (00:21:00) Milano's Odd Job Collection. (00:32:47) Modern pinball games show Larry what happens. (00:47:22) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. The Order of Giants DLC. (00:54:26) Halo: Campaign Evolved. (01:02:49) Listener Mail - Make it even 2D-er. (01:29:51) Living voice chameleon Willem Dafoe is all you need. (01:43:56) More languages: an underrated perk.
(00:02:15) New Business - Splatoon Raiders. (00:18:19) Goemon Collection. (00:21:29) Mario Tennis Fever. (00:29:56) Absolum. (00:38:00) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Halo: Campaign Evolved. (00:58:30) Listener Mail - The next giant leap in gaming? (01:26:40) Square-Enix's confounding upgrade path strategy. (01:48:50) The Switch 2 upgrades we crave.
(00:02:59) Listener Mail - How to approach Sonic Mania. (00:12:37) Signal over ceremony.
(00:07:39) New Public Service Announcements - New Mario Kart World Knockout Tours. Mario Kart Tour sunsets on mobile. Send your Switch in for repairs while you can. (00:17:31) Star Fox (2026). (00:33:41) New Business - Rhythm Heaven Groove. (00:55:11) Heavy Machinery vs Shumai. (01:03:52) Listener Mail - What N64 games should have been on PlayStation? (01:33:06) We have to talk about your credit card.
(00:05:51) New Business - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. (00:26:23) Gui's new headset, please forgive the sound quality. Absolum. (00:33:45) Rhythm Heaven Groove. (00:52:41) Star Fox (2026). (01:32:28) Listener Mail - An attention-starved hack still wants to beat you up. (01:39:34) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake concerns.
(00:00:58) New Business - Rhythm Heaven Groove demo. (00:22:05) Super Scram Kitty. (00:31:37) Wolffang Skullfang Saturn Tribute Boosted. (00:48:19) The Last Salvage Squad. (00:55:21) Star Fox (2026). (01:29:50) Send your Retroactive ideas. (01:36:40) Listener Mail - Does the Neo Geo spark joy?
(00:01:05) New Business - Pokemon Champions. (00:19:34) Destiny 2, its end and DLC The Final Shape. Digressions on the blockchain. (00:40:12) Piku Niku. (00:45:36) The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. (01:00:37) Beatdown City Survivors. (01:12:35) Mina the Hollower. Shadow Labyrinth. Metroid: Other M. (01:23:29) Super Scram Kitty.
June 9th 2026 Nintendo Direct, in order. (00:02:30) Rhythm Heaven Groove. Capcom bloc. Big Walk. (00:21:30) Kairosoft. (00:29:06) Pokopia. Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave. DK Challenge. (00:54:26) Jujutsu Kaisen Rumble: Survivaton. Cozy Darksoulslikes. Muramasa: Revenant Blades. (01:04:39) So much Xenoblade. (01:40:49) Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World. Kingdom Hearts 4. (01:50:11) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (2026) glimpsed. (02:06:34) Star Fox (2026) demo.
(00:03:40) New Business - Saros. Outlast. (00:09:27) eFootball. (00:21:53) Pokopia. (00:42:12) The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. Panorama Cotton. (00:58:35) James on Mina the Hollower. (01:41:51) Greg on Mina the Hollower. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. (01:58:08) Listener Mail kinda - When the Red Arremer underwhelmed.
(00:02:51) New Business - Table Flip Simulator. (00:12:44) Pictonico!. (00:27:45) Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival. (00:42:11) Forza Horizon 6. (00:59:57) The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. (01:04:34) Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. (01:39:56) Listener Mail - Bosses who join the party.
(00:02:03) Listener Mail - The state of "modern" light gun games (2007-2015, really). (00:27:52) Pacing issues. (00:52:02) It is easier to imagine a rerelease for Chrono Trigger than an end to Fire Emblem Heroes. (01:08:17) What future do we see for the console market? (01:52:24) Strangest things that we've experienced as part of RFN. (01:58:45) mlem (what if Yoshi ate us).
(00:09:11) News - A Long-Expected Price Increase. (00:35:08) Tezuka retires. Results and shareholder questions. (01:15:11) New Business - The Switch N64 controller. Sin and Punishment. (01:32:55) Star Fox 64. The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. (01:45:09) Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.
(00:00:31) News - Atari be bussin'. (00:15:25) Xbox be flailin'. (00:27:27) Starfox be loopin'. (01:24:22) Listener Mail - Pokemon strategies and where to find them. (01:32:43) Enough with remakes, time for demakes. And more remakes.
(00:01:28) New Business - Pragmata. (00:54:22) Guillaume's trip in Japan. (01:44:31) Saros. (01:48:15) Retro Bowl. (01:53:19) Pokopia. Playing Pokemon Sword with Claude riding shotgun.
Syrenne joins the two greatest sages in business, the enlighted duo and J and J DreamFactory, to talk about the state of the industry, the attention economy, and just how much of a mess everything is. At some point we also talk about meme games. No timecodes this week because the entire episode is unstructured.
(00:02:04) A silly game about Nintendo characters: James and Groose, together at last. (00:29:59) Jon and E. Gadd, brewing coffee. (00:43:08) Greg and General Pepper: ruthless accounting. (00:59:03) Listener Mail: A silly game about being stranded on an island with Nintendo characters. (01:34:03) Industry stories we would love to read about.
(00:05:15) New Business - ChainStaff. (00:17:15) CrossCode. (00:23:56) RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike. (00:33:28) Mario Kart World. (00:44:43) The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. (01:18:46) Super Mario Bros. Wonder + Meetup in Bellabel Park. (01:23:08) Resident Evil Requiem. (02:00:41) Rumors not to be believed.
(00:01:33) News - The End of Price Parity. (00:39:53) News - Popcorn Scams. (00:49:34) New Business - Getting Nintendo Museum tickets. (01:03:45) The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream demo. (01:13:09) Super Mario Bros. Wonder + Meetup in Bellabel Park. (01:29:32) Pokémon Pokopia.
(00:01:45) New Business - Handheld Boost Mode. (01:09:05) The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. (01:27:34) FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE. (01:50:32) Pokemon Pokopia.
(00:10:00) New Business - Pokemon Pokopia. (00:45:43) Indika. (00:59:23) Minishoot' Adventures. (01:11:10) Returnal. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Deluxe Edition. (01:29:11) Resident Evil Requiem. Mario Tennis Fever. (01:52:51) Listener Mail - Our mission: reinvigorate amiibo.
(00:07:17) Listener Mail - The Pokemon TCG supply problem. (00:50:06) The Cutting Room Genie writes in. (01:26:24) News - Pokemon Presents. (01:35:20) Denshattack! demo. Indie World. (01:45:47) FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE. Resident Evil Requiem. (01:58:46) Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Deluxe Edition. (02:15:18) Blippo+.
