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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 438: Spiritual Predecessor
« on: August 04, 2015, 09:32:57 PM »
For folks who feel like they might not want to keep listening with j00ny leaving (if you're all going to misspell it as "Johnny" then I'm at least going to roll that old nickname out), I'd ask that you be patient and let the re-organized panelist group find their footing. After Mike and I left in 2007, Jonny and the gang probably took a dozen or so episodes before things clicked, and in the 7+ years since then, the show's gotten better and better every year to the point where, other than some structural similarities, the show I used to host isn't even the same podcast, and RFN is so much better for it.

Honestly, James, Jon, Greg and Gui changing things up is probably the best news you could ask for. RFN is going to be 10 years old in less than a year, and things stagnate. You have to shake things up and reorganize the board or the show gets stale. Jonny did amazing work as the host, and now it's time for James to change the recipe a little. Since everyone involved is still a veteran of the show, I'm sure it'll be in great hands.

On a lighter note, now Jonny can join Mike and I in the Ex-RFN Host Club. We mostly talk about anything that isn't Nintendo and slowly lose touch with what's actually going on in video games until we realize it's E3 week all of a sudden. And then we're wrong - E3 is actually NEXT week. (This happened to me this year!)

Anyway, cheers to Jonny, a man who has way too many embarrassing stories about me to let live for much longer. Comin' for you, dawg! ;)

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TalkBack / Re: 5th Annual NWR Live Podcast Telethon for Child’s Play!
« on: October 09, 2014, 06:30:04 PM »
The donation widget will be up within the next few days - now that our site article's up, it'll be 2-3 days before we get our event approved by Child's Play and we can start collecting donations.

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TalkBack / 5th Annual NWR Live Podcast Telethon for Child’s Play!
« on: October 09, 2014, 09:47:00 AM »

That’s right - NWR’s doin’ it live again for the kids on November 8th at 12 Noon Eastern! UPDATE: Chat and audio stream now available!

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/38702/5th-annual-nwr-live-podcast-telethon-for-childs-play

The show is over now, but we recorded it all for you! Radio Free Nintendo subscribers will get each part as it becomes available. You can also download each part directly with these links:

Part 1 - RFN Listener Mail, Top Five Personal Games, Nintendoaire, and Unlicensed to Drive (Enhanced AAC) (MP3)

Part 2 - Radio Trivia, 10 Years of DS, and NFR's Start Tank (Enhanced AAC) (MP3)

Part 3 - Famicast, Shenanigans, and Box Office Poison (Enhanced AAC) (MP3)

You read right! We’re back yet again with a gigantic LIVE mega-podcast for charity. For those of you who’ve been living under a rock these last five years, it’ll be an all-day NWR audio event in which we’ll jibber-jabber to support Child’s Play, an international charity that gives toys, games and consoles to sick kids in pediatric hospital wards. When our milestones are reached, you’ll unlock another hour of live content. Check out the awe-inspiring results of years past in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013!

You can make a donation by clicking on the widget above or by following this link.

JIGGAWHAT: An epic Nintendo/gaming-themed live audio “podcast” telethon!

JIGGAWHY: For Child’s Play, a charity that provides toys and games to sick kids!

JIGGAWHO: Nintendo World Report staff, special guests and you!

JIGGAWHEN: Saturday, November 8th at 12:00 Noon Eastern Time (9:00AM Pacific, 5:00PM GMT) until… you decide!

JIGGAWHERE: Right here, so bookmark this page, folks!

JIGGAHOW: It’s the internet. Maybe you’ve heard of it before.

Here at Nintendo World Report, we've long been supporters of Child's Play, the fantastic charity that provides toys and games to hospitalized kids. If you're not familiar with Child's Play, check out the official website and listen to Jonny's RFN Special interview with Mike Krahulik, co-founder of the charity (and Penny Arcade), way back in 2007. So, when our old friend Karl Castaneda brought us an idea for doing a special, live-streaming podcast to support Child's Play, we got excited. Not only can we do things live that don't make sense in a recorded show, like real-time listener interaction, but the lack of editing means there are fewer constraints on how long the show can run. Then we thought… why not do it telethon-style, all day long? It's been an amazing ride so far, and this year we're hoping to raise more money than ever for this excellent charity!

***If you are new to NWR podcasts, please be advised that the show is LIVE and may contain explicit language. We're doin' it for the kids, but the show itself is for grown-ups.***

Content Program and Fundraising Goals:

(Note: Schedule is subject to change before and even during the event. Each hour of content will be unlocked when the corresponding donation goal is met. Fundraising goals are totals, i.e. all previous donations are counted towards the amount. Pacific time zone is three hours earlier than the time shown below!)

12:00 Eastern - New Business: Our Impressions on the Latest Games w/Special Guests (FREE)

1:00pm Eastern - RFN Presents Their Top 5 Personal Games of All Time ($500)

2:00pm Eastern - Connectivity Presents: Who Wants to be a Nintendoaire? ($1000)

3:00pm Eastern - Jon and James are… Unlicensed to Drive ($1500)

4:00pm Eastern - Radio Trivia Live: Game Music Trivia Show ($2000)

5:00pm Eastern - 10 Years Later: How the DS Ushered in the Touch Generation ($2500)

6:00pm Eastern - Start Tank: Nintendo Free Radio Dives into Kickstarter ($3000)

7:00pm Eastern - Famicast Live: 'Cast Harder ($3500)

8:00pm Eastern - Shenanigans: Please Understand, Because We Don't ($4000)

9:00pm Eastern: Box Office Poison Live Part Deux ($5000 Stretch Goal)

Post-Telethon Stretch Goals:

- To Catch a Pre-Historic Predator w/Zach Miller LIVE Q&A ($6000)
- Connectivity Live Event ($7000)
- Radio Free Nintendo Live Event ($8000)

Check out our huge list of prizes!

Ways You Can Help:

1. Donate! This is the most direct way to help meet our goals for the event and support Child's Play. You can donate money before, during and for a couple weeks after the live event.

2. Promote! If you're a part of a community or group of friends who enjoy Nintendo or video games, please help us spread the word and explain what's so great about this event. (Always be respective -- don't spam on our behalf)

3. Participate! Listen to the live event, play along in the chat room and call in for interactive segments, you'll make the event better for everyone!

4. Prizes! If you've hit the limit on donating money but have some special gaming swag or digital game codes to give away, we could use them as prizes. Please email us with any offers.


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TalkBack / Re: Burden of the Silent Majority
« on: September 04, 2014, 04:56:09 PM »
Kisaki, I think you'd fit firmly in the camp of people who I outline at the beginning of my article - the fair and compassionate people who are interested in healthy discussion in a civilized format. I think the way you approach the topic and the way you've worded your post proves that.

The fact that I leave the issue open-ended and inviting comments is specifically because I don't think there's a one-or-the-other approach. I outlined a couple in my article because those are the two approaches I've seen most in my conversations with friends and others on Twitter, but the fact that I'm asking the audience for different ways to approach what I see as a major issue is meant to show that I'm interested in seeing other opinions or approaches from (once again) compassionate and rational people.

Leading by example is specifically one of the approaches I mentioned, and it's completely valid. It's not totally in line with how I feel, but engaging the way you do, I'm interested in talking about it more and learning from your perspective. I'm all about broadening perspectives.

As for your last comment about being more honest and open about conflicts of interest, yeah, I totally agree. I think Kotaku is fumbling for a way to re-establish their credibility after a really embarrassing month, and that they're probably now over-compensating. But again, I think you're being totally reasonable, and I agree that the more transparency we have into journalists and their affiliations with what they're covering, the better.

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TalkBack / Re: Burden of the Silent Majority
« on: September 04, 2014, 04:22:49 PM »
Clex, I'll be honest - my initial reaction to your post was to be snarky, but that'd be hypocritical. If I truly want the gaming community to be safer and more inclusive, it's only fair that I respond kindly and considerately to criticism. So I'll do that, because it's something you deserve.

Firstly, the clickbait thing. I think that term gets thrown out a bit, and I don't think it really applies here. So let me establish the relationship I have with NWR and why it is in no way in my best interest to write this editorial, or for NWR to publish it.

I am functionally retired from gaming journalism, if I was ever even relevant enough to be considered active in it. It's been years since I wrote anything for NWR, and aside from my annual production role with the Child's Play Telethon, my affiliation is really just having some friends who still write here. So writing an editorial for clickbait purposes doesn't really do anything for me. NWR doesn't pay its contributors, and I'm not invested enough in the journalism industry to care about clout. Also, I'm a terribly lazy man - anyone who I owed reviews to back when I was a staffer will tell you that. For me to come out of the woodwork now for any reason other than genuine concern would be totally against my nature.

Next, let's talk about collusion. If agreeing generally with someone else's views counts as collusion, then your statement is true. Generally speaking, I agree with Sarkeesian, I think what Zoe Quinn's had to deal with has been really sad (regardless of what she may or may not have done in her personal life, which really isn't anyone's business anyway) and reading today about Jenn Frank being bullied into quitting an industry she put 9 years into is really maddening. Jenn Frank was one of my favorite folks when she wrote for 1Up, and I feel bad that she's gone through something so traumatic. So if that means I'm in collusion with the nebulous group you're referring to, yeah, right on. I totally am. I've contributed absolutely zero dollars to any of these people, though, so if that's what you mean, well, no, you're wrong. But again, depends on how you mean it.

I'm glad you agree that some really bad stuff has occurred and has named it as such. Because that's what I'm calling out here as an issue, and that's what I want to start a dialogue about. If you can agree that really awful things have become all-too-normal in the gaming community (and the examples that have been brought up in the larger discussion, I think, prove that they have), then I think you and I see more eye-to-eye than you're suggesting. Because, as I note at the end of my article, and in this response, I think a more welcoming community allows for all kinds of rational, civil discussion. So if you disagree with Anita Sarkeesian or anybody else, I think that's OK, with the condition that it's done in a rational, civil fashion.

I don't really know what you mean by video game Illuminati, so you'll have to enlighten me. I haven't been to any dimly lit rooms where a smoky, oddly FEMININE hand welcomes in a shadow-cabinet, a CABAL IF YOU WILL, to thwart true justice and discussion. But I work late, so maybe they stopped inviting me.

(That was actually pretty snarky, sorry, but as a weak-willed guy, I love a cabal joke - how often do I get that opportunity?)

You continuing to ignore things is a valid answer, and not one I'm trying to dissuade you about. As I say in the article, I'm honestly asking people to share their opinion, and yours is as important as anyone else's. Apologies if you felt led to answer in a different way.

You can post this onto Pastebin or wherever else if you like - just know that the only people who it'll affect are the people who had nothing to do with writing this editorial. Neal said I could write something, so I posted this. My financial situation won't be affected at all if NWR tanks, but it WILL affect a ton of people who didn't do anything. If you think that's fair, then I can't stop you.

Now, the cramming things down your throat bit. I'd like for you to expand on that, because it's another phrase that I see a lot, and it's one I'm always curious about. Do you feel that coverage like this is somehow limiting other kinds of coverage and topics? Do you feel as if you're being guilted into feeling a certain way, and ostracized for believing what you believe? Because that's not my intention, and at least in terms of NWR (the only outlet where I have the authority to give you an honest answer), this didn't go up in place of a review or another editorial or even a bit of news talking about a cat who can play Rainbow Road on 150cc (you GOTTA see it). This replaced nothing at all. There just would be one less article on this website.

As for your last comment, it was made purely out of concern (though I guess curiosity plays into it somehow, as well). Nobody forced or even asked me to write this. This certainly wasn't commissioned by a video game Illuminati. Unless they have me so hypnotized with their boob-rays that not even I know what's going on anymore. I suppose you'll have to take that into consideration, as well.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 389: Best Practices
« on: July 10, 2014, 10:34:52 PM »
All I'm gonna say is that competitive Super Smash Bros. players are bad people who should feel bad.

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TalkBack / Re: Mario Kart 8 Review
« on: May 17, 2014, 09:35:38 PM »
NWR Karl, Maybe you should reevaluate your responces, cause I never said it was NWR's responsibility to sale nintendo games. I just said it's a bad review, and a game review can be a deciding factor for some people purchasing a new game. You know, I'll never understand why so many people will defend a bad review just out of forum loyalty. A bad review is a bad review, and your doing the site a disservice by letting it slide.

Well, it's not a bad review, but that's kind of beside the point.

You're more than welcome to discuss a review's points and seek clarification or explanation in regards to details. You're more than welcome to ask for a reviewer to back up his points with more information. All of this, provided it's done in a constructive way, is welcomed and encouraged.

But the minute you bring up Metacritic, I'm sorry, but the amount of credence I give your argument plummets. At that point, I'm not even defending Neal. I'm defending reasonable discourse. You've set about a crusade, a Holy War, against your bad judgement and cognitive dissonance. Young men will go to war and their young wives will mourn their loss as they raise young children alone. I hope you're satisfied with the horror you've wrought.

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TalkBack / Re: Mario Kart 8 Review
« on: May 17, 2014, 08:43:01 PM »
Unclebob, yes you did say it sucked. And I only own one copy of double dash.
Quote pls.

Bwahaha, I haven't seen so many cringeworthy review complaints since the equally stupid and embarrassing Pangya fiasco from back in my day

The fallout from the 10/10 Mario golf (or was it Tennis?  Pretty sure it was Golf) was worse.  I think Seanbaby did a saterical write up on it and the staffer who wrote that piece abandoned the site shortly after.

I don't remember the Talkback being that bad for Mario Tennis, but it's been ages, obviously. Both were Stan Ferguson, though, who continues to be a lovable curmudgeon over on Box Office Poison at Crosstawk. /plug

It was SomethingAwful who did the write-up on Mario Tennis, though - it was in their Worst Video Game Articles of 200X for that year. Stan absolutely adored that article, though - he's a big Something Awful fan and was just honored to be mentioned haha. As far as Pangya goes, though, he was already in the process of leaving NWR. It was just his last review.

Oh, also, to the other guy who replied, if you're here to talk review bits and ask for more information or constructively criticize actual details, then no, that doesn't make you a buffoon, and I'm not referring to you. But if your comment challenges the legitimacy and credibility of an opinion (which in and of itself is crazy) regarding an experience you've not yet HAD and therefore can't compare until you've gotten the game, then yeah, sure, here's your Buffoon Card. Especially if you're using other reviews  to support your stance.


EDIT: Oh, and I just read your comment about how Metacritic scores affect game sales. Good lord, please reevaluate your thought process. It's not NWR's responsibility to help sell Nintendo's games, and it shouldn't be yours, either.

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TalkBack / Re: Mario Kart 8 Review
« on: May 17, 2014, 07:59:51 PM »
Bwahaha, I haven't seen so many cringeworthy review complaints since the equally stupid and embarrassing Pangya fiasco from back in my day:


http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/13300/super-swing-golf-wii


Neal's a good man, and I firmly believe he reviewed this game to share his honest thoughts and experiences. Not to watch a bunch of you lose your collective (and I do mean collective, you hivemind buffoons) shits.


That doesn't mean that *I* haven't been reading for that very reason, however. Bwahahaha.

No, please continue. Hahahaha.

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TalkBack / Re: Transmissions From Planet GameCube - January 11, 2013
« on: January 11, 2013, 08:57:10 PM »
It's good to be back on NWR, everybody. I'm still working out some of the finer details of this column going forward, so any feedback or criticism is very welcome!

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My opinion is in the minority, but I would've been fine with Wind Waker being the literal end of the classic Zelda formula. It was a lean distillation of what makes that formula great, and I don't think Twilight Princess or Skyward Sword were close to topping it. The series just feels kind of bloated for me. There are plenty of people who love that Zelda takes at least 40-50 hours to complete, and they're going to keep on enjoying those releases, so more power to those guys. It just doesn't interest me much anymore.

I'd love to play a console Zelda game that took 10 hours to complete. With a cap like that, they'd have to go with a much different design direction (unless they wanted to just make it a one-or-two dungeon game, which would be boring as all hell), and that'd be pretty darn cool.

What it comes down to for me is that I pretty much know what I'm getting with each Zelda game now. And while hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of people are totally fine with that, it takes a little of the specialness away. If it weren't for the fact that console Zelda games only come out once every four years, I doubt I'd even pay attention.


EDIT: But to gush about Wind Waker a bit, I'll agree with Neal here that I think Wind Waker is the most successful game in the series when it comes to giving you a sincere feeling of adventure and discovery. Perhaps Ocarina at the time of its release was more effective because it was the first entry in 3D, but when you compare those games side-by-side, Wind Waker looks and feels epic in scope. The random islands scattered throughout the ocean were way more inviting than the hodgepodge villages and wayward travelers from Ocarina.

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TalkBack / Re: 3rd Annual NWR Live Podcast Telethon for Child's Play
« on: November 19, 2012, 07:54:25 PM »
Next year's stretch goal will be unlocking the PAX East 2013 Drunkcast, set to be recorded this Spring.

And TJ, Jonny mentioned on the show that it's only going to be a direct download on the site - it's not going on the feed.

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TalkBack / Re: 3rd Annual NWR Live Podcast Telethon for Child's Play
« on: November 11, 2012, 03:12:39 PM »
The first third will be coming along later tonight.

The second and third cuts will be coming throughout the week.

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TalkBack / Re: 3rd Annual NWR Live Podcast Telethon for Child's Play
« on: November 10, 2012, 09:50:31 PM »
Well that happened.

Thanks for tuning in, everyone. I'll try and have the first of the podcast edits done by tomorrow evening so late-comers can hear what they missed.

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TalkBack / Re: 3rd Annual NWR Live Podcast Telethon for Child's Play
« on: November 10, 2012, 10:39:46 AM »
Give it about fifteen minutes. It's got to go through PayPal to ChipIn, so I'm guessing one of their systems hasn't updated yet.


If a full 30 minutes goes by and your amount hasn't updated the total, then we'll take the issue to ChipIn.

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TalkBack / Re: 3rd Annual NWR Live Podcast Telethon for Child's Play
« on: November 09, 2012, 12:52:14 PM »
To elaborate, this is what will happen:


Upon reaching $5000, which is $1000 more than our 100% goal, I will release the URL of the "lost" drunkcast from PAX East 2011 which, up until now, has only been circulated among the NWR staff for our own amusement. This podcast is the origin of the term "Red Velvet" and has the original telling of the accompanying story, along with the reactions of the rest of the crew as I tell it.


This is actually a way better deal for you guys since, in addition to hearing the original telling of Red Velvet, you'll hear an additional hour of other drunkcast stories, including musings on:


- The firing of Tim Rogers
- The origin of our poutine obsession
- Many many fancy beers (this episode doubles as an unofficial Rough Draught)
- Using a toilet in Zero-G
- Noise complaints from the hotel management
- Machete mishaps
- Drunk rambles from Lindy, Neal, Jonny, Mike Gamin, Lauren, Mike Sklens and, of course, myself.


So start pushing those donations! The minute we hit $5K, I'll release the URL into the chat. It's already hosted and ready, so all we need is the cash.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 277: Shocking Revelaitons
« on: January 29, 2012, 08:36:51 PM »
I *knew* this episode title sounded familiar...

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rfn/14970

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 13: The Unlucky One
« on: December 19, 2011, 07:02:49 AM »
Aw, bummer. The segment that Jonny, Neal and I recorded got bumped this week. Hopefully they use it next time. I thought it went pretty well.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 268: Thirty Hours of Freedom
« on: November 27, 2011, 08:50:30 PM »
Apparently the cure for Lindemann Syndrome is young boys in green tunics.

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TalkBack / Re: 2nd Annual NWR Live Podcast Telethon for Child's Play
« on: November 25, 2011, 03:26:58 PM »
Part 3 is now encoding. Expect to see it sometime later today.

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TalkBack / Re: 2nd Annual NWR Live Podcast Telethon for Child's Play
« on: November 24, 2011, 05:54:30 AM »
Apologies on the delay, folks! Part 2 is edited and is now encoding, so you should see it up later today!

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TalkBack / Re: 2nd Annual NWR Live Podcast Telethon for Child's Play
« on: November 22, 2011, 09:52:14 AM »
Part 2 will be tomorrow.

Part 3 will be Friday.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 3: Around the Horn
« on: October 12, 2011, 02:45:14 PM »
By "something in the middle" I assume you mean "something that isn't awful?"

No disrespect to Sarah Jane, though. It's supposed to be a kids show. Torchwood just oozes with meh.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 3: Around the Horn
« on: October 12, 2011, 02:13:37 PM »
I agree that there's plenty to like about Series 1-4. However, the Matt Smith episodes are just a lot more friendly to people who don't know anything about Who. I'll put it this way.

Everyone who likes Series 1-4 will probably like Series 5+.

Not everyone who likes Series 5+ will like Series 1-4.

So to get an accurate representation of what Who is really like these days, I think it's best to start with Series 5 and then, if you're really interested, work your way backwards.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 3: Around the Horn
« on: October 12, 2011, 12:01:12 PM »
Honestly, skip both and start with Series 5. It's very new-viewer friendly. It's the most palatable Who in years - if you end up liking it, you can always go backwards and catch up on the stuff you missed.

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