Post by: Pryopizm on November 14, 2006, 05:13:26 PM
Leave the room so I can change.
We here at Radio Free Nintendo would like to present Jonathan Metts debut as host in this all senior-staff good-bye edition of our show. They also take a moment to dish on the new site and its name. Want to know what it is? Take a listen!
Episode 26: Thanks for the Memories
You can also listen to the podcast on Odeo, or subscribe to us on iTunes.
Unlike most podcast blurbs, I'm not going to waste a lot of your time with words like a certain Oregonian does. Frequently.
What I will tell you is what you need to know. Included in this very special RFN is:
- Jonny recounts his adventures through time and space before he landed on Planet GameCube.
- Windy discusses the fall of Nintendo Nation and his life as a refugee.
- Bloodworth celebrates his rags to riches tale from random poster to Senior Editor.
- TYP excites us with his sordid shenanigans when he snuck in to E3 underage
- You'll finally learn the name of the new site.
Enjoy!
Credits:
This podcast was edited by Stan Ferguson.
Music for this episode of Radio Free Nintendo is used with permission from Jason Ricci & New Blood. You can also purchase their album directly from the iTunes Music Store.
This Podcast is dedicated to all of PGC's readers. We hope you love the new site as much as we do.
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on November 14, 2006, 05:55:09 PM
Post by: vudu on November 14, 2006, 05:56:05 PM
Post by: Larson on November 14, 2006, 05:59:42 PM
Post by: vudu on November 14, 2006, 06:01:23 PM
EDIT: If you want to find out what the new name is, jump to 22:26 of the podcast.
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on November 14, 2006, 06:03:43 PM
Post by: UncleBob on November 14, 2006, 06:06:09 PM
Post by: Pryopizm on November 14, 2006, 06:06:38 PM
Post by: vudu on November 14, 2006, 06:08:26 PM
(Seriously though; I hope you guys aren't mad.)
Post by: Tigris Altaica on November 14, 2006, 06:12:51 PM
Post by: Artimus on November 14, 2006, 06:20:57 PM
Post by: Nick DiMola on November 14, 2006, 06:22:13 PM
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Post by: BigJim on November 14, 2006, 06:47:08 PM
Post by: Shift Key on November 14, 2006, 06:54:42 PM
Post by: Shecky on November 14, 2006, 07:09:10 PM
Post by: WindyMan on November 14, 2006, 07:25:33 PM
(My avatar looks like me.)
Post by: BiLdItUp1 on November 14, 2006, 07:50:01 PM
Post by: Kairon on November 14, 2006, 07:50:04 PM
Worst name change since the Wii.
Take that for what you will.
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: Smoke39 on November 14, 2006, 08:02:56 PM
Quote
Originally posted by: WindyMan
(My avatar looks like me.)
HAHAHA. You look like a GIRL.
Post by: Ceric on November 14, 2006, 08:05:01 PM
Post by: BigJim on November 14, 2006, 08:23:12 PM
What I mean is, for example, there is lingo in our everyday language that would be foreign to new players... Not that PGC is severely daunting in the geekery department, but I'm just curious if there are any specific guideline changes we can expect with the intent of welcoming in new mainstream players.
Post by: wandering on November 14, 2006, 08:31:20 PM
Post by: The Traveller on November 14, 2006, 08:53:28 PM
Post by: ThePerm on November 14, 2006, 09:14:03 PM
Anyways, I'v been on these forums so long, currently I don't have the highest post copunt, but i bet if you combined my post counts from all previous forum incarnations I would!!!
http://web.archive.org/web/20010405131328/nextgenwar.com/main/main.html
Post by: IceCold on November 14, 2006, 09:33:11 PM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on November 14, 2006, 10:05:27 PM
Post by: Darkheart on November 14, 2006, 10:08:16 PM
Post by: WPack911 on November 14, 2006, 10:31:51 PM
I found this site in much the same way the staff said they did and I have loved it ever since. I worked for another site that is now no longer around, and the entire time I worked there all I ever wanted to do was try to be as good as the people that work for this site and I think I did for the most part.
This site is the best gaming site on the net, it breaks big news first a lot, but the real sign of being the best is the fact that it reports every bit of news from Zelda to telling everybody that the new Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen game just shipped. Even if nobody says "wow I am so gonna go get that game" at least we know that you guys are so hard working and professional you are gonna report that anyway just to make sure you have all the Nintendo news out there.
You could change your name to "Wii Wii's Playhouse" and I would still come back, cause this site (to steal a Bret Hart line) is "The Best there is, the Best there was, and the best there ever will be" period.
-Andrew
Post by: Spak-Spang on November 15, 2006, 02:34:10 AM
Obviously, they don't want us to say the name in the blog...so I will give you the initials.
NWR
And just for a bonus, N stands for Nintendo.
Personally, although it sounds professional it has no whimsical fun nature to it at all.
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on November 15, 2006, 04:34:03 AM
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Post by: TMW on November 15, 2006, 05:52:20 AM
It's gonna be sweet.
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on November 15, 2006, 05:55:21 AM
Post by: mantidor on November 15, 2006, 06:37:08 AM
Post by: Spak-Spang on November 15, 2006, 06:52:47 AM
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on November 15, 2006, 06:56:00 AM
QuoteNote that we made no further attempts (as far as I'm aware) to stiffle posts, as the concept of doing so was indeed silly.
Originally posted by: PartyBear
I don't like listening to podcasts, and I find editing comments to prevent people from letting the cat out of the bag the very opposite of classy.
Post by: ShyGuy on November 15, 2006, 07:16:05 AM
Dun Dun Dun NWR Headline news. Here with today's report, Karl Castaneda.
"Good Evening, I'm Karl Castaneda. In today's news, An investigatory panel is continuing its probe into which moderator censored the poster known as Vudu. More on that story coming up. First, we turn to today's Nintendo sports news with our sportscaster, Stan Ferguson. Stan?"
"Arrrr Mancakes! Back to you Karl."
Post by: vudu on November 15, 2006, 07:55:57 AM
I understand why TYP would feel the need to edit my post. It was just a one word post with the new name and a link to the future site.
It's obvious PGC is excited about the new site and honestly, I can't blame them. I'm really looking forward to it.
If I pissed off anyone, I would like to apologize. It was not my intent to steal your thunder.
Also (out of pure curiosity) if I ever did get banned would I still be able to visit the site and read the forums (and just not login and contribute) or would I be completely blacklisted and not able to even view the site/forums? Because that would suck.
Post by: oohhboy on November 15, 2006, 08:16:37 AM
No? ok then.
Man, I feel 5 years older having listened to that podcast.
The new site better not be all just white and blue. I know you guys are far more creative than that.
Post by: Pryopizm on November 15, 2006, 08:45:45 AM
Anyway, by now it's out and about. We will be Nintendo World Report.
And no, Vudu, we weren't thinking about banning you at all. We just got frustrated for a sec, then, as TYP said, we realized that no two men alone can stop the internet.
Post by: KnowsNothing on November 15, 2006, 09:10:16 AM
:tear:
Also the acronym NWR is nowhere near as cool as PGC >=U
Post by: segagamer12 on November 15, 2006, 09:35:32 AM
But the new name does sound pretty cool.
Getting back to the theme of the podcast, I dont rememeber when or how I fisrt stumbled on PGC, all I know is I started out reading the mailbag and news sections for along time and it wasnt till gamefaqs kicked me off that I joined the forums here.
All I do remember was I was drawn to Ian Sane's comments and wanted to defend him cuz I agreed with him a lot of the time. I know that I had a hard time getting on too, it took like months before they got my password and username to work.
Anyways I still love the site and I can't wait to see the new one you guys rock and stay cool.
Post by: Djunknown on November 15, 2006, 04:33:08 PM
To think Bloodworth had such humble beginnings, I would never have guessed.
To NWR,
and I pour a 40oz for PGC.
Post by: mantidor on November 15, 2006, 06:35:03 PM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on November 15, 2006, 07:02:30 PM
Post by: Kairon on November 16, 2006, 11:20:50 AM
The name isn't FUN.
PGC had a natural rhythm to it with each syllable rhyming, NWR doesn't and sounds more like NWO. Sounds like a wrestling game...
And it's a Nintendo site, face it, it won't ever be prestigious in the eyes of people who don't like Nintendo. Besides, prestige is won not by your site name, but your reporting and relevance.
I get the whole "world" angle, but I just can't grow to like this name. It sounds sterile, too long, and sorta soulless and like no real stand was being made with the name. It sounds like a surrender, not a declaration.
[/one day old reactions]
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: Karl Castaneda #2 on November 16, 2006, 11:34:38 AM
Much like the Wii name, perhaps it just needs time to marinate.
Post by: IceCold on November 16, 2006, 08:20:14 PM
