James does it right and leaves the country before the heir to his throne screws everything up.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rfn/43656/nwr-chat-episode-1-season-1-a-new-hope
James has left for Japan, leaving a potentially deadly power vacuum at the top of the RFN food chain in his absence, along with an opportunity for an off-brand podcast. Jon emerges from the wilderness to claim the hosting throne, the prodigal son returning after having last hosted on the immensely successful RFN Episode 105. The beginning of his reign is marked by his reading of a prepared statement, meant to foster unity in these troubled times. Speaking of troubled times, Dr. Jonny Metts takes a seat in the vacant guest chair to salve our wounds, with Greg and Gui along for the bumpy ride as always. This week's New Business covers the end of Wii U production, Gui comparing platformers with Sonic CD and Freedom Planet, Greg dealing with a buggy F-Zero X on Virtual Console, and Jonny diving deeper into Dragon Quest VII with a little Rhythm Thief thrown in for good measure.
After the break it's Listener Mail. Our resident pre-order expert Jonny Metts advises us on whether or not we should pre-order Switch, and we also analyze potential Switch launch SKUs, prices, and games. We then discuss the small marketing window leading up to Switch launch, and whether or not there will be a successor to the Nintendo 3DS. You can get inside our small marketing window by sending your inquiries to our inbox.
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Im glad Gui liked Freedom Planet. I also thought it was the best Sonic game I have played. Im looking forward to Freedom Planet 2 more than Sonic Mania.
The preorder talk was also interesting. I have already preordered the Switch.
I dont know how it has been in America and Europe, but the NES mini sold out like crazy here in Australia. EB Games website has gone down twice because of so many people trying to preorder it. They had to reschedule the second shipment preorder to today. I will try to get one, but I doubt I will be able to.
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I dont know how it has been in America and Europe, but the NES mini sold out like crazy here in Australia. EB Games website has gone down twice because of so many people trying to preorder it. They had to reschedule the second shipment preorder to today. I will try to get one, but I doubt I will be able to.
NES Classic situation in the U.S. is BAD. You had to be lining up at store openings to get one in my area.
for those quibbling about the NES classic in this thread, I'd like to direct you to a much better but slightly more expensive alternative.
http://www.retrousb.com/product_info.php?cPath=36&products_id=78 (http://www.retrousb.com/product_info.php?cPath=36&products_id=78)
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you got me there, Ejamer. I figured most of the folks who come to this forum probably have an existing collection.
Jon's performance as host was excellent. Dare I say that he seemed to have a better handle on the podcast than James usually does? Not much in the way of craziness at all ( though I throughly approve of craziness as well).