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Title: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Crimm on April 09, 2012, 11:13:34 PM

Our third trip to PAX East for a live podcast panel was the best yet. Listen to the whole thing right here!

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rfn/29760

These live panels at PAX East have become a huge annual tradition for Radio Free Nintendo, and we were delighted to return to Boston for a third Meatspace podcast with a small but devoted audience of listeners... plus the many more of you waiting at home for this recording! *Note: There are a lot of variables in this kind of setting, so please understand that the audio is not perfect, and you may need to adjust the volume from time to time.

Joining the three panel regulars this year is our friend Guillaume Veillette from Negative World, who has acquitted himself admirably on a couple recent podcast episodes and did another great job in person. After some quick intros and a special surprise from James, we revisit last year's Wii U speculation round and follow it up with a more realistic countdown to the system's launch. It's a brief conversation by RFN standards, but we manage to tackle important issues like our most anticipated features, repairing the broken messages of last E3, and how to get third-party publishers to stick around this time. With just over six months before launch, very few websites or podcasts are giving much thought to Wii U... okay, just leave it to us experts!

The second half (or two-thirds, really) is devoted to Q&A, as always. We got some fantastic questions from the live audience, which included both long-time fans and RFN neophytes who just stumbled into the panel. We were pleasantly surprised when the PAX Enforcers let us run 15 minutes over the allotted time, due to the next panel being canceled. All in all, it was a wonderful opportunity to hang out with Nintendo fans and each other, and we hope you'll enjoy this official recording! Jared also took video at the panel.

Before you forget, be sure to vote in the RetroActive poll! The deadline is Thursday, April 12, and we will play and discuss whichever game comes out on top. You can also send questions and comments for the next regular episode of RFN! And oh snap, you can buy your very own RFN t-shirt that made its public debut at the PAX East convention. All sales benefit this very website and podcast, so buy several!

Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: bigNfanboy on April 09, 2012, 11:40:06 PM
First !!!
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on April 09, 2012, 11:51:18 PM
When it rains, it pours! I just posted a Radio Trivia that's been in the cooker for over a week.... I hope folks don't mind :P

Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: yayer1124 on April 10, 2012, 03:22:44 AM
Hey everyone . . Just a heads up I'm the 2nd person to ask a question in the Q&A and it was awesome to be able to take part in the panel. I look forward to becoming a regular participant in this community.

Oh and special shout out to all the guys in the show that took some time out to chat afterwards. It was awesome being able to talk to other people who have the same passion for Nintendo. Keep up the great work guys!
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Plugabugz on April 10, 2012, 09:44:54 AM
In a way i secretly hope for a RFN UK Mini Panel featuring The Greg and Karlie and co.

Greg can even wear a joker costume to preserve his mysterious character.
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: NWR_Lindy on April 10, 2012, 10:59:39 AM
Yayer1124: Hey man, you gave me your biz card right?  I checked out your site, good work!  Gotta update it with your thoughts on the RFN panel though. Haha.

We were talking about how the RFN crew got to be doing the panels...this is a pretty legendary comment thread for back-in-the-day this-is-how-I-got-into-this stories.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/sitenews/17894

Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: yayer1124 on April 10, 2012, 01:16:26 PM
Hey Jon ! . . Yeah that was me ! Thanks for checking out the site and appreciate the compliments.

Yeah Im slowly just writing up the next few articles with my wrap up for Saturday and Sunday (stupid day job lol). But im definitely gonna be including my experience in the RFN Panel.

I checked out the link for the article. Awesome story and it gave me more motivation to continue down this path. Hopefully I can collaborate with you guys in the near future. Its people like you that inspired me to start writing. 
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: ejamer on April 10, 2012, 03:04:26 PM
In a way i secretly hope for a RFN UK Mini Panel featuring The Greg and Karlie and co.

Greg can even wear a joker costume to preserve his mysterious character.


This sounds oddly compelling. Well, not the joker part...
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Glad0s on April 10, 2012, 08:38:15 PM
In a way i secretly hope for a RFN UK Mini Panel featuring The Greg and Karlie and co.

Greg can even wear a joker costume to preserve his mysterious character.


This sounds oddly compelling. Well, not the joker part...


What do you mean?!? The Joker costume would be the best part! And Greg could do a Mark Hamill impersonation...
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Zacko on April 10, 2012, 10:44:34 PM
Am I the only one who thought the audio was pretty shotty in this episode? Maybe its just me, but I couldn't even understand what was being said some of the time. Not to complain and criticize, but it sounds like too much post-processing/noise reduction. Pretty robot-sounding. Great panel none-the-less. Wish I could have been there.
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: TJ Spyke on April 10, 2012, 11:03:28 PM
The RFN crew was mostly fine to me, but it sounded like some of the audience members weren't speaking right into the mic (like that (wo)man who was asking about franchises that shouldn't be revived, I couldn't hear what game she said).
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Chocobo_Rider on April 11, 2012, 12:35:02 AM
Loved the show!

If I had signed on to the friggin' PAX East website 2 hours earlier I would have been there - and that would have been awesome.  Hope to see you all in 2013.

Once again, great show!
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on April 11, 2012, 12:52:27 AM
Zacko, this is the audio we got from the PAX Enforcers, who recorded it directly from the mixing board. You probably couldn't get a much better recording under the circumstances. That said, it has some echo from the speakers bouncing off the walls and back into our microphones, and there was a high-pitched whine in the original file, probably caused by electrical interference. I did my best to alleviate the latter, and the final episode sounds much better than the raw audio. Still, we are not used to speaking with this kind of microphone, and I think it shows. James did a nice job of projecting into his mic, and Jon did too, but Guillaume and I are often too quiet because we weren't close enough to our mics. It's something I'll try to address at next year's panel. With the audience Q&A, I think you have to expect that kind of variability, but we panelists should do better.
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Pandareus on April 11, 2012, 12:58:57 AM
Yup, I'll know next time.


...if there is a next time...


...please invite me back!  :-[
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Crimm on April 11, 2012, 09:08:18 AM
(like that (wo)man who was asking about franchises that shouldn't be revived, I couldn't hear what game she said).


Young boy. Cool kid
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Crimm on April 11, 2012, 07:49:44 PM
Added picture of the Legos


(http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/media/29760/4/1.jpg)
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Traveller on April 11, 2012, 08:23:53 PM
I think this was the best PAX panel you guys have done yet. I at least enjoyed it more than last years one, you all sounded more natural and relaxed I think.
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: broodwars on April 11, 2012, 09:31:22 PM
It was a good episode, but did anyone else have problems with the audio volume while listening to it?  Some speakers like Dr. Metts were particularly hard to hear at times.  It sounds like your Mics were considerably further away from you than they are when you do the usual Skype-based show.
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Pandareus on April 11, 2012, 09:49:43 PM
Added picture of the Legos


(http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/media/29760/4/1.jpg)

A Fleur de Lys? That Lego man on the right could totally be me!

I claim it for myself.
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: TJ Spyke on April 11, 2012, 10:19:02 PM
LOL, does the LEGO guy on the far left have no face?
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Penguin_Of_Thyme on April 12, 2012, 10:07:50 AM
I just added the video of the panel.
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Pandareus on April 12, 2012, 10:27:19 AM
Can I just say that watching myself on that video here is one of the freakiest experiences ever?
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Crimm on April 12, 2012, 01:15:05 PM
LOL, does the LEGO guy on the far left have no face?


Have YOU ever seen a picture of Greg?


I'm not sure why Karlie felt the need to make me a Musketeer armed with a circular saw...
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: TJ Spyke on April 12, 2012, 08:24:28 PM
LOL, does the LEGO guy on the far left have no face?


Have YOU ever seen a picture of Greg?
I'm not sure why Karlie felt the need to make me a Musketeer armed with a circular saw...

LOL, I always picture him as looking like Malcolm Reed from Star Trek: Enterprise since their accent is almost the exact same.
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: NWR_Lindy on April 12, 2012, 08:27:47 PM
My LEGO certainly looks ready to bust a rhyme.
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Plugabugz on April 13, 2012, 03:36:00 AM
LOL, does the LEGO guy on the far left have no face?


Have YOU ever seen a picture of Greg?
I'm not sure why Karlie felt the need to make me a Musketeer armed with a circular saw...

LOL, I always picture him as looking like Malcolm Reed from Star Trek: Enterprise since their accent is almost the exact same.

It's nowhere near to that! His voice is like a cross between Barry White and Stephen Fry.
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: NWR_Karlie on April 13, 2012, 04:50:18 AM
I'm not sure why Karlie felt the need to make me a Musketeer armed with a circular saw...

The helmet is to protect you from yourself.
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Crimm on April 13, 2012, 09:59:32 AM
That's fair.
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: pureval on April 13, 2012, 09:54:10 PM
We had fun attending the panel, it was great to listen to. I hope my son was too big a distraction for you guys, he was a little antsy to get onto the expo floor and play some games. That and he was getting rather upset that he was dying in Super Mario Bros. I apologize if he caused any great difficulties.
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on April 14, 2012, 02:14:46 AM
I don't remember being distracted by him at all!
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: pureval on April 14, 2012, 10:10:42 AM
Well that's a relief. BTW, listening to the discussion about bringing back old franchises got me thinking. Adventures of Lolo as a hardcore 3rd person shooter. Completely with bro fisting and half naked "armored" La La. Day one baby.
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on April 14, 2012, 12:37:20 PM
Heh. Actually, Lolo would be great as an eShop puzzle game.
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Razorkid on April 21, 2012, 07:05:09 AM
That was FANTASTIC and my personal highlight of PAX for me :D .  I couldn't stop grinningthe whole time watching the guys up on the panel and thinking to myself, " I listen to these folks every week for years, is this even real?" I had a blast ;D   
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: cmaghintay on April 25, 2012, 08:55:30 PM
Great panel! I'd love to go next year if I get to go to PAX East.


This is my first time seeing the hosts. James and John L look close to what I pictured in my head. But I didn't think Johnny would be so buff!
Title: Re: RFN Panel Edition Tridux: Live at PAX East 2012
Post by: Glad0s on September 26, 2012, 02:50:10 PM
I just randomly decided to look at this thread again, and the above comment made me laugh so hard I felt the need to bump it for everyone. You're welcome.