Congrats on 250, guys! Very enjoyable as always! I would have called in but I was out of town on vacation with my in-laws.
Responses ...
1. I can't wait for Grandmaster Lindy's tour!!
2. I understand being saddened by the petering out of Wii point sales. I feel that """hardcore""" gamers are, for whatever reason, thrilled to spend money renting ethereal 0s and 1s, but Wii gamers who might be older or younger, might just prefer tangible games?
Keep in mind I'm not presenting this theory to defend the quality of the WiiWare service. The service has been sparse at best. I've really, really enjoyed the 4 or 5 titles I deemed worthy of renting for the duration of my Wii's life. But no, instead, I merely present this theory to suggest that perhaps digital sales aren't inherently a good thing for gamers, and thus a refelction of a console's value.
Honestly, I hope Nintendo never fully focuses on getting my money in exchange for digital code =)
3. I've never been in to Magic. This past week my 20-yr-old cousin asked me if I ever played and told me how much he's loving it lately. ... I can't believe all these years later Magic is still alive and well! =P
... then again, I'm sure many people are equally incredulous about Pokemon... and I love that shiz ^_^ (the game games, not the cards).
4. Great fun hearing all the behind the scenes stories!
5. I am a unique Nintendo fan in that Metroid II was the first Metroid I played and Zelda II was the first Zelda I played through. Thus, I loved 'em both!! They might be the "black sheeps" of the franchises, but the blackest sheep in those flocks is still better than 90% of all other games, right?
6. I do get that same sensation, Jonny. RFN provides gaming discussion that I just can't get in my day-to-day life. Keep it up!
7. I'm lucky enough to have never had a game stolen. However, my older sister did used to borrow my Gameboy and Super Mario Land and, though she'll never admit it, she borrowed the game once and then lost it =P
8. It was pretty cool that one day I had your podcast on in the background while my father was visiting and we were chilling on the patio. He heard "Radio Free Nintendo" and was impressed with your reference to the historical "Radio Free Europe." He told me about the backstory and your description certainly seems in line with what he said.
Hells yea, Nintendo fan's perspective!!
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I'm mostly done listening through the call-in portion of the podcast but I'll post again if need be.
Here's to 250 more!!