Great show, fellas. Here are my responses...
1. Rhythm Thief looks absolutely astounding. If SEGA's recent shake-ups mean it doesn't come to NA? NinSage is gonna have to choke a 3rd-party developer.
2. I don't miss the bottom screen being used for visuals on the 3DS, as it was more with the DS. I never liked when, say, videos would play out on both the top and bottom screen and were bisected by the middle of the system. Then there was always the design choice of whether to cut out the middle of the video and act like there was a natural bar in the way, or to pretend there was no space between the top and bottom screens and get this weird psychological stretching effect.
No, I quite enjoy that 3DS games take a more "organized" approach to the dual screens. Flashy, dazzling visuals on the bigger, 3D screen and practical, infrastructural, gameplay devices on the bottom screen.
Of course, while I may see sensible organization, one such as Jonny may see stifled creativity... but... that's the wonder of differing perspectives, right?
3. The totality of Lindy's NHL "saga" just put a smile on my face for the entire time you guys were talking about it. After a long day of dissertation writing, it really made me thank the universe for little wonders like RFN.
4. The Trent/Beamdog thing was made into a big deal that people will undoubtedly keep bringing up for months (years?) to come. Yet, in the same week, the equally notable Senile Team has commented on positive experiences with WiiWare and looking forward to future work with Nintendo in the download space. Yet.... no one seems to care.