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In year full of great moments, these are the ones that stood out....

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Review Revisit

NWR's staff gives their own thoughts on the latest entry in the storied Zelda franchise....

by Andrew Brown, Casey Gibson, Andy Goergen, Zachary Miller, and Bryan Rose - April 19, 2017

NWR's End of the Year Awards 2016: Top 3 Anticipated 2017 Games

We are always looking to the future....

by Kimberly Keller and Neal Ronaghan - December 28, 2016

NWR's Midyear 2016 Hype Meter Results: #5 - #1

Hype levels at maximum!...

by Zachary Miller and Donald Theriault - September 8, 2016

NWR's Midyear 2016 Hype Meter Results: #15 - #11

Titles just outside the sphere of super hype....

by Justin Berube and Donald Theriault - September 8, 2016

The NWR Mailbag: July 2016

There are two types of insanity on display here....

by Donald Theriault - July 6, 2016

CONTEST: E3 Thursday Caption Contest!

Can you caption these Zelda: Breath of the Wild images from E3? You could win an amiibo or free game download code! Congratulations to the winners!...

by Carmine Red - June 16, 2016

The NWR Mailbag: May 2016: The Impossible Prediction

It's back, and thankfully not in POG form....

by Donald Theriault - May 10, 2016

The Legend of Zelda Wii U Release Date Pool

With little information to go on, the NWR staff decided to guess when they think the next Zelda game is coming out....

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Our 2016 Nintendo Predictions: Matt West, Associate Editor

…And on the seventh day, Aonuma saw his work and he rested. For he knew it was good....

by Matt West - January 27, 2016

Our 2016 Nintendo Predictions: Donal Theriault, News Editor

Trying to predict Nintendo’s actions is like trying to slap a tornado....

by Donald Theriault - January 27, 2016

Our 2016 Nintendo Predictions: Justin Berube, Features Editor

The King Nintendo Fanboy shares his thoughts on the Big N in 2016....

by Justin Berube - January 27, 2016

NWR Hype Meter 2016 Preview Results: #5 - #1

The most hyped games of 2016 can be found here!...

by Justin Berube, Neal Ronaghan, and Donald Theriault - January 22, 2016

The Newsmaking Games Of The Year: #5 - #1: Go And Stay Fresh

The biggest of the big....

by Neal Ronaghan, Donald Theriault, and Matt West - December 22, 2015

NWR Hype Meter Results: #5 - #1

Your web browser can't repel hype of the magnitude!...

by Justin Berube, Neal Ronaghan, and Donald Theriault - September 10, 2015

Amiibo Guide: The Legend of Zelda (Wii U)

The latest Zelda adventure will take advantage of Amiibo....

by Justin Berube - January 13, 2015

Our 2015 Nintendo Predictions: Neal Ronaghan, Director

Predicting Nintendo's year of releases down to the day....

by Neal Ronaghan - January 12, 2015

What to Expect At E3 2014: Wii U Software

The many games we could see for Wii U at E3....

by Justin Berube, Becky Hollada, Clay Johnson, Kimberly Keller, Neal Ronaghan, and Bryan Rose - June 3, 2014

E3 2014 Predictions: Neal Ronaghan, Director

Neal mixes the realistic with the absurd for his E3 2014 predictions....

by Neal Ronaghan - June 3, 2014

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 613: Sean Connery's Worst Wigs, a Retrospective

Hopefully we can solve the great debate that's tearing apart the Highlander community....

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, and Guillaume Veillette - March 10, 2019

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 550: Strip That Village to the Bone!

Jon "Business" Lindemann's plans lead where even James Jones cannot follow....

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, Jon Lindemann, and Guillaume Veillette - December 10, 2017

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 527: E3 2017 - Mario's Mindgate Conspiracy

Nintendo had their Digital Event, RFN reacted, the team at the show called in with impressions, and Mario was pulling all the strings....

by Michael Cole, Casey Gibson, James Jones, Aaron Kaluszka, Greg Leahy, Jon Lindemann, Jonathan Metts, and Carmine Red - June 13, 2017

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 521: Last.FM Towns

Your home for coverage of all the hottest anime games for FM Towns....

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, Jon Lindemann, and Guillaume Veillette - May 7, 2017

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 520: MY NACHOS ARE ON FIRE!

I'm trying out titles for my inevitable memoirs....

by James Jones, Jon Lindemann, Jonathan Metts, and Guillaume Veillette - April 30, 2017

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 518 Part 2: The Last Breath of the Puns

With a combined 500 hours under our belts, we're finally ready to talk The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild....

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, Jon Lindemann, and Guillaume Veillette - April 16, 2017

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 516: Texas Brisket Challenge

The killer app for Switch!...

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, Jon Lindemann, and Guillaume Veillette - April 2, 2017

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 515: The 22 Billion Yen Friend Code

DeNA worked hard to create a system leveraged on Friend Codes, Miitomo, and Twitter followers to make adding Switch friends feel like alchemy....

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, Jon Lindemann, and Guillaume Veillette - March 26, 2017

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 514: G-Radio feat. Kayzee and Lil' Burk

The Radio Free Nintendo crew wasn't at PAX East, but that's okay: they're not in this episode either....

by Perry Burkum, Casey Gibson, James Jones, Greg Leahy, and Guillaume Veillette - March 19, 2017

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 513: Qbby in the Wild

It's all Switch and Breath of the Wild this week, except for a visit from our box friend....

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, Jon Lindemann, and Guillaume Veillette - March 10, 2017

THE FAMICAST: Episode 98 - HOT BLOODED LEAKS

Join the Famicast as we take a look at gaming life in Japan in February’s special live episode!...

by Danny Bivens, James Charlton, and Ty Shughart - February 24, 2017

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 510: Kutar Hero: On Tour!

Kutar is always Kutar no matter where he is going or doing....

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, Jon Lindemann, and Guillaume Veillette - February 19, 2017

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 509: You Could Die Tomorrow

We could all die tomorrow; the odds are very high....

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, Jon Lindemann, and Guillaume Veillette - February 12, 2017

THE FAMICAST: Episode 93 - WE WOOD LIKE TO PLAY

The Famicast wouldn't be complete without some in depth talk about cricket...right?...

by Danny Bivens, James Charlton, and Ty Shughart - December 9, 2016

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 494: A Totally Satisfactory Podcast

If RFN came in a box, this is the box quote we'll have earned....

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, Neal Ronaghan, and Guillaume Veillette - October 2, 2016

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: RFN Special: Calling Dr. Metts

While the cat's away, the doctor will…talk on a podcast, obviously....

by Greg Leahy and Jonathan Metts - August 14, 2016

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 486: Rejecting Other Green Dinosaurs

Greg is not a man willing to negotiate on the purity of his Yoshi experience....

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, and Guillaume Veillette - July 24, 2016

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 484: Jon Lindemann's Tubtime PokéStop

Is that a Rayquaza in your bath or do I need to call my therapist?...

by Michael Cole, James Jones, Greg Leahy, and Jon Lindemann - July 10, 2016

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 483: Professionalism

As Season 5 approaches its first anniversary, we've redoubled our efforts to take the mantle of World's Most Important Nintendo Podcast seriously....

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, Jon Lindemann, and Guillaume Veillette - July 3, 2016

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: E3 2016 Away Team Podcast

The E3 team pulls up to talk about Nintendo's games at E3. So by that, we mean Zelda, Nintendo's game at E3....

by Michael Cole, Aaron Kaluszka, Kimberly Keller, and Jared Rosenberg - June 29, 2016

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 482: The Legend of Zelda: Olivia Wilde

I thought Nintendo was above making licensed games....

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, Jon Lindemann, and Guillaume Veillette - June 26, 2016

CONNECTIVITY: Episode 206: The Excitement of F3

Bryan went to E3 2016, but we're talking E3 2017 in this episode!...

by Adam Abou-Nasr, Bryan Rose, and Donald Theriault - June 25, 2016

THE FAMICAST: Episode 82 - TIME TO SHRINE

The Japan crew gives you their thoughts on Zelda, Box Boy naming conventions, Chex Quest, San Francisco Rush and more on this E3 centric episode!...

by Danny Bivens, James Charlton, and Ty Shughart - June 18, 2016

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 481: E3 of the Wild

We recorded our E3 reactions in front of a live studio audience. How did the Breath of the Wild move us?...

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, Jon Lindemann, and Guillaume Veillette - June 17, 2016

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 480: Measuring Kirby's Schwarzschild Radius

With an event horizon at 20 centimeters, Kirby's mass would have to be many times that of the Earth. But gravitational distortions don't get to ride a mech....

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, and Guillaume Veillette - June 12, 2016

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 475: Super Dimensional Fortress Great Fox

It's a small wonder Great Fox doesn't transform into a robot, a tank, or some kind of robot-tank hybrid....

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, Jon Lindemann, and Guillaume Veillette - May 8, 2016

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 474: The Day the Music Was Abandoned

Nintendo's uninspiring financial briefing didn't deter half of team RFN from their responsibilities....

by James Jones, Jonathan Metts, and Guillaume Veillette - May 1, 2016

THE FAMICAST: Episode 77 - MAXIMUM TENS

A heavily reduced Famicrew look back on the very best....and worst....

by James Charlton and Ty Shughart - April 18, 2016

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 462: The Full Monty Punch

Getting hit by a dragon's spear is always a bad time....

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, Jon Lindemann, and Guillaume Veillette - February 7, 2016

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 453: Even the Podcast Leaked Early

I guess this makes Jon the show's Cloud Strife? I'm not comfortable with this analogy....

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, Jon Lindemann, and Guillaume Veillette - November 14, 2015

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 424: Don't Say Pumped

Ahh, there's too much to talk about! How did we cram it all in? With some help from Donald and our listeners' emails, as it turns out....

by James Jones, Jonathan Metts, Donald Theriault, and Guillaume Veillette - April 4, 2015

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 423: A Diaper Too Small

You are not prepared for the New Business about to go down. Plus: Elliot's Quest, Xeodrifter, NX launch games, living with a non-gamer, the mythical Nintendo phone, and haunting hanafuda music....

by James Jones, Jon Lindemann, Jonathan Metts, and Guillaume Veillette - March 29, 2015

THE FAMICAST: Episode 47 - ANNUAL GIFT MAN'S REVENGE

Join the Famicrew as they all get together for a bumper episode to ring in the festive season, and fight the evil Christmas robot overlord....

by Danny Bivens, James Charlton, Ty Shughart, and Matt Walker - December 22, 2014

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 409: Treedodgers

We've got reactions to Zelda's huge world, a follow-up on Wii U's health, and lots of new games!...

by James Jones, Jon Lindemann, Jonathan Metts, and Guillaume Veillette - December 14, 2014

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: E3 2014 - California Dreamin'

Three regulars and special guest TYP join forces in one room to digest more E3 games, our favorite announcements, and those little moments on the floor that can only happen at gaming's biggest event....

by Michael Cole, James Jones, Jon Lindemann, and Jonathan Metts - June 15, 2014

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: E3 2014 - Home Team Assemble

What is the E3 experience for the half of RFN that isn't at E3 playing Smash Bros? Guillaume, Jon and special guest Greg Leahy give their thoughts on Nintendo's E3 2014 performance....

by Greg Leahy, Jon Lindemann, and Guillaume Veillette - June 13, 2014

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Box Art

Genre Adventure
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Worldwide Releases

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Release Mar 03, 2017
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RatingEveryone 10+
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Release Mar 03, 2017
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eu: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Release Mar 03, 2017
PublisherNintendo
aus: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Release Mar 03, 2017
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