Radio Free Nintendo
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Episode 527: E3 2017 Day 3 - Independence Day
June 18, 2017
E3 2017 comes an end, and we wrap it up with a report on our favorite indie titles and our game(s) of the show.
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Episode 527: E3 2017 Day 2 - Forgetting our Lines
June 15, 2017
Jon, Jonny and some special friends offer their thoughts on E3's second act.
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Episode 527: E3 2017 - Mario's Mindgate Conspiracy
June 13, 2017
Nintendo had their Digital Event, RFN reacted, the team at the show called in with impressions, and Mario was pulling all the strings.
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Episode 526: The Louvre of Shame
June 10, 2017
When a wall just cannot contain all our personal failings.
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Episode 525: Purple Is the New Glitter
June 4, 2017
Due entirely to professional obligation, we delve into our annual sequence of blind guesses resulting in predictable failure.
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Episode 524: Original Podcast, Do Not Steal
May 28, 2017
Metal Nintendo the Podcast is 400 years old, a great skateboarder, and everyone loves him.
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Episode 523: War Journalism
May 21, 2017
Cold pizza at 9:30 in the morning, waiting to watch Daredevil's cartoon voice actor play this fighting game. This is the story I was born to tell.
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Episode 522: In Defense of Stereotypes
May 14, 2017
Is your day a little brighter if you listen to the show imagining half of the podcast is still growing their Nordiques protest beard?
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Episode 521: Last.FM Towns
May 7, 2017
Your home for coverage of all the hottest anime games for FM Towns.
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Episode 520: MY NACHOS ARE ON FIRE!
April 30, 2017
I'm trying out titles for my inevitable memoirs.
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Episode 519: Heroes of the Pun Storm
April 23, 2017
It's become increasingly clear that we only get three emails: questions, accusations, and text landmines designed to test our reading skill.
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Episode 518 Part 2: The Last Breath of the Puns
April 16, 2017
With a combined 500 hours under our belts, we're finally ready to talk The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
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Episode 518 Part 1: Come-Hither Pikmin
April 13, 2017
We break down yesterday's Nintendo Direct and give our opinions on ARMS, Splatoon 2, sexy Pikmin, and our efficacy as bank robbers.
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Episode 517: Survey Says
April 9, 2017
None of you are listening to a word we say.
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Episode 516: Texas Brisket Challenge
April 2, 2017
The killer app for Switch!
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Episode 515: The 22 Billion Yen Friend Code
March 26, 2017
DeNA worked hard to create a system leveraged on Friend Codes, Miitomo, and Twitter followers to make adding Switch friends feel like alchemy.
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Episode 514: G-Radio feat. Kayzee and Lil' Burk
March 19, 2017
The Radio Free Nintendo crew wasn't at PAX East, but that's okay: they're not in this episode either.
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Episode 513: Qbby in the Wild
March 10, 2017
It's all Switch and Breath of the Wild this week, except for a visit from our box friend.
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Episode 512: Percy the Liar
March 5, 2017
The winter frost, the summer drought, the wills of man, the wheels of fate - nothing can stop the the persimmon-flavored poison that drips from his lips.
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Episode 511: Wordplay Ahead
February 26, 2017
All it takes is one comment about treads, and the entire segment is ruined.
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Episode 510: Kutar Hero: On Tour!
February 19, 2017
Kutar is always Kutar no matter where he is going or doing.
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Episode 509: You Could Die Tomorrow
February 12, 2017
We could all die tomorrow; the odds are very high.
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Episode 508: Co-Op Yourself
February 5, 2017
The future of Switch-related insults is bright.
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Episode 507: Get Pooched!
January 29, 2017
You probably can't say that in the Miiverse.
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Episode 506: 4k Force Feedback
January 22, 2017
Force Feedback won't really be "Next Gen" until Senran Kagura says so.
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Episode 505: Switchmas Presents
January 13, 2017
The day of the big Switch reveal is finally at hand, and we went live at its conclusion to discuss everything.
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Episode 504: A Burst of Jonesty
January 8, 2017
Today, we all learn where Jon goes when he's not on the show.
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Episode 503: Is This Five O Three?
January 2, 2017
Why are they talking about Devil's Third?
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Episode 502: Have You Heard the Gospel of Excitebots
December 17, 2016
Brothers and Sisters, the day of the nice sandwich is at hand!
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Episode 501: Faint Praise
December 11, 2016
A listener's letter reveals a dark truth: We, you and I, are our own jailors in the prison that is Radio Free Nintendo.
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Special: NWR Book Interview with Steven Rodriguez
December 7, 2016
Hear the full story of how trivia guru "WindyMan" went from answering a competitor's mailbag to becoming Nintendo World Report's leader during Wii launch mania and a prolonged website redesign.
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Episode 500: Wouldn't It Be an Auditory Rash?
December 4, 2016
After 500 episodes, the WHO has finally traced the cause of the Internet's ninth-most pervasive malady.
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Episode 499: Nintendo Hard Girls
November 27, 2016
When Nintendo 64 walks into a room, all of Super Famicom's friends leave.
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NWR Chat Season 1, Episode 2: The Fire-Type Strikes Back
November 20, 2016
Jon's reign of terror continues as we talk Pokemon Sun/Moon, Excitebike 64, and more. You may want to wash your face afterwards.
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NWR Chat Episode 1, Season 1: A New Hope
November 13, 2016
James does it right and leaves the country before the heir to his throne screws everything up.
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Episode 498: The Travails of Nintendo of Canada Press Events
November 6, 2016
The only thing rushing to get stars in this joint are the Luigi cookies.
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Episode 497: 8 Minifigure Heads in a Duffel Bag
October 30, 2016
LEGO Radio Free Nintendo the Video Game, coming 2019 to Switch.
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Episode 496: Mighty Switch Facts!
October 20, 2016
We've finally seen the Nintendo Switch, so we finally get to Nintendo bitch. Strap yourself in...this is happening.
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Episode 495: Introducing CladPrincess7
October 9, 2016
An alias is the most liberating thing. It frees you from your old sins, disassociates you from new ones, and lets you register for a Maestro card.
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Episode 494: A Totally Satisfactory Podcast
October 2, 2016
If RFN came in a box, this is the box quote we'll have earned.
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Episode 493: A Worthy Entry to Your Nintendo Pinball Collection
September 18, 2016
All games should be pinball games.
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Episode 492: I Can Do a Lot of Things with One Hand
September 11, 2016
Unlike alternate Zelda titles, please don't email us examples.
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Special: NWR Book Interview with Rob Stevens, a.k.a. Rick Powers
September 4, 2016
It's time to peel back the pseudonym and talk candidly with an essential leader of Planet GameCube.
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Episode 491: Apocalypse Direct
September 1, 2016
The Four Horsemen themselves dissect the latest 3DS Nintendo Direct.
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Episode 490: Puzzling in Progress
August 28, 2016
Why do we discount the value of puzzle games? That's a riddle, please answer it.
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Episode 489: Mario Party 9-alism
August 21, 2016
Let's just remove any artifice here; everyone gets a million stars and none of it matters.
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RFN Special: Calling Dr. Metts
August 14, 2016
While the cat's away, the doctor will…talk on a podcast, obviously.
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Episode 488: I Need the Good Rocks, and I Don't Mean Geodude
August 6, 2016
I'm just a man, walking around, with a pipe but no rocks.
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Episode 487: NX and the Little Capitalist That Could
July 31, 2016
We have the foremost coverage of the biggest Nintendo news this week, Level-5 Vision.
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Episode 486: Rejecting Other Green Dinosaurs
July 24, 2016
Greg is not a man willing to negotiate on the purity of his Yoshi experience.
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Episode 485: Pokémon Journalism
July 17, 2016
Is Pokémon Go causing Global Warming? Should you feel bad for enjoying the game narcoleptics can't? Will this headline get on the Google News front page? One can only hope.
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Episode 484: Jon Lindemann's Tubtime PokéStop
July 10, 2016
Is that a Rayquaza in your bath or do I need to call my therapist?
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Episode 483: Professionalism
July 3, 2016
As Season 5 approaches its first anniversary, we've redoubled our efforts to take the mantle of World's Most Important Nintendo Podcast seriously.
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E3 2016 Away Team Podcast
June 29, 2016
The E3 team pulls up to talk about Nintendo's games at E3. So by that, we mean Zelda, Nintendo's game at E3.
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Episode 482: The Legend of Zelda: Olivia Wilde
June 26, 2016
I thought Nintendo was above making licensed games.
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Episode 481: E3 of the Wild
June 17, 2016
We recorded our E3 reactions in front of a live studio audience. How did the Breath of the Wild move us?
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Episode 480: Measuring Kirby's Schwarzschild Radius
June 12, 2016
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.
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Special: NWR Book Interview with Max Lake
June 11, 2016
Things get real on the latest interview in this special podcast mini-series.
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Episode 479: Extended Crab Leg Metaphor
June 5, 2016
I promise that this non-nonsensical title ties directly to Rondo of Blood.
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Episode 478: The Word You're Looking for Is Abomination
May 29, 2016
This is not especially observant; it's always a word worth finding.
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Episode 477: This Particular Breed of Funk
May 22, 2016
Funk Taxonomy is more than just my music crew.
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Episode 476: Why Is This in Audio Form?
May 15, 2016
Ten years on, Radio Free Nintendo has never answered our very first listener question.
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Episode 475: Super Dimensional Fortress Great Fox
May 8, 2016
It's a small wonder Great Fox doesn't transform into a robot, a tank, or some kind of robot-tank hybrid.
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Episode 474: The Day the Music Was Abandoned
May 1, 2016
Nintendo's uninspiring financial briefing didn't deter half of team RFN from their responsibilities.
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Episode 473: The Woody Allen Star Fox
April 24, 2016
Despite showing up in this title, Falco Lombardi's child with Mata Hari is only recognized as side-canon.
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Episode 472: Epic Closet Octopus
April 17, 2016
We brought in an eShop developer to advise RFN as we launch our hot new banger.
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Episode 471: Blatterhouse
April 10, 2016
Don't worry; my safe deposit box has climate control.
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Episode 470: Identifying Your Daddy
April 3, 2016
Jon has found his soulmate, an impersonal robotic voice that repeats his every thought.
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Special: NWR Book Interview with Justin Nation
March 31, 2016
Jonny is recording long-form interviews with staff members from the past 17 years of this website, and you can listen to them as a preview for his upcoming book. This one features N64 hot shot, website designer, and super-dad Justin Nation!
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Episode 469: Sneaking into Danny Bivens' Room
March 27, 2016
I just want to see his diary!
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Episode 468: Oops! All Memes
March 20, 2016
How do you judge the value of a man who lazily uses memes to make a joke about memes while they themselves are overusing a meme? Harshly.
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Episode 467: Cake Boss
March 13, 2016
I'll just say it: the "Bravely" series is weird.
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Special: NWR Book Interview with Michael Cole
March 9, 2016
Jonny is recording long-form interviews with staff members from the past 17 years of this website, and you can listen to them as a preview for his upcoming book. Check out the very first one, featuring super-veteran TYP!
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Episode 466 Part 2: A Lot More than We Could Manage
March 6, 2016
The long awaited Xenoblade Chronicles X episode is finally here.
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Episode 466 Part 1: A Well-Crafted Direct, Clearly Made by Professionals
March 3, 2016
Nobody can wait for Pocket Card Jockey or Radio Free Nintendo.
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Episode 465: Pump Down the Jams
February 28, 2016
Finally, we have found the true reason Nintendo's "voice chat system" is not workable.
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Episode 464: Viewtiful Jokes
February 21, 2016
More fun than a sack full of Soul Nuts.
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Episode 463: Feel the Magic User
February 14, 2016
My boy Hector once axed 40 guys in a single day; do you really think he's going to be shy about me touching his face?
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Episode 462: The Full Monty Punch
February 7, 2016
Getting hit by a dragon's spear is always a bad time.
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Episode 461: A Unique Boutique Experience
January 31, 2016
All inventory will be accompanied with a unique boutique price.
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Episode 460: Asleep at the RPG Switch
January 24, 2016
Nintendo of Europe wont even talk to you unless you're putting out a JRPG in February.
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Episode 459: The Wii U Is a Bit Sad
January 17, 2016
It does a good job of keeping the emotions bottled up; but that's really not healthy.
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Episode 458: Auguratio Ex Japonicum
January 10, 2016
The end leads back to the beginning. Predictions become beloved games, or comedic failures.
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Episode 457: Define Winning to the Persistently Non-Competitive
December 20, 2015
Not everyone can be a winner; thankfully the host of the show gets to define all terms to his advantage
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Episode 456: The Editor in the High Castle
December 13, 2015
Philip K. Dick didn't live to see the Game Gear, but if he did this would be his most harrowing alternate history
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Episode 455: Winds of Thunder Round
November 29, 2015
Even the Lords of Thunder take off for the holidays.
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Episode 454: Mobile Sidejob
November 22, 2015
This is a very serious conversation about "microtransactions."
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Episode 453: Even the Podcast Leaked Early
November 14, 2015
I guess this makes Jon the show's Cloud Strife? I'm not comfortable with this analogy.
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Episode 452: You Are a Jerk, Bollocks-Head
November 8, 2015
It turns out it's actually a butt; our mistake.
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Episode 451: Just Add an H
November 1, 2015
Who would have thought finding a guest would be as easy as throwing around a letter.
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Episode 450: Tone Down Your Exorcising
October 25, 2015
It's fine to be enthusiastic about your work, but stop shooting the walls.
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Episode 449: Can't Outshine the Sun
October 18, 2015
There is a new king at Royal Tennis Academy. Long live the King!
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Episode 448: Accurate Portrayals of Baboons in the Media
October 11, 2015
Don't believe Nintendo, baboons are horrifying.
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Episode 447: Who Is Cobra Commander?
October 4, 2015
This isn't a rhetorical question; I need to know.
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Episode 446: Black Hatred in Vague Human Shape
September 27, 2015
The Super Mario Maker circle is complete and we reveal the winner of our Mario Maker-inspired RetroActive poll.
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Episode 445: I Made a Stage with Boos in It
September 20, 2015
I'm always looking to maximize the number of Yoshi kills my stages feature.
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Episode 444: Toys-to-Afterlife
September 13, 2015
Disney may have Infinity, but Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer provides the truest look into the unlimited expanse of oblivion.
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Episode 443: Autumn of Too Many Leaves
September 6, 2015
If Nintendo puts out some games we won't have to keep finding names for this.
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Episode 442: You Got to Have a Fall Guy
August 30, 2015
Jon Lindemann's got to know we're going to get him out.
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Episode 441: The Model of Efficency
August 23, 2015
The Thunder Round has gained some new Lords.