Podcast
Radio Free Nintendo
Radio Free Nintendo is Nintendo World Report's official weekly podcast. Every week, NWR's staff discuss everything Nintendo from the latest releases to classic games.
- Video Games chart
- #128
- Episodes
- 1,150
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 2 hr 11 min
- On air since
- 2006
- Latest episode
- 2 days ago
Episodes
1,150 episodes, newest first
-
2 hr
Episode 999: You Don't Have to Show the Penis
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:11:16) New Business - Scott Pilgrim EX.
• (00:19:58) Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage.
• (00:26:15) Nintendo Switch Sports Resort.
• (00:36:12) Final Fantasy Resonance.
• (00:50:54) Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave and Rhythm Heaven Groove updates.
• (00:53:08) Listener Mail - The shareholders demand PC ports. How do we maliciously comply?
• (01:25:05) Switch 2 launch: great timing? -
2 hr 11 min
Episode 998: Monolith Soft's Thumb Wrestling
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:07:28) New Business - Final Fantasy Resonance.
• (00:26:49) Nintendo Switch Sports Resort.
• (00:42:03) Pokopia event. Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve.
• (01:02:52) Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave.
• (01:05:19) A Castlevania purchase is made. NSO October 2026 update.
• (01:13:02) Listener Mail - Isn't the content of the game, the game?
• (01:32:28) Convo FOMO, no dino. -
2 hr 23 min
Episode 997: For Waluigi, Death Is the Happy Ending
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:02:40) New Business - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave.
• (00:13:53) Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve.
• (00:37:02) Platinum Points Panic.
• (00:44:17) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's 8 player couch multiplayer update. Old Maid and Pop Tarts.
• (00:50:52) Onimusha: Way of the Sword.
• (01:03:16) I for one welcome our Game Key Card overlords.
• (01:10:33) New GBA games on NSO Expansion Pack, including Kururin Paradise.
• (01:21:44) Listener Mail - Open world Nintendo games: a trend? -
2 hr 21 min
Episode 996: Intentionally Alienating Titles
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:04:32) A look at our Episode 1000 plans.
• (00:16:36) New Business - Absolum.
• (00:19:09) Pragmata.
• (00:25:12) Onimusha: Way of the Sword.
• (00:35:10) Castlevania: Belmont's Curse.
• (00:40:21) Palworld.
• (00:44:58) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
• (00:52:46) Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave.
• (01:02:10) Listener Mail - Handhelds for Microsoft and Sony.
• (01:48:27) One change to defile a Nintendo franchise. -
2 hr 17 min
Episode 995: And the BAFTA for Best Writing Goes to: "Lactic Acid Can Eat a Dick"
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:00:00) The Sly Stallone Segment Part Deux, with bonus Amiga talk.
• (00:20:46) New Business - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave.
• (00:39:31) Word of Warcraft: Forever.
• (01:08:21) Castlevania: Belmont's Curse.
• (01:35:35) Star Fox.
• (02:10:43) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. -
1 hr 55 min
Episode 994: I've Never Thought About the Sexuality Maturity of Yoshi, and I Regret It Now
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:00:00) The Sly Stallone segment, brought to you by Rocky IV being on TV.
• (00:12:29) Listener Mail - Fondly remembered games that don't hold up.
• (00:54:23) The Japanese high school trope.
• (01:16:52) Adapt video games into TV shows (with some edge) for pre-schoolers. -
2 hr 30 min
Episode 993: I Would Never Attempt To Sell a Fudgie the Whale T-Shirt on TeePublic.com Under the Nom de Plume Food Daddy James
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:06:15) New Business - Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours.
• (00:20:41) Two Point Museum.
• (00:38:39) Sonic Origins. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book.
• (00:49:33) Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven.
• (01:13:09) Listener Mail - Our use of AI for gaming. -
2 hr 18 min
Episode 992: One Day You'll See That It Was Truly the Legend of Zelda
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:01:36) Two September 2026 Nintendo Directs! The Legend of Zelda movie.
• (00:08:43) Ocarina of Time remake.
• (00:48:06) Monster Hunter Wilds. Pikmin 4 + Dandori Academy. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Switch 2 version.
• (01:06:09) Metroid Ravenous. Kirby and the World Beyond.
• (01:22:59) Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies United. Eternal Anima.
• (01:35:48) Resident Evil remakes. Pokopia and Mario Kart World updates. Ondeh Ondeh: Kaya's Tasty Tale. Cairn. Stage Fright. Hela: of Mice and Magic.
• (01:54:01) Metal Slug Ultimate Collection. Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko's Mystery Dungeon -Classic HD-. The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother. -
2 hr 7 min
Episode 991: F.L.U.D.D.'S Death Scene Was Lacking Gravitas
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:04:36) New Business: Two Point Museum.
• (00:16:52) Wolfenstein 3D. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
• (00:33:24) Poinpy. Sonic Origins.
• (00:50:06) Rhythm Heaven Groove. Pikmin 3 Deluxe.
• (01:14:39) Listener Mail - Add a gun, improve a game.
• (01:40:17) Game endings, good and bad. -
2 hr 18 min
Episode 990: The Sportsmate Had Bad Mouthfeel
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:02:10) Switch 2 is about to get more expensive.
• (00:14:15) Listener Mail: Why not just make smaller games?
• (01:02:26) Launching early for success on Switch.
• (01:38:42) Nintendo and their soul. -
2 hr 29 min
Episode 989: Sonic Mania Is Tsundere Life
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:04:36) Retroactive - Sonic Mania.
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1 hr 59 min
Episode 988: Monster Rancher Stole My Identity but I Got This Cool Kaiju
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:00:52) New Business - Pokopia expansion pass.
• (00:26:58) Days Gone.
• (00:37:42) Yoshi and the Mysterious Book.
• (00:50:07) Virtual Boy headset novelty.
• (00:55:16) Splatoon Raiders.
• (00:59:01) Listener Mail - Dynasty Warriors (verb) a franchise.
• (01:25:01) Western devs are back! Do we care? -
1 hr 52 min
Episode 987: I Could Be Merging Things Right Now!
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:07:24) New Business - LEGO Voyagers.
• (00:17:26) Denshattack!
• (00:28:14) Pokopia expansion pass.
• (00:45:52) Days Gone.
• (00:59:04) Merge Mansion (what's the opposite of an intervention?).
• (01:18:21) Splatoon Raiders.
• (01:23:50) Housekeeping. -
1 hr 55 min
Episode 986: Give Us Willem Dafoe
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:02:18) New Business - Splatoon Raiders.
• (00:21:00) Milano's Odd Job Collection.
• (00:32:47) Modern pinball games show Larry what happens.
• (00:47:22) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. The Order of Giants DLC.
• (00:54:26) Halo: Campaign Evolved.
• (01:02:49) Listener Mail - Make it even 2D-er.
• (01:29:51) Living voice chameleon Willem Dafoe is all you need.
• (01:43:56) More languages: an underrated perk. -
2 hr 17 min
Episode 985: Really, Square-Enix? Still No Upgrade Path For Various Daylife!?
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:02:15) New Business - Splatoon Raiders.
• (00:18:19) Goemon Collection.
• (00:21:29) Mario Tennis Fever.
• (00:29:56) Absolum.
• (00:38:00) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Halo: Campaign Evolved.
• (00:58:30) Listener Mail - The next giant leap in gaming?
• (01:26:40) Square-Enix's confounding upgrade path strategy.
• (01:48:50) The Switch 2 upgrades we crave. -
1 hr 22 min
Episode 984: Iconic Ball Action
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:02:59) Listener Mail - How to approach Sonic Mania.
• (00:12:37) Signal over ceremony. -
2 hr 6 min
Episode 983: Get Back at Your First Responders With Swipe Fees
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:07:39) New Public Service Announcements - New Mario Kart World Knockout Tours. Mario Kart Tour sunsets on mobile. Send your Switch in for repairs while you can.
• (00:17:31) Star Fox (2026).
• (00:33:41) New Business - Rhythm Heaven Groove.
• (00:55:11) Heavy Machinery vs Shumai.
• (01:03:52) Listener Mail - What N64 games should have been on PlayStation?
• (01:33:06) We have to talk about your credit card. -
2 hr 13 min
Episode 982: All We Wanted Was to Pull a Sword Out of a Man's Forehead
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:05:51) New Business - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
• (00:26:23) Gui's new headset, please forgive the sound quality. Absolum.
• (00:33:45) Rhythm Heaven Groove.
• (00:52:41) Star Fox (2026).
• (01:32:28) Listener Mail - An attention-starved hack still wants to beat you up.
• (01:39:34) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake concerns. -
2 hr 4 min
Episode 981: We're So Winback Direct
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:00:58) New Business - Rhythm Heaven Groove demo.
• (00:22:05) Super Scram Kitty.
• (00:31:37) Wolffang Skullfang Saturn Tribute Boosted.
• (00:48:19) The Last Salvage Squad.
• (00:55:21) Star Fox (2026).
• (01:29:50) Send your Retroactive ideas.
• (01:36:40) Listener Mail - Does the Neo Geo spark joy? -
1 hr 41 min
Episode 980: The Amazing Digital Blockchain
Show notes
FEATURING:
• (00:01:05) New Business - Pokemon Champions.
• (00:19:34) Destiny 2, its end and DLC The Final Shape. Digressions on the blockchain.
• (00:40:12) Piku Niku.
• (00:45:36) The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.
• (01:00:37) Beatdown City Survivors.
• (01:12:35) Mina the Hollower. Shadow Labyrinth. Metroid: Other M.
• (01:23:29) Super Scram Kitty.
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