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[nckillthegrimace]

Crystal Bearers is an enormous piece of shit, so hopefully that loses. Or wins, I guess.

 

[XDDX]

Crystal Bearers is an enormous piece of shit, so hopefully that loses. Or wins, I guess.

It was simple and fun. Looked really nice too.

 

[Worthintendo]

I voted for Crystal Bearers if only because I want to here more about it and to motivate me to get back into it.

 

[zroid]

Heads up: only one day left to vote on RetroActive. The link is above. Nominees (all Wii games) are:

PoP: Forgotten Sands
Pandora's Tower
Wii Sports Resort
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers

This should be a fun edition no matter what wins, so I'd like to see good participation from the GAF crew!

3 games here I own but haven't played yet. Good excuse for me. Well, I played a little bit of Wii Sports Resort, but only scratched the surface.

Anyway, I think I'll put my vote down for Pandora's Tower, since I expect it's a much better game than Crystal Bearers.

 

[Makonero]

I have to say, I liked not having James on in this episode - Jonny actually got to talk about Earthbound in an upbeat manner! I like James quite a bit, but every time he trashes Earthbound and its fans, I get annoyed.

 

[krpiper]

I want Wii Sports to win, as I think it would make for an interesting conversation, since its such a different type of game for a RetroActive

 

[Lachie007]

i hope pandora's tower wins so i have an excuse to play it

 

[Jonnyboy117]

Voting is over, and Pandora's Tower won. The Crystal Bearers came in second place and will return in a future Second Chance poll.

 

[Katsuragi]

Voting is over, and Pandora's Tower won. The Crystal Bearers came in second place and will return in a future Second Chance poll.

Great! I needed a reason to go back to that game! Looking forward to the discussion.

 

[Zornica]

I was hoping that either the forgotten sands (wii version, right?) or pandoras tower would win.
because I want everyone of you to play both games.

I am glad pandoras tower won, even though I hope you will give forgotten sands a chance too. When it came out, it took all my attention away from mario galaxy (which I bought a few weeks earlier...)

Pandora's Tower was the only project rainfall game I didn't pick up so I'm looking forward to hearing more about it. I remember James talking about it a lot back in the day... it sounds super weird.

just buy it, it maybe not the best game ever, but it's certainly better than the last story.
and it's probably even cheaper.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

Pandora's Tower was the only project rainfall game I didn't pick up so I'm looking forward to hearing more about it. I remember James talking about it a lot back in the day... it sounds super weird.

 

[Ondore]

#undeadbowling
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rfn/35078

We have another substitute this week (for Jon this time), and it happens to be the debut of Kim Keller on RFN. She was great at E3 and brings a lot of interesting thoughts to this episode as well, including one of the greatest New Business surprises in a long time. But we start with Jonny's recent exploits in the Wii U version of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, plus the deliciously snack-sized Rogue Legacy on PC. Guillaume revisits Super Metroid on Wii U Virtual Console, an RFN favorite (for most of us) that he hasn't really discussed before now. Kim finds herself addicted to competitive Injustice: Gods Among Us, but her lasting contribution to this podcast is surely a review for Undead Bowling. It's a rated-M bowling game. IT'S A RATED-M BOWLING GAME. And, shockingly, it may also be a pretty good game outside of the fully committed aesthetic and bizarro premise. James has to follow that hammer-drop with a lamentation over Breath of Fire 6, as well as his bemused, if not disturbed, impressions of Puzzle & Dragons for iOS.

After a particularly rowdy Now Playing break, we return for a feature segment looking at our most anticipated Wii U releases for the rest of 2013. These are definitely personal picks, with each panelist choosing a couple of titles based on individual preference, so don't be surprised if we pass over your own future favorite. Still, it's nice to spend half an hour being mostly positive about Wii U games, other than that stretch where James gets real, and maybe even pessimistic, about Mario (even though he picked it).

Big ups to Kim for filling in this week! We should have the fearsome foursome back together for you next time, where we'll catch up on Listener Mail. You can make that even better by sending in your own question or comment for the show! Also, in case you hadn't heard, Pandora's Tower won the RetroActive poll... so pick up your copy soon and play along with us! The discussion has already started in that official RetroActive #28 forum thread.

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A rated M bowling game: Because reasons.

 

[Suzzopher]

Kim held her own pretty well.

 

[demidar]

Kim held her own pretty well.

She laughed a lot that's for sure.

 

[Tripon]

Too bad RFN already had their podcast this week. Guess we have to wait until next week to hear what they have to say about the Nintendo Directs.

 

[Jonnyboy117]

We did record 346 after the Direct, but it only came up in passing, since there wasn't much big news. James does give a nod to Layton vs Wright getting a Western release.

I hope you'll consider discussion of brand new Wii U games, excellent Listener Mail, and ZORK to be an adequate trade-off. ;-)

 

[tanooki141]

There really wasn't much of merit at the latest ND to discuss, I don't blame the crew for not mentioning it much.

 

[Tripon]

There really wasn't much of merit at the latest ND to discuss, I don't blame the crew for not mentioning it much.

Yeah, even the 'new' stuff wasn't very exciting. I do think Nintendo should do specialized warawara palaces for their biggest games. Getting one for Zelda, Mario, Smash, etc. would be amazing.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

We did record 346 after the Direct, but it only came up in passing, since there wasn't much big news. James does give a nod to Layton vs Wright getting a Western release.

I hope you'll consider discussion of brand new Wii U games, excellent Listener Mail, and ZORK to be an adequate trade-off. ;-)

Absolutely, the Nintendo Direct was pretty lame anyway.

 

[Katsuragi]

Absolutely, the Nintendo Direct was pretty lame anyway.

The European one was glorious!

Thanks for the laughs, based Shibata-san!

 

[Jonnyboy117]

That's an awesome photo. His hair works, too.

 

[Ondore]

Screw graphics, we're getting ZORK up in here!
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rfn/35159

It hasn't been easy lately, but we pulled together the entire RFN crew to mark the special occasion of a Wii U game launching. It's Pikmin 3, of course, but New Business also covers the brand new Cloudberry Kingdom, the potentially upcoming Shadow of the Eternals, Sakura Samurai, a handheld Shining Force, and... Zork? Yeah, Zork. Deal with it.

Listener Mail has been streaming in lately, and we sample the batch with your questions about the future of Endless Ocean, Miyamoto's new franchise, the quality of Wii U's virtual console, and the unobtainable classics we'd like to return. Please keep feeding that mailbag because it makes this show what it is!

We probably won't have a normal RFN next week, but don't forget to play Pandora's Tower if you want to follow along with RetroActive, and do hit up that forum thread!

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Zork: Harder than Chinese algebra

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

Jonny's glowing comments about Cloudberry Kingdom have reignited my interest somewhat but I still don't feel ready to pull the trigger on it. I tend to love incredibly difficult platformers (Super Meat Boy is my second favorite platformer of all time) but the game just looks so soulless. I know that's a pretty superficial complaint but the whole game just has this "flash game" vibe to it. Maybe I just need to get my hands on it.

Anyway, awesome show this week as always! Hope you guys enjoy your week off.

 

[Samurai_Heart]

Listening to Jonny talk about a space styled Endless Ocean reminded me of the cancelled Cosmic Walker =(, it's a shame that the studio that was suppose to develop it closed down:
https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rumor/24221

I hope there will be game similar to Endless Ocean/Cosmic Walker's concept on Wii U as well, would actually work well with Miiverse and flexible online structure of the Wii U.

 

[Tripon]

I hope RFN talks about the Gamestop and Xenoblade scandal. This thing needs as much exposure as it can get.

 

[XDDX]

Good to hear some talk about Endless Ocean again. I really liked Blue World and hope they do make a Wii U Endless Ocean.

 

[Katsuragi]

Good to hear some talk about Endless Ocean again. I really liked Blue World and hope they do make a Wii U Endless Ocean.

I enjoyed the Endless Ocean discussion as well. Such an underrated series!

 

[Ondore]

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOO... HAN... GRI... SPORTS????
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rfn/35216

NOTE: There is no video game discussion on this week's episode. Since both Jonny and Guillaume were out this week, James, Greg, and Jon decided to indulge themselves and take the opportunity to record an NFL "sportscast". If you have no interest in NFL football, you can look forward to next week's episode when our regular content will resume.

With both Jonny and Guillaume taking the week off, we could have opted to forego having a show this week. But that's just not our style. Instead, the rest of the crew was able to entice Greg Leahy to return for a one-night-only engagement. The only topic that could draw the king out of his self-imposed exile? NFL football, of course.

In this episode we break down each division, giving our thoughts on each team and our picks for division winners. We then predict wild card teams, conference champions, and the winner of the Super Bowl.

Do you agree with our picks? Do you think we know what we're talking about? Do you even care? Find out in this rollicking roller-coaster ride of pigskin prognostication.

Just don't say we didn't warn you. Please understand.

This podcast was edited by Greg Leahy.

Time: 3'02"09
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Buried lede: GREG~!

 

[Jonnyboy117]

This one's going to be interesting for me (haven't heard it yet). I really don't know or care much about the NFL, but I think this trio will make it entertaining and hopefully accessible.

 

[OMG Aero]

I'm so torn.
On the one hand I literally know nothing about the NFL and don't care about it, on the other hand it's a 3 hour podcast with Greg back.

 

[FreedomFighter]

Any talk about games at all?

 

[Jonnyboy117]

Apparently, there is zero video game discussion. I hope people will be able to simply move on if they have no interest, because we were originally planning to have no episode at all this week. What these guys put together is purely a bonus.

 

[krpiper]

Can't wait! Hope they give good news about the Vikes!

I didn't know James was a NFL fan though

 

[Tripon]

The only 'video game' news is the Now Playing segment.

 

[Tripon]

Welcome to this special episode of Connectivity, and boy what an episode it is. Last week, our own Daan Koopman organized ten separate interviews with indie developers currently working on games for both the 3DS and Wii U eShops. In each interview, Daan discusses those upcoming games as well the experiences of developing for Nintendo's digital platforms. The entire thing clocks in at just over four hours long, so below you'll find a handy tracklist with the studio and their current game so you can seek out any particular interviews that interest you first. If you have any questions for Daan, be sure to post them below. Enjoy!

1) 00:00:00 Daan's Introduction

2) 00:11:28 Henchmen Studios - Monkey Pirates

3) 00:31:22 Ludosity - Ittle Dew

4) 00:57:41 Nnooo and 3 Sprockets - Cubemen 2

5) 01:29:49 The Game Bakers - Squids Odyssey

6) 01:57:48 Rain Games - Teslagrad

7) 02:25:34 BeautiFun Games - Nihilumbra

8) 02:56:51 Paladin Studios - Momonga Pinball Adventures

9) 03:23:36 Teku Studios - Candle

10) 03:42:49 SnowCastle Games - Festival of Magic

11) 04:07:42 Nyamyam - Tengami

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[Colonel Mustard]

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Thanks for posting this, a nearly five hour podcast with interviews from indie studios seems right up my alley.

 

[Ondore]

Should we split that off into its own thread?

 

[Tripon]

Should we split that off into its own thread?

Well, somebody else would have to do that. I would like a separate thread for Connectivity though, they touch on different topics from the NWR crew.

 

[Effect]

I'm so torn.
On the one hand I literally know nothing about the NFL and don't care about it, on the other hand it's a 3 hour podcast with Greg back.

Talk about surprised when I started to listen to this on my way to work to hear Greg hosting. Made the drive that much better. Only listened to the beginning so far but it's been pretty funny so far. Do even if one doesn't know much about football it does seem like it's going to be a great episode.

Looking forward to listening to the interviews Daan Koopman did as well.

 

[Jonnyboy117]

Thanks for posting about Daan's interview special, Tripon! It seems like the perfect substitute for those who need more (A LOT MORE) Nintendo talk this week.

 

[Hobbestetrician]

I knew RFN was the go-to place for all discussion Nintendo but I was not anticipating it being a go-to source for NFL talk as well. Greg, James, and Jon broke it down (and I mean all of it down) with some of the best NFL talk I have heard in awhile. Great show, guys.

The Bills should definitely hire Greg as their next GM.

 

[Effect]

Crystal Bearers is an enormous piece of shit, so hopefully that loses. Or wins, I guess.

The game has issues no doubt. However calling it a piece of shit is going to far. It's not a bad game by any means. It's actually quite fun and unique. I had more fun with it then I did with Final Fantasy XIII. Though I'm not sure if that is saying Crystal Bearers is really good or that FF13 missed the mark that much. Anyway I certainly kept my copy and have played through it again. I'd actually like a sequel. My biggest issue with the game is that Square Enix stupidly release the game after Christmas in North America. That was incredibly dumb of them to the point one has to wonder if they truly did not care about the game and wanted it to bomb. They certainly did their best to make sure no one knew it existed or was even releasing. Such a shame to since there were a LOT of good games on the Wii but unless you were treating the Wii as your primary system it was so easy to over look them as many of the publishers didn't give a damn about selling the games it seems.

 

[Tripon]

Welcome to episode 99 of Connectivity! Before the big 100, we have one more great show for you.

Kicking things off, Daan and Alex talk about the Japan-only Darumeshi Sports Shop, a Nintendo published eShop sports game. Daan has invested a good amount of time into the title, and talks about the various modes as well as the chances that the quirky game might cross over to the U.S.

After that, Alex, Josh, and Danny review the surprising amount of Pokémon news to come out this week, including the new show as well as the secret Wii U game. Danny even teases his impressions from playing the demo, before saying that he is saving the good stuff for the next Famicast. He is so Hollywood like that.

Closing out the show, Zack, the other Zach, and Andrew discuss DuckTales Remastered.The trio go over how the game compares to the original and whether or not nostalgia plays a role in their enjoyment of it. Plus, Zack makes us all feel really old. Like usual.

As always, you can click here to send us your listener mail. How about some birthday cards for the big 100 next week? We'll be sure to read any on the show. Oh, and if you haven't already, make sure you check out Daan's awesome eShop interview podcast. Thanks for the first 99. We'll see you with next week's special show.

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[Ondore]

Yours is the podcast that will pierce the heavens!
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rfn/35266

Hopefully you enjoyed the surprise NFL preview last week, but either way, RFN is back to almost-normal and on track for our upcoming milestone and even a fourth-annual telethon down the road. In this episode, we do unfortunately lack Jon but have an extremely capable substitute in Curtis Bonds, one of our most effusive new staff writers. Look out for his next live gaming stream at the NWR Twitch channel.

New Business could have gone for hours with two week's worth of game catch-up, but we focused on big hitters like DuckTales Remastered, Mass Effect 3: Special Edition, Kirby's Dreamland 2, Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV, Steamworld Dig, and Mario Golf (GBC).

Listener Mail is bulging with great questions, so much that we never seem to catch up on all the ones we'd like to discuss on the show. This week's batch covers Wii U curiosity Spin the Bottle, the best way to introduce young children to classic games, and the nitty-gritty details of putting GameCube on the Wii U Virtual Console. Continue the email onslaught!

Lastly, we ask you to please continue playing Pandora's Tower and discussing that game in its special RetroActive forum thread -- we'll be pulling quotes for the podcast feature in just a couple more weeks! There are lots of great deals on the game right now, and it's definitely not too late to join the conversation.

Time: 1'42"33
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iTunes: Top men have been dispatched.

 

[Jonnyboy117]

The feeds should be working now. Let me know if you have any trouble with it!

 

[tanooki141]

I can only imagine James' reaction to the 2DS.

 

[Effect]

I can only imagine James' reaction to the 2DS.

I'm dreading and looking forward to his response at the same time. I wonder if the lowered priced and of the Wii U along with the Zelda: Wind Waker bundle is enough to get Jon Lindemann to buy one now.

 

[nckillthegrimace]

I predict another mopecast where Jonny somehow whines for four hours about Donkey Kong again.

 

[viciouskillersquirrel]

Presumably, Nintendo's market data showed them that they were losing the bottom end of tr market and that the 2DS was a reaction to that. Or maybe this was the plan all along.

It's baffling and I expect complete befuddlement from the guys this week.

 

[nckillthegrimace]

Presumably, Nintendo's market data showed them that they were losing the bottom end of tr market and that the 2DS was a reaction to that. Or maybe this was the plan all along.

It's baffling and I expect complete befuddlement from the guys this week.

It's not all that baffling. Low-end/children is a pretty big market. I'm just not sure the price is low enough, though, but releasing it the same day as Pokemon sort of mitigates that.