NWR Connectivity

As we march towards consistency, join John and Neal as they welcome NWR staffer Matt Zawodniak to hop on in and make his Connectivity debut (we think?). After making some already disproven The Game Awards predictions, the trio moves on to talk about games they've been playing and reviewing, including Immortals: Fenyx Rising, Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, PixelJunk Eden 2, and Doom Eternal. Also, Matt is back on his Heroes of the Storm and Fall Guys nonsense and Neal is trying to start Dragon Quest XI for the third time on a third different console.

After a brief pre-order fiasco story involving graphics cards and Fire Emblem, John and Matt nearly kill each other over copyright law, as we touch on the variety of Nintendo controversies going on these days involving Super Smash Bros. Melee, soundtracks, and more.

Connectivity has joined Twitter, so be sure to follow @ConnectivityNWR to be up to date on any announcements. We are wanting more listener participation, so feel free to ask questions, they may show up in the show!

Please send in some hard-hitting questions for the Connectivity gang to ponder over: the address is [email protected]

Remember us? No? That's fine. There was an idea called the NWR Newscast, and then Connectivity. The idea was to bring together a group of remarkable people, see if they could become something more. See if they could work together when we needed them to to fight the battles we never could. Or it was just a way for more NWR staffers to podcast about a bunch of disparate topics.

For the first return episode, NWR Director John Rairdin and NWR Owner Neal Ronaghan team up to talk about what they've been playing and reviewing before diving into some critique of the latest Nintendo Switch system update. We round out the show by talking about Xbox Game Pass and how a lot of those good Switch indie games are showing up there, too. Finally (spoiler warning), the duo close out the show to talk The Mandalorian and how stoked they are by the first five episodes of the second season.

We'll be back next week probably barking about that NES Fire Emblem game and missing out on the new Zelda footage shown at The Game Awards since we record on Wednesdays.

Connectivity has joined Twitter, so be sure to follow @ConnectivityNWR to be up to date on any announcements. We are wanting more listener participation, so feel free to ask questions, they may show up in the show!

Please send in some hard-hitting questions for the Connectivity gang to ponder over: the address is [email protected]

Now that Summer is over, it’s time to celebrate just like Nintendo did back in 2002 with the release of Super Mario Sunshine, on The Blue Coin Cast! Join co-hosts, Xander Morningstar, Brett Posner-Ferdman and guest, James Jones, as they reminisce about the luxuries of Isle Delfino, look at old manuals, discuss the highs and lows of the adventure, and the genre moving forward! It seems everyone has a hot take with Super Mario Sunshine, so if you have something to say, share a comment down below and you could earn your Blue Coin on the list!

Nintendo World Report is now on Patreon, and high rollers can name their topic for Connectivity, so head over to our Patreon page if you want to support us.

Connectivity has joined Twitter, so be sure to follow @ConnectivityNWR to be up to date on any announcements. We are wanting more listener participation, so feel free to ask questions, they may show up in the show!

Please send in some hard-hitting questions for the Connectivity gang to ponder over: the address is [email protected]

This time on Connectivity, Xander Morningstar sits down to interview YouTuber, Abdullah from the channel, Boldy Wired. They discuss the various perspectives around the Pikmin series, how they are all similar and also each act as a unique flavor for the series. Afterwards, they jump into a similar discussion based around the Animal Crossing franchise, and the impact it has on not just the fans, but Abdullah himself. NWR would like to thank him for the interview, and if you'd like to check out his channel, you can do so right here!

Nintendo World Report is now on Patreon, and high rollers can name their topic for Connectivity, so head over to our Patreon page if you want to support us.

Connectivity has joined Twitter, so be sure to follow @ConnectivityNWR to be up to date on any announcements. We are wanting more listener participation, so feel free to ask questions, they may show up in the show!

Please send in some hard-hitting questions for the Connectivity gang to ponder over: the address is [email protected]

It's been a long time, but lets try and get this show back on the road. This is an older recording, however, there are some plans afoot for a bigger return, so stay tuned.

But, in the mean time, take a listen to Xander and James's chat about what they like and dislike about the Zelda series. The two are separated by an age gap, so they both bring different perspectives on Zelda.

Nintendo World Report is now on Patreon, and high rollers can name their topic for Connectivity, so head over to our Patreon page if you want to support us.

Connectivity has joined Twitter, so be sure to follow @ConnectivityNWR to be up to date on any announcements. We are wanting more listener participation, so feel free to ask questions, they may show up in the show!

Please send in some hard-hitting questions for the Connectivity gang to ponder over: the address is [email protected]

Welcome to episode 247 of Connectivity.

James Jones, Jonathan Metts, and Michael Cole sit down and discuss their impressions of the Nintendo Direct at E3.

Nintendo World Report is now on Patreon, and high rollers can name their topic for Connectivity, so head over to our Patreon page if you want to support us.

Connectivity has joined Twitter, so be sure to follow @ConnectivityNWR to be up to date on any announcements. We are wanting more listener participation, so feel free to ask questions, they may show up in the show!

Please send in some hard-hitting questions for the Connectivity gang to ponder over: the address is [email protected]

Welcome to episode 246 of Connectivity.

Nick and Adam kick things off by talking about Wonder Boy Dragon's Trap for the Switch, Adam then follows up with a little Firewatch talk. Bryan then brings us some news from Stardew Valley. Adam also has found it difficult to spend his eShop voucher, so he also starts to ask for suggestions.

This weeks musical selection is the song Mind of Hero from the Wonder Boy Dragons Trap soundtrack.

Nintendo World Report is now on Patreon, and high rollers can name their topic for Connectivity, so head over to our Patreon page if you want to support us.

Connectivity has joined Twitter, so be sure to follow @ConnectivityNWR to be up to date on any announcements. We are wanting more listener participation, so feel free to ask questions, they may show up in the show!

Please send in some hard-hitting questions for the Connectivity gang to ponder over: the address is [email protected]

An interview with the Game Director of Earthlock

On this week's Know Your Developer, I sit down with the CEO and Game Director of Earthlock, Bendik Stang.

Ben and his team over at Snowcastle Games released Earthlock for the Nintendo Switch a little over a month ago and he joins me in a conversation about what it was like to make an RPG and some behind the scenes details about game development.

Nintendo World Report is now on Patreon, and high rollers can name their topic for Connectivity, so head over to our Patreon page if you want to support us.

Connectivity has joined Twitter, so be sure to follow @ConnectivityNWR to be up to date on any announcements. We are wanting more listener participation, so feel free to ask questions, they may show up in the show!

Please send in some hard-hitting questions for the Connectivity gang to ponder over: the address is [email protected]

David got to play Chrono Trigger for the first time.

This week the classics gang takes on one of the greatest RPGs ever made: Chrono Trigger.

At the table:

Thirsty Mage Host - David Lloyd

Talk Nintendo Host - Casey Gibson

NWR Owner - Neal Ronaghan

Nintendo World Report is now on Patreon, and high rollers can name their topic for Connectivity, so head over to our Patreon page if you want to support us.

Connectivity has joined Twitter, so be sure to follow @ConnectivityNWR to be up to date on any announcements. We are wanting more listener participation, so feel free to ask questions, they may show up in the show!

Please send in some hard-hitting questions for the Connectivity gang to ponder over: the address is [email protected]

Welcome to episode 243 of Connectivity.

On this episode, Nicholas has a chat with Derek Andrews from Gradual Games who creates original homebrew NES games. We discuss how Gradual Games got started, delve into how the games were made and of course talk about the games themselves.

Nomolos: Storming the Catsle and The Legends of Owlia are able to be downloaded from the Gradual Games website and it is also possible to purchase physical copies.

This weeks musical selection is a song from The Legends of Owlia.

Nintendo World Report is now on Patreon, and high rollers can name their topic for Connectivity, so head over to our Patreon page if you want to support us.

Connectivity has joined Twitter, so be sure to follow @ConnectivityNWR to be up to date on any announcements. We are wanting more listener participation, so feel free to ask questions, they may show up in the show!

Please send in some hard-hitting questions for the Connectivity gang to ponder over: the address is [email protected]