NWR Connectivity

Welcome to the first Connectivity episode of 2016!

This week Adam, Nick and Carmine chat about what they got up to over the holidays, with a tangent on eShop tax. After the break the trio dive into the main topic, micro-transactions in Nintendo games.

The musical selections on this episode include the Snowflake Mountain from Diddy Kong Racing and I Am Impact from Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon for the Nintendo 64.

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Hello and welcome to a special holiday edition of Connectivity.

Nicholas Bray, Adam Abou-Nasr, Neal Ronaghan and Matt West come together to chat a little bit about what they have been doing and playing, along with a spoiler filled discussion about the newest entry into the Star Wars saga.

We'd also like to thank all the listeners who have both joined us and stuck with us throughout the year. We hope you enjoy the episode and we'll be back with more Connectivity soon.

The musical selections on this episode include the Binary Sunset from Star Wars and Happy Christmas by Peter Combe.

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This week on Connectivity the trio of Nick, Adam and Carmine discuss their reactions to the Smash Brothers Direct. After that, the conversation then moves onto a couple of listener mail questions, one being about open world game design and the other about favourite Nintendo musical tracks.

After the break, the main feature topic is all about games that people may have overlooked on the various Nintendo digital game stores. The trio wade through a discussion that ranges from Wiiware to the Wii U eShop, but not without some tangents along the way.

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Connectivity 192 is here and ready to be listened to.

Nick, Becky, Adam and Carmine go over a number of talking points in the first half of this weeks show. From the Pokémon series to Master Swords, from amiibo to Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival, a number of talking points are discussed.

After the first segment ends, Kim and Becky return for the break's entertainment, this time listing off some great (Probably not) gift suggestions for this Christmas.

For our main topic this week we discuss what other markets Nintendo could look to entering in the future, along with some chat about what they have already been working towards.

Remember, the NWR Childs Play Telethon is happening this weekend on December 5.

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Come join Nick, Becky, Adam and newcomer (Oldcomer?) Carmine Red for Connectivity 191.

This week the gang start things off with some brief discussion on what they have been doing or playing, along with a listener response to the segment that we did on gaming with siblings.

After the intro segment, the discussion moves onto the first topic for this episode, Nintendo and diversity within their games. Should Nintendo be striving to be the example on social issues and diversity or merely follow?

The second topic we have this week is all about Christmas, memories of the past and looking towards the current season in terms of buying for relatives.

The musical selections this week are from the Twilight Symphony album by the Zelda Re-Orcestrated group.

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Welcome to Connectivity 190.

This week we have returned with another instalment of Themesters. Nicholas Bray, Perry Burkum and Jonathan Metts, listen, discuss and play some musical tracks and covers from the Game Boy game, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.

The musical covers for this episode come all the way from Sarasa Land, the country that was used as the location in the original Super Mario Land. Perry sneakily recorded these live performances on his phone so that we could bring these recordings to you all.

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This week on Connectivity it's a two man show.

To start with, Zach and Nick jump into a short discussion about what they have been doing lately. This intro features Zach and his continuing search for Metal Gear Solid V, along with Super Mario Maker, Pokémon the First Movie and Super Mario 64.

After the intro, we cut to a break featuring the dynamic duo, Kim and Becky. They have a short quiz exchange about what the top five scoring Nintendo DS games were in the year 2005, comparing the scores of NWR to Metacritic.

For the main topic, Zach and Nick have finally recorded another Chat Retro. This time it is all about Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow for the Nintendo DS.

If you have a game selection idea for a future Chat Retro, please let us know in the talkback.

We also have a new theme song, created by the talented Perry Burkum. We hope you like the new changes and additions to the show, we will continue to evolve.

For our song this week, we have a cover of the Luigi's Mansion theme from the Youtube account, The Team Players.

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This week on Connectivity Nicholas Bray, Neal Ronaghan, Bryan Rose and Zachary Miller chat about their potential games of the year.

Some other subjects that we discuss include, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5, NOVA-111, Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer, Google Cardboard and some thoughts on the documentary from the Super Mario Bros. Movie Blu-Ray.

Musical selections this week include the Japanese opening to the Pokémon anime and the 'Warp Zone' from Super Mario Sunshine.

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This week on Connectivity, Nicholas Bray, Neal Ronaghan, Adam Abou-Nasr and Becky Hollada join forces to discuss growing up playing games with their siblings, along with a chat all about Nintendo magazines from the years gone by.

Aside from the two main discussion topics, the gang chat a little bit about the Pikmin 4 announcement, along with some thoughts on Super Mario Maker, Disney Infinity 3.0 and LBX. Becky updates everyone on her and Kim's youtube show and Nick tosses in some discussion of the Super Mario Bros. movie Blu-Ray.

Musical selections this week include. A jazz performance of the main Tetris song (Korobeiniki), Green Memory from Chrono Trigger by Yasunori Mitsuda and Kazenone from Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles by Yae.

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Welcome to Connectivity 186!

This week, Nick, Bryan and new NWR staffer Adam come together to discuss the games that wowed them within a generation. The kind of games that caused them to constantly want to play and think about.

The musical selections for this episode include the round game music from Wario's Woods, along with the Pokémon Red and Blue ending theme from the album Pokémon Hikerukana.

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