NWR Connectivity

Our list of the ten best third-party Wii games continues, with No More Heroes coming it at number four. Josh and Carmine discuss Travis Touchdown's first Wii outing (plus his second for a bit) and why the "adult" brawler is one one of the best Wii games.

There's little arguing the quality of the three Metroid Prime games, and with their collection in the Metroid Prime Trilogy, we can include them in our list of best Wii games! Hear Zach and Jonny talk at length about Prime 3: Corruption, as well as the fantastic value of Trilogy.

Are you tired of all the positive Wii U discussion we've been having here lately? Well then, boy do I have just what you're looking for! This week, we're brining you down by discussing all the things Nintendo left out of their big Wii U event. What that means is a lot of talk about online infrastructure, and a few other things as well! After that, Scott and Nate look back over some of their fondest memories of Animal Crossing. If you're interested, we also have a bonus segment this week, where you'll hear Scott and Nate talk about the new series of Doctor Who! Vwoorp Vwoorp. If you've got any burning questions you can send them to us at [email protected]. Also, please rate and review our little show on iTunes.

Landing right in the middle of our Top 10 third-party Wii games at number five is GoldenEye 007. Danny and Nicholas talk about the revival of the N64 classic and why it should be considered as one of the absolute best Wii games.

WayForward's 2009 interpretation of A Boy and His Blob's always had a special place in our hearts, so it's no surprise to see it among our picks for the best third-party Wii games. Hear Neal, Zach, and Nate gush about fun platforming, beautiful graphics, and a whole lotta huggin'.

Xenoblade Chronicles, the ambitious RPG that nearly didn't land in America, marks its spot as the sixth best first-party Wii game. Alex, James, and Scott do their best to describe what it is that makes Xenoblade not only one of the best Wii games, but one of, if not the best, RPGs of this generation, all in under 20 minutes! Enjoy, and continue to tune in as we make out way toward number one!

Our seventh-best first-party Wii game is Mario Kart Wii, the 2008 release that brought the Wii Wheel into existence. Mike Gamin and Tyler Ohlew join Neal Ronaghan to chat about the awesome online, the creative courses, and the overall wonderful experience they all had with Mario Kart's sixth iteration. They even discuss Canada at some point since, well, Tyler's a Canadian and Mike can shout at him from across a Great Lake.

With the massive amount of Wii U news that came out this week, we sure do have plenty to discuss on this here episode of Connectivity. Firstly, Neal gathers up Zach, Scott, and Patrick to get their reactions to the big news. After that, we go direct to the source and get hands on impressions of a ton of games from Neal, Jared, Josh, and Ariel, who were all at the big event in NYC. This is some pretty big news we got right here, and I'm willing to bet you have an opinion on it. You should totally tell us! Send us your listener mail to [email protected]. Also, I know you love us so you should rate and review Connectivity on iTunes as well.

Trauma Team's our pick for the seventh-best third-party Wii game! Listen as Nate, Guillaume, and Carmine discuss why the game's inclusion of additional medical professions makes it one of the best games in the Trauma Center series, and one of the Wii's best titles.

Our list of Top 10 first party Wii games rolls on, landing today on Donkey Kong Country Returns. Andrew, Scott, and Zach talk about why the Retro Studios reboot of the beloved SNES series rightfully belongs among the best games on the Wii, even if rolling is inexplicably mapped to shaking the Wii Remote.