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Welcome to Episode 179 of Nintendo World Report's Connectivity podcast. This week we have one fun segment Chat Retro Nick and Zach return once again to chat about a retro game, this time it is Donkey Kong 64! The duo discuss their history with the game and chat about their recent trek through the title. Zach played the game via the recent Wii U release and Nick plugged in the actual cartridge for...

Welcome to Episode 178 of Nintendo World Report's Connectivity podcast. For this weeks show we have two great segments. Industry Talk - Nintendo Financials Donald Theriault and James Jones discuss Nintendo's financial situation and outlook for the future. This segment is a concise and informative chat on what Nintendo has recently revealed about their current financial standings, along with some t...

Welcome to Episode 177 of Nintendo World Report's Connectivity podcast. On this episode, we introduce a new segment, Fireball. Neal, Addison and John band together to debate about the merits of Sonic the Hedgehog. After that, we move onto a discussion focusing on Nintendo's advertising efforts throughout the years, and some other nostalgic tangents with Nick, Zach and Donald. We need your Listener...

Welcome to the latest episode of Nintendo World Report's Connectivity podcast. After a couple of weeks to settle in and unpack all the equipment for our new studio, (It's a whole lot, really!). We have returned with a fun episode for you all to enjoy. After a quick brainstorming session, Nick and Zach jump into the chairs to have a chat about Diddy Kong Racing on the new segment, Chat Retro. After...

Hey guys! Scott here, and the abstract up there is correct: this is the last episode of Connectivity I'll be producing and appearing on regularly. I'll still be here at Nintendo World Report writing and publishing video, but my time at the helm of this show has come to an end. Nicholas Bray will be taking over my duties and is currently working with Neal to reboot the show, so be on the look out f...

Hello and welcome to episode 174 of Connectivity! We have two segments for you this week. Kicking things off, Neal, Zach and Bryan discuss Super Mario 64, which just released on the Wii U Virtual Console. Most definitely a masterpiece in 1996, the gang reviews how the genre-defining game holds up nearly 20 years. From the great music and open world design, to the spotty camera control and infuriat...

It's episode 173 of Connectivity, wow! First off, I have to start with an apology for the lack of an episode last week, which was due to a scheduling mishap. We'll try to make sure that never happens again. Now, on with the show. This is a video game podcast, and we all play games, but we sure haven't spent a lot of time talking about what we've been playing lately. So, the "What We've Been Playin...

Welcome one and all to episode 172 of Connectivity! With the madness that was PAX East 2015, we didn't really have a ton of time to record a series of segments for this week's episode. So instead, we're giving you one big segment about what else but PAX East 2015. Settle in and listen to Neal and Zach break down their time at the show in glorious stereophonic sound. I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Our m...

Hello and welcome to this week's episode of Connectivity! We have two segments for you this week. Kicking things off, Scott joins Daan to talk about a few ho-hum games he's been playing lately: Mario Vs Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars, Mario Party 10, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3DS. Daan shares his impressions of each of these highly awaited and upcoming games. After that, Neal and Alex get together to g...

Hello and welcome to episode 170 of Connectivity! We have two regular segments and one bonus segment for you this week. Kicking things off, Scott, Neal and Zach discuss Kirby and The Rainbow Curse. Join the guys as they talk about the legacy of Canvas Curse and how this beautiful claymation sequel upholds it. Plus, amiibo complaints, like always! After that, enjoy the audio-only version of this we...

Hello there loyal listeners. The day has finally come. The New 3DS is available world-wide, and we're going to talk about it. Specifically, Mike, Daan, and Nick are going to talk about it. It's an international panel of joy! After that, it's the return of The Music Segment with Scott, Mike, and Zach. This time, they're chatting about the best winter level tracks submitted by our loverly listeners....

We're walkin', yes indeed and we're talkin'… about Zelda and Xenoblade, on this week's episode of Connectivity. So come take a stroll with us. First, Scott, Alex, and Nick will embark on a quest to discover if it's even possible to make a good television series based on The Legend of Zelda. Then, in our second segment, Alex and Scott are joined by special guest James Jones! They discuss their mutu...

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 167 of Connectivity! We have two great segments for you this week. Kicking things off, Scott, Zach, Mike and Andy revisit the launch and life of the original Nintendo 3DS. The guys discuss that troublesome first year, the Ambassador Program, the games that turned it around, and what games they are most looking forward to revisiting on the New 3DS. After that,...

Hello and welcome to episode 166 of Connectivity! We only have one segment for you this week, but it's a doozy. This week, the original Newcast gang (the show that eventually spawned Connectivity) reunites for a special super-sized show. Neal, Zach, Andy and Nathan discuss recent Nintendo news and a whole bunch of games they've been playing, including Smash Bros., Picross 3D, Metroid Prime Trilogy...

Howdy neighbor, come on in and sit down with a nice cool episode of Connectivity. On this week's episode, we're answering your questions. Well maybe not YOUR questions, but questions submitted by people like you. But maybe actually you, if you're lucky. Questions include: How improved is the New 3DS over the OG 3DS, what games to play with your significant other, and a whole bunch of questions abo...

With thanks to Nintendo for giving us so much to talk about, here's episode 164 of Connectivity. If you could't guess, there was a Nintendo Direct recently, and we're going to break it down all nice for you. Don't forget you can catch these news breakdowns as we record them live during Nintendo News Report. Please keep sending in your listener mail to us at connectivity@nintendoworldreport.com. We...

Hello, and welcome to episode 163 of Connectivity. We have two segments for you this week. Kicking the show off, Scott, Alex and Addison share their top 3 Nontendo games from 2014. That's right, forsaking all things Nintendo, the guys discuss a wide variety of 2014's best PC, PS4, Xbox One and Vita releases. I'd list some of them here, but I don't want to ruin the surprise (or horror). After that,...

Hello and welcome to episode 162 of Connectivity! We've got two great segments for you this week. Kicking the show off, Scott, Mike and Zach host another music segment, this time featuring the best music from the Smash Bros. series. Featuring tracks from Melee, Brawl and 3DS/Wii U, this segment is packed with the guys' favorite music as well as your listener submissions. Plus, bonus Frozen discuss...

Happy Holidays from the Connectivity Crew. On this holiday episode, we get together with our friends and do what we always do. Play video games. In honor of this ageless tradition, we're brining you two segments on this week's episode. First, we talk about the games we've been playing in the run-up to the holidays. After that, it's our special Christmas edition of Nintendo News Report. Remember, y...

It's the most wonderful time of the year, that being when this week's episode of Connectivity is released. I'm not gonna lie, it's been hard to get everybody together to record lately, but here we are again, with two segments to share. First up is a discussion of the new Legend of Zelda Wii U footgae that was shown off at the Video Game Awards. After that, we break down the news, but not like you'...

Hello! We are back from our Thanksgiving break and have a great, super-packed show for you this week. Kicking things off, Scott, Mike, and Zach discuss their two-week impressions of Smash Bros. for Wii U. The guys break down their favorite new characters and modes, rave over the silky smooth online play, and compare the newest entry to its mostly reviled predecessor. After that, Alex, Bryan and sp...

Hello and welcome to this week's Connectivity! So happy you could take a break from Smashing and Pokémoning to join us. We have two segments for you this week. Kicking the show off, Zach and Scott talk about the best music from fighting games. Featuring music from Killer Instinct, Street Fighter II, Marvel VS Capcom, Soul Calibur 2, and more, this segment illustrates that there's more to fighting...

What you're looking at right here is episode 157 of Connectivity. I know it's a bit late, and I'm sorry for that. But we do have two great segments for you this week. In the first segment, Alex C talks to two of our new NWR contributors, Alex Osborn and John Rairdin. After learning a bit about our new team members, the three talk about what games they've been playing recently. In our other segment...

BOO! Did I scare you? No? Oh well. I'll tell you what is scary - this week's episode of Connectivity. Scary good, that is. In our first segment, Zach and Neal talk about a whole bunch of recently released games and their reviews of them, including Fantasy Life, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, Pokémon Art Academy, and Gargoyle's Quest II. In our second segment, myself, Scott, and Zach go over our f...

Hello and welcome to this week's episode of Connectivity! After a week off, we are pumped up and ready to go. This week, we have two regular segments and a bonus segment for you. Kicking the show off, Alex and Justin discuss the 50 FACTS revealed about Super Smash Bros. for Wii U this week. The guys share their thoughts on downloadable characters, amiibo support, controller options, 8-player comba...