NWR Connectivity

We've got a lot of great Nintendo related anniversaries this year, and this month we've got the anniversary of possibly the worst Nintendo Direct of all time. So that's neat. 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 sen...

With only five games left for Nintendo to release for the rest of time, John and Neal ponder what they'll do with the site when all this is over. 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 questi...

Just ahead of our official site wide Game of the Year awards, Neal and John run through a few of their personal favorites in random categories. 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 question...

You know when two people are fighting and you don't really want any part in it but then suddenly one of them offers you Call of Duty for ten years and suddenly its your problem? Yeah we've all been there, and so has Nintendo. John, Neal, and Alex discuss the latest in the continuing sitcom of Microsoft trying to buy Activision Blizzard King. We also have some listener mail discussing Nintendo's ye...

After catching up on some listener mail, it is time to get further hyped for the Mario movie. It looks weirdly good. Then its back to enjoying Pokemon despite thinking it is terrible, and a review of 2022's game output. Is there hope in 2023? 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...

We gave Alex the week off for this special, unedited episode of Connectivity. So nothing you hear is his fault. Neal and John dive deep into their impressions of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet before moving on to some listener mail. 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 a...

The Wii U is ten years old. John and Neal recall the reveal and their experiences with the system. 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: t...

With Silksong out of the way it appears there is finally room to talk about Sports Story. John and Neal delve into this week's Indie World Showcase before moving on some games that they've actually played. Both John and Neal are genuinely surprised to find that they enjoy Sonic Frontiers, Neal has been charmed by Harvestella, and Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is fantastic. Connectivity has...

At long last, the 3D Zelda Game Club returns with The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for Nintendo Gamecube and Wii U. Our panel discusses their history with the game, it's development, and its ultimate place in the series. What elements would ultimately inform later games including Breath of the Wild? How has Wind Waker forever altered the character of Ganondorf? Is the Tingle Tuner worth it? Tha...

Matt and Alex join John in this Ronaghanless episode. Why can't members of the Yakuza hit women, but Sonic can? Is Bayonetta 3 actually Astral Chain which is actually Scalebound? Has John discovered his new favorite Souls-like? And what's your favorite pew-pew-shooty online game? This and more on this week's episode! Heads up: Our Wind Waker episode of the 3D Zelda Game Club will be next week. Get...

Fresh off his review of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Jordan joins us to discuss his experiences plus picking up Dicey Dungeons for $2. Neal and John round of the game talk with Paradise Marsh and One True Hero. The panel then weighs in on the evolving story of Bayonetta 3, Hellena Taylor, and voice actor compensation, in what has become an odd multilayered series of events. Finally we round thi...

The UK court case discussing Microsoft's bid to purchase Activision Blizzard is getting spicy, and we're sure it has nothing to do with how much money PS5 has printed in the UK. It's the sort of story that one day will have a book written about it, much like several Nintendo games (that's our other topic). Connectivity has joined Twitter, so be sure to follow @ConnectivityNWR to be up to date on a...

Matt joins John and Neal to discuss the Super Mario Bros. Movie and the wider world of video game adaptations. Matt and Neal also now have Steam Decks and a 50% success rate at turning them on between the two of them. 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 question...

John and Neal are gone and have left the studio door wide open for the return of the Castlevania Game Club Crew. Alex de Freitas is joined by Matt Zawodniak who is reviewing the excellent port of Nier Automata on Switch and Joe DeVader who woke up one day and decided to review every indie game in a week (or at least just Wayward Strand, Beacon Pines, Jack Move and Potion Permit). The gang closes t...

John and Neal have been playing a lot of games recently. Neal explores a fresh new take on Shovel Knight, in Shovel Knight Dig. John stumbled upon a love for Beyond Oasis on Sega Genesis which leads into a wider discussion of Genesis games on NSO. John also got a sneak peek of the upcoming ARK Survival Evolved update for Nintendo Switch and even found some time to try out XIII on Switch. Connectiv...

Neal, Alex, and John sit down to discuss what has been universally praised as the single greatest piece of streamed gaming media of all time. Is Zelda's marketing sufficient for nerds like John? Is Pikmin pre-rendered? Does Fire Emblem have enough hair variety? That and more on this episode of Connectivity. Connectivity has joined Twitter, so be sure to follow @ConnectivityNWR to be up to date on...

The calm before the storm if Direct rumors and speculation are to be believed. Neal and John have each been playing a Sonic game, though Neal had an easier time hooking his up to a modern TV. Neal also cheked out Temtem, a Pokemon-like which recently left early access. Finally, some listener mail pitches us on various spinoffs and asks us to pick our favorite. Connectivity has joined Twitter, so b...

John returns after a journey into the world of Pac-Man. Neal has also been feeling those retro vibes with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga collection. He's also been doing a little puzzle solving with Mixolumia. But the main meat and potatoes is of course, the Nintendo Direct that might happen this month. Will there be Zelda, Metroid, or Star Fox? Connectivity has joined Twitter, so be s...

John is out so Neal and Alex sit down to cover the biggest headlines in gaming. Headlines such as Sakurai announcing a Youtube channel! (and I guess Gamescom too). The boys also talk about the breakdown between Nintendo's outsourced projects and their "in-house" production. Neal also speaks fondly of Kirby Dream Buffet, the crew answer a Splatoon 3 email and we round out the show with another bonu...

Alex joins John and Neal once again to discuss the latest in the world of Nintendo. A slightly adjusted noise pattern on Mario Kart 8's grass texture means Nintendo's perceived laziness has dropped by roughly 40%. With that out the way we can concentrate on whether the second round of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC is actually fun. We also check out the new DioField Chronicle demo and are pleasantly surp...

Editor Alex joins John and Neal who have each been playing a different Xenoblade. Neal has finally started Xenoblade 3, Alex is getting into the series for the first time with the original, and John has returned to his old favorite Xenoblade X. John's also been playing a bunch of the F-Zero inspired Redout 2, Alex has been solo streaming some Fire Emblem, and Neal beat Mario Odyssey... again. Fina...

Daisy is in Mario Strikers Battle League now. Do you feel different? Jordan Rudek joins the fellas to discuss his recent review of Live a Live, its historical significance, modern reception, and the limitations of HD-2D. In a strange twist of fate John has been playing a turn-based JRPG so we spend some time discussing Xenogears. Neal meanwhile has returned to the field of battle with Fire Emblem...

Finally free of the shackles of the review embargo John can give his unfiltered thoughts on Xenoblade 3's gameplay while still steering clear of actual plot spoilers. Some listener mail causes us to question who needs additional pants. And finally, Neal ends the show by generating random Nintendo franchises and trying to find developers to match with them. Connectivity has joined Twitter, so be su...

The Switch we've been waiting for is finally here! That's right, the Splatoon 3 OLED model! Also John has been playing Xenoblade 3 and Alex is pretty sure there's a Klonoa game coming out despite all evidence to the contrary. 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...

Nintendo has aired a Nintendo Direct focused on third-party developers, leading many to question why Nintendo hates their customers. With this in mind Neal and John explore the absolutely inexcusable release schedule Nintendo has announced thus far for the rest of the year. Does it matter that Nintendo has at least one first-party or major third-party release scheduled every month for the rest of...