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 bac...

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...

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...

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...

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 Rep...

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...

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 Won...

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. Nin...

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...

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...

Friends meet up again at The Thirsty Mage to talk Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology A quiet place for a group of friends to enjoy a pint while discussing our favorite RPGs. This episode The Thirsty Mage is located at the pub in Alistel. At the table we have Thirsty Mage Host - David Lloyd Half of the Talk Nintendo Podcast - Casey Gibson Owner of Nintendo World Report - Neal Ronaghan We need you...

A new podcast segment has come to NWR Connectivity. The Thirsty Mage is a quiet place for a group of friends to enjoy a pint while discussing their favorite RPGs. This episode is located in the Goldmouth Warehouse at the Argentine Trade Guild and will feature veteran NWR podcasters discussing Xenoblade Chronicles 2. At the table we have Thirsty Mage Host - David Lloyd Half of the Talk Nintendo Pod...

Hey everyone, apologies for the gap in episodes. Nicholas, Xander and Carmine kick things off with some discussions on what they have been playing recently. Titles and topics include Paper Mario 64, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, mobile games, Custom Robo 64 and Lost Winds for Wiiware. The main topic delves into what we think the upcoming animated Mario film could be like. The guys discuss story, animati...

Episode 239 is finally here and ready for you. This episode sees newer NWR staffer Xander Morningstar joining both Nick and Matt to discuss a variety of things. The guys chat a bit about Arms, Steamworld Dig 2, Pokemon Crystal and the anime, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, the Zelda DLC and Pokemon Ultra Moon and thats just to kick things off. The main topic for this episode is about Yooka-Laylee, now tha...

Nick, Bryan and Adam open the show with some of Bryan and Adam's thoughts on Mario Odyssey, followed up by their thoughts on the release of the new Pokemon games, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. The main topic for this weeks show however is the guys thoughts on the latest Pokemon film, the anniversary celebration named 'I Choose You'. This weeks musical selection is from Pokemon the First Movie and is t...

This week Nicholas is joined once again by Zach and Curt as well as Jonny Metts, the guys talk about their thoughts and experiences with Mario Odyssey. Spoiler warning for this episode, however, if you have finished the story we don't really touch on much beyond that. This weeks musical selection is from Mario Odyssey and is the theme to the Lake Kingdom. Nintendo World Report is now on Patreon, a...

The hungry Luma's still aren't satisfied, maybe after this episode they will turn into an Odyssey. Nick, Curt and Zach are back with a part two of their Super Mario Galaxy replay. The guys played a bit more and have even more fresh thoughts on the game and how they think it stacks up to later Mario adventures. Nintendo World Report is now on Patreon, and high rollers can name their topic for Conne...

Episode 235 is all about Super Mario Galaxy! Nick, Curt and Zach all have been playing some of 2007's Mario game and talk all about it and their experiences on this weeks show. Spoilers, ten years on the game is still great! The gang also touch on Sunshine and Odyssey. This week's song selection is the Galactic Suite performed by the WDR Radio Orchestra Cologne, FILMharmonic Choir. Nintendo World...

Nick and Adam record some thoughts and impressions from the latest Nintendo Direct, along with some other tidbits on the side. The musical selection this week is the song from Super Mario Odyssey, perfomed by Pauline. 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 T...

Sonic is back! On this episode of Connectivity Matt, Nick and John talk all about Sonic Mania, along with a healthy dose of more general Sonic thoughts and feelings. The guys also delve into a little Switch talk towards the end of the show, musing on the future of the popular system. The musical selection this week is from the Marble Zone Masa's Demo version from the Sonic 1 and 2 soundtrack CD. N...

After some time battling planning and scheduling the Connectivity gang finally manage to get back on track with episode 232. Nicholas and Kelton do a two-man show, which is mostly about Kelton's thoughts on Zelda BotW after recently finishing it. However, the guys do chat a bit about what else they have been up to which includes a bit of Splatoon 2 discussion. After the main portion of the show, w...

This week Nicholas has gathered Andrew Brown and Zachary Miller to discuss the Senran Kagura series in depth. While Nicholas has not played any of the games, he wanted to try and find out more about the series and what people like about them aside from some cheap fan-service. The guys discuss nearly all aspects of the series, so if you have ever been curious this episode is for you. Nintendo World...

With the announcement of the Super Nintendo Classic Edition, Nick gathered some people we haven't heard from on Connectivity proper for awhile. This episode features the return of Neal Ronaghan, Andy Goergen and John Rairdin as they spend an hour or so chatting about the Super Nintendo Classic Edition, the stock issues and various problems from the NES Classic and of course the exciting prospect o...

This week Neal, Adam and Matt rewind the clock back to 2007 to talk about what was happening in the world of Nintendo during that historic time. As we all know the Wii brand has been replaced by the Switch, so the premise of this new series is to take a look back at the history and legacy of the Wii branding as a whole. Nintendo World Report is now on Patreon, and high rollers can name their topic...

It's show 228! Matt West takes over hosting duties for this episode, he is joined by Adam and Carmine. The gang kicks things off with a discussion about the Arms Test Punch, then they move onto the main discussion of the show which is once again about E3. Matt came up with the idea to create a Nintendo presentation with a slight twist, anything that is said is locked in and cannot be taken back by...