NWR Connectivity

Welcome to another brand new episode of Connectivity. This week, Nick, Adam and bench editor Donald are joined by Becky Hollada. For the first segment, Becky has been catching up on Fire Emblem Fates, while Adam is just about done with Twilight Princess HD, Donald is recovering from a review game gone awry by falling into a Pokemon Shuffle hole and Nick is playing what he can of Paper Mario as wel...

Welcome to a brand new episode of Connectivity. This week's episode sees news editor (and Nintendo Free Radio editor) Donald step into the editing booth while Nick recovers from an arm injury, with Adam rounding out the trio. Donald and Adam have both been playing re-releases of Zelda games, and Adam's feelings on Twilight Princess have evolved a great deal. Next, we tackle a bit of listener mail...

Welcome to a brand new episode of Connectivity. This episode sees the return of Kim Keller and Josh Max, along with Becky Hollada and Nicholas Bray. Josh, Kim and Becky mostly talk about their experiences and thoughts on the latest Fire Emblem games for the Nintendo 3DS, while Nick ends up talking about Goldeneye 007 and Snowboard Kids for the Nintendo 64. For the discussion topics this week we fe...

Gather round and have some cake because Connectivity has reached its 200th episode! For this extra long episode we have three great segments for you all to enjoy. First up is a Newscast reunion which brings together Neal Ronaghan, Zachary Miller, Nathan Mustafa and Andy Goergen. The gang starts off the show by discussing what has changed in the world since the last time they recorded together in t...

Welcome to Connectivity 199. On this episode, Nick, Adam and Neal kick things off with some discussion on Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, along with some other Zelda chatter. After that, Adam brings in some Nontendo discussion detailing his recent purchase of a PS4 and feeling unsure of what he should be playing. Nick chimes in at the end with some brief thoughts on the UltraHDMI mod for the Nintendo...

Welcome to Connectivity 198, its a long one! In the first half of the show we kick things off with Zach offering some thoughts on the recent PC release of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter from the N64. Next up, Becky talks about the Nintendo 3DS game, Final Fantasy Explorers. After that, Adam talks about getting back into Ingress along with a discussion about the Pokémon 20th Anniversary commercial, before...

On this episode, Nick, Carmine and Adam start the show off with Adam updating everyone on how his spaceman is doing. After that, the group chat about the whole Fire Emblem localisation situation. Our main topic this week was all about the Game Boy Advance. Sadly, the lengthy discussion has had to have mostly been abandoned due to an odd recording fault. While snippets of the discussion are present...

Connectivity returns for another fun-filled episode. This week, Nick, Becky, Carmine and Adam kick things off with some chat about Zelda: Wind Waker HD, Minecraft for Wii U, My Stop Smoking Coach and a few other tidbits. After the break the main discussion topic is all about speculating what the year 2016 will hold for Nintendo. The conversation focuses around some major points, such as the Pokémo...

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...

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 ho...

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 Nin...

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 g...

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...

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...

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 exchan...

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 openin...

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...

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....

This is the audio version of the live Connectivity stream, where Nicholas Bray, Neal Ronaghan, Zachary Miller and Scott Thompson banded together to chat about Starfox Adventures, Dinosaurs and a multitude of other smaller things. The gang were eventually joined part way through by Renegade Kid's Jools Watsham, along with NWR staffer Daan Koopman. We need your Listener Mail! Please send in some har...

Hiiiiii and welcome to Connectivity 185! This week, Nick, Neal and Addison band together to chat about the pink blob himself, Kirby. To kick things off however they chat a little bit on what they have been up to. Discussion points include, Legend of Kay Anniversary, Etrian Odyssey and some Dragonball Z: Resurrection F. For the main topic, the trio start out discussing Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards...

This week on Connectivity we feature an experimental segment all about music, called Themsters. Nicholas Bray and special guest host Perry Burkum play the music from Mother/Earthbound Beginning's. The segment features both the original OST tracks from the game, along with some great covers from Perry. Interspersed throughout the duo discuss both the music and various elements from the game, along...

Welcome to episode 183 of Nintendo World Report's Connectivity podcast. This week the trio of podcast hosts band together once again. To kick things off they discuss a little of what they have been up to, games such as Splatoon and Etrian Odyssey are briefly touched upon. The main discussion topic this week is about third party games on Nintendo systems. What do people like about them? How well do...

Welcome to episode 182 of Nintendo World Report's Connectivity podcast. After the sad news hit of the passing of Mr. Satoru Iwata, we quickly decided to break from our bi-weekly schedule to discuss his life and accomplishments. Nick, Scott and Neal recount some stories and discuss the impact and legacy that Mr Iwata has left behind. Also, if you haven't checked it out yet, Alex, Donald and James J...

Welcome to episode 181 of Nintendo World Report's Connectivity podcast. This week we try out a slightly different format than usual, both topics are presented as a continuous recording instead of two distinct segments. First up we have Nick, Becky and special guest Karl Castaneda warming up with a brief chat about what they have been up to. Then the trio dive into a discussion about what they woul...

Welcome to Episode 180 of Nintendo World Report's Connectivity podcast. This week we are featuring two segments for you all to enjoy. E3 Aftermath Nick, Zach and Donald band together to discuss more of their thoughts on E3 after the dust has settled a bit. The trio also delve into a tiny bit of NX speculation. Imagineering This brand new segment features Nick and Jonathan Metts talking about Metro...