Podcasts about wii u virtual console

This week Firebyrd from The Gamers' Inn Discord guests on the show to bring the Disgaea franchise to the podcast with it's latest release. Firebyrd has also been playing Picross games on the 3DS and checked out Super Mario RPG on the Wii U Virtual Console. This leads into what Ryan has been busy with since the 17th: the Super Mario RPG Remake on Nintendo Switch! After wrapping up the remake talk, we move over to Worldless, a brand new 2D platforming, turn based action game. Moving into the news Blizzard gives Heroes of the Storm fans hope with yet another patch, The Last of Us franchise is getting another re-release with the remaster of Part II on PS5, and Embracer continues it's downward spiral.

Titles: Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (Mario & Luigi RPG, マリオ＆ルイージRPG) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (Mario & Luigi RPG 1 DX, マリオ＆ルイージRPG1 DX) Developer: AlphaDream Publisher: Nintendo Designers: Yoshihiko Maekawa (director), Shunsuke Kobayashi (director, +BM), Shigeru Miyamoto (producer), Tetsuo Mizuno (producer), Hiroyuki Kubota Platform(s): Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 3DS (+BM) Release date(s): November 17, 2003 (NA); October 5, 2017 (+BM, JP) PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show (@tbevarietyshow) SHOWNOTES: Zach and Ash finish our thoughts on Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, including discussion on the story and characters, as well as a breakdown of the differences between the original GBA title and its 3DS remake. By the way, we recommend you go ahead and purchase either the Wii U Virtual Console or digital 3DS release before the respective eShops close if a legal copy of this game is in your interest! And stay tuned for our upcoming two-part episode on Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West, as well as Game Launch reviews on Dying Light 2 and Elden Ring! Collateral Gaming is on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and is on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeartRadio, Chill Lover Radio, and wherever else you get your podcasts! (Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat by Quality_Online_Media from Pixabay. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don't sue us; we're poor!)

Breath of Fire II is a role-playing video game developed and published by Capcom. First released in 1994, the game was licensed to Laguna for European release in 1996. It is the second entry in the Breath of Fire series. It was later ported to Game Boy Advance and re-released worldwide. The game was released on Wii's Virtual Console in North America on August 27, 2007. In 2013, it was released for the Wii U Virtual Console. In 2016, it was released for the New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console. In 2019, it was released for the Nintendo Switch SNES games library.

Joseph, Josh, and Chris plead to Nintendo for access to their old games, new Dead Space rumors are spreading, and Chris talks about Phantom Abyss. Joseph Yaden - twitter.com/josephyaden Josh Nichols - twitter.com/itsjerkjersh Chris Penwell - twitter.com/PenwellWrites You can find us on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spotify, and Google Play. You can also subscribe through our RSS feed.  Follow us on Twitter @ActiveQuestShow Email us @ ActiveQuestPodcast@gmail.com Rate us on Apple Podcasts, and Podcast Addict so we can continue to grow. Reviews are so helpful for discovery and opening doors in the industry for us! Get our official shirt! teespring.com/active-quest-shirt#pid=2&cid=566&sid=front We are proud to be a part of the HP Video Game Podcast Network!: itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtistSeeAll?cc=us&dkId=4§ion=0&ids=1482427275 Music Theme Song made by Novila. soundcloud.com/novila-edm Quick News Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass: Gang Beasts, Limbo, Prodeus, and More Megan Spurr https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/06/23/xbox-game-pass-coming-soon-june-2021/ Windows 11 reveal confirms Xbox Game Pass and xCloud integration, as well as Android Austin Wood https://www.gamesradar.com/windows-11-reveal-confirms-xbox-game-pass-and-xcloud-integration/ Tekken X Street Fighter Might Still Happen, It's Just On "Pause" Jeremy Winslow https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tekken-x-street-fighter-might-still-happen-its-just-on-pause/1100-6493204/ News Ghost of Tsushima mini-sequel Ghost of Ikishima rumored for PS5 Austin Wood https://www.gamesradar.com/ghost-of-tsushima-mini-sequel-ghost-of-ikishima-rumored-for-ps5/ Video game conventions are happening again  Nicole Carpenter https://www.polygon.com/22545220/pax-west-2021-dates-announcement-badges DESPERATE METROID FANS REVEAL WHY WE NEED NINTENDO GAME PASS Joseph Yaden https://www.inverse.com/gaming/metroid-wii-u-proves-we-need-nintendo-game-pass EA's IP revival is reportedly a Dead Space ‘reimagining' Andy Robinson https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/eas-ip-revival-is-reportedly-a-dead-space-reimagining/ Listener Questions Andrew McMahon @Mcmahon_BearPig Are you guys picking up Mario Golf? I was going to until I heard it only had 6 courses and was stripped of a lot of features from the previous games. Why do you think Nintendo is regressing so many of their games? Connor Ewing @Connoerewing If a new Dead Space did happen, would you prefer it to be a sequel (either direct or just in the same universe as 1-3) or a complete reboot? Zac LaRocque-Walker @Zaclw What are your top 3 picks from the Wii U Virtual Console? Brigitte @Skywardsiren Do you think PAX will reverse its stance on not requiring proof of vaccination for the event considering the backlash? What We've Been Playing Chris: Phantom Abyss (preview code provided) Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance (thanks Xbox Game Pass) Sonic: Lost World Spyro: Year of the Dragon Josh:  Sea of Thieves Fortnite Joseph: Mario Golf: Super Rush Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mother, officially known outside of Japan as EarthBound Beginnings, is a role-playing video game developed by Ape and published by Nintendo for the Famicom. The first entry in the Mother series, it was first released in Japan on July 27, 1989. It is modeled on the gameplay of the Dragon Quest series, but is set in the late 20th-century United States, unlike its fantasy genre contemporaries. Mother follows the young Ninten as he uses his great-grandfather's studies on psychic powers to fight hostile, formerly inanimate objects and other enemies. The game uses random encounters to enter a menu-based, first-person perspective battle system.  Writer and director Shigesato Itoi pitched Mother's concept to Shigeru Miyamoto while visiting Nintendo's headquarters for other business. Though Miyamoto rejected the proposal at first, he eventually gave Itoi a development team. A North American version of the game was localized into English, but was abandoned as commercially nonviable. A copy of this prototype was later found and circulated on the Internet under the informal title EarthBound Zero. The game was eventually released worldwide under the name EarthBound Beginnings for the Wii U Virtual Console in June 2015.

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  If you hear a faint humming in the background...no, you're not crazy!  It was super hot the night we recorded and John's computer was overheating, so the discerning listener may hear a little extra background noise from the fan on this week's episode.That said, before we get into games this week, John takes us on a journey through the wonderful world of Modular Synthesizers.  While on the subject of music, Kevin shares a few more thoughts on Ape Out after finishing off the game over the weekend (*link to closing credits tune below*).  Randall convinces himself to pick up the recently announced physical copies of the Blaster Master Zero series on Switch, after checking out the opening chunk of the first game. Randall's also the only one of us playing anything new this week, Bug Fables, a turn-based RPG that pulls heavily from the early entries in the Paper Mario franchise.  John continues on the retro bent from last week and fires up his Wii U Virtual Console to talk The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.  We wrap things up with a fairly general Mega Man discussion, inspired by Kevin's recent endeavor into The Blue Bomber's latest adventure, Mega Man 11. Discussed:Modular Synthesizers w/ John - 00:01:30Ape Out - 00:12:25Blaster Master Zero - 00:17:04Bug Fables - 00:22:21The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - 00:31:04Mega Man 11 (+ Mega Man Series) - 00:43:07 Thanks so much for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the internet, you can find us at:www.pursuingpixels.comTwitch  //  YouTubeTwitter  //  InstagramFacebook  // TumblrCome and join us on our Discord server!

"SAY FUZZY PICKLES!"When it was originally released, Earthbound was an absolutely criminally overlooked game on the SNES. Years later, it became one of the most expensive and sought after cartridges on the console in the eyes of collectors. These days (fortunately), it's available everywhere; Wii U Virtual Console, the SNES classic, it's even on the new 3DS.  My buddy Chris returns to the show this week, and we spend some time explaining why you HAVE to play this masterpiece, if you haven't already.  Find 'Remember The Game?' on Twitter! @memberthegame And on our Facebook group! facebook.com/memberthegame

Development - Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is a tactical role playing game developed and published by Square Co for the Nintendo Advance. Released on February 14, 2003 in Japan and September 8, 2003 in the US. It was also released on the Wii-U Virtual Console on January 28, 2016 for Europe, and on March 30, 2016 for US and Japan, but you would have to be one of the thirteen people who had bought a Wii-U by that time. The game isn’t a direct sequel to Final Fantasy Tactics, which is something neither of us knew coming in. It does share several themes and gameplay traits, while bringing a few new ones to the table as well. The game’s development began when Square announced it’s publishing agreement with Nintendo. Advance was developed by recently acquired employees of Quest Corporation. You may recognize them from the famous Tactics Ogre series. The game was initially thought to be a port of Tactics, but features a completely separate storyline. Japan players received a radio drama that broadcast an expansion to the story on Japanese radio stations from January 2003 to late March 2003. The game was mainly scored by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Kaori Ohkoshi and Ayako Saso. You’ll remember Sakimoto from Final Fantasy XII, Tactics Ogre, and Vagrant Story; oh, and a little game called Revenant Wings. The game’s soundtrack was made purchasable on February 19, 2003, and features a whopping 74 tracks. Tactics Advance has sold more than one million copies between NA and Europe, and netted Square 22 million dollars by August 2006. The game received positive reviews, and has an 87.64 percent on Metacritic. It is hailed as one of the best games on the Gameboy Advance.   Setting/Story - Final Fantasy Tactics Advance centers around four children, named Marche, Mewt, Ritz, and Doned, who live in a town called St. Ivalice. They are transported to a realm called Ivalice after discovering a magical tome. The story follows Marche as he navigates the dream world of his friends Ritz Malheur and Mewt Randell. Let me repeat that; You follow TWO PEOPLE’S BAD SUSHI DREAMS AT ONCE. Your little brother Doned is also here, and I always voiced him as Jimmy from South Park whenever he was on screen due to his wheelchair. Good times. Mewt is basically scarred from the death of his mother, and upon having a bad bit of curry from his local Indian Restaraunt, changes the world for his friends upon reading the aforementioned book. Ritz is a platinum blonde who absolutely hates being called blondy locks or whatever. Your younger brother is also a super large fan of Final Fantasy, which is super meta and something the game suffers for in my opinion. Fantasy Ivalice is a reincarnation of Mewt’s memories from a Final Fantasy game. Marche wakes up alone, and begins his quest for home posthaste. He eventually realizes that life is way better managing a war tribe known as Clan Centurion, but is still longing for home. Marche soon realizes that his entire town has been dragged into this new world which is dominated by adventuring clans and his buddy Mewt, who has somehow managed to become king. (His dream, but come on).  Mewt isn’t teased like he is in real life, Ritz isn’t an albino, Doned is still Jimmy/Timmy but he can walk, and Marche is a beast. Cid, Mewt’s Father, is the Judge Master of the region. Marche then sets out to destroy the crystals that bound this imaginary world together. These crystals are bound by summons called Totema, and feature unique battles to defeat. One of the final bosses, named Llednar Twem, is an actual manifestation of all of Mewt’s Negative Emotions, or Recessive Genes if you’re a fan of Metal Gear Solid. In the end, we find out that Mewt’s mother is really Li-Grim, which comes from the book they had read that later manifested itself as Mewt’s mother, Queen Remedi. Apparently there are a couple side plots, one including a foreign crime ring and another where Marche never leaves Ivalice and becomes the next in line for Judge Magister Cid’s sword.

Hey everyone! This week Bally bounces around games as he tries the demo for Puyo Puyo Tetris & plays some of the original F-Zero on Wii U Virtual Console. Nbz meanwhile is still making his way through Persona 5 and also gets back into some Titanfall 2 Multiplayer. After the break we answer some of your e-mails before closing things out with a discussion of the NES Classic, rumoured SNES Classic and a list of 20 NES/SNES games that we enjoyed playing! Remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com

I revel in my own sordid obsession and the probable reason I love music at all in this cool episode 3 of the deercast: The Gamer's Delight Welcome to Deercast. I'm @hurtdeer Let's gaming. I collect a bunch of music around the theme of something nebbishly dear to me. Games. Games from the past, from the present, music inspired from games, music that sounds like it's from a game, so on so forth. I broke away briefly from my habit of playing people I've found online just to play a few tunes from games that I love. Because sometimes sweet ass video game music deserves to be listened to without the context of playing it. Not that I've skipped out on talent altogether. And I definitely resisted throwing in too many of my own video game-inspired music, of which, I have, way, way, way, too much, holy crap follow me on twitter at @deer_cast, like me on face book, like me in real life, it is nice to be liked. Or don't, up to you. If you'd like to send me music (and I would love you to, no matter what it is), contact me at one of the above stations or at deercastmusic@gmail.com. cheers. Thanks. Thank you Tracklist: 1. Shag - Forest Temple - https://shag.bandcamp.com/album/flyrule 2. Hirokazu Tanaka - The Guardian’s Challenge (Mother 2) - Get Earthbound on Wii U Virtual Console 3. Maxo - Chalktopia - https://levelmusicmaxo.bandcamp.com/album/level-music-best 4. Riddarna - Simma Hem - http://store.steampowered.com/app/355890/ 5. leon - Highway Zone - https://soundcloud.com/leyawn/highway-zone 6. emma - overheat - https://soundcloud.com/emmaisprettycool 7. Akira Yamaoka - Wounded Warsong (Silent Hill: The Room) - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/silent-hill-4-room-original/id528471384 8. Mick Gordon - VEGA Processing (DOOM) - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/doom-original-game-soundtrack/id1157733728 9. Sample Junkie - Ocelot - https://soundcloud.com/3000bass/sample-junkie-ocelot-free-download 10. The Protomen - Unrest in The House of Light - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/protomen 11. toby fox - Another Medium (Undertale) - https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/album/undertale-soundtrack 12. Hurtdeer - Sonic Drowning Music Dubstep - https://soundcloud.com/hurtdeer/sonic-drowning-music-dubstep 13. Hurtdeer - pleasant lizard gif - unreleased ha ha 14. kfaraday - thrift shop - https://soundcloud.com/kayfaraday/thirft-shop-piss-spears 15. Oxygenfad - Megaman 5000 - https://oxygenfad.bandcamp.com/album/aud-stim2004 Background music when talking are various video game themes and ideas I made for fun or failed profit some time ago. Includes an updated remix of the Ark22 main theme from my good friend at http://www.wearehive.com. I scored the original and you can still play it, and I like my old soundtrack alright even though I had no idea what I was doing back then. Samples: 1. Eternal Darkness (Gamecube), Maximilian’s Autopsies: “Bone Snatchers” 2. Chapo Trap House, Episode 72 - Pre Taped Call-in Show, “Does Mario Fuck?” 3. Spaced - Season 1 Episode 4 “Battles”, Tomb Raider 3 Dialogue

This week Dustin and Luke recap the first full week of Pokemon Go, talk about Song of the Deep, TurboGrafx-16 games on the Wii U Virtual Console, and a thorough analysis of the NES Classic Edition. 0.30 More Pokemans GOs 9.00 Pokemon GO claims its first life. Maybe. 10.15 Bye bye beardy 12.45 Butt Luke 16.00 Luke's acting debut/dad jokes 19.15 Twilight never dies 21.30 Screw bugs 22.40 DMC 25.15 Final Fantasy Brave Exvius 28.10 Resident Evil 5 HD 31.30 Song of the Deep 37.30 TurboGrafx-16 games on Wii U Virtual Console 42.20 Thoughts on the NES Classic Edition 58.20 Outro/Plugs Find us on social media @TheDustinThomas @BygJuce Facebook.com/errormac Search "Error Machine" on YouTube Like/rate/comment/subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or the Google Music store Spread the word!

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 infuriating swimming, the guys break down what still works and how Mario 64 is still influencing Mario games today. After that, enjoy the audio-only version of this week's Nintendo News Report, featuring Alex, Scott, and special guest Joshua Hillyer. Stories include amiibo Wave 4 preorder nightmares, the quick Code Name: Steam patch, and a whole bunch of Level 5 news. Be sure to send us your listener mail and submission for best shooter music to Connectivity@nintendoworldreport.com. We'll see you next week!

After the y cant metroid crawl meme sprang into being upon the release of Super Metroid on the Wii U Virtual Console, Sean recorded a bunch of footage performing tricks in the game, but it's been over a year and we haven't made it into a proper video yet. Sean put out the raw footage on another YouTube channel at the same time Phil was working through the GBA Metroid games. So we decided to talk to Phil about his experience playing through (quote-unquote) old 2D Metroid again! Sean and Phil talk about replaying the Game Boy Advance games, sequence breaking, and undocumented secrets in Super Metroid. Future Retro covers the unofficial Project M mod for Smash Bros. Brawl on Wii, and Pile of Shame laments how difficult it is to get back into Metroid Prime 2 after almost a decade. Details about the podcast, links to related articles, and supplemental audio/video are available at FamicomDojo.TV: https://famicomdojo.tv/podcast/102 Leave us a voicemail at 608-492-1923, or share your thoughts on Facebook (https://facebook.com/famicomdojo), Instagram (https://instagram.com/famicomdojo), Twitter (@FamicomDojo), or our Famicom Dojo YouTube channel (https://youtube.com/famicomdojo). "Famicom Thrash" opening theme and "RPG" end theme songs by the Imari Tones: http://imaritones.net This episode is brought to you by the Little Podcast Network. Sign up for your free Audible trial, and listen to other great shows at http://LittlePodcast.com.

Kole, Ben, and Dennis interview Sherida Halatoe, the developer of Beyond Eyes. We also talk about the Wii U's Virtual Console woes and talk about Long Live the Queen. The Brief Sega has no plans to participate in Wii U Virtual Console. What's the deal with the PSN wallet? Lindsay Lohann sues Rockstar. The Multiplayer Beyond The Grind Ben: EVO setup. Dennis: PlayStation All Stars. X-COM. Kole: Gunpoint. Long Live the Queen. Links of Note: Beyond Eyes Website Sherida's Twitter Tiger & Squid Facebook Page

There may not have been a space odyssey in 2001, but the Game Boy’s successor, the Game Boy Advance, arrived and completely changed portable gaming that year. Your beloved hosts at the Portable Power Podcast have many fond memories of the device. With newly released Game Boy Advance games on the Wii U Virtual Console […]

Hey everyone and welcome back to the Podcast! This week Bally tells us how addicted he has been to the recently released Advance Wars on Wii U Virtual Console, while Nbz waxes lyrical about the final instalment in the original Phoenix Wright trilogy, namely Trials and Tribulations. Nbz also gives a brief mention to Professor Layton Vs Ace Attorney, which he will undoubtedly discuss in future episodes. After the break we dive into listener mail, including a story about the Wii launch and our opinions on Nintendo teaming up with Valve. In the final segment we lay out our opinions of the latest Nintendo direct that focused on the upcoming Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U. Remember to send all your correspondance to our E-mail address: nyppquestions@gmail.com

It’s been three months, but we’re back! This time Evan and David talk about anime that’s just old enough that you no longer care enough to be angry about it and video games so old you don’t even remember them anymore. Topics include Super Sonico, Nidhogg, Mother (the original, not the good one or the other good one), Cardcaptor Sakura, Inside Mari, being a tourist in Japan, being a BAD tourist in Japan, Japanese food, and oddly-specific otaku stores. We’re not putting timecodes in the show notes anymore starting with this episode because it takes too long and you guys probably don’t even care about it anyway. If you’re angry about this development, click that “Continue Reading” link to read the new show notes and leave us a hate-filled comment! Those are our favorite kind! DIRECT DOWNLOAD – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes  (Runtime: 1 hour, 18 minutes) Opening/Ending Song: “Kill Me” by Lame Drivers Super Sonico is an anime about Nitroplus’s mascot character. A few days after Evan said nobody would license it and David said Sentai would… Sentai actually licensed it. (Watch it on Crunchyroll) Nidhogg is a 1-v-1 fencing football game or something like that. (Get it on Steam or the official site) Mother is an weird old NES JRPG. The sequel is Mother 2, better known in English as Earthbound. (You can’t get Mother legally in English, but you can get Earthbound on the Wii U Virtual Console) Cardcaptor Sakura is a famous magical girl manga series by superstar manga artists CLAMP. (Buy it on Amazon or RightStuf) Inside Mari is a creepy bodyswap manga by Flowers of Evil author Shuzo Oshimi (Read it on Crunchyroll) Japan is a country with some pretty cool stuff in it. We both visited it and talked way too much about it. The otaku meccas we discussed were Akihabara (just south of Ueno) and Nakano Broadway (just west of Shinjuku). The pirate-themed shop in Nakano Broadway that we talk about is called Bambool (here’s the official listing on the Nakano Broadway site). It turns out they’re not strictly pirate-themed, so I guess Evan was mistaken. The indie manga shop is Taco Che. Here’s the official site (in Japanese) and Nakano Broadway’s listing for it. For more info on otaku stuff to do in Japan Evan highly recommends Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo, by Patrick Macias (Otaku USA and Crunchyroll News Editor-in-Chief) Otaku USA Magazine: Evan and Ink wrote stuff for the new issue (cover is Attack on Titan). Evan did a review of .hack//Quantum (anime) and Wolfsmund (manga), and Ink did features on Beyond the Boundary, Kamisama Kiss, and (his favorite) Chihayafuru, as well as a review of the ongoing series Samurai Flamenco. Read more stuff from Ink at Fandom Post. He just did a pretty great Paranoia Agent writeup recently. Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Evan, David We didn’t mention it in the show, but we’re going to Genericon in Troy, NY again this year! Evan, Ink, and David will be there alongside Ed Chavez and possibly a couple other online anime folks. Evan’s not staff anymore, but he’s running two panels: “The Beautiful Backgrounds of Anime” (about anime background art) and “‘Trigger’ Warning: Birth of an Anime Studio” (about Studio Trigger, Kill la Kill, Inferno Cop, etc.)

Wherein we discuss Justin's epic betrayal, watching porn on government computers, the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. series premiere, how to write an episode of Lost, Breaking Bad (no finale spoilers!), shows about very bad people, the logistics of cable TV, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, the Wii U Virtual Console, Tecmo Bowl, and the Steam Machine. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guests Alea Garbagnati and Chris Noyes.

FEATURING: Holy crap, Pikmin 3 is finally out!New Business also includes Sakura Samurai, Shining Force on Game Gear, ZORK of all things, Cloudberry Kingdom, and Jonny's thoughts on the Kickstarter for Shadow of the Eternals!Listener Mail covers the future of Endless Ocean, Miyamoto's new franchise, the quality of Wii U Virtual Console, and rare classics that we'd like to come back!

Everyone's favorite Nintendo podcast re-emerges this week, but with a few surprises. IGN's Jose Otero takes over hosting duties for a special NVC mini-episode with guests Brian Altano, Andrew Goldfarb, and Marty Sliva. The crew gathers to talk about last week's major Wii U Virtual Console release, Earthbound. It took 19 years for Earthbound to slip out of the Nintendo vault. Thankfully, you won't have to wait as long for the next episode of this podcast. Leave us feedback and let us know what you think.

Greetings Mayors! This week on CC Unplugged, Dustin Spencer, Luke Halliday, and Travis Bruno have come together to podcast while playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Join us while we talk about our towns, discuss some gaming news, and farm beetles like mad. It is quite the relaxing podcast, so tune in and give it a listen. We also have a GIVEAWAY this week, with a classic up for grabs in the form of Super Mario Bros. 3 for the Wii U Virtual Console. To enter, simply send an email to podcast@capsulecomputers.com answering our magical little question found within the podcast, with the subject line reading CONTEST: Mario 3 for Wii. Yes, I will make you rhyme for your freebie, so enter to win! Now grab a shovel, Tell Your friends, and Prepare to get UNPLUGGED!

Have we got a show for you! Kicking things off, Carmine, Daan, and Aaron talk about a smattering of just-announced 3DS games they got a chance to play, including the sequel to A Link to the Past, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, and Mario and Luigi Dream Team. This is a must listen! After that, Scott, Tyler, Zach, and Danny break down the week in news before discussing their impressions of the newly launched Wii U Virtual Console. One of us is much happier about the line-up than the others. Can you guess who? After the outro, you'll find another Doctor Who bonus segment with Scott, Patrick, and special guest Amanda Albert. The crew reviews the first half of season 7B and shares a good number of crack pot theories along the way. You'll never guess who is really a TARDIS! That's it for this week. As always, you can send us your listener mail to Connectivity@nintendoworldreport.com. Be sure to let us know what you think about the recent Iwata and E3 news, as well as what games you think the Virtual Console absolutely needs. See you next week!

Pip pip! We've managed to round up a Scotsman for the first time in a while, so the BRB UK team is back to normal(ish) at long last. So join Dan, Jon and Tim as they plough through the week's gaming news. This week, we burble about: Phil Collins in Dead Space 3 trailer shocker Wii U Virtual Console titles due to be considerably crapper in PAL regions PS Plus goodness ahoy – Sleeping Dogs and F1 Race Stars HMV and Grand Theft Auto V managed to break Twitter Borderlands 2 DLC roundup The Cave The Great British Debate: Does the iOS title 'Boyfriend Trainer' confirm that negative male stereotypes are rife in the gaming industry?

FEATURING: No new business this week, instead a three-man crew sans Guillaume discusses the January 23rd Nintendo Direct announcements, which include a 2011 Greg prediction come true fashionably late, the Wii U Virtual Console, and Monolith Soft's next game.The second part of the show is a Retroactive segment about The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Recorded live, it features call-in guests and participation by Greg Leahy!

Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata brought the winter heat during this week's Nintendo Direct with the first megatons of 2013, including Wind Waker HD, MegaTen x Fire Emblem, Xeno-whatever-they're-gonna-call-it, and Wii U Virtual Console, among others. We've got a full breakdown of the event, as well as fresh PlayStation 4 (and controller) talk, a whole bunch of news (Pandora's Tower! Project X-Zone! Killer is Dead! etc!), the latest in skin-smoothing placenta technology, and plenty more.