I have no idea why I let the Sakurai thing go so fast. Thanks for the heads up Disco Stu. Holy ****.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masahiro_Sakurai

Wanna know how they make money on the Pokedex iOS app?

$1.99 for the base which gives you a good set of Pokemon (the Unovadex), then $6 a shot for the other sets. Including the Sinnoh, Hoenn, and useless (Kanto/Johto) sets.

Much respect to Zach on the Earthbound discussion.  I never played it on Super NES, so the Wii U was first time.  I too suffered through the awful, awful battles and kept wondering what I was missing.  I wish I had given up after a few hours instead of getting nearly to the end.  Get me Final Fantasy II/III, Chrono Trigger, and Secret of Mana instead.

First of all - thanks to everyone involved in the show.  I look forward to it every week!

Secondy - WTF, guys!  I feel like I have to say, "Watch the Spoilers!".  So, I know that Super Mario 3D World has been out for just over 2 months... but I personally don't have it yet.  My birthday was a week ago today and my family ordered it for me.  It is supposed to arrive today and I am totally pumped.


So, last night I booted up this latest edition of Connectivity (which, I have been a listener of since the first episode of "Newscast").  Anyways, Mike brings up Super Mario 3D World and before I have time to get my ipod out of my pocket to push the skip button, he drops a spoiler bomb!  Specifically - the last boss of the game.  Now, of course it's not THAT much of a spoiler, being a Mario game and all, but hey - you never know.


I guess my thing is - if you know it's a huge spoiler (to quote Alex, "That was actually a mad huge spoiler."), then please bleep it out or something.  Or add a warning at the beginning of the segment (maybe in post-production?).  Of course, I'll continue to listen and support the show, but I was just disappointed that it was spoiled for me on the eve of me playing the game.


Again, thanks again for all the work you guys do!

I looked up one of the green stars and totally saw a picture of the final boss. :( I might not be so quick to look up guides anymore. It's like the only spoiler in all if Mario-Dom.

Oh man!  Bummer!  Yeah, I've been really careful not to watch videos and stuff.  And every time the game has come up on a podcast (the ones here at NWR, as well as stuff like Weekend Confirmed), I just skip ahead!  I think it's fine to talk about "spoilerish" stuff after a certain point, but warnings are crucial.

By the way - I got the game on Monday and I've been loving it!

The thought of dodging all of those octopus testicles in that DK stage sounds terrifying. :-\

(Just giving you a hard time Daan, I'm actually jealous of your multi lingual skills  :D )