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Episode 460: Asleep at the RPG Switch

by James Jones, Greg Leahy, and Guillaume Veillette - January 24, 2016, 3:48 pm EST
Total comments: 3

Nintendo of Europe wont even talk to you unless you're putting out a JRPG in February.

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Jon is out again this week so Greg, Gui, and James anchor a three-man show. Guillaume leads New Business with the recently-released Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 on the GBA Virtual Console. For those keeping track at home, it's 2 * Super + 3 + 4. James has impressions of iPhone to 3DS eShop RPG dungeon-crawler/restaurant management/chef game Adventure Bar Story. It's "an Atelier game" without magic, a comparison that probably only makes sense to three people reading this. Greg rounds out New Business with impressions of the demo of mega-mashup Project X Zone 2.

After a break, it's time for Listener Mail! Topics covered include: getting into RPGs with Xenoblade, Nintendo's self-inflicted binds, and if now is the time to invest in a Wii U. You can petition us for investment advice via our mailbag*.

*All Personalized Trade and Investment Advice is offered for entertainment purposes only. Always speak to an adviser before investing.

It's time for our next RetroActive! We'll be playing Viewtiful Joe for the GameCube. You've got a few weeks to procure your copy. We're planning to talk about it in the third week of February, but that is subject to change. You can post your comments in the RetroActive discussion thread.

This episode was edited by Guillaume Veillette. The "Men of Leisure" theme song was produced exclusively for Radio Free Nintendo by Perry Burkum. Hear more at Bluffs Custom Music.

This episode's ending music is Jungle Challenge, from the unreleased Yooka-Laylee, requested by Marc-Andre. All rights reserved by Playtonic Games.

Talkback

KobeskillzJanuary 25, 2016

Great show as always.

James you said last story was low print and then hard to find. That's not true. The initial release was low print but then due to demand it was very quickly restocked and it's been available on Amazon by Amazon at the same price of 30 dollars since launch and still. The special edition was available for a bit too.

Go on Amazon and you'll find it in stock by Amazon 30 bucks right now.

TOPHATANT123January 25, 2016

Quote from: Kobeskillz

Great show as always.

James you said last story was low print and then hard to find. That's not true. The initial release was low print but then due to demand it was very quickly restocked and it's been available on Amazon by Amazon at the same price of 30 dollars since launch and still. The special edition was available for a bit too.

Go on Amazon and you'll find it in stock by Amazon 30 bucks right now.

It's plentiful in supply in the US where it was published by XSeed, but in Europe it's dropped off the face of the Earth since Nintendo published it. Online the cheapest I can find in the UK is like £50.

KobeskillzJanuary 25, 2016

Yeah that would make sense. I didn’t know the situation in Europe and if James said Europe then that’s my bad I missed that part.

Radiant Historia is another one James was off about. That game launched in limited quantities as well then a steady stream of restocks came and then it’s been in stock ever since sold by amazon. 25 bucks right now.

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