Episode 900 has landed, and James has something special lined up for us this week. Can you believe it’s been ten years since amiibo first burst onto the scene? Well, now you do! And by the end of our amiibo deep dive, you’ll be the amiibo expert you never knew you wanted to be. Get ready for “Can You Name the Non-amiibo?” with James Jones’ amiibo or amii-NO quiz, kicking off at 5 minutes and 35 seconds into the episode. Later, we take a trip down memory lane and chat about the journey of the amiibo platform, including stories about our own collections around 54 minutes and 55 seconds.
After a quick breather, we’ve got an exciting update straight from Nintendo’s top brass, Shuntaro Furukawa—guess what? The Switch successor will be backwards compatible! Tune in at 1 hour, 19 minutes, and 49 seconds for all the details.
We bring our 900th episode to a close with some lovely messages from our listeners. There’s a bold ask for 300 more episodes around 1 hour and 35 minutes, another for a slightly more manageable 100 episodes, and a curious question about games that lean heavily on systems at about 1 hour and 50 minutes. Lastly, we dive into a chat about games that turned out to be a real monkey paw experience, which you’ll find at 2 hours, 11 minutes, and 55 seconds.
We’ve received a slew of heartfelt wishes, and while we couldn’t fit them all in this episode, rest assured we’ll be acknowledging them in the episodes to come. A big thank you to everyone who has been part of RFN’s journey to this milestone.
On the technical side, Guillaume Veillette worked his magic editing this episode. Our theme, “Men of Leisure,” crafted exclusively for Radio Free Nintendo by Perry Burkum, can be found on his SoundCloud. The distinctive Radio Free Nintendo logo was designed by Connor Strickland—check out his latest projects on his website.
We close with the enchanting “Stickerbrush Symphony” from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest, composed by David Wise. It’s a special request from regmcfly and a perfect way to sign off. All rights reserved by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
