Spyro’s Back and Better Than Ever with Trilogy Collection
Crash Bandicoot has seen something of a renaissance with high definition remakes of his classic trilogy of games and kart racer both topping sales charts and earning critical success across the board that the series hadn’t seen in ages. Publisher Activision, looking to capitalize on Crash’s success, has decided to bring back another gaming icon […]
The Ultimate Guide to Nintendo’s Killer App: Mario Kart Tour
Nintendo’s Mario Kart Tour looks like it will be officially arriving on September 25th for IOS and Android users. It was announced as in-development in February and was supposed to be released in March. However, Nintendo pushed the release date back a few months stating that the game didn’t meet their quality standards. This will […]
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games 2020 is Bringing Back ‘Dream Events’ in a Big Way
Nintendo and Sega revealed some awesome news about Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. ‘Dream Events’ will return to the popular sports-themed party series. For the uninitiated, Dream Events are special games that go beyond the usual Olympic-theme games in the series. For the Tokyo 2020 edition of the popular Olympic-based series, […]
Ranking the Best (and worst) Pokémon Games
After my list of the best and worst Fire Emblem games was published, I immediately began thinking of other Nintendo series to rank. With Pokémon Sword and Shield just around the corner, what better place to start than with the Pokémon series itself? Of course, ranking every Pokémon game ever released would be a monumental […]
Nintendo is Going to Make Exercising Fun with Latest Switch Creation
Nintendo has been successfully getting gamers off the couch and exercising for years. The company sold over 22 million units of its Wii Fit accessory and game back in 2012. The Wii Fit let players to do everything from yoga, to aerobics, to virtual jogging right in the comfort of their own homes. Now with […]
Zelda: Link’s Awakening for Switch Just Received Its First Review
Fans were beyond excited when Nintendo announced The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening would be receiving a full-blown remake, and now that the new Switch title is less than a week away from release Zelda fans have something else to be excited about. According to Gematsu, the well-known Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu‘s final score of […]
Ranking the Best (and worst) Modern Fire Emblem Games
Fire Emblem is a series that you either love, or really love. There is no in-between. But it hasn’t always been this way. For those who have stuck with the series from the beginning, even the hardcore among you who were importing it before Super Smash Bros. Melee introduced the West to the tactical strategy […]
Bendable Joy-Cons could be Coming to Nintendo Switch
In a move that is likely to excite Nintendo fans everywhere, the company recently submitted an application for a US patent on bendable Joy-Cons. The conceptual design shows a pair of Joy-Cons with hinges on each side that allow the top half of the controller to bend. Such a controller would offer a much more […]
Astral Chain is a Slice of Gaming Heaven
There are games, and then there are games. When I first saw snippets of Astral Chain for Nintendo Switch a year ago, I thought it was just filler material to pad out Nintendo’s release schedule. The only thing that made it even remotely stand out in the lineup was the developer behind it – PlatinumGames. […]
Second Opinion: A Near Miss for Fire Emblem: Three Houses
When Fire Emblem: Three Houses was announced I was very excited to get back to one of my favorite series. Lots of exciting news was circulating: Fire Emblem finally returning to a home console, a new paradigm in character building, being able to choose one of three factions to fight alongside. As a long time […]