X is a reason to pick up a Wii U
No that’s not a question as some alluded to on Twitter. It’s Monolith Soft’s upcoming Wii U exclusive JRPG. It was what I was hoping for in Final Fantasy XIII when I first saw footage of that game....
View ArticleLego City Undercover Oozes Charm
If Lego City Undercover delivers this kind of charm and humor for the game’s entirety, I would consider picking it up. I sincerely hope they deliver on the gameplay and completely rip off Sleeping...
View ArticleDKCR 3D Reminds Me That I Suck
I still haven’t finished Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii. My excuse is that my Wii has a bit of an issue with “digital artifacts” and the Wii was in the living room which I didn’t always have...
View ArticleTrailer of a Nintendo exclusive Sonic game
Sonic: Lost World is the first of several Nintendo exclusive Sonic games. And this first title doesn’t look too bad. In fact, I would even describe it as “Sonic” meets “Super Mario Galaxy”: Sonic: Lost...
View ArticleLads & lasses: The Nintendo 2DS
My gut reaction was: this is thing looks dumb. Then I saw the price, the release date of October 12th — it’s the same day as Pokemon X and Y — and it all clicked into place. This 2DS is aimed squarely...
View ArticleFYI: Side Scrollers & Smoke Detectors
Announcement Nest unveils smoke alarm & CO detector (via Nest) Media Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze Dixie Kong Trailer Strider NYCC Trailer Nest Smoke Alarm — There’s not much in way of...
View ArticleI think Mario Kart 8 will be worth owning
I’ve only played a handful of Mario Kart games including Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart DS. None of those grabbed me for one reason or another. Mario Kart 8 though? It looks like the...
View ArticleSilicon Knights’ Highest & Lowest Points
Remember Silicon Knights? Remember them as a Nintendo second party studio? I nearly forgot about the studio but this week, the studio’s highs and lows were highlighted in two great pieces of...
View ArticleNew Nintendo Direct trailers shows Wii U has games
There was a Nintendo Direct today and along with it a handful of new trailers to assure us that the Wii U has games coming. Bayonetta 2 Bayonetta 2 caught my eye first but unfortunately they didn’t see...
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The Masses Play Pokemon
At the time of writing, Twitch Plays Pokemon has been running for just over four days. In that time, thousands of people collectively navigated through four gym leaders. But you wouldn’t know that if...
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I just had to get this Link Nendodroid
Last year, I picked up a couple of Figma figures. This year, I decided to pick up just one: this Nendodroid Toon Link. I just had to get it. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker was my first Zelda game and...
View ArticleE3 2014 Day 1 Impressions
Sony’s E3 presentation was chalk full of games but it was marred by a half hour’s worth of multimedia nonsense. Nintendo’s E3 Digital Direct thing was a tighter presentation and upon reflection, I...
View ArticleMario Kart 8 x Mercedes
This is such a strange move by Nintendo. They’re including real vehicles as selectable karts in a primarily wacky kart racer It’s DLC which is uncommon for Nintendo It’s coming out for free which is...
View ArticlePokemon + Tekken = Pokken
Pokken Tournament is an upcoming Pokemon fighting game developed by Namco’s Tekken team. What a weird collaboration. I’m glad it exists thought. I want Nintendo to continue this trend of lending their...
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