Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers a waste of money (unless you play the system right)

Just after the Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Direct, two deals were presented to the audience.  The first was a decent deal that allowed you to bundle a year of Nintendo Switch Online to your Super Mario Maker 2 … Read More

Nintendo: Are Their Modern Games Too Easy?

Have you played the new Yoshi’s Crafted World Switch demo? It’s a wonderful little game highlighted by colorful visuals and some genuinely inventive level design. Granted, the demo doesn’t reveal much, but it reveals quite a bit of promise.

The only problem … Read More

PlayStation Classic Should be the Last “Classic” Console

The rise of classic consoles in recent years has hardly been a surprise.

After all, we’re only just starting to appreciate the power that nostalgia has in the entertainment industry, especially in gaming. People crave a door to the … Read More

With Mario Kart 8, Nintendo gets DLC right

This week, Nintendo rolls out the first of two downloadable content packs for the Wii U’s Mario Kart 8. The release marks the beginning of a new strategy for the Kyoto-based game maker: instead of a steady stream of … Read More

Nintendo Unveils Whole New World for Zelda Franchise

During Nintendo’s online presentation at E3, The Legend of Zelda development head Eiji Aonuma made an announcement about the long-awaited Zelda title for the Wii U that surprised many fans of the series.

While speaking about … Read More

Interview: The crew at Yacht Club Games talks Shovel Knight (Part I)

Recently we got a chance to hop aboard with Yacht Club Games for a long chat about the already popular upcoming title, Shovel Knight. Along the way we discuss their origins as a team, their inspirations … Read More

Yacht Club Games Reddit AMA now live

Yacht Club Games is currently hosting an AMA session on Reddit for their flagship title Shovel Knight. Questions are being answered live as we speak, so hurry on over to post a question.  They already have an impressive list of questions … Read More

Nintendo sued over 3d patent

Former Sony employee and inventor Sejiro Tomita is suing Nintendo of America and Nintendo Company (Nintendo Japan) over what he calls a patent violation. Tomita owns a patent for a 3D technology using something called cross-point which allows … Read More

New video game releases this week

Want to know what packaged video games got released this week? Far Cry 3 and Marvel Avengers: Battle For Earth are probably the most popular titles, although the Mass Effect Trilogy sure would be a nice stocking stuffer. Here’s a list of new video games released on Dec. 4, 2012 for PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and Nintendo devices. Read More

Nintendo loses $220 million in 1st quarter of 2012

Times are tough for Mario and friends these days. It seems like just yesterday Nintendo was riding high on the Wii wave, but now, things are quite different. The gaming giant reported a net loss of $220 million. That’s better than … Read More