Nintendo has handled The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in quite a dissapointing way, after a teaser trailer released two years after the Wii U launched, Nintendo was almost completely silent about it for all of 2015! In early 2016, Nintendo reassured that, while Breath of the Wild was going to release on their new upcoming console (now ...
Read More »Nintendo Switch could get new 3D Mario as launch title
The Nintendo Switch captured the attention of the general public successfully thanks to a captivating trailer. The Switch combined an innovative concept with a selection of games that looked surprisingly good for a first trailer: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 ports, Skyrim Special Edition; it got people talking, to say the least. ...
Read More »Nintendo Switch: More Rumors Circulating
A few more rumors regarding the Nintendo Switch are circulating online, and are said to be sourced from someone that works for a large retailer. According to some of the rumors, the Nintendo Switch will be available at launch in two different packages. Supposedly there will be a basic package for $299 and a bundle version for $399, though nothing is ...
Read More »Q1 2017 will be a bloodbath, over 15 different game releases
Not too long ago, the majority of games launched during the Christmas period, and they would all fight it out to see which game could be the king of holiday sales. But as time went along more and more companies started to back away from the classic November release period, because that would mean competing against titans such as Call ...
Read More »Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks joins Wii U Virtual Console
The Legend of Zelda games released for the Nintendo DS have been mostly forgotten by the general public, both Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks were generally well received and they sold millions of copies, but they aren’t really considered among the franchise’s highpoints. People who were interested in both games had to (up to last year) own a DS copy ...
Read More »Aria’s Game of the Year Winners – 2015
As we turn our backs on 2015, it’s time to round up our favorite games of the year. We saw a lot of excellent video games last year, and everybody has their own list of favorites. I thought that a fun way to start off the year would be to share my favorite games of 2015 with you. So, without ...
Read More »Top Twelve Games for Halloween
Halloween is upon us, and, for gamers, that can only mean one thing: It’s time to play (or replay) some amazing horror-based games. Video games have become just as much of a Halloween tradition as scary movies, haunted houses, and pumpkin patches. Every year, we feel an itch to turn the lights off, turn on our consoles, and willingly subject ...
Read More »Guitar Hero Live Review – Comeback Kid
Guitar Hero Live marks the return of a series that changed the rhythm game genre forever when it began in 2005. After 2010, it seemed like the series was dead. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock launched, but it looked like that was the end of things. Industry experts declared that the era of plastic guitar controllers was over, and we believed them. Now, though, in ...
Read More »Are Amiibo Cards the Future of Amiibo?
Not too long ago, Nintendo announced that they have shipped around 10.5 million Amiibo since their launch late last year. However, we’re all aware of the issues surrounding the availability of Amiibo figures. Some figures are damn near impossible to find, and even if you can find one for sale, it’s probably from a scalper who’s going to charge you way ...
Read More »Super Mario Maker Review
Super Mario Maker is exciting. Anyone who has ever enjoyed a Super Mario title has wanted to create their own Super Mario course. You’ve probably imagined tons of them. I can’t count the number of times I’ve played through a Mario course and thought, “what if… [insert random game design idea here]?” Sure, you could draw it out or use one ...
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