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Animal Crossing: New Horizons April Update Details

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has switched things up from past games by being a bit of a live service game, with new things and events being introduced as our real-time advances. Now, the last update wasn’t exactly the greatest with its controversial…

Super Mario Maker 2: World Maker Update Coming Soon

Out of nowhere, Nintendo surprised everyone with an announcement video for what will reportedly be Super Mario Maker 2‘s final major update. With that in mind, the major updates are going out with a bang. The video starts with introducing new major…

Animal Crossing Bunny Day Event is Maddening

The Bunny Day event in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is driving players mad with an overabundance of eggs everywhere. Like seriously, everywhere you fish, chop, and dig: eggs. There are a lot of fun items to craft and outfits to assemble with the Bunny…

Time-Skipping in Animal Crossing: Cheating or Convenience?

As the Animal Crossing franchise hits 20, I recall vast, fond memories of the Gamecube iteration, Wild World for the DS, and New Leaf for the 3DS. Whether it was running errands, grabbing a 200-bell cup of java at Brewster’s, or finding…

The Problems of Being the 2nd Player in New Horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizons released last week, providing people a nice slice of life in the midst of this ongoing pandemic. However, after a few days of playing as the second player on the Switch, there’s a clear imbalance between the first…

Animal Crossing Reviewers Have Days Worth of Play

We all know Animal Crossing: New Horizons is coming this Friday. A lot of reviewers are listing they have hit serious play times already. A few popular reviewers in the gaming journalism world are reporting days worth of play ahead of the highly…

Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii) Impressions

It was my day off, so I decided to dig into a game that I bought during my trip to LVL UP: Donkey Kong Country Returns. I don’t think I’ve played a proper Donkey Kong Country before, and even if I did,…

La-Mulana 1+2 (Switch) Review

Looking at La-Mulana, the game seems as if it’s thirty-five years old. In actuality, the game released in 2005 to Japanese gamers who yearned for the Metroid-vania action of the SNES days. A successful Kickstarter delivered its sequel, and the two games still…

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Remaster Selling Well

Numbers from this past week’s sales of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX are in, and they look pretty high for this Game Boy Advance remaster. It’s been a while since we’ve seen a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game. To be honest, I thought this might hurt…

On Its 3rd Birthday, The Switch is in a Weird Spot

People are gearing up for the PS5 and Xbox Series X this holiday. As everyone looks to the future of console gaming, one can’t forget Nintendo’s highly successful home-handheld hybrid, the Switch. The Switch turns 3 today, and to be honest, a…