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Nintendo Direct August 2024 Rundown

In a massive Indie World Showcase/Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase double feature, Nintendo featured dozens of upcoming titles across many of the industry’s top developers. With so much to get to, let’s not waste any more time. We’ll start with an overview of…

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch) Review

All is right in the world. Okay, that’s a lie, the world is kind of a mess right now. However, my Nintendo Switch library is exactly as it should be. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is the return of one of my…

Nintendo Direct 6/18/2024 Round Up

Kicking things off with a bang for this week’s Nintendo Direct was the announcement of a brand new entry in the Mario & Luigi series. This game is the first completely new Mario RPG and the first new entry in the Mario…

Nintendo Makes Acquisition from Embracer, first since 2022

Remember when I said a few weeks ago that Embracer wasn’t done selling off bits of the business and doing the cost-cutting measures the last several months have seen? I think it is time to turn out the Jeremy Clarkson gif from the Top Gear Burma special because it is time for…

Endless Ocean Luminous (Switch) Review

In 2008, the Wii was really picking up steam in the United States, and a lot of diverse titles were hitting the shelves for the console. One such game was a scuba diving adventure that served as the spiritual successor to the…

The Switch 2 Was Quietly Confirmed

It goes almost without saying that many fans of the Nintendo Switch are most excited about a new console being announced rather than another new game. Well, in the most blasé way possible for a console announcement, I think Nintendo takes the…

Mario vs. Donkey Kong Review

First released in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance, Mario vs. Donkey Kong took the Super Mario experience and expanded it to focus more on puzzles and less on platforming. Reintroducing Donkey Kong as a villain after many games focusing on Bowser helped spark a…

Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Breakdown

This week Nintendo held a surprise mini direct. The event focused on indie titles and those from third-party developers – some exciting games are coming to the Switch, so let’s get into it. The direct began with a look at Grounded which…

Pikmin 1+2 (Switch) Review

I’ve been a fan of the Pikmin series since the original game came out on the Gamecube back in 2001. I have played every game released in the franchise since then, other than the latest game, Pikmin 4. As such, when it…

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Direct Summary

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is one of a handful of first-party games announced by Nintendo earlier this year. The game will seemingly follow the general 2D-Mario formula but promises to bring some… wondrous new things to the beloved franchise. To show off…