News by Matt S. Nintendo’s latest mobile effort, Mario Kart Tour, has a release date. The game will launch on September 25, for both Android and iOS. In Mario Kart Tour, you’ll get to zoom around classic Mario Kart courses, as well as courses modeled after real-world cities. It features…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I’m not sure there’s any developer out there that understands movement quite like PlatinumGames. Astral Chain is an incredibly fast game when the action scenes kick in, but the sheer agility and grace with which your avatar moves is almost dance-like in its elegance. In fact, given…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Nintendo has released the 4.0.0 update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the next big update in the ongoing development of the game. The big new addition that this one brings is the Dragon Quest Hero as a playable fighter, but there are a number of other…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Fan service takes many forms. We often talk about it in terms of lovely ladies and men that strip down to their underthings, but really, that’s just one (admittedly common) example of it. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order is another kind of fan service.…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. I want to say this upfront: I’m having a great time with this new Fire Emblem that Nintendo’s releasing on Nintendo Switch. I’m looking forward to getting my review out there later on in the month, because there’s a lot to love about it. But there…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Good news, Dr. Mario fans with smartphones! The classic puzzler is now on your iPhones and Android devices courtesy of Dr. Mario World. The latest mobile effort by Nintendo is another free-to-play game with in-app purchases, following the likes of Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem on…
Read MoreRetro reflections by Matt S. With Fire Emblem: Three Houses releasing this month, and marking the first “proper” Fire Emblem to land on Nintendo Switch, I’ve been going back over my time with the series, and replaying the first Fire Emblem to be formally localised and released into English. Fire…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Super Mario Maker was a brilliant idea. Of course it was. Giving fans the exact same building blocks that were used to make the Mario games, and encouraging them to get out there and create is healthy, in the same way that the likes of Minecraft…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. Super Mario Maker 2 is the next big Nintendo release for the year, and while we have a review in the works, in this here preview period before the various embargoes lift and we’re allowed to talk about it in full, I’ve just got to remind…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. It’s not an exaggeration to say a good portion of Nintendo Direct viewers were waiting for news on the upcoming Animal Crossing; I was one of those people. And I was absolutely not disappointed. Welcome to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Nintendo Treehouse Live showed off a…
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