Mario Tennis Fever is one of Nintendo’s weakest titles in years, and certainly its weakest tennis title. This is tragic because I loved Mario Tennis back on the N64, Game Boy, and Game Cube. Let’s start with the story mode. On the one hand, I do congratulate the developers for targeting a proper story mode. This hasn’t always been the…
Wii Sports was one incredible little experience. It was the perfect way to launch the Wii console, and it was one of those rare games that got everyone playing. Unfortunately, while Nintendo Switch Sports is very good, it fails to capture the same zeitgeist, and I don’t think we’ll ever…
Read MoreNintendo Switch Sports would have been an excellent launch title pack-in game, much like Wii Sports was back on that console 16 years ago. It’s a well-made minigame compilation that highlights the strength of the motion controllers and system dynamics. However, the Switch already has a lot of those kinds…
Read MoreSony is on to such a good thing with MLB The Show that it would rather have its San Diego development studio work on a cross-platform release than risk losing the baseball license (I would bet significant dollars that the MLB told Sony that the previously PlayStation-exclusive series was going…
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