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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Feels Like a New Game

This article probably feels a bit late doesn’t it? Well, truth be told, even though the 2.0 update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been out a while, I wanted to play it for a bit, let it settle in my routine…

Animal Crossing Direct News Rundown

It has finally happened! After months of speculation and a while of Nintendo telling us that something was in the works, we finally have an Animal Crossing themed Direct! Friday the Direct landed, offering us over 20 minutes of announcements and new…

September 2021 Nintendo Direct Rundown

It has been a hot minute since we’ve had a proper Nintendo Direct. We’ve had Indie World showcases and a few other things, but a proper long-form Nintendo Direct hasn’t popped up since E3. In the tradition of the past few years,…

August 2021 Indie World Direct News Roundup

It’s time for another Indie World Showcase Roundup! I’m always excited for these since Indie World showcases often show off really cool gaming experiences that I may not have been aware of yet. The indie scene has been really solid recently on…

Why Fans are Rightfully Mad About Pokémon Unite

The new Pokémon MOBA, Pokémon Unite, is earning some harsh criticism from fans. Less than a week after launching, the game is getting its fair share of hate and backlash online for the model of its progression system. Free to play often means that…

Win a Ton of Monster Hunter Amiibo from Nintendo

Nintendo Rewards is an odd rewards system. In a lot of ways, it’s better now than it was a few years ago. The return of physical rewards is a welcome one, and I’ve taken advantage of a bunch of offers. With two…

Kazuya Mishima Comes to Smash Ultimate This Week

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has a wild lineup of fighters. The game was already ambitious in its inclusion of every character from past games. Now, we’re in the second of two fighter pack DLC runs bringing more challengers to the fight. The…

Doug Bowser Responds to New Switch Rumors

Rumors of a new, more powerful Switch are almost as old as the Switch itself. There’s a desire for a Pro version of the popular Nintendo hybrid console from consumers. There’s also a likely need for Nintendo to adopt a heftier punch…

What’s the Deal with Tom Nook?

Okay, we’ve been talking about what is coming next for Animal Crossing: New Horizons for a while. Despite coming to the conclusion that we probably won’t find out much more before E3, something did occur to me the other day. Tom Nook…

Two New Switch Games and More Announced By Nintendo

Nintendo had a few things to unveil today, May 11th, without the need for a Direct or even a Mini Direct. Via their YouTube channel, there’s some more things down the pipeline that fans are sure to be excited for. Ahead is…