From the outside, it can be difficult to tell when a series has gone off the rails and into rehash territory. For years Call of…
The Wii U GamePad's intended purpose, as a second screen experience for console gaming, is a failure. Aside from a few examples, Nintendo has largely…
In 2022 I did an article reading of this article on Patreon. I've had a rough experience with Xenoblade Chronicles X and, after clocking in…
Ice Climber gets more attention than it probably deserves. It's been released on about ten different platforms and its protagonists have been featured in one…
Kirby has become defined by his ability to copy his foes powers. But what is he without them? They add variety to the gameplay and…
I was at the height of my Nintendo fandom between 2004 and 2008. I believed in and supported the blue ocean strategy, which entailed making…
Mario Kart DS started the tradition of including retro courses in each new release, but it wasn’t the first in the series to do so.…
Super Mario 64 is most notable for essentially laying the groundwork of modern 3D video games. The team behind the title started development by focusing…
Blast Corps was one of the first Nintendo 64 games that I owned. For some reason, I really hated it. I can’t even remember why.…
For myself, characters are the most important element of a story. Bad narratives can have great casts, but you can’t have good stories without at…