Categories Posted inin Business Game investor Phil Harrison sees the broader view of games beyond Sony and Microsoft Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 2, 2017 7 min Phil Harrison was probably the tallest person at the Gamelab gaming event in Barcelona, Spain, this week. And that, along with his decades of... Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo’s conundrum: Classic Editions or Virtual Console? Posted byby Mike Minotti July 1, 2017 4 min No one can match Nintendo’s backlog of classic games. With Mario, Zelda, and more, fans are willing to spend money to re-experience their favorite... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo and Super Mario Odyssey sweep the E3 Game Critic Awards Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 28, 2017 2 min Nintendo walked away with a lot of the awards for the best games of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the big game industry show... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Rocket League studio Psyonix loves Switch, live services, and working with Tencent Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 27, 2017 6 min Rocket League is coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year, and I played it at the Electronic Entertainment Expo game industry event in... Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business Super NES Classic Edition’s 5-foot controller cable is about 3 feet shorter than original cord Posted byby Mike Minotti June 26, 2017 1 min The NES Classic Edition controller has an absurdly short cable. The Super NES Classic Edition wouldn’t make the same mistake. Would it? Well, kind... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition is coming September 29 Posted byby Mike Minotti June 26, 2017 2 min Nintendo announced that the Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition will hit retail on September 29 for $80. It will come with 21 games... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Playful’s Paul Bettner is betting on both ‘flat screen games’ and VR Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 25, 2017 12 min Paul Bettner had a good time at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the big game trade show in Los Angeles last week. His McKinney,... Continue Reading 12 min
Categories Posted inin Business Super Mario Odyssey: Yo, what’s in this hole? Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 23, 2017 1 min Super Mario Odyssey is reintroducing exploration to the 3D platforming series. As we saw at E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade event) in Los... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business I played Nintendo Switch with a stranger on a plane Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 23, 2017 3 min I never thought it could happen to me, but it did … I somehow ended up in a Nintendo commercial in real life. On... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Super Mario Odyssey’s interdimensional travel is one of its best visual tricks Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 22, 2017 2 min I got to play around 40 minutes of Super Mario Odyssey at E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo) trade event in Los Angeles last week,... Continue Reading 2 min