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June 2020 NPD: The Last of Us Part II has best U.S. launch month of the year

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 17, 2020
4 min

The video game business was up once again in the United States last month, but some segments are starting to cool off. June software...

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4 min

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Paper Mario: The Origami King review — Lovable despite the flaws

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 15, 2020
7 min

Paper Mario: The Origami King is a great game that makes some silly mistakes that echo the missteps from previous Paper Mario installments. The...

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7 min

The original Nintendo Entertainment System -- now imagine this as Lego.

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Lego is making a Nintendo Entertainment System set, and I want it

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 13, 2020
2 min

The Lego-Nintendo partnership began earlier this year. The two companies revealed a new Mario toy set that enables fans to build their own levels. But...

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2 min

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Paper Mario: The Origami King doesn’t have experience points

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 9, 2020
3 min

Paper Mario: The Origami King is not the return to the traditional roots of the series I was hoping for. Like other recent entries...

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3 min

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PlayStation’s The Last of Us Part II campaign boosts game TV ad spending in June

Posted byby Jason Wilson
July 4, 2020
2 min

Gaming industry TV ad spend jumped up to an estimated $18.7 million in June, an 81% increase from May’s $10.3 million, with PlayStation serving...

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2 min

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Min Min from Arms joins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Posted byby Mike Minotti
June 22, 2020
1 min

We knew that a character from Arms would be coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Now we know that it’s Min Min, Arms’ ramen-loving...

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1 min

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Game industry TV advertising keeps sliding down

Posted byby Jason Wilson
June 20, 2020
2 min

Although estimated TV ad spend slightly increased from the previous 30-day period, the gaming industry saw a 22.26% decline in total ad impressions from...