Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo is open to more indies getting the Cadence of Hyrule oppurtunity Posted byby Mike Minotti March 21, 2019 2 min The Nintendo Switch has been good to indies, and indies have been great for Nintendo. Switch has become a hot system since its March... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay The VR headset market is about to get way too crowded and confusing Posted byby GamesBeat March 20, 2019 6 min Once, there was a single VR headset. Today there are quite a few, and within months, there will certainly be too many in the... Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Every Nintendo Direct trailer: Zelda rhythm game, Vlambeer, and more Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 20, 2019 1 min Nintendo held one of its Direct video shows today. This one was all about upcoming indie releases for its Switch system. It features a... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Cadence of Hyrule mashes up Zelda with Crypt of the Necrodancer Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 20, 2019 2 min Nintendo is once again letting a third-party developer work with some of its most famous characters. This time it’s not Ubisoft pairing Mario up... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay February 2019 NPD: Anthem and Jump Force top software sales Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 19, 2019 4 min Consumer in the United States spent $1.05 billion on gaming-related products in February, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That’s up 4 percent... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Nintendo Switch outsold Xbox One and PS4 in February 2019 Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 19, 2019 2 min The current hardware generation is starting to show its age in terms of sales. That’s giving the younger Nintendo Switch an opportunity to snatch... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay NESmaker is like Unity for making NES games Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 18, 2019 2 min When I was a kid, the idea of making my own game for the Nintendo Entertainment System was fantastical. But it actually seems even... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The RetroBeat: I finally appreciate Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Posted byby Mike Minotti March 13, 2019 3 min Zelda II: The Adventure of Link has always been the franchise’s black sheep, red-headed step child, insert cliche here. Look, it’s weird, and I... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Nintendo VR? Yes. Cardboard Labo VR? No thanks Posted byby GamesBeat March 7, 2019 4 min Back in 2014, Google debuted Cardboard, a basic virtual reality viewer made from $5 worth of parts. At a time when standalone VR headsets... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Nintendo announces VR kit for the Switch Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 7, 2019 2 min Nintendo is turning its Switch console into a virtual reality headset. And it’s doing so with a little help from its Labo cardboard interactive... Continue Reading 2 min