Nintendo scored biggest with Super Smash Bros. on Twitter during E3
Nintendo won the social media war, as measured by Twitter, during last week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the big game trade show in Los...
Pokémon Quest catches 2.5 million downloads on Switch
Pokémon Quest has had over 2.5 million downloads on Nintendo Switch since May 29, according to a tweet from the Japanese official Pokémon Twitter account...
Mario Tennis Aces review impressions — a fighting game for everyone
Mario Tennis Aces is one of my biggest surprises of the year. I’ve enjoyed some of Nintendo’s sports games in the past, but those...
Pokémon Go finally gets trading and a friends list, rolls out this week
Niantic announced today that Pokémon Go will soon be getting two big features: Pokémon trading and a friends list. These have been requests from...
How Nintendo approached E3 2018: quality, esports, and immediate gratification
It was time that Nintendo held a big show at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) and revealed a lot of new games. But this...
At E3 2018, too many companies ruined their own shots at the spotlight
For decades, a game theory called the “prisoner’s dilemma” has explained why people who work together do better overall than those who scheme against...
Let’s Go Pikachu hands-on — the Pokémon version of a bunny slope
Before I played Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) this week in Los Angeles, I was worried this reimagining of the...
Nintendo releases arcade Donkey Kong for Switch, slates Sky Skipper for July
It’s official: Nintendo’s arcade-exclusive version of Donkey Kong is now available on a console for the first time. Hamster’s Arcade Archives port of the...
Fortnite debacle sours PlayStation’s victory lap at E3
As I enjoyed some braised chicken and a Golden Road brown ale at the PlayStation media briefing after party prior to the Electronic Entertainment...
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate hands-on — It’s way more than a Smash 4 port
I thought that Super Smash Bros. for Wii U was pretty close to being the perfect Smash Bros. game. I wasn’t sure how Nintendo...