Tag: nintendo
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Super Mario Maker 2 Out This June & More in the Latest Nintendo Direct
Nintendo announced Super Mario Maker 2 for the Nintendo Switch during today’s Nintendo Direct, coming out this June. I’ve been hoping for this one. It’ll have (quoting the press release) “…access to even more tools, items and features.” Also announced: More details for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, exclusive to the Switch, out this summer. Box…
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The Nintendo Switch Online Service Is Ready to Exploit You Now
The Nintendo Switch Online service is now available to lock you out of the multiplayer functionality in video games you’ve already bought or might buy in the future. Nintendo Switch Online $20 for a year which seems fine until they raise the price, or when you think about how well Nintendo has handled any kind…
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NIntendo’s Nintendo Direct: E3 2018 Notes
Nintendo’s skipped out on any kind of fancy stage show for a minute, so they’re back with this pre-recorded Nintendo Direct. It’s a hair under 43 minutes long, which is a wonderful thing.
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Nintendo’s Cardboard Toy Builder: Labo
Nintendo announced a collection of do-it-yourself cardboard construction kits and games for the Switch today, they’re called Labo. They’ll be available in two different kits, each one holds the Switch and Joy-Cons to make something new. Toy-Con 01 is the Variety Kit for $70 and includes 5 different cardboard projects for building a house, RC…
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Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo Switch) Review
1996’s Super Mario 64 was the first, and the last, 3D Mario game I completed before playing Super Mario Odyssey. 21 years separate these games but they are inexorably linked. I will never forget the first time I saw Mario 64 in motion on a Nintendo 64 kiosk at a major league baseball fan appreciation day. It was…