Just a few short days ago the two newest games in the Pokemon franchise were released. Pokemon Sword and Shield mark the beginning of the 8th generation of Pokemon games. While these are not the first Pokemon games to appear on the Nintendo Switch hardware they are the first main line games to do so….
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Nintendo Switch
This has got to be the craziest and most unexpected news I have heard out of E3 this year. I know last year a bunch of us had feverish dreams of seeing Fallout 3 remastered for the Switch but, The Witcher 3??? No, not even in my wildest dreams did I think this title would…
Nintendo Shows Broad Lineup of 2019 Nintendo Switch Games for Every Gamer
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nintendo opened its activities at E3 2019 by showcasing multiple Nintendo Switch games scheduled to launch in 2019 and beyond. During its Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo revealed new information for games, including Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, Luigi’s Mansion 3, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3: The Black Order, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, ASTRAL CHAIN and Super Smash…
Nintendo News: Nintendo Crowns Multiple New Champions in High-Energy Video Game Tournaments
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Video game competitors from all around the world came to Los Angeles to battle in Nintendo tournaments and prove they were among the best Nintendo Switch players. Multiple champions were crowned in the Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational 2019, Splatoon 2 World Championship 2019 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship 2019 3v3 tournaments. The…
Learning with Pokemon
A new in-school program uses basic characters and themes from Nintendo’s popular Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl video games for Nintendo DS to teach elementary and middle school students about science. Nintendo of America, Inc., The National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) and Nortel LearniT, have teamed up to make it fun for students to learn…
Wii Review: Metroid Other M
Format: Wii™ Launch Date: 08/31/10 ESRB: T (Teen): Animated Blood, Violence Game Type: Action Adventure Players: 1 Developer: Nintendo and Team Ninja For decades, Samus Aran has been known as one of the first female protagonists in video games, and one of the most enigmatic. Having traded her haunted past for the solitary life of…
Nintendo DSi goes to the Fair!
Have you been wanting a chance to check out the new DSi from Nintendo? Do you live near Portland Oregon? Are you free the weekend of Aug 28 – 31? If you answered yes to these three questions then you might want to check out the Oregon State Fair and the Nintendo DSi Mobile Tour!The…
Metroid Prime Trilogy
The Metroid Prime Trilogy game pack is one of the few Nintendo releases I am actually looking forward to this summer. Even though I have played all three (one and three to completion, the second made me nauseous) I want to replay the first two using the Wii controls such as they were in Prime…
DS Review: Lux-Pain
Lux-Pain (Ignition Entertainment) is a game for the Nintendo DS system. If you were to ask me what category I would put this one into I would have to say that it is an investigation game with RPG and dating sim elements thrown in. You might be wondering why I include ‘dating sim’ in my…
Nintendo takes the console crown for 2007, but what does it mean?
Once again Nintendo has managed to keep the Wii and DS in the top two spots of the video game console food chain. According to the NPD Group Nintendo sold over 8.5 million DS units (4 million in November/December alone) and nearly 6.3 million Wii units (2.3 million in the final two months) in 2007….
Are You Ready to Rumble?
Are you ready to rumble?I think everyone knows how successful the Nintendo Wii has been and along with it Wii Sports. I don’t know how many stories I’ve read in the paper about senior citizens playing Wii Sports Bowling at senior centers all across the USA. Since Wii Sports was released we have seen numerous…
Wii Review: Castlevania Judgment
When you hear the name Castlevania what comes to mind? I’m willing to bet the name Simon is on top of the list, followed closely by whip and Dracula. When you think about the style of game side scroller is also on the tip of your tongue.For a game that had its start on the…