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Super Mario Is King at JAKKS Pacific

As my kids began unboxing and reviewing toys on the The Nerdy Mouse Blog YouTube channel, we began looking for toys that would mesh well with what we are doing here on GamesReviews.com! And we finally broke through, getting a review opportunity from JAKKS Pacific to look at the 4 inch Super Mario action figures. Thanks to JAKKS, we had the chance to look at Latiku, Mario and Cappy, and of course, Captain Mario and a Moon. Are these toys worth the investment? Let's take a look!

 
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‘Would you kindly?’: The illusion of choice in gaming

Making choices in video games is a bit like a cool morris dancer or an ideal candidate for dealing with Brexit – they don’t exist. Even in games that pretend to offer decision after decision to affect your play, the reality is that you have only two choices. You can keep playing or you can turn it off. That’s it. That might sound reductionist, and in many ways it is, but think about it. Developers make a world that they…

 
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Customization in Mario Maker 2 Unlike Anything We’ve Seen

With only a few weeks to go before the launch of Mario Maker 2, Nintendo Treehouse was out in full force at E3 2019 putting the game on display. With three, 30 minute sessions of new game play, there was tons of great content for fans to digest. Most notably, in my opinion, was the amount of customization available just in location and environment changes. The original Mario Maker provided a number of different Mario game backdrops for you to…

 
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Pokemon Direct Impressions

With the Pokémon Direct in the books, it is time for fans across the globe to start getting excited about what is coming this November. I will by typing up my impressions right off the top, but you can see all the specific details in the Pokémon Company International Press Release at the bottom of the article! The evolution of the Pokémon franchise on Nintendo Switch has been phenomenal so far, with the release of Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and…

 
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Pokemon of the Gala Region

The Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield Nintendo Direct was incredible, and tons of new content was shown off, including a bunch of new Pokemon coming to the Gala region! Check out the details on a few of them below! First Partner Pokémon Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble are three Pokémon that players can choose to be their first partner. Newly discovered details for these Pokémon include the following. Grookey Category: Chimp Pokémon Type: Grass Height: 1′ Weight: 11 lbs. Ability: Overgrow…

 
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Thank You Reggie Fils-Aime!

Today is Reggie Fils-Aime’s last day at Nintendo of America. Reggie was the President of Nintendo America. He had that job since 2003. The 2004 E3 was the first time he appeared at the convention. As he leaves office today, GamesReviews.com looks back at the man and some of his greatest moments. “My Body Is Ready” Reggie Fils-Aime has been the public face (and President) of Nintendo of America since 2003. In that time, Reggie has been on the E3…

 
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Reminder: Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn Is Out Tomorrow For 3DS

With so much focus on the Nintendo Switch these days, its very easy to lose track of what is coming out on the 3DS. Well, GamesReviews.com is here to remind you that there are still games coming for the 3DS and one of them is out tomorrow! Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn will be out on the 3DS on March 8, 2019. Hey, thats tomorrow! Check out my impressions of the game’s demo here. You can download the demo at the…

 
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Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn Demo Impressions

The 3DS is dead, long live the…wait a second. What’s that? A 3DS game is coming out next month. You have to be kidding me! What game is coming to the 3DS?! Its Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn! And Nintendo released a demo for the game today. I still play my 3DS every day and so I decided to download the demo. Here are my thoughts on it. Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn for the 3DS is an enhanced port of a…

 
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Etrian Odyssey Nexus – Launch Trailer

Etrian Odyssey Nexus is out now for the Nintendo 3DS. Its being billed as the final Etrian Odyssey game for the system. Check out the trailer for the game and some thoughts from me about it below. Etrian Odyssey Nexus is available now on the 3DS. Atlus has done a really great job supporting the 3DS. Not only that but they’ve been supporting it while other developers and publishers have already abandoned the system. And Nexus looks like a pretty…

 
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More Thoughts From Me #154: Still A Happy Home

I’ve been playing Animal Crossing since the first game on the Gamecube. I even got amiibo Festival and Happy Home Designer. I did eventually get rid of amiibo Festival and Happy Home Designer. I don’t regret getting rid amiibo Festival, but I did regret letting go of Happy Home Designer. And so recently I got the game back as a digital download. I’m so glad I did. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer isn’t like the other Animal Crossing games. Its…