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Nintendo just had their Nintendo Direct and it was really good. It wasn’t mind blowing, like I thought it would be, but there were four moments where I freaked out and one where I laughed. I want to focus on those things and less so on the other stuff. Spoiler Warning if you haven’t seen the Direct yet (I’m putting it below. So go check it out) Nintendo’s 50 minute Direct today was packed with a lot of stuff. I…

Nintendo of America announced a Direct on Twitter today! This will be the first Nintendo Direct of 2021. The Nintendo Direct will air at 4pm central time! It will be “roughly 50 minutes of information” according to Nintendo’s tweet. That is a really long Direct! Nintendo tends to reveal a lot of games in a short amount of time so what could they reveal in 50 minutes?! Nintendo points out Super Smash Bros Ultimate especially. That will mean we’ll get…

Yesterday was Festivale in Animal Crossing New Horizons. This is a holiday where a bird named Pave comes to your island and just wants to dance and collect feathers. Dancing, feathers, and prizes make up the gist of Festivale. Was this holiday worth checking out? Here are my thoughts on Festivale for New Horizons! Spoiler Warning just in case… Festivale in Animal Crossing New Horizons is an okay holiday. I liked catching feathers and seeing the animals dancing. The rainbow…

Super Mario 3D World was a great game on the Wii U and it still is on the Nintendo Switch. The following review focuses primarily on Bowser’s Fury. What is this new game? Is it worth picking up Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury to check it out? Let’s take a look! Super Mario 3D World is pretty much the same as it was on the Wii U. There are some minor differences, like the addition of friend-based online…

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury comes out for the Nintendo Switch this Friday! 3D World was a really good game on the Wii U and it looks like it’ll be even better on the Switch. But what about Bowser’s Fury? Will this part of the game be fun? I’ll look at what we know about the mode and guess to whether it’ll be good or not. Let’s a go! Bowser’s Fury is a new mode added to Super…

Nintendo of Canada has announced that they will hold a “Mario themed trivia challenge” on February 15th. Check out the press release below for more information. Nintendo Canada will hold a Mario trivia challenge on February 15th. Here is the official press release: “GET YOUR BUZZERS READY: NINTENDO OF CANADA INVITES CANADIANS TO PARTICIPATE IN ‘A VERY MARIO TRIVIA EXPERIENCE’ The cross-Canada Mario themed trivia challenge is coming February 15; Event pre-registration opens today VANCOUVER, B.C., February 5, 2021 –  …

Castaway Paradise is an indie game we’ve known about for awhile now. One part Animal Crossing and one part Harvest Moon, Castaway Paradise looks like a game that just belongs on the Nintendo Switch. And now we know that the game will be coming in 2021 to the Nintendo Switch eshop! Castaway Paradise will be coming to the Nintendo Switch eshop in Spring 2021. No date in Spring has been announced yet. I’m sure many of you know by now…

Last year was…well it was 2020. What else needs to be said? And this year isn’t better yet. However we do know what games will be coming out for the Nintendo Switch in February, March, and April. So does Nintendo need to do a regular Nintendo Direct soon? And will they ever do a Direct again? As a bonus to my thoughts, check out the very first Nintendo Direct below! Last week Nintendo released a trailer and new information for…

Nintendo UK released a new 7-Minute trailer for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury today! We have that below and also some new information released via the game’s official website. According to the Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury website, Bowser’s Fury is a “short but action-packed standalone adventure.” Here is the full description: “Mario is sent to Lake Lapcat, where everything is cat-themed—and Bowser has gone berserk! Team up with Bowser Jr. to help his dad chill…

One of my last 2020 Nintendo Switch reviews was an indie game called Calico. I liked it a lot but there were some issues that kept it back from being a great game. It was still a good one. And now an update has been released for the game. Here are my first impressions of whats changed. In my review of Calico I said, “Also not being able to share screenshots of this game online seems like a huge mistake!”…