News by Matt S. Every time Nintendo does a good thing the company seems obsessed with backing it up with something lousy. Just a week ago Nintendo ran what was arguably the best Nintendo Direct it had done yet, promising a truly astounding range of games over the next year…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Platformers that drown the player in obtusely hidden collectibles often don’t sit well with me, even if the game itself is a terrific example of the genre. Developers incorporate ensembles of near-useless baubles to inject games with additional hours of life, but the result is more…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Here’s a bit of good news that Wii U owners might have missed over the Christmas holidays (what with the festivities and those nightly Smash Bros. marathons): Crunchyroll, the anime streaming service, has finally made its way over to Nintendo’s home console. That’s right – boot up…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. If you purchased the black Nintendo Wii U, then you also bought yourself into a campaign to give you free dollars for spending dollars on the Wii U eShop. Sadly, that campaign is ending shortly. Each region offers different rates, but the basic idea was that…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. As much as concerned parents and health experts rightfully malign the sugary cornucopia that is the frozen treat section of the grocery store, I fondly recall the pleasantries of gulping down low-quality ice cream as young ‘un. Cheap as said snacks may be, they’re an adequate…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Skater Cat is one of those games that has a lot going for it but somewhere along the line it forgets to finish the basics. Making the overly simple endless runner style of gameplay an invigorating one often requires some ingenuity and Skater Cat aims for…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Chess has never been a spectacle of a sport in the same way as other great games are but that hasn’t impeded its capacity to deliver high-stakes, strategic action over a period lengthier than a millennium. So given that Digitally Downloaded’s editor-in-chief has practically gushed over…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I don’t think I’ve ever played a game as soulless of Jett Rocket 2. I’ve played plenty of bad games. Terrible games, even. I’ve played hopeless clones, and games so close to the original material to be legitimately arguable as plagiarism. But never have they been…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Chibi-Robo, despite being one of Nintendo’s younger and less prolific franchises, is among my very favourites. The miniature hero’s relative obscurity outside Japan is little wonder when you couple his peculiarity with an unfortunate release schedule and Wal-Mart exclusivity. As the first game to get some…
Read MoreOpinion by Chris I. Nintendo and the mobile gaming industry; it’s a conversation that continues unabated. But while many will continue to focus on Nintendo, its once bitter rival, SEGA, is about to unleash a new strategy on Nintendo’s 3DS that holds the potential of being a runaway success: the…
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