Review by Matt S. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl have Piplup as one of the starter Pokémon, and Piplup is the best Pokémon of all. Ergo Diamond and Pearl are pretty darned good games, and remaking them was always going to be the right thing to do. But seriously, I do…
Read MoreWe have a very Nintendo-focused podcast this month. With new Pokémon titles out this month (or, at least, remakes of Pokémon titles), we have a good chat about those games, and the broader Pokémon experience – where are things at with the series, and what has made it so enduring?…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Nintendo got hit by a wall of controversy over its N64 emulation and the online multiplayer experience. However, after a marathon session with a couple of the other DDNet team, I can confirm that the games are excellent and the experience is a pure nostalgic rush.…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Mario Party Superstars is exactly what I want my Mario Party experience to be. It offers simple, well-designed game boards, dozens of fun mini-games, and all that Nintendo sheen that we love. Could this have been something more than it is? Yes. It really should have…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Ever since Nintendo announced the “Expansion Pack” for its online service on Nintendo Switch, I have seen an endless stream of red hot takes (to borrow a Twitter turn of phrase) about how poor value it is.It’s a library of Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games, along with…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Metroid Dread is a long time coming. It was originally planned to be a DS game – one of the “key” games for the console – but then dropped off the planet completely. Most people assumed that it was done and dusted… until Nintendo’s surprise announcement…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I love seeing this. There’s a meltdown from the “fans” every time Nintendo announces a new update to the Nintendo Switch Online service, because they want Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger and other games they’ve already played a million times before to be added to the library,…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. The classic Zelda title, Skyward Sword, has finally been rescued from the Wii and Wii U and has got a release on Nintendo Switch. Spruced up, no less. This is a brilliant game. It might be one of the lower-scoring Zelda titles, but with a Metacritic…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Here we have it: the least of the Zelda series, a decade later, remastered. Of course, when I talk about “the least” of the Zelda series I am referring to a series that is arguably the most lauded and celebrated of all, and being the “least”…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Oh my. Oh. Oh. Ohhhhhhh. Look, if Nintendo wanted some boring coverage of its exciting new console, it wouldn’t have announced it after 11pm at night. But that’s what Nintendo has done, and I’m being a good, dutiful journalist in reporting just how much I want…
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