The millennials yearn for the return of Pal Park, and other observations on the February 25 shutdown.

Pokemon is about to go through Dexit IV, and this one feels more like a Phantom Menace than a Rocky.

The first Dexit occurred in 2002 when Ruby and Sapphire overhauled Pokemon’s kludgy internal stat system to allow for female Pokemon to have the highest possible attack (among other changes)... Read more...

A discussion about what made Mario Kart Tour special, what will be lost, and thoughts on the game's closing.

Recently it was revealed that the Mario Kart Tour servers will be closing on September 30th and that there will be no offline version made available. As someone who played Tour every day since it launched until I beat the game, by completing every challenge, I feel like I need to chime in.

First,... Read more...

Breaking A Game Made Me Fall in Love With It All Over Again

Ask me on the right day and I may tell you that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is my favorite game of all time. While I wasn’t there when it launched on N64 and revolutionized games, I wasn’t that far behind. I’ve often told the story of how I received a Nintendo GameCube from my parents... Read more...

Justin weighs in on the latest remake in the Star Fox series.

Late last Wednesday Nintendo surprised us with an unannounced Nintendo Direct all about a Star Fox 64 remake exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2. I have really mixed feelings about the announcement so I decided to share my beloved hot takes with the readers of the site.

First, I’d like to start... Read more...

It's not about snobbery, it's about true Nintendo magic and the power of videogames as an art form.

In 2007, Nintendo World Report rated Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii a perfect 10/10. In 2010, NWR rated its sequel Super Mario Galaxy 2 a 9.5/10. (And then repeated that in 2015).

On Friday April 4, 2026, I walked out of a Cinemark movie theater into the early morning sun and had a broad smile... Read more...

From the ridiculous to the sublime, the official game of this summer’s World Championships needed some more time in the oven.

Unfortunately, the streak of Pokemon games that came out relatively clean at launch has ended at two: although Legends: Z-A and Pokopia were solid, Pokemon Champions has come out with more issues than Nintendo Power had. Some of the issues are on the Japanese language support page, some aren’t, but they’re expected to be fixed in patches quickly.