Latest Updates

I recently completed my first-ever playthrough of Spirit Tracks, originally released on the Nintendo DS. It was my first playthrough of either of the two stylus-based Zelda DS games (i.e., Spirit Tracks and Phantom Hourglass). I enjoyed the game with its whimsical charm, uplifting musical tracks, and unique storyline with Zelda as Link’s companion. However, similar to my playthrough of Skyward Sword, I found myself becoming frustrated with the controls, and I felt like a good game was being held…

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom released just over one year ago. Hopefully, that means fans have had enough time to explore the highs and lows of the game, discover most of its secrets, and become experts in Ultrahand!  This title took all of the gifts of its predecessor, and built upon them. Expansive areas like the Sky and Depths, and the hidden nooks and crannies of caves and wells, only added to this breathtaking iteration of Hyrule….

While we patiently await to see what Universal Orlando’s Super Nintendo World at Epic Universe will be like, it appears Nintendo isn’t slowing down on their expansion into the Western market. In a recent news post from earlier today, the Big N announced that they will be opening yet another official store in the United States. Though details are sparse, Nintendo of America does confirm that 2025 will see the unveiling of their second US store which will be located…

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s roster is easily the greatest one to grace any video game. Even today – nearly six years after its release – I’m taken aback whenever I boot up the game. Seriously, the number of dream-come-true characters on display here is just staggering. No video game is perfect, though; and if I had one complaint about the otherwise legendary selection of playable fighters, it would be its lack of imagination toward its Zelda representatives. Given the sheer…

There is no doubt that Link is one of the most recognizable heroes in video games. One look at those pointed ears, blonde hair, and green tunic and you know exactly who you’re looking at. When Breath of the Wild released an outfit customization option, it was clear that Nintendo was moving towards a new aesthetic direction for the hero of Hyrule, favoring the cobalt blue of the Champion’s Tunic over the iconic green from years past. While the new blue truly…

Throughout most of my life, I’ve had a habit of replaying through many of my all-time favorite video games pretty excessively. The older I get, though, the more I try to limit this practice. For as fun as it is to revisit a beloved classic, I find that – like most great songs or movies – some of the magic is lost on me whenever I replay it either too many times or too often. In 2008 alone, for example,…

With the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in full swing, Sony Motion Pictures Group Chairman Tom Rothman took some time to speak with Deadline about the struggles of the movie industry and Sony’s plans for the future. Topics of discussion included streaming platforms, reigniting excitement for theaters, and some of Sony’s upcoming films. Additionally, a few comments were made in regards to the upcoming Legend of Zelda movie, which was announced as a collaborative effort between Nintendo and Sony. Deadline asked…

Nintendo recently announced that a Tears of the Kingdom Master Works book will be coming to Japan on August 30th, 2024. This 464-page A4 hardcover book already has fans excited, with the prospect of artwork, storyboards, and design concepts from Tears of the Kingdom, as well as comments from the game’s developers. However, at the time of this writing, the collectible has only been announced for Japan; thus, the preview pages shown off by Nintendo have only been available in…

Video game emulators, hardware/software that enable a PC to behave like a different machine in order to run classic games, have existed for decades. Thanks to emulators, a generation of gamers have had easy access to libraries of retro titles, including titles developed or published by Nintendo. Unfortunately, emulation has likewise always carried a fair share of complications. Because emulators require an original game’s files (assets owned by the game’s developers or publishers), issues of copyright infringement have plagued the…

When sticker and fan merch websites like Redbubble first became popular, you could tell a person’s favorite memes and jokes just by looking at their water bottle. It was easy to find even niche references to slap onto your belongings on the cheap, back when the marketplace for these things was wild and free. In college, my laptop was covered in Undertale scenes and various stand-up one-liners about being an English major. As many fan artists and sticker lovers know,…