Nintendo had their E3 Nintendo Direct today. How did they do? What did they show? Here are my thoughts on Nintendo’s E3 2019 Direct! ANIMAL CROSSING WAS SHOWN! For me, the showing of Animal Crossing (or not) was the make it or break it moment. And they showed it! However, the game isn’t coming out till 2020. That was a major disappointment in my house. We really wanted this game THIS YEAR. sigh. Otherwise though, the game looked incredible. It…
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More Thoughts From Me E3 2019 Special Edition: What was that Microsoft?
Microsoft hyped up an E3 2019 beyond our imagination. They promised surprises, bringing someone new, lots of games, and more. Shigeru Miyamoto was even rumored to appear at the Xbox Briefing. So how did the conference turn out? Well…lets talk about it… What was that Microsoft? Xbox E3 Briefing 2019 was full of games, sure, but nothing too stunning. We knew about most of the games and the ones we didn’t know about were mostly indies. Microsoft, to their credit,…
Read MoreMy Time At Portia Impressions
It's been a pretty rough early go in 2018, but thankfully a handful of great games has made each day enjoyable. One of those titles is My Time At Portia, a story driven crafting game that has plenty of charm and will keep you playing for hours. Developed by Chinese developer Pathera Games, and being published by the notorious Team 17 - of Worms fame - this game has just recently hit Steam Early Access, and thanks to the good people over at Team 17, we had the opportunity to take it for a spin!
Read MorePress Release: Nintendo’s Plans for E3 2019
E3 is almost upon us! Only a few more weeks and we’ll be at the start of “Gamer’s Christmas”. What do you want to see at E3? Let us know in the comments! Of course, you should check out what Nintendo is doing at E3 first via the press release below. “REDMOND, Wash., May 9, 2019 – Nintendo has outlined its plans for the E3 2019 video game trade show, which takes place June 11-13 at the Los Angeles Convention…
Read MoreMore Thoughts From Me #168: Don’t Count Your (Animal Crossing) Chickens
I was going to write a column about how Animal Crossing for the Switch might delayed and then Nintendo reconfirmed that the game was coming out in 2019 last week! So I thought…I should write about them possibly delaying the game anyway. Why? Because we all think the game is safe now. No game is safe from the all powerful delay. Nintendo says that Animal Crossing for the Switch is coming out in 2019. I don’t believe them. We haven’t…
Read MoreDream A Little Dream: Dreams Early Access Is Out Today!
First there was the Dreams beta and now, Dreams is in Early Access today! Dreams Early Access is now available on the Playstation 4. The Early Access is $29.99 and will give you access to Dreams creation tools. You’ll be able to make games and play other peoples games. The story mode will not be available in Early Access Also, Dreams Early Access is a limited release! So make sure you get into as soon as you can. Will you…
Read MoreDreams Early Access Wakes Up in April
Media Molecule’s Dreams will be coming to the PlayStation 4 via Dreams Early Access in April! When in April is it coming? How much will it cost? What will be in the Early access? We have the details! Dreams, Media Molecule’s creation video game, will be coming to the Playstation 4 on April 16th. The game will be in Early Access and cost $29.99. According to the developers, Dreams Early Access “won’t feature everything that the full release will have…
Read MorePlaystation’s State of Play Video Streams Later Today
Playstation will their own “Direct”, State of Play, later today. The video will include announcements for the PS4 and PSVR. What do you hope Sony announces? State of Play will air at 4:00pm central/5:00pm Eastern. We do not know what Sony will announce, other than it will be PS4 and PSVR titles. Its possible we could see anything from dates for games we already know about (Dreams, Last of Us 2), new games, indies, and sales. What do you think…
Read MoreNindies Showcase Video This Wednesday (3/20)
Do you think its too soon to have another video about Indie games for the Switch? If you said no, then you’re in luck! Nintendo of America announced a Nindie (Indie) Showcase video for this Wednesday. 30 mintues of Nindies?! Wow. Thats a lot of games! I wonder what new games will be revealed during the Showcase. I am surprised that we are getting another video from Nintendo this soon. We just had a couple. Not that I’m complaining! I…
Read MoreMore Thoughts From Me #160: Where’s Animal Crossing Switch?!
During the last Nintendo Direct, Animal Crossing for the Nintendo Switch was not shown. Let me repeat that: Animal Crossing Switch was not shown! Just about everyone expected the game to be shown and Nintendo went and showed us almost everything else. So what’s going on with Animal Crossing Switch? So why wasn’t Animal Crossing Switch shown during the last Nintendo Direct? Well, Luigi’s Mansion and Pokemon for the Switch were not shown either. Pokemon is definitly not coming out…
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