Nintendo of America announced an Indie World Showcase for December 15th! Wait…thats tomorrow! We have the details below. Nintendo of America has announced an Indie World showcase for tomorrow, December 15th. It will air at 11am central. The only other things that we know are that it’ll be 20 minutes long and focus on upcoming indie games for Nintendo Switch! What indies could we see? Its anyone’s guess. Indie World showcases are harder to predict than Nintendo Directs. Personally, I’m…
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More Thoughts From Me #287: Ten Games I’m Looking Forward to In 2022
2021 is almost over and for video games its been a great year. But 2022? It looks like next year will be even better. So before we go off to Christmas and the New Year, I thought I’d talk about the ten games I’m looking forward to in 2022! Bye 2021. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Yes, its been a great year for video games. It just hasn’t been a great year for most other…
Read MoreNew to the Series: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond Review
Was Pokémon Brilliant Diamond a good place to start? How difficult was the game? Will it hook you on the series? Here is our review of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond!
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Our full review of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond isn’t ready yet but we thought we’d talk more about the game. Where are we? Is the game still good? We will try not to give too many spoilers in this review-in-progress! Note: none of the pictures here are from the area hinted at in the article. I feel like throwing my Nintendo Switch. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond has had some hard battles here and there, but mostly, I didn’t find it too challenging…
Read MorePokémon Addiction Update
The addiction is real. Thanks to Nintendo Canada and our editor-in-chief Adam Roffel I have a new addiction. Its called Pokémon. I’ve been playing Brilliant Diamond a ton and I’m officially getting Pokémon Sword for Christmas! Let’s talk more about my Pokémon addiction. Animal Crossing, my favorite video game series of all-time, is currently in a fight against another game. That game is… Pokémon Brilliant Diamond! What?! I’m still a bit startled by how much I like Brilliant Diamond. I’ve…
Read MorePokémon Brilliant Diamond First Thoughts
I’ve never been a Pokémon fan. I thought Pokémon was not for me. Then I saw footage of Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl and it looked good! So I asked to review the game. And now I have some first thoughts on Pokémon Brilliant Diamond. Yesterday, I received a review code for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond. First of all, thank you Nintendo Canada. Second of all… I am now addicted to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond. Let me back up for a second. I’ve never…
Read MorePokémon Brilliant Diamond & Pokémon Shining Pearl Are Now Available for Nintendo Switch
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl are now available for the Nintendo Switch! Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl are now available on the Nintendo Switch. If you want a digital copy, you can go get one from the eshop right now! Our editor-in-chief Adam Roffel will be streaming the “first portion” of Shining Pearl at 10pm EST tonight! You can even earn entries into his eshop gift card giveaway during the stream! And of course GamesReviews.com will…
Read MorePokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl – Overview Trailer
Nintendo released an overview trailer for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl today. You can check out the footage and some thoughts on it below. The new overview trailer shows off the region the game takes place in, the trainers, the Pokémon, and more! As some of you may know, I am not a Pokémon fan. However, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are looking really good. I like the Chibi (short) style of character. It reminds me of the…
Read MoreNintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack First Thoughts
Nintendo released the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack on October 25. I got the service yesterday and here are my first thoughts on it. The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack is here! Nintendo released the service on October 25th and I got it yesterday. As of this moment, there are Nintendo 64 games and Sega Genesis games available. Here are my thoughts on each of the apps and some of the games: SEGA GENESIS When you first start up the…
Read MoreAdvance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Delayed
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, which was supposed to come out on December 3rd, has been delayed. We have more details below. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp has been delayed until Spring 2022. Nintendo said on twitter that “The game just needs a little more time for fine tuning.” The new Advance Wars game is a remake of the first two games that appeared on the Gameboy Advance. Wayforward is developing the new version for Nintendo. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot…
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