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A few months ago, I chose to back Summer in Mara on the Nintendo Switch, via Indigogo in Canada. The game promised a farming simulation experience that weaved in quests, story, and more. As a huge fan of Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons, I was excited to give this game a shot. While I wouldn't really use those two games to compare to this, I would use on other title - Rune Factory. But does Summer in Mara live up to my pre-backing expectations?

Paper Mario: The Origami King is coming out in July for Nintendo Switch Or. To say I’m excited about this game would be an understatement. I love the Paper Mario series! And this new one looks amazing. Need another look at the game? Here’s a new trailer! Please come back after you watch it for some thoughts on it. Wow! Paper Mario: The Origami King looks fantastic. The graphics remind me a ton of Thousand Year Door and even other…

Darius, the classic 2D space shooter, will have not one, but two collections headed to the Nintendo Switch and PS4 next week! We have more information about the collections below. Darius is a really classic 2D space shooter. Its been on every console under the sun and in the arcades too. Need evidence? Two collections for the series are coming out next week for the Nintendo Switch and PS4. The first one is a console collection. Its called Darius Cozmic…

Namco Museum Archives Vols 1 and 2 will be coming to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC next week. We have a press release below about the games. “SANTA CLARA, Calif., (June 11, 2020) – Leading video game publisher and developer, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. has announced that NAMCO MUSEUM® ARCHIVES Vols 1 and 2 will be coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, and PC via STEAM® On June 18, 2020 through…

Summer in Mara is an upcoming adventure simulation game that will be coming to the Nintendo Switch, STEAM, Xbox One, and PS4. At first glance, it may just look like a simulation game with some Wind Waker elements, but Summer in Mara has an actual story and its looks pretty neat. Here is the trailer for the Summer in Mara’s story! Summer in Mara looks amazing. The game looks like a combination of Harvest Moon and The Wind Waker. Thats…

If you want a review of the Bioshock Collection on Nintendo Switch, check out Chris Mack’s review here. The following are my thoughts on the first Bioshock for Nintendo Switch! The first Bioshock (and the other ones) are now on the Nintendo Switch. I downloaded the first one. I had to have it. Is it any good on the Switch? I mainly played Bioshock in portable mode on the Switch but I did check it out on the TV. If…

Clubhouse Games for the Nintendo Switch came out today! We received a review copy and wanted to provide our readers with first impressions of some of games included. How is Clubhouse Games so far? Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics provides players with 51 games, plus a touchscreen piano! I just received our review code and haven’t played through all the games yet. The following is my first impressions of some of the games. I am a huge fan of fishing…

Summer in Mara was originally a crowd funded title - which we backed on Indigogo in Canada. The game is a play on the Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons franchise, although probably resembles something like My Time at Portia from Team 17. Last week, the development teamed announced that people could play through the prologue on Steam. While we haven't done that yet - waiting on our Switch review opportunity, check in next week! - others have.

The first DLC pack for Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield is launching later this month, on June 17th. Below you can check out a brand new, 3 minute plus trailer of the DLC pack.

Happy Console Gamer on YouTube is a huge fan of the Phantasy Star series. He talks about it a lot. I had never played the series. Until now. Last week I finally bought the first Phantasy Star for the Nintendo Switch! What do I think of the game? I’ve been curious about Phantasy Star ever since I first heard Happy Console Gamer talk about it. The footage he showed of the game looked neat. I had never played the game…