Cozy Grove will be coming out on April 8th for Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and iOS. We talked about the game before but after reading a recent article by Gamasutra, we figured it was time to talk about the game again. What new things do we learn about the game and what does our Animal Crossing obsessed writer Daniel Fugate have to say about it? Cozy Grove is another game, like Animal Crossing, Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons or…
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RBI Baseball 21 Review
I knew my trip through RBI Baseball 21 was going to be rough from the second the tutorial started. Despite downloading the most “up-to-date” rosters, after choosing the Cleveland Indians as my favorite team, Francisco Lindor stepped up to the plate in his Tribe uniform. On the video screen, his trademark smile was sitting under his New York Mets hat. Then things went downhill. When sitting still, RBI Baseball 21 presents a pretty picture. I like the ballpark environments. The…
Read MoreCozy Grove Lets You Rebuild A Haunted Island Next Month
Here at GamesReviews.com, we love life sims. That should be obvious by now, just see our recent Story of Seasons review! Next month will see a couple of new ones coming to the Nintendo Switch, including the one we want to talk about today: Cozy Grove. Take a look at the announcement trailer for the game and then please come back here for Cozy thoughts. Cozy Grove will be coming to the Nintendo Switch and other systems on April 8th,…
Read MoreMore Thoughts From Me #265: Closing Down the (Digital) Shop
This week we got rumors that the PS3/PSP/Vita digital stores will be shutting down this year. Usually I do not report or even talk about rumors. That said, the closing of those shops will happen sooner or later! What do I think of digital stores closing? Let’s dig into it. Its always tough when digital store fronts close down. We all know why this happens: digital stores take up server space for companies. They cost money to keep up and…
Read MoreAnimal Crossing New Horizons March 2021 Update Is Now Available
Animal Crossing New Horizons March 2021 Update is now available. Depending on your time zone, it was actually available last night! I got the update and have some first thoughts on it. Animal Crossing New Horizons March 2021 free update is now available. I went over a lot of the new features and items here. Today I just want to give my first thoughts on what I’ve seen. I downloaded the update last night and went into my game. I…
Read MoreNew Details About the March 18th Animal Crossing New Horizons Update
Animal Crossing New Horizons will be getting another update on March 18th, 2021. Previously it was revealed that the update would feature compatibility with the Sanrio (aka Hello Kitty) amiibo cards. However, now we have more information about the update and its adding much more than just new amiibo card support! The March 18th Animal Crossing New Horizons update will be adding Sanrio amiibo card support to the game. And…it’ll be adding a bunch of other stuff too! According to…
Read MoreMario Items Have Arrived In Animal Crossing New Horizons
Happy March! Its also the first day in Animal Crossing New Horizons that you can order the newly added Mario items. I’ve seen some of the items now, not all, and have some thoughts on them. Today is the first day that you can order the Mario items in Animal Crossing New Horizons. These items were added in the recent update at the end of February, however today was the first day that they could be ordered. To access the…
Read MoreAnimal Crossing Sanrio amiibo Cards Will Unlock New Items and More in New Horizons
If theres one thing you must remember about Nintendo is that they love to surprise their fans! Animal Crossing fans got a new reveal today: the returning Animal Crossing Sanrio amiibo cards, releasing for the first time in the West, will unlock new items and more in New Horizons. Check out the video below for more information and then come back here for some thoughts on this update! Wow! The Sanrio amiibo cards unlocking new items is cool but unlocking…
Read MoreMore Thought From Me Special Edition: A Really Good Direct
Nintendo just had their Nintendo Direct and it was really good. It wasn’t mind blowing, like I thought it would be, but there were four moments where I freaked out and one where I laughed. I want to focus on those things and less so on the other stuff. Spoiler Warning if you haven’t seen the Direct yet (I’m putting it below. So go check it out) Nintendo’s 50 minute Direct today was packed with a lot of stuff. I…
Read MoreNintendo Direct Announced For 2/17/21
Nintendo of America announced a Direct on Twitter today! This will be the first Nintendo Direct of 2021. The Nintendo Direct will air at 4pm central time! It will be “roughly 50 minutes of information” according to Nintendo’s tweet. That is a really long Direct! Nintendo tends to reveal a lot of games in a short amount of time so what could they reveal in 50 minutes?! Nintendo points out Super Smash Bros Ultimate especially. That will mean we’ll get…
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