Curve Digital has brought a lot of cool games to the Wii U, Nintendo Switch, and other consoles (and PC). And now they are bringing another game to PC and consoles with the survival rpg Smoke and Sacrifice. We have a trailer for the game, plus my some brief impressions from me and a press release with more info! Smoke and Sacrifice looks so good! I love the art style in this game and the gameplay looks really good. I’m…
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Don’t Let the Demo Fool You: Dragon Quest Builders on Switch has Tons To Do!
If you haven't had the opportunity to check out Dragon Quest Builders via the demo available on the eShop, stop what you are doing, pick up your Switch, and download it now. Our own Daniel Fugate wrote about the demo on the website late last month, and we were both under the same opinion: this is a must own for Switch owners! You can read his thoughts here, or just below and see what my initial impressions are!
Read MoreJust A Night In the Woods?
How do I even explain Night in the Woods? How do you judge a game when you don’t fully understand it? Night in the Woods for Nintendo Switch is unlike any game I’ve ever played before. Its an adventure game, sure, but it has platforming, some puzzles, and lots of wandering around. Night in the Woods is more story focused than anything else. Its basically an interactive story? Although even that sounds like its selling the game short. Lets take…
Read MoreNintendo Switch Sales Surpass Wii U
Although no one will be surprised that this has happened, many will be surprised it happen this quickly. As of Nintendo's latest financial release, the Nintendo Switch is sitting just shy of 15 million unit sold, which easily topples the lifetime sales of the Wii U, which currently sits at roughly 13.5 million. For Nintendo, this is fantastic news. For Nintendo fans, this is also fantastic news, as the company is likely to continue rolling out fantastic experiences for it's consumer base!
Read MoreMore Thoughts From Me #105: The Importance of Demos
Recently, I read a tweet by SMG Studio, the developer of Death Squared, about their demo on the Nintendo Switch eShop for the game. They talked about the demo but also asked for feedback on it and the possibility of demos from other indie developers. They said that indies wanted to know if people wanted more demos on the eShop. Right away, I knew I wanted to talk about this. I believe that demos are very important. Square Enix recently…
Read MoreHeading West: A Look At World to the West for Nintendo Switch
I really liked Teslagrad on the Wii U. The graphics were very good and the gameplay was a lot of fun. The developer of that game, Rain Games, has a new game out now for the Nintendo Switch: World to the West. The game is set in the same universe as Teslagrad, however the gameplay and graphics are very different. I received a review copy of World to the West recently. My review isn’t ready yet but I thought I…
Read MoreImage & Form and Zoink Join Forces under Thunderful Banner
Two of my favorite Swedish developers - Image & Form and Zoink Games - have combined together under the Thunderful banner. Between the two companies, they have 46 employees, 20 years of being in the industry, 16 games released, and 9 games in development. The studios behind indie hits Steamworld Digg and Stick It To The Man are working on new titles currently, most notably FE which is being published by Electronic Arts. This is only good news for the game industry, combining two of the best into one! Check out the release below!
Read MorePress Release: Lost Sphere Available Today
LOS ANGELES (Jan. 23, 2018) – A new adventure await fans of classic JRPGs as LOST SPHEAR™, from SQUARE ENIX®’s Tokyo RPG Factory™, is now available on the Nintendo Switch™, the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and STEAM®.
Read MoreNintendo Labo Has Brought Out the Toxic Gaming Community
Many hard core Nintendo fans were really excited for yesterday's Nintendo presentation, and ultimately seemed to leave with a sense of severe disappointment. A lot of great ideas were being floated around the Internet, ideas that would get anyone excited: Animal Crossing making its way to Nintendo Switch, perhaps a accessory kids could use throughout the day, that could be synced to their Switch at night, and so on. So when Nintendo's video presentation showed cardboard cutouts that utilized the many features of the Joy-Con, NUMEROUS people expressed ...
Read MoreNintendo to Announce “New Interactive Experience for Nintendo Switch” Today
Nintendo announced that they will have a video for a “New Interactive Experience for Nintendo Switch” later today. We have what little details there are below. Nintendo said on Facebook that people should “Tune in here on Facebook or at youtube.com/nintendo at 2 p.m. PT/ 5 p.m. ET to discover a new interactive experience for Nintendo Switch that’s specially crafted for kids and those who are kids-at-heart.” We also know, thanks to Nintendeal and other sources, that “Aya Kyogoku, Series…
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