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35 Years of Mario – Games Coming to Switch
Today, both Eurogamer and VGC commented on the new rumour about the possibility of of older Super Mario titles making their way to the Nintendo Switch to celebrate Mario's 35th anniversary. According to VGC, "As part of its anniversary celebrations, Nintendo will reveal plans to re-release most of Super Mario’s 35-year back catalogue this year, remastered for Nintendo Switch, VGC was told. As VGC’s network partner Eurogamer reported in a follow-up to our story, these remasters will include 1997’s Super Mario 64, 2002’s Super Mario Sunshine and 2007’s Super Mario Galaxy."

Can You Plant 99,000 Bells and Have It Tripled? – Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Like myself and fellow writer for GamesReviews, Daniel Fugate, it's probably likely that you've been playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons a lot lately; it is also likely that you have already planted a money tree or two (or 10?). Either way, today's article is all about the dang money tree, and whether or not you can get 99,000 bells x 3 if you plan 99,000 bells. Let's dive in!

Golf Story Not Just About the Golf
The common theme I've been seeing on social media regarding Golf Story seems to follow this trend: Person 1 - Golf Story is soooo good! Person 2 - I don't like golf games. I'm here to tell you to play Golf Story anyways, because it's actually not all about the golf, and even when it is, it's just pure fun.

NHL Jersey’s in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Thanks to reddit user Goomba_Face, you can now adorn your Animal Crossing villager with their favourite NHL colours, and even potentially, your favourite NHL Player. Goomba_Face, a presumed Vancouver Canucks fan based on his profile picture, has uploaded a ton of different designs, including a ton of different NHL players. You can find the QR codes here!

More Thoughts From Me #214: I Believe In Tetris 99
When I first played Tetris 99, I didn’t like it. It was multiplayer only and had no single player. Sure it was free, but thats pretty much all it had going for it. But recently I wanted a Tetris on my Switch and I knew that the game had paid DLC where you could get single player! So I decided to get the game and the DLC. What a great decision! Tetris 99 is a blast. The single player marathon…

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a Relaxation Dream
There are few video games on the market that can really give you a strong feeling of relaxation, but farming simulation and that ilk of game often rise to the top and become the ultimate relaxation experience. Until Friday, that game over the last year or two has been Stardew Valley, the perfect way to blow off 30 minutes of my day while relaxing, not really worrying to much about what's going on outside of the game, or within the game for that matter. Then Friday happened, and Animal Crossing release, and I have a new favourite relaxation game!

Animal Crossing New Horizons Will Be Out Very Soon
One more day until Animal Crossing New Horizons comes out. Well, for some people. Australia and Japan gamers already have it. Some people around the world have gotten the game early too. And tonight at midnight (11 my time), the digital release will be unlocked! But for many people, including myself, New Horizons is a day away. I am so hyped for Animal Crossing New Horizons! If you’re hyped too and you don’t mind “spoilers”, you can check out Abdallah’s…

Indie World Showcase Breakdown
So the Indie world showcase has come and gone, here is a breakdown of what was announced. Overall I think a decent showing with a few standouts but nothing earth shattering right now. Clearly some great filler games coming this year with almost all of them coming to Switch console first.

More Thoughts From Me #213: Three More Days Until New Horizons!
There are only three more days until Animal Crossing New Horizons comes out! So what’s the latest news? How am I feeling about the game? Let’s talk about New Horizons some more! Yesterday, reviews came out for Animal Crossing New Horizons. I didn’t read any of them but people were posting the scores and they were pretty high. Gotta love those 10 out of 10s. The game really does look like it’ll be that good! More trailers have been released…

PS5 details to drop tomorrow 3/18
Tomorrow at 9am Pacific Time, PS5 lead system architect Mark Cerny will provide a deep dive into PS5’s system architecture, and how it will shape the future of games. Watch tomorrow at PlayStation Blog: https://blog.us.playstation.com Afterwards head back on over here for our first impressions and thoughts. With us all quarantined, any news is good news! Stay Safe!…