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Nintendo surprised everyone by releasing a Nintendo Direct Mini today. You can check it out below and then please come back here for some thoughts on the Direct! I thought the Nintendo Direct mini was pretty good! No major new Nintendo games were revealed but a whole bunch of third party games were. And Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition was shown off more. I like Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii and the remake for the Switch looks excellent. Its great that…

Nintendo announced an livestreaming Indie World Showcase video for tomorrow. We have more details below. The Indie World Showcase video will be livestreaming at 12pm central time. It will be 20 mintues long. This showcase will be focused on indie games coming to the Nintendo Switch. As for what will be shown, we have no hints of that. Hopefully we’ll get to see a ton of upcoming Indies. Sometimes these indie showcases are pretty good and other times, not so…

It’s a warm Saturday night in the summer. The dirt is flying as 20 sprint cars slide around the track in a perpetual left-hand turn, jockeying for position in front of local fans and family members. The motors are a constant drone, leaving your ears ringing while the dirt and dust gets in your eyes; leaving a gritty feeling in your teeth. In video games, that smalltown dirt-track feeling has been missing for a while. Sure, you can run a…

Dreams, the newest game from Media Molecule (LittleBigPlanet), will be out this Friday, February 14th. Check out the launch trailer below and please come back here after you watch it for some thoughts on the game. With Dreams, you can create any sort of video game you can think of. The tools Media Molecule provides with this game are very impressive. Pretty complex too. When I played the beta of Dreams, I couldn’t figure out how to make a game.…

One of the greatest racing franchises to ever grace our consoles, Need for Speed has become synonymous with outlaw racing. Known for putting you in high-speed, adrenaline-fueled pursuits and providing creative opportunities to wreck police cruisers, Need for Speed has developed a reputation of being very entertaining without taking itself too seriously. Some recent titles garnered less praise than usual, but with the latest installment, Need for Speed: Heat, being released last week, the series had a chance to remind us all just what it is capable of. Can ...

I miss the Burnout franchise. I’m not very good at racing games so I’m always running off the road and hitting other cars. So the Burnout franchise was perfect for me. I loved how you can hit the cars and damage them. Unfortunately none of the Burnout games are on the Switch. However Asphalt 9: Legends is on the Switch and its a lot like Burnout. And its free-to-download! How is this game? Asphalt 9: Legends is not Burnout. Its…

I was going to write Batman: Arkham Knight for this entry of More Thoughts. Then I discovered…I did not like Batman: Arkham Knight. So instead of complaining about a game I didn’t like, I thought I’d talk about SNES games on the Switch. We have them now. 20 games were launched last week! What do I think of them? Twenty Super Nintendo (SNES) games came to the Nintendo Switch last week. Nintendo Online members can download a SNES app to…

Need for Speed: Heat was revealed today for the Playstation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Check out the reveal trailer below. Need for Speed is an arcade racer, much like Burnout. I prefer Burnout but Need for Speed is pretty cool too. I’m glad to see arcade racers like this are still around. I do wish it was coming to the Nintendo Switch though. That said, Need for Speed Heat’s reveal trailer didn’t announce a release date nor did it…

It is very common these days for game developers to release remastered versions of their older games. Typically, the games selected for remaster were revolutionary and wildly successful. In turn, the franchises selected are typically (but not always) those that have not received as much success since this breakout title. While Crash Bandicoot remains an iconic character, there really has not been a game as appealing as the original Crash Team Racing within the franchise. Considering that release was almost exactly 20 years ago, it seems the ideal candidate ...

Crash is back and ready to go for a spin, as Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is now available for PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Keep your eye out as the game’s Grand Prix will kick off on July 3rd with free downloadable seasonal content for anyone who has purchased the game, including a new themed track each season, new characters, karts and customizations that can be earned in online play.Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has been built from the ground up and is designed to remaster the original Crash Team Racing game by bringing back the characters, karts, ...