Since Sony’s industry changing entry into the home console market in the mid 1990s, Nintendo hasn’t been able to recover its pre Playstation market domination. Nintendo was surprisingly successful with the Nintendo Wii. That said, Nintendo’s motion controlling wonder system was popular with elderly homes and younger kids. Nintendo lost a lot of core gamers…
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Aidyn Chronicles Review: The Forgotten N64 Open World RPG
If you have read my work on the site, you know that the Nintendo 64 is my personal favorite home console of all time. I loved its games (even some of the bad ones), and its pure polygon crunching power which far surpassed that of its contemporary rivals (PS1, Sega Saturn), and at least until…
Zelda and Final Fantasy Lose to Baldur’s Gate 3 at the Game Awards… and I am Okay With That!
So, the yearly Game Awards took place last night, and in a year where Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom scored a 96 Metacritic rating, it seemed like Nintendo, and the Zelda Series had locked another global GotY win. This would have been the third time the series would have won it…
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time AKA ‘The GOAT’ Turns a Quarter Century and We Remember it!
It is hard to believe, but The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time turns 25 years old today. That’s 9131 days for those of us who like to keep count of such things. That’s a long time, if you were 13-14 years old like me, you are now approaching 40, might have kids (some that…
Zelda Movie Director Called a Possible The Legend of Zelda movie the “Next Avatar Like-Film” in 2010
On November 7th, Nintendo announced that a Live-Action The Legend of Zelda movie was on development alongside Sony pictures. Of course, given that Nintendo’s Mario made over 1 billion dollars at the box office earlier this year, The Legend of Zelda, which always had more potential for telling a gripping a story, was bound to…
TBT: 27 Years of Super Mario 64: Turning My Love for Super Mario into a Family Tradition
Yes, it has been 27 years since Super Mario 64. Despite the fact that this article is mainly focused on that Nintendo 64 groundbreaking title, it wouldn’t be fair to say that the first game to get 3-D right has been the most influential game of my gaming life…even though it could be. While I…
Spencer: Microsoft Acquiring Nintendo Would Be a “Career Moment!”
Xbox Head, Phil Spencer, has been known for being a ‘lovable’ guy, a gamer first, and the man who wants games to be available on all platforms for all of the world to enjoy! Yet, in my experience, people do not get into powerful positions within mega corporations by just being ‘good’ and ‘passing the…
Tears of the Kingdom is A True Gaming Marvel, but is it the Greatest Zelda Game Ever? My Review and Verdict
On 12th May 2023, almost 4 years of painstaking waiting came to its anticipated conclusion. The release of the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was finally upon us. I made sure to wake up extra early that day, and before work, drove all the way to my nearest Game shop, waiting in line…
Tears of The Kingdom sells 18.5 Million Copies While Moving 3.9 Million Nintendo Switch Units
This year 2023 has been one for the ages, as Nintendo continues to dominate the Video Game market with strong sales of one its of top tier franchises in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, while its Super Mario Mario Bros. film generated over a billion dollars at the box office. With the…
Sega Was Confident it Would Beat Sony (in 1996) According to Leak
And so, the era of leaked documents continues, but this time we are going back on a Nostalgic trip to 1996. During this time period, Nintendo was king, and about to unleash the most powerful video gaming system (PC or otherwise) known to man in the Nintendo 64. Sega had a leg up on Sony…