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No Such Thing as Failure: Nintendo’s Failed Virtual Boy

No Such Thing as Failure: Nintendo’s Failed Virtual Boy

Nintendo’s failed Virtual Boy followed the tradition of wondrous human inventions made to trick the eyes, like a diorama. “Retro collecting” gamers love it.

Nintendo Makes Binge Eating Fun in Kirby’s Dream Buffet

Nintendo Makes Binge Eating Fun in Kirby’s Dream Buffet

Nintendo’s multi-player Kirby’s Dream Buffet is a playful indulgence for those with a big appetite for quick, colorful, and approachable games.

Gender Not Found in ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’

You Are Big Boss: Antagonism and Antagonists in the Metal Gear Universe

White Raccoon Suits and Pipe Dreams: The Problem with Nintendo’s New “Easy Mode”

Nintendo and the Anti-Mario Wario Approach

Nintendo and the Anti-Mario Wario Approach

It might not reach the level of Frog Fractions or The Stanley Parable, but Nintendo’s Game & Wario has some fun with meta-humor and references to classic video game tropes.

Moral Ambiguity and ‘Pikmin 3’

Moral Ambiguity and ‘Pikmin 3’

From an aesthetic perspective, Pikmin 3 is everything that a Nintendo game aspires to be and more. Yet, it completely misses the fact that combining cute, sympathetic characters and mass murder can be a little off putting.
New York Comic Con 2013: A Brief Recap and Photos

New York Comic Con 2013: A Brief Recap and Photos

New York Comic Con felt smaller than the previous year but was no less crowded.

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

Wii-U Impressions and Why It’s Okay to Forgive Nintendo

E3 2012: The Crowd, the Blood, The Screen

The Undead Author: Artistic Ownership of Games