I never felt done with my Animal Crossing: New Horizons island. Despite playing every day for two years, and racking up 1,700 hours of playtime, I somehow never finished decorating. I had plenty of ideas for my island, sure, but actually implementing them was another story: The decorating and terraforming systems that helped make New […]
When it launched the Switch 2’s compatibility with various webcams was hit or miss. A webcam isn’t a necessary accessory, but since the Switch 2 lacks one of its own, you need one to take full advantage of the console’s GameChat feature that can livestream players’ faces during multiplayer matches. Switch 2 webcam compatibility has […]
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is finally out after a long and difficult development – and despite some bright spots, the game really shows its age. Nintendo has a long and celebrated history of doing things its own way. During the original Switch era, going back to Super Mario Odyssey in 2017, Nintendo has focused on […]
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is one of those games that been a long time coming. Fans have been waiting almost a decade for the next entry in Samus’ first-person adventures. Early previews painted an alarming picture of overly chatty sidekicks ruining what’s traditionally a lonely and moody experience. Meanwhile formal reviews run a gamut of […]
One of the biggest surprises of Cyber Monday was the excellent discount we saw on the Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle, which dropped the price of Nintendo’s latest console by $50. We expected the price to return to normal once the shopping holiday ended, but — surprise, surprise — it’s still going […]
When Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is good, it’s good. The latest in Nintendo’s sci-fi exploration franchise, and the first since Metroid Dread in 2021, Beyond captures the moody sense of isolation and discovery that has been so core to Metroid since it debuted in 1986. Those quiet moments truly make you feel all alone on […]
The Nintendo Switch 2 and all things that orbit the console are among the hottest holiday gifts this year. Consider us surprised to not just see the $499 Mario Kart World bundle selling for $50 off at Walmart and many great Switch 2 accessories discounted during Cyber Monday, but also to see a Samsung 256GB […]
Plenty of Nintendo Switch games and Switch 2 accessories have gone on sale for Cyber Monday, but we didn’t expect Walmart to offer the Mario Kart World bundle of the new console for $449.99 ($50 off). The game costs $79.99 on its own, and Nintendo’s limited-time bundle already saves you $30 compared to buying the […]
Nintendo launched its $69.99 Super Mario Galaxy double pack for the Switch (complete with a free Switch 2 update) in October, but you can get the cartridge containing both games for $55.20 — the lowest price yet — at Woot through Black Friday. The only caveat is that you need to check out using Woot’s […]
If you’re one of the nearly 3,500 Kickstarter backers paying to give your Lego Game Boy an actual screen and buttons, I have a question: did you expect those buttons to have physical switches underneath? Because the BrickBoy – not to be confused with Natalie the Nerd’s Build A Boy – is not currently going […]