3DS September Nintendo Direct

Kinda left you with the “meh” aftertase of “bleh,” didn’t it?


Simeon is holding down the fort with his reactions on Nintendo’s newest announcements for the 3DS, covering Super Mario Maker, Poochy and Yoshi, Yokai Watch, and a whole lot more!

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#6 Mega Man IV

If only you could reverse those DARN backwards buttons!


What if Mega Man could fly? And what if he could float upward extremely slowly? Let’s answer those burning questions.

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Top 10 Best Nintendo Stories

Wii Fit is the ultimate underdog story.


As little as Nintendo focuses on storylines sometimes, they have still managed to create a number of amazing works of fiction within their games. We present you with the top 10 stories created by Nintendo!

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Metroid Dread: Tragic History + New Info

What would you give for a 2D sidescrolling Metroid game right about now?


Metroid Dread is a canceled Nintendo project shrouded in secrecy. We have done our best to unearth all existing information and present it to you along with a few new tidbits! Join us as we discuss what could have been…

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The Best & Craziest Miyamoto Quotes

It’s a very scary story.


The esteemed Miyamoto-San has not only bestowed a wonderful library of imaginative games upon us, but he has also provided us with some great words of wisdom… and silliness… here are some of our favorite Shigeru Miyamoto quotes!

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Metroid Prime: Federation Force Review

Sometimes, Nintendo gives us something good disguised as something we don’t want.


The newest entry in the Metroid Prime series has just been released, and the Nintendo fanbase has been in an outcry over it. Is this game worth a shot? Is it worth your time? Watch for all the details on Scott’s experience with the game.

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What do Game Review Scores REALLY Mean?

This video deserves a 7/10.


What is the difference between a 4/10 and a 2/10? Is a TEN actually a perfect game? And for the love of all that is good and holy – why don’t gamers READ the contents of reviews?!

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Most Replayable Nintendo Games

Ten games you could play forever in a video that you will probably only ever watch one time.


Whether you are an intense completionist or you have a limited gaming budget, sometimes it’s nice to have those “evergreen” games that can be played time after time! We’ve got a great list of Nintendo games for you that just DO NOT get old!

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Pokemon Sun & Moon: Alola Forms

Let’s talk about the giraffe in the room.


Just when you think the Pokemon Team has ran out of creative ideas – they hit us with Gen 1 Alola forms! Is giraffe Exeggutor the craziest of the bunch? What’s up with Psychic Raichu? Gotta discuss ’em all!

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Unboxing: Brawl in the Family Collection

This is one of the nicest pieces of gaming memorabilia to come out of Kickstarter!


It’s our first unboxing! The Brawl in the Family collection is here and it is beautiful! Read Simeon’s favorite BitF comic online: http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/comic/123-armsrace/

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Whisper Challenge: Nintendo Edition

Simeon cussed on accident, so we bleeped him. What a fob.


Two skilled gamers give their lip-reading abilities a spin as they undergo… the WHISPER CHALLENGE! Can they pick up the Nintendo-related references being mouthed to them?

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Top 10 Entry-Level Games

… “Gateway games”…


Every gamer has a non-gamer in their life who just needs that one game to welcome them into the experience. These are our top 10 go-tos for that purpose.

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Rapid Fire Who’s That Pokemon?

The Pokemon is always Chuck Norris.


One of the Crew’s fondest memories is watching the Pokemon cartoon, and guessing “Who’s That Pokemon?” Play along! https://gearoid.me/pokemon

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Differences Between: NES & Famicom

Also, the Famicom had an add-on to where you could program your own games to a special cassette tape!


You might know that the NES is the worldwide version of Japan’s Famicom system, but do you know that the differences go far deeper?

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How to Get Into Gaming Journalism

Are you the Behemoth?


Everybody gets their start somewhere. Today we discuss how you can get yours!

  • Start a blog
  • Start a podcast
  • Do it with a friend!
  • Pick a direction (your unique hook – always breaking the news is tough)
  • Start talking to companies – beginning with indies
  • These places are business – they have phone numbers and addresses – get ahold of them!
  • There’s no harm in just asking companies for games for review
  • Try to get into events (PAX and Comic-Con are public!)
  • Show up every day
  • Don’t give up
  • HAVE FUN!

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NX Patents + Insane Theory

Nintendo… You’re really starting to make me worry about an NX delay. Please start talking.


Mysterious Nintendo patents are continuing to surface… could these be for the NX? And why is Nintendo taking so abnormally long to discuss their next console? All this and more in Scott’s Crew Cut!

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#5: Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Pt. 2

I find it ironic that in trying to break it less, we broke it more…


We’re going back to Double Dash to see if we can break it a little bit less than last time, and… well… Let’s see what happens!

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GameStop Prank Calls!

Scott does his very best unintentional Obama impression.


We’ve played a few pranks on Nintendo Customer Service before, but today we’re branching out to see if the folks at GameStop can give us help finding some gaming-related products!

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Are Stories Important to Nintendo Games?

*Plop*


Nintendo has a ton of fantastic games… but are their stories any good?

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