What are Second Party Developers?

Posted on 12/28/2016 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Ironically, some of the best Nintendo games were made by outside developers.

First party, that’s Nintendo. Third party, that’s everyone else – right? WRONG. There’s an inbetween status that developers can achieve by meeting certain requirements and penning certain deals with the hardware publisher. Tune in as Scott and Simeon investigate the topic, as well as discuss each and every major 2nd party that Nintendo has enlisted.

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“Escape the Premises” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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WarioWare Touched! Review (My Nintendo)

Posted on 06/09/2016 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Not QUITE as novel these days, but still very solid.

Nintendo brought back an old DS Classic as a My Nintendo reward! Is this worth your 1,000 platinum coins?

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Smooth Move Shodown (WarioWare Wii)

Posted on 01/05/2016 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Seriously, though, who takes out the widescreen option?

We’re starting off the TBC Game-A-Thon with a Wii classic: WarioWare: Smooth Moves! How does this gem hold up?

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WarioWare Was A Huge Risk

Posted on 08/13/2015 by Scott — No Comments ↓

The debut of the Mystery Block! A TBC Show meant to be about 1/5th the length but still just as fun. Enjoy!

Welcome to the Mystery Block, a bite-sized Two Button Crew episode featuring a random Nintendo-platform game and a random topic of discussion!

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Top 5 Neglected Nintendo Franchises

Posted on 08/11/2015 by Scott — No Comments ↓

As Nintendo fans, this is one of the tough realities we have to live with. Nintendo has so many great IPs that they can’t possibly seem to focus on them all enough. There are worse problems to have!

Unfortunately, Nintendo can’t seem to split their attention evenly across all their great IPs. Some just get left in the dust. Today we discuss the top 5 franchises that have felt the cold touch of neglect.