Category: Nintendo

There are few games as easy to explain as Beyond Words: it’s Scrabble Balatro. If you’ve played those two games? You’ve got this one sorted. And there’s value to that! But is there more than meets the eye? Let’s explore.It’s wild how much they want you to know it’s from the designers behind GoldenEye and TimeSplitters, because as far as we can tell, no design was done here at all. This is the exact formula of Balatro, copied and retained with no regard for what would work better or worse changing out poker for Scrabble. Tiles have two types of…

Last week’s debut episode was full of exciting Nintendo news, but this week might be even more jam-packed with big topics! Host Brian Shea is joined by fellow Game Informer editor John Carson to chat about all kinds of topics including the recently announced Animal Crossing: New Horizons updates, John’s impressions of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, and plenty more! If you’d like to follow the people from this episode on Twitter, hit the following links: Brian Shea (@brianpshea), John Carson (@John_Carson) The All Things Nintendo podcast is a weekly show where we can celebrate, discuss, and break…

On this week’s episode of All Things Nintendo, we have a surprising amount of topics to chat about. Host Brian Shea is joined by Ky Parker aka Captain Dangerous to talk about her work as a toy photographer and set builder, and what means to be a Nintendo Ambassador. They also chat about all the news coming from the world of Nintendo before Brian gives his review on this week’s big release: Mario Party Superstars. If you’d like to follow the people from this episode on Twitter: Brian Shea (@brianpshea), Ky Parker (@CaptDangerous64) The All Things Nintendo podcast is a weekly show…

Image via Oro Interactive There’s an endeavor as of late to pair unsettling themes suited to horror games with cozy kinds of gameplay. It happened with the fishing game Dredge and NIS America is getting in on the idea with the farming horror game Village in the Shade. Easy Delivery Co offers that same sort of experience exactly, as the actual purpose and concept is a cozy kind of delivery game with cute animal characters, but in an unsettling, PS1-style world reminiscent of Twin Peaks or Silent Hill. Scary? Not really. Relaxing? Definitely. Especially if you use Easy Delivery Co…

This week’s episode of All Things Nintendo is coming out on time. However, many of the games we discuss will not be doing the same. While this week’s big topic is Shin Megami Tensei V (out next week), the theme in our quick-hit news segment is pretty obvious: game delays. Host Brian Shea is joined by Game Informer features editor Kimberley Wallace to talk about all the delays and to chat about what this newest entry to the SMT series brings to the table. If you’d like to follow the people from this episode on Twitter: Brian Shea (@brianpshea), Kimberley Wallace…

Image via Idea Factory International Idea Factory and Otomate are pretty great about releasing different types of otome visual novels that cover various themes, and they’re well known for their historical ones. I mean, they’re responsible for titles like Birushana and Hakuoki. Players who adore otome games with historical elements and combat will find Homura: The Crimson Warriors offers exactly what they’re looking for with Sengoku period romances. Those in search of a more comedic or romantic routes might want to go for something like Cupid Parasite or My Next Life as a Villainess. As I mentioned earlier, this is…

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are out now. However, if you listened to episode two of All Things Nintendo, we already extensively covered what these remakes bring to the table. Instead of retreading old ground, this episode shifts the focus to the Pokémon series’ long-standing tradition of bringing remade versions of its older games to modern platforms. Host Brian Shea invites fellow Game Informer editor John Carson back to retrace the history of Pokémon remakes before getting some final thoughts on Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. If you’d like to follow the people from this episode on Twitter, hit the…

WayForward’s returned to a number of its past games and series with different types of remasters and rereleases, and the latest brings back the GBA cult classic Sigma Star Saga with a DX remaster and bug-free release. In addition to rebalancing and updates, it features a number of other additions to ensure it will be an optimized experience on consoles and PCs. To find out more, Siliconera spoke with WayForward Creative Director and Sigma Star Saga Creator Matt Bozon about the updated release.  Jenni Lada: We’ve seen WayForward work on quite a few remasters to bring games to more modern…

Otomate and Idea Factory otome visual novels can often follow the same sort of gameplay patterns and decisions, so it’s always fun to see something a little different. Otome Daoshi: Fighting for Love, Aksys’ latest pick-up, is a fantastic example. It is a new game from all three and, while it is still a traditional visual novel, it leans into the martial arts themes by also incorporating some anime and manga design directions. However, in the process we lose some of the standard otome visual novel niceties.  As Otome Daoshi begins, it feels a little like we’re being set up…

As we approach the end of 2021, every podcast and major outlet is starting to reflect on the best the year had to offer. This week, Brian invites Game Informer associate editor Jill Grodt to talk about the best indie games that came to Switch over the course of 2021. The pair runs down a ton of indie games you can find on the eShop, giving you a wide variety of titles to help you potentially find something new that you might have missed earlier in the year. If you’d like to follow the people from this episode on Twitter, hit…