Tag Archives: Nintendo

2014 was a pretty wretched year for the video game community that saw some incredible unsavoury behavior directed towards people in the industry from a vocal but niche group of gamers who were feeling increasingly threatened by challenges to the status quo over the representation of women in gaming.  Although their profile has diminished somewhat in recent months, they still ...

The latest version of Mario Kart introduces high definition graphics, anti-gravity and other Nintendo franchises into the mix with great results

A purrfect new Super Mario platform game for the Wii U

Manage your expectations

All in all, you're just another link in the wall

The Best of the Best

For the past three years, I’ve been writing about my excitement leading up to annual Electronic Entertainment Expo and then followed it up with my subsequent disappointment in what I saw.   From 2010 to 2013, E3 has rolled out the red carpet for the Nintendo 3DS, the Playstation Vita and the Nintendo Wii U.  All three consoles have had ...

I generally do okay by my various loyalty cards and reward programs that I belong to.  Every tenth cup of coffee I buy is free, I get goodies that come with my magazine subscriptions and I’ve racked up enough air miles in the last couple of years to fly to New Zealand for free. Some rewards programs are better than ...

Mii or U?

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