Super Mario Maker has been available for only about a month. But already the community response has been incredible. The game gives players most of the tools from the biggest Mario games of the last 30 years. It lets them run wild with crazy concepts and inventive ideas. Read More
Dressing gap-toothed trees in capes while feeding them nachos may seem like an unconventional choice for a virtual pet simulator. Yet when you add in charming art, tons of unlockables,…
Yo-Kai Watch is coming to North America in November after becoming a huge success in Japan, and today Nintendo announced that it will also be bundled with the Nintendo 2DS for $99. Read More
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U
We played on: PlayStation 4
LEGO Dimensions is LEGO’s first foray into the toys-to-life market. The game stars Gandalf, Batman, and Wyldstyle, who are on a mission to rescue their friends from the evil Vortech. Along the way, they encounter characters from dozens of different famous games, movies, and TV shows, from The Wizard of Oz to Doctor Who.
Overall, LEGO Dimensions is a lot like other LEGO games, but with cross-franchise interaction and clever physical puzzles (via the Toy Pad, which is similar to the Portal of Power in Skylanders or the Infinity Base in Disney Infinity). It is hardly perfect, but I had a good time smashing bricks and watching characters from some of my favorite universes interact with one another. Read More
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes is Nintendo’s latest attempt at a multiplayer Zelda game. The last time they tried this, it wasn’t exactly a masterpiece. This time around,…
Pokemon GO has some big, important backers: Nintendo, Google, and The Pokemon Company.
It’s good news for developer Niantic Labs, who is creating the location-based Pokemon app. Niantic previously made Ingress, an app that uses Google Maps data to create an augmented reality experience with your phone. Players logged into Ingress fight over control of portals that you can only see in the app, but are located in the real world. Read More
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