Breaking A Game Made Me Fall in Love With It All Over Again

Ask me on the right day and I may tell you that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is my favorite game of all time. While I wasn’t there when it launched on N64 and revolutionized games, I wasn’t that far behind. I’ve often told the story of how I received a Nintendo GameCube from my parents... Read more...

After The First Look at Nintendo Switch 2, How is Nintendo Shaping the Future of the Industry?

With the full reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2, it can be said that Nintendo has entered a new era. Last week Takashi Mochizuki wrote this wonderful article for Bloomberg that concluded with: ‘For many years, on the wall in the company’s headquarters hung a framed work of calligraphy depicting... Read more...

Justin and Willem shares their thoughts and concerns with the upcoming Nintendo Museum.

Last week we were treated to a special Nintendo Museum Direct where legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto took us on a 13 minute tour around the upcoming Nintendo Museum. This project has been something I’ve been anticipating for a while and was extremely curious as to what direction it would go in. Now we finally have some answers.

Squandered potential makes for a Paldean mess.

Willem went nuts and made an entire video essay for this editioral, so be sure to give it a watch over on our YouTube-channel!

I’d say that when it comes to faith in the Pokémon series I’ve been on the more positive side over the last decade. I’ve written and made a whole video essay... Read more...

Advance Wars in 2023 rings hollow in the face of actual war.

I experienced a weird sort of whiplash with the announcement and release of Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (AW). Not only was the game’s release postponed twice, with all signs pointing towards a largely finished title, but the major cause of its primary delay was an event that at first had little... Read more...

A Personal Retrospective on The Pokémon Remakes Before Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Release

Snap invented the genre, but can its sequel redefine it for the next generation?

Earlier this week we posted an overview of how Pokémon Snap was created with “Know Your Developers: Pokémon Snap Series”. The Snap series clearly started out as a creative experiment from the team at HAL laboratory where they aimed to create a photography game. Initially, according to the Ask... Read more...

A Breath of Fresh Air But Not A Breath of the Wild

Like many of my fellow Pokémon fanatics, I was beyond surprised last week to see the first footage of what seems to be the next step for the mainline Pokémon franchise in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. The Pokémon Company (TPC) has been slowly but steadily making incremental movements into the direction... Read more...

Move over Charizard.

Look, I get it. The original 151 Pokémon from Red, Blue and Green are classic. These are the Pokémon designs that set the standard for all other Pokémon to follow. Recognizable as animals, but with twists that show off their typing. Ponyta for example, a horse with flames that can run fast. Easy... Read more...

Sometimes you just need an escape.

It’s March 1st 2020. As I’m sitting behind my computer, it finally hits me. I have finished my time as a student. What started back in 2014 with my aspirations to become a filmmaker has resulted in the completion of my bachelor’s degree in film and media and a master’s degree in journalism and research. I am at this very point academically and practically certified to create media. There is one slight problem. I am unemployed.