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Poll of the Week: What was the Game of the Year in 2022?

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Elden Ring took the top honors at The Game Awards 2022. The Game Awards 2022 was just held, and it celebrated the top games of the year. 2022 was undoubtedly a great year for gaming. Although Daniel explains why Elden Ring won Game of the Year over God of War: Ragnarök, we want to hear what … Read more

New Nintendo 3DS XL Launches in North America

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Finally, the New Nintendo 3DS XL launched in North America yesterday, alongside two “AAA” titles for the 3DS: the highly-anticipated Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D; and Capcom’s Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. The new and improved hardware boasts a faster internal CPU, face-tracking 3D technology, and an additional “C-Stick.” You can check out more about the New 3DS features and … Read more

Editorial | The Latest Nintendo Direct Was A Beast

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Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct presentation was Nintendo’s first in 2015, and the publisher wasted little time rolling out its big plans for the first half of the year. It was not a “news bomb,” it was more like an air strike of announcements.

Nintendo Direct - Jan14

Frankly, to re-cap yesterday’s Nintendo Direct is difficult, because so much was revealed: it almost felt like an E3 presser bundled into a brief presentation. By now you may have heard that the New Nintendo 3DS XL is finally coming to North America, or caught that release dates were confirmed for titles such as Majora’s Mask 3D, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Xenoblade Chronicles 3DS, Splatoon, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, and more. Maybe you even spotted the upcoming “Wave 4” Amiibos, or the new Super Mario Edition lineup.

Just in case you missed anything, I will quickly tackle and summarize it all; I’d like to give a special thanks to Vlad N. for his contribution to this re-cap:

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