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The Advance Wars Remake Is Tactically Satisfying But Narratively Toothless
4Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp drapes itself in the trappings of war, but takes a childlike view of armed international conflict.
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Oldest Known Miyamoto Interview Reveals Nintendo Staff Loved…Donkey Kong Jr. Maths
A newly translated 1986 interview between Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto and Namco’s Masanobu Endo reveals some neat details about the games the two designers were playing at the time, what music Miyamoto was into, and his hopes for Mario’s future.
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Game Removes Loot Boxes, Players Revolt Instead Of Celebrate
Popular free-to-play mobile game Brawl Stars is doing something a bit different. In an era where it seems every game is trying to nickel and dime you with more and more stuff to buy, instead it’s removing loot boxes and all random rewards entirely from the game. It’s yet another sign that loot boxes are…
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Everything We Saw During The Nintendo Direct Blowout
RIP to British gamers who didn’t watch the Nintendo Direct live in remembrance of the late queen’s passing. For the rest of us, we were treated to almost 40 whole minutes of upcoming winter releases on the Nintendo Switch. Brits are totally welcome to watch our FREEDOM DIRECT as long as they promise to be…