Tag Archives: Nintendo

Moviebob’s Book: Blob by Blob

Posted on March 30, 2024 by JC

  Super Mario Bros. 3: Brick by Brick by Bob Chipman, Fangamer, 1st July, 2013 Why would I review a book that is not only out of print but seems to be one the author would mostly want to forget? … Continue reading →

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The Games of 2023

Posted on January 31, 2024 by JC

The Games of 2022 were so mediocre that I found it necessary to write about two older games I played that year so I could fill out the post. One might point out that I didn’t play many new games … Continue reading →

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Pikmin 4 Review

Posted on December 11, 2023 by JC

Pikmin 4 was officially announced late last year and released on July 21st which was almost a decade to the day after the release of Pikmin 3 in 2013. In between these two releases there was the mediocre spinoff for … Continue reading →

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The Game of Corporate Marketing

Posted on April 23, 2023 by JC

Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo by Reggie Fils-Aimé, HarperCollins Leadership, August 3rd, 2022 As can be gathered from the many posts on the subject, my interest in video games goes beyond playing them. I … Continue reading →

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The Games of 2022

Posted on January 7, 2023 by JC

This is the third time I am doing this after last year and the year before. The difference this year is I played very few new games and all the ones I did were on Nintendo Switch. Though looking over … Continue reading →

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2017: The Best Console Launch Year Ever

Posted on December 11, 2022 by JC

In the history of video game consoles, very few launched with the best games or even games that would come to define the console within the first year of release. There are a number of notable exceptions to the latter … Continue reading →

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Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope Review

Posted on November 13, 2022 by JC

I reviewed the original and Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle and the Donkey Kong Adventure expansion a number of years ago around the time of release. It has been just over five years since the release of what turned out … Continue reading →

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Towards a Heuristic for a GREAT Game

Posted on September 10, 2022 by JC

This post is the culmination of something I’ve been thinking about for a while but have never put into writing after years of playing, reading about and reviewing games. There are obviously a lot of problems with gaming journalism as … Continue reading →

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Beyond Donkey Kong Book Review

Posted on March 31, 2022 by JC

Beyond Donkey Kong: A History of Nintendo Arcade Games by Ken Horowitz, McFarland, November 30th, 2020 I have previously reviewed Ken Horowitz’s first book Playing at the Next Level and also been a long time (though not regular), contributor to … Continue reading →

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A Humble Book for a Humble Man

Posted on June 30, 2021 by JC

Ask Iwata, edited by Hobonichi, Viz Media, May 27th, 2021 Satoru Iwata was the CEO of Nintendo from 2002 until his unexpected death from cancer in 2015. He was only 55 when he died which is very young for the … Continue reading →

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