Nearly six years ago, veteran Nintendo Wire writer and wordsmith par excellence Amelia Fruzzetti took on Nomada Studio’s GRIS. Universally lauded for its art direction, I point to that review both in admiration of a colleague’s work and for how applicable it is to the Spanish dev’s new title. Like…

Through decades of Disney projects, spin-offs, and ambitions, we have received some of the most interesting video game ideas of all time. Kingdom Hearts, for instance, features anime pretty boys with emotional angst getting pulled into a whimsical set of Disney worlds. Dance Dance Revolution: Disney Mix exists. But one…

Disclaimer: This review was based on the PC version of The Plucky Squire.  As time goes on, I find myself appreciating just how wonderful a great piece of art can be. While “great” is a subjective term when it comes to art, calling the piece in question high-quality is factual….

There was truly nothing like the cartoon and movie tie-in games of the late ’80s and early ’90s. Back when the NES and SNES were the hot new consoles on the market, you could find your Saturday morning favorites in game cartridges just as well as on your TV. However,…

Capcom’s fighting game output was legendary from the very beginning. It’s why they can get away with having multiple, sometimes overlapping, genre compilations readily available this console generation. That’s not a complaint in the slightest – I’ll keep eating these collections up, as they bring back old favorites and let…

A perusal of our review backlog will show a site-wide fondness for Capcom’s Ace Attorney series. Funnily enough, it’ll also show that each of its Switch-based compilations has been handled by a different writer—no doubt a testament to Phoenix Wright’s popularity and Ace Attorney’s ubiquity among Nintendo fans. At least…

The indie game space is great at reviving aesthetics and gameplay loops that we were all once beholden to. Just take a look at the numerous shmups, dungeon crawlers, and platformers that line the Steam shop. However, the majority of these games look to either the 80s or 90s for…

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles—you may have heard of them. Not only are they an ’80s Saturday morning cartoon staple, but they’re also video game stars. And there is no video game genre that the Turtles are more lauded for than the beat-’em-up genre. Whether it’s in your local arcade…

I’m perhaps the world’s biggest fan of Luigi’s Mansion. I’ve written about the first game in the series several times here at Nintendo Wire, and had the chance to review both the 3DS remake of it and the third installment of the series back when they launched. That being said,…

With all the Sega revivals in the mix, it’s nice to see the Super Monkey renaissance continue. Multiple titles have been remade since 2019, with the highlight being the full return of both the first game and its sequel in Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania. Those must have done well…