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This graphic includes many of the Nintendo characters from games mentioned in the recent Nintendo Direct. - Photo via shacknews.com

Long-Awaited Nintendo Direct Offers Fans Games to Look Forward to in the Coming Year

Jennifer Rosado February 24, 2021

After an 18-month-long gaming drought, Nintendo fans were finally blessed when a new Nintendo Direct was showcased on Feb. 17. Nintendo Direct is a virtual presentation where Nintendo unveils new games...

'Animal Crossing: New Horizons' brings hype and hindrances

‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ brings hype and hindrances

Vee Concepcion March 4, 2020

With only a little more than two weeks until its release, the latest installment in the “Animal Crossing” game franchise, “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” for the Nintendo Switch system, has sent...

- Assistant A&E Editor / Kristin Guglietti

Waluigi wins Mario Kart 8 tournament hosted by SCCA

Kristin Guglietti November 20, 2019

“Three, two, one, go!” Students frantically raced to the finish line in Mario Kart 8 in the Student Center last Friday in hopes of winning a $50 GameStop gift card; the popular characters picked...

The new starter Pokemon have been announced for the eighth generation's games, Sword and Shield Versions. - Courtesy of Nintendo

REVIEW: The world of Pokémon expands and transcends generations, 23 years later

Tara Lonsdorf February 27, 2019

Pokémon was just as ubiquitous to my childhood as were dinosaurs or George Washington. The entity known as Pikachu seemed to have always existed in my subconscious, its yellow body transcending both...

The newly released Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) Classic. - Photo Courtesy of Flickr user Ryan Smith.

REVIEW: SNES Classic

Sierra Morrison October 6, 2017

Remember playing Super Mario, Donkey Kong and Metroid on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) with family and friends? Are you craving to play these games again? Good news. Nintendo just released...

Logo courtesy of Pokemon Go's Facebook page.

Why did Pokémon Go fade from campus so quickly?

Dylan Maslowski September 7, 2016

For a time, it seemed as if finding people glued to their phones catching virtual monsters in Niantic Labs’ Pokémon Go would be as common a sight as any. Pokémon Go, released July 7, allows players...

Miitomo marks Nintendo's debut in mobile apps

Miitomo marks Nintendo’s debut in mobile apps

Kevin Howard April 7, 2016

Nintendo has finally joined the mobile app world with its first new social app, Miitomo. It serves as kind of a mix between Facebook and Miiverse from the Wii U, where users socialize with friends in...

"Pokémon" celebrates 20th Anniversary

“Pokémon” celebrates 20th Anniversary

Kevin Howard March 3, 2016

There are few video games series that have become as wildly popular as Nintendo’s “Pokémon” franchise. Over the years, there have been multiple “Pokémon” games released for just about every...

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