Category Archives: Nintendo

Inquiring minds REALLY need to know: Should people quit Modern video games entirely NOW at this point?

Posted on July 29, 2026 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  I dropped the news near the end of the previous post shortly after it went public but both Playstation and Xbox have announced they are getting rid of physical discs: In 2027 for Playstation and 2028 for Xbox. This … Continue reading →

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Nintendo’s Starfox/Lylat Wars 2026 announcement confirms what longtime series fans suspected for 30 years

Posted on May 6, 2026 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  Today’s Starfox 2026 announcement confirms what many suspected after the ill-fated Wii U title Starfox Zero: Nintendo STILL hasn’t been able to make a Starfox game as good as Starfox 64 was 30 years later. I’m gonna take you … Continue reading →

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I now have all the games I originally bought my Switch 1 for three years ago and just in time for this coming October

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Lavon Samuel Davis

Yes, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. I’m holding off getting the Fighters’ Pass sets (adds 10 additional Fighters including Male and Female Byleth from Fire Emblem Three Houses, Sephiroth from FFVII and Sora from the Kingdom Hearts games) until next month … Continue reading →

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I now have a Switch Lite 4 months earlier this planned; I still have a lot of Switch 1 games to get

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  A few posts back I said I was expecting a financial windfall that would allow me to buy a Switch Lite this coming Fall. In late June, I got a financial windfall that was double what I was expecting … Continue reading →

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A growing number of former industry insiders are sounding warning bells as the Switch 2’s June 5 launch date fast approaches

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  The warning bells being sounded are directed at the industry’s top companies in particular: Crash Incoming. What sucks is the Switch 2 and Nintendo will become the faces of unchecked greed when things go down. The irony is of … Continue reading →

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Microsoft announces price increases for both Xbox Series models effective immediately; First Party Xbox Series games to be increased to $80 by the Holidays

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  Four weeks after Nintendo shadow revealed Nintendo Switch 2 games will cost $80 to $90, Microsoft is announcing unprecedented price hikes of their own. Everyone was bracing for Microsoft and Sony to announce the games for their next consoles … Continue reading →

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Ten things the 10th Gen Main Series Pokemon Games need to change or overhaul at this point

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  Weather it’s on the Switch, The Switch 2 or both we’re probably a year or two away from the 10th Gen Main Series Pokemon Games getting announced. Over the last 29 years–Pokemon started in Japan as Pokemon Red and … Continue reading →

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Physical Switch 2 Games Will Be $10 more than Digital to encourage Digital purchases but that’s not the only reason they’ll cost that much

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  Gamers where hit with sticker shock when the $450 price tag for the Switch 2 was unveiled the other day. This was compounded by the additional revealation that Physical Switch games will always be at least $10 more than … Continue reading →

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The 4/2 Nintendo Direct announces the Nintendo Switch 2 will release worldwide on June 5,2025; Console will sell for $450 USD

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  The release date and price were the big things rumored and speculated for months that have now been confirmed. The console will release on June 5 and the console will sell for $450 USD. It is now the first … Continue reading →

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Nintendo officially unveils the Switch 2 today, confirms it will release later this year

Posted on January 16, 2025 by Lavon Samuel Davis

Clearly annoyed the recent unofficial leaks stole their thunder, Nintendo officially unveiled the Switch’s successor sometime earlier today. I had to stop myself from saying “this morning” because of time zone differences. Morning in North America is evening in Japan. … Continue reading →

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