2019

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact On February 27, 2019, Pokemon had a Pokemon Direct, where they announced the upcoming games, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield versions. These games were teased at roughly 2 years ago without a name, so it is good to finally know some of what we may have in store for the next installment in the […]

Pokemon VGC 2019 Oceania International Championship

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact This past weekend, I viewed the Pokemon VGC Oceania International Championship on Twitch. It took place in Melbourne, Australia, and there was a big time zone difference in viewing the stream, so I had to view the tournament after the fact. Since it would have been easy for many U.S. viewers to miss this […]

Nintendo News: Nintendo Direct 2/13/2019

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Yesterday, Nintendo had released a new Nintendo Direct, showcasing new games for the Nintendo Switch. Much of the news will be reported here, with a hint of opinion in the end. So, let’s go over what was announced. Super Mario Maker 2 to be released in June 2019 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black […]

Pokemon VGC 2019 Latin America International Championship

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact This past weekend, (starting on Friday, 11/16/2018) was Pokemon’s first International Championship of the 2019 season, the Latin America International Championship, in São Paulo, Brazil. This tournament featured the Sun Series rule set. For those who don’t know, the 2019 season is split into three different rule sets, which change as the season progresses. […]

Nintendo News: Smash Ultimate Direct 11/1/2018

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Today, Nintendo released their final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct prior to the game’s release in December. I will supply a summary of what was revealed, with some commentary on what was shown. There is a lot to cover here so let’s get started. Characters: Ken (Echo fighter for Ryu) (Street Fighter series) Incineroar […]

Nintendo News: Nintendo Direct 9/13/2018

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Yesterday was the day the delayed September Nintendo Direct aired. I will go over the games and game updates that were mentioned in this video. It was full of news, and was a blast to view. Here, I will list a summary of what was announced! The direct started with the announcement of Luigi’s […]

Preview: Mega Man 11 Demo

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Today, I have something new for my readers: this is my first preview article. I will be covering my impressions from the Mega Man 11 demo. I won’t give this game a score, since the full game isn’t released yet, but I will let you know if I am looking forward to its release. […]

The 2018 Pokemon World VGC Championship

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact This past weekend, from Friday August 24, through Sunday August 26, was the 2018 Pokemon world championships. They took place in Nashville, Tennessee, and featured a total prize pool of $500,000 split between 3 different games and 3 different age divisions per game (with only 2 age divisions for Pokken tournament). Pokemon Ultra Sun […]

Nintendo News: Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact This past Wednesday, August 8, 2018 Nintendo released a Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct. It revealed many features of the upcoming Smash Bros. game to be released in December. Since I was on vacation at the time, I couldn’t cover this news in a timely fashion. Even so, I want to cover as many of […]

A Look at The 2018 Pokemon NAIP

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact So this weekend, I had watched the live stream of the 2018 Pokemon North American International Championship, which took place in Columbus, Ohio. According to the commentators, there were around 2,000 competitors across the video game, trading card game, and Pokken Tournament games throughout the event. This also includes players in three age divisions […]