Nintendo’s Biggest Selling Games For Switch, 3DS, Wii U And More As Of Fall 2018

It’s that time again! Time for Nintendo to update the sales figures for its best selling games for current gen and previous gen hardware. Here are Nintendo’s best-selling games: And the Nintendo 3DS: The Wii U: The DS: The Wii:

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Overwatch Cosplay From Another Universe

This is Keltonfx, a cosplayer and makeup artist, with one of the most incredible pieces of Overwatch cosplay I’ve ever seen. This male Symmetra costume takes three of the character’s skins (Oasis, Dragon and Devi) and combines them with other elements of Hindu mythology and classical Indian dance to form this fantastically elaborate piece of…

Red Dead’s Companion App Is Great, And You Should Definitely Use It

It doesn’t take long with Red Dead Redemption 2 before you run into a Kirk Hamilton-sized conundrum: do you play with the HUD on, and experience the Old West through health meters and radars, or do you turn all that off and do things the pretty/pure/hard way. We’ve spent years debating the merits of both…

Scrabble World Champion Drops 100-Point Word On His First Turn

New Zealand’s Nigel Richards, 51, has won his fourth Scrabble World Championship after beating American Jesse Day in this year’s final. His very first word went for 100 points. That word was “zonular” (“like a zone”), but he also scored 84 with “phenolic” and 68 on “groutier”. His opponent had some big words of his…

A Hotel Strike Was The Talk Of This Year’s TwitchCon 

The chants rang out all day, every day of TwitchCon. “Check out! Check out! What do we want? A new contract! When do we want it? Now!” As Twitch’s massive convention spilled out into the streets of downtown San Jose, California last weekend, it was impossible to miss the workers on strike in front of…

I Like Baseball Now Because It’s Just Like Dwarf Fortress

Last Saturday night, I watched a game of baseball, a sport I’ve always disliked. As the game unfolded and I found myself enjoying it, I realized how much it has in common with the stressful video games I love to play. One of my friends is a native Angeleno and a huge Dodgers fan, so…

Smash Bros. Characters Reimagined In Garfield’s Image

Someone has gone to great lengths to render the lasagna-obsessed cat as some of the Nintendo fighting game series’ most iconic characters. Not content to stop there, artist Shawn Bowers also gave each of them perfect backstories. For example, there’s Nessfield. He plays sports and loves baseball. “He did not have enough money for a…

Prototype Wii Remote From The GameCube Era Sells At Auction 

Over the weekend, an old Wiimote controller was sold at auction in Japan for 74,000 yen (approximately $660). Why so much? The device wasn’t just any old Wiimote, but one of the prototypes Nintendo originally created for the GameCube before the Wii had been released. The bundle, which sold on Thursday at Yahoo Auctions per…

Until Dawn Is Much Different When You Play With Friends

Neither of my roommates play games, but they’re both fans of Halloween. To help get us in the spirit I introduced them to Until Dawn, a horror game with lots of branching narrative paths depending on what you choose. One of my roommates isn’t that into spooky stuff but is definitely down to watch scary…

No Man’s Sky’s Latest Update Will Be Underwater

The upcoming No Man’s Sky update, The Abyss, is all about what lurks under the sea No Man’s Sky’s last named update, Next, completely revitalized the game, not only overhauling the visuals, but changing fundamental systems and adding the long awaited multiplayer. The Abyss isn’t quite as huge, but adding undersea missions and vehicles will…

The Week In Games: Cosmic Kingdom Wizard Kid

This week brings Lovecraftian nightmares, demonic entities on the Switch, and some hearty kingdoms. In the immediate wake of Red Dead Redemption 2, we’ve got a real mix of different games to check out. It’s a week of compilations, as the omnibus Kingdom Hearts: The Story So Far is releasing alongside the LEGO Harry Potter…

Full List Of PlayStation Classic Games Is Missing Some Classics

Sony today released the full list of 20 games that will be on its miniature PlayStation Classic, and while there are some nice ones on there (Metal Gear Solid, Wild Arms), there are also some baffling decisions. No Tomb Raider, no Crash, and… no Suikoden II Here’s the full list: Battle Arena Toshinden Cool Boarders…

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