Year: 2016

December 15, 2016 My first impressions of Super Mario Run for iOS! Played on an iPhone 7 plus. I’m really enjoying it so far! the game is designed entirely around simple one handed play, this doesn’t mean it’s been dumbed down though, it still has some fantastic level design which really takes advantage of the new gameplay mechanics! More importantly …

October 23, 2016 10 Nintendo Switch features I want! 10: Virtual console with all Wii / Wii U / 3DS VC games already on. When the WiiU launched, they re-started the virtual console from scratch, This time I hope they continue using the existing eShop which has come on a lot on the past few years. It would be a shame …

October 12, 2016 Japan is well known for it’s many animal cafes, which means petting the animals, not eating them as some people think!  The first one we went to this time was a cafe in Roppongi called Harry Cafe, Harry as Hedgehog in Japanese is Harinezumi. It was a small cafe with a few seats round the edge and a …

September 18, 2016 Been in Japan for 2 days now, of course the first thing on our list was Akihabara! It seems even bigger than what I remember with bright lights and huge SEGA and TAITO arcades that all have 6+ floors of games and crane machines! Didn’t get a pic of the main street yet, but heres the ridiculously big electronics …

May 11, 2016 This year marks the 30th Anniversary of one of my all time favourite series. It feels like only yesterday that I went to the 25th Anniversary Symphony in London. The atmosphere there was incredible and it’s easy to see why. The Zelda series has captured the hearts and minds of gamers around the world,  let’s take a look …

January 21, 2016 This year will hopefully see the announcement (and possibly release?) of the NX. Nintendo’s mysterious new console, or handheld, or both? There’s been rumours flying around for a while now that it will be announced this year in an attempt by Nintendo to return to the sales figures of the original Wii. I don’t think they will …