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Pokemon Winds and Waves Revealed!
We all knew this day would come. There’s a new mainline Pokemon game on the way! I think today is Pokemon Day, and the Pokemon Company made a ton of announcements this morning. I’m really only interested in the mainline games…though maybe not this one. I’ll explain in a bit. Let’s just enjoy the reveal trailer and the starters for now!
Looks great! Looks detailed and full of life and exactly what we all want from these new open world Pokemon games. I know I’ve been waiting my whole adult childhood for these bigger, more expansive Pokemon games. I enjoyed the last couple.
And here are there starters: Browt, Pombon and Gecqua.
On initial glance, I don’t have an immediate favorite. Maybe Gecqua. But it really all depends on their final evolutions. I pick a starter based on vibes and looks. And mainly the look of the final evolution, because that’s the one I’ll be spending the most time with in the game. It doesn’t take long for your starter to evolve in these modern games.
Anyway, it all looks great…but, uh…I’m probably not buying a Switch 2 anytime soon. I’m pretty broke these days, and am getting by nicely with my new gaming PC and Playstation 5. I bought the Switch during COVID, and that was my first ever Nintendo console (if we don’t count Game Boys). I played all the games I wanted on it, including the last mainline Pokemon game, and then I never touched the thing again. I’m no Nintendo guy.
So even though I’ve gone out and bought Nintendo handhelds specifically to play new Pokemon games…I just don’t see myself buying the Switch 2 anytime soon. Granted, I’ve got until Winds and Waves comes out in 2027…but I dunno, you guys. The base console costs $450, plus then like $60 or more for this new game. Do I want to spend $500 just to play the new Pokemon game? I can’t justify that. Not in this economy, with the world crashing down around us.
This might just be the end of the line for me and Pokemon…
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A Bunch of New Mario Gameplay
It’s Monday. I’m on vacation. How about some Super Mario gameplay to pass our time? The next 2D, side-scrolling Mario game is going to be Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and we’ve got a full, 15-minute video about the game. I love Mario games as much as the next person, so let’s check it out.
Yeah, looks like a fun Mario game. Nintendo rarely fails in building new Mario games, so I’m fully on board with what they’re producing here. Who doesn’t love new Mario levels? With new power ups, hidden secrets, collection challenges; these things are always fun and rewarding.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder comes out on Oct. 20, so we’ve got some time.
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Fun New Mario Games Coming
For the first time in my life, I own a Nintendo console. So when they announce new Nintendo games, I can get excited! And the pair of new Mario games they announced yesterday have me excited. I like Mario games as much as the next person.
First up is Super Mario Bros. Wonder, which is a new 2D Mario game with all sorts of new mechanics.
Looks neat! Who doesn’t love a classic Mario game? And new elements? Sure! Elephant power-up? Yeah, why not. Looks all manner of fun. And it comes out in October.
Next up is a remake of Super Mario RPG, a classic game that I never played.
Everybody is always raving about Super Mario RPG being one of the greatest of all time. I never owned a Super Nintendo. I’ve never played this game. I have some memories of magazine ads about the game, some characters I’ve seen. Welp, now I’ll get to play it for real! Lucky me.
Super Mario RPG comes out in November.
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Nintendo is Getting In On The Kitty Cat Video Game Scene
I still need to play Stray. A video game where you’re an adorable cat wandering through a city? That just seems like fun! Plus I spent all that money on a Playstation 5. But before I even get to that, how about this new game from Nintendo: Little Kitty, Big City.
Seems like Nintendo took the idea of Stray and its popularity and turned it into a sandbox game. Seems like a winning strategy to me! And this seems like a really cool game to me. It’s adorable, it’s open, it’s Nintendo; I spent all that money on the Switch, after all. Might as well try Little Kitty, Big City. It comes out…next year! Oh, I’ll probably get to Stray before that.
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Tears of the Kingdom is a Day One Buy For Me
I am going to buy Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on the day it comes out. I own a Nintendo Switch, the first Nintendo console I’ve ever owned — not counting the handhelds. I very much enjoyed Breath of the Wild, the first ever Zelda game I really played. And I’ve even taken the week after May 12 off from work so that I’ll have plenty of time to play Tears of the Kingdom.
Mostly I wanted to take a vacation in the spring, and the timing just worked out for Tears of the Kingdom.
The game looks great. Some people might complain that it’s just a Breath of the Wild expansion pack, but I do not care. Breath of the Wild was an amazing game with an amazing game world and amazing game mechanics. If they want to just expand upon that with all new adventures and stuff to do, that’s perfectly fine with me. I am not someone constantly chasing new graphical improvements. Give me more of the same, with some tweaks and upgrades and bonus stuff, and I’ll be a happy camper. It’s like the Miles Morales sequel to the PS4 Spider-Man game. Same Manhattan, same Spidey awesomeness, but just different enough to be new and cool.
So I am fully on board for having a week off from work to play through Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, coming May 12.
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