Author: Brian Shea

Following last week’s Xbox podcast, where Phil Spencer said that four previous Xbox exclusives would be coming to additional platforms in the near future, today’s Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase revealed the first of the four. Grounded, a four-player survival game where players assume the roles of children shrunken down to the size of bugs, is…

During today’s Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase, we learned Grounded is coming to Switch this April, but that’s not the only Obsidian-developed title fans can expect. Blending the adventure genre with a gorgeous storybook aesthetic, Pentiment was a critical darling when it launched on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC in 2022. Now, a new…

Following today’s Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase, many were surprised the heavily rumored Hi-Fi Rush was absent. However, shortly after that presentation, which confirmed Pentiment and Grounded are both arriving on Switch, we learned that the next of the four previous Xbox exclusives Phil Spencer said last week are coming to additional platforms. Hi-Fi Rush, a…

Sega has revealed an all-new entry in the Super Monkey Ball franchise. Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble features the highest player count in series history, allowing up to 16 players to compete in various online game modes.  Banana Rumble features an Adventure mode, letting you roll through 200 new stages with up to four players…

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian and Kyle start the show by covering news surrounding Splatoon 3, Princess Peach: Showtime!, Sonic Superstars, Xbox’s “business update,” and more. Then, Charles joins the show to share his review of Mario vs. Donkey Kong, while Kyle talks about his experience with the Tomb Raider I-III Remastered collection.…

Introduction The launch of 1997’s Final Fantasy VII on PlayStation signaled a seismic shift in the video game landscape. The transition from pixel art to fully animated computer graphics was a massive enough leap ahead, but the beauty of this classic title was much more than skin deep. Featuring a stellar cast of beloved characters, a…

Developers Ludosity and Fair Play Labs announced today that Mr. Krabs from SpongeBob SquarePants will join the Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 roster next week. The Bikini Bottom resident joins his neighbors SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, and Mecha Plankton, who were all part of the platform fighter’s launch roster. Mr. Krabs arrives on February 15 as the…

Whenever a Mario Kart entry arrives, it immediately becomes a must-have on its respective platform, thanks to its universal appeal to gamers of all experience and ability levels. That widespread appeal has translated to sales, as nearly every Mario Kart game ranks near the top of its platform’s sales chart. But it goes beyond mainstream…

This week on All Things Nintendo, we have a party for Mario Party! The long-running four-player party series starring everyone’s favorite cast from the Mushroom Kingdom turned 25 this week, so Brian and guest Dom Mahoney from Wicked Good Gaming talk about the first game’s development and legacy. Before that, the two get caught up…

Back to Top In the first four decades of the Super Mario series, Mario and his friends appeared in hundreds of titles, but in the core “Super Mario” series, the plumber was present in just 22 titles (if you include Lost Levels, Bowser’s Fury, and Super Mario Run). While the series has some entries that…