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The name Reggie Fils-Aimé may not be familiar to everyone but in the modern world of gaming it's a name bestowed upon a man, a myth and a legend. Two days ago on April 15 Reggie Fils-Aimé, President and COO of Nintendo America, retired. Not…

The newest generation of Pokémon games has finally been revealed as Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield for the Nintendo Switch and with it has come both excitement and hesitation. While some fans are ecstatic to see the beloved franchise come…

I don't regret being given a Game Boy Colour for my seventh birthday. I'm sure my dad regrets ever even considering buying one though. From the moment I loaded up Dinosaurs on that early morning back in 2001 I was hooked. There was no…

The sun is splitting the stones here in Ireland. I can only imagine it's the same in Los Angeles but with worse air quality. June is gaming's busiest month for press purposes at least. E3 is the biggest press-oriented gaming event of the…

Gaming is filled to the brim with cult classics. Games that don’t do well on sales but thrive on review scores and audience appreciation are sometimes robbed of direct support they deserve. Sure they have a ton of fan celebration, but at…

Back in 2008, the Nintendo Wii was the hottest console on the market. It was the casual phenomenon that no house went without. Everyone and their grandmother had one, if even just for Wii Sports bowling and Wii Fit in the grandmother’s…

The sheer magnitude of Pokémon cannot be understated. It’s one of the biggest cash cows in gaming and an easy system seller for every Nintendo handheld. Pokémania leaked into every medium, the game series, the TV show, movies, playing…

The Nintendo Switch is enjoying a vast amount of success compared to its predecessor. In just ten months, the system has sold roughly 15 million units, beating the lifetime sales of the Wii U. This could be down to its superior marketing,…

The Nintendo Switch has already outsold the lifetime sales of the company’s previous flagship system, the Wii U, after a mere ten months on shelves. Debuting in March 2017, the Switch was quick to prove that it would be a bigger success…

Stephen Colfer of Dreamgun and the Dreamgun Film Reads podcast joins Alan and Ellen to talk about the year 2000's The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask. We talk about the weird loneliness of Majora's Mask, loft living, ludonarrative…