Review
The Kill Screen Review: Nintendo Land, where everyone can be Mario
Nintendo’s introduction to the Wii U dresses us up as the characters we’ve been playing as for years, with a little help from our friends.
Jon Irwin
Article
The Wii U diaries, Day 6: the really long countdown to launch
Our Wii U diarist waits with the masses for the new console. And waits. And waits.
Columns
The Wii U Diaries, Day 5: Will we survive the herds of Nintendo’s connected future?
In the last weekday before launch, Jon Irwin enjoys his last day before the public sets in.
Article
The Wii U diaries, Day 4: Mario’s uncomfortable close up
HD ruined the careers of newscasters and porn stars. Will it ruin Mario?
Article
The Wii U diaries, Day 3: if you build it, will they come (back)?
Our diarist considers the fate of the Lapsed Nintendo Fan, and comes to identify with the Japanese salaryman.
Article
The Wii U diaries, Day 2: bifocals not included
In which our Nintendo diarist has trouble seeing the damn thing.
Article
The Wii U diaries, Day 1: improving one marriage at a time
Our coverage of the new console kicks off with that old time Nintendo feeling.
News
The six habits of healthy game developers
This post is part of a content series presented in partnership with smartwater. smartwater, simplicity is delicious. This past April, a New York Times Magazine cover story called “Just One More Game…” assessed the growing influence of digital games on our time, our money, and our state of mind. As
Review
New Super Mario Bros. 2 is worth every last coin.
A million reasons why Mario’s latest might just be his greatest yet.
Review
Some Fling
The new catapult game Wreckateer for Xbox 360 uses Kinect to let you load and launch rocks into castles. How do you mess this up?
Essay
Nintendo’s Power
Nintendo’s new gaming console, the Wii U, has already been dismissed by gaming experts and fans. Is their skepticism warranted, or are they missing the forest for the trees of Hyrule? Jon Irwin thinks the latter.
Review
Cloud of War
If we must tangle with our enemies, can we laugh with them too? Nintendo’s new Kid Icarus: Uprising soars through a cloud of action, wit, and self-reference—all at once.