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The curious evolution of Nintendo’s new "amiibo"
Nintendo has always made games with heart; now they’re making toys with souls.
Jon Irwin
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Pushmo World offers great puzzling, but the Wii U deserves more
A legacy of missed potential?
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Nintendo comes out swinging
Thoughts on Nintendo’s E3 “Digital Event.”
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Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails is a cat-person masterpiece
Less “knocking things off ledges,” more “shooting things in outer space.”
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Two5six: a day of videogames and culture and werewolves and donuts
You should’ve been there.
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The creativity of building a soundscape; or, fighting over songbirds
The subjectivity of sound.
Review
Mario Kart 8: a review in four dimensions
Back and forth we go.
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How the rules of social games are creeping into the real world
The subtle progress of gamification.
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The secret to social game success: sound
Dr. Karen Collins on gaming’s unheard triumphs.
Review
Nintendo layers on the zaniness in Mario Golf: World Tour
Also discussed: Golf (the NES game).
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Flappy Bird and the rise of the accidental social game
How 2013’s surprise hit heralds a new type of success.
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VR, the new arcade, and the presence-crisis of videogames
The most “immersive” game at PAX East was a 30-year-old sit-down tennis game.