The motherboard is one of the most integral pieces of the PC building puzzle because your choice of board answers a ton of questions for you before you even get started with anything else. It determines which processor generation and from which manufacturer you’re going to be picking from, it determines what kind of storage…
2022 was the year where cryptocurrencies and the industry around them lost a lot of credibility, thanks to the collapse of enormous exchanges like FTX and the overnight failure of major cryptocurrencies like LunaUSD. 2023 has been the year where we started to see the consequences for some of this stuff, alongside a whole host…
Games are big nowadays. That’s not necessarily a bad thing—it’s good to get value for your money. But the industry at-large has gone from having an identity Crysis over visual fidelity into wanting everything to be bigger, better, and forever. I’m left with a single question: is anybody else tired, dude? Some time in the…
2023 could be regarded as something of a bumper year for SSDs, as we saw many great PCIe Gen 4 drives in large sizes retail for very attractive prices. Super fast high capacity storage for reasonable money was the order of the day, and given the increasing size of game installations, PC hardware was all…
Deeply in love. Over the holiday season, we’re republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2023 series. Enjoy! Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Life imitating art, or the other way around? The phrase “Egg of Columbus” is used to describe a brilliant discovery which seems so obvious after the fact. It’s something we’ve been pondering for weeks now, ever since interviewing former games journalist Frank O’Connor for our recent ‘Nintendo’s Golden Ticket’ feature. “I might conflate my discovery…
Enjoy your stay. First announced back in February 2023, the new stop-motion animation series Pokémon Concierge is now available to watch on Netflix. Developed by The Pokémon Company, Dwarf Studios, and Netflix Animation, Pokémon Concierge follows protagonist Haru, who takes on a job as concierge at the idyllic ‘Pokémon Resort’. Her role is to ensure…
All the gear, and a great idea. First released in Japan in October 1990, the Game Gear was Sega’s first portable games console and was in direct competition with Nintendo’s Game Boy, Atari’s Lynx and NEC’s PC Engine GT. The Game Boy would emerge the ultimate victor, but the Game Gear lasted longer than its…
A sea of quality. Ready for another top-five list? Of course, you are. Recently, the stupendous Felix went through his top five Switch games of 2023, and now it’s Zion’s turn. If you remember what we said in our previous article, there will be no crossover between the lists presented by our wonderful video team,…
Suika Game tops the charts. Back in July, Nintendo revealed Japan’s “most downloaded” Switch games in the first half of 2023. It was no surprise The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was in the lead at the time. Now, in an update, it’s been revealed Suika Game has officially surpassed it – earning…