Tag Archives: Nintendo

BTL Radio Podcast: Super Mario Run

Hello, Enthusiacs! 2016 is in the books, and in the turn of the new year, the impossible has happened, something we never thought we’d see, Mario has come to mobile! Yes, Super Mario Run is out, with a marketing push

Let’s Play: Pokemon Blue Nuzlocke!

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What better way to enjoy the holidays than to sit down and watch a Let’s Play where if the Pokemon faint…they die! That’s what a Nuzlocke run is all about! So join us as we take our first step into

Point Streak Podcast: 2017 Gaming Preview

What a better way to end 2016 with a Point Streak about…2017 – specifically, games slated for release that year.  This year is almost in the can, what gaming goodies can we expect (realistically) in the next trip around the

Behind the Line: “Best Fan Creation” award

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Game development can be difficult when stacks of technology all depend on each other, meaning any one element in the chain changes, and it can all topple over. That kind of interdependence can happen outside of the games themselves, too.

BTL Radio Podcast: VR Discussion and News

Hello Enthusiacs! This week we have Marco back to discuss a few smaller news stories, and to discuss the possibilities for VR in the future. From managing communities and marketing, to the evolution of the nature of the industry over

Point Streak Podcast: Nintendo Switch Reactions

Point Streak this week turns to a trending topic, the recent reveal of the Nintendo Switch – soon to be released to market in Q1 2017.  Following up on our NX discussion earlier this year, we talk about what has been

Behind the Line Radio Podcast: Nintendo Switch

Hello Enthusiacs! The Nintendo Switch is finally revealed. Does this excite you? Are you not entertained? What is Nintendo trying to do with this handheld, console hybrid? Should we call it a hand-con? They already call the controllers Joy-con, so

Point Streak Podcast: Nintendo NX Leaks

Point Streak is back and we can’t avoid the rumour mill forever – particularly not when news of the Nintendo NX has been leaked.  Solid, but yet to be confirmed information about the format of this new console has been

Behind the Line: Pokemon Go and alternative gameplay

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about or played Pokemon Go.  I’d show you a chart of its first week of downloads, but, no joke, it’s just a straight line at #1.  Even I, who have

Behind the Line: Reactions, industry vs community

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Sometimes the games industry is an amazing place.  Sometimes it can move us, or show us things we never realized.  Sometimes it can introduce us to amazing people.  For me, this is not one of those times.  In fact, I