It’s Time to Camp Out for the Next Animal Crossing

Nintendo showed off their latest mobile game yesterday, finally giving fans a first look at the Animal Crossing game they first teased about a year and a half ago. In Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, you will start out by stumbling into a management position for a humble, undeveloped campsite. You’ll live in an RV, bond with fellow campers, and slowly gather the resources to build your fledgling campsite into… well, whatever your ideal version of a campsite is. In short, it looks like a slightly scaled-back and streamlined take on the full Animal Crossing experience, and it looks awesome.

Nintendo’s Post-Odyssey Roadmap is a Big Question Mark

It’s been about a year since Nintendo showed the first tantalizing glimpses of the Nintendo Switch. When the system’s first trailer arrived on October 20, 2016, it turned out the rumors were true: Nintendo’s next system would be a hybrid console that would seamlessly “switch” (snap!) between home and portable play. And it looked awesome! Many diehard and lapsed Nintendo fans alike were immediately intrigued by the new system on the basis of its innately appealing foundational features.

Reflecting on Six Years of 3DS

As of this week, the 3DS has been out for over six years in all of Nintendo’s release territories. When the system arrived in North America, it cost a steep $250, had no online store, and was accompanied by a largely uninspired assortment of games headlined by bafflingly underwhelming first-party efforts including Nintendogs + Cats, Pilotwings Resort, and Steel Diver. Six years later, the 3DS is one of my favorite systems of all time and has given me some of my most cherished game experiences.