In what would be a major victory for Nintendo fans, Operation Rainfall proved successful – and now, after a painfully lengthy conversion process, Xenoblade Chronicles has finally arrived in North America. Game: Xenoblade Chronicles Publisher: Nintendo of America Developer: Nintendo/Monolithsoft Genre:...

It isn’t very often that a noteworthy Wii game gets released. It is even rarer that a noteworthy JRPG not named Final Fantasy gets released. This week will see both rarities occur thanks to the North American release of Xenoblade Chronicles. It is actually a small wonder that the game is even coming...

It has come to our attention via Joystiq that Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime has announced a press briefing via 3DS Swapnote.  According to the small amount of information available, Nintendo will be announcing some 3DS and Wii related news at the briefing, which is scheduled for broadcast...

The average age of today’s traditional Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 owner is 37. A couple of years ago that number was 35. Looking back near the start of the generation, that number was 30. Notice a trend? Every time the age of the current gaming demographic is surveyed by one organization or another,...

My favorite RPG of last year was Xenoblade Chronicles.  Too bad it was never released in the States.  I guess Reggie’s body just wasn’t ready for it. Fortunately, Nintendo finally decided to announce the game for North America, and will be releasing it later this year to participating...

For a first-party AAA game in an extremely well-known franchise releasing this time of year, Skyward Sword‘s fanfare upon arrival was remarkably quiet.  Perhaps the nearly year-long game drought  had something to do with it, or perhaps it was this game’s unsurprising year-long delay, but the...

“And the best selling game of 2011 goes to…” If history is any indicator of the future, it would be a safe bet that Activision’s cash cow, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, will be among the highest selling releases of the year, if not of all time.  Though the franchise has been...

There was once a time when grown men would cry when a new Legend of Zelda game was announced. The 25 year-old franchise is second only to Mario when it comes to Nintendo’s most valuable and beloved intellectual properties. In a time when Nintendo has gone from the most successful console manufacturer...

Dear Activision, Hi there, Max Powers here, loyal video game player for decades running and someone crazy enough to write game reviews. I’ve been playing your games for a long time and we have to talk. I know what people have been saying behind your back and it isn’t pretty. I’m not going to talk...

It is with mixed feelings that I write this review.  On one hand, I am thrilled to finally be able to play this game in English courtesy of Nintendo of Europe’s locali(s)ation.  On the other hand, Nintendo of America’s insistence on avoiding the JRPG genre  means that I had to jump through a...