By Ronald Gordon, Makeda Byfield and Khloe Wilkerson Mario, and Sonic, and Pikachu-Oh My! Last week, New York Videogame Critics Circle senior interns Makeda, Ronald and Khloe had the opportunity to attend a Nintendo event at Daylight Studios in Manhattan. Over the course of two or so hours, they had the opportunity to play five…
By Jade Entien During this pandemic, spending time with family is important as we stay safe indoors. So, like many, I’ve embraced the opportunity to play video games. With an interesting story to introduce itself, Save Your Nuts is a colorful and vibrant video game that allows up to eight friends to play as various…
By Peter Torres That’s one super long bus! Stage Clear Studio’s Snakeybus is an arcade style game that is essentially a take on Snake, but in three dimensional environments. Here, you drive around various locations while picking up and delivering passengers in, say, Seattle, Miami and even the interior of a museum. With four different…
By Jeffrey Mizrahi Not only is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate the best Smash Bros. ever made, it is an essential game in every Nintendo Switch owners library. On a surface level, Super Smash Bros. is a party fighting game. Two to eight players load up into a level and duke it out until a winner…
By Kimari Rennis After playing Arms during a New York Videogame Critics Circle mentoring event, I am convinced that 2017 is the year for Nintendo. Arms is a scifi boxing game that gives players the freedom to develop tactics, make up new strategies, analyze gameplay, and compete against friends, family, and adults alike. With a…
Hello, friends and members of the Circle! It’s Jon again, back with your weekly Roundup and taking some time to honor International Women’s Day. Women have been involved in videogames from the beginning of the industry. In fact, if it wasn’t for one profoundly intelligent woman, videogames may not even exist! Ada Lovelace is often…
Hello, hello! Jon here back with your Circle Roundup. Before we start our Roundup, I would be remiss if I didn’t honor Bill Paxton. Personally, my favorite Paxton vehicle is Twister (But what about Big Love! He was awesome in Big Love -HG). Until Twister, I had no idea that steak and eggs was…
By Kimari Rennis Big New Project At Nintendo -March 17th 2015 Nintendo reveals that they are working on a new videogame console that is referred to as the “NX.” Our critics hope it is better than the Wii U, which was disappointing. Nintendo’s Sad Loss -July 11th 2015 The beloved President of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata,…