Remastering / Re-Releasing Games is a Big Business

If I haven’t spent more money rebuying games in the past year than I’ve spent on new games then it has to be really, really close.

There’s a really big trend in the past few years toward re-releasing or remastering past games. Even the most recent Nintendo Direct was all about re-releasing games like Dark Souls, and they also recently released Skyrim (which itself has had numerous releases). Nintendo is leading this phenom with their NES and SNES classic systems and console tempting lots of games to release again.

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My Favorites from the Latest Nintendo Direct

Waiting for Nintendo’s next Nintendo Direct was starting to become a meme, and at times it felt like the company was even trolling us on Twitter with their nonsensical imagery. Yesterday, with practically no announcement at all, they dropped a ‘mini’ Direct on us with lots of great games and details.

I’m just going to touch on a few of my favorites and stand-outs, but you can find all of the games and info on Nintendo’s official site for the Jan 11th Direct.

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Titan Quest Coming to Consoles in 2018

I thought this was really cool and really, really weird. Titan Quest is coming to... Console? I mean ... Console!  I don't know how I feel about that, but I…

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Super Mario Odyssey is Cap-tivating

I just finished Mario Odyssey! Wow, that was an awesome adventure. Mario Odyssey returns to the Mario 64 style platformer, which I highly, highly prefer over the 2D/pseudo 2d-3d games…

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Nintendo Switch Adds Video Capture

Nothing massive for today's entry guys. I have had a rough go in the real world these past few days, so you'll have to bear with me as we make…

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Reggie on Nintendo VR and the Future

Reggie Fils-Aime, President and COO of Nintendo America, produced quite a couple of gems during Variety's Entertainment and Tech Summit. Nintendo Won't Be Pursuing VR Didn't need a crystal ball to…

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