Had a piece about Nintendo Labo published on the site of toy and design events agency Mojo Nation today.
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The 10 Disappointments of Nintendo Switch’s Big Night
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Look, I know I’ve got a reputation for hating on Nintendo, and maybe rightly so. But it comes from a place of love. Just like you, I grew up on Nintendo. Getting a NES for Christmas remains pretty much the best memory of my life. Going to a car boot to sell off toys to buy a SNES is up there too. That’s why it hurts so much to see the company getting it so wrong.
See, I can be nice about Nintendo
StandardA few words of mine can be found in Keith Stuart’s latest piece about how Nintendo fared in 2016.
From ‘Zelda’ to Switch: How Nintendo Won 2016 Without Really Trying
Glixel, 31/12/16
My last hot take for MCV
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Nintendo Switch: The Known Knowns, Known Unknowns and Unknown Unknowns
Ben Parfitt 21/10/16
There is nothing in this industry that stimulates as many opinionated hot takes as Nintendo.
Iwata’s Wii U unboxing ‘ceremony’
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I was on Radio 4 yesterday (April 6th, You & Yours, 12:38pm) answering questions about the Nintendo 3DS. And as a bit of context, I spent lots of time both before and after the show being abused by three editors working for The Sun. Though to be fair I did abuse them back a bit. “VENDETTA”.
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