Opinion Dust and Destruction: The Racing Economy in F-Zero 99 How massive multiplayer setups can be balanced for fun and engagement
Review Does Game Builder Garage Actually Teach You How to Make Games? The educational value of Nintendo's most accessible game engine
Opinion Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - Cutting Through Convention An example of the power of imagery to subvert our expectations
Retrospective How Fire Emblem Returned From the Brink of Collapse Rise, fall, and rise once more: the Fire Emblem franchise that we know today was on the verge of disaster over a decade ago
Feature The Legendary Naming of Mario: A Tale of Coins, Creativity, and Unexpected Inspiration Decoding the Mushroom Kingdom's moniker mystery
Opinion Rayman in the Phantom Show: A Welcomed if Underwhelming Return How did Rayman fare in his return to gaming's spotlight?
Opinion Looking Back at Super Mario 3D Land's Rich, Engaging World A bold, unique approach for the Mario franchise
Retrospective The Untold Story of Snoopy Tennis, Part 2 Continuing the story of Snoopy Tennis, from release to legacy
Retrospective The Untold Story of Snoopy Tennis, Part 1 Tracing the origins of Snoopy Tennis, from idea to getting ready for release
Opinion When Square and Sega Danced: An Alternate Gaming Symphony Take a trip through a past, present, and future that could have been
Review Pikmin 4: A Blooming Good Time A thorough review of the newest entry in the Pikmin franchise from a veteran Pikmin lover
Review The Hands That Guide: A Tears of the Kingdom Review The evolution from solitude to trust in the newest iteration of The Legend of Zelda
Feature The Zelda Game You Could Only Play via Satellite in 1995 Streaming a video game two decades before it went mainstream
Opinion The Understated Beauty of the Title Screen Title screens can set the mood and expectations of a game from the first moment
Feature Spotlight Pipes, Dark Patterns, and the Evolution of the Lootbox Nintendo is the latest target of a loot box-related lawsuit
Opinion Nintendo's Plans for 2023 Don't Include a New Switch Special editions are happening, but a new Switch will have to wait
Games UX Games UX: All About Subtitles Exploring subtitles in games, especially when applied to multiple screen sizes
Opinion Sony's Success Does Not Guarantee Their Future How does Sony's singular focus and current success set them up for the future?
Feature Chibi-Robo, and the Existential Crisis of Family A celebration of communication and an ode to family