Nintendo announced Super Mario Maker 2 to kick off today’s Nintendo Direct stream. Sequel to the immensely popular but underselling (thanks to the platform it was stuck on, the Wii U) Super Mario Maker, this follow-up promises a host of new features with which players can create their dream, or ni...
Read MoreWhen I first saw the trailers for The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, I was excited. It looked like a brand new fantasy world for fans to sink their teeth into, though my enthusiasm was tempered a bit by this world having a veneer of “sameness” resembling other Disney features like Alic...
Read MoreEver since Batman: The Animated Series I’ve been fascinated with Batman on TV. Yes, the 60s TV show was its own kind of awesome, but it was the animated show that really lit the fires of my imagination. So when I first saw the headline that Fox was developing a Batman TV, show my mind began &hell...
Read MoreToday’s Nintendo Direct got right down to business by revealing the final characters for this December’s big release, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Ken (Street Fighter) joins as an “echo fighter” to fellow series fighter Ryu. Based primarily on his Street Fighter II: Turbo incarnation, Ken is ...
Read More“Can’t be too careful with all those weirdos around.” Welcome back to You Should Be Watching, where I recommend movies and TV series that I think deserve more attention. This week we’ll be moonlighting with the Caped Crusader himself, in the animated series spin-off Batman: Mask of the P...
Read MoreSuper Smash Bros. fans were welcomed this morning by more than just clear summer skies, as Nintendo’s promised Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct streamed at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET. New details about the game were in no short supply and the live stream went on for nearly half an hour. Many of the h...
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