gaming
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Switch 2 Announcement!
Holy moly, Switch 2 Nintendo Boogaloo, it’s here. I can already feel the hole in my wallet. After months of speculation and a lot of leaks from third-party accessories manufacturers, the Switch 2 has finally been announced. It was only a teaser trailer, so we don’t know much. A full Direct will be held on…
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The Mario Timeline: Mario 64 DS
Time to drop the pretence. I’m kidding myself if I don’t think I’m making a Mario timeline. I didn’t intend to make one, but here we are. Let’s talk about Mario 64 DS. The first and second Mushroom Wars occur, respectively, during the original Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. series. In those…
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Ultimate Zonai Theory Part 4: The First Rupture
The previous entries in this series argued that Zonai civilisation began in the Depths, where they helped to keep thedDemon hoard imprisoned. Their civilisation flourished, and they built various temples and structures in the Depths-Surface trade hub of Eldin Volcano/Death Mountain in Skyward Sword. Then Zonai civilisation vanished in a great societal rupture, that also…
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Nintendo Switch 2: Announcement and Launch Date Predictions
When will the Switch 2 be released? A recent rumour has stated that Nintendo is producing as many Switch 2 units as possible to avoid a console shortage at launch. If true, they’re clearly confidant and have every right to be. The Switch is one of the best-selling consoles ever. Assuming they’ve learnt the lessons…
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What will be new in Mario Kart 9 on Switch 2?
It’s time to speculate widely! With the Switch 2 likely to launch in 2025, a new Mario Kart is probably around the corner. It’s been ten years since the release of Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U, which is a lot of potential development time. So, my expectations are unreasonably high! I don’t think…
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Ultimate Zonai Theory Part 2
Origins, habitation and population movements. Part 1 Part 3 In part 1, it was argued that the Zonai King Rauru, in the flashbacks of Tears of the Kingdom (TotK), founded Hyrule between the events of Skyward Sword and The Minish Cap. There’s nothing particularly out there or groundbreaking about this conclusion, but the timeline was…
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Switch 2 Launch Titles
What games will Switch 2 have at launch? The Switch 2 rumours are heating up. Some leaked images have been released, and fans are speculating that it could be announced this month! In my wildest dreams it will be capable of turning into a VR headset, but I realise this is unlikely (maybe Switch 3).…
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Ultimate Zonai Theory Part 1
Introduction and Timeline Placement Part 2 Tears of the Kingdom (TotK) has thrown a spanner into the Zelda theory community. The Zonai, introduced in that game, are an entirely new element of the Zelda timeline, which complicates many old theories and established narrative details. The term Zonai was first used during Breath of the Wild…
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Return of the Deku Scrubs (mini post)
Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom looks awesome. I’m excited, I can’t wait to play it, and I can’t believe I haven’t talked about it yet. Alas, I’m in the middle of writing my MA dissertation, so this can only be a brief comment. I’ll probably make another, more substantial post about it in September…
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Nintendo Switch: The Ultimate Zelda Console
The Wii U was the ultimate Zelda console. Thanks chiefly to the eShop/Virtual Console, it could play an enormous library of Zelda games. It also had HD remasters of Wind Waker and Twilight Princess and the spinoff Hyrule Warriors. And whilst Breath of the Wild is a Switch game (the launch title, no less), it…
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Fallout Falls In: Season 2 Predictions
I don’t know what I mean by ‘Fallout falls in’, but I like how it sounds. Spoilers for season 1 of Fallout. The new Fallout show dropped on Amazon Prime a couple of weeks ago. I am a little late in discussing it – I had uni commitments – but I do want to talk…
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Zelda: In Defence of The Downfall Timeline
Ahh the Zelda Timeline, some hate it, some loathe it! I joke. But then there was a fair amount of disagreement when Nintendo, during Zelda’s 25th anniversary, published the official timeline (in the pages of Hyrule Historia). Fans had been theorising about it for years and so when the official chronology was revealed, some people…
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Switch 2: Nintendo Boogaloo
The Nintendo Switch, after an incredible run, is nearing the end of its reign and so, like always at this stage in the console lifespan, there’s a lot of excited speculation about what Nintendo will do next. It’s got me in a permanent Nintendo hype mood, so I thought I’d join in! Trying to predict…
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Mario Day
Happy Mar10 day all! Truly the most celebrated and important holiday of the year! I normally try to make these posts on Mondays, but in honour of Mario, I’ve brought it forward a day to March 10/Mario! (A time rivalled only by Star Wars Day). I don’t have a theory or anything to talk about…
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Creating a Mario Timeline
A few random thoughts on the series’ chronology. There have been a few attempts on YouTube, at least that I’ve seen, to construct a unified Mario timeline – one that includes all of the games. It’s a task that my own nerdy inclinations are sympathetic to, but it does seem a tad insurmountable. There are…
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