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Every year we find ourselves in the same place here, writing up on the big companies of the year and judging how well they did or didn’t accomplish the goal of being a video game company. Gus took a strong Pro Sony stance with his 2011 Sony Wrap Up, Brian was less thrilled about Microsoft’s- [...]

One of the biggest titles out right now, and probably Nintendo’s biggest title this year, is undoubtedly Skyward Sword, the newest installment in the long running Zelda franchise. I’ve had it for a few weeks now and as you’ve noticed, I’ve yet to write a review yet. Well, I wouldn’t expect a full review any [...]

Well gang, I hate to admit it, but it’s spelled out in the skyward ceiling of the Grand Hall. The Legend of the legendary Harry Potter, a 20-year-long book series and a 10-year-long movie series that launched a pop culture phenomenon which now occupies roughly 9¾% of my childhood memories, has finally come to a [...]

If there’s one thing I love, it’s Pokemon. The series, despite doing its best to stagnate, is just as good as it’s always been. However, there’s one place that it’s still lacking entirely: A real Pokemon game on a major console rather than a handheld. We’ve got a few tries, such as Pokemon Stadium 1 [...]

I mentioned a few weeks ago that while at PAX I spent a lot of time over at Nintendo’s booth and said that eventually I’d give a rundown of their holiday 2011 lineup. Well hey! Guess what I’m doing today! I’m still enamored with the Big N, so here is a brief preview of a [...]

Today is a special occasion for me here at Toy-Too Much Awesome. Today is my 300th post (according to my backend stats), so I wanted to celebrate by writing something very near to me as both an interest and part of my identity. For my last milestone I talked all about my greatest Pokemon accomplishments [...]

Nintendo just launched their newest handheld, the 3DS, last week in the United States. At the launch party, the main focus was very obviously the system itself, but a pretty important announcement was overshadowed to the point that only a few individuals are aware of it. This was due to a private screening involving a [...]

I grew up with the original Nintendo. I was a fanboy back then just like the rest of us, long before “fanboy” meant what it means now. Nintendo could do no wrong during that time and depending on who you ask, that’s still true today, but I beg to differ. The NES turned me into [...]

I enjoy the Metroid games as well as the next Nintendo fanboy. I especially love the Metroid Prime series, a fact that’s popped up a few times in lists I’ve done here and there. So when I heard about a new Metroid game I immediately flipped out with excitement. And then of course I heard [...]

Mario on his own usually never misses a beat. Place Mario in a sports setting and things start to become hit-or-miss at an alarming rate. Hand the property to Square-Enix and you’re nearly promised things won’t end well. Nintendo has done just that with Mario Sports Mix, the newest Mario-themed sports game for the Wii. [...]