I generally associate the word “tween” with girls, so I’m going to go on that assumption. Assuming your tween is a girl, I think she might find Kino’s Journey really interesting. It’s about a young girl (I think she’s supposed to be 14 or 15 in the series) on a journey from one unique country to the next in a…

I’m cool with whatever Wii U games they want to port to the Switch. Mario Kart 8? Awesome. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U? Even better. And even though this obviously wouldn’t be a Nintendo port, there’s a rumor that Xenoblade Chronicles X will be coming to the Switch. I’m all for these games getting the kind of audience…

Xenoblade Chronicles X has very pretty environmental graphics despite having been developed for the under-powered Wii U.

Same here. I think a steady 30 fps feels just fine.

Digital Foundry noted that there are frame pacing issues, especially in the PS4 Pro version. I’m assuming the developers will bundle a fix for that in with the 60 fps PS4 Pro update, but who knows.

Yes, I was talking about the campaign. I actually haven’t yet tried the multiplayer. But I’m typically not that big into multiplayer anyway except in a select few games (like Mass Effect 3). I’ll give Titanfall 2's multiplayer a shot and see if I think it’s worth hanging onto the game after I’ve completed the campaign.

Yes, I was talking about the campaign. I actually haven’t yet tried the multiplayer. But I’m typically not that big…

I concur, and I haven’t even played through the entire campaign. I have the Xbox One version and the game is so well optimized that it feels like I’m playing it on my GTX 970 PC. The developers did an incredible job with it. The gameplay is varied and fun, and the levels seem to have been designed to get the player to…

I concur, and I haven’t even played through the entire campaign. I have the Xbox One version and the game is so well…

I’m not nearly good enough at Rocket League to be involved in that stuff. That said, I did join a Rocket Hockey League team. I played in one official match and I haven’t been asked to play in another one since. And hey, I’m not angry at them for it. I fully recognize that I’m not that good. For one thing, I play in…

That’s what I’m thinking too. And I imagine it would look like this:

I actually didn’t know that, but I doubt it matters. I imagine Nintendo could make a VR glove and call it the Power Glove... or maybe the Power VR Glove if there would be a trademark concern with Mattel.

QUOTE | “My motto is less poking, more stroking.” - Funomena CEO Robin Hunicke addressing the problem of the “power grip” configuration in VR controllers like Vive and how there needs to be a more relaxed, finesse or “precision grip.”

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I tried Thumper on PC and got a Steam refund after playing it for a little over an hour. Maybe my reflexes just aren’t fast enough, but I found that hazards were sometimes popping up faster than I could react to them, which meant that I often had to memorize levels through annoying repetition in order to get through…

QUOTE | “The payment allows us to ensure that we have dedicated staff manning the PlayStation VR pods who have been fully trained to adhere to best practice demo guidelines.” - UK retailer GAME explains why it has been charging customers £5 to £15 to demo PlayStation VR in its stores for up to half an hour.

You make a good point. If you’re right and it ends up being closer to the Wii U in power, then I guess it’ll pretty much be a Wii U redo. Speaking of the Wii U, I’d love to see ports or remasters of Smash Wii U and Mario Kart 8 on the Switch. It’s possible that we got an early look at a revamped Mario Kart 8 in the…

Yeah, it does. That’s the only thing I don’t like about the Switch. I like having both thumbsticks up high for Wii U gaming and I think that design would have worked really well for the Switch.

I have a feeling that the Switch is going to be wildly successful. I imagine Nintendo will support the 3DS through the end of 2017, but I’m thinking it’ll be all Switch all the time after that.

So, okay... A few Japanese idols dressed up as Nazis for Halloween... Halloween, a day in which a lot of people dress up as monsters. Now do some people dress up in random costumes that have nothing to do with monsters or evil in general? Sure. But why can’t we give these girls the benefit of the doubt and say that…

As long as the Switch tablet can churn out Xbox One-level graphics at, say, 720p, I think it’ll be in good shape. And maybe the dock will provide extra processing power for a 1080p experience. I’m not really concerned about the Switch being a really powerful console, but I do want it to be at least comparable to the…

I agree. I think it has to be at least as powerful as the Xbox One in order for it to lock down third-party support for cross-platform titles. Now the portable unit doesn’t have to be quite that powerful if it runs games at, say, 720p on the go. But what I’m hoping is that the dock will increase the Switch’s power to…