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Ocarina of Time Helped Me Lose 9 Pounds: My First Update
Twelve days in, I’m down nine pounds. Zelda is the motivation—not a magic diet—and Hyrule Warriors is keeping my evenings busy.
I’m Using Ocarina of Time to Lose Weight
The deal is simple: I don’t get to play until I reach my goal. My wife is helping me stick to it—and Nintendo has made waiting a lot harder.
Monster Hunter Wilds Hits Switch 2 on December 4
Capcom’s hunting RPG has a Switch 2 date, with the Ascendance expansion also on the way.
Age of Calamity Returns With More Enemies and a Harder Fight
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – Definitive Edition brings its expansion content, save transfers, and a new difficulty to Switch 2 on February 25.
Star Fox Adventures Returns Today—No Remake Required
Fox and Tricky join the GameCube Nintendo Classics library, while the newer Star Fox gets a separate multiplayer update.
Professor Layton Finally Has a December 10 Date
The New World of Steam reunites Layton and Luke for a mystery driven by interactive puzzles.
Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4 Bring Their Remakes to Switch 2
Three separate releases arrive October 16, including Resident Evil 2 Deluxe Edition and Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition.
Metroid Ravenous Makes Samus the One Fighting to Survive
The new 2D Metroid arrives January 28, 2027, with Samus wounded, isolated, and using an ability that appears to drain energy.
My Initial Thoughts on Ocarina of Time: It Looks Amazing. Is That Enough?
Nintendo has sold me on how its remake looks. After playing the original dozens of times, I still want to know how much there will be to discover.
Zelda’s 40th-Anniversary Switch 2 Arrives October 29
A green-and-gold Triforce-themed console launches alongside a matching Pro Controller and carrying case.
Ocarina of Time Launches November 5—Here’s How the Remake Plays
Nintendo’s Switch 2 remake adds manual jumping, voiced cutscenes, a story tracker, and Zelda Notes while keeping a deliberately familiar Hyrule.
Zelda’s 40th Anniversary Concerts Are Going on a Worldwide Tour
Koji Kondo announced a 2027 concert series beginning in Tokyo, followed by tours starting in Chicago, London, and Melbourne.
The Zelda Movie Has Its Title—and an April 30, 2027 Release Date
Nintendo says The Legend of Zelda is an original film drawing on 40 years of the series, rather than naming it after one particular game.
My Perfect Nintendo Week
This is not what I think Nintendo will announce. This is the completely unreasonable two-day lineup I want.
My Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct Predictions
Ocarina of Time is already confirmed. Now I expect real gameplay, a movie trailer, returning 3D games, and one more 2D remake.
My Nintendo Direct 9.9.2026 Predictions
I expect a new 2D Metroid, plenty of known games, a lot of third-party support, and no new 3D Mario—yet.
I Miss Short Games
Big games can be great. I still want major developers to make more games I can finish in a weekend.
The Next Smash Bros. Needs to Be More Than New Characters
Another giant roster is not enough. I want a real Nintendo RPG with connected worlds, a party of four, recruitable fighters, and Smash matches as the battle system.
Stage Tour Could Bring Guitar Hero Nights Back
I once thought plastic-guitar games looked ridiculous. Then Guitar Hero III took over my family’s Wii.
I Know Exactly When the Next Nintendo Direct Is
A fall presentation is a reasonable guess. An exact date from a thumbnail is not an announcement.
Forget the Re-Release! Remembering The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
I spent years wishing Wind Waker looked like another Zelda. Then I realized it was the Zelda game I kept replaying.
Stop Looking Ahead. Look at What We Have to Play.
Most of us already own more good games than we have time to finish. Maybe the next big game can wait.
I Have Proof an Ocarina of Time Remake Would Be Great
Not a leak. Not unseen footage. The proof is Nintendo’s record with every 3D Zelda game it has already made.
We’re Becoming Watchers, Not Players
Leaks, streams, and endless breakdowns can make a game feel familiar before we ever pick up the controller.
Forget the Re-Release! Remembering The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
We have heard the same “it’s finally coming” rumors for years. Twilight Princess already exists, and it is worth remembering why it mattered.
The Outrage Machine Is Poisoning Video Games
A new console needing new games is not a scandal. A great hobby is being flattened into a permanent argument—and players are losing the plot.
Pokémon Bank now has a real shutdown date
This one is not a vague leak: the official Japanese notice says Bank—and transfers from Bank to HOME—end on February 26, 2027.
Would all-digital PlayStation games really get cheaper?
Removing a disc can lower a publisher’s costs. It does not automatically create a lower price—or a competitive store.
A leaked Zelda Switch 2 is not a Nintendo announcement
Interesting pictures can justify a conversation. They cannot turn an unverified anniversary system or controller into a product.
A paid cloud game died, and that is the digital-future warning
Aliens: Fireteam Elite’s Switch cloud version depended on remote servers. When that service ended, the purchase stopped being a playable game.
GTA VI’s Netflix showcase is real; a Zelda Direct isn’t
Rockstar and Netflix published matching announcements. The latest Zelda-event chatter still lacks the one source that matters: Nintendo.
Wind Waker and Twilight Princess still aren’t announced
Ocarina of Time has an official Switch 2 page. The two endlessly rumored Wii U ports do not. Repetition does not erase that distinction.
Nintendo is the physical holdout—with a game-key-card catch
Nintendo still earns a large share of software revenue outside digital sales. But a box on a shelf does not always contain the game.
Switch 2 sales are real—“Nintendo won” is interpretation
Nintendo’s filings show strong hardware and software momentum. They do not turn three different platform businesses into one final scoreboard.
Sony put a date on the end of new PlayStation discs
Beginning in January 2028, new PlayStation releases will be digital-only. Existing and pre-deadline disc games are not being remotely erased.
A real Nintendo Direct is an event, not a rumor
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave got a dated presentation on Nintendo’s own channel. That does not validate every “Direct next week” account.
Xbox 360 games on PC sounds great—but it isn’t announced
A reported disc-to-digital compatibility plan is exactly the sort of idea people want Microsoft to pursue. Wanting it does not make the roadmap official.
Sony’s strong quarter doesn’t settle the physical-media debate
A healthy PlayStation business can make a digital strategy look financially rational. It cannot answer what customers lose when retail competition disappears.
The “93% digital” headline needs an asterisk
Capcom’s digital sales share is real, but PC, catalog games, and the company’s reporting mix make it a poor shortcut for every console buyer.
Three console makers, three very different futures
Nintendo is protecting a distinct box, Sony has dated its move away from new discs, and Xbox is stretching its identity across screens.