William (He/Him) is a features writer covering all things RPG, and action/adventure. Sometimes dabbles in other genres, and big advocate for easy modes in games. In his spare time, William is a keen ...

For February’s Nintendo Direct, I watched the show while chatting on Discord with Digital Trends’ gaming writers. Of all the new games announced, there was one in particular that elicited gleeful ...

When it was released, Wii Sports was a showcase of the Wii motion controls. It was a pretty bare-bones game that was bundled with the Wii and allowed players to play against each other in five ...

Let's start this review with some inside baseball. (No, baseball is not featured in this game, before going any further.) A recurring conversation in the Shacknews Slack channel addresses the topic of ...

That code can be seen written out in the tweet below that showed Matt himself prepping for a chambara bout. According to the tweet that showed the new version of Matt ready to spar, this NPC rival is ...

is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Similar to how Wii Sports took advantage of the Wii remote’s motion-tracking ...

Today sees the release of Nintendo Switch Sports, a spiritual successor to the successful Wii Sports title that launched with the titular console 16 years ago. Wii Sports was bundled in with the ...

Nintendo Switch Sports brings back the motion-controlled, sporty fun of Nintendo’s watershed video game, Wii Sports, for a new generation of gamers. But with the return of in-living-room tennis and ...

One of the smartest moves that Nintendo pulled off was packing “Wii Sports” with its unconventional console the Wii. It introduced motion controls to a new generation and broadened the appeal of ...

Kevin has been covering video games and tech since 2010, with a particular focus on Nintendo and Pokemon. Squirtle is the best starter and nothing will convince him otherwise. Nintendo is reviving Wii ...