‘People forget, when the Wii U launched, the performance over that life cycle was so poor’ Now that Reggie Fils-Aimé, is working for himself and no longer with Nintendo, we’ve gotten a number of frank post-mortem observations from him: it’s refreshing! This time Fils-Aimé spokeagain on the subject of the Wii U, and how the burned phoenix of its remains allowed Nintendo to achieve an ever greater feeling of success with the Switch....

If you’ve been playingRoyale Highfor a while, you’ve probably collected Candies, the special currency used during Halloween events. You can spend these Candies at the candy shop to snag various items. Right now, there are eight spots where you can find Candy Bowls inRoyale High. To help you out, here’s a list of all the Candy Bowl locations inRoyale High. All Candy Bowl locations inRoyale High(Roblox) Bathing Quarter You’ll find the Candy Bowl on the table to your left as you enter the Bathing Quarter....

Sony Online Entertainment has revealedBullet Run, a free-to-play first-person shooter due to be released on PC later this summer. Players are contestants in a near-future reality game show who must gun each other down with style to earn fame, which in turn unlocks new customization options. Up to twenty players will compete in either Team Deathmatch or “Dominion” game modes across six maps. Sounds to me like it’sThe Running Man, which I’m totally okay with....

Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin Square Enix is at it again, tapping the deep well of its decade-spanning IPs, and bringing us a newValykrie Profilerelease in the form ofValkyrie Anatomia: The Origin. Well, don’t get too excited, because although it is an RPG of some sort, everything adds up to a mobile or PC-browser game, likely Japan-only (no platform was announced). For starters, it’s actually coming this spring, which probably isn’t conducive to a console release....

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked,dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix… …of Sunday Sidequests! Whoo! Yeah, that’s really the only thing Ginsberg-y about this edition of Sunday Sidequests. I was just looking for an excuse to use that. I apologize, this week we’ll only be having the straight up face-splitting awesomeness of flash games. Sorry. Really....

Still fun after all these years Having owned my Switch for just under a month now, I’ve come to terms with its idiosyncrasies. The button and joystick layout isn’t exactly perfect but I’m used to it by now. The Joy-Con controllers are effing small but I know which of my games I can adequately use them with. The battery doesn’t last as long as I’d like it to, but I also have to sleep at night so that one’s really a wash....

Dead Staris a top-down space combat game in development at Armature, the Austin studio formed by some key folks who worked onMetroid Prime 3: Corruptionunder Retro Studios. It has ten-on-ten multiplayer with dogfights, outpost capturing, and mining resources for upgrades. You might recognize the company from its collaboration withMega Mancreator Keiji Inafune on the upcoming Xbox One exclusiveReCore(an honest-to-god new IP!). Or maybe you’re aBloodstainedhopeful anticipating the Wii U and PlayStation Vita ports, which it’s handling for Koji Igarashi....

‘Too daunting’ In case you haven’t heard, Blizzard ischanging upHearthstonebig time later this yearwith a major update. There are a few good things coming — 18 custom deck slots for one, promised balance changes for select cards, and the confirmation of another expansion. There’s also going to be a major shift to accommodate eSports play with the “Standard” game type. This is a natural evolution for competitive play (as seen in other card games such asMTG), and a very welcome change that will keepHearthstonerelevant for a longer period of time....

The leak was right The leaks were right! See, you can trust leaks. Sometimes. Today during Microsoft’s E3 conference, the publisher confirmed thatTales of Ariseis a real thing and hot damn it looks gorgeous. It’s slated for a 2020 release on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. The lastTalesgame wasn’t that long ago, asTales of Berseriacame out in 2016. This one is directoed by Yusuke Tomizawa (ofGod Eaterfame), and will focus on two planets: Dahna and Rena....

Also, there are two super special secret hero characters Nintendo big boss Satoru Iwata recently brought PlatinumGames director Hideki Kamiya ontoIwata Asksto discussThe Wonderful 101. In afollowup roundtable, a healthy chunk of theW101development crew went into even greater detail about the upcoming Wii U title. Right out the gate, Kamiya revealed the origins ofW101as a Nintendo crossover game. The idea, pitched by Platinum CEOTatsuya Minami, was to gather a bunch of Nintendo all-stars into a single adventureà laKonami Wai Wai WorldorFamicom Jump: Hero Retsuden....

YouTuber CrowbCat collected tons of clips in chronological order of Valve co-founder Gabe Newell discussingHalf-Life 2: Episode 3and eventuallyHalf-Life 3. Watch as Gaben joyously talks about how mindblowing his next game will be before slowly growing an awesome beard and pleading the fifth. It has been almost nine years sinceEpisode 2, and at this point, I’m starting to believe that Valve isn’t working on the game at all and it’s officially canceled behind closed doors....

This weekend onDtoid TVis packed to the brim with excitement, so fluff your action-boners! It starts tonight as King Foom plays the undead sensation that’s sweeping the nation,Day Z.Mash Tacticsis going to be a scavenger’s dream as Foom scrounges for dear life to aid his fight against the undead. Foom will have help in the form ofDay Zdesigner, Dean Hall. Tune in and hurl questions at the man! We’ve got more than one doomsday this weekend....

Put the P.O.O.P.T.O.O.T. in Advance Wars! Yesterday, during the Nintendo Direct presentation, we received the delightful news that two classicAdvance Warsgames will be gettingfull, ground-up remakesfor Nintendo Switch. One detail aboutAdvance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Campthat seems to have slipped between the cracks, however, is the note that developer WayForward has a hand in the games’ production. “We are incredibly honored and excited to be working onAdvance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Campwith Nintendo!...