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The Nintendo Switch is a popular console. Since it has launched, this hybrid handheld and television based gaming device has revolutionized the way players of all ages experience games. Because of this, the NPD predicted that Nintendo’s premiere console could be the best selling console of the 2020 holiday season. That’s in a year where two brand new consoles, The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, are launching. It should be noted that these new consoles are incredibly hard to come by, with [...]

A system’s start-up sound is a lot more important than it might seem to non-gamers. It’s the sound that welcomes you into the console and launches your gaming experience. We grow accustomed to this sound over the years, having an almost Pavlovian reaction upon hearing it. Perhaps one of the most iconic start-up sounds in the history of gaming was for the original Sony PlayStation. That booming noise and subsequent twinkle meant that gaming time had begun for everyone. Now, with two brand [...]

Times are tough on everyone. The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated the global economy and a lot of folks find themselves either unemployed or with a much tighter budget this holiday season. That makes this the worst possible time for two new video game consoles, costing $500 each, to hit the shelves. However, thanks to gaming industry staple GameStop, it seems as though people won’t have to shell out $1,000 if they want both systems. At least not right away. The company (which has also [...]