For the final part of this series I want to highlight Nintendo’s transition to HD—who am I kidding? We gotta talk about dual screen gaming. It’s so simple, so intuitive, so quietly revolutionary that it’s a damn shame hardware developers (really just Nintendo) left it behind. The DS, 3DS and Wii U allowed players to Continue reading

There was a time when hardware manufacturers expected—even wanted—players to hang out their console’s UI, rather than jump immediately into a game. With the advent of internal storage, companies Sega and Microsoft worked to develop a distinct aesthetic for their products, which manifested in the system architecture. During the next two console generations, Nintendo perfected Continue reading