John Friscia, Author at Nintendo Enthusiast

Head Copy Editor for Enthusiast Gaming, Managing Editor at The Escapist. I'm a writer who loves Super Nintendo and Japanese role-playing games to an impractical degree. I really miss living in South Korea. And I'm developing the game Boss Saga!

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Persona 5 Strikers delivers all-out action and explosions in a new trailer

By now, you almost definitely already know if you want Persona 5 Strikers. Atlus, Koei Tecmo, and Omega Force are converting Persona 5 ...

By John Friscia7 days ago0

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Movie/TV

Mortal Kombat movie finally gets a first look and brutal plot details

Entertainment Weekly has released the first photos of first-time director Simon McQuoid’s Mortal Kombat movie, which will release in theaters and on HBO ...

By John FrisciaJanuary 15, 20210

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Rumor: Pokémon Diamond and Pearl remakes coming to Switch

Welcome back to rumor world, so proceed with caution. Spanish-language Pokémon news website Centro Pokémon is reporting that Pokémon Diamond and Pearl remakes ...

By John FrisciaJanuary 14, 20210

Deals

Nintendo New Year Sale on eShop starts today, includes Clubhouse Games, Ori, and much more

It happened for Europe, and now the U.S. can get in on the action. The Nintendo New Year Sale has begun on the ...

By John FrisciaJanuary 14, 20210

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Pokémon gets adorable 25 Years of Memories video + Katy Perry collab

This year in Japan marks an incredible 25 years since the launch of the Pokémon franchise, so The Pokémon Company has released a ...

By John FrisciaJanuary 13, 20210

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Ubisoft Star Wars game with open world in development at Massive Entertainment

Electronic Arts (EA) has a license to exclusively create Star Wars games for IP owner Disney until 2023 — but 2023 isn’t far ...

By John FrisciaJanuary 13, 20210

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV on Switch releases in April

JRPG fans have a pretty decent helping of new and old games to choose from on Nintendo Switch at this point, and another ...

By John FrisciaJanuary 12, 20210

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Indiana Jones game in development at Wolfenstein dev MachineGames

Yesterday, Disney announced the creation of Lucasfilm Games, which is essentially a revival of the LucasArts branding. (In fact, LucasArts originally went by ...

By John FrisciaJanuary 12, 20210

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Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury gets a new trailer tomorrow

Nintendo announced Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury for Nintendo Switch during the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct, where we learned ...

By John FrisciaJanuary 11, 20210