Monthly Archives: January 2019
Expand Your Nintendo Switch Storage With a Bigger Micro SD Card on Sale
If you buy something through this post, IGN may get a share of the sale. For more, read our Terms of Use.
If you picked up a Nintendo Switch over the holidays, and you've been aggressively filling it with games, you may have noticed it's nearly filled up. The 32GB of internal memory is nice and all, but when it approaches full, you have a very important choice to make: do you delete some games, or add more storage?
Unlike PS4 or Xbox One, increasing the internal storage on your Nintendo Switch is as easy as popping in a micro SD card. You can't hook up an external HDD to the Nintendo Switch like you can with the other consoles, but since it's designed to be portable, having a micro SD slot makes a lot of sense. The Nintendo Switch also supports micro SD card capacities up to 2TB, which is incredible given the fact there currently doesn't exist a micro SD card that large.
Sopranos Prequel Movie Casts James Gandolfini’s Son as Young Tony Soprano
The upcoming prequel movie to the Sopranos has cast James Gandolfini's son to play the young version of his famous character, Tony Soprano.
Deadline reports Michael Gandolfini has been cast to take on his late father's iconic role after an extensive audition process. Reportedly, Gandolfini had the screen presence and ability to replicate the original Tony Soprano's mannerisms, which when coupled with his family resemblance made him the standout choice.
Sopranos Prequel Movie Casts James Gandolfini’s Son as Young Tony Soprano
The upcoming prequel movie to the Sopranos has cast James Gandolfini's son to play the young version of his famous character, Tony Soprano.
Deadline reports Michael Gandolfini has been cast to take on his late father's iconic role after an extensive audition process. Reportedly, Gandolfini had the screen presence and ability to replicate the original Tony Soprano's mannerisms, which when coupled with his family resemblance made him the standout choice.
Nintendo Switch Was the Best-Selling Console of 2018 in U.S.
The December 2018 NPD report is in, and it shows Nintendo Switch overtaking PlayStation 4 as the best-selling console of 2018 in the United States.
Nintendo Switch has reached the highest annual sales (both in dollar sales and units sold) for any hardware platform since PS4 broke the previous record in 2015. Throughout the year, NPD has reported PS4 as the best-selling console of 2018, though in November Nintendo beat it out for a single month. It appears Switch’s holiday success snowballed and ultimately put it above PS4 in the U.S. for 2018.
Nintendo Switch also notably generated the highest hardware dollar sales for a single platform in December since Wii set the previous record in December 2009, and hit the highest unit sales for a single platform since December 2010. After its first year on the market, Nintendo reportedly doubled Switch production.
Nintendo Switch Was the Best-Selling Console of 2018 in U.S.
The December 2018 NPD report is in, and it shows Nintendo Switch overtaking PlayStation 4 as the best-selling console of 2018 in the United States.
Nintendo Switch has reached the highest annual sales (both in dollar sales and units sold) for any hardware platform since PS4 broke the previous record in 2015. Throughout the year, NPD has reported PS4 as the best-selling console of 2018, though in November Nintendo beat it out for a single month. It appears Switch’s holiday success snowballed and ultimately put it above PS4 in the U.S. for 2018.
Nintendo Switch also notably generated the highest hardware dollar sales for a single platform in December since Wii set the previous record in December 2009, and hit the highest unit sales for a single platform since December 2010. After its first year on the market, Nintendo reportedly doubled Switch production.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Best-Selling Game in 2018, Smash Bros. Wins December
According to the December 2018 NPD report, Red Dead Redemption 2 was the best-selling game in 2018 in the United States, while Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was the best-selling game of December.
It’s been a close race between Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 earning the title of best-selling game of the year, as Black Ops 4 beat RDR2 out as the best-selling game of October while RDR2 won out in November. As of November Black Ops 4 had been the best-selling game of the year, though their positions have ultimately switched.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Best-Selling Game in 2018, Smash Bros. Wins December
According to the December 2018 NPD report, Red Dead Redemption 2 was the best-selling game in 2018 in the United States, while Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was the best-selling game of December.
It’s been a close race between Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 earning the title of best-selling game of the year, as Black Ops 4 beat RDR2 out as the best-selling game of October while RDR2 won out in November. As of November Black Ops 4 had been the best-selling game of the year, though their positions have ultimately switched.
Everything You Need to Know About The Magicians
It’s funny to think that Season 4 of Syfy’s The Magicians will find our titular heroes decidedly magic-less. But that’s exactly the kind of genre subversion that the Sera Gamble and John McNamara-created series (based on the Lev Grossman novels) excels at. Over the course of its three previous seasons, the show has grown exponentially from its origins (arguably for the better) - by creating a rich, layered, nuanced look at personal issues and societal themes through the story of a group of foul-mouthed, pop culture-savvy millennial twentysomethings, the magic of the show is boundless.
It’s also twisty-turny, and full of insane surprises; few shows approach their storytelling with such playful, insightful, and bonkers aplomb - describing the series as a grown-up Harry Potter or Narnia fails to do justice to its creativity. When it comes to being entertained, thrilled, and forced to think, The Magicians will throw you up against a wall, sing you something sweet, and leave you reeling. It's one of the smartest shows on TV, the Stefon of TV series, the kind of show Beck from Netflix's You would've guilty-pleasure watched when she wasn't making questionable dating choices (the two series both count Sera Gamble as their showrunner, and it shows).
Everything You Need to Know About The Magicians
It’s funny to think that Season 4 of Syfy’s The Magicians will find our titular heroes decidedly magic-less. But that’s exactly the kind of genre subversion that the Sera Gamble and John McNamara-created series (based on the Lev Grossman novels) excels at. Over the course of its three previous seasons, the show has grown exponentially from its origins (arguably for the better) - by creating a rich, layered, nuanced look at personal issues and societal themes through the story of a group of foul-mouthed, pop culture-savvy millennial twentysomethings, the magic of the show is boundless.
It’s also twisty-turny, and full of insane surprises; few shows approach their storytelling with such playful, insightful, and bonkers aplomb - describing the series as a grown-up Harry Potter or Narnia fails to do justice to its creativity. When it comes to being entertained, thrilled, and forced to think, The Magicians will throw you up against a wall, sing you something sweet, and leave you reeling. It's one of the smartest shows on TV, the Stefon of TV series, the kind of show Beck from Netflix's You would've guilty-pleasure watched when she wasn't making questionable dating choices (the two series both count Sera Gamble as their showrunner, and it shows).
Donkey Kong 64 Stream Raises Over $347,000 for Charity
Over the weekend, a charity stream of Donkey Kong 64 raised over $347,000 and included a notable guest appearance from New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
The stream was held by English YouTube personality Hbomberguy (Harry Brewis) to raise funds for Mermaids, a British charity that supports gender diverse and transgender youth in the UK. Though his initial goal was to raise $500 during the stream, he ultimately raised over $347,000 as evidenced by the final tally of his twitch stream.
Brewis announced the stream on YouTube on January 14, saying he chose to stream Donkey Kong 64 because he never beat the game as a kid, even after playing a single save file for nearly 60 hours. As to why Brewis picked Mermaids, he said "I chose to support this charity because, as a person living in Britain, I find the media discussion surrounding