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Alan Lopez

Nintendo Life

San Diego, CA, United States

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  • Nintendo Life
  • polygon.com

Past articles by Alan:

Super Nintendo World: Is It Worth It? Survival Tips, Budget Advice, How To 'Play' The Park

Get the most from your visit to Hollywood, CA - Super Nintendo World in Hollywood, California is finally open to the publi... → Read More

Best Of 2022: "Unfinished Business"

Working with Disney, Devolver, and fans - Over the holidays we're republishing some choice features from the last 12 month... → Read More

"Unfinished Business" - Why Gilbert & Grossman Returned To Monkey Island

Working with Disney, Devolver, and fans - Does Guybrush Threepwood still want to be a pirate? This, after all, was the Mon... → Read More

Soapbox: I Somehow Bought Over $800 Of Animal Crossing Crap In One Year

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, stop foolin' me. → Read More

Why $100 Pokémon Shirts make sense

Two years in, Original Stitch’s Pokémon line is as strong as ever → Read More

Feature: The Legend Of Zelda Is The Robinson Crusoe Of Video Games

We start our 35th anniversary feature series at the beginning... and the end? → Read More

Soapbox: If The Smash Community Wants To #SaveSmash, It Needs To Start From Within

The community needs to deal with the abuse scandals of 2020 first - Soapbox features enable our individual writers to voic... → Read More

Talking Point: What Do Abuse Scandals Say About The Smash Bros. Community, And Its Future?

Where now for Smash, and esports as a whole? - Before we begin, we'd like to point out that this article discusses sexual ... → Read More

Feature: Game Of The Decade Staff Picks

Yes, really - Following on from our reader-voted Top 50 Games of the Decade, Nintendo Life staff members will be picking t... → Read More

Feature: One Year In, What do the Pros Think of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate?

"We need developer support. I can’t stress this enough" - Traditionally, a one year anniversary is celebrated with paper... → Read More

Feature: The Best Nintendo Switch Games Of PAX West 2019

Luigi's Mansion 3! Super Meat Boy Forever! Haven! Windjammers 2! → Read More

Hands On: Overland Is A Game Where You Don't Always Get To Save The Dog

"We broke most strategy game rules" - Overland has been in development for a long time now. Developer Finji – which bega... → Read More

Hands On: The More We Play Streets Of Rage 4, The More We Like It

Dust off your knuckles - Boy, the streets sure have been quiet the last 25 years. That’s roughly the length of time sinc... → Read More

Hands On: The Most Fun Game At PAX Was About Helping People Move Out

Making the move - Here are the most dreaded five words in the English language: “Can you help me move?” So hey, why no... → Read More

Hands On: Overland Is A Game Where You Can't Always Save The Dog

Woof - The very first thing developer Finji ever worked on was Overland. In fact, both company Fenji and game Overland beg... → Read More

Hands On: Trust Us, You Guys Are Really Going To Dig Shovel Knight Dig

It rocks, honestly - You know what Shovel Knight needs? More digging. At least that’s what developers Yacht Club Games a... → Read More

Hands On: Sayonara Wild Hearts Is Pop Perfection In Video Game Form

Say goodbye to your eShop credit when this launches → Read More

Feature: Dragon Quest XI S Developers On Bringing The Definitive Edition To Switch

"The entire history of the series is packed into this game" → Read More

Preview: Astral Chain Mixes Bayonetta, Wonderful 101 And Metal Gear Rising, And You'll Love It

Trust us on this one - You’d think it’d be a little easier to relax when you’re lounging inside a hotel suite playin... → Read More

Feature: Meet Axe, The Smash Bros. Underdog Who Changed The Competitive Scene Overnight

"I see myself as an underdog every time" - There must be something in the water lately at Super Smash Bros. Melee tourname... → Read More