Alan (Who Is Awesome)
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I write stuff about stuff | ✍️ Nintendo Life & More | 10+ Years of Art Directing 🖼️ | Just getting the hang of Bluesky!
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Hi 👋 I'm Alan! I'm a:
✏️ GAME JOURNALIST with 100+ bylines after 10+ years on the beat!
🧑🎨 ART DIRECTOR & MARKETING MANAGER 10+ years. I collab w/ illustrators, writers, designers, & video directors (I make calls out to #illustrators here!)
📩: alan [at] nintendolife // alanlopezwriting [at] gmail
✏️ GAME JOURNALIST with 100+ bylines after 10+ years on the beat!
🧑🎨 ART DIRECTOR & MARKETING MANAGER 10+ years. I collab w/ illustrators, writers, designers, & video directors (I make calls out to #illustrators here!)
📩: alan [at] nintendolife // alanlopezwriting [at] gmail
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the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
I already asked, he won’t let me use his employee discount 🙄
With the new year here, it's a fitting time to let you all know I've officially joined the team at @fangamer.com a few months ago to be their Social Media Specialist! 🥹
If you know me, you’ll know this is a dream come true! I'm working up posts and ideas and taking the occasional photo or video! ✨
If you know me, you’ll know this is a dream come true! I'm working up posts and ideas and taking the occasional photo or video! ✨
January 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I already asked, he won’t let me use his employee discount 🙄
In lieu of a best of 2025 post, know that DESPELOTE was the best game of 2025, and it wasn’t particularly close.
December 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
In lieu of a best of 2025 post, know that DESPELOTE was the best game of 2025, and it wasn’t particularly close.
This has been the hardest year of my life, which is partially why I won't be able to make a BEST OF 2025 game list (I didn't play enough...)
...it's also why I only published, uh, 3 articles this year. BUT someone just alerted me 2 of them were on Nintendo Life's BEST OF 2025 list. Thanks guys!
...it's also why I only published, uh, 3 articles this year. BUT someone just alerted me 2 of them were on Nintendo Life's BEST OF 2025 list. Thanks guys!
December 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This has been the hardest year of my life, which is partially why I won't be able to make a BEST OF 2025 game list (I didn't play enough...)
...it's also why I only published, uh, 3 articles this year. BUT someone just alerted me 2 of them were on Nintendo Life's BEST OF 2025 list. Thanks guys!
...it's also why I only published, uh, 3 articles this year. BUT someone just alerted me 2 of them were on Nintendo Life's BEST OF 2025 list. Thanks guys!
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Bjork has given us her hitbox. I expect the lab folks to have her frame data ready for the rest of us by EOB
December 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Bjork has given us her hitbox. I expect the lab folks to have her frame data ready for the rest of us by EOB
Sakurai drinking water is so on brand lol
Quatro famosos desenvolvedores japoneses se encontram num bar:
- Masahiro Sakurai (Smash Bros)
- Suda 51 (No More Heroes)
- Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil)
- Fumito Ueda (Shadow of the Colossus)
Observe o copo do Sakurai rsrsrs
- Masahiro Sakurai (Smash Bros)
- Suda 51 (No More Heroes)
- Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil)
- Fumito Ueda (Shadow of the Colossus)
Observe o copo do Sakurai rsrsrs
December 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Sakurai drinking water is so on brand lol
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I had to write about Horses for @aftermath.site aftermath.site/horses-indie...
December 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I had to write about Horses for @aftermath.site aftermath.site/horses-indie...
8 years ago, I was upstairs in a secluded media room at E3 when I spotted Reggie. Once I realized who it was, I noisily listened to his convo - he was leaning over to some guy in a suit, and I heard him whisper: “Metroid Prime 4 is going to be real special…”
It’s finally here! Happy Metroid day!
It’s finally here! Happy Metroid day!
A Bounty Hunter lost in the unknown. Challenge the odds and help Samus find a way home in #MetroidPrime4: Beyond, available now on #NintendoSwitch2 and #NintendoSwitch.
Order now: ninten.do/6018sYJDY
Order now: ninten.do/6018sYJDY
December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
8 years ago, I was upstairs in a secluded media room at E3 when I spotted Reggie. Once I realized who it was, I noisily listened to his convo - he was leaning over to some guy in a suit, and I heard him whisper: “Metroid Prime 4 is going to be real special…”
It’s finally here! Happy Metroid day!
It’s finally here! Happy Metroid day!
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Hahaha, right?! Or what about mandatory disclosures for the discrepancy between the salaries of the CEO and their lowest paid worker? That would be so funny, right?! Let’s do it as a funny joke!!!
"Why stop at AI use? We could have mandatory disclosures for what shampoo brand the developer uses" — Epic boss Tim Sweeney says Steam should ditch its AI generated content disclosure. https://bit.ly/4a193vt
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Hahaha, right?! Or what about mandatory disclosures for the discrepancy between the salaries of the CEO and their lowest paid worker? That would be so funny, right?! Let’s do it as a funny joke!!!
Sooper Murio and Yorshi
November 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Sooper Murio and Yorshi
Rainy day ☔️
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Rainy day ☔️
Oh, you like Pokemon? What X speed is your 300MHz eMachine’s CD-ROM drive?
26 years ago today, Pokémon Project Studio Red and Blue were first released for PC in North America!
This program allowed the user to create Pokémon-related projects such as calendars and greeting cards.
https://bulbapedia.b...
This program allowed the user to create Pokémon-related projects such as calendars and greeting cards.
https://bulbapedia.b...
November 9, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Oh, you like Pokemon? What X speed is your 300MHz eMachine’s CD-ROM drive?
final_FINAL_update(2).exe
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition & Free Update – Announcement Trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nOD...
"Switch 2 Edition and a free update to the base game launch January 15, 2026. Only on the Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch systems. Pre-orders are coming soon"
"Switch 2 Edition and a free update to the base game launch January 15, 2026. Only on the Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch systems. Pre-orders are coming soon"
October 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
final_FINAL_update(2).exe
Try this game out, it punches way above its weight and is one of the more intoxicating rhythm games I've played in a minute 🎵
October 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Try this game out, it punches way above its weight and is one of the more intoxicating rhythm games I've played in a minute 🎵
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Went out for groceries, came home to this
October 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Went out for groceries, came home to this
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SIMOGO 15TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
October 28, 2025
Please join us for a celebration full of news and surprises. See you!
October 28, 2025
Please join us for a celebration full of news and surprises. See you!
October 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
SIMOGO 15TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
October 28, 2025
Please join us for a celebration full of news and surprises. See you!
October 28, 2025
Please join us for a celebration full of news and surprises. See you!
Hi & hello — my day job is seeking content marketing writers! As the eventual boss, my preference is for freelancers I know.
Do you have a portfolio of writing popular articles? Can you write with an unmistakable author voice? Knowledge of writing to keywords nice but not necessary! DM me! ❤️
Do you have a portfolio of writing popular articles? Can you write with an unmistakable author voice? Knowledge of writing to keywords nice but not necessary! DM me! ❤️
October 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Hi & hello — my day job is seeking content marketing writers! As the eventual boss, my preference is for freelancers I know.
Do you have a portfolio of writing popular articles? Can you write with an unmistakable author voice? Knowledge of writing to keywords nice but not necessary! DM me! ❤️
Do you have a portfolio of writing popular articles? Can you write with an unmistakable author voice? Knowledge of writing to keywords nice but not necessary! DM me! ❤️
October 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
So many memories with this incredible guy, going all the way back to when we used to cover something called “E3” together 😱
Excited for whatever comes next for you Zion 👀
Excited for whatever comes next for you Zion 👀
After nearly 7 years working with the team at Nintendo Life, I'm stepping away to try something new ✨
I'll miss my colleagues, this community, and the freedom that Nintendo Life gave me to cover whatever I found important. It's truly been a dream come true, so thank you ♥
I'll miss my colleagues, this community, and the freedom that Nintendo Life gave me to cover whatever I found important. It's truly been a dream come true, so thank you ♥
September 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
So many memories with this incredible guy, going all the way back to when we used to cover something called “E3” together 😱
Excited for whatever comes next for you Zion 👀
Excited for whatever comes next for you Zion 👀
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this woman has been working at Nintendo for almost 20 years and nearly a decade longer than the guy she is replacing
how much more qualified does she have to be lol
how much more qualified does she have to be lol
September 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
this woman has been working at Nintendo for almost 20 years and nearly a decade longer than the guy she is replacing
how much more qualified does she have to be lol
how much more qualified does she have to be lol
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Saying “Nice shirt” means I don’t have to card you.
September 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Saying “Nice shirt” means I don’t have to card you.
I woke up to Samus becoming a bike babe...?
September 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I woke up to Samus becoming a bike babe...?