Jaxson Tapp
@jaxson.bsky.social
He/Him
Editor at Nintendo Wire | Film critic at The Indie Mag
Freelance work about video games, film, and TV
Bylines: Restart, Screensphere, Fanbyte
Find work by me in the books GAMEBOOK ADVANCE and Joysticks to Haptics
jaxsontappwrites @ gmail dot com
Editor at Nintendo Wire | Film critic at The Indie Mag
Freelance work about video games, film, and TV
Bylines: Restart, Screensphere, Fanbyte
Find work by me in the books GAMEBOOK ADVANCE and Joysticks to Haptics
jaxsontappwrites @ gmail dot com
Here’s the heartbreak… two very preventable overtime losses in a row
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Here’s the heartbreak… two very preventable overtime losses in a row
"You like Krabby Patties, don't you Squidward?"
November 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"You like Krabby Patties, don't you Squidward?"
Man, I love getting access to info like this about myself. Almost as much as I loved Pokémon X and Y.
November 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Man, I love getting access to info like this about myself. Almost as much as I loved Pokémon X and Y.
NO HEARTBREAK TONIGHT. SIX GAME WIN STREAK BABY. I LOVE THIS TEAM.
October 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
NO HEARTBREAK TONIGHT. SIX GAME WIN STREAK BABY. I LOVE THIS TEAM.
This team’s gonna break my heart someday but this ride has been fun as hell
October 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This team’s gonna break my heart someday but this ride has been fun as hell
Managed to make it to our second hockey game of the season. So rad to have a team in Utah and even radder to actually have a real name and mascot this season.
October 22, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Managed to make it to our second hockey game of the season. So rad to have a team in Utah and even radder to actually have a real name and mascot this season.
I dunno man it’s just cool that i get to have earrings as a dude in a Pokémon game
October 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I dunno man it’s just cool that i get to have earrings as a dude in a Pokémon game
The most immersive thing they could have said right out of the gate to assure us that Lumiose is based on Paris.
October 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The most immersive thing they could have said right out of the gate to assure us that Lumiose is based on Paris.
I picked up four of these for around 50 cents each last week before this card absolutely exploded at the Milwaukee and Belo Horizonte Regional Championships last weekend and it kinda made me feel like a genius.
October 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I picked up four of these for around 50 cents each last week before this card absolutely exploded at the Milwaukee and Belo Horizonte Regional Championships last weekend and it kinda made me feel like a genius.
Also very similar to the clock on the Pikmin 4 title screen (at least as shown on Nintendo Music) which displays 10:07 going on 10:08.
October 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Also very similar to the clock on the Pikmin 4 title screen (at least as shown on Nintendo Music) which displays 10:07 going on 10:08.
Nothing brings an Utah crowd together like Chop Suey playing in between bands.
(seriously this happens at like 98% of concerts I’ve ever been to)
(seriously this happens at like 98% of concerts I’ve ever been to)
October 1, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Nothing brings an Utah crowd together like Chop Suey playing in between bands.
(seriously this happens at like 98% of concerts I’ve ever been to)
(seriously this happens at like 98% of concerts I’ve ever been to)
Managed to hit the true ending with 100% completion at 76 hours.
What a game. Full final review soon.
What a game. Full final review soon.
September 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Managed to hit the true ending with 100% completion at 76 hours.
What a game. Full final review soon.
What a game. Full final review soon.
It's bad when anyone responds to an article without reading it.
It's worse when several peers in the same industry as the author lose their shit about an article when they clearly haven't read it. You'd think folks who also write pieces like this would know to read them before popping off but, hey
It's worse when several peers in the same industry as the author lose their shit about an article when they clearly haven't read it. You'd think folks who also write pieces like this would know to read them before popping off but, hey
September 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It's bad when anyone responds to an article without reading it.
It's worse when several peers in the same industry as the author lose their shit about an article when they clearly haven't read it. You'd think folks who also write pieces like this would know to read them before popping off but, hey
It's worse when several peers in the same industry as the author lose their shit about an article when they clearly haven't read it. You'd think folks who also write pieces like this would know to read them before popping off but, hey
Could have happened to me but it was a great time for the Magnetite Dice to kick in:
September 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Could have happened to me but it was a great time for the Magnetite Dice to kick in:
"Wow two different Mega Raichu revealed today. I love Raichu and sure hope they aren't actually Mega Pikachu in disguise."
September 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"Wow two different Mega Raichu revealed today. I love Raichu and sure hope they aren't actually Mega Pikachu in disguise."
Oh now Bluesky is cooking
September 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Oh now Bluesky is cooking
Hold up, is the Silksong demo the same demo from E3 2019?
If so that makes all the "playable for the first time" talk funnier than I thought.
If so that makes all the "playable for the first time" talk funnier than I thought.
August 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Hold up, is the Silksong demo the same demo from E3 2019?
If so that makes all the "playable for the first time" talk funnier than I thought.
If so that makes all the "playable for the first time" talk funnier than I thought.
In honor of Chibi-Robo's imminent Switch 2 release, let's pay tribute to one of the most confusing and memorable days of covering Nintendo news:
August 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In honor of Chibi-Robo's imminent Switch 2 release, let's pay tribute to one of the most confusing and memorable days of covering Nintendo news:
Popped off with the menace for a 3-0 first place win at locals today.
August 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Popped off with the menace for a 3-0 first place win at locals today.
If you see this, quote this post with a title screen that's iconic to you
August 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If you see this, quote this post with a title screen that's iconic to you
August 4, 2025 at 5:27 AM