Logan Plant
@loganjplant.bsky.social
Database Manager, Playlist Editor, and host of Nintendo Voice Chat at IGN. F-Zero fan. WSU alum. Email: lplant@ign.com.
We've got the Top 100 Best Nintendo Games of All Time going up on @ign.com throughout the week, starting with 100-81 today. Here are my darlings from Day 1:
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We've got the Top 100 Best Nintendo Games of All Time going up on @ign.com throughout the week, starting with 100-81 today. Here are my darlings from Day 1:
I adore Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment’s combat, but I walk away disappointed with a story that fails as a meaningful prequel to Tears of the Kingdom.
My review is up now, on @ign.com: www.ign.com/articles/hyr...
My review is up now, on @ign.com: www.ign.com/articles/hyr...
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I adore Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment’s combat, but I walk away disappointed with a story that fails as a meaningful prequel to Tears of the Kingdom.
My review is up now, on @ign.com: www.ign.com/articles/hyr...
My review is up now, on @ign.com: www.ign.com/articles/hyr...
This Metroid Prime 4: Beyond trailer is the best thing I've seen about the game so far. Some stunning art direction on display. One month to go!!
November 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This Metroid Prime 4: Beyond trailer is the best thing I've seen about the game so far. Some stunning art direction on display. One month to go!!
Switch 2 crosses 10 million units, Donkey Kong Bananza is at roughly 3.5 million. I hope DK has a big holiday season, more people need to play it!
November 4, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Switch 2 crosses 10 million units, Donkey Kong Bananza is at roughly 3.5 million. I hope DK has a big holiday season, more people need to play it!
I ran through Metroid Dread with a friend this weekend. What a fantastic game.
November 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I ran through Metroid Dread with a friend this weekend. What a fantastic game.
New addition to my office 🍌
October 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
New addition to my office 🍌
Stunned this doesn't say Game Chat
October 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Stunned this doesn't say Game Chat
60 more minutes is crazy!
October 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
60 more minutes is crazy!
Chose him since apparently no one else wants to
October 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Chose him since apparently no one else wants to
It's 10:07 on the clock in Nintendo's Close to You teaser, which matches today's date, 10/7. Feels like this was intentionally planned for drop today specifically, hinting at something larger.
October 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It's 10:07 on the clock in Nintendo's Close to You teaser, which matches today's date, 10/7. Feels like this was intentionally planned for drop today specifically, hinting at something larger.
Still can't believe this is real!
September 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Still can't believe this is real!
10/10 night. Division champions 💙 🔱
September 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
10/10 night. Division champions 💙 🔱
Taking the rest of the week off to watch these guys. @tomrmarks.bsky.social has a great episode of NVC planned for you in my absence!
September 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Taking the rest of the week off to watch these guys. @tomrmarks.bsky.social has a great episode of NVC planned for you in my absence!
-A direct followup to a landmark Mario game
-Stars one of Mario's animal friends
-Carry a child version of a key character from said Mario game on your back
-Features bizarre transformations and tons of collectibles
Could've called it Super Mario Odyssey 2: Donkey Kong Bananza
-Stars one of Mario's animal friends
-Carry a child version of a key character from said Mario game on your back
-Features bizarre transformations and tons of collectibles
Could've called it Super Mario Odyssey 2: Donkey Kong Bananza
September 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
-A direct followup to a landmark Mario game
-Stars one of Mario's animal friends
-Carry a child version of a key character from said Mario game on your back
-Features bizarre transformations and tons of collectibles
Could've called it Super Mario Odyssey 2: Donkey Kong Bananza
-Stars one of Mario's animal friends
-Carry a child version of a key character from said Mario game on your back
-Features bizarre transformations and tons of collectibles
Could've called it Super Mario Odyssey 2: Donkey Kong Bananza
My Bananza DLC review is up on @ign.com! DK Island is nostalgic, but there's not much to actually do. Emerald Rush is a really fun roguelite take on Bananza's phenomenal gameplay that leads to scenarios you'd never see in the base game, but I wish they'd gone a bit further with it.
September 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
My Bananza DLC review is up on @ign.com! DK Island is nostalgic, but there's not much to actually do. Emerald Rush is a really fun roguelite take on Bananza's phenomenal gameplay that leads to scenarios you'd never see in the base game, but I wish they'd gone a bit further with it.
I am 99% convinced Prime 4 was planned for 11/6 and Hyrule Warriors took its spot to give Retro another month.
-HW was originally announced for "winter", likely always a Metroid-dependent placeholder, and 11/6 is not winter
-2 Metroid amiibo are launching 11/6
I really hope Metroid is fully ready.
-HW was originally announced for "winter", likely always a Metroid-dependent placeholder, and 11/6 is not winter
-2 Metroid amiibo are launching 11/6
I really hope Metroid is fully ready.
September 16, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I am 99% convinced Prime 4 was planned for 11/6 and Hyrule Warriors took its spot to give Retro another month.
-HW was originally announced for "winter", likely always a Metroid-dependent placeholder, and 11/6 is not winter
-2 Metroid amiibo are launching 11/6
I really hope Metroid is fully ready.
-HW was originally announced for "winter", likely always a Metroid-dependent placeholder, and 11/6 is not winter
-2 Metroid amiibo are launching 11/6
I really hope Metroid is fully ready.
I had a totally broken build on this run of Emerald Rush and cracked 1 million points. I reached the credits tonight after roughly 7 hours, and the amount that opens up afterwards was really surprising. Fun DLC!
September 14, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I had a totally broken build on this run of Emerald Rush and cracked 1 million points. I reached the credits tonight after roughly 7 hours, and the amount that opens up afterwards was really surprising. Fun DLC!
Seeing a lot of this going around, Emerald Rush is absolutely not "Balloon World but now it's $20." It's Splatoon 3's Side Order, which was also a $20 roguelite mode that came bundled with a nostalgic hub to explore. It's the exact same playbook.
September 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Seeing a lot of this going around, Emerald Rush is absolutely not "Balloon World but now it's $20." It's Splatoon 3's Side Order, which was also a $20 roguelite mode that came bundled with a nostalgic hub to explore. It's the exact same playbook.