Little Player Issue 10

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE

Microsoft Xbox One
Sony Playstation 4
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo 3DS (including 2DS)
Nintendo Switch
mobile (iOS, Android)

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(Headline excerpts follow.  Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.)

2017 was an Epic Year For Kid-Friendly Video Gaming! (approx. 1/3 page; editorial by publisher / Managing Editor Shelly Alessi; Nintendo, Super Mario Odyssey, and their strong 2017 line-up of kid-friendly games)

Top 5 Games of 2017 (10 pages, 2 pages per system; Top 5 lists; #1 game receives approx. 1 page overview; remaining games receive 1/4 page capsule overview)

• Nintendo Switch
  • Super Mario Odyssey
  • Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  • Splatoon 2
  • Snipperclips
• Microsoft Xbox One
  • Forza Motorsport 7
  • Sonic Mania
  • The LEGO NINJAGO Movie Video Game
  • RIME
  • Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
• Sony PS4
  • Sonic Mania
  • Wipeout: Omega Collection
  • Puyo Puyo Tetris
  • Crash Bandicoot N-Sane Trilogy
  • Everybody's Golf
• Nintendo 3DS
  • Metroid: Samus Returns
  • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
  • Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
  • Mario Sports Superstars
  • Hey! Pikmin
• Mobile (iOS & Android)
  • Super Mario Run (Android)
  • Simon's Cat: Crunch Time
  • Transformers: Forged to Fight
  • Realm Defense
  • Yellow by Bart Bonte

BLAST. FROM. THE. PAST!  Super Nintendo Entertainment System (one page; hardware overview)

The Binary Twins starring Wonne & Zheero (one page; comic strip)

little Editor's Choice 2017 (one page; kid editor Top 5 lists; includes capsule overviews of #1 games)

• Isabella
• Brody
• Hannah
• Aiden

BIG Editor's Choice 2017 (one page; adult editor Top 5 lists; includes capsule overviews of #1 games)

• Martin
• Shelly
• Jason
• Tim
• Todd
• Nathan

Hottest Gifts of 2017 (4 pages; hardware, game, accessory, and misc. recommendations)

• Nintendo Switch Console
• Super NES Classic Edition
• Xbox One X
• New Nintendo 2DS XL
• New Nintendo 3DS XL Super NES Edition
• Super Mario Odyssey (Switch)
• Metroid: Samus Returns (Switch)
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
• Sonic Mania
• Forza Motorsport 7 (X1)
• HORI PS4 Wired Mini Gamepad
• Gaming Gift Cards
• Super Mario Odyssey Cappy Hat
• Super Mario Level Up Board Game
• Pikachu "Stealing Coin" Piggy Bank
• Poke Plushies

Special Contest! - You could win a copy of Metroid: Samus Returns! (one page; reader review contest; includes reader capsule reader review with 10-scale score:)

• Splatoon 2 (Switch)

BIG & little Reviews: Meet the Crew (one page; 1/8 page reviewer capsule bios)

• BIG Players
  • Shelly Alessi
  • Jason Kaplan
  • Nathan Alessi
  • Martin Alessi
• little Players
  • Isabella Ocampo
  • Hannah Friedman
  • Brody Patterson
  • Aiden Friedman

BIG & little Reviews (game, hardware, and mobile OS reviews; five pages; 1 page per review; each review page includes four capsule reviews (with 10-scale score) by review crew members)

• Super Mario Odyssey (Switch)
• Pokken Tournament DX (Switch)
• Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS)
• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (3DS)
• Simon's Cat Crunch Time (Android, iOS)
• Nintendo Switch
• Xbox One X / S
• Playstation 4 / Pro
• New Nintendo 3DS XL
• Apple iOS
• Android

Game of the Year! - Super Mario Odyssey (1/2 page; Switch)

System of the Year! - Nintendo Switch (1/2 page)

Take A Break! (one page; suggestion for taking a break from gaming - spend time with friends and family)