A Player’s Hopes Before Christmas

You read this article before Christmas, staying warm in your house [5] [41].

Simmers control a snowy escape by the power of a mouse [9] [10].

Stars strut in this month’s update of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood [15]

As we all hope that gaming in 2021 will be mostly good.

Surely we have lived in such a hard time to be alive [8],

But we are blessed with the release of the PlayStation 5 [37].

We are yet to guide Ratchet and Clank as they rift apart [40] [68] [69].

We shall celebrate thirty years of a blue hedgehog with a heart [43] [44] [48].

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Balan Wonderworld will provide many colourful characters [50]

And seemingly engaging gameplay throughout six chapters [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56].

Cyberpunk 2077’s bugs must have caused so much frustration,

So it should hopefully be in shops again after rehabilitation [49].

As for the eighth chapter of the Resident Evil franchise,

Player discretion is what we will need to strongly advise [39].

A security breach got delayed for after the Christmas season [12],

But fans of Freddy and his friends better beware for a specific reason [37].

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A “pro” model of the Nintendo Switch? Is that true [6]?

If so, will it enchant Nintendo nerds like me and you?

Super Mario 3D World will be re-released for the Switch [59]...

With the fury of Bowser?! Son of a rhyming witch [27]!

Could we soon fight as alternate versions of Black Widow and Thor [25]?

Or perhaps a spirit of vengeance or a new Fantastic Four [22] [34]?

Marvel: Realm Of Champions is out now for mobile [20] [23].

Updates for the brand new game could come after a while.

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Another tomb awaits a raider, looking like a cartoon [57].

The lady with twin guns will return on mobile devices soon [63] [65] [66].

A sequel to Britney Spears: American Dream would be swell and hip [4] [14],

As long as it can celebrate freedom from an unfair conservatorship [17] [45].

I could be expecting increased sales of foldable smartphones [11] [71],

But you know what would send some thrill through my bones?

An official app based on the legacy of the Game Boy [58]

Specially designed for the Z Flip [11] [42], bringing foldable joy [1]!

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And there could be more karts and costumes in Mario Kart Tour [29],

Like the ones at least some Nintendo nerds have raced as before

Though I am fully aware of players loathing that app’s greed [21],

So perhaps new Home Circuit sets would be what they need [28].

A dozen monochrome adventures on a small device await [36].

Their players will turn the crank of no other than the Playdate [35].

Could there be a second digital house owned by Pixel Stars [46] [47] [67] [70]?

Or quite similar to Pixel Chix, could the next toy be a car [7]?

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A new crossover is adorable; Tamagotchi and Hello Kitty [60]!

A few new designs after its release could look pretty.

But wait! There will be Demon Slayer Tamagotchis too [2] [61]?!

Hopefully a Tama-caretaker will not have to clean up THEIR poo [62]!

And what will the next for the sixth season of Fortnite [13]?

Could there be more colours for the Nintendo Switch Lite [30]?

Animal Crossing: New Horizons helped animal crossers cope [26] [33].

Its first anniversary shall await us [3], along with hope.

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We all know that a brand new decade has only just begun,

So as long as ambition is still around, we can still have fun

A prime example would be Super Nintendo World in Japan [18] [19]!

Going there in 2021 sounds like an awesome plan!

I hope there will be a sequel to Tomodachi Life someday [31].

We hope to return to conventions soon in new cosplay [64].

2021 shall bring new experiences and delight.

Happy Toy Day, fellow players, and to you a goodnight [5] [26] [32] [41].

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