Matt O'Keefe

Last September’s Nintendo Direct included the reveal of Mario Tennis Fever, which promised more characters, more special abilities, and more modes than ever before. It has a lot to live up to following up the original Switch’s Mario Tennis Aces, the best-selling Mario sports game ever and well-respected for its highly tactical gameplay.

The wait for a new Metroid Prime game has been a long one. 18 years have passed since the series’ previous entry, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, released on the Wii. The development cycle of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond was its own marathon. When Nintendo originally announced the game in 2017, Bandai Namco was assigned to its production. A year and a half later, development duties shifted to Retro Studios, the team behind the first three Prime games.

The dream team of fitness has assembled, and the footwear industry has a new name that’s immediately going to get eyeballs. That’s not easy for an upstart sneaker maker to accomplish, but when you find out who’s behind it, you’ll understand the potential. The brand, While on Earth, is the brainchild of Todd Meleney, who previously served as CMO at No Bull, nine-time CrossFit Games athlete Brooke Wells, and five-time CrossFit Games champion Mat Fraser.