There's a part of me that greatly appreciates Nintendo's efforts to teach its user base the ins-and-outs of creating a game. As anybody who's ever been deep in game development will testify, making a ...

Anyone who seriously wants to become a video game designer studies Nintendo games. Over multiple decades, Nintendo's titles have massively influenced numerous genres thanks to teams so creative and ...

Nintendo offers its Switch owners the opportunity to design games for themselves and others with Game Builder Garage, a programming game built in-house at Nintendo. It’s less a game in the strictest ...

Game Builder Garage is Nintendo’s next logical step after Mario Maker. Polygon sat down with the Japanese company for a hands-off preview of the its latest game, which aims to turn everyone into a ...

Level editors and leveling editing modes in games have never been more popular among gamers interested in sharing their creations with friends and practicing their game development skills. From ...

Like a lot of gamers, I would love to be able to make a game of my own someday. And it’s not as simple as “learn to code” — for one thing, I actually did learn coding in junior high and high school, ...

When it comes to game design, few come close to the folks over at Nintendo. Throughout the years, the Japanese gaming giant has given us plenty of awesome experiences, and have influenced even more ...

The new Switch release is less of a game and more of a design tool. It allows players to create their own games, while learning the basics of programming. It’s all represented through “nodons,” ...

Super Mario Maker this is not: think more like Nintendo Labo without the cardboard. After trying it at home, it feels like a lesson plan more than a game. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009 ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Game Builder Garage isn't Nintendo's first foray into game creation software, but its previous efforts have all been narrowly focused. Super Mario ...

Back when Game Builder Garage was announced, I genuinely thought that this was an absolute stroke of genius on the part of Nintendo. Now that the “game” is actually here, it’s clear that it so much ...