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].
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].
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.
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]!
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]?
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.
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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