Tag: Game And Watch
Guide Where To Buy Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.
Beat the scalpers
Update 27th Nov 2020: Unsurprisingly, stock for the Game & Watch has been in short supply. But Nintendo Official UK Store is now taking pre-orders which will be despatched on 18th December. Just in time for Santa to put in your Xmas stocking! Much like the NES and SNES Mini before it, the dinky Game & Watch: Super Mario...
News Scalpers Are Trying To Flog The New Game & Watch For £200, But Don't Fall For It
Stock is readily available
Last Friday saw the launch of Nintendo's brand new Game & Watch Super Mario Bros. edition system, revisiting the company's history with a lovely – if a little overpriced – collector's item. Being a limited-time release, it's perhaps unsurprising to see that scalpers have been buying up units to try and sell for a...
News Forget Next-Gen, Nintendo's Also Launching A New Console Today
With significantly fewer teraflops
This week has been an incredibly exciting one for gaming fans, with Xbox, PlayStation and (technically) Nintendo all launching new systems in the space of three days. Now, it may not be a fancy pants, next-gen system like the Xbox Series X and PS5, but Nintendo's brand new Game & Watch: Super Mario Edition is...
News Lucky Fan Gets Nintendo's Super Mario Game & Watch Early - Has Yours Arrived Yet?
Watch the unboxing
Nintendo's Game & Watch series of handheld systems is making a surprise comeback this week, with a brand new Super Mario Bros. edition hitting store shelves tomorrow, but one lucky fan has received theirs ahead of schedule. YouTube user RG Geek has shared an unboxing video of Nintendo's shiny new toy for all to see, taking it...
News Nintendo's New Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch Will Ship With A Language Error
Nintendo apologises for the mistake
This Friday, a brand new Game & Watch system is being released by Nintendo in celebration of Super Mario's 35th anniversary. It's a pretty exciting launch for collectors and fans of Nintendo's history, but the company has today apologised for an error that will be present on all systems. As you may know, the...
News Nintendo Reminds Us Its Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch Will Only Be Around For A Limited Time
Get it while you can
If you're planning on picking up the special Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch, just be mindful that it's also a limited time deal. The official website for this system celebrating Mario's 35th anniversary has reportedly been updated and now includes the following message below - noting how this product will be sent to...
Video Take A Closer Look At The New Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. System
Launches this November
Nintendo has released a new trailer for the Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. system that was announced during last week's Super Mario 35th Anniversary Direct. As you might remember from last week, this new system is inspired by the original LCD-based handhelds from the '80s and comes with a modern screen and rechargeable...
News Nintendo Is Resurrecting Its Game & Watch Line To Celebrate 35 Years Of Super Mario
Special handheld arrives later this year
Nintendo has revealed that it is releasing a special Game & Watch system to celebrate 35 years of the Super Mario series. Based on the original LCD-based handhelds from the '80s, this limited edition model will come with a colour display and directional pad, and will include Super Mario Bros., Super...
Weirdness 35-Year-Old Review Of Game & Watch Title Octopus Surfaces Online
Back in time
If like this humble scribe you grew up with gaming magazines, you'll probably remember when the Internet really became easy to access and you found yourself straying away from these paper-based curiosities to online news and reviews. Considering that many of the web's biggest gaming sites were founded in the '90s or the "Naughties",...
Retro Fresh Nintendo NX Rumours Indicate That History Is Repeating Itself
Beware the savage jaw of 1984
Nintendo is a company that loves to innovate - the Wii and Nintendo DS are prime examples of this desire. However, the Game Boy Advance SP is proof that the Japanese veteran is also wise enough to pillage from the past when it makes sense; the clamshell design was borrowed from its '80s Game & Watch LCD rang
Review Game & Watch Gallery Advance
Nintendo's Portable Hits: The Early Years
In the 1980's (before the Game Boy was released), Nintendo's series of Game & Watch handhelds provided people with portable gaming excitement. As LCD games they provided a stripped down gaming experience that Cranky Kong would approve of - basic sounds, none of those pointless fancy graphics and only a...
