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Random A Japanese CEO Is Giving Staff A Day Off To Play Monster Hunter Rise
Job applications are about to go through the roof
This Friday sees the launch of Monster Hunter Rise on Nintendo Switch, and while getting the day off to dive headfirst into its juicy gameplay is just a pipedream for most of us, some lucky folk over in Japan are being treated to a special holiday by their CEO. Masaki Hiyama, CEO of VR developer,...
Random Fan-Made App Helps You Track Down Super Mario Sunshine's Pesky Blue Coins
'Appy days
Hunting down every single one of these little beasts is a task and a half... While Super Mario Sunshine certainly has its ups and downs, one element of the game that almost always causes a headache or two for new players is its Blue Coins. There are 240 of these pesky little things to collect, but with no real way of tracking which...
Random Listen To The Mario Theme Recreated Using The Switch's Menu Sounds
Bleep bleep bleep bleep-bleep bleep, bloop.
We'll be honest – we just like any excuse to use an image of Music Toad. All the little sounds that play when you're messing around in a console's menus might not seem all that important at first, until you realise just how much time you spend there. Maybe we're just strange, but we often find ourselves...
Random A 24-Year-Old Samurai Shodown Prototype Has Been Found Under A Tree In California
"I have this board sitting in my office right now that no-one ever knew existed"
A prototype of SNK's 3D fighter Samurai Shodown 64 has been discovered underneath a collapsed tree in California, Eurogamer reports. Now there's a headline we didn't think we'd be writing today. The amazing find was made pinball machine repair specialist Craig Weiss,...
Random This Pikachu Caterpillar Is... A Lot To Take In
This is what happens if you use fifty Thunder Stones at once
Fun to lean on! Just don't lean too hard, or... well, you don't want to know. Just don't. Trust us. Have you ever discovered one of those strange little shops on the high street that sells nothing but K-Pop posters, keyrings of anime boys, and weirdly off-model plushes of video game...
Random Artist Reimagines EarthBound As A Modern 3D Game Series
And it's absolutely stunning
One cult hit JRPG series that many Nintendo fans refuse to forget about is Mother, otherwise known as the EarthBound series. Although Nintendo has done nothing new with Ness and the gang in many years now, diehard fans continue to show their support for this weird and wonderful IP in many different ways. With this in...
Random You Can Vote For The "Best Off-Model Mario" On Twitter Right Now
Someone put these Marios out of their misery
Forget Bunny Day and St Patrick: the most important event this week is the Off-Model Mario Championship, in which multiple mangled Marios will battle for the dubious honour of being crowned Weirdest Mario. Here are the ones who've made it to Round 32: Climb into the Mario mouth for endless times of...
Random Did You Know You Can 'Steal' Your Friends' Clones In Super Mario 3D World?
Naughty, but effective
The original Super Mario 3D World on Wii U introduced the Double Cherry, a brand new power-up that creates a clone of your character, essentially allowing players to control two or more versions of themselves at the same time. Naturally, the item is present once again in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury on Switch...
Random 'DJ Pikachu' Is Now A Thing, And He's Just Released A Remix Of Classic Pokémon Tunes
Watch the full set here
Sometimes we find ourselves wondering where the thousands of pounds we've spent on Pokémon games and merchandise over the years has actually gone, and we're delighted to discover that it's now funding DJ Pikachu's music career. Yes, Pokémon's official Japanese YouTube channel has shared a new video featuring DJ Pikachu (a...
Random Forget Fat Pikachu - We're All About Wide Link
What a good boy
What's that you've got there? A triangle? Good job! If you're ever having a bit of an off day, may we recommend looking through old Zelda key art? Whether you have a few manuals from the old games lying around, or you just want to browse the Zeldapedia galleries, it's something that always cheers us up. This is Link and Ganon...
Random The Next Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Speedrun Challenge? Trying To "Blue Yourself"
Yo, listen up here's a story
We're approaching four years since Mario Kart 8 Deluxe first came out – seven if you count the Wii U version – and fans are seeking out new challenges. Sure, we've had Tour and Home Circuit since then, but they simply don't scratch that same itch. So,
Random Thought Tenet Was Hard To Follow? Try Watching It On A Game Boy Advance
"You have to start looking at the world in a new way"
Christopher Nolan's movies have a reputation for being somewhat obtuse at times, and his latest magnum opus, Tenet, is no exception. A time-bending epic that befuddled and delighted audiences in almost equal measure last year, Tenet is available on streaming services and physical media – and...
Random This Animal Crossing Screenshot "Probably" Has Nothing To Do With The Rumoured 4K Switch
Just to let you know...
Nintendo's official Animal Crossing Twitter account recently sent out a tweet about the next in-game event for New Horizons. While the majority of responses were about Shamrock Day, a number of followers have noticed the screenshot attached to this tweet is a much higher resolution than the other ones posted by the same...
Random Zelda Fan Builds Temple Of Time Entirely Out Of LEGO
The LEGO Of Zelda: Ocarina of LEGO
Update (Wed 23rd June, 2021): Matthias Bartsch, the builder of this impressive piece, has added the Temple of Time build to LEGO Ideas, complete with building instructions — so you can both vote on it for the chance of it becoming a real LEGO set, and also just build it yourself! [Original article (Wed 10th...
Video Pokémon Fan "Fixes" Diamond And Pearl Remakes With This Slick Concept Trailer
"The way I wanted them to be"
After years of rumours, February's Pokémon presentation finally confirmed that Pokémon Diamond & Pearl is getting a Switch remake. Developed by ILCA Inc, the remake will take us back to Sinnoh once more later this year, alongside 2022's
Random Modder Turns The Floor Into Lava In Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
It's still possible to beat the new expansion
Raise your hand if you played "the floor is lava" as a kid. It's one of the simplest games you could play, jumping from sofa to sofa as you tried to avoid being "killed" by the "lava-filled floor". It's no surprise video games are full of variants on this idea, and most Super Mario games already feature...
Random The Author Of World War Z Just Released A Minecraft Novel, And It's Playable, Too
From now on, we're only reading books that have Minecraft maps
Did you know about the official Minecraft novelisations? There are quite a few already, boasting authors who penned the novelisations of Star Wars movies, Dungeons and Dragons quest writers, and multiple New York Times bestsellers. Max Brooks, author of World War Z (which was made into...
Random 'Amogus' Is A Playable Among Us Pokémon Hack
Things are getting weird in the Among Us community
We know you're all thinking it, so let's just get it out of our system real quick: "Nintendo takedown coming in 3...2...1..." And yes, it's probably true, because it always is. But with that covered, let's instead talk about just what the heck is going on in the Among Us community. SusieQ on...
Random Sakurai Has Figures Of Upcoming Smash Fighters But Hides Them In A Drawer
No peeking!
Today's 'Mr. Sakurai Presents' video contained plenty of great news for fans of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – including the release date for newest fighter duo Pyra/Mythra, of course – but the series director also slipped in a quick anecdote about upcoming fighters. Towards the end of the video, Sakurai took a moment to show off a...
But don't worry, fans are 'fixing' it...
Plenty of Mario fans aren't best pleased with Nintendo's plan to pull games from stores. If you've somehow missed the news, Nintendo is planning on removing a number of Mario games and products from stores at the end of this month and, in a recent statement, has reiterated the fact that it isn't backing
Random Ever Wanted A Pokémon-Themed Fishing Lure? Well, Now's Your Chance
Now you can fish with Kyogre and Pikachu
It's been a busy week for Pokémon fans. Last Friday's announcements of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and Pokém
Random The Fastest Way To Beat Paper Mario Is To Turn It Off And Play Zelda Instead
Paper Mario: The Seven-Year Door
It's ok, this isn't one of those thinkpieces with a controversial title where we tell you that Paper Mario sucks and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is way better. No, the title is literally what we mean: it's a speedrunning tactic called Arbitrary Code Execution, and it's absolutely bonkers. We've covered...
Random Product Design Student Creates Switch Entirely Out Of Paper
You can only play Paper Mario on it
This one's not the paper one We might have taken the wrong subject at university. When we had to do projects, it was all "write this essay" and "compare and contrast thing A with thing B". It turns out that we could have been doing way more exciting things with all the paper we wasted on boring, 2000-word...
Random Fans Take A Dig At Nintendo's Limited-Time Mario Antics With Blade Runner-Style Parody Video
"All those games lost in time like tears in the rain"
On 31st March, a number of Mario games and products will be disappearing from store shelves in what can only be described as a baffling – and frustrating – decision from Nintendo. It's understandably rubbed some fans up the wrong way, and one YouTube duo has decided to express their feelings...
These off-brand Pikas just need a lot of love and maybe plastic surgery
Ever since the birth of Pikachu back in 1996, the little yellow rabbit-mouse has become as much of a mascot of the Pokémon series as Kermit is for The Muppets, the fat cow is for Harvest Moon, and Missile is for Ace Attorney. It's Pikachu's recognisable form that makes it so...
Random Researchers Visualise How Mario, Luigi, And Dr Eggman Would Look If They'd Actually Aged
Mario and Luigi look ready to claim their plumber pensions
Last year was Mario's 35th birthday, and this year is Link's 35th, yet they still look as young and vibrant as ever. Well, sure, Mario still looks like a plumber who enjoys spaghetti a little too much, but Link's most recent reincarnation in Breath of the Wild emerged from a 100-year sleep...
Random Seriously, You Have To Witness This Funk-Tastic Mii Channel Jam Session
It's getting funky in here
You may have come across Alex Moukala previously. Working as a composer, musician and YouTuber, Alex has developed a significant fanbase with his takes on gaming OSTs. Between reacting to Octopath Traveler and making Kirby music sound like One-Winged Angel, he recently took aim at the Mii Channel t
Random Neat Bowser's Fury Trick Lets You Farm Coins For Quick Power-Ups
Try this at home
Have you found the time to get stuck into Bowser's Fury yet, the new mode that comes included in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury? Well, if you've been struggling to make progress or if you're still yet to jump in, this nice little trick should help you to be as powerful as can be. Brought to our attention by @MarioBrothBlog...
Random Nintendo Has A Problem With Its Switch Joy-Con, And We're Not Talking About Drift
Rouge one
Over the years since the Nintendo Switch launched, we have seen a large variety of Joy-Con controller variations. With so many colours on the market, you should be able to find a Joy-Con to express your own individual personality. However, IGN bigwig Peer Schneider has noticed a glaring problem – and no, it's nothing to do with drifting...
Random Talented Hacker Bumps The Frame Rate Of SNES Race Drivin' From 4fps To 30
A significantly improved experience
Race Drivin' is considered an arcade classic in some quarters, which made its SNES port extremely disappointing back in 1992. Offering a meagre 4 frames-per-second, that edition was widely slated, but now, one software engineer has reverse-engineered it to run at a significantly enhanced 30fps. This comes from...
Random Oh No, Soulja Boy's Making A Video Game Console Again
It's 2018 all over again
As if the previous Soulja Boy games console fiasco wasn't enough back in 2018, the American rapper has announced that, once again, he's planning on launching his very own video game console. As you might recall, Soulja Boy initially attempted to sell rebranded Chinese games consoles running unlicensed ROMs – and then a...
Random Pokémon Fan Aims To Build Sinnoh Region Entirely Out Of LEGO
Here's where to find Empolego and Bricketot
Ahead of the rumoured reveal of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl remakes for the Switch, one fan has gone above and beyond, recreating the entire Sinnoh region out of LEGO. Don't worry, it's not quite as huge of an undertaking as it sounds - Reddit user Scoutisaspyable, also known as warlordjimbei
Random Zelda: Breath of the Wild Player Beats Every Shrine With His Feet
An impressive feat
We're approaching four years since The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild launched, and fans continue finding news way to play it. As we await further news on its sequel, Breath of the Wild has maintained a vibrant community, between glitch exploits like
Random Twitter Has Completed Its Playthrough Of Pokémon Red Inside Someone's Avatar
It even caught Mewtwo
Despite suffering a major setback last week - with "Team Rocket" releasing the majority of the party, it seems the social media experiment Twitter plays Pokémon Red Version inside someone's avatar has bounced back. According to the creator Constantin Liétard, it took 40 days and more than 90K comments to defeat the Elite...
Random WandaVision's Latest Episode Sneaks In Some Nintendo References
A trip back in time
We've seen a Nintendo Switch in the new Karate Kid series Cobra Kai, and now we've got GameCube controllers and Wii Remotes in Marvel's new show WandaVision, starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany. In this particular series, the pair travel through the ages of television history. This week's episode (episode seven)
Random A Reddit User Correctly Leaked Half Of Yesterday's Nintendo Direct Ahead Of Time
Uh-oh
There were roughly 30 games shown off in total during yesterday's Nintendo Direct, including releases of popular third-party games, new indies, and even some new and remastered Nintendo releases, but thanks to a leak over on Reddit, around half of them (or their titles, at least) were already doing the rounds online ahead of time. A known...
Random Streamer Tries To Beat Hades Using A Pomegranate As A Controller
Welcome to 2021
Just in case you thought the trend of playing games with weird and whacky homemade controllers was a thing of the past, Twitch streamer Rudeism is here to remind you that the sport(?) is very much alive and well. Just like that time someone played Super Smash Bros. Ultimate using a bunch of bananas as a controller, Rudeism has...
Random Sakurai Reminds Smash Fans That His Tweets Don't Contain Nintendo Direct Hints
Hype responsibly
It's almost Nintendo Direct time, and that of course means that the entire online Nintendo community is going absolutely bonkers. It's perhaps wise, then, that Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai has reminded fans that they shouldn't take any hints from his social media posts. As those who follow him on Twitter will...
Random Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 Trends On Social Media Ahead Of Nintendo's Direct Broadcast
Here we go again
It's official, we're getting a 50-minute Nintendo Direct later today (UK time) and it'll be focused on games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate along with titles coming to the hybrid system in the "first half" of 2021. This year also happens to be The Legend of Zelda's 35th anniversary, so there are obviously expectations of some sort...
Random Japanese Fitness Mag Discusses How To Play Ring Fit Properly
The secret is not being unfit
Oof, it's been a while since we booted up Ring Fit Adventure. Our bones have returned to their previously creaky state, and our muscles to marshmallow. But it seems like Nintendo Japan know we've been struggling, so they've just published some tips and tricks courtesy of Murata-san, from the editorial department of...
Random Did You Know About Nintendo Switch's ZL/ZR Battery Feature?
Handy!
Those ZL/ZR triggers are more useful than we thought! The Nintendo Switch has been sitting in peoples' homes for almost four whole years now, but it seems the hybrid console might still have the odd trick up its sleeve that plenty of owners haven't yet discovered. Over on the Nintendo Switch subreddit, site user antglyforreal has shared a...
Random Fan Reimagines Pokémon Sword And Shield As Game Boy Games
With Red and Blue-style music and graphics
Released on Nintendo Switch back in 2019, Pokémon Sword and Shield are currently the latest entries in Pokémon's mainline series of games. Of course, plenty of Sword and Shield players will have been with the franchise from the very beginning, and while the new games are great fun in their own way,...
Random Even Suda51 Is Playing Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury This Weekend
Now where is No More Heroes 3?
It's been an exciting weekend for many Nintendo Switch owners with the first big release of the year Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury now available. It's not just us fans who have been enjoying the game, either. Yesterday, Goichi Suda, aka "Suda 51" (and the director of the upcoming Switch exclusive No More Heroes...
Random Ariana Grande Sang About Playing Mario Party And Mario Kart
Baby, you might need a seatbelt when I... hit you with a Blue Shell
Before we begin: if you're here to be angry about Ariana Grande, might we suggest reading about something you like instead? We've got a pretty crackin' review of Bowser's Fury over here, or maybe you'd like to check out an Animal Crossing survey for the chance to win a free Switch...
"Your parents continue to be disappointed in your life choices"
Believe it or not, but there are some other big releases out on the Switch this week. One is the lewd remaster, Gal*Gun Returns. Obviously, it's a bit out there compared to your average game - this rail shooter requires a young man to fend off prospective lovers with his 'Pheromone...
"Team Rocket" is playing up!
The social media experiment allowing you to play the Game Boy classic Pokémon Red Version inside someone's Twitter avatar appears to have suffered a major blow. Prior to this, it had been relatively smooth sailing. Earlier this month the Soul Badge was acquired and more recently the Volcano Badge was earned. In a new...
Random Gamers Can Be Pigs, According To Science
Ham they play Porknite though
We know that you spent hours on Wind Waker's Outset Island terrorising the little piggies that roamed freely around the place. We know that you chucked them in the ocean, and off cliffs. We saw everything. Well, the pigs are about to get their revenge, because scientists taught them how to play video games. Scientist...
Random This Suggestive Bridge Made It To The Switch Version Of Super Mario 3D World
P is stored in the bridge
We've been wondering - does the concept of Not Safe For Work still apply when we're all working from home? If not, then this rather phallic bridge is Perfectly Safe For Work, unless your boss is also in your house. As Twitter user @akfamilyhome discovered (h/t Kotaku), there's a certain bridge in Super Mario 3D World's...
Random Zelda x Beavis And Butt-Head Is A Mash-Up That Works Better Than You'd Think
"I am the Great Cornholio"
Children of the '90s will no doubt be familiar with the exploits of Beavis and Butt-Head, two rather dim-witted teens who enjoyed amazing success via an MTV series, movie and even a smattering of (mostly bad) video games. If you're one of those '90s kids, then it's fair to say you're also familiar with the Zelda series...
Random Tommy And Timmy Get Turned Into Slippers In This Animal Crossing Loungewear Collection
Once again, it's Japan-only. Come on!
We want to wear fluffy Nook pyjamas. We want to have a big Tommy/Timmy pillow to squeeze when times are hard. But, alas, we will not get the chance, for loungewear brand Gelato Pique is only releasing their new Animal Crossing: New Horizons collab in Japan. The collection was first released last year, with...