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Random This Incredible Zelda Skull Kid Puppet Is Terrifying In All The Right Ways
Look away, kids
Nintendo's colourful catalogue of cutesy characters is usually on the bright and cheery end of the scale, but there are a few oddities that you really wouldn't want to meet down a dark alley. For many, The Legend of Zelda's Skull Kid is probably right up there on that list, and this fantastic effort from Miserable Beasts on...
Random This Working Replica Of Pokémon Legends: Arceus Took Two Weeks To Make
Something something tree textures
Nintendo fans are not a patient lot, it is known — but for anyone that can't quite wait until January 28th, when Pokémon Legends: Arceus comes out, then perhaps you can satisfy your needs with this fan-made replica that's entirely based on the trailers! Except, well, you can't actually play it, because Avatar...
Random This LEGO NES Turns Into A LEGO Game Boy Which Turns Into A LEGO Transformer
...which turns into a LEGO Game Boy again
The LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System is extremely cool, but it just got cooler thanks to the work of builder Moko: now it's a Game Boy. And a mech! Using some (but not all) of the tiles and bricks from the NES set, Moko created a realistic-looking Game Boy, with a Super Mario-type game on the screen...
Random Zelda: Breath Of The Wild's Latest 'Glitch Craze' Involves Sticking Things To Link
Stuck on you
Oh boy, have there been a lot of glitches discovered in Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Not a week seems to go by without someone finding a new exploit or unintentional quirk, and the latest one happens to be one of the most bizarre yet. It involves things sticking to Link's arm, and creates all kinds of weird and wonderful gameplay...
Random Donkey Kong Blows? Of Course, And It's All Down To Shigeru Miyamoto
"We were like "What did we do wrong? What is he finding?'"
In a recent episode of Reece Reilly's Kiwi Talkz podcast, former Retro Studios developer and senior designer on Metroid Prime Mike Wikan revealed some interesting tidbits about his time working on Nintendo properties at the Austin-based studio. This included a fun anecdote involving Nintendo...
Random Krispy Kreme Launches A Tasty Pokémon Dozen Doughnut Set
They don't look like Brock's, thankfully
Krispy Kreme is where you go to spend a surprising amount of money on doughnuts that, against all odds, are often tasty enough to be worth the price. It's the home of extravagant treats, including some that are themed to promote your favourite gaming things, now including Pokémon. As you can see in the...
Random New Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Glitch Lets You Fireproof Wooden Weapons
Death Mountain with a Deku Leaf
Another day, another tasty little Breath of the Wild glitch for you all. Yes, the game that keeps on giving... er, keeps on giving! The latest glitch for the four-year-old open-world adventure enables you to make any flammable weapon in your arsenal totally 'fireproof'. This means you could, theoretically, scale the...
Random Even The Mega Drive Might Get Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night Before Switch
"It is not by my hand that I am once again given flesh"
We've made no secret of the fact that we really want to see Castlevania: Symphony of the Night come to Switch. It's arguably one of the greatest games ever made, and, alongside Super Metroid, is one of the true innovators of the 'Metroidva
Random Check Out These Mock-Ups Of Game Boy For Nintendo Switch Online
Will Nintendo release something similar?
The big rumour doing the rounds this week is about Nintendo potentially bringing Game Boy and Game Boy Color games to the Switch Online service very soon. Following on from a podcast about this, we confirmed with our own sources Nintendo's most famous handheld was making a return and this was
Random This Lucky Switch Fan Received A Physical Copy Of Sonic Colors Ultimate One Week Early
Digital Deluxe owners can also play the game now
Sonic Colors Ultimate arrives on the Nintendo Switch next week, and while the majority of fans have to wait until then, it seems some individuals are already lucky enough to be playing a hard copy of the game. Reddit user kaydeejay1995 is one of those people - revealing how they received a physical...
Random Beat This Dentist At Smash Bros. Ultimate And Get A "Free Dental Clean"
If you lose though, be prepared to face the consequences...
Do you need a dental clean? Are you a decent Smash Bros. Ultimate player and happen to be located in the US? If you answered "yes" to all of these questions then perhaps you should consider the following offer. Zen Family Dental in Ashland, Massachusetts of the United States is giving...
Random Have You Seen This Hidden Dialogue In Zelda: Breath Of The Wild?
Link! Link! Link? LINK.
If you just can't get enough of Princess Zelda's Princess-Diana-but-sad voice in Breath of the Wild, then get ready to start the game over again, because this Reddit user just found some extra dialogue that you'll only see if you do the story out of order. The first quest you get after leaving the Great Plateau is to find...
Random This New Movie About The Moon Crashing To Earth Seems Real Familiar
Oh no, my tides
Right, so, there's this new movie called "Moonfall", and I don't know, it just seems... really... similar... to something... It's on the tip of my tongue. I swear I've seen this before. Moon... falling... everyone dying... I'm SURE this reminds me of something, I just can't remember what. In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the...
Random This Deep Sea Subnautica LEGO Build Makes Us Hate The Ocean Slightly Less
Crabsquid news
"How can you hate the ocean?" Alright, we'll admit that parts of it — specifically, the edge parts, where there is ice cream and sand — are pretty cool. It's the rest of it that creeps us out, and Subnautica, a game set almost entirely beneath the waves, just makes it a whole lot worse. On the very wet planet of 4546B, the inky...
Random Look How Big This Ditto Beanbag Is
It is so big
There is something wildly compelling about Large Pokémon. Everyone loves Fat Pikachu, or the $500 four-foot Mareep plushie, or the Snorlax bed, or the lifesiz
Random The Nintendo DS Browser Is On Sale, So Now You Can Use The Internet Wherever You Are
FINALLY
Imagine the world at your fingertips! Imagine, being able to check MySpace and download a pirated copy of Happy Feet in just 35 hours, all from the comfort of your bed! Imagine no more, because with the Nintendo DS Browser, you can do all that and more — and it's on sale for just $26.38! The DS and DS Lite did not have enough memory to...
Random Acapella Group Perfectly Recreates Nintendo Console Sound Effects
From Famicom to Switch
From the Switch's famous 'click' to the GameCube's iconic, erm... you know the little tune we're talking about, Nintendo's systems have boasted plenty of great start-up sounds over the years. Want to know how to make them sound even better, though? Acapella. MayTree, a popular acapella group from Korea, has shared a video of...
Random Scooby-Doo's Shaggy Has Finally Appeared In The Mortal Kombat Series
Well, kind of...
In 2019, Mortal Kombat's community manager shut down the idea of cartoon character Shaggy from Scooby-Doo being added to Mortal Kombat 11 as a guest fighter - calling it a "dead meme" and noting how there was no chance of it happening. Now, in a weird turn of events, "Ultra Instinct Shaggy" - a meme that originated from the...
Random Feast Your Eyes On The Horror That Is Street Fighter Stars Rendered Flesh By Google AI
F.A.N.G.S for the nightmares
Street Fighter's iconic leading man, Ryu, has appeared in various slightly altered states over his long and illustrious video game career, from his original red-headed form in 1987's Street Fighter to Street Fighter 2's classic variant, Fortnite's shiny cartoon character model and his recent appearance in
Random New Pokémon Snap Player Builds Their Own Gyro Camera Controller
Nintendo Labo style!
If yesterday's 'Pokédex toy being transformed into a fully functional Nintendo DS' story didn't quite cut it for you, how about a DIY camera controller built entirely from scratch? Yes, YouTube user BigRig Creates has gone ahead and made their very own controller inspired by the camera found in New Pokémon Snap on Switch...
Random Modder Adds Mario Kart 8 Tracks To Microsoft Flight Simulator
Taking the popular sim to new heights
Modders are taking Microsoft Flight Simulator on PC and Xbox Series X|S to new heights with some Nintendo-themed creations. Twitter user 'Illogicoma' decided to recreate tracks from Mario Kart 8 such as Mount Wario, Cloudtop Cruise, Moo Moo Meadows and even Rainbow Road. To get these tracks into Microsoft...
Random Someone's Transformed A Pokédex Toy Into A Fully-Working Nintendo DS
Complete with the original GBA slot
We've seen our fair share of clever hardware mods in our time, but here's a design that's so perfect we're amazed Nintendo and The Pokémon Company haven't already gone ahead and made one themselves. Instagram user @tomvdcr has transformed a Pokédex toy into a fully-functioning Nintendo DS, enabling it to play...
Random Don't Worry About Masahiro Sakurai's Health, He's "Okay" Right Now
But he does have dry eyes...
Katsuhiro Harada recently asked Masahiro Sakurai fans what they were most interested to know about the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game director. Apart from a lot of questions about Kid Icarus: Uprising and specific Kirby games, many people are noticeably worried about Sakurai's health. Sakurai himself also realises...
Random Speedrunner Beats Zelda: Ocarina Of Time In Smash Bros. Brawl
And even defeated Ganon in under five minutes
Remember the timed Nintendo demos you were able to play in Super Smash Bros. Brawl on the Nintendo Wii? Well, a speedrunner has used this trial to roll the credits in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (yes, you can play through the entire game). The speedrunner and YouTuber known as 'Savestate' used...
Random Here's The Coolest Switch Headphone Jack Cover We've Ever Seen
And you can print your own
Console decals and fancy thumb grips for your controllers are all the rage these days, but here's a homemade accessory that's a little different – and much cooler. Reddit user sakisbig25 has shared photos of their attempt at a headphone jack cover for their Nintendo Switch, keeping away any dust and dirt in style. We'll...
Random This In-Development Musical Video Game Went Viral On TikTok
Take note
I was browsing TikTok last night, attempting to distract myself from the sticky heat of Nova Scotia by peeking through into other people's lives, when I stumbled across this TikTok, by developer Stephen Ddungu: TikTok is not huge for video games yet, but that's starting to change. The algorithm that determines what's on your front page...
Random SNES Title HyperZone's Hidden 3D Mode Can Be Played With 3D Glasses
Anyone got a spare Famicom 3D System they don't need?
HAL's HyperZone is one of those SNES titles which didn't set the world alight at the time of release but has nonetheless built up a cult following in the years following its release. Much of the game's appeal is down to its innovative use of Mode 7 effects to present a realistic impression of 3D...
Random Sakurai Terminator Reference Sparks DOOM, Fortnite And Among Us Smash Bros. Speculation
Poor Ken
Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai is still busy sharing excellent screenshots from Smash Ultimate on Twitter, and while his tweets are always on the more popular end of the scale, his latest effort is really doing the numbers. Why's that? Well, earlier this morning, Sakurai shared a new image that appears to show Ken...
Random This Pusheen Skin For The Nintendo Switch Is So Sweet, You'll Get Cavities
Dentists hate it!
You know Pusheen, right? The adorable animated cat that everyone uses as emojis? This guy? That's Pusheen — who's actually a girl, by the way, and whose name comes from the Irish for kitten, puisín. She was created by Claire Belton and Andrew Duff, and as with pretty much any cats on the internet, she became very, VERY...
Random New Pokémon Jewellery Line Includes A Wooloo That Actually Rolls
Rolling in the sheep
The company that made that really expensive Elder Scrolls ring a few months ago is back with a new collection of Pokémon-themed necklaces, made in collaboration with actual Pokémon. The company, that is. Not real-life Pokémon. Those don't exist. You'll have a choice of three new Pokémon: Galarian Ponyta, everyone's...
Random Make-A-Wish And Mojang Helped A Kid Make A Nightmare Burger Restaurant In Minecraft
Udder chaos
Get ready for a heartwarming and slightly horrifying tale of making dreams come true, virtual animal torture, and almost definitely at least one health code violation. The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a non-profit organisation that helps make wishes come true for children with terminal and critical illnesses, whether that's to become a...
Random Rapper Soulja Boy Claims He Owns Atari, Atari Doesn't Agree
Update: Soulja Boy reacts badly to Atari's response
Update: Following Atari's denial that Soulja Boy is now in charge of the famous video game brand, the rapper has reacted angrily online (with lots of bad language and slurs - you have been warned), claiming that he has a contract which backs up his side of the story. He even brandishes the contract...
Random Brendan Fraser Was So Busy Playing Switch He Missed The Start Of A Meet & Greet
Whoops!
Let's set the scene. You're happily playing away on your Switch, plucking up the courage to take on Ganon in Zelda or grabbing your latest Power Moon in Mario Odyssey, when you get called upon by your parents, your siblings, or your always-nagging boss. "Just one more minute!" you shout, frustrated that they'd be so careless as to disrupt...
Random You Can Play Super Mario 64 Via The Xbox's Web Browser
A cheeky little workaround
You might recall back in April we reported on the fact that Super Mario 64 was now playable via a browser using Super Mario 64: Browser Edition. Now, our friends over at Pure Xbox have discovered that this version is playable on an Xbox console, using the system's built-in Edge browser. While the gam
Random This SHOCKING Fact About Wurmple Will Change Your LIFE
BREAKING WURMPLE NEWS
In all the hype surrounding the Pokémon Legends: Arceus trailer that was revealed earlier this week, we were all so blinded by fluffy Growlithe and the horrible, horrible fish ghost that we neglected to notice one very big change. You guys. Wurmple has an EXTRA HORN. Or maybe the same amount of horns, actually. It looks...
Random Aya Neo's Switch-Style Handheld Is Getting A Game Boy Makeover
Plus a massive spec boost
Ever since the Switch arrived on the market and reinvigorated interest in portable gaming, we've seen a fair few imitators and rivals appear, mostly from companies in the Far East. GPD has already shown off more than one Switch-inspired handheld and Chinese giant
Random In Case You Didn't Know, There Are Now 900 Pokémon
Think you can still catch 'em all?
If you were around during the original Pokémon generation, believe it or not, but 151 monsters actually seemed like a lot back then. People were able to name 'em all and could even recite the entire PokéRap. Nowadays, though, your chances of remembering them all are far less likely - and it's now just got even...
Random Fan Transforms N64 To Play Switch Games, Complete With Cart Reader And USB Inputs
Meet the 'NS64'
Modern games are ace, but there's also nothing quite like the clunky plastic of older systems, so how can you enjoy the best of both worlds at the same time? Well, just rip out the insides of an N64 and stick a Switch in there, apparently. Yes, one fan going by the name QnadianBacon has taken an old and broken Nintendo 64 – bought...
Random Smash Bros. Director Masahiro Sakurai Really Likes Coca-Cola Zero
"Nintendo prepares zero cola for me"
There's a lot to unpack in the first segment of Harada's Bar featuring Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai. In one part early on, Sakurai spoke about his drink of choice - Coca-Cola Zero. Katsuhiro Harada (also known as the director of Tekken) mentioned how Sakurai should "let the public know" so he would get...
Random Comic Artist Creates Legendary For 'Pokémon Gun' Meme
Don't bring a sword or shield to a gun fight
In the past, Game Freak would typically release two mainline Pokémon games and one other entry featuring additional content. Fans saw this happen countless times over the years with titles such as Pokémon Yellow, Crystal, Emerald and Platinum. For the latest entries on the Nintendo Switch, the...
Random Sakurai Doesn't Appreciate Being Featured In Some Memes
"I want them to stop using my face"
The first part of the Harada's Bar episode featuring Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai has been uploaded. A lot of focus was on Sakurai as a person, rather than his work. In one section of his chat with Katsuhiro Harada (also known as the director of Tekken), Sakurai addressed the memes on the internet...
Random This Absolute Unit Of A Game Boy Advance Was Made By The Creator Of 'Long Game Boy'
Game Boy? No. This is a Game MAN
When the Game Boy Advance came out in 2001, widescreen 16:9 TVs were still very new. Many of us still clung to our chunky television squares until the late 2000s, because change is scary and new electronics are expensive. So it wasn't really a surprise that the GBA's screen had a lovely, nearly-square 3:2 aspect...
Random The Official Kirby Website Briefly Had A Kafka-esque Section
You can't hide on the internet
Next year brings Kirby's 30th Anniversary, so you won't get many prizes for predicting that there'll be some sort of new mainline game on Nintendo Switch - this writer's guess is a(nother) screen-by-screen remake of Kirby's Adventure with modern visuals, but that is only a guess. There'll probably be a nice logo and...
Random Game Dev Uses Game Builder Garage To Expertly Recreate Mario Party Minigames
And you can play them yourself
André Cardoso's take on Sizzling Stakes – not bad, huh? We used to see all sorts of wonderful Game Builder Garage creations when the game first launched earlier this summer, and while that initial excitement seems to have settled down a little recently, here's a quick reminder of just how great the game creation...
News Smash Bros. Director Masahiro Sakurai Will Be Appearing On Harada's Bar
Tekken director confirms the "special talk" in a video update
Update [Thu 12th Aug, 2021 05:45 BST]: In a video update, Harada has now confirmed Sakurai will be appearing on his YouTube channel Harada's Bar - in a "special talk" this weekend. It's apparently one of the most exciting videos yet... Original story [Sun 8th Aug, 2021 08:00 BST]:...
Random Among Us Summer Merch Includes Previously Korea-Exclusive Water Bottle
Hydrate or die-drate
Summer is rapidly approaching its end, but while the final glorious days of sunshine are still here, Innersloth has released their new Among Us summer merch line. The merch includes: 3 summer themed shirts, hoodies & tanks 2 satin headscarves Transparent holo tote bag Water bottles (made in collaboration with Dunkin'...
Random Ligue 1 Celebrates Lionel Messi's PSG Move With A Super Mario Tribute
But why?
Any FIFA fans amongst us will likely be aware of Lionel Messi's recent departure from Barcelona; one of football's biggest stars, Messi's been making headlines all around the world over the past few days as fans eagerly awaited his next move. The deal's now been done – Messi's a Paris Saint-Germain player – and the French football...
Random Krillin Can Now Apparently Revive Himself In Dragon Ball FighterZ
This is a Senzu Bean glitch, right?
As you may have heard by now, there's a new patch out for Dragon Ball FighterZ. It's the first one the popular fighting game has received since the start of the year. In the words of the game's community, there are some "absolutely massive" changes - including new mechanics and fighter adjustments. It seems to...
Random Check Out These "Epic" Free Guy Posters Inspired By Iconic Video Game Covers
Ryan Reynolds is the imposter
The Detective Pikachu and Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has a new movie coming out called Free Guy. It's an adventure-comedy about an NPC who becomes self-aware in an open-world video game and decides to become the hero of his own story to save the day. It's got also sorts of video game references in it - including a...
Random It's Halloween Already, According To These Cute Pokémon Figurines
PikaBOO
Okay, so, setting aside the fact that Halloween is two months away, we have a bone to pick with these adorable little gacha collectibles. We already know that Pikachu is capable of dressing like a ghost, because we have one very compelling piece of evidence — a ghost as Pikachu: That's an easy costume for you, Pikachu! You just dress...
