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Random Not A Fan Of Mario Kart Tour's Mobile Controls? Try A Wii Nunchuk
Ah, that's better
Mobile game Mario Kart Tour is a decent new way to play the iconic series on your smart device, but even with its newly improved control layout, some players just can't be doing with its touchscreen interface. If you've grown up playing Mario Kart on your favourite consoles we guess this is pretty understandable, but what if you...
Random Remember To Charge Your Switch At Least Twice A Year, Nintendo Helpfully Suggests
We'd guess you guys do that in a single week...
Nintendo's a friendly company, and that extends to offering pieces of advice from time to time via its social media accounts. Take, for example, the latest slice of wisdom from Nintendo's official Japanese Twitter account; it warns that the Switch's internal battery "may become unchargeable if it has...
Random Pokémon Fans Are Loving Bump Of Chicken's Nostalgic New Music Video
Premiered during today's Pokémon presentation
As part of today's Pokémon presentation, which revealed the release date for the upcoming Crown Tundra DLC in Pokémon Sword and Shield, The Pokémon Company premiered a new music video featuring a song from Japanese alt-rock group, Bump of Chicken.
Random Someone's Made A NES Game That Can Track The International Space Station
Interstellar
When Nintendo was putting together the final hardware for what would become the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) back in the '80s, it's unlikely that it would ever have envisioned the humble hardware being used for something like tracking the International Space Station. As the ISS was launched in 1998, that wouldn't have made much...
Random Grand Theft Auto 3 Is Up And Running On The Switch, It's Just Not Official
Homebrew community works its magic
One company that hasn't really jumped on the Switch bandwagon is Rockstar Games. While it released L.A.Noire with the help of port specialist Virtuos in 2017 since then it seems to have moved on. With no sign of the Grand Theft Auto series coming to Nintendo's hybrid platform anytime soon, the homebrew community...
Random Amazon's Luna Controller Sure Does Look Familiar
Where have we seen that design before?
Amazon has just lifted the lid on its cloud gaming service Luna – and its controller certainly reminds us of something. Luna is powered by Amazon's Web Service infrastructure and, like rivals such as Google Stadia and Microsoft's xCloud, will allow players to stream games across multiple devices, including...
Random Well, Here's A Crazy New Theory About Mario's Origins
"Oh my gorshk!"
We all know that Mario began life as the protagonist of Donkey Kong, although he was referred to in the early days simply as "Jumpman" and it has been widely reported that he only gained his famous moniker when the resemblance between the character and the late Mario Segale – the landlord of Nintendo of America's Tukwila warehouse...
Random Microsoft Shuts Down Rumours That It's Buying Sega Next
Sonic X?
Microsoft shook the gaming world to its very core recently by announcing that it was gobbling up ZeniMax, the parent company of video game giant Bethesda – a purchase which gives it control of million-selling brands such as The Elder Scrolls, DOOM and Fallout. When you drop a cool $7.5 billion on a company, it's almost inevitable that...
Random Travis Touchdown For Smash? That's A Big "No Comment" From Suda51
Could he be added as a DLC fighter?
One guy who arguably deserves a spot in Smash Ultimate's Fighters Pass Vol. 2 is Travis Touchdown from the No More Heroes series. The first two titles were originally exclusive to the Wii and next year the third game will be arriving on the Switch. With this in mind, Suda51 has now got the Smash
Random Super Mario Sunshine Trick Lets You Safely Jump Off Those Pesky Bloopers
No more Game Overs!
Super Mario Sunshine is finally available to play on a modern console thanks to the release of Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and just as it did in the early 2000s, it's absolutely doing everyone's head in. As those of you who have played the game will know, a number of levels feature moments that feel slightly unfair, with the...
Random Switch Owners Are Discovering Just How Frustrating Super Mario Sunshine Can Be
"Miyamoto retire," says one player
The release of Super Mario 3D All-Stars serves as the perfect opportunity for younger gaming fans to experience classic Mario games for the first time, while also giving us older folk a chance to revisit some of our favourite titles. All three games in the release - Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super...
Random Forget The Switch, Super Mario 64 Has Been Ported To Dreamcast, PS2 And PS Vita
The ports we REALLY wanted, right? Right?!
Super Mario 3D All-Stars is available now on Switch, and it's a good time indeed. However, if you're of the opinion that Mario's 3D adventures should be available on even more consoles, then you'll be pleased to learn that industrious coders have converted the sublime Super Mario 64 to three non-Nintendo...
Random Some 3D All-Stars Players Aren't Happy About The Visible Debug Cubes In Super Mario Sunshine
"this is absolutely a sign of Nintendo being lazy"
When Super Mario 3D All-Stars was leaked onto the internet earlier this week, dataminers quickly discovered the games were running on emulators. As pointed out by Digital Foundry, there are
Random eBay User Makes Small Fortune Selling Old Pokémon Game Boxes And Manuals In 'Good' Condition
"Games not included"
Want to make some easy money, but don't want to part with your precious video games? Well, at least not entirely. Then just sell the boxes and manuals separately. They don't even need to be in top condition. An eBay user, located in the US, has just banked $1375.00 selling an assorted bunch of Pokémon boxes and manuals dating...
Random Super Mario 3D All-Stars' Cartridge Is Rubbing People Up The Wrong Way
To ESRB, or not to ESRB
Super Mario 3D All-Stars is out today and as we said in our review, it's a ruddy good time and well worth picking up. But it seems that not everyone is happy, at least when it comes to the limited edition physical release of the game in North America. Daniel Ahmad, Senior Analyst at Niko Partners, has posted a comparison...
Random The New Goose In Untitled Goose Game Has A New Honk, Have A Listen
Honk, honk!
Honk! We're a week out from the release of the new two-player mode update for Untitled Goose Game, according to the latest tweet by House House. If you're wondering what else this new mode might have to offer, well apparently the new goose has a new honk. This free content will arrive on 23rd September and the game itself is also...
Random Yesterday Was National Ash Ketchum Day, Apparently
A special anniversary
You'll have to forgive us for missing it on the day itself, but yesterday was officially National Ash Ketchum Day – according to The Pokémon Company, anyway. "What on Earth is National Ash Ketchum Day?" we hear you cry. Well, it all stems from a fan-made hashtag that started doing the rounds on 15th September 2019. If you...
We can dream, right?
2020 is the 35th birthday of the Super Mario series, and Nintendo is marking that event in a wide range of ways, one of which is the resurrection of its Game & Watch series of handhelds. Ninten
Random Check Out This Amazing "Skyview Temple" Custom Dungeon For Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
The first custom dungeon available on (modded) Switches
Prolific modder Waikuteru – the same person who gave us Skyward Sword's Sandship Dungeon and a Mario Kart course in
Random Nintendo's Latest Switch Update Blocked Some Inappropriate Nicknames
No laughing matter
Nintendo rolled out its latest firmware update for the Switch yesterday (version 10.2.0) and while apparently all it did was improve the system stability to enhance the user experience, as always there's a little bit more that's been uncovered. According to the well-known data miner OatmealDome, some "racially charged terms" -...
Random Someone Found A Prototype Game Boy Advance In A Yahoo Japan Auction
As part of a job lot, too
Remember back when Nintendo lifted the lid on the Game Boy Advance all those years ago? It showed the system in two colourways which were never officially released, both of which had silver bodies. These 'prototype' models are something of a collector's item, and it turns out one of them has been sold via a Yahoo Auctions...
Random Nintendo Wanted Mario To Be "Someone Who Might Live Near You"
Rather than a superhero
Mario has been a doctor and even a race car driver, but he's best known as a plumber over his 35-year existence. Although creator Shigeru Miyamoto has previously discussed his character's career choices, in a recent interview with CNN - focused on the history of the video game industry's most iconic mascot - he further...
Random Can You Hear That? Sounds Like Super Mario Galaxy 2 Music In 3D All-Stars
A starry sign?
If you watch the latest episode of Nintendo Minute, you'll see it's all about next week's release Super Mario 3D All-Stars. There's even some footage of it, and well... let's just say part of this video has sent viewers into a bit of a frenzy. You see, around the 20-second mark, there's a clip of the game's title screen that...
Random Modder Pokes Fun At Nintendo By Creating Custom Joy-Con Fighter That Always Drifts Left
Cheeky
If you've ever been unfortunate enough to experience Joy-Con drift you'll know just how frustrating it can be, and one modder has decided to recreate this frustration in the best way possible. As you may know, the term 'Joy-Con drift' refers to an issue where your Joy-Con will register movement even when you aren't applying any pressure to...
Random Here's How Much Your Animal Crossing: New Horizons House Would Cost In Real Life
Those mortgage repayments aren't cheap!
Fully upgrading your home in Animal Crossing: New Horizons costs a lot of Bells, with that pesky Tom Nook draining your resources left, right and centre, but have you ever wondered how much your island getaway might cost in real life? Strangely enough, online comparison service Money h
Random World Of Tanks Dev Would "Love" To Do An Advance Wars Collab
Yes, tank you!
If you were around during the GBA and DS generation, you'll no doubt remember Intelligent Systems' turn-based tactical series, Advance Wars (starting out with Famicom Wars in Japan). Although there's no sign of a return, these games are still fondly remembered by many Nintendo fans around the world. One individual who would "love" to...
Random Checked The Switch eShop Recently? Mario's Redecorated
Apparently there's been some Mario news?
With all the Super Mario news that's dropped today, you probably haven't had time to visit the Switch eShop to investigate pre-orders or sales or those types of things - not in the last few hours, at least. Next time you do, though, you'll surely notice that a certain 35-year-old plumber has been busy...
Random Can You Use The Game Boy Camera As A Webcam In 2020? Absolutely
But it's not exactly easy
Perhaps one of the most impressive accessories Nintendo has ever released is the Game Boy Camera. Back when it arrived on the scene in 1998, camera phones weren't even a thing yet - so to have something like this (especially if you were a bit younger at the time), was pretty neat. Its legacy lives on via the company's...
Random This 3D-Printed Pinball Controller For Your Switch Is Totally Wizard
Behold the SwitchPin!
The Switch has several pinball games to its name and the system's facility with TATE mode and portability makes it an ideal way to get your digital pinball fix at home or on-the-go. Sometimes, though, you may be hankering for a more authentic experience, especially if you're an aficionado of real life pinball. That's how Tommy...
Random Pokémon Masters EX Twitter Hashtag Is Earning The Game The Wrong Kind Of Attention
Capitalisation is important
As we reported not so long ago, Pokémon Masters has recently evolved into Pokémon Masters EX, a massive update to the game which aims to celebrate how far it has come since its producer had to
Random Japanese Comedian Pikotaro Has Joined Forces With Pokémon's Pikachu For A New Viral Hit
"PIKA to PIKO"
Japanese comedian Kazuhito Kosaka – better known for his comedy character Pikotaro – scored a viral hit with PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen) back in 2016, and has continued to pump out similar songs since. He's now joined forces with The Pokémon Company to create a new song called PIKA to PIKO. The song was revealed during this...
Random Blair Witch's Switch Trailer Contains A Hidden Animal Crossing Code That Nobody Spotted
Can you find it?
Back in June, a Nintendo Switch launch trailer was released for Blair Witch, a Blair Witch Project spin-off game developed by the folks at Bloober Team. We didn't notice it at the time, but the video actually contains a hidden code that can be used inside Animal Crossing: New Horizons. As it happens, nobody spotted it at the time...
Random Fan Transforms A Real Nintendo Wii Into A Game Boy Color-Sized Handheld
And the games look better than ever before
The Switch has shown us what it's like to feel the power of a home console in the palm of your hands, but what if you could take some old Nintendo classics from the GameCube and Wii era and play them on a handheld reminiscent of the iconic Game Boy? Well, you can! GingerOfMods has transformed a real,...
Random Robert Pattinson Reveals How His Favourite Video Game Made Him Cry
Final Fantasy spoilers ahead
Robert Pattinson - one of the stars in Christopher Nolan's latest film Tenet (and obviously the new Batman) - was recently asked by GameSpot Universe to reveal his favourite game of all-time. It happens to be Square's 1997 PlayStation hit, Final Fantasy VII. "Mine I think is a lot of people's favorite game: Final...
Random Pokémon Fans Are Worrying That Ash's Pikachu Might Soon Evolve Into Raichu
But we seriously doubt it
A supposedly leaked summary for an upcoming episode of the Pokémon anime has sparked a dose of panic amongst the community, with some worrying that Ash's Pikachu, star of the show since its very first episode, may be about to evolve. The summary, which is for the 35th episode of Pokémon Journeys, has been shared online...
Random Brazil's President Keeps Using Sonic Music In His Tweets, And Now The Mario Theme
What is going on here?
Keen readers of the site may remember a post we made back in February 2019, sharing the news that Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro, had unabashedly taken music from a Sonic game to use in a promotional video. That's a weird enough event on its own, but in a new set of videos, Bolsonaro has once again taken a classic Sonic...
Random Nintendo Changed The Name Of Pikmin 3's Scaly Custard In The West, Thank Goodness
It has a very different flavour in Japan
The announcement of Pikmin 3 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch may well have whetted our collective appetites for another round of this juicy, adorable real-time strategy game, but did you know about this curious translation from the original on Wii U? One of the many pieces of fruit that you can find in the game...
Random Astronomical Discovery In Super Mario Galaxy's Logo
Get your telescope out
This probably isn't the sort of Super Mario Galaxy article you were hoping or expecting to see around the time of the Nintendo mascot's 35th-anniversary celebrations but here we are...Twitter user and "starboy" CometMedal has been closely inspecting the 2007 Wii entry's logo. So what have they found? An edited image of the...
Random Furniture Giant IKEA Recreates Its 2021 Catalogue In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Watch out Nooklings, you've got some competition
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has now shifted more than 22 million units worldwide. All this success has resulted in a lot of companies using the game as a marketing tool of sorts to get a little extra publicity during these tough times. The latest brand to take advantage of the lifestyle sim's...
Random Playing Super Mario Run With An Official SNES Mouse Looks Quite Fun, Actually
The smartphone game transformed
Super Mario Run was a pretty decent leap to smartphones for everyone's favourite gaming plumber, but even the great pulling power of Mario himself couldn't convince every Nintendo fan to give it a go. Perhaps more would have tried it out if a more traditional control setup were available? You know, like the official...
Random Game Boy Camera Mod Allows For Awesome Retro Canvas Imagery
Decorate your home in style!
If we're being completely honest, we never imagined that we'd still be writing about clever, creative uses of the Game Boy Camera in 2020, yet here we are with another fan-made project that has us mightily impressed. Sam McKenzie, owner of a YouTube channel centred around 3D printing, decided to get in touch with us...
Random Celebrate Mario's 35th Anniversary With These Adhesive Products From UHU
Fancy some glue?
As we get closer to Mario's 35th anniversary in September, more and more Super Mario themed products are being released. Earlier this week, PowerA and HORI announced some new Nintendo Switch controllers, and now, Nintendo is teaming up with the German manufacturer UHU to release Mario-themed adhesive products. As you can see in the...
Random 89-Year-Old Animal Crossing Grandma Is Back With Her New Horizons Island Tour
The video we've all been waiting for
The time has finally come for the Animal Crossing community to catch up with Audrey, the now 89-year-old grandma who rose to fame after clocking in a whopping 3,500+ hour playtime on Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Since then, she's been treated to
Random Finally, Sonic The Hedgehog Spins Onto The Super Nintendo
To be this good takes AGES!
Ah, the good old playground arguments of the '90s. Which camp were you in? Even if you were a dedicated Super Nintendo owner with all of the wonderful exclusives that the system offered, it was hard not to be a little bit jealous of the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive's impressive library of games. And of course, the Mega Drive...
Random At One Point, The Triforce May Have Been Collectable In Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
New/old icon uncovered
Back in the olden days when we first played The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, there were theories going around that the Triforce--the iconic three-part symbol of Power, Courage and Wisdom from the series--was actually a collectable item in the game. It's one of those gaming myths that has become legend over time, but...
Random Nintendo Tweaks Mario's Nipples
Plumber's nipples apparently removed
A few years back, around the time of Super Mario Odyssey's release, the internet became obsessed with Mario's nipples. A couple of years later we glimpsed the the bare chest of Wario (and Dr. Robotnik) in crossover game Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and since then nipples seemingly became an...
Random Epic Goes To War With Apple, Asks Players To "Join The Fight" And "Free Fortnite"
After permanently discounting V-Bucks and real-money offers
If haven't already heard the news, Epic Games - the company behind the battle royale juggernaut Fortnite - is taking legal action to end Apple's "anti-competitive restrictions" on mobile device marketplaces. It all kicked off when Epic introduced a new (and more direct way to pay) on iOS...
Random Finally, You Can Dress Like A McDonald's Big Mac In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The fast food chain shares Custom Designs
The moment we've all been waiting for has finally arrived, folks. Yes, you can now dress up in your favourite McDonald's gear in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Following countless other companies which have jumped on the very same bandwagon, the world-dominating fast-food chain has shared several designs...
Random Shigeru Miyamoto Used To Smoke In The Star Fox Office
"He’d light up behind us"
The new Netflix video game documentary series, High Score, isn't out until later this month, but one story that airs in the final episode is already doing the rounds within the Nintendo community. According to the former Argonaut Software developers Dylan Cuthbert and Giles Goddard (the team behind Star Fox on the Super...
Random Nintendo Posts New Image Of Mario In The Sunshine, Internet Goes Wild Again
Not again...
Once again, Nintendo has unintentionally - or perhaps intentionally - teased fans into thinking that a new Super Mario Sunshine release is on the cards. Both the official European and UK Nintendo Twitter accounts have shared a new render of Mario enjoying his time in the sunshine today, likely owing to the fact that the UK and many...
