Tag: Random - Page 39
Random Wreak Havoc With This Cheeky Animal Crossing: New Horizons Prank
Friendships will be lost
If you're looking to lose all of your closest friends and ruin everyone's day, you've certainly come to the right place. For the most part, the Animal Crossing fan community seems to be a lovely, charming place full of welcoming players who enjoy everything about Nintendo's chilled out series. That doesn't mean that there...
Random Rare Uses Banjo-Kazooie To Remind People To Stay At Home
You can't argue with the bird and bear
For the safety of everyone, and particularly society's most vulnerable, a very clear message is being spread around the world at the moment: stay home. The coronavirus (COVID-19) is having a huge impact on all aspects of life, but game developer Rare is doing its bit to help get that all-important message...
Random Is The World Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons All A Lie?
An existential crisis reveals all
The world of Animal Crossing is a magical place where real-life humans can escape the hectic, depressing reality of the real world and enjoy a peaceful getaway full of cute critters and pretty music. Heck, somehow even doing the weeding feels like fun. But is it all too good to be true? In a similar vein to The...
Random Can Animal Crossing Players Stop Imprisoning Poor Tommy, Please?
How very dare you?
We all know that paying off Tom Nook's hefty loans can prove to be a challenging task, but some people are going too far in their attempts to dodge payments. And it needs to stop. As spotted by GamesRadar+, there seems to be a worrying new trend popping up amongst Animal Crossing: New Horizons players at the moment. Several fans...
Random Fiancé Recreates Wedding Cancelled By Coronavirus In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
It doesn't get any more romantic
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is without doubt one of the most wholesome games to grace the Nintendo Switch this year - even if it hasn't been for everyone - but this story tops pretty much everything we've seen so far. With the ongoing coronavirus outbreak causing havoc among events around the world, including...
Random Animal Crossing: New Horizons Lets You Poop, And It's Actually Really Useful
Bravo developers, bravo
Let us just quickly kickstart this article by saying that we can't believe we're writing this, either. Animal Crossing: New Horizons has introduced a number of great new features, with plenty of new tricks appearing over the last couple of days that weren't around in past games. Now, another new feature has arrived that...
Random Bandai Namco Twitter Account Complains About Animal Crossing, Tweet Quickly Deleted
Someone isn't happy
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has received endless praise from critics and has been smashing sales records since it launched last Friday, but not everyone's happy. Just a few hours ago, the official Bandai Namco US Twitter account shared a new tweet, directly tagging Nintendo of America. It complained about New Horizons only
Random Animal Crossing Players Are Filling Up Their Islands With Bugs And Fish
Blathers, we need you now!
If you've played an Animal Crossing game before, you'll know the opening phases of the game can be a little slow at times. You often have to go the extra mile to get ahead early on and in the latest release Animal Crossing: New Horizons it's no different. If you take a quick look over on social media, you can see a lot of...
Random Brie Larson Says She's More Than Happy To Be In An Animal Crossing Movie
She's an original fan after all
We've already heard how the Captain Marvel star and Oscar winner Brie Larson would like to play Samus Aran in a Metroid movie, and now in an interview with People.com, she's been as
Random Animal Crossing Characters Rocking Out To DOOM Music Is The Video We All Need Right Now
Introducing 'DOOMANIMAL'
The Animal Crossing and DOOM fanbases have been collaborating with all sorts of wonderful stuff over the past few weeks, but this latest creation might just be the cherry on top. Andrei Mishanin, a Russian artist
Random This Free Android App Transforms Your Smartphone Into A Switch Joy-Con
Currently in the alpha stage of development
If you've got a Joy-Con that's drifting, you've lost one, or you need a few more, there's a new smartphone app that's here to solve all of your controller-related problems on the Nintendo Switch. It's called Joy-Con Droid by DeepBlue Labs and is currently in its alpha testing phase on Android devices. In...
Random Sorry, The Froggy Chair Doesn’t Seem To Be In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Dataminers rip the game apart, to no avail
Dataminers have been getting their hands dirty with Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and they’ve got some bad news – the legendary Froggy Chair isn’t in the game. The chair has been part of the series since the very beginning but has more recently become something of a phenomenon when it comes to...
Random There's Now A Grand Total Of Three Games On The Switch eShop In China
Mario, Mario, and more Mario
If you've ever complained about the games on the Switch eShop, take a moment to consider players over in China. While hundreds of games get added to the eShop across various regions on a monthly basis, the Chinese Tencent Switch has had just one game since December. Until now, that is. According to Daniel Ahmad, Senior...
Random Fancy This Animal Crossing Water Bottle? That Will Be $10,932.64, Please
Update: “There was an error in the bell to dollar conversion on Amazon”
Update: Looks like it was all a big mistake! Everyone get back to work. Original Story [Tue 17th Mar, 2020 11:30 GMT]: Animal Crossing fever has finally reached fever pitch this week. We've reviewed New Horizons and given it a
Random Real Football Teams Are Using FIFA To Play Matches Postponed By Coronavirus
And Football Manager, too
While the threat of the new coronavirus continues to impact major events across the globe, video games remain just as safe and fun as ever, and real sports team are using this to their advantage in rather wonderful ways. With all major English football leagues enforcing a temporary ceasefire until 3rd April, teams up and...
Random Twitter Almost Thought 2B From NieR: Automata Was Confirmed For Smash
Nintendo's automated tweets cause some confusion
Yesterday, a Twitter account petitioning for the YoRHa combat android 2B (from NieR: Automata) to be added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a DLC fighter, tricked a lot of people. You see, in the lead-up to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo of America's Twitter has been sending out automated...
Random Twitch Chat Just Beat The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
But it didn't go alone
Against all odds, Twitch chat has managed to complete yet another video game. Well, kind of. It's not quite as straightforward this time around, but it still is quite the feat. With the help of his followers, streamer Pointcrow was able to conquer Nintendo's highly-praised action-adventure title, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of...
Random Husband Buys 36 amiibo To Jokingly Spite Isabelle-Hating Wife At Christmas
"It's horrific"
For any fans of the series who have been patiently waiting for Animal Crossing: New Horizons to appear, Christmas probably feels like an eternity ago. Regardless, this story should still give you a little chuckle to brighten your day. Ian Cheng decided to surprise his wife Vera at Christmas with 36 Isabelle amiibo. The problem here...
Random Streets Of Rage Composer Put His Name On Title Screens Because His Mum Told Him To
“That wasn’t my suggestion”
Yuzo Koshiro is arguably one of the most famous composers of video game music in the world thanks to his incredible work on the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive and, more recently, for his sterling efforts on franchises such as Atlus’ Etrian Odyssey. While Koshiro’s tunes for titles like Revenge of Shinobi, ActRaiser...
Random Super Mario Cat Bros. Needs To Become A Real Game
Check out this lovely short film
With all of the MAR10 Day celebrations going on yesterday, we're really feeling the Super Mario love at the moment, and this video has made us realise one very important thing: Super Mario Cat Bros. needs to happen immediately. The video above, shared online by Mr.TVCow, combines the familiar Super Mario gameplay...
Random GAME Mentions Non-Existent Nintendo Direct, Quickly Removes All Evidence
Is a Direct just around the corner?
As the Nintendo fanbase goes into its gazillionth day without a Direct presentation (we may have exaggerated that slightly for effect), a slip up from UK retailer GAME might give us reason to believe that a show is just around the corner. Might. Earlier today, Nintendo and LEGO teased a collaboration for the...
Random The Latest Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Craze Is Seeing How High You Can Flip A Guardian
The only way is up
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild may be three years old now, but that doesn't mean people aren't discovering new things about it – as well as amusing new ways to pass the time. Only last week, we saw one man beat the game without allowing Link to take a single step, and this week, we've got the craze that some (well, us)...
Random It's OK, We Didn't Know There Was An Animal Crossing Movie Either
You learn something new every day
Animal Crossing fever has gripped the world of Nintendo thanks to the impending arrival of New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch. But did you know that an animated Animal Crossing movie is a thing that exists? We're ashamed to admit we didn't know either until today; we'd better hand in our 'Diehard Nintendo Fan'...
Random Someone's Selling Bars Of Soap That Resemble Super Smash Bros. Characters
And they're pretty cheeky
We doubt many of you reading this have ever wanted to smell like your favourite Super Smash Bros. character, but it seems like this is actually about to become a reality. Smashersoap is a new, upcoming range of soaps that resemble fighters from Nintendo's legendary fighting series. As you can probably guess, this is an...
Random Meet The World's First Legitimate "Bellionaire" In Animal Crossing
Playing the Stalk Market
Although most people stopped playing the original Animal Crossing on the GameCube a long time ago, there's still a dedicated community out there speedrunning the game. One of these individuals, known as 'BrianMp16' on YouTube and Twitch, recently achieved a rather significant milestone in the game. He
Random Zelda Fan Beats Breath Of The Wild Without Link Taking A Single Step
A small step for Link?
Beating Zelda: Breath of the Wild isn't especially hard, but it takes a moderate amount of effort – especially if you want to do it in style. That's precisely what YouTuber PointCrow has done – he's bested this classic action-adventure without allowing Link to take a single, solitary step. Naturally, he couldn't help it...
Random The Wii U Is Getting Two New Physical Releases This Year
And you can pre-order both right now
Even though first-party support for the Wii U came to a halt a number of years ago, that hasn't stopped third-party developers and publishers from pumping out new releases for Nintendo's previous generation of console hardware. PixelHeart – a publisher and distributor of retro and next-generation games – has...
Random You Can Run Around With A Paper Bag On Your Head In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The ultimate fashion statement
We've heard how Animal Crossing: New Horizons has a lot of different character customisation options and won't lock options behind gender, and now to follow on from this, it's been discovered you can run around in the game with a paper bag on your head. This
Random Masahiro Sakurai Was So Tired He Passed Out While Bathing At The Gym
Oh dear...
For the past year now, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has been working around the clock to develop additional DLC fighters. He puts excessive hours in the game's creation and often doesn't take breaks. He has even spoken about his health issues previously and how it has required him to rethink his work-life balance...
Random Brie Larson Seems As Excited For Animal Crossing: New Horizons As We Are
Welcome to the club!
Captain Marvel and Kong: Skull Island star Brie Larson has proven time and time again that she's a fan of Nintendo's work - she once suggested that she'd like to make a Metroid movie and was even spotted fangirling over Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser - and that trend is now continuing with the upcoming release
Random This 1990 Super Mario Bros. 3 Happy Meal Reminds Us Of Simpler Times
With four toys to collect
Super Mario toys can often be found doing the rounds at McDonald's restaurants around the world these days, but it's pretty crazy to think that this was also the case 30 years ago. Back in 1990, this Super Mario Bros. 3 Happy Meal box was produced alongside a handful of new toys. According to DinosaurDracula, this...
Random Croatia's Second-Biggest City Misses Pokémon GO Raid Day Due To Incorrect Map Data
"Apparently Niantic thinks that Split belongs to Italy like it did during WW2"
Residents of the Croatian city of Split have missed out on Pokémon GO raid day because Niantic was relying on incorrect map data. The hiccup was spotted by Reddit user jaleCro (thanks, VG247): Apparently Niantic thinks that Split belongs to
News The Project AM2R Creator Now Designs Levels For The Ori Developer Moon Studios
Life after Nintendo's takedown notices
You might remember a really impressive fan-made overhaul of Metroid II: Return of Samus – better known as Project AM2R (Another Metroid 2 Remake) – that was released in 2016. Ever wondered what the creator has been up to since it was shut down by Nintendo? Well, it was actually a dream outcome for him in...
Random Sega Just Issued A Patch Which Protects Your Sensitive Eyes From Vocaloid Panties
It was just a brief look, but still
Patches are an important part of gaming in the modern era, and allow developers to tweak aspects of a game as well as fix issues that have slipped through testing into the final product. They also permit companies to correct embarrassing mistakes, as is the case with the Switch title Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA...
Random Animal Crossing: New Horizons Booth At PAX East Reduces Discord Community Manager To Tears
"it's like the cutest thing I've ever seen"
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is so cute and adorable that it's capable of reducing some fans to tears (of joy). This is exactly what happened when Mallory Loar – the community manager of the Discord app – first saw Nintendo's Animal Crossing booth at this year's PAX East. The event runs from 27th...
Random Musician St. Vincent Reveals She Has "Probably Put 300 Hours" Into Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
"I'm obsessed with that game in-particular"
Did you know musicians also play the Nintendo Switch? Shocking, right? In a recent interview with Variety, the American-born singer, songwriter, record producer and now actor Anne Erin Clark – better known as St. Vincent – revealed she had spent hundreds of hours playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of...
Random Eerie Gravestone Sighting In Animal Crossing: New Horizons Has Some Fans Worried
Here we go again
One moment from the recent Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct that social media and the internet, in general, don't seem to be able to stop talking about is the eerie gravestone sighting at the 22-minute mark. Yep, there's apparently trouble in paradise and some fans are now worried that a perhaps well-known character within the...
Random The Game Boy Advance Title Metroid Fusion Is Being Recreated In Minecraft
The crossover nobody expected
Minecraft might be more than a decade old now, but somehow the game's community continues to surprise us. While there's been entire calculators and computers recreated within the game before, a Reddit user by the name of Nyubug has now decided to recreate the Game Boy Advance title Metroid Fusion in the base version of...
Random AI: The Somnium Files Got Review-Bombed By Someone Obsessed With One Of Its Characters
User also wanted to prove how "utterly busted" Metacritic is
AI: The Somnium Files, the latest outing from Kotaro "Zero Escape" Uchikoshi, is a pretty great game, as you'll know if you've already consulted our review of the Switch version. However, a short time ago, fans noticed that the Switch version's Metacritic aggregate user score had taken a...
Random What On Earth Is This GIF Doing In Pokémon Home?
We demand an explanation
The new Pokémon transfer app, Pokémon Home, is now available to download on Switch and mobile devices. We imagine it's already housing thousands of Pokémon as players log in for the first time today, but it also contains... Well, something else. As spotted by Kotaku, opening up the mobile app's APK uncovers a folder...
Random Dog Feeding Is The Latest Speedrun Craze In The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
They just love apples
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild might be close to three years old now, but there are still plenty of people playing it on a regular basis. Some are happily exploring the land of Hyrule while others are speedrunning the game from start to finish. If you do keep tabs on the game's speedrunning community, you might have...
Random Storm Ciara Decapitates A Rare Video Gaming Legend
"So I got you there once more, I knew your skill was very poor!"
Those of you based in the UK will no doubt be counting the cost of Storm Ciara, which has done its best to batter the British Isles over the past few days. High winds and lashings of rain have caused disruption all over the country, from power cuts, cancelled trains,
Random The Guy Behind 'Thong Song' Has Backed The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter
He wants a cameo in it, too
Remember the Thong Song? Sure, you might have tried to erase that particular tune from your memory, but it was pretty huge back in 2000 (we can literally feel out bodies crumbling to dust as we type this). What does this have to do with Nintendo, you ask? Well, SisQó – the 'talent' behind the aforementioned song –...
Random Two '80s Icons Combine In This Custom-Made Megatron NES Zapper
"Do you have what it takes to kill that damn dog?"
If you're a child of the '80s, then chances are you grew up with the Nintendo Entertainment System and Transformers. The two products were arguably at their height during the same period, so it's only natural that some resourceful fan has decided to fuse the two together. Simon Smith is that fan,...
Random Reggie Admits He "Did Not Own A GameCube" When He Applied For A Job At Nintendo
But he did have a PS2 and Xbox
We know the former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé was a big fan of Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda and the Metroid series long before he took on the role, but he wasn't exactly the ultimate collector. Despite revealing he had "over 80 games" for
Random Addicted To Fortnite? Try Playing Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, Says Psychologist
Take a walk on the wild side
Fortnite's addictive qualities have been documented on this site before, and we imagine there are many parents out there who despair at the amount of time (and money) their children spend on Epic's popular online 'Battle Royale' shooter. To combat this situation, experienced French psychologist (or "psygamer", as he...
Random Activision Turns Crash Bandicoot Into An Endless Runner For Mobile
With the help of the Candy Crush dev
Adapting major video game characters to mobile devices is all the rage nowadays. Sega's been doing it for many years with Sonic and even Mario has had quite a few mobile games, so it's no surprise to hear Activision is now extending the reach of its own video game mascot Crash Bandicoot. You see, Crash fans...
Random The Pokémon Company Releases ASMR Video Of Grimer Squelching All Over The Place
Ever wanted to hear Grimer up close?
"What exactly do you do at work?" our future children ask. "Share videos of slimy fictional monsters designed to help people relax, dear child," we reply. "And this is considered a real job?" they wonder. "Apparently." Yes, today we bring you a video we'd never have expected to see, but one that will no doubt...
Random Banjo-Kazooie Was Actually Named After A Nintendo President's Grandchild And Son
Case closed
Last year in March, there was a story doing the rounds about Rare's famous bear and bird from the 1998 Nintendo 64 game Banjo-Kazooie being named after the grandchild and son of the former Nintendo president, Hiroshi Yamauchi. History suggested that Banjo's name was based on a musical instrument of the same name, and Kazooie's name was...
Random Smash Bros. Tournament Offers Up A Cheeky Surprise Few Were Expecting
"Exposed!"
Anything can happen when you're streaming a video game online. You could catch a moment of pure magic, or you could capture a proud competitor falling on hard times. Or, you could see the contents of a player's Switch screenshot gallery, and see if they've been playing 'mature' games like Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet. That's precisely...
