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Who Knew Mario Sports Was So Stressful 

You have it easy. You’re just controlling Mario and company as they play sport after sport. They have it hard Remember those Mario Mercedes Benz ads? Now the character and his cohorts are starring in a series of Suntory energy drink commercials. The spot is for Dekavita C, a Japanese energy drink, and it shows…

A Custom Gundam Nintendo Switch

LOVENIN, a Nintendo fan from Thailand, messed up and bought a black & grey Switch instead of a Neon one. To add some colour to his drab new console, then, he decided to take it apart and add some Gundam flavour to the thing. Looks great! A big reason why it looks so good is…

A Look At Super Mario Bros. 3’s Secret Glitch Levels

It’s been almost 30 years since Super Mario Bros. 3 released for the NES, but we’re still discussing its secrets in 2017. In this case: glitch levels that are hiding within SMB3. Perhaps you’ve seen them before. Shesez runs Boundary Break, a YouTube show that’s kind of exactly what it sounds like. Using special tools…

Three Recent Games On Switch That Are Worth A Try

There aren’t a lot of exclusive games on Nintendo Switch right now. But games are trickling out. I played three recent ones that are worth your attention—and worth checking out on other platforms, too. We livestreamed all three on Facebook earlier this week. You can watch an archive of that above. Or, for fans of…

Microsoft Officially Bans Emulators From Windows Store

Microsoft has revised Windows Store policy to remove emulators. The new rules bar any applications that emulate preexisting game systems, resulting in the removal of a popular program that supported games from Nintendo and Sega consoles. The new policies explicitly disallow emulators on “any device family.” It’s a wide reaching change that stymies emulation efforts…

Not only is Square Enix developing a new title for the Nintendo Switch, the company’s president Yosuke Matsuda tells Trendy, “We’re even thinking about what feasible existing game titles we want to successively port [onto the Switch].”

Nintendo Fixed a 30-Year-Old Zelda Typo For the NES Classic

An extraneous “N” inserted into the English translation of The Legend of Zelda in 1987 has finally been removed, and it only took 29 and a half years. This actually happened a few months back, because it’s in the version of Zelda included on the NES Classic Edition. But I didn’t even notice until Clyde…

At Nintendo, Working All Night Is ‘Mario Time’

Over the years, game development companies have found all sorts of euphemisms for unpaid overtime, but Nintendo’s might be the best. If legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto ever comes up and tells you it’s “Mario time,” you’re in for a long night. In a fantastic new interview over at Gamasutra by some dude named Chris Kohler,…

That Time When Snake Rescued Zelda And Peach In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Nine years post-release, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is remembered as the problem child of the Smash franchise. Nintendo took some risks with it, some of which worked, and most of which did not. Famously, the tripping mechanic did not work. Neither did its near-Martian gravity. On the other hand, Zero Suit Samus, a fighter with…

Kirby Was Made For Spring In Japan 

It’s springtime in Japan! Pink cherry blossoms are blooming across the country. Know who else is pink? Kirby, that’s who. Never mind that he has freaky feet, Kirby’s cute. As these photos from Twitter user Gorigang prove, he’s even cuter in spring. Is that even possible? Yes! When he’s not taking advantage of the season,…

The Hardest Things About Trying To Speedrun Breath Of The Wild

When you cover speedrunning for a while, you start to ask: “can I do that?” This weekend, I started doing my own runs in Breath of the Wild to see how far I’d get. As you might imagine, the results were messy. I’ve always been interested in the kinds of glitches and tricks that speedrunners…

Five Ways Nintendo Could Fix Breath Of The Wild‘s Clunky Interface

Nintendo’s latest Zelda game ​Breath of the Wild has garnered deserved praise for presenting users with an immense, emergent open world full of discovery, surprise, and charm. However, as I’ve been digging deeper into the game, I started to notice some areas that could benefit from a few quick user experience (UX) design improvements to…

The Biggest Selling Games And Hardware Last Month In Japan 

It’s April! March is over, but Famitsu has Japanese sales figures for the most successful games, hardware, and game companies of the past month. For the period of February 27 to March 26, here are the top five selling games in Japan: 5. 1-2-Switch (Switch) – 138,790 copies 4. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands (PS4)…

Legendaries Do Not Ruin Competitive Pokémon

Legendary Pokémon get a bum rap in competitive play. Many casual observers and players constantly ask why legendaries are allowed in the first place. Aren’t legendaries overpowered? Don’t legendaries make battles boring? I see sentiments like these expressed all the time on social media: These beliefs don’t represent the full spectrum of competitive Pokémon players…

Splatoon 2 Makes Sure That Almost Anybody Can Jump In And Play

Splatoon 2 is a great time. Fighting as a squid-kid is fun and the game takes steps to make sure many people can enjoy. From new players to those with disabilities, games can take actions to help everyone join in the action. We take a look how in this critical video. Transcript: I think that…

New Zelda: Breath of the Wild Patch Fixes Frame Rate Issues

Last night, Nintendo put out an update for Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and their patch notes are just about the most Nintendo thing ever: “Adjustments have been made to make for a more pleasant gaming experience.” In reality, they’ve made some huge frame rate improvements. Whereas in the past, walking through the Korok Forest…

Nintendo Switch Sales Nearly Double In Japan

Good news for Nintendo! Switch sales nearly doubled in Japan during the last sales week, when compared to the previous week’s. According to 4Gamer, via Media Create, Nintendo Switch came in top in the country’s hardware ranking for the week of March 20 to March 26. Here’s how the Japanese hardware sales chart look for…

Fire Emblem Heroes Spring Event Comes With Bunny Costumes

Fire Emblem Heroes is about to get a little more colorful. The Spring Festival tosses fan favorite heroes into bunny costumes and adds a new, lighthearted side story to battle through. But it’s mostly about those absurd outfits. The Spring Festival will run from March 30th to April 13th. The biggest draw from the event…

Kid Makes A Cardboard Nintendo Switch Because Mom Won’t Buy The Console

Gotta love the creativity of kids! Twitter user Ama-chan’s kid brother made this cardboard Nintendo Switch because their mother wouldn’t buy the real deal. According to Ama-chan, her little brother is in fifth grade and dreams of making video games in the future. If that doesn’t work out, he can always design hardware, cardboard or…

Breath Of The Wild Directors Reveal Their Favorite Shrines

The creators behind The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild talk about their favorite shrines, locations and characters in a follow-up to their making-of series. Nintendo has released a bonus video for theirthree part series about the development of Breath of the Wild where art director Satoru Takizawa talks about his favorite shrine, and…