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CultureSteve From Minecraft Coming To Smash Bros. Ultimate On October 13
Steve and Alex from Minecraft are coming to Smash Bros. Ulitmate on October 13. The news was announced today during a video presentation going into great detail about Smash’s newest upcoming character. The new character is part of the Smash Bros. Fighters Pass Vol. 2, but players can also buy him separately for $5.99. I…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 3, 2020 -
CultureMario Kart Live: Home Circuit Looks Like Fun If You Have The Space (And Money) For It
Earlier this week Nintendo let me preview its upcoming attempt to graft Mario Kart onto remote control cars through augmented reality. It’s called Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, and it looks like a lot of fun. It also looks very niche. Because of the ongoing pandemic I didn’t actually get to play Mario Kart Live:…
By Ethan Gach Published October 1, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsSuper Mario Bros 35‘s Novelty Doesn’t Last Long
Super Mario Bros. 35 is an interesting social experiment: Pit 35 players against one another in a contest for survival while playing through classic Super Mario Bros. levels. Unfortunately its charm is already wearing thin. Out today on Switch for players with a paid subscription to Switch Online, Super Mario Bros. 35 borrows the basic…
By Ethan Gach Published October 1, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsPlease, For The Love Of God, Let Masahiro Sakurai Rest
So…Steve in Smash Bros. Ultimate, huh? Great. I have no dog in this Smash Bros. fight—while I don’t hate that Steve was announced, I was personally hoping for Overwatch hero Tracer, especially after this cryptic tweet from the Overwatch League a few days ago. Whatever your thoughts are on Steve, what I truly hope is…
By Ash Parrish Published October 1, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanCharge Your Switch Every Six Months, Says Nintendo
In what’s not only good advice for the Switch but electronics in general, Nintendo Support has reminded customers in Japan to recharge their game consoles. Via tweet, Nintendo Support wrote that if left uncharged for a long period of time, the game console’s internal battery won’t be able to charge and thus will become unable…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2020 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Mario Action Figure
You’ve seen Mario in LEGO form, you’ve of course seen him in video game form and you’ve probably seen him in his animated form. But now he’s a big toy that makes noises. On Friday, Nintendo posted a tweet advertising the Mario action figure. Apparently, this thing has been out for a few months? Well,…
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 27, 2020 -
CultureHere’s Our First Look At Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Gameplay
Today, during the 2020 Tokyo Game Show, Koei Tecmo revealed the first gameplay of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. During a longer stream presented by Koei Tecmo, the first gameplay was revealed. GameXplain broke out this part of the stream into a separate and easy to watch video. The new footage included the first…
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 26, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsNintendo’s 35th Anniversary Mario Pin Set Spawns Another Pre-Order Hell
Have you heard? It’s the 35-year anniversary of Super Mario Bros. Nintendo commemorated the occasion with, among other things, a special limited-edition Mario pin set. A lot of people wanted it. Unfortunately a lot of them also didn’t get it. The pin set was announced back at the beginning of September, but didn’t finally go…
By Ethan Gach Published September 25, 2020 -
CultureIt’s About To Get Spooky In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting pumpkin patches, Halloween costumes, and a trick-or-treat event as part of its fall update starting September 30. The free update adds new DIY recipes, costumes, and character customization options to make your island extra spooky in time for the Halloween, Nintendo announced via a new trailer. Do you like…
By Ethan Gach Published September 25, 2020 -
CultureNintendo Gets Around To Announcing New Kirby Game
A day after accidentally announcing the game, Nintendo has gone ahead and provided some more formal information—and a trailer—for Kirby Fighters 2 on the Switch. First things first, it’s out now. You can go and buy it on the eShop. It’s $20. Next: there’s a single-player story mode, and also “up to four player” multiplayer,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 23, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanA Game With The Word “Shit” Was Just Re-Released On The Nintendo Switch In Japan
When Super Tennis was originally released in Japan in 1991, the in-game tennis players would exclaim the world “shit”. The North American and UK versions, however, substituted “rats” instead. Today, Super Tennis was re-released on Nintendo Switch Online. Staying true to the original version, the Japanese version still contains the word “shit.” Purists would expect…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 23, 2020 -
CultureNintendo Accidentally Announces New Kirby Game
Without so much as a Direct or even a press release, Nintendo has listed a new Kirby game on the company’s website: Kirby Fighters 2 The original Kirby Fighters began life as part of2014’s Kirby: Triple Deluxe, before being beefed up as a standalone product for the 3DS eShop called Kirby Fighters Deluxe. This would…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2020 -
CultureHere’s A Book Filled With Game Boy Box Art
Quality video game tome publisher Bitmap Books is about to launch pre-orders for Game Boy: The Box Art Collection, a 372-page volume of nothing but critiqued Game Boy game covers and green-tinged screenshots. I love the contrast between the gorgeous art adorning the outside of Game Boy boxes and the actual in-game screenshots. I like…
By Mike Fahey Published September 22, 2020 -
CultureNintendo Takes Down XXX Peach Game Years After Release
For almost eight years, an incredibly NSFW game called Peach’s Untold Tales has been available to play. But it’s only this month that Nintendo’s lawyers moved on the game, issuing a DMCA notice against it on Github As TorrentFreak report, the notice says Peach’s Untold Tales infringes on the copyrights of everything from Super Mario…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2020 -
Now Super Mario 64 Is Running On A Sega Dreamcast
Super Mario 64 running on a PlayStation 2 was one thing, but there’s something even more unsettling/impressive about seeing it playable on a Sega console. This is the same story as last week: now that Super Mario 64’s source code has been reverse-engineered, it’s possible to compile the game to run natively on different platforms,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 20, 2020 -
CultureHow Obscure Star Fox Precursor X Got Two English Translations In One Day
While we often think of localizations as the final word in game development, the truth is that language is so fluid and malleable that there’s a good amount of subjectivity in every translation. Such is the case with a groundbreaking Game Boy game from Star Fox creators Argonaut Games, which recently saw both “official” (leaked)…
By Ian Walker Published September 18, 2020 -
CultureSuper Mario 64’s Weird ‘Gay Bowser’ Line Isn’t In Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Super Mario 3D All-Stars landed on Switch today, but with that occasion comes some bad news: Mario no longer says, “So long, gay Bowser!” during the Super Mario 64 boss fights. A travesty, for sure, but there’s a good reason the iconic voice line is missing. The mystery of Mario’s dialogue that has eluded fans…
By Ian Walker Published September 18, 2020 -
CultureNewest Nintendo Switch Direct Ended With An Xbox Game
Announced earlier today during the latest Nintendo Direct Mini, the cute Metroidvania platformer Ori and The Will of The Wisps is coming to the Nintendo Switch later today. Originally released earlier this year on Xbox One and PC, Ori and The Will of The Wisps is the sequel to 2015’s Ori and The Blind Forest.…
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 17, 2020 -
CultureEverything Nintendo Announced In Today’s Partner Showcase
Today, Nintendo dropped a 16-minute Direct Mini, focused on third-party games. While not as earth-shattering as juicy new next-gen console details, we finally got confirmation of some long-anticipated titles. (What’s up, Monster Hunter?) Here’s everything that was announced: A new Monster Hunter is coming to Switch. It’s called Monster Hunter: Rise and, like previous games,…
By Ari Notis Published September 17, 2020
