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New River City Ransom Password Discovered After 27 Years

River City Ransom has a pretty intense password system. With so many symbols and combinations, it’s not surprising that players might have missed a password or two. One of those hidden passwords was recently found. The process is pretty intense but YouTuber Bisqwit did some serious code cracking to find a lost password that turns…

Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie Is As Whimsical As Saving The World From Evil Spirits Gets

Japan’s highest grossing film of 2015 is pretty silly. Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie, making its U.S. debut at a special Fathom Events theater showing this weekend, keeps the wacky humor of the television show rolling, even when the fate of the entire world is at stake. I got to watch a special preview of the…

New Pokémon Sun & Moon Trailer, Everyone

Hark! A new trailer for Pokémon Sun & Moon. Featuring some new evolutions and monsters. Two new trainers, as well. On the creature end of things, we’ve got Sivally, a Pokémon that changes type depending on the item it is holding, making it right for every occasion. Hakkomo-o’s evolution to Kommo-o is as impressive as…

I mean,I know that this is an actual thing that is happening, but for anyone who remembers Nintendo’s once-staunch opposition to mobile gaming, it’s still a weird photo to process

Inside A Nintendo Storage Room, Where They Keep Their Old Stuff

Nintendo Japan have today given fans a brief glimpse at what must be one of the most sought-after areas of the entire company: one of their storage rooms, where old consoles and peripherals are kept. Part of a series of posts celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of The Legend of Zelda in 1986,…

The Long, Strange History Of Video Games Sponsoring Football Teams

Video games and football have long gone hand-in-hand

The Super Mario Bros. speed record is broken again. Old champ Darbian has reclaimed the throne with a 4:56.878 run. The previous record, set earlier this week, was Kosmic’s 4:57:194

Starter Pokémon’s ‘Feminine’ Evolution Is Bothering Some Fans

Poor Popplio can’t catch a break. First people hated Sun and Moon’s water starter because it was considered ugly. Yesterday, Game Freak revealed Popplio’s evolution, Brionne, leading some fans to feel like they have even more reason to dislike the evolution line. The problem? Brionne looks too ‘feminine.’ On social media, people are criticizing Brionne’s…

Look At This Cute Lil’ 2DS

As Nintendo prepares to relaunch the 2DS in Japan in five colours, it’s also getting ready to launch special limited editions of the handheld. Like this very kid-friendly Pokémon unit. It’ll be out on December 8

Speedrunner Claims New Super Mario Bros. World Record By .05 Seconds

Super Mario Bros. speedrunner Kosmic seems to have shaved the record time for completing the 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System classic by three frames, based on a video and Tweet he posted early this morning. Kosmic said on Friday that he beat the Super Mario Bros. world record held by ace player Darbian by a single frame.…

Here’s What The Evolutions of Pokémon Sun and Moon’s Starters Look Like

Meet Dartrix, Torracat, and Brionne. Looks like no matter what starter you pick in Sun and Moon, you’re in for something cute as an evolution. Torracat highlights: Has a little cowlick. Has a bell, just like a real cat might (except it’s made out of fire.) IT MAKES FLIPPIN’ BISCUITS! From the official description: The…

The Controller For The Mini Famicom Seems Small

Do you have small hands? This might be the controller for you! In Japan, Nintendo has released console specs for its Famicom Classic Edition, but they do not include the controller’s width.  Going by the above specs, Japanese website Game Memo guesses that the Famicom Mini Controller is about 9cm across, which is about 3cm…

A Giant Super Mario 64 Hack That Reinvents The Game

Super Mario 64: Last Impact is the result of 4,000 hours of work by Kaze Emanuar, and it looks incredible. You may know Kaze from other Mario hacks—he recently also the horrifying mod that replaces every texture in Super Mario 64 with Toad’s face, for example. This time, he’s back with something bigger and more…

The Mini-NES Makes Classic Games Look Better Than Virtual Console

If you’re in the United States, you still can’t pre-order Nintendo’s upcoming Mini-NES, due to be released on November 11. But you can look at its emulation capabilities compared to the Wii U virtual console thanks to a new video by GameXplain The head-to-head match-up compares video capture from three games: Super Mario Bros. 2,…

Some Good News And Bad News About The Mini-NES

Most NES games do not hold up very well, but that won’t stop me from getting excited over the Mini-NES, a palm-sized device from Nintendo that gives you 30 classic games for $60. Today’s news: It’ll come with save states, digital manuals, and a selection of graphical settings. In a press release (and new trailer)…

Oh hey, it’s the Super Mario Kart development team in 1992. Lookin’ sharp, Mr. Very Young Tie Clip-Wearing Shigeru Miyamoto. Via Ninty Memories

Japan Gets Its Own Mini-NES, The Mini-Famicom

America is getting the Mini-NES. Japan, naturally, will be getting a Mini-Famicom to match. It’s the same basic deal, bundling 30 classic games into a small system (which you can’t swap out or add to, they’re pre-loaded) that you plug into the TV via HDMI, only here obviously it’s a slightly different roster of titles,…

Pokémon Player Beats Elite Four Champion With Level One Rattata

For most players, the Elite Four is a place to take high level Pokémon, as they can sweep through the league with ease. Sometimes, though, you find a clever way to get through the final boss in Pokémon. While this battle by isleep2late happened earlier in 2016, I still felt that I needed to share…

I Love You, Resetti, Nintendo’s Most Helpful Asshole

Of all the weird and wonderful characters in Nintendo’s pantheon of talking animals/plumbers/fungi, I think I like Animal Crossing’s Resetti the best. Even if he is a big ol’ meanie. If you haven’t played the series, Resetti is a mole that you sometimes encounter. Not in your regular daily activities of walking around, fishing and…

20 Minutes Of Paper Mario: Color Splash, Which Sure Is Pretty

Prediction: below this article there will be comments lamenting that the new Wii U Paper Mario game isn’t really a role-playing game. Someone will complain that it is similar to Paper Mario Sticker Star. Someone else will lament that it is not very similar to Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. These are sure things…