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The Free New Pokémon Game Bums Me Out

Right now, you can go into the 3DS’s eShop and download Pokémon Rumble World, free of charge. While the price tag is pretty enticing, I’ve spent some of today playing it, and well…I’m not super impressed. The premise is straightforward: a king tasks you with catching them all, because it’s the only way he can…

Yep, Code Name STEAM‘s Absurdly Long Enemy Turns Are Now Shorter

What a difference a patch makes! Above is a comparison of a turn I just took in Nintendo’s new 3DS game Code Name STEAM: on the left, before the game was patched; on the right, using a post-patch fast-forward button. The game is running here on my New 3DS, where the new fast-forward option is…

When Even A Job At Nintendo Isn’t Enough

Sometimes you have to gamble. Sometimes you have to deny that you’re at a dead-end in life and push through. Sometimes you know you’re good at something and just want people to recognize it, and maybe pay you for it, too. In June of last year, I got an e-mail from someone calling himself Robin…

Smash Bros. Glitch Sets Kirby On Fire

Kirby inhales so many things with reckless abandon that it was only a matter of time before one such thing came back to haunt him. And so Smash players discovered an exploit this week that turns him into an raging fireball. Fire Kirby doesn’t change much, gameplay-wise. But it’d make a hell of an anti-smoking…

The Maker Of The Trollface Meme Is Counting His Money

You’re probably familiar with this image, the infamous “trollface” that’s circulated the Internet for years. Someone drew the original trollface, and it’s 24-year-old Carlos Ramirez. Back in 2008, Ramirez should have been working on a college paper, but as was the case on most nights, he found himself scrolling through the anonymous image board 4chan,…

Nintendo’s going to be publishing a Yokai Watch title—based off the extremely popular Japanese anime/game series—for the 3DS in the U.S. Developed by Professor Layton creators Level-5, the latest game in the series is pretty good

Earthbound Has Somehow ‘Sold Out’ On Club Nintendo [UPDATED]

If you wanted to grab digital code for a copy of Earthbound with your expiring Club Nintendo points, for a while, you were. For whatever reason, the game was “sold out.” UPDATE (11:45 pm): It’s back! The code fairy apparently visited Nintendo. Over at Club Nintendo, the company has outlined what you can use your…

Big YouTuber Says He Won’t Cover Nintendo Anymore

Joe “Angry Joe” Vargas, who commands nearly two million subscribers on YouTube, has decided to stop covering Nintendo games, following a dispute over a Mario Party 10 video. Angry Joe’s Mario Party 10 video was flagged by YouTube, and while it’s possible for him to keep the video online, he can’t make money off it.…

Free Monster Hunter DLC Lets You Dress Up Your Cat As Sonic

Monster Hunter 4’skiller free DLC continues, with this month bringing a slew of new missions, gear, and fearsome monsters to hunt. It’s all detailed in this video—doesn’t the new Palico gear look cute? And if you didn’t download the previous batches of free DLC, make sure to do that! It’s all good stuff.

The Newest Amiibos Are Sold Out, And Fans Are Upset

A new set of amiibos went on sale yesterday at GameStop, and it was a disaster. They’re already sold out. One day later, Nintendo’s acting as though nothing happened, and fans are pissed off. The GIF above comes courtesy of /r/amiibo, home to one of the highest concentrations of dedicated amiibo hunter and gatherers. Most…

Mewtwo from Super Smash Bros. Compared with Mewtwo from Melee

Want to see how each version of Mewtwo stacks up? How was the character’s Smash Bros. incarnation changed? Let’s find out! YouTuber Master0fHyrule made this comparison, using Super Smash Bros. footage from the most recent Nintendo Direct. Until the character is released on April 28, this should give you a pretty good idea how the…

Damn, The New Mario Kart Difficulty Sure Looks Faster

Yesterday, Nintendo announced a new downloadable difficulty for Mario Kart: 200cc. It’s supposed to be faster—but just how fast are we talking about here? GameXplain has a helpful comparison video that takes the footage from the Nintendo Direct yesterday, and pits it against a 150cc race on the same track. The differences are immediately visible:…

Miiverse Reacts To Super Mario 64 On Wii U

Now that Super Mario 64 is out on the latest Nintendo console, lots of people have picked up the classic yet again. Some people are even playing it for the first time—and it’s heartwarming to see what these players have to say about Super Mario 64 Here are some highlights of the Super Mario 64…

The Best Smash Bros. Character Requests

Yesterday, Nintendo revealed the Super Smash Bros. ballot, a tool for requesting new Smash characters that will definitely be helpful for Nintendo and will certainly not be abused at all. (“Please limit your vote to one per person,” the site reads. Ha ha ha.) So in addition to some great serious suggestions—Geno, Bayonetta, Goku—the world…

GameStop Struggling To Handle The Amiibo Craze [UPDATED]

If you wanted to buy the new waves of amiibos at GameStop in real-life or online, that doesn’t seem to be possible right now. Their website is down and in-store registers aren’t working. Pre-orders for the new amiibos began today at GameStop, Target, and other retailers. Reservations started at 3:00 p.m. EST for Ness, Robin,…

Wario Turns Pokémon Into Evil Little Creatures

Hoenn would turn into a post-apocalyptic region in days with Wario-like Pokémon running around. And judging by their looks, these little vile creatures, drawn by Justin Hall over at Dorkly, would also act as Mario’s greedy antagonist. Here’s a whole bunch of “WaPokémon”, check out Dorkly’s gallery for more. To contact the author of this…

Japan’s New Fire Emblem Has Four Versions, Is Crazy

The last Fire Emblem—which was amazing—was available in a single version. The next one, Fire Emblem if, is available in four (at least in Japan), and it’s both hilarious and horrifying to see it all written down in the one place. Bear with me here. And note that everything I’m about to show you has…

Let’s Try To Get Goku In Smash Bros., Guys

Guys. This is our chance. We can get Goku from Dragon Ball Z into Smash Bros.…maybe! Today during the Nintendo Direct, a new Smash Bros. initiative was unveiled. Turns out, Bandai is now taking suggestions for who to include in Smash Bros., presumably as a DLC character. You can vote for pretty much anyone you…

The First Five Seconds Of Super Mario Bros. 

What deep insight can you glean from a classic video game within the first five seconds of pressing start? Not much, as it turns out. So I went ahead and recorded another video for Super Mario Bros., upping the limit to 300 seconds instead of five. Man, what a difference. I know you’ve likely seen…

Watch All Of The Latest Nintendo Direct, Right Here

If you missed it, there was a Nintendo Direct held earlier tonight. There was nothing amazing in it, though fans of Smash Bros., Amiibo, Mario Kart and Fire Emblem were well looked after. For those who weren’t around, or just want to catch up, here’s the American one: And here’s the Japanese one, which runs…