Yesterday’s surprise reveal of a Star Fox 64 remake for the Nintendo Switch 2 came with a hidden bonus, as repeat viewings of the Direct presentation have revealed a clever Easter egg. The showcase ended with a new prologue cutscene, showing events leading up to the tragic fate of Fox’s…
Pre-orders for Star Fox on Switch 2 are now open at Amazon. Well, this one was unexpected! Just a few moments ago, Nintendo shadow dropped a Star Fox Direct and revealed Star Fox for Nintendo Switch 2 — a reimagining of Star Fox 64 featuring a massive visual…
Well, this is a bit of a shock! Nintendo of America has just announced a Star Fox Direct, and it airs…. right now! Well, at 5:00 PM CST / 3:00 PM ET. Watch it below!
Yesterday’s surprise reveal of a Star Fox 64 remake for the Nintendo Switch 2 came with a hidden bonus, as repeat viewings of the Direct presentation have revealed a clever Easter egg. The showcase ended with a new prologue cutscene, showing events leading up to the tragic fate of Fox’s…
With the release of Mortal Kombat 2 hitting theaters nationwide this Friday, series co-creator Ed Boon has been making the rounds for press junkets and talking about the journey of adapting the series to the silver screen. While most questions are centered on the legacy of the franchise and its…
Sega has released never-before-seen concept art for Sonic Adventure, which shows some early versions of the game’s characters and settings. Notably, the designs of Sonic and Knuckles look similar to how they appeared in the “classic” era of the Sonic franchise – which includes the original Genesis trilogy and Sonic…
The director of the original 1998 version of Resident Evil 2, which introduced series icon Leon Kennedy, has confirmed what inspired the character’s first name. Hideki Kamiya stated on X that he came up with “Leon” because of the 1994 action-thriller, Léon: The Professional. He then pitched it to Resident…
Retro gaming publication Time Extension has been investigating what happened to the original Star Fox puppets used to promote the 1993 SNES classic. The team has finally found the answer – and it’s a sad one. In the early ‘90s, Nintendo collaborated with a company to produce puppets of the…
Yesterday afternoon, developer A&R Atelier announced Ecco the Dolphin: Complete, a compilation of games from Sega’s long overlooked aquatic mammalian mascot. Combining the Genesis originals of Ecco the Dolphin and Ecco: The Tides of Time along with the 8-bit conversions and even the Sega CD releases, this is an all-in-one…
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the beloved action-adventure title Ōkami, which has players control a wolf with divine powers. Published by Capcom and developed by the now-defunct Clover Studio, the original tale of Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu launched on the PlayStation 2 in Japan on April 20th, 2006. Despite…
The third and final installment in the Earthbound series, Mother 3, is 20 years old today. Launching on the Game Boy Advance on April 20th, 2006, the quirky RPG sequel still has not seen an official release outside of Japan, despite decades of Western fans begging Nintendo to localize it….
To a certain generation of people, the voices of Star Fox 64 have become iconic. Hearing Peppy say, “Do a barrel roll,” or laughing as Slippy shouted for help were formative moments during the early days of the N64’s life. It’s with a heavy heart that I share that one…
It’s still weird to read stories like this, but modders have made an unofficial port of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask for the PlayStation Vita. As reported by Time Extension, developer Rinnegatamante has used the work done by the team behind Majora’s Mask’s unofficial PC port to bring the…
In this week’s Nintendo Music update, we celebrate 25 years of Animal Crossing with the release of the OST for the original game! Animal Crossing, the real life game that’s playing, even when you’re not, originally debuted on the Nintendo 64 in Japan on April 14th, 2001. It was later…
Yesterday afternoon, the Video Game History Foundation uploaded a brief video highlighting a new discovery made by the community: an early prototype for Punch-Out!! on the NES. While it’s more common to see in-development or early builds of games nowadays, Nintendo has always been cagey when it comes to sharing…
