Mario Party Star Rush teaser site goes live

Categories: 3DS, News

With the release of Mario Party Star Rush a little over a month away, Nintendo has launched a teaser site for the game with the promise of a full site “coming soon.” Along with some brief copy describing gameplay, the site includes bulleted points mentioning additional features and a section…

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Character Column: Kefka Palazzo proves to be one of the maddest and most memorable villains in all of gaming

Categories: Retro, Features

Welcome to the Character Column! Each week, I’ll be taking a look at a different character from Nintendo’s long and esteemed history, and I’ll analyze what makes them interesting, nuanced, or just plain memorable. Whether they’re heroes, villains or NPCs, I’ll explain why they deserve respect or love from the…

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Rumor: Nintendo orders 10 million NX units for first year

Categories: Switch

Nintendo’s NX, which is still completely shrouded in mystery to the general public, is fast approaching its release date. With only half a year left, you’d have expected Nintendo to tell us something about the upcoming console. At this time, however, we’re still waiting for official information about it. In…

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Pokémon GO 1.9, 0.39.0 update now live

Categories: Mobile, News

The latest update for Pokémon GO is now live for iOS and Android devices, according to Serebii.net. While Serebii.net promises more thorough patch notes soon, the ability to capture Pokémon through Incense with Pokémon GO Plus and the return of the feature that allows players to check where Pokémon were…

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eShop Update: Week of 9/22/16 (North America)

Categories: 3DS, News, Retro, Wii U

This week in the Nintendo eShop: Sasha slices up some monster limbs, Sonic makes another boom boom, and rumbles return to River City. Activision is this week’s golden child in the sales department, offering steep discounts up to 66% off on titles like Skylanders SuperChargers, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and…

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Happy 127th birthday, Nintendo!

Author: Lauren Ganos
Categories: Retro, Features

It might seem a little crazy to think that Nintendo has existed for 127 years, but it’s completely true. Believe it or not though, our favorite company wasn’t always producing colorful screens filled with the red hatted, high jumping plumber and the likes of Link – and that’s probably why…

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