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  • 0 / August 15th, 2025 / Peter Glagowski

    PETA issues protest letter over Mario Kart World’s cow for having a nose ring


  • 0 / August 15th, 2025 / Abbie Maxwell

    A Banjo-Kazooie cartoon was once in the works, but was cancelled with no reason given


  • 0 / August 15th, 2025 / Reece Heather

    Mario Kart World’s ‘Summer Vacation Skill Test’ to challenge Japanese players next weekend


  • 0 / August 15th, 2025 / Peter Glagowski

    Masahiro Sakurai celebrates 20 years of Sora Co. Ltd


  • 0 / August 15th, 2025 / Peter Glagowski

    Borderlands 4 won’t feature split-screen on Switch 2


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  • PETA issues protest letter over Mario Kart World’s cow for having a nose ring

    Despite being a family-friendly company with games that wouldn’t psychologically scar even the most humble of people, Nintendo can’t seem to catch a break with animal rights activist group PETA. After tangoing with the company in the past, PETA has issued a new protest letter over Mario Kart World for…

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    August 15th, 2025

  • A Banjo-Kazooie cartoon was once in the works, but was cancelled with no reason given

    Of all of Nintendo’s home consoles released over the decades, the Nintendo 64 remains one of the most beloved. While its legacy holds strong to this day, one of the most beloved franchises from the era hasn’t been as lucky, that being Banjo-Kazooie. While the series seems all but lost…

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    August 15th, 2025

  • Mario Kart World’s ‘Summer Vacation Skill Test’ to challenge Japanese players next weekend

    Nintendo has announced an in-game online event for Mario Kart World in Japan later this month. Titled “Online Challenge: Summer Vacation Skill Test,” the event will take place on August 23rd and will be held for two hours from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. According to Nintendo’s official Japanese website,…

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    August 15th, 2025

August 15th, 2025 0

PETA issues protest letter over Mario Kart World’s cow for having a nose ring

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

Despite being a family-friendly company with games that wouldn’t psychologically scar even the most humble of people, Nintendo can’t seem to catch a break with animal rights activist group PETA. After tangoing with the company in the past, PETA has issued a new protest letter over Mario Kart World for…

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August 15th, 2025 0

A Banjo-Kazooie cartoon was once in the works, but was cancelled with no reason given

Author: Abbie Maxwell
Categories: News, Retro

Of all of Nintendo’s home consoles released over the decades, the Nintendo 64 remains one of the most beloved. While its legacy holds strong to this day, one of the most beloved franchises from the era hasn’t been as lucky, that being Banjo-Kazooie. While the series seems all but lost…

Read More
August 15th, 2025 0

Mario Kart World’s ‘Summer Vacation Skill Test’ to challenge Japanese players next weekend

Author: Reece Heather
Categories: News, Switch 2

Nintendo has announced an in-game online event for Mario Kart World in Japan later this month. Titled “Online Challenge: Summer Vacation Skill Test,” the event will take place on August 23rd and will be held for two hours from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. According to Nintendo’s official Japanese website,…

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August 15th, 2025 0

Masahiro Sakurai celebrates 20 years of Sora Co. Ltd

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

With how ubiquitous designer Masahiro Sakurai has become at Nintendo thanks to Kirby and Super Smash Bros., it’s hard to believe that his formal company is only turning 20 years old this year. Created way back in 2005, Sakurai posted on Twitter that today marks the official 20th anniversary of…

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August 15th, 2025 0

Borderlands 4 won’t feature split-screen on Switch 2

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

In a rather sad update this morning, Gearbox has confirmed that Borderlands 4’s Switch 2 port will not feature split-screen co-op support when it launches this October. Despite the Borderlands series having featured it in every game (minus Borderlands 3 on Switch 1 for obvious reasons), it seems that Gearbox…

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August 15th, 2025 0

Black Ops 7 will reportedly not be available on Switch 2 this year

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

Announced a few months back, this year’s Call of Duty will be Black Ops 7, and Microsoft has confirmed it will be available for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. While it would stand to reason that the game is heading to Nintendo Switch 2,…

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August 14th, 2025 0

Pokémon TCG collector assembles different sets to discover hidden artwork across multiple cards

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News

I always knew there was a level of dedication to the craft that came with Pokémon TCG’s illustrations, but I didn’t think it resulted in grander artwork coming after multiple sets. As noticed by content creator Pokevault_Chronicles on Instagram, if you assemble nine different cards from five different sets together,…

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August 13th, 2025 0

Razer is teasing some Gengar headphones for later this week

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Merchandise

In its ongoing campaign to get everybody buying Razer products, the peripheral manufacturer teased a new product for fans of Pokémon: a pair of Gengar headphones.  While not originally announced alongside its new line of products earlier this year, Razer is seemingly continuing its collaboration with The Pokémon Company to…

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August 13th, 2025 0

Tekken 8 might still come to Switch 2, but will take ‘a lot of work’

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch, Switch 2

With the immense popularity of Nintendo’s Switch 2 console, it almost seems like a no-brainer that any and every third-party title will eventually find a home on the system. Since Street Fighter 6 was a launch game for the unit, many have wondered if Bandai Namco would follow suit with…

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August 13th, 2025 0

58 tracks from Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker added to Nintendo Music

Author: Roberto Diaz
Categories: News, 3DS, Mobile, Switch, Switch 2, Wii U

In this week’s Nintendo Music update, we get to dive into Toad’s first leading role! Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, originally released on the Wii U and later rereleased on the 3DS and Nintendo Switch, first started as side levels in Super Mario 3D World before becoming a full-fledged game.  Treasure…

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August 12th, 2025 0

Chibi-Robo! joins Nintendo Switch Online’s GameCube library on August 21

Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: News, Retro, Switch 2

If you’re a GameCube collector like me, you probably know that one of the rarest — and priciest — titles in the library is Chibi-Robo! With resale prices topping $200, it’s been out of reach for many fans for years. But not for much longer! Nintendo has announced that Chibi-Robo!…

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August 11th, 2025 0

McDonald’s Japan ran out of its limited Pokémon card in less than 24 hours due to resellers

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Merchandise

If you’ve followed our past posts on McDonald’s Japan’s August specials, you’ll know that this past weekend saw the start of a promotion with The Pokémon Company. In addition to some toys included with Happy Meals, there was a limited-edition set of Pokémon cards that included an extra-limited variant of…

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