Racing onto Nintendo Music this week, we have Mario Kart 64! First released back in 1996, Mario Kart 64 went on to become the second best-selling game on the Nintendo 64. MK 64 introduced many new aspects to the franchise, such as unique tracks, weight classifications, iconic items like the…
In a rather odd turn of events, it has come to light that the soon to be released Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake will not feature an upgrade path from Switch 1 to Switch 2. Square Enix revealed the news on the game’s official website, which features an…
One of the biggest additions to the Nintendo Switch 2 is the introduction of GameCube titles to the Classics collection. GameCube titles, as well as 64, SNES, NES, and GBA titles, are available via emulator on the console itself. Even with a limited library, Nintendo Switch 2 owners have been…
E3 is now over, which means it’s time to rest our hype trains and focus on Nintendo’s summer lineup. Kicking off this season is Super Mario Maker 2, the sequel to the time sink and tinkering level builder Super Mario Maker on the Wii U. Just today, Nintendo has treated…
Still amped up from last week’s E3 news about Pokémon Sword & Shield? If you’re thinking about pre-ordering one of the games, the Pokémon Center is offering a fun incentive that just might entice you to pick up the games in the site’s shop. Ordering Sword or Shield from the…
Every E3, upon its end – or really, as soon as the press conferences starts rolling – somehow becomes a zero-sum game of “winners” and “losers.” The gaming zeitgeist demands to know which companies emerged victorious in some hypothetical battle of quality, as if the number of good games is…
Long before amiibo and Kirby goods ruled my wallet, I can remember putting my yard sale earnings and birthday wishes towards cards. Pokémon cards were the first, but for a while I was gathering up packs on packs on packs of Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards and spending Saturdays at local play events….
Kirby’s Dream Course is one of those SNES games that’s oddly pervasive despite it’s very strange concept – what if golf, but Kirby? It turns out that weirdness is no coincidence, as the game was originally planned as another game entirely before the popularity of the pink puffball proved too…
Good news, amiibo fans! Ivysaur, Squirtle, Snake, and Link amiibo are all available to pre-order now via GameStop. You can find pre-order links here.
Nintendo’s E3 2019 Direct finally lifted the curtain on the next mainline Animal Crossing game, New Horizons, which is heading to Switch in March 2020. French outlet GameKult managed to sit down with the game’s director Aya Kyogoku and producer Higashi Nogami to discuss the game, and we’ve got some…
When Animal Crossing: New Horizons launches next year, it will come with the ability for players to decide exactly where they want animal houses to be placed on their island. In an interview with IGN, game director Aya Kyogoku revealed that animals will check-in with the player before building their…
Phantasy Star Online 2 will be heading to the Nintendo Switch eventually — at least for North America. The news was revealed during an episode of GiantBomb @ Nite with Xbox head Phil Spencer (timestamp at 40:40), in which he shares a Switch and PlayStation 4 version are in development. The…
Mr. Resetti has lost his job at the Reset Surveillance Center due to a new auto-save feature in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, adding him to a growing list of NPC characters rendered useless by New Horizons’s gameplay advancements. The revelation was made during a Mashable interview with Animal Crossing: New…
Ornaments. Not your typical gaming topic, unless we’re swapping methods on covering a Christmas tree with amiibo or craft from My Nintendo. Hallmark has been changing this notion over the last two years and has decided to go for a third. In anticipation for their “Christmas in July” ornament wave…
As games as a medium get older and older, the question of preserving old classics becomes more and more of a concern. Fortunately, Square Enix seems to be cognizant of the issue, and is working to make its entire library of classics available on digital platforms to satisfy fan requests….
