It’s a good day whenever mobile games get saved from the app store hell and wind up on home consoles. A few years back in 2022, Gameloft released Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis on Apple Arcade as an exclusive to Apple’s subscription service. It was removed a year later and has been…
In a detail some people missed during the credits of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Universal and Illumination attached a disclaimer that states the film “may not be used to train AI.” While that likely won’t deter any greedy companies, it’s not the first Universal movie to contain such a…
After announcing that 007 First Light, the first James Bond video game in 14 years, would be delayed into May 2026, IO Interactive has now confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2 port of the game won’t be launching alongside the other platforms next month. No, players on Nintendo’s newest console…
One of the stranger omissions in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was the identities of the sages that helped Zelda, Rauru, and Sonia battle Ganondorf during the Imprisoning War. For whatever reason, the five sages all wore masks and kept themselves mysterious during the details that Link could discover while…
In a new update on Nintendo of Japan’s website, the company has detailed bits of Samus’ new motorbike in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Called “Vi-O-La,” the bike not only allows Samus to quickly traverse vast expanses of land, but will let her battle enemies and perform the “Akira Slide” to…
Over the weekend, a member of Japan’s House of Representatives posted a statement on social media stating that Nintendo was specifically avoiding the usage of generative AI to “protect its IP.” Satoshi Asano, who currently represents Ibaraki 5th district, specifically wrote (in a now deleted post) the following: “Nintendo…
With how infrequently Nintendo posts Pokétoon episodes, you’d be forgiven for not remembering them. Thankfully, Nintendo hasn’t forgotten about these shorts, and a new one is now available on YouTube. While there are no English captions at the moment, it’s not hard to figure out what is going on here….
In honor of the impending release of Pokémon Legends: Z-A this month, the Pokémon Center Online will be selling life-sized plushes of the latest Legends’ games three starter Pokémon in just a few weeks. For those out of the loop, that includes Tepig, Totodile, and Chicorita. You can soon bring…
In the same week that we reported on a Redditor mashing an N64 controller together with a Game Boy Micro, it’s our pleasure to present you with a fully functional version of Lego’s Game Boy replica model. Thanks to the efforts of Natalie the Nerd, the rather cute and amusing…
In celebration of Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2’s release on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, Nintendo Music has added three new songs to the music service! One new track for Super Mario Galaxy and two new tracks for Super Mario Galaxy 2 have been created just for the Switch…
The controversial company OpenAI has recently released its dedicated video generation app called Sora 2 and, as to be expected, its video feed has become flooded with copyrighted IPs. More than any other company, Nintendo’s franchises seem to be populating the app en masse, and there are already thousands of…
Super Mario Bros. is one of the most well-known video games ever made, so you’d think it would be impossible for there to be new discoveries made about its development or its code. Never count out a speedrunner, though. In a recent video posted by prolific Mario speedrunner Kosmic, he…
A flood of Xbox users are rushing to cancel their Game Pass subscriptions today, after Microsoft announced a substantial increase in prices for the service – including a 50% increase for its highest tier. BlueSky user Wario64 reported that the official Xbox webpage for cancellations became “overloaded,” presumably due to…
Here we go! Three Mario & Yoshi statues are now up for pre-order over at First 4 Figures, and we’ve got all the details so you can choose the best option. The Mario & Yoshi statues are a re-release, coming just in time for Super Mario Galaxy 1+2’s release on…
In the only bit of Conker’s Bad Fur Day news you’ll hear for the next decade, First 4 Figures has announced that it will soon be selling a statue that recreates the original N64 box art for the title. Dubbed the “Game Cover” statue, a small preview video on the…
