Over the course of the past couple years or so, the Super Mario Bros. series has seen quite a bit of change. When Charles Martinet stepped down from his role as the voice of Mario, that took many fans by surprise. That wouldn’t be the last of the well-known Mario…
Last November, we ran an op/ed speculating about the performance improvements the Nintendo Switch 2 could bring to the vast library of Switch 1 games. While some have gotten native ports or Switch 2-specific updates, it would be impossible for Nintendo and every other publisher to update all 5,987 games…
As people discovered yesterday, the newly released Nintendo Switch 2 is compatible with a variety of generic USB webcams for use with GameChat. That’s great for people who already have a webcam in their possession and don’t want to shell out for Nintendo’s official camera. What if you wanted to…
It’s hard to believe it’s already been two months since Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was unleashed onto consoles. The newest entry in the long-running franchise is the first time Prince of Persia has dabbled in the popular Metroidvania style of gameplay. Having arrived near the end of…
Sabotage Studio’s Sea of Stars, one of last year’s most acclaimed RPGs, was a loving tribute to 16-bit RPGs of old (specifically Chrono Trigger). While I didn’t think there was really anything else the developer could do to layer on more old-school vibes, a new three-player co-op was just teased….
In a collaboration that makes ZERO sense but is 100% welcome, Hello Kitty has partnered with Yu-Gi-Oh to release plushies for the newest McDonald’s Happy Meal toys! There are ten plushies available in this set, featuring iconic characters from both franchises. For Yu-Gi-Oh fans and Hello Kitty aficionados, you can…
As part of a small update on its most popular franchises yesterday, Capcom announced that a new port of the original Monster Hunter Stories will be heading to Nintendo Switch on June 14th, 2024. Also coming to PC and PlayStation 4 on the same day, the most noticeable change for…
Following the MAR10 Day announcements, we finally got the official release dates for Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. That was the first news about these two titles since they were first announced all the way back in 2023. Needless to say, fans looking forward to…
Last week, it was revealed to the world that Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball, passed away on March 1st, 2024. It is truly hard to imagine a world without his legendary influence. From designing Dragon Quest’s now-iconic Slime from Yuji Horii’s rough sketch of a pile of goo to…
As announced earlier in the week, Lego held a small stream for MAR10 Day that unveiled what was next for Lego Mario. The video may be slightly cringe-inducing, but the lineup of new sets looks to further capitalize on all of the nostalgia surrounding Lego Mario. First up was the…
Happy Mario Day, one and all! To celebrate the day, Nintendo announced quite a few things this morning, including a sequel to the Mario Bros. Movie, release dates for Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Tucked away at the very end of the announcement were three…
Happy Mario Day, everyone! To celebrate, not only did Nintendo announce a sequel to the Super Mario Bros. Movie is in development, but we also got some long-awaited release dates for upcoming Mario titles as well! Let’s start with my most anticipated title of the year: Paper Mario: The…
Less than a year has passed since the Super Mario Bros. Movie dominated at worldwide box offices wordwide, and the teams at Nintendo and Illumination are wasting no time on the next installment! Today, Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination’s Chris Meledandri officially confirmed that the sequel to the Mario Bros. Movie…
With the immense popularity of indie puzzler Suika Game, it’s surprising that official merchandise hasn’t yet been made available. That’s soon to change as a trio of green items are coming to brighten up your day. Surprisingly enough, these items aren’t just a ticket to your local supermarket, but an…
With the release of the Princess Peach: Showtime! demo on the eShop today, fans have been doing some digging within the game’s files and have made a couple of discoveries. The biggest of these is a codename for the game, which is PJ037. While that normally wouldn’t mean much, that…
