The late and legendary Nintendo president Satoru Iwata had an unusual request for European employees leading up to the launch of 2013’s Animal Crossing: New Leaf, according to a former Nintendo UK staffer. On the latest episode of The Back Page podcast (via FRVR and GamesRadar+), former PR manager Ashley…
Resellers are attempting to peddle empty cartons of Krispy Kreme’s limited-edition Pokémon doughnut assortments for absurd prices online. A search on eBay (via GamesRadar+) shows there are a number of sellers pricing the empty boxes as high as $100. There are also listings for the five collectible cups from the…
Footwear company Crocs has revealed more designs for its evolving Pokémon collection, featuring three favorites from the first generation. Following last week’s announcement of the Poké Ball Crocs, IGN reports that the new additions will feature Pikachu and Gengar as standard clogs, and Jigglypuff as a platform pair. Each design…
High-end collectible manufacturer First 4 Figures has released an in-depth video comparing the standard and special editions of its upcoming Metroid Prime statue. Revealed in a teaser last week, the nine-inch-tall Metroid PVC is a detailed figure of the titular alien parasite from Nintendo’s sci-fi series. A new showcase from…
A creative modder has transformed a pair of Wii Remotes into fully functional Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con. YouTuber KOUZEX took the shells of two of Nintendo’s iconic motion-sensing controllers and replaced their innards with Joy-Con 2 components, in order to play the Switch 2 with what feel like enhanced Wii…
A mysterious 3DS build of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has surfaced online, giving fans a glimpse at what Nintendo’s 2017 open-world adventure might have looked like on its older handheld. Reddit user Standard-Brick-2776 shared the fanmade demake online for others to download, stating that its origin…
A talented modder has spent over a year turning The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s pre-rendered backgrounds into fully 3D assets, giving players a whole new perspective on some of the game’s areas. Spanish 3D artist Reonu shared a demo of the work-in-progress project on BlueSky, showing how areas…
Evercade boss Andrew Byatt has praised Rare’s efforts regarding the new ports of beloved Nintendo 64 platformers Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie. Earlier this year, a new Evercade handheld was announced alongside the Banjo-Kazooie Double Pack, a cartridge containing enhanced versions of both Banjo games. Byatt told FRVR that, while…
Late last night, Nintendo finally added Super Mario Sunshine to the NSO GameCube app for Nintendo Switch 2 (which is included in NSO + Expansion Pack). Announced around when the GameCube app was unveiled in 2025, Sunshine comes in its original form unlike the slightly enhanced port/remaster included in Super…
After roughly half a year since the launch of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen on Switch, Nintendo will soon be adding Pokémon HOME support to its glorified GBA ROMs in October 2026. Announced via the official Pokémon website, once players link their games to HOME, they’ll be able to transfer critters…
A talented DIY enthusiast has transformed a popular children’s toy into a fully functional Game Boy Color. YouTuber KOUZEX (via Time Extension) used Fisher-Price’s “Lil’ Gamer,” a toy for toddlers that already looks a lot like the classic Nintendo handheld, and implanted the innards of a Game Boy Color. …
A talented modder has recreated the 1995 Game Boy game Donkey Kong Land using Donkey Kong Country assets, making the portable title look, sound, and play like its SNES counterpart. Developer Kasquez released a trailer for the newly released Donkey Kong Land Remake, which features “30+ full sized levels, tight…
An eBay listing offering a long-lost Pokémon game has been spotted, and its rarity has the seller seeking a $9,000 bid. PokéPark Fishing Contest DS was an official release by Nintendo in 2005, but it was only distributed at certain locations in Japan and Taiwan as a downloadable demo. It…
In typical Nintendo fashion, the company has made a rather big announcement in the middle of the night on a random day of the week. This time, The Big N has confirmed that the GameCube classic Super Mario Sunshine will be hitting Switch Online on August 13th, 2026. Announced last…
For the last 20 years, I’ve been what many would call an obsessive video game collector. Nearly every weekend, I could be found at the crack of dawn at garage sales, flea markets, thrift stores, and estate sales searching for Nintendo treasures to add to my collection. Over the decades,…
