When Street Fighter 6 released for Nintendo Switch 2 on the console’s launch, it came with some new features exclusive to the Nintendo port. The most obvious feature was amiibo support, including Street Fighter character figurines and a brand-new set of cards specific to SF6. With DLC characters still coming…
When the Switch 2 was announced, a number of industry pundits were concerned that Nintendo had played things too safe. In the past, Nintendo has taken wild swings with its hardware and done outlandish things like include motion controls or force people to play with a tablet. The Nintendo Switch,…
Nintendo of Japan has just revealed one of what will surely be multiple announcements leading up to Mario’s 40th anniversary in September. My Mario, a new child-focused product line of merchandise and engagement experiences, is launching on Tuesday, August 26th in Japan. You can view the My Mario…
This year has been absolutely insane when it comes to record-breaking auctions for rare video game collectibles. Last month alone saw a sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. sell for $114,000, while a unique cartridge of the original Legend of Zelda exchanged hands for a whopping $870,000. It’s surprising, then,…
The next batch of Hobonichi Mother Project goods have been revealed, and though it’s a modest collection compared to Ness hats or massive Mr. Saturns, they still fit right in as useful items for your daily use. The popular whiteboard calendars are returning for 2022, in both full-size and desktop…
Summoning Salt is back with a new video, this time focusing on speedrunning favorite Super Mario 64 and the game’s history of the 16 star world records. If you’ve ever wondered how the speedrunning records were able to drop in runtime and number of stars necessary to beat the game…
For over two decades now, the Sonic Amateur Game Expo (or SAGE) has brought together up-and-coming fan game creators and indie developers with a celebration of their projects. 2021 is no different, and the doors to the virtual event have opened up, offering demos of all sorts of experiences. It’s…
Today marks the 30th anniversary of my personal favorite gaming console, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Released in North America three decades ago, the 16-bit glory days brought Nintendo fans a truly stunning and impactful array of titles that forever touched hearts around the world. Personally speaking, I know my…
Nintendo has done a fair job at catering to us longtime, retro-loving fans in recent years, with the NES and SNES Classic systems satisfyingly scratching that nostalgic itch. Love for the Nintendo 64 is arguably lacking, however, with no Classic version of Nintendo’s first 3D console in sight and still…
Previously, Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King was released on Nintendo Switch back in October of 2019. According to a new rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board [ESRB], another version of the title simply called the Disney Classic Games Collection is on the way to multiple platforms…
One of the classic titles of the early 00’s was The Simpsons: Hit & Run, a GTA-like open world game based on one of the most iconic TV shows of all time. Now, a YouTuber named reubs – known for making upscaled remakes/remasters of games in a short amount of…
Back in 2019, Nintendo cracked down majorly on RomUniverse, one of the most well-known sites that hosted copies of games for the company’s older systems, typically known as “ROM” files. Nintendo successfully sued the website’s owner, Matthew Storman, for $2.1 million dollars in damages, to be paid in $50 monthly…
I’ve been a fan of classic gaming mods for sometime, even attempting quite a few myself. Some of them add amazing functionality, like the Game Boy Color IPS mod. Others transform a handheld into an HDMI enabled home console. But sometimes, they exist for no other reason than to prove…
Sonic Adventure 2 is filled to the brim with iconic moments, from the City Escape truck scene to Eggman blowing up the moon. Perhaps one of the most memorable parts, however, comes when Sonic meets Shadow at the Green Forest. As the scene that gave us lines like “I found…
In a world where people are paying thousands for Pokémon cards and old video games, records are being broken left and right. Less than a month after a copy of Super Mario 64 auctioned for $1.5 million, breaking the record for most expensive video game ever sold, a sealed copy…
