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…
Late last night, Nintendo announced the new additions to its Switch Online classic games catalog and, surprisingly, they are all Koei Tecmo games. While the titles, in question, are technically Koei games (the two companies merged in 2009), that doesn’t matter. All four of them are solid games that should…
In a rather bizarre turn of events, it appears that older SNES consoles are actually getting faster with age rather than degrading completely. As spotted by Time Extension earlier this week, SNES consoles are seemingly getting faster at audio processing as they get older, at least according to some tests…
Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of Chrono Trigger’s original Japanese release and to celebrate, Square Enix announced that it has plans to launch various projects to commemorate the game. In a tweet from the official Japanese SE account, the company wrote, “As we mark the 30th anniversary, we will be…
In honor of MAR10 Day, Nintendo Music has updated to add the soundtrack of Super Mario Bros 3! Available now on the Nintendo Music app, Super Mario Bros. 3’s addition consists of 42 tracks from the NES game, with a runtime of 32 minutes. The 42 tracks are listed below:…
This is a big one. Nintendo took it upon itself last night to significantly increase the mileage of the Game Boy NSO library by adding two of its best hits. Donkey Kong ‘94 and Mario’s Picross are the latest additions to the service. Personally, I couldn’t be more thrilled. If…
One of the most hotly debated subjects across the greater video game circles is the simple question of what the greatest video game of all-time is. While the true answer is subjective and open to each individual’s interpretation, another way to tackle the question is to answer what the most…
In this week’s Nintendo Music update, Super Mario Bros 2’s soundtrack has been added! This is one of the shorter soundtracks on the service, with a total of 14 tracks. It should be noted that this is not the soundtrack for The Lost Levels; this is the soundtrack for the…
Over the weekend, a controversy was starting to brew concerning retro game publisher Retro-Bit. As spotted by Time Extension, game translator Krokodyl posted on their personal blog a series of photos that compared official Retro-Bit releases to previous fan translations for not only text but the specific font of the…
It’s probably been a minute since most of us have visited a Chuck E. Cheese’s. If you’re a parent, it’s a no-brainer. It’s practically the birthday party mecca. However, gamers most likely don’t frequent a CEC as a hangout spot or seriously think about it as an arcade. What makes…
During the heyday of the fourth console generation, Nintendo created one of the most pivotal games ever with Super Mario Kart. Practically inventing a sub-genre overnight, this unsung kart racer would see some imitators in its infancy, but its true impact wouldn’t be felt until the following generation. Thanks to…
It’s that time of the week again, Nintendo Music has added a new soundtrack. This week’s entry: Golden Sun! Originally released in 2001 on the Game Boy Advance, Golden Sun is regarded as one of the best games on the Game Boy Advance and was widely popular upon release. Golden…
In the years since Nintendo walked away from its deal with Sony to create a disc-based add-on for the Super Nintendo, there have been lingering questions about whether or not Sony ever got to develop anything for the platform. While we initially didn’t even think the console had been made,…
