We’re just a few weeks away from the launch of Donkey Kong Bananza, and in typical Nintendo fashion, the company has released an extended look at the game via a new 8-minute overview trailer. The trailer highlights the game’s characters, gameplay, and key features! Check it out below! Donkey…
Despite the success Nintendo has been having with the Switch 2, there are a ton of avenues where it seems to be backsliding into corporate overreach this generation. One such is a line in its EULA that gives Nintendo the freedom to brick your Switch 2 console if the company…
Can you believe that the N64 classic Perfect Dark is 25 years old? It actually turned that on May 22, 2025, but now is as good a time as any to remember the impact it had for not only Nintendo, but its developer Rare. The game shifted Nintendo’s image from…
We were blown away last year when we reported on a special copy of Super Mario Bros. that sold for a record-breaking $114,000. Now imagine a copy of the game priced at almost three times that amount. An auction listing for a sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. has a…
Cheat codes may not be as prominent in games as they once were, but that doesn’t mean secrets from a bygone age can’t be uncovered. One such code has just been discovered for Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, as shared by @shirokirby and @Graample on Twitter. earlier today, someone2639…
If Nintendo fans should know any Tales of game, it’s Tales of Symphonia. The series’ first 3D entry was a success on the Gamecube and endeared itself as one of the finest RPGs on the system. While I’ll always praise the cast and combat, another important element here is the…
After the Genesis Mini released in 2019, Sega decided to go in a weird direction with its next throw-back systems. First there was the extremely tiny Game Gear Micro, and then there was the Astro City Mini, a tabletop recreation of its classic Japanese arcade cabinets. The Astro City Mini…
The deluge of Nintendo-related anniversaries is never ending, and curating the lot is none other than Masahiro Sakurai. This really shouldn’t be a surprise, though, as the man has poured that kind of all-encompassing attention to the video game industry into each and every Super Smash Bros. title. We’ve featured…
Pokémon Ruby Version and Sapphire Version hold a special place in my heart. They weren’t my first Pokémon games, or even the first ones I ever beat. Instead, they were the games that left the biggest impression on me — the games that took the Pokémon series to grander heights….
There seems to be no end to the Animal Crossing series’ success, with New Horizons recently receiving a BAFTA nomination and becoming Europe’s fastest-selling game in history. This time, it’s the game that started it all that’s gaining some recognition, with the original Animal Crossing a 2021 finalist for the…
26 years ago came the release of one of the greatest games of all-time, the quintessential JRPG developed by a dream team of creators that left a mark nigh-unparalleled across all epochs of gaming: it’s Chrono Trigger’s 26th birthday! This classic time-traveling adventure of a gang of plucky heroes from…
Way back in 2016, we reported on the release of an unfinished version of the cancelled Game Boy Color RPG Infinity. The game was being developed by Affinix Software towards the handheld’s life, but once the market shifted towards the GBA, the game had to be cancelled far into development…
Over the course of 2020, Sega celebrated its 60th anniversary in style, with plenty of merch and even a teeny tiny Game Gear. Now, to potentially close things out, the company is releasing a celebratory album that covers video game sounds from across the decades. I say “sounds” generally because…
A very happy 25th birthday/anniversary to Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars! To celebrate, we’re unboxing the Super Nintendo classic and showing you what’s inside. Have a look:
An update from the author (10/6/23): I’ve been a fan of Golden Sun for many years, and for a lot of that time I’ve felt like the series has been a bit neglected by Nintendo. Fans of the series were treated to three games over the course of nine years,…
