Mario is one of the most, if not the most, recognisable character in video games. He’s transcended the medium for almost 40 years now, starring in his own games for 35 years of that, and deserves all the plaudits he can get. Nintendo’s mascot first appeared as Jumpman, back in arcades in 1981. His role,
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During a special Nintendo Direct, Shigeru Miyamoto took us through a detailed look of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios in Japan. The new amusement park contains all of the characteristics and charm any video game fan would expect to see from a Nintendo game, but now it is in real life. To start, Miyamoto,
Nintendo has toyed with a few different directs this year. We’ve had a range of Partner Presentations, a few Indie World Showcases and a handful of videos geared towards a single title or franchise. Adding another feather to their Direct cap, Nintendo has confirmed that later on today, Friday, December 18, they will be hosting
After months of uncertainty due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan finally has an opening date. It was, as recently as October, confirmed to be opening in “early 2021” which has now been confirmed, with the park opening its doors to the public on February 4th next year. The attraction,
Final Fantasy and speedrunning fans rejoice, the Final Fantasy Relay Race is here once again, streaming over at RPGLimitBreak’s Twitch channel. This year’s race marks the fifth time that teams Choco, Mog, and Tonberry have met to see which team can speed their way through various games of the franchise, and take the first place
Forget Animal Crossing: New Horizons, we’re getting new SNES and NES titles through the Nintendo Switch Online service, as announced by their official Twitter account! As well as providing gamers access to online features, the library of cult classic games on offer incentivises those still undecided about signing up. Not long after it hit 15
Nintendo Online was launched back in September of 2018 and is required to play Switch titles online. Not only that, but the service allows handy access to cloud-saves, special offers, and games. It’s proved popular, and relatively inexpensive when it comes to its full-priced Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus competitors. Only Epic’s Fortnite has
Over four years ago, the first plans to adapt Console Wars, a book detailing the titular ” console war” between SEGA and Nintendo in the 1990s, were announced. Back then, the adaption was poised to be a movie by Sony Pictures that was directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, but the production has been fairly
EarthBound was a game of its own style, even by today’s standards. It took the standard JRPG tropes and translated them into a modern-day equivalence. This lead to potions becoming hamburgers, cookies, and other sorts of treats. With Earthbound’s unique style and representation, this made the little 16-bit morsels look tasty. Apparently, Chef Bryan Connor and