Banjo-Kazooie Hits Switch Online; Rare Celebrates
“Chewie Kazooie, we’re home.” This week saw the addition of Banjo-Kazooie to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass. It’s a big deal, since Rare has been owned by Microsoft….
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Masayuki Uemura, Architect of the NES And SNES, Has Passed Away At Age 78
He had a spectacular career. We’ve lost a real one. Masayuki Uemura was responsible for much of the work that went into creating both the Famicom/NES and Super Famicom/SNES. And….
Can You Name The N64 Game From A Single Photo?
The N64 was a fun little gaming machine that offered up a number of titles that would go on to change the industry. But what about those games that might….
Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Pricing Released by Nintendo
… So, Nintendo dropped a video for the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion pack yesterday. And… When they first announced the addition of N64 and Genesis games to the online….
Nintendo Direct 9-23-21
The good, the bad, and the “Oh God why?!” The new Nintendo Direct finally dropped after holding everyone in suspense. And, uh, there was probably more in this for someone….
RomUniverse Owner Ordered By Nintendo To Destroy ROMs Or Else Face Perjury Chrages
You may remember the RomUniverse case from a couple of months back. But if you don’t, here’s a quick refresher: guy had a ROM site, charged a premium membership for….
id Software Super Mario Bros. 3 PC Port Found In Stack Of Donated Discs
Will be preserved for all time. Way back in the day, it wasn’t possible to really make a side-scrolling game like, say, Super Mario Bros. 3 for a PC. Or….
Nintendo Announces Their Nintendo Switch OLED Model
And here the rumormongers die. Rumors were circulating of a new model of Nintendo Switch with some performance boosts, colloquially titled the Switch Pro, floating around for months. Personally, I….
E3 2021: Nintendo Direct
They won. E3 is winding down and it wouldn’t be a true show without Nintendo coming out and simply announcing games. Weird how well a show can go when you….
E3 2021 Has Already Begun
The big stuff is yet to come. So E3 usually touches down on a specific week in June like a tiny hurricane. Typically, it’s 3-4 days of news and trailers….
ROMUniverse Owner Represents Himself In Court Against Nintendo, To Predictable Results
Ordered To Pay $2.1 Million Fine. Los Angeles resident Matthew Storman ran the ROM site ROMUniverse. And when Nintendo’s lawyers cam knocking with a multi-million dollar lawsuit, he did the….
The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Locks Fast Travel Behind Amiibo
Even I think that’s rank, and I’m one of the 5 people that actually like Skyward Sword back in the day. The summer’s a bumper for adventure on the Nintendo….