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Random Retro Studios Clashed With Metroid Producer On Halo Influences
"He did not care about Halo"
In the latest Metroid Prime interview from KIWI TALKZ, ex-Retro Studios developer Paul Tozour talks about his experience working with Nintendo and specifically Metroid Prime's producer, Kensuke Tanabe. When the subject about how the Metroid Prime games blend western and eastern design philosophies together, Tozour shares...
Random Zelda: The Wind Waker Was Originally Going To Feature A Theremin
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Theremin?
If you're familiar with The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (and if not, then you should be), then you'll know that Link is able to control the direction of the wind, among other things, with the game's magical baton known as the 'Wind Waker'. Originally, however, the Wind Waker was intended to be much more...
Random John Cena Apparently Asked For A New 2D Metroid In 2017
And we got one, eventually!
John Cena is one of the most recognisable faces in the pro wrestling world. He's widely regarded as one of the best wrestlers of all time and has been the world champion for a record 16-times (joint with Ric Flair), but the star is also known as an actor and a rapper. And as the face of the Nintendo Switch in America...
News Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Appears To Feature English & Japanese Lip-Syncs
"They actually did it"
If you're a fan of immersive cutscenes and dialogue exchanges between video game characters, you might be interested to know there'll be a little extra attention to detail in the upcoming Nintendo Switch exclusive, Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Following on from the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Direct earlier this week, it seems...
Random Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Characters Reimagined As Previous Gen Sprites
Pixels are back in fashion!
We're going to be honest with you for a moment: we really miss the 2D art style of the older Pokémon games. There's just something timeless about it, right? Not to mention there was a distinct lack of discourse around the graphics back in the day (okay, perhaps a slight resentment from fans at the slow evolution of the...
Random Get A Glimpse At The Glory Days With This Retro SNES Video
Featuring the famous Nintendo Gameplay Counsellors
Just recently, we caught a sneaky glimpse at the dedicated workers testing and packing NES consoles back in 1989. While it hardly contained any surprises or revelations into how consoles were manufactured back in the day, it was nevertheless a fascinating look at the fine folks who worked tirelessly...
Random A No More Heroes Movie Directed By James Gunn? That's Suda51's Choice
And Ryan Gosling as Travis Touchdown
We think Grasshopper Manufacture's No More Heroes would make for a pretty splendid movie. Something ultra-violent, ultra-goofy — the games are already bursting with movie and video game references throughout! — so it'd be a riot at the cinema. And it seems like the series creator and head of Grasshopper...
Random Mario Kart Tour's Whomps Hide A Face Full Of Pain
And so do Mario Galaxy 2's!
It's got to be painful being a Whomp. That's what we think, anyway. Imagine that your sole purpose in life is to fall flat on your face and body with some kind of force. These towering stone creatures have been serving Bowser to try and turn Mario into a pancake ever since Super Mario 64 in 1996. So you'd think after 26...
Random Character Artist At 'The Initiative' Creates Beautiful Metroid Fan Art
Our best look at a "realistic" Samus
We've seen plenty of fan art for the Metroid franchise over the years, including some absolutely stunning cosplay creations just a few weeks back. The latest to grace the internet is courtesy of Luis Nieves, who works as a senior character artist at Xbox studio 'The Initiative', presumably plugging away at the...
Random Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Glitch Lets You Start Master Mode With The Bow Of Light
The "Holy Grail" of glitches has been found
There have been so many tricks and glitches discovered in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at this point, we have to wonder just what else there is left to discover. We've seen one that lets you go underwater, a glitch that lets you explore parts of the map that would oth
Random Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Speedrun World Record Now Belongs To Koroks
They are very fast, it's true
The world record for the Any% speedrun of Breath of the Wild has a new owner: Koroks! No, not the 900 little tree-guys that are the bane of everyone's existence, but the speedrunner Koroks, who logged a 24:10 time on June 18th, 2022. Beating Player5's previous world record by just five seconds, Koroks' run has a lot of...
Random Retro Enthusiasts Accomplish World's First Donkey Kong 2P Kill Screen
"There's a kill screen comin' up!"
If you're familiar with the classic Donkey Kong arcade game, then you'll have undoubtedly heard of the kill screen. For those not in the know, the game essentially features a level known as the 'kill screen', whereby the in-game timer will be so low that's it's impossible to complete the stage as a result of a...
Random You Can Complete The Mine Cart Mini-Game In Super Mario RPG Without Actually Playing It
Give yourself a rest!
It's always interesting to see just how some games would function if you just... do nothing. Indeed, one of the most famous examples is the Metal Man boss in Mega Man 2. If you simply leave the controller alone upon entering the boss room, your opponent will do nothing until you make the first move; step forward just an inch...
They sure look familiar!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge finally launched on the Switch last week and is, by all accounts, a roaring success, pairing slick gameplay with gorgeous pixelated visuals for a truly modern take on the classic beat-em-up genre. Developer Tribute Games clearly paid extra attention to making sure our...
Random F1 Star Lewis Hamilton Couldn't Find Mario Kart, So He Bought Super Monaco GP II Instead
"I went to get Mario Kart but they didn’t have it"
Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he's digging back into the past to let off steam during what is proving to be a demanding season. Hamilton was infamously beaten to the title last season by Max Verstappen in controversial circumstances, but rule changes this year have...
Random It's Been Five Years Since We've Heard Anything About Pikmin 4
Yet nothing has sprouted
A couple of years ago, we were joking around because Pikmin 4 — the fourth mainline title in the Pikmin series — had been announced five years ago with not much else to go on. Fast-forward to today and, well, we're still waiting! We're just having a little bit of fun here, but, strangely, the last thing we heard about...
Random We've Killed Way Too Many Awoofies In Kirby And The Forgotten Land
One billion too many
No video game character in the world is as cute as Kirby, right? Nothing is terrifying or evil about a pink blob that can suck up or eat anything, and nothing is unsettling about the lore of the games or the enemies or anything. But hey, at least the Awoofies are cute. These adorable little puppies are found everywhere in Kirby...
Random Go Sightseeing Underwater With This Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Trick
No Zora armor needed
We're not saying Link should be a bit of a better swimmer after appearing in so many games, but given the scope of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's world — and its beauty — we're a little bit sad we can't do a bit more exploring in the depths of the lakes and oceans. Well, that's if you limit yourself to the game's...
Random Junji Ito Meets Zelda In These Renders Of Ocarina Of Time's Scariest Monsters
Warning: Body horror
There are two types of people in this world: Those who still have nightmares about Dead Hand and ReDeads, and those who have never played Ocarina of Time. For the former, which is probably all of you reading this, even just the words "Under The Well" and "Shadow Temple" might send shivers down your spine, and these...
Random Super Mario Odyssey Easter Egg Displays Nintendo's Perfectionism
Hats off to the devs!
Nintendo has actively demonstrated on numerous occasions just how much it strives for perfection in its games. Just recently, we highlighted a clever easter egg tucked neatly away in the latter potion of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in which an additional scene would play out if you take a photo of a specific in-game...
Random Stunning Smash Ultimate Mod Adds Dream Chrono Trigger Character
Crono counts down to battle!
There's pretty much an endless list of fighters people want to see in Smash — Geno from Super Mario RPG (the Mii costume doesn't count!); Isaac from Golden Sun (we know he's an Assist Trophy!); Dante from Devil May Cry; Phoenix Wright from the Ace Attorney series. This is just a tiny handful of dream additions people...
Random This Cosy Rowlet Armchair Is The Perfect Cuddling Seat
A place to Roost
We've likely said that Pokémon gets the best merchandise before, but today, we want to hammer home that point a little bit more. Japanese company Cellutane has revealed a brand new Pokémon chair based on the Grass-type starter from generation 7, Rowlet. The armchair features all of the adorable owl Pokémon's key features, from...
Random Don't Expect To See Sonic Kissing Anymore Humans, Says Sega
Takashi Iizuka lays down the rules
During a recent interview with Axios (thanks, IGN), the head of Sonic Team Takashi Iizuka laid down a few rules regarding the creation of games featuring Sega's mascot, Sonic. The first two are relatively self explanatory and serve as the "official" rules: number one, Sonic needs to display a strong sense of...
Random Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Mod Adds Awesome Sonic 'Green Hill Zone' Course
The blue hedgehog joins the roster... unofficially
Unlike his monumental debut in the Super Smash Bros. franchise, Sonic has - bizarrely - yet to make any kind of appearance in Mario Kart. Yes, we know he's technically got his own racing game with Team Sonic Racing and what not, but come on, it's Mario Kart! Clearly, we weren't the only ones to...
Random Nintendo Wasn't The First To Introduce Region Locking, After All
Everything we knew was wrong
It's generally accepted these days that Nintendo was the first major company to introduce region locking to its products, limiting their use outside specific regions or territories. Heck, if you simply Google 'region locking' and take a peek at the Wikipedia entry, it says the following: "Nintendo was the first console...
Random This Animal Crossing Inspired Birthday Cake Looks Too Good To Eat
Featuring Tom Nook and Isabelle!
Animal Crossing fans have been known for showing off their creativity in-game, showcasing island designs that frequently put our own to shame. But one father has gone the extra mile and created an absolutely wonderful recreation of Animal Crossing: New Horizons in the form of a birthday cake. The cake itself was...
Random Undertale Creator Wanted To Help Shigesato Itoi Make Mother 4
"I'd gladly give it my all to help out"
It's pretty well known at this point that Toby Fox's Undertale took quite a bit of inspiration from the Mother / Earthbound series. Heck, you only need to play Undertale for 5 minutes to see the similarities! Fox's love for the Mother games goes all the way back to his high school days, during which he created...
"50 minutes of MOTHER / EarthBound fan projects"
Although E3 isn't taking place this year, there are still plenty of things going on in the video game industry this week - with events like the Summer Game Fest. So how about a fan-made one to top it off? The Mother / EarthBound fan website Mother Forever will tomorrow be airing its very own Mother...
Random It's Been Four Years Since The Elder Scrolls VI Was Announced
But will it even come to Switch?
Four years ago, The Elder Scrolls VI was announced, with little more than a title and a bit of concept art. It's not a huge surprise that there's an Elder Scrolls sequel in the works at Bethesda — Skyrim is one of the most ubiquitous games out there, and it's even rumoured to be coming to Switch for a second
Random Devolver 'Invents' Tom Clancy's Animal Crossing, And Now We Need It
Okay, we're in
Trust Devolver Digital to give us a very unique showcase. The publisher hosted its annual Digital Showcase yesterday, which gave us a few fun announcements — including James Turner's adorable-looking new game. But what people remember from Devolver Digital is its ridiculous tongue-in-cheek presentations which do everything from...
Random Donkey Kong's Birthplace Indicates He May Enjoy A Spot Of Tea
According to Burger King, at least
Donkey Kong has been a mainstay in the Mario series for an extremely long time. The name was first given to the ape who wreaked havoc in the original Donkey Kong arcade game (who we now know to be Cranky Kong), but the Donkey Kong we now know and love is the son of Donkey Kong Jr. This dapper tie-wearing ape has...
Random Pokémon Voice Actor Shares His Take On Shadow The Hedgehog
"Here's what I'd do if I voiced Shadow"
Alejandro Saab is a well known figure within the voice acting industry. He's been in the game now for several years and has voiced such characters as Leon in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, Yuri in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and Jules in Final Fantasy VII Remake, among many others. A self-proclaimed Sonic...
Random These All-In-One SNES And Famicom Consoles Are True Works Of Art
We'll take two!
We've seen our fair share of custom designs for retro consoles over the years, but we reckon this one takes the cake. Swedish audio-visual artist Love Hultén has created all-in-one devices for the Famicom system and the SNES, combining the genuine consoles with a 9" Sony Trinitron PVM-9042QM display monitor. The result is not only...
Random You'll Love Strolling In The Rain With These Super Mario Umbrellas
These sure aren't dire dire
Rain can be pretty dispiriting, right? Granted, epic downpours are often quite exciting, particularly if you happen to be inside all warm and cosy, but if you live in certain parts of the world (shout out to our temperate climate homies), the incessant drizzle of rain during the spring and fall months can be depressing,...
Random Wario Is Your Unlikely Safety Advisor In This Nintendo Employee Video
Waaaah stay safe!
We've been thinking about this a lot, but we're not sure there are many Nintendo characters we'd trust our lives, or even basic safety, with. Look at Mario jumping around over huge gaps and wielding fire without protective gear. Luigi isn't much better! Kirby eats everything and we're not sure that's a good idea. And The kind of...
"Don't expect this to come out any time soon"
Remember the absolutely stunning showcase of Super Mario 64 with ray tracing? Well, the same individual is now working on a new project that could evolve N64 emulation. Modder turned software developer Dario has just revealed 'RT64' (the path tracer behind the sm64rt project) is being transformed into a...
Random Do You Know The Secret Behind Zelda: Breath Of The Wild's Shrine Names?
The Yak Atgre Shrine is my favourite
Listen, maybe I'm late to the party and everyone else knows this, but did you know there's a very likely explanation for all of Breath of the Wild's weird shrine names? This whole time, I've been thinking that there must be some explanation for the really weird shrine names, like Bareeda Naag and Daka Tuss...
Random Hyperkin Recreates The 'Americantendo' From Stranger Things 4
We award this 11/11
If you've managed to watch Stranger Things 4 by now, you might have caught the rather bizarre mention of the 'Americantendo', a hypothetical 16-bit console that's mentioned by the character Argyle. Don't worry if you haven't seen it yet, that's all the context we'll be providing here for fear of spoilers! Well, Hyperkin has gone...
Random You Won't Be Able To Access Your Animal Crossing Island By 2061
Wind back the clock to keep playing
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is an amazing game, but if you're still playing it in 2061 (38 years from now), you're going to run into some issues... A user on the Animal Crossing subreddit has discovered you can't play New Horizons after this date. Instead, you'll apparently receive a message - asking you to...
Random The New Hog Pokémon Lechonk Has Already Become An Internet Superstar
"all that matters is Lechonk"
One part of the new Pokémon Scarlet and Violet trailer that seems to have everyone talking is the reveal of the new hog Pokémon Lechonk. Forget about the new professors and legendaries, this new pig-like creature is the real star of the show... according to social media and certain other parts of the internet...
Random Wipe Out The Penguin Family In This Horrifying Super Mario 64 Exploit
The horror...
It's pretty well known at this point that during the 'Cool, Cool Mountains' stage in Super Mario 64, you can chuck the poor baby penguins off the edge of the cliff to their doom. But did you know you can also cause the adult penguins to plummet to their deaths too, thus extinguishing the entire family from existence? Nope, we didn't...
Random The Power Glove Is An Inventive Way To Play Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Even more hands-on
The Power Glove wasn't great. We know it, you know it, everyone knows it. It's infamous for being one of the worst controllers ever. Yet that doesn't stop people from being fascinated with it and trying new things out with the peripheral. Further reading: Feature: Uncovering The Unlikely Story Of The World's Worst Controller In...
Random You Can Now Use A NES To Display Your Hot Take Tweets
#SoDope
Have you ever wished that you could display your tweets through a NES? You haven't? Well, no, neither have we... That hasn't stopped such a weird and miraculous feat from being accomplished however, and we love the outcome. ConnectedNES, designed by Rachel Weil, is an open-source project that allows a live feed of tweets to be displayed via...
Random France Bans Gaming Terms Like 'eSports' To Maintain Language Purity
Mon Dieu!
In an effort to maintain the purity of the French language, officials in France have banned popular gaming terms such as 'pro-gamer' and 'streamer'. Going forwards, official government communications will use more traditional terms such as 'joueur-animateur en direct' in place of 'streamer', which literally translates to 'live...
Random Nintendo's Mario Strikers Email Typo Accidentally Creates Rocket League Rival
Battle League Deluxe
We all make typos from time to time — this writer should definitely know that! But when a big company makes one, it can be a source of confusion or a source of amusement. And in a rare instance, Nintendo (specifically the Japanese branch of the company) made a slight mistake that brought a smile to many people's faces. Last...
Looks can be deceiving
Level-5 may have scaled back its western operations, but it's actually still releasing new titles in this part of the world. Following on from a local launch of Fantasy Life Online for mobile last December, it's now released the free-to-download game Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds for PC
Random Do Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney's Outfits Harbour A Revealing Secret?
What does it MEAN
Right, it's a slow Monday afternoon, the entire US is on holiday, and E3 week Geoff Keighley's Not E3 is next week, so all the video games are hiding until then. Dear readers, there is not a lot happening right now. Except this bombshell of a discovery in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, that is! It turns out that the hex code for...
Random South Africans Warned That $4 Nintendo Switches Are "A Scam"
Switch Swindle
If you saw a Nintendo Switch selling for just $4, you might assume that Doug Bowser had lost his mind, before buying every single one available — but perhaps unsurprisingly, in the case of unlucky South Africans seeing the deal on Facebook, it's naught but a scam. According to a report by Cape Town Etc., a post is circulating on...
Random Is This Cryptic Tweet A Hint At New Zelda Remakes?
Here we go again
Nintendo leaker markomaro is being cagey on Twitter, and with no Zelda news to keep us sane, his latest tweet has got people speculating. Let's take a look at the tweet in question: Right, well, that's not much to go on, is it? That's like us tweeting out a picture of Epona and saying "keep an eye out." If it turns out to be...
Random NBA Player's Game Day Routine Involves Playing Nintendo, Avoiding Basketball
Oh! Same!!
Celebrities! They're just like us! In this case, it's Klay Thompson — one of the NBA's superstars, who plays as a shooting guard for the Golden State Warriors. When asked what his pre-game day looks like, he demurred: "I don't wanna give away all my secrets," Thompson told the press, before stating that his ritual is mostly avoiding...