Writing up a “Top X Games Of X Year” list is always a slog, but all the ups and downs of 2021—both personal and global—made it even harder. Frankly, there were points over the last 12 months where the last thing I wanted to do was sit down and play a v…
Paper Mario Is The Next Nintendo Switch Online N64 Game
The Nintendo Switch Online’s expansion pack, which brought N64 games to the subscription service for the first time, launched with nine titles, many of which were not in great shape. The tenth, out later this month, will be the original Paper Mario.Rea…
Nintendo Switch Games Are Actually On Sale For Once
No one tell Doug Bowser, but GameStop actually has Nintendo games on sale for under $40. Shocking, I know!Read more…
Mario Party Superstars’ Online Play Really Brings Joy To The Game
I have been purchasing and playing Mario Party games since the series began back in 1998 on the Nintendo 64. But as a relative loner in real life, it’s hardly ever been a party for me. Aside from the odd family gathering, most of my Mario Party career …
Unofficial Mario NFT Game Players Are Actually Glad Nintendo Discovered It
Another Mario fan game looks like it’s about to bite the dust, but this time nobody’s shedding any tears. The 1up Platform is a cryptocurrency scheme that got underway earlier this year, seemingly featuring a battle royale of corporate copyrights and s…
You’ll Have To Pay More Than Double For Switch Online If You Want N64 Games
In September, Nintendo announced that it would make N64 games available as part of its Nintendo Switch Online service. At the time, Nintendo withheld the pricing info, leading some to speculate about how steep it could be. Today, we get our answer. Nin…
Super Mario 64, Only Every Corner Is Wrong
The Super Mario 64 you know and remember is the one that’s coded properly, and every surface in the game is pointing in the direction it’s supposed to be. Here is what happens when that is not the case.Read more…
Sora is the final ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’ fighter
At the Nintendo Direct livestream a few weeks back, fans speculated that they might learn who the last remaining character in the extensive “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” lineup would be. Instead, we found out that Chris Pratt will be playing Mario in a feature film. But today, in Nintendo’s final “Mr. Sakurai Presents” livestream, game […]
It’s-a me, Chris Pratt: Super Mario Bros cast announcement sparks ridicule
The escapades of the famously Italian brothers will be portrayed by a non-Italian voice cast in an upcoming animated filmThirty years since his first appearance in a video game, Mario is facing his biggest battle yet: on Twitter.The cast of an upcoming…