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That Time A Player Tricked Everyone Into Thinking You Could Get The Triforce In Ocarina of Time

On February 4th, 1999, one of the greatest hoaxes in video game history began. The Zelda fandom was shock by a player claiming to have found the Triforce in Ocarina of Time. Ariana Almandoz, a gamer from Colombia, had all the details, but she wasn’t quite ready to share them with the world. Through vague…

Games not made by Nintendo are dominating the Nintendo Switch’s latest eshop best-seller list. Even on the indie-stuffed Switch, there are usually one or two Nintendo games high on the list. Right now, the highest is Mario Kart 8 in the 14th spot. It helps that Nintendo has had few major releases of late.

Typhoon Blew The “N” Off “Nintendo” [Update]

Yesterday’s typhoon caused destruction throughout Japan’s Kansai region. Some buildings were badly damaged, while others weathered the storm. Nintendo’s Kyoto headquarters took the “N” out of “Nintendo.” Update September 17 – 6:30am: Nintendo has finally gotten its “N” back. See below. This is what the headquarters usually looks like. Here is a tweet from Florent…

In Japan, The Nintendo Switch Is Streaming Games That It’s Not Powerful Enough To Run

The oddest announcement from Nintendo yesterday wasn’t on the Nintendo Direct that aired in the West. It happened on on the Japanese Nintendo Direct stream when the company revealed that. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will be playable on the console when it releases October 5—thanks to streaming. This cloud-based version of the game will only be…

Splatoon 2 Gets Tweaked Before Becoming A Paid Online Game

Splatoon 2 is still kicking thanks to a community of dedicated fans. The new 4.0 update rewards that dedication with big changes to how Splatfests work and a cache of stylish weapons. Splatfests have always felt equally exciting and frustrating in Splatoon 2. These timed events run about every month, asking players to choose a…

But Seriously Who Is Peachette

Nintendo dropped a bombshell during its Direct yesterday that has added a fascinating and perplexing new layer to our collective understanding of the expanded Mario universe: By placing a gold crown on her head, Toadette can become Peach. Or, more specifically, Peachette. Does this mean Peach has really been a Toad all this time? And…

The Internet Reacts To Animal Crossing‘s Isabelle In Smash

Isabelle, the beloved assistant to the mayor from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, is coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The internet, myself included, has lost their collective mind. Let me set the scene: I’m 13 years old. For Christmas, I get the first game console that’s truly mine and not my older brother’s. It’s a…

Everything Announced During Today’s Nintendo Direct

Today Nintendo hosted its first Direct presentation in a while, announcing a lot of Switch and 3DS ports, teasing next year’s Animal Crossing, and announcing that Luigi’s Mansion 3 is in development for Switch. It was a fast-paced info-blast, and easy to miss the actual news among the stuff we already knew about. Let’s break…

All The Ports Announced Today For Nintendo Switch

The Nintendo Switch continues to be a powerhouse console for ports. From Final Fantasy to Katamari Damacy, here’s all of the new ports that we announced during tonight’s Nintendo Direct. New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe New Super Mario Bros U is some good Mario. The Switch port adds Nabbit, who doesn’t take damage and…

Isabelle Joins Smash Bros. Ultimate As Nintendo Teases New Animal Crossing

ANIMAL CROSSING IS COMING TO SWITCH, I AM CRYING. Not only will Isabelle, the delightful assistant to the Mayor in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, be playable in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo finally teased a new Animal Crossing game. I have been waiting for this announcement since the Switch was announced, and had almost given…

Luigi’s Still Alive In Luigi’s Mansion 3

Even though we all literally saw Luigi’s soul leave his body during the last Nintendo Direct, he’s back for more in an upcoming Switch game. News editor Jason Schreier wrote a beautiful obituary for Luigi when he was tragically slain during a Nintendo direct. As a nation, we mourned. But no worries friends, he’s back.…

Watch The Nintendo Direct Here

Ready to find out what Luigi’s death means for the rest of the Mushroom Kingdom? A Nintendo Direct starts at 6pm ET tonight, and you can watch it right here. Nintendo says it’ll last about 35 minutes and cover Switch and 3DS games.

Animal-powered digital board/dice/card game Armello is coming to the Nintendo Switch September 27. The Switch version comes in two varieties. The $19.99 normal edition with the basic board and characters, and the $39.99 Complete Edition, which comes with $20 more stuff.

The Nintendo Direct that was postponed last week will instead take place tomorrow, September 13, at 6pm ET, Nintendo said this morning. It’ll run 35 minutes and cover both Switch and 3DS games, the company said. Nintendo added that the Switch’s online service will launch on September 18

New Splatoon Figures Are Like Amiibo, Only Much Better

Here’s how you make outstanding action figures: Take a pair of already beloved Amiibo statues, give them a ridiculous amount of articulation and load them up with accessories. That’s what Good Smile Company did to create the upcoming Squid Girl and Squid Girl DX Figma figures. When I first saw images of GSC’s Splatoon Figma,…

After Earthquake, Nintendo DS Peripheral Comes In Handy

Last week, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s northern island Hokkaido, leaving many without power. Sadly, the quake has claimed the lives of 42 people. As website Togech points out, during blackouts, it’s important to get radio and TV signals to make sure one is up to date on any announcements During a post-quake power…

Gone Home’s Switch Version Has Official SNES Cartridges

Other, earlier versions of Gone Home weren’t so lucky, but the new Switch edition of the domecile exploration title has some extra 90s flavour with the addition of official SNES carts. They’re not playable, of course, because this isn’t Animal Crossing circa 2002, but still. Cute touch!   Nintendo, I’m going to ask again: put…

Some Switch Games Won’t Support Cloud Saving To Prevent Cheating, Nintendo Says

Last Friday, posters on the gaming forum ResetEra discovered that the Nintendo website information page for Splatoon 2 had been updated with a note saying the game does not support cloud save backups, one of the big new features being added to the Switch when its paid online service launches later this month. It’s to…

A Beautiful Little Story About Nintendo

If you have had a bad week/weekend, please allow this story of a childhood Nintendo dream—and its decades-in-the-making conclusion— into your heart. This is Cabel Sasser, co-founder of Panic Inc, the publisher responsible for stuff like Firewatch and the upcoming Asshole Goose Game. I cannot get over how damn nice that letter is.

Artist Nico Vliek has remastered 151 Game Boy and Game Boy Color logos into beautiful HD. We’ve covered Vliek’s remasters before, but these logos for handheld games really are something to behold. Check them out