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Nintendo At E3 2021: The Biggest Announcements, In Four-And-A-Half Minutes
16.6.2021
Nintendo’s E3 2021-flavored Direct presentation was meatier than most of the last few days, with a good deal of info on upcoming games and surprise reveals. If you don’t have the time to sit through the entire press conference, our video is the perfect place to get all the juicy highlights in just...
Happy 20th Birthday, Game Boy Advance
11.6.2021
Today, June 11, marks the 20th anniversary of the release of the Game Boy Advance in the U.S. Please put on your hats and inflate your balloons.Read more
Here's Your E3 2021 Schedule, From Ubisoft To Nintendo
3.6.2021
As fan registration opens for access to the E3 2021 portal and app, organizers have released a tentative schedule of virtual press conferences for the four-day event, starting with Ubisoft and Gearbox Entertainment on Saturday, June 12, and ending with Nintendo on Tuesday, June 15.Read more
Quick, Take A Dip In Animal Crossing Before Nintendo Fixes The Glitch
15.5.2021
Animal Crossing New Horizons players just discovered a new glitch that lets them climb inside different objects, including pools and bathtubs. The glitch quickly grew popular and many players are asking Nintendo to leave it in the game. Read more
Mother 3 Gets An Updated English Patch On Its 15th Anniversary
20.4.2021
The folks behind the wonderful English translation of Mother 3 are still working on the project over a decade later. Earlier today—which also happens to be the 15th anniversary of Nintendo’s milestone RPG in Japan—they dropped a new patch that irons out some lingering bugs in the unofficial...
New Beginnings: The Sobering Journey To Restore My Game Boy Micro
8.4.2021
We all have our coping mechanisms. Last summer, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, mine was reliving my childhood by purchasing old models from Nintendo’s long-retired Game Boy lineup. While I’m not a particularly nostalgic person—hell, I didn’t even grow up with half the consoles I’ve...
Personal Trainer: Cooking offers two screens, one kitchen, and a whole world to explore
8.4.2021
Welcome to Gamer Week, in which The Takeout will be celebrating the edible side of video games all week long.Read more
The 10 Best Deals of April 6, 2021
6.4.2021
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Super Nintendo World Finally Opens In Japan
18.3.2021
After not one but two delays, Super Nintendo World finally opened today. As Being Kansai reports, lines started forming by 6:30 AM, with a good crowd forming within an hour. Read more
Buy a Nintendo Switch Lite and Get a $20 Best Buy Gift Card, Because Sure
15.3.2021
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Nintendo Japan Will No Longer Service The 3DS And 3DS XL
25.2.2021
Today, Nintendo announced in Japan that it was ending repair service for the 3DS and 3DS XL. The reason is that it’s become difficult to obtain the necessary parts.Read more
My Son Inadvertently Designed A Metroid Xbox Series X/S Controller
12.2.2021
Overwhelmed by the options available at custom controller shop Mega Modz, I turned to nine-year-old Seamus Fahey for design advice. What at first seemed like a completely arbitrary selection of colors and buttons coalesced into this purple, green, red, and orange homage to Metroid, a series that...
I Wish My Switch Would Still Hold A Charge
3.2.2021
The Switch was the first Nintendo console I ever bought at launch. Almost four years later, it’s clearly seen better days, which I wouldn’t mind if it could survive out of the dock for more than a couple days at a time.Read more
Celeste Classic Gets A Sequel
26.1.2021
The incredible (and incredibly introspective) Celeste graced our home consoles in 2018, sending us all on a journey of air-dashing, strawberry gathering, and self-reflection. Now, three years to the day, the team at Extremely OK Games have released a sequel…of sorts.Read more
Konami Has Not Shut Down Its Video Gaming Division
25.1.2021
Rumors circulating today stemming from a week-old news release suggest Japanese entertainment conglomerate Konami has shut down its video gaming division. Konami assures us it has not.Read more
The 10 Best Deals of January 25, 2021
25.1.2021
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ASUS' CES Showcase Is A Free Steam Game
14.1.2021
Due to the ongoing global pandemic, this year’s Consumer Electronics Show is a completely online affair. Gaming hardware maker ASUS takes the show’s digital format to the extreme with ROG Citadel XV, a free download on Steam that’s one (small) part first-person shooter, one part fancy virtual...
The 10 Best Deals of January 14, 2021
14.1.2021
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