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Super Mario 64 Fans Have Tried To Get This 1-Up Without Dying For Over 20 Years
11.3.2023
Nine years ago, Super Mario 64 player toyuru2 wall-jumped his way up the slide in Cool, Cool Mountain, sending the plumber into the void–but not before grabbing a 1-up mushroom. At the time, it was a feat, as nobody had ever gotten the mushroom. But then, a new challenge emerged: was it possible...
Super Mario Bros. Movie Shouts Out Nintendo’s Biggest Water Fan
10.3.2023
Like most people who require water to live, you probably like H20 a normal amount—but you definitely don’t like water as much as this famous Nintendo fan. They’re so well-known and beloved that they’ve even been featured in the official plumber website for the Super Mario Bros. movie.Read more
The 21 Best Games For The Nintendo Switch
10.3.2023
Some of our posts include links to retailers. If you buy something from clicking on one, G/O Media may earn a commission. Because editorial staff is independent of commerce, affiliate linking does not influence our editorial content.More than six years after its release, the Nintendo Switch...
Let's Rank The Mario Kart Games, Worst To Best
10.3.2023
For almost thirty years we’ve been driving like maniacs, questioning the meaning of fairness and ending friendships in Nintendo’s Mario Kart series. So why not end a few more by trying to rank these games from worst to best.Read more
Looks Like Mario Kart 8 Secretly Buffed Its Weaker Characters In Latest Update
10.3.2023
There’s a common wisdom in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Lighter characters handle better, but they can’t reach the top speeds seen from some of the heavier competitors. It’s a trade-off that keeps most of the characters relevant in Mario Kart meta. Now that everyone has had plenty of time to “git gud,”...
Everything We Saw At Today’s Capcom Spotlight Event
10.3.2023
Today Capcom streamed a new “Capcom Spotlight” event on Twitch and YouTube. While the cat was already out of the bag on its biggest news—a Resident Evil 4 demo, out today—there was plenty more to see, too.Read more
Shigeru Miyamoto Is Very Excited About Mario's Boots, For Some Reason
10.3.2023
During tonight’s Nintendo Direct, a brief chat built wholly around the third and final Mario movie trailer, series creator Shigeru Miyamoto ended the presentation with one of the weirdest “one more thing” announcements I can remember.Read more
Final Super Mario Bros. Movie Trailer Debuts At Nintendo Direct
9.3.2023
Today, during Nintendo’s special Super Mario Bros.-themed Direct, we got a look at the third and final trailer for the anticipated, animated Super Mario Bros .Movie .Read more
After 13 Years, Professor Layton Is Getting A Steampunk Sequel And It Looks Great
9.3.2023
Level-5 announced Professor Layton and the New World of Steam at the Nintendo Direct last month, ending fans’ decade-long wait for a sequel. Today, the developer showed off additional story and gameplay details to satiate those who weren’t content with just seeing a cinematic trailer. Read more
Activision’s Poster-In-Chief Gives Wild Look Inside Microsoft Sony Fight
9.3.2023
Over a year after it was first announced, Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal is being picked apart under a microscope by regulators. It still appears to be crawling towards its inexorable conclusion, but things are getting very messy, and incredibly silly, in the process.Read more
Looks Like Mario Kart 8 Is Getting Five New Characters
9.3.2023
Mario Kart 8, a game that was first released ten years ago on the Wii U, is still not done. The 2017 Switch version of the game is currently in the midst of a run of downloadable content that is bringing not only new courses to the game, but new drivers as well.Read more
The Best Advance Wars Clone Is Getting A Sequel
9.3.2023
Wargroove was a very good 2019 strategy game that featured beautiful pixel art and played a lot like the Advance Wars games. Now it’s getting a sequel.Read more
Nintendo Switch Clock Game Has Now Released 20 Times Since 2021
8.3.2023
Well, would you look at the time. That Nintendo Switch clock game you may have seen in the bargain section of the eShop just celebrated its 21st release on the digital storefront. Bravo, but where did all of these games come from in such a short period of time? Read more
Sony Sounds More Paranoid Than Ever About Xbox Owning Call Of Duty
8.3.2023
In new documents, Sony seems worried and more paranoid than ever about the prospect of Microsoft owning Call of Duty should that company’s deal to consume Activision Blizzard go through. It goes so far as suggesting that Microsoft could raise the price on future Call of Duty installments...
Wait, The GameCube Nearly Had An Official LCD Monitor?
7.3.2023
The Nintendo GameCube was a weird little console, one that had all kinds of wacky add-ons and peripherals released for it over the years, from LAN adapters to Game Boy Links to bongo drums. One thing I never knew about until today, however, were the company’s plans for an official LCD screen.Read...
Chill Japanese Classic Is Finally Getting An English Translation
7.3.2023
Boku no Natsuyasumi is a long-running Japanese series that, with a weird and bad exception, has never been officially released in the West. That’s a shame! Where publishers have failed us, though, fans are stepping up and delivering the goods.Read more
The Final Fantasy VII X Powerwash Simulator Crossover Is A Must-Play For Fans
6.3.2023
The planet’s dirty, Cloud! Well, actually you’re not Cloud. But, uh, you’re good with a power washer, right? Great! ‘Cause, uh, we got some high-tech experimental weaponry and a few locations that need a good deep clean. Who knew Midgar was such a filthy place? Read more
A Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Bug Is Deleting Players’ Save Files
6.3.2023
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet launched in an incredibly rough state last November, and it seems that the latest patch has introduced an even bigger problem for its players. Fans on Reddit have reported that connecting to the Pokémon Go app or downloading the DLC has caused them to lose their entire...
Old G4 Review Is Forcing Gaming To Reckon With Its Racist JRPG Past
6.3.2023
Last week, Final Fantasy producer Yoshida Naoki objected to the label “JRPG,” stating that the term felt “discriminatory.” His comments kicked off a round of discussion about whether or not the term “JRPG” was racially problematic. Some couldn’t understand how JRPG could be pejorative, especially...
The Most Stunning Pokémon TCG Scarlet & Violet Cards
3.3.2023
The arrival of the new era of Scarlet & Violet Pokémon TCG cards is now only four weeks away. As worldwide players prepare themselves for the big shift from the V cards to the rebirth of “ex,” in Japan the base sets have already been out for over a month, and now the follow-up set, Triple Beat...