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NES And SNES Designer Lance Barr Is Retiring From Nintendo
26.8.2021
Best known for his work on the NES and SNES, industrial designer Lance Barr has retired from his position as Design and Brand Director at Nintendo of America. As spotted by Nintendo Life (via Game Industry), Barr updated his LinkedIn profile to “Retired,” writing, “After almost 39 years...
Goombas Topple Over At Super Nintendo World's Yoshi Ride
12.8.2021
Earlier this week, a moving stack Goombas toppled over at Super Nintendo World’s Yoshi’s Adventure attraction in Universal Studios Japan. You can glimpse the Goombas in the above image. Livedoor News reports that the Goomba statue, which measures several meters tall, did fell in an area where park...
The New OLED Switch Wasn't What Anyone Was Hoping For
6.7.2021
For the past couple of years, Nintendo fans have been eagerly awaiting news of a new, more powerful version of the Nintendo Switch. We’ve been expecting a more robust Switch, capable of running games at faster frame rates and higher resolutions than ever before. The Switch (OLED Model) Nintendo...
The Brilliant SNES Emulator Author Known As Near Has Died
28.6.2021
The brilliant, highly respected emulator developer Near (previously known as Byuu) appears to have taken their own life. Read more
The Nintendo 64 Is Now 25 Years Old
23.6.2021
On June 23, 1996, the Nintendo 64 went on sale in Japan. The console is now 25 years old. Twenty-five! Can you believe it?Read more
Super Mario World Is Now Playable In Widescreen
21.6.2021
Software engineer and SNES ROM hacker Vitor Vilela has led a team which has created and released Super Mario World Widescreen, a download that lets you play Nintendo’s Super Mario World—first released in 1990—on modern widescreen displays.Read more
Unofficial ‘Mother Direct’ Is All About EarthBound
13.6.2021
Hidden among the various E3 2021 presentations showing off wide swaths of games from developers and publishers, both major and independent, is a prominent fan site where folks have put together a show dedicated to one franchise and one franchise only: EarthBound.Read more
Waterworld Is One Of The SNES’ Best Soundtrack Delivery Systems
3.6.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Hold onto your mutated gills and webbed feet, because today we’re diving into the music of Waterworld for the SNES.Read more
Dragon Quest III Getting Another Remake, And It Looks Glorious
27.5.2021
Over the years, there have been a number of Dragon Quest III. Add another one to the list.Read more
Opening Osaka's Super Nintendo World Last Month Seems Like A Mistake
23.4.2021
On March 18, Shigeru Miyamoto appeared at the Super Nintendo World opening at Universal Studios Japan. For the photos, he seems to have briefly removed his mask, which was probably safe. However, in light of the ensuing state of emergency, the photos reflect poorly on the seriousness of...
Record Covid-19 Cases In Osaka As Universal Studios Japan Limits Visitors
6.4.2021
Today, Osaka posted its highest daily number of covid-19 cases: 719. This is the eighth straight day that covid-19 cases have been increasing in the prefecture. The numbers are also climbing in the surrounding areas.Read more
What's the Best Special Edition Console of All Time?
29.3.2021
You’ve probably owned a lot of video game consoles in your day. I mean, at this point, you can probably measure out your age in console generations. Something like “I’m seven generations old.” While I leave you to stew over that existential crisis, I have a bit of a nostalgic question for...
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
Super Nintendo World Will Finally Open In Japan On March 18
8.3.2021
After repeated delays, Super Nintendo World will open on March 18 at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka.Read more
Report: Florida Super Nintendo World Delayed To 2025
4.3.2021
After being delayed for nearly a year, construction on Universal Orlando’s new theme park, Epic Universe, has resumed. This new park will contain a US version of Super Nintendo World, but it won’t be open until early 2025, two years later than first expected.Read more
Hacker Rewrites Crappy SNES Racer To Improve Its Framerate Sevenfold
22.2.2021
Brazilian software engineer Vitor Vilela has, for almost a decade, sung the praises of Nintendo’s SA-1 enhancement chip, but never before have the benefits of the souped-up Super Nintendo processor been more obvious than when applied to Race Drivin’, the lackluster 1992 SNES port of Atari’s...
Super Mario World Soundtrack Remaster Spoils Original's Lo-fi Brilliance
5.2.2021
A group of Super Mario World fans are currently remastering the SNES platformer’s soundtrack (h/t Chris Kohler) with high-quality versions of the original samples. But if you’re hoping for some grand, orchestral versions of tracks you’ve loved for decades, these really aren’t that.Read more
Guy Goes On Super Nintendo World's Rides, Films Them
4.2.2021
Universal Studios’ Super Nintendo World was supposed to open in Japan this week before being indefinitely delayed due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. That said, folks who recently had a chance to visit the park during a special preview day are apparently still allowed to share footage from their...
Japan Now Has A Super Nintendo World Train
27.1.2021
Starting today, the JR Yumesaki train line in Osaka is covered in Mario and friends to celebrate Super Nintendo World, which was supposed to open February 4. However, it has since been delayed. Again. Read more
Artist Claims Official Super Nintendo World Website Is Using His Fan Art
7.1.2021
A new website for Nintendo’s upcoming Japanese theme park Super Nintendo World went live yesterday. It featured new details and a virtual tour of the video game wonderland ahead of its February 4 opening. It also used an image of Mario for its loading screen that appears to have been created not...