Parents upset about Super Nintendo
Therapy sessions for families of Mario addicts? "Nintendpendent"? OK boomer, 1991. (r/ObscureMedia, thanks UPSO!)
Lego Nintendo set
Nintendo's replica NES looks like an elaborate marketing tease, but it's real and will be offered for $200 from August 1, reports The Verge. Yes you can have a pony. "Recreate classic Super Mario Bros. gameplay with this cool LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System! Place the Game Pack in the brick-built console. Turn the handle on […]
Watch: How to build your own Nintendo Switch
Seattle maker Brennen Johnston wanted his friends to play Animal Crossing with him but they couldn't get their hands on a Nintendo Switch, a scarce commodity amid COVID-19 lockdowns. Enraged by the prices scalpers were charging for a Switch, Brennen set out to build one himself from individual components. The Internet fell in love with […]
The real musicians behind the Animal Crossing theme performed it in a virtual concert
Tom Nook himself made a special announcement on Twitter Friday. The real-life musicians who play the in-game theme music for Animal Crossings: New Horizons had come together for a virtual performance of it! Best comment: "What do you mean 'The musicians behind the main theme', where is that dog with the guitar?" My reaction to […]
Paper Mario is coming to the Switch
My kids and I loved playing Paper Mario on the Wii. Today, Nintendo announced a new Paper Mario title for the Switch, called Paper Mario: The Origami King. Release date is July 17. The kingdom has been ravaged by an origami menace! Join Mario and his new partner, Olivia, as they team up with unlikely […]
Disneyland fan re-creates the Haunted Mansion in Animal Crossing, and it's glorious
A San Diego-based Disney fan has made "happy haunts materialize" on his Animal Crossing: New Horizons island. Player Weary Bones (who goes by the Twitter handle @capuchinokappu) has re-created the experience of the Haunted Mansion as his in-game home, and it's nothing short of A-MAZING. It must have taken him weeks to make this. The […]
Financial Times: Animal Crossing's Bank of Nook slashes interest rates
The Bank of Nook cut the interest it pays on bell savings from .5% to .05%, or next to nothing. According to the Financial Times, the Bank of Nook was responding to a trick players discovered in which they could deposit a large sum of bells and then time travel into the future by adjusting […]
Nintendo announces April 23 update of Animal Crossing: New Horizons with lots of new goodies
Nintendo released a video this morning highlighting some of the new content that will be available in a free update being released on April 23. The new content includes a Nature Day, May Day, two new merchants, and a new fine arts wing for the museum. Image: YouTube
Husband builds 'accessible' Nintendo Switch battle station for wife with aggressive MS
All for the love of Animal Crossing in the coronavirus pandemic.
'How to build a Nintendo Switch' for coronavirus #StayAtHome gaming
Wow, man. Some of us take on more extreme projects during the Great Coronavirus Quarantine than others.
A review of Animal Crossing by someone who hates it
My daughter and I are enjoying Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but when I read Cecilia D'Agostino's negative review of the smash hit Nintendo title in Wired, I couldn't help but think she has a point.
Before Peloton, there was the Nintendo/Life Fitness Exertainment bike
In 1994, exercise equipment maker Life Fitness partnered with Nintendo on the Life Fitness Exertainment System with games designed for the Exertainment bike. Above is a promotional video for this short-lived product. The footage shows how the system works and also alludes to Tetris and Pac-Man being made for the system as footage was even […]
Cat enjoys playing Super Mario
This cat sure appears to be having a fun time.
Get Zelda: Breath of the Wild for a good deal
Even after I vanquished Calamity Gannon in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild over a year ago, I'm still playing it. I have tons of side quests to complete, a few more shrines to clear, and a bushel of Korok seeds to find. It is my favorite video game, and if you haven't […]
Video teardown of the Nintendo Switch Lite
iFixit took apart a Nintendo Switch Lite to see what was inside. It looks pretty easy to take apart, but it uses more adhesives than the original switch making it less repairable. iFixit gave the original switch a 8/10 for repairability, and the Lite gets a 6/10. Image: iFixit/YouTube
Legend of Zelda theme played on marimba
You're going to want to unmute your sound for this one.
This wacky promo from Nintendo looks like the WiiFit for the Switch
Yoga and videogames to see who can be the most serene.
