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Nintendo
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Arcade Archives shmup Nebulasray released for $14.99 instead of $7.99 like many other titles
There are a bunch of shmups out there and kudos to readers that recognize arcade game Nebulasray from 1994 as one of them. Bonus trivia points for the rare hardcore shmup player that can explain what makes this title…
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In 2025 is not having enough consoles produced to meet need on purpose or accidental?
Somebody needs to seriously ponder the headline question. Remember the Sony PS5 launch? The real winners at launch weren't gamers like you and I, credit -- discredit, really -- the scalpers that gobbled up the consoles…
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Wii U Deja Vu? Nintendo Switch 2 is coming June 5, 2025, are you buying at launch, later or never?
Back in January we discussed not seeing as much creativity and innovation with Nintendo Switch 2 over past consoles: Nintendo Switch 2 Does Not Have Any Magic … Yet and we were hopeful when it was announced we'd see…
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Nintendo Switch 2 Does Not Have Any Magic ... Yet
One thing I've learned covering Nintendo for dozens of years and a bunch of console and portable game releases is never, ever underestimate their creativity. Oddly enough, this Switch 2 release appears, from what little…
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No Pokemon Pinball from Stern in 2025? CEO Seth Davis says, "Nintendo, call me"
We've written here before that Nintendo likes to do their own thing, sometimes branching in bizarre areas ( Nintendo Alarmo is aimed at Kids, of course ). And if you do something with one of their IPs without any kind…
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60 SEGA Classic Games will be gone December 6, here is why -- and why not -- to buy them before they are gone
For those of us that support buying legal game ROMs -- and I buy more games than most gamers do -- SEGA is warning us they are about to remove 60 of their classic games everywhere online: consoles, Steam/PC, you name…
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Nintendo Alarmo is aimed at Kids, of course
I don't know what Nintendo is doing these days. Sales of Switch seem to be fading, especially since the Steam Deck. Look, we don't typically report on news here, and I have real work to do, but just had to break in on…
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22 Years to Release GBA game Kien is Record, but Distracts from Real Story
Remember what games you were running down in 2002? Yes, no? Well, that's when the game Kien was supposed to be released. Hey, you can buy it now for $59.99 here -- and no , this isn't a recommendation --…
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3DSEN Emulator to play 85+ NES Games in 3D
This is not VR, this 3DSen Emulator ( Steam ) allows playing dozens of 2D NES games in 3D. Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPMsc70c0oQ What I like about this, at least conceptually, is it doesn't…
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Launching April 23, 2024 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants - Steam Listing Live
Good news, TMNT fans! You might have heard this already and we were only waiting for confirmation of the Steam listing appearing -- now it's up, see below for link -- before publishing. Very excited about this one, as…
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Mike Tyson Once Boxed Himself in Punch-Out, Tyson Fighting Jake Paul July 20, 2024, Netflix to Stream
Back in the 80s if you wanted to box in an arcade game, Nintendo had the best boxing in town with their wire mesh Super-Punch Out. Then when legendary puncher Mike Tyson got in their NES version, the videogame turned…
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Will Xbox Ever Have Nintendo Games on Game Pass or Vice Versa?
It's been a tumultuous couple weeks for Microsoft Xbox speculation. Every rumor from them getting out of the console business to putting first party exclusives on the PS5 and Switch like Starfield and the new Indiana…
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Wow, NES Tetris Kill Screen Finally Reached Multiple Times
Every gamer on earth has likely heard about the puzzle game Tetris. This is one I played more on console, the NES, than in the arcade. Recently, we've come across multiple cases of the previously believed "impossible"…
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Stupid Stunt Proves If You Leave Nintendo Switch OLED Screen On For 2 Years, Yes, Burn-in Occurs
Some articles you read and react with, "Duh" and this is one of them: YouTuber Ruins Nintendo Switch OLED screen after running it for two years straight : Youtuber burns Zelda image into Nintendo Switch screen. OLED…
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Going Anti Nintendo Super Smash Tournament Rules by Linus Tech Tips + Black Friday Deal for SSBU OLED Switch Bundle
Nintendo is well known by gamers for their great IP, but they are equally known, and in some (many?) cases despised for something else. For headline context, this. Linus Tech Tips says ‘f*** Nintendo’ and announces…
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Launching October 20, 2023: Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Not just "another" flagship Mario is coming from Nintendo Super Mario Bros. Wonder ( https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/super-mario-bros-wonder-switch/ ) October 20, 2023. It's another with emphasis, in a good way,…
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October 6, 2023 Mario Red Special Edition OLED Nintendo Switch $349.99 also Lenovo Legion Go to launch in Oct
We have bought four Nintendo Switches - none are the newer OLED model - to date and the two most played ones are by our grandchildren, which regularly play the portable game console to this day. To celebrate the Super…
