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Nintendo of America’s Reggie Fils-Aimé announces retirement, Bowser takes over

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In a surprise announcement yesterday, Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aimé announced his retirement. As of April 15, 2019 he will be handing the duties of NOA president to current Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Doug Bowser. The joke is lost on no one. Bowser’s role of Senior VP of Sales […]

Nintendo Direct February 2019 Highlights – Mario, Marvel, Final Fantasy, Link’s Awakening and more

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The first Nintendo Direct of 2019 seems to have set the stage for the first half of the year nicely, shifting the focus entirely towards upcoming games for the wildly popular Switch, with not a single mention of the aging-yet-still-living 3DS platform. With only a few exceptions, most titles mentioned will be arriving in stores […]

Super Mario Maker 2 announced for the Nintendo Switch

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Back in 2015, Super Mario Maker was released on the WiiU and was an absolute gem of a game to play and provided so much enjoyment.  Now, thanks to an announcement from Nintendo, that enjoyment is set to happen again on the Nintendo Switch with the launch of Super Mario Maker 2 this June.  Nintendo […]

Nintendo scraps Metroid Prime 4 development, starting afresh with Retro Studios

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At E3 of 2017, just a few short months after the launch of the Switch, Nintendo announced that Metroid Prime 4 was in development for the system. This announcement in itself came ten years after the release of Metroid Prime 3 : Corruption back in 2007. The fourth installment has been heavily anticipated since the […]

Nintendo finally settles the NES pronunciation debate

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It’s a debate that’s raged since the early 80s: just how do you pronounce ‘NES’, the abbreviated name of the classic Nintendo Entertainment System console. NEZ? NESS? Or – god forbid – N-E-S? Well, the answer is finally here, direct from Nintendo itself, with the video game giant confirming that the correct pronunication is in […]

Retro Review – Into the Blue, a brand new release for the Nintendo Game Boy

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Villordsutch reviews Into the Blue… Back in 2016 Jonas Fischback released for the Nintendo Game Boy – possibly one of the greatest handheld consoles ever to arrive on this planet to date – a rather excellent Breakout-clone titled Retroid.  Incorporating elements of the arcade classic Arkanoid and also bringing the tunes of Jean Michel Jarre to […]

Video Game Review – Mario Tennis Aces

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Shaun Munro reviews Mario Tennis Aces… Mario Tennis Aces will undoubtedly be the introduction to the Mario Tennis franchise for many Nintendo Switch owners – this reviewer included – and though far from an unqualified success, it nevertheless proves itself a surprisingly nuanced and less-surprisingly addictive sports title overflowing with personality. This certainly isn’t a tennis […]

Exclusive Interview – Bill Harbison talks about his career in gaming from the ZX Spectrum to Runescape

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Villordsutch chats with Bill Harbison about his career in gaming… Bill Harbison has been in the gaming business now for three decades plus.  Cutting his teeth on the ZX Spectrum over at Ocean Software he delivered some truly outstanding pieces of artwork of the rubber-keyed wonder.  Now with a client list including SEGA, the BBC […]

Donkey Kong coming to Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

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The iconic video game character Donkey Kong is set to join the line-up of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle as a new playable hero in an upcoming DLC release. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is the story of an unexpected encounter between the most famous video game character, Mario, and the irreverent and chaotic Rabbids […]