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Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West aren’t exactly kid-friendly. Both games were rated T for Teen, and I tend to think of them as these high-minded stories about found family, billionaire greed, and environmental collapse. So, reinterpreting those stories through plasticky slapstick feels somehow disingenuous. When Lego Horizon Adventures was announced, I immediately thought, […]
The Nintendo Switch is one of the most popular modern gaming consoles, and one of the most popular consoles, period. And coupled with Nintendo’s reluctance to run regular discounts and sales, even on digital games, that means the holiday shopping season is your best bet for upgrading your Switch setup with a new OLED console […]
After a six month delay, Universal Studios Japan’s Donkey Kong Country themed Super Nintendo World expansion finally has an opening date. It’ll be barrel-blasting open its doors from 11th December, and if you’re curious to see what’s in store, you can now watch Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto take a tour of the area, with a […]
If the allegations are true, the man ignored multiple takedown notices and directed his fans on where to download Nintendo emulators. Nintendo is suing a man who allegedly streamed himself playing emulated Nintendo games, including The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, long before their official release dates. According to the court filing, first reported […]
Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against a streamer called EveryGameGuru, whom it’s accusing of streaming gameplays of pirated games before they were even released and of providing viewers access to illegal ROM copies and piracy tools. In its lawsuit, the company said the defendant livestreams himself playing games on YouTube, Discord, Twitch, TikTok, Trovo, Kick, […]
Screenshot: BioWare / Kotaku Dragon Age: The Veilguard is out tomorrow, October 31. Whether you’re a seasoned veteran of developer BioWare’s fantasy RPGs or a newcomer looking to see what all the fuss is about, it’s worth noting that The Veilguard represents a pretty drastic shift from the tactical, open-zone RPG gameplay of its predecessor, […]
We recently told you why the Nintendo 64 controller was actually terrible, contrary to any flawed childhood memories you may have. Now let’s take a look at why the GameCube controller is quite the opposite. In fact, it stands as one of the best joypads Nintendo has ever released, and a brilliant example of how […]
“Remix: The Prelude” is a Fortnite live event being teased for Friday, November 1. It will kick off Fortnite’s return to the Chapter 2 island with some “splashes of content from the earliest seasons,” according to developer Epic Games. The event will likely mark the end of Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 and kick off […]
Shadow Man and Turok 2: Seeds of Evil have joined the Nintendo Switch Online library in the Nintendo 64 collection. Both games will be available in the Mature 17+ app alongside the likes of the original Turok and Perfect Dark. Nintendo keeps these mature titles separate from its general N64 collection which includes more family […]
I’m here to make friends, bask in the kind, accepting glow of internet comments, and speak the dark truth you’ve all long known to be true: The N64 controller, Nintendo‘s infamous trident joypad for its third home console, is, and always was, awful. You may think you like it. If you’re of a “certain age,” […]