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Review

TOAD TO PERDITION | Super Mario RPG review: a classic reborn

Though it can be a little easy, the Super Mario RPG remake scratches all the right itches – even a few decades on.

Nov. 15, 2023 Alex Donaldson

News

FELTED LOVE | Netflix's stop motion Pokemon show gets a release date and a city pop icon

Pokemon Concierge looks like it's shaping up to be an incredibly cosy time.

Nov. 15, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

A large number of the roster of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate duking it out in key art for the game.

News

SAY HI TO BANDAI | As Nintendo Switch 2 rumors swirl, it looks like Nintendo just boosted its studio roster

Say hello to Studio 2 & Studio S.

Nov. 14, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

News

OLE RELIABLE | Super Mario RPG remake was made by a long-time Dragon Quest support dev

The remake of the classic RPG is out next week.

Nov. 12, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

News

SIGN HER UP | Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's titular voice actor "would love" to play the princess in live-action film

"I would love to play Zelda over and over again."

Nov. 12, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

News

DECADE IN THE MAKING | Miyamoto's 10-year pursuit of a live-action Legend of Zelda movie faces "an extremely high hurdle" with fans

Nintendo doesn't want to "disappoint the global fan base."

Nov. 11, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Mario and Luigi in the Super Mario Bros Movie.

News

EARLY PRATTSENT | The Super Mario Bros Movie is coming to US Netflix in time for Christmas, Pratt lovers rejoice

No, you don’t have to tell the actor you love his Mario voice before the film will play (we assume).

Nov. 10, 2023 Mark Warren

Video

HOLLYWOOD HYRULE | The best Zelda movie has already been made

From Studio Ghibli to Star Wars, the tropes Zelda draws from can be found everywhere.

Nov. 8, 2023 Jim Trinca

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom key art showing Link perched at the edge of a floating island in the sky, other islands floating in the distance.

News

EXCUUUSE ME PRINCESS | The Zelda movie is real and I need someone to wake me up from this nightmare

And... Sony is producing it? Have I shifted into another plane of existence?

Nov. 8, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

Mario and Luigi in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Article

DOUBLE TIME | At 20 years old, Mario Kart: Double Dash remains one of Mario’s racing best - and it needs to come to Switch

I don’t care if it’s a port, or if the next Mario Kart brings back the doubled-up gimmick - Double Dash is a gem, and deserves a victory lap.

Nov. 7, 2023 Alex Donaldson

News

2 SWITCH 2 FURIOUS | Switch 2, what Switch 2? Nintendo won't comment on a successor as Switch hits huge sales number

You won't be surprised to hear Mario Kart 8 is still doing well.

Nov. 7, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

Link in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

News

LOTS OF RUPEES | Tears of the Kingdom's latest numbers show it and BoTW are gaining on the rest of the Zelda series' sales

Link to outdoing the past.

Nov. 7, 2023 Mark Warren

Review

GOD OF WAHHH! | WarioWare: Move It review – an enjoyable, if flawed, waggle frenzy to make the Wii proud

Here, in WarioWare’s second Switch title, we have a love letter to the Wii – for better and for worse.

Nov. 3, 2023 Alex Donaldson

The little, squat version of Mario stands looking a bit worried in front of a nice, cosy house and a signpost in a screenshot for Super Mario RPG remake.

Article

MALLOW OUT | Super Mario RPG remake is gloriously faithful to an all-time great – hands-on preview

Remakes can go one of two ways, but you'll be pleased to know this SNES throwback is hyper-faithful – perhaps to a fault.

Nov. 2, 2023 Alex Donaldson

Article

FIGHT! | If you've got a Netflix account, you've got to try this under-rated gaming gem

Samurai Showdown didn't get a lot of love at first, but now it has another lease on life.

Nov. 1, 2023 Connor Makar

Guide

The 20 best Nintendo Wii games to play in 2024

Time to head down motion control memory lane.

Nov. 1, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

News

LET'S A-GO GROMIT! | Don't panic, but there's now a mod which fuses Super Mario Bros. Wonder with Wallace and Gromit

Load up on Wensleydale and check that you aren’t wearing the wrong overalls!

Oct. 30, 2023 Mark Warren

Several anthropomorphic animals and a minority of human villagers frolic against the backdrop of a tropical archipelago. The left-hand side of the image shows a beach with palm trees and smaller islands in the distance, while the right-hand shows a cut-away of a two-storey house with a living room downstairs and a bedroom and craft room upstairs.

News

SLICE OF PARADISE | A new volume of the Animal Crossing manga is finally out in the UK

Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Deserted Island Diary Vol. 5 was released in Japan back in June 2022, but the rest of the world is still getting caught up.

Oct. 26, 2023 Rebecca Jones

Tanooki Mario flies over World 1 (pixel form) from Super Mario Bros. 3

Article

TANOOKI SALON | 35 years later, Mario 3 still does some things better than every Mario since

If all the world is a stage, then Mario is adept at playing all the roles – something Miyamoto was very keen to tell us.

Oct. 23, 2023 Alex Donaldson

News

WONDER NO LONGER | Nintendo boss claims it doesn't have unions because of "high degree of job satisfaction"

"Our focus has always been on creating a culture that's inclusive, has a work-life balance, and is focused on our singular mission of bringing smiles to faces."

Oct. 22, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

News

NOT SWITCHING IT UP | Switch successor won't say goodbye to Nintendo Accounts, says Doug Bowser

Nintendo is finally keeping up with the times.

Oct. 22, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

Article

GUMSHOE IN | What's the Best Detective Game, and why isn't it Disco Elysium?

Fans of sleuthing are well catered for by video games, but which is the best of the best?

Oct. 20, 2023 Jim Trinca

News

PEANUT BUTTER'S PB | Hound the alarm! A dog is going to speedrun at AGDQ 2024

A not-so-impawsible speedrun?

Oct. 19, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

Mario jumping pas a talking flower in Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

News

FLOWER POWER | Super Mario Bros. Wonder originally included Tsundere live commentary, because why not?

#ReleaseTheTsundereCut

Oct. 19, 2023 Mark Warren

Review

TUSKMASTER | Super Mario Bros. Wonder review: 2D Mario is finally back at his best

Mario’s latest fuses past and present in a rare display of perfectly balanced design chemistry – and it’s one of the best games in a stacked year.

Oct. 18, 2023 Alex Donaldson

News

PARTY DOWN | Pokemon Go is getting even more social with the introduction of Party Play

Another reason to get together.

Oct. 16, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Article

GET N OR GET OUT | The retro king, Analogue, takes on the N64 next with Analogue 3D

Not content with impressing everyone with the Analogue Pocket, the king of retro hardware turns its sights on the 64-bit generation.

Oct. 16, 2023 Alex Donaldson

Custom header of Hideki Kamiya and his unemployment video

News

ON THE ROLL | BLOCKED! Hideki Kamiya has made a Youtube channel, and none of us are safe

Driving away in a red Ferrari, the former designer jokes for fans to subscribe during his unemployment.

Oct. 12, 2023 Connor Makar

News

LEGO ISLAND | Lego's underwhelming Animal Crossing sets are out next March

Tom Nook is here to steal your bells once again.

Oct. 10, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

News

BLOCK BY BLOCK | Brace yourselves Nintendo Switch fans: Lego Animal Crossing is officially on the way

A short but sweet trailer released on social media has us hyped for yet another video game Lego set.

Oct. 5, 2023 Connor Makar

Split headline image with Pokemon Red and the Pokemon live action T.V show

News

NUZLOCKED OUT | The live action Pokemon show looks better than we expected in debut trailer

It looks genuinely wholesome. One for adults who grew up with Pokemon.

Oct. 5, 2023 Connor Makar

News

NOT TOO SHOCKING | 3DS and Wii U online services going offline in early 2024

The end of an era.

Oct. 4, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

News

ELECTRIC BOOGALOO | Nintendo isn't abandoning the Switch, despite Switch 2 on the horizon

Don't worry for those not ready to transition, you still have some time left.

Oct. 3, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

News

BLOCKED | PlatinumGames co-founder Hideki Kamiya is leaving the studio next month

No word on what he's up to next, though.

Sept. 25, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

Pokemon Scarlet Violet evolve Poltchageist: A white and black teacup is floating above a street, with a formless green head sticking up from the cup

Guide

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: How to evolve Poltchageist into Sinistcha

Tonight, on Masterpiece Teacup

Sept. 20, 2023 Josh Broadwell

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Poltchageist: A grey and charcoal pot with a painted-on face and green limbs faces the camera, with one hand holding a stick.

Guide

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Poltchageist location

Hunting down the tea

Sept. 20, 2023 Josh Broadwell

News

BUY BUY BUY | Even 20 years on, Xbox still talks about buying Nintendo

The last time Xbox tried to acquire Nintendo it ended in laughter.

Sept. 19, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Dipplin: A large green worm with a tall vertical spike is popping out the top of a shiny red apple with red syrup glooping down the side.

Guide

Sweet | Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: How to get Dipplin and evolve Applin

Dipplin for apples

Sept. 16, 2023 Josh Broadwell

Tom Orry in an Easter hat joined by some egg people

Article

Lordy | What's the best Easter game? What even IS an Easter game?

We've not had Christmas yet, but we're extremely odd here at VG247.

Sept. 15, 2023 Jim Trinca