As physical video games become harder to find due to never-ending digitization, folks love collecting tangible items, especially if they’re of the rare and sealed variety. A 22-year-old Californian named Kiro recently came up on one such rarity: a sealed copy of 1987’s The Legend of Zelda, and damn-near let it go for a measly … Read more
After the Super Mario Bros. live-action film bombed in 1993, Nintendo kept its top video game franchises away from Hollywood for decades. But with the runaway success of the animated film The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Nintendo will unleash its other top title upon movie audiences. Via The Hollywood Reporter, Nintendo and Sony Pictures are … Read more
At the start of the 1980s, video games were mostly relegated to coin-gobbling arcade machines, but their surging popularity prompted a Time Magazine cover story in January 1982 with a cringeworthy warning: “GRONK! FLASH! ZAP! Video Games are Blitzing the World!” What You Should Know About Mario Strikers’ Big Free Update If this sounds like … Read more
screenshot: Nintendo/Kotaku You know, I have to admire the bravery of Nintendo’s social teams to post even a single tweet about Yona, Sidon’s surprise fiance In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. However, I also doubt they were so shocked to see fans, relieved by her pushing Link’s boyfriend away from him, tossing … Read more