Author: Jacob Chambers

Phil Spencer of Xbox ‘Had A Blast’ Playing Super Mario Bros

Many are getting hands-on with the highly anticipated Super Mario Bros. Wonder, releasing October 20, 2023, at Nintendo Live in Seattle. Phil Spencer, Xbox’s head, said he “had a blast” playing Super Mario Bros. Wonder (thanks, Pure Xbox). The message includes a cute photo of Phil against the stunning Super Mario Bros. Wonder backdrop. Check ...

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Animal Crossing Fan Visits All New Horizons Artwork IRL

Nothing like healthy content to start the week, huh? Today, @mayplaystv revealed his completed mission to visit every Animal Crossing: New Horizons artwork in person. Mayuren Naidoo, a UK-based content creator, completed the challenge and uploaded a video of the 43 ACNH artwork to prove it. He officially finished last month, but today’s video seems ...

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Nintendo Japan’s New Employee Retention Rate Is 98.8%

Many aspiring game developers dream of working with Mario and Zelda, but how many actually work for Nintendo? Biz Journal (translated by Tokyo Game Life) reports that Nintendo retains 98.8% of its Japanese employees. It’s almost perfect, but Japan’s average employee retention rate is 70% more impressive! New employee retention rate in Japan is 70%. ...

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Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s Prototype Had No Deadline

In early hands-on previews, Super Mario Bros. Wonder was praised as one of the most refreshing takes on the 2D series in a long time, and it appears that the lack of a deadline in its early design was a factor. Takashi Tezuka, the game’s producer, told Wired that there was no due date during ...

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Nintendo May Update Smash Bros. amiibo Packaging

Despite being less busy, Nintendo’s amiibo line still gets new figurines regularly. Considering this, Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo series may have updated packaging. A Famiboards forum member posted new look photos. It’s garnered attention online because the back of the box makes “no mention” of the Switch or other compatible platforms: Famiboards user ...

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Great Scott! Back To The Future DLC for PowerWash Simulator

PowerWash Simulator is releasing a Back to the Future DLC pack later this year for $7.99 / €7.99 / £6.49. Movie fans will go crazy. You’ll clean the DeLorean. Really. FuturLab released a brief teaser trailer featuring the time-traveling machine’s license plate from the 1980s movies. It’s not just the DeLorean you’ll see—or your washer. ...

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Miyamoto disliked Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s early elephant design

Super Mario Bros. Wonder has a unique design, and while fans love the new Elephant power-up, Mario’s creator wasn’t as impressed. In the latest press rounds promoting this upcoming Switch exclusive, the game’s director Shiro Mouri said Shigeru Miyamoto questioned Elephant Mario’s look earlier in development, but it was mostly because the design hadn’t been ...

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DLC for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Leaked

The Pokémon Scarlet and Violet DLC is set to release on September 13. A leak has been reported. On social media and elsewhere, Polygon reported “renders of new Pokémon and Pokémon forms” from part one ‘The Teal Mask’. There are also rumors about “new abilities” and DLC location names. If these leaks are true and ...

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Getting Hatsune Miku’s Own Switch Fitness Boxing Game

Imagineer announced a new Switch game featuring Hatsune Miku this week after the original Fitness Boxing was removed from the UK eShop. Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku Isshoni Exercise will launch in Japan in Spring 2024 and let players box with the idol. The game will include Hatsune Miku’s “main theme song by cosMo@bousouP”. The ...

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Super Mario Bros. Talking Flowers Can Be Muted

Super Mario Bros. Wonder will have talking flowers in every course that make funny comments and enhance the experience. You may be able to silence them if you don’t like the idea. A screenshot (and rough translation) on Nintendo’s Japanese website suggests players can disable flower audio in a menu, as noted by Nintendo Everything. ...

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