F-Zero GX launched on the GameCube over 20 years ago, and while a reboot seems unlikely, title producer Toshihiro Nagoshi recently discussed his experience working on the project and his hopes for a return. The former SEGA producer (now Nagoshi Studio) was asked by VGC about his love for the GameCube’s futuristic racing game. Nagoshi replied that the experience taught ...
Read More »Missed Splatoon 3’s Tricolor Turf War Stage? All Return For Next Splatfest
Splatoon 3 was released almost a year ago, and Nintendo is planning a Splatfest to celebrate. The weekend’s splatting will return all eight Tricolor stages from previous Splatfests to make it more special. The news was posted on the Nintendo Japan website and translated by @OatmealDome for Twitter. The full lineup of eight stages includes the special Scorch Gorge variant ...
Read More »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 like a fitting ‘victory lap’. ...
Read More »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%. Nintendo’s is 98.8%. Brand strength, ...
Read More »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 prototyping, which encouraged creativity and ...
Read More »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 Ajimi: “I work at retail in ...
Read More »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. You can clean Doc Brown’s ...
Read More »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 finalized. Mouri explained how Miyamoto ...
Read More »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 you don’t want spoilers before ...
Read More »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 video above shows a teaser. ...
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