As we always love to remind you, look up the Donald Trump / Mario face-puller mash-up.
Another canceled game from the mysterious mind of Miyamoto has come to light! It was an N64 follow-up game to the SNES Mario Paint. How intriguing!
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Depper. Large. These are the words you must put in the title of your game if you want it to be a success in Japan.
Some games get the honor of singing the sweet swan song for their console as it passes into history. We’ve found each game that Nintendo and 3rd parties published last for every console – enjoy!
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Do you think we have way too much fun on the show? There’s a good chance of that.
Can we get each other to guess the Nintendo person/place/thing we are thinking of without using any words? We tried, and the results were quite humorous…
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HOLY NX, BATMAN! The Nintendo Switch is here!!!
The Nintendo Switch has been revealed! Here are all of our first impressions of the new console, the Joy-Con controllers, the games we saw… and there’s much more to come!
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Hoping that some of the cheaper-looking parts of the controllers are just prototypes of the final hardware!
Nintendo Switch can be played with a plethora of different controller configurations, and we’re taking a close look at each of them PLUS any hidden buttons that might not be immediately evident on the controllers.
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Just be yourself and try to have a good time.
Goodbye Wii Branding – Nintendo Switch is hailing in an all new era for the company. This new console is being marketed to adults, without a gimmick in sight. Let’s discuss!
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As good as Nintendo did with a 3.5 minute long video, they left so much unanswered! And rumor is, we won’t hear anything else official about the console until next year!
There’s a lot left unknown about the new Nintendo Switch – things that the trailer did not cover. We want to know all about it, and here are the things which are most important to find out before March!
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Let’s hope the Iwata pupper doesn’t make an appearance.
Nintendo is getting ready to drop another Switch bomb full of news and announcements, and it’s coming in January. We’re here to prepare for the onslaught of hype!
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We missed Halloween by a few days. Oh well!
Autumn, fall, whatever YOU call it – the question is, what do you play during the season? We’ve got a list of timely games to play that might surprise you.
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Scott met his roommates in the middle ALL the time.
We’re just knocking it out of the park with these impromptu fun Friday episodes! We don’t need a controller in our hands to have fun.
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We’re going to have to play Star Successor for you guys. We’ll endure the pain to bring you some entertainment.
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, this episode goes out to you. And a handful of others, but seriously. You’re just an embarressment.
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You might just think Scott and Simeon are a couple of parents based on how they’re talking here.
We get into the history of game ratings, our thoughts on the gaps between age restrictions, and we discuss the process of getting your game rated with the ESRB!
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Nintendo, especially in recent years, has marketed itself as a family friendly console. This is very apparent when looking at game ratings on their consoles compared to competitors. With the Switch on the way it looks like their could be a slight shift. For the first time in a long time Nintendo is marketing a console to the older generations that grew up with their systems. Could we possibly see more games with mature settings and themes from the big N? Only time will tell.
While I’m very interested to see what Nintendo could do with a mature title, I hope they do it right and add a few simple features to make them more accessible. I recently started Devil’s Third on Wii U because I was interested in checking out a Nintendo published ‘M’ rated game. After booting it up I went directly to the settings to turn on a profanity and gore filter, but much to my surprise no such settings were to be found. This really baffled me. Multiple Xbox games in recent years such as Gears of War and Sunset Overdrive have had these features. I figured if anyone were to have such a feature it would be Nintendo. No such luck. This is something I hope they seriously consider in the future. I don’t play ‘M’ games when my son is around, but now that he gets himself out of bed silently after his nap and comes to find me it’s extremely nice to have the filters on when he sneaks up on me. Not to mention most games these days are a bit over the top when it comes to gore and language.
I also think it’s a bit odd that when it comes to localizing games Nintendo always cuts promiscuous sections or adds clothes to nearly bare characters, but the adult language is still fully intact. Especially when the box art that North America gets an angry or aggressive looking character while then Japanese cover has a cute and cuddly mascot, but I digress…
They have published a handful of ‘M’ rated games such as Geist, Eternal Darkness, Perfect Dark, and Ninja Gaiden 3, but I think it’s time for them to develop one in house. I honestly just want to see what they can come up with. Most Nintendo games don’t focus on the story, but I would love to see a story based Nintendo game with mature settings and hard-hitting themes. They could easily have a filter available in the settings they can nerf it to a ‘T’ rating. Here’s hoping the Switch will give us something like this that Nintendo hasn’t experimented with before.
For more info, check out our video: What Do ESRB Ratings REALLY Mean?
Poor Ryan, using the Wii Message Board as his primary texting app!
Nintendo’s Wii console is about to celebrate its 10th anniversary! We’re definitely feeling the celebratory spirit at the Crew, so you will hear us talking a lot about the Wii in the next few weeks as the system turns ten years old. Today, Ryan is hosting the show to discuss the Wii’s best Channels and his fond memories with them. From the music in the Wii Shop channel to the stiff competition on Check Mii Out, there was always fun to be had just a channel away after booting your Wii up. We’re sure Ryan’s not the only one who remembers the piercing blue light of getting a notification on the Wii Message Board, either!
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How much sense do you think the command “backwards backwards foreward foreward” makes to you when you’re blindfolded?
If Super Monkey Ball 2 on the Nintendo Gamecube isn’t a big enough challenge for you, try to Beat It Blind! That’s the exact challenge that Scott and Simeon have before them today, using only the guidance of each other’s voice to complete the level. It’s no easy task, but they’ve proven in previous installments that teamwork can carry them across the finish line.
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Hope some fools lost their jobs for being so terrible at customer service!
As we all know, amiibo weren’t easy to come by when the waves first started hitting your WalMarts and your Best Buys. There was a clear production shortage that turned the plastic Nintendo toys into collector’s items, sending scalpers into a craze. The genuine Nintendo fans were hard-pressed to find the rare figurines that they wanted to play with! We’ve scoped the Internet out for the craziest stories of what people will do to get their amiibo.
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We made this because we know how many of you have been Karen about this girl.
Karen is the unexpected Internet sensation born of the Nintendo Switch trailer! She took off in popularity on Reddit and has since expanded her influence across all of social media. We’ve picked the most hilarious Karen memes from around the web to share with you!
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What do you get when you put two competitive bros in a room with a Nintendo console? You get a SHOWDOWN, that’s what you get!
There are the obvious competitive Nintendo game like the fighters and the racing games, but there are also some great ones that you might not have thought of. Scott and Simeon have collected a list of the best games that you can go deep in, develop your skills, and duke it out with your buddies. If you want good, lasting bang for your buck – go with any of these games for Nintendo platforms.
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On Thanksgiving day, what could be more appropriate than recounting the generosity of Nintendo for which we are so thankful?
In the USA, today is the wonderful Holiday of Thanksgiving! So in a reflective episode, we take the time to think back on the times that Nintendo has been the most generous. Sure, we understand that they are a business and they have to make money in order to stay afloat and continue to provide us with great experiences… Yet! This video contains some great examples of Nintendo going out of their way to make customers feel valued and important, and for those we are very thankful.
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If one round Heads Up wasn’t enough for you, well then sit back, relax, and enjoy. We’ve got more sticky-note Nintendo mania for you right here.
Heads-Up is the hilarious game where one person puts a character on their head and, not knowing what it says, has to ask yes or no questions about the character to guess their identity. Well, we’ve grabbed some sticky notes and a few pens, because that’s all you need to home-grow your own version of the party game and play it with friends. As always, our version of the game is completely Nintendo-focused with only Nintendo characters to guess from. Here we go!
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