The rivalry between Nintendo and SEGA that was forged in the crucible of 90s video game marketing has been so exhaustively covered that there are multiple books about the subject (personally I’m partial to “How Nintendo Conquered America” and “Service Games” myself). Twenty plus years onward game companies are still trying just as hard to sell us their products, yes the whole Sonic Vs. Mario thing was entirely corporate marketing to sell a product, “system wars” at...
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NES Classic to be restocked starting on June 29th
Good news. If you were one of the many who missed out on getting your hands on the NES Classic Edition in 2016, Nintendo has announced that the mini edition of the classic console, which was plagued with stock shortages when it was first released, is due to be restocked next month. The NES Classic Edition will return to stores on June 29th. This system as well as the Super NES Classic Edition are expected to be available through...
Continue reading...SNES Classic to include a “rewind” feature
Nintendo revealed today at Gamescom that their upcoming Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition system will include a Rewind feature. The feature will let players rewind their gameplay to retry tricky sections, pick up missed items or simply run through an area again to see if anything was missed. The rewind time depends on the kind of game though. Players can go back a few minutes in role-playing games such as Super Mario RPG: Legend...
Continue reading...25 Years Later The SNES Mouse Is Being Re-Released
Some of you reading this might remember the SNES paint program Mario Paint and the Super Nintendo styled mouse that came packed with the cartridge. Twenty-five years after the peripherals’ initial release for Ninty’s fourth generation console, it is seeing a resurgence thanks to a Nintendo partner – hardware manufacturer Hyperkin. I can’t seem to find which company manufactured the 1990s original version of the SNES mouse so perhaps Nintendo produced it themselves. Hyperkin’s re-release of the...
Continue reading...SNES Classic On The Way This September
Nintendo made the announcement just moments ago that indeed there will be a SNES Classic! Rumors and speculations have been circulating lately but thankfully Nintendo has confirmed the systems existence. What a great set of games too including the officially unreleased game, Star Fox 2! The SNES classic will be released September 29th and is listed as being $80 USD. Here are the included games: Contra III: The Alien Wars™ Donkey Kong Country™ EarthBound™ Final Fantasy III...
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