List of potential Nintendo Switch Online SNES games discovered

This data-mined list looks pretty compelling It feels inevitable that Nintendo will add a curated list of SNES games to Nintendo Switch Online, a subscription service that currently (and disappointingly) offers only NES titles as one of its perks. When the day comes, I’m putting everything I’m playing on hold so I can relive a major part of my childhood. We aren’t any closer to knowing when Nintendo Switch Online might get a Super Nintendo collection, but if a recent data-mined list is anything to go by, we do know what to expect from the selection....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Diane Cobb

Live life the Max Payne way, plus box art go to war

Take Max Payne out of his gritty film noir universe, plant him smack in the middle of sleepy suburbia, and just let him do his thing. Then on Thursdays, he and Frank Castle go bowling together. Sounds like your typical, All-American Joe. “A Day in the Life of Max Payne” is delivered straight to your eyeballs thanks to Michael Shanks. Michael also released another video recently, posted past the break, in which videogame box art come to life when nobody’s around....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · John Edwards

Mario Kart Tour (Mario Kart mobile) delayed to ‘summer 2019’

Touring the…middle of the year I’m worried aboutMario Kart Tour. Nintendo kicked off their mobile game initiative right, with delivering a fully-fledged title for one premium price. But it didn’t work out so well for them, so they loaded up most of their other releases with loot boxes and gambling gacha mechanics.Animal Crossingisn’t a series that suits microtransactions.Mario Kartisn’t either. They haven’t been fully confirmed yet, but I’m going to be worrying for a bit longer....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Austin Zavala

Mark Hamill regrets being honest because no one listens

There goes the last of the interesting movie interviews Mark Hamill had an awesome press tour forStar Wars: The Last Jedi. Why? Because he effing talked about makingStar Wars: The Last Jedihonestly, which meant his struggles with taking Luke in a new direction. Of course “fans” picked up on that and decided he hated the film, despite the fact that in every interview he did he also said that he came to terms with that direction and realized it was a fantastic way to go....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · Heidi Bryant

Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection rated in S. Korea

Something I’d like to have Who wouldn’t love the idea ofMetal Gear Solid 1, Metal Gear Solid 2, Metal Gear Solid 3, Metal Gear Solid 4andMetal Gear Solid: Peace Walkerpacked into one collection? That’s what we’re guessing theMetal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collectionfor PS3 is. VG Leaksfound that this title has beenratedfor by the South Korean Game Rating Board. This is the same site that gave us first word on the console port ofResident Evil: Revelations,mind you....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Robert Powell

MinMax is going all out for Space Pirates and Zombies 2

Quite the jump in presentation Well now, this is a pleasant surprise.Space Pirates and Zombiesisgetting a sequeland it’s gone from a top-down view to a full 3D world while retaining many of the concepts that made its predecessor so alluring. As shown in this debut trailer, ships are made from modular parts which can be reconfigured in a matter of seconds, if you know what you’re doing. Actually coming up with a build that functions properly will probably take some tinkering....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Daniel Gilbert

MLG Summer Championship is live soon

Tune inhere! MLG Summer Championshipwill be live very soon with competitions forStarCraft II,Mortal Kombat, SoulCalibur V,andLeage of Legends.Here’s a quick rundown of the competition times (EDT) for the weekend: This weekend has something for every eSports fan, whether you’re into fighters, MOBAs, orStarCraft. The FPS genre is absent, but perhaps we’ll witness the new eSports FPS revival withCS:GOandBlack Ops 2. Perhaps. Want afree HD viewing code?I know you do! The firstthreecomments below that say which game they’re looking forward to most this weekend will get a PM with a beautiful, HD viewing code....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Jessica Waters

MS spending $700M on servers because the cloud demands it

Apparently Iowa is a hotbed for this sort of thing Microsoft has promised300,000 serversdedicated to supporting Xbox Live on the Xbox One, and it looks likeIowa will be the home to a sizable chunkof them. Of course, it won’t come cheap. Microsoft is putting almost $700 million into the West Des Moines data center. It looks to be a somewhat savvy move for the console manufacturer, as the State of Iowa has approved a $20 million tax credit for Microsoft for its investment in the area....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Samantha Gonzalez

My Nintendo just got some new swag, and a Build-A-Bear contest

Pokemon Snap zipper cases My Nintendo just added aPokemon Snapreward several weeks ago,and teased another: the time for that reward has come. It’s a pair of zipper pouches, y’all! As of today you can sink 500 Platinum Points into the clear zipper case set, which are waterproof, and contain minimalist designs of various Pokemon from the game. The large case measures at H5.1″xW6.7″ and the smaller one isH3.6xW4.8″.And to whoever is putting that very cute “cat in a basket” picture in basically everything recently: I salute you....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Melissa Smith

Ninjala details in-game purchase system and announces second beta test

Some Like it Pop GungHo Online’s incoming multiplayer gameNinjalamight be free-to-play, but the studio obviously wants to bring in the dollarydoos somehow. To that end, the publisher has revealed the in-app purchase plans for its wall-running battle royale title. Ninjala‘s form of Itchy & Scratchy Money is “Jala,” which can be purchased from the Nintendo eShop and then spent on in-game items via theNinjalastore. These include character skins, clothing, emotes, accessories, and other cosmetics....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · Mary Burton MD

Nintendo continues its smaller Direct strategy with Splatoon 3 on August 10

There’s still so much to learn about howSplatoon 3will differentiate itself from the pack In what will most likely be the last major updateuntil launch, Nintendohas announced aSplatoon 3Direct: debuting on August 10 at 6AM PT. That’s in two days! Somehow, Nintendo plans on spending “roughly 30 minutes” on the game, which is on the longer side for these sorts of micro/single game Directs.EventheXenoblade Chronicles 3Directwas about 24 minutes, so they’re clearly aiming high here....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 234 words · Shawn Ross

No European or Japanese license needed to operate Drive Girls this August

Roundabouts are dumb anyway Drive Girls for the Vita. Cargirls in disguise. Coming August 11.pic.twitter.com/pWUawQ7q8b — RPG Site (@RPGSite)July 31, 2025 Yep, just next month on June 04, 2025 North Americans will be able to purchase a copy ofDrive Girlswithout any filthy U’s in words like color., announced at Anime Expo 2017. If you already imported a European copy since its release on May 26 or even a Japanese one, more power to you and I hope your shipping was cheap....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Paul Francis

Overwatch’s Lunar New Year event is up and running with a Bounty Hunter mode

Eight new skins for the Year of the Ox Overwatchis celebrating theYear of the Oxwith its 2021 Lunar New Year event until February 25. Along with eight new character skins – three of which are weekly-challenge unlocks – there’s a fresh mode, Bounty Hunter, that’s planning to stick around in the Arcade rotation even after the event wraps up. How does Bounty Hunter work? Simple: the first kill of the match will turn the speedy sharpshooter into a “target,” at which point everyone will chase them down as bounty hunters....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Amber Harper