If a marathon doesn't do it for you, maybe 480 stars will.

It's Super Mario's 40th anniversary, and the big N is throwing the plumber a huge party.

The main games releasing as a part of the celebrations will be Switch releases of Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, sold together as a combo pack on October 2 and releasing separately digitally the same day. New... Read more...

But it's not just going to require a subscription.

Expansion Pack subscribers are about to risk their eyesight for a new Switch game library.

It was announced in today's Nintendo Direct that the Virtual Boy, Nintendo's ill-fated 1995 attempt at early VR, will be made available for Switch and Switch 2 owners subscribed to the Expansion Pack beginning... Read more...

Nice to see the Kalos region gettiALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOSQUID

Pokemon Legends: Z-A might have a Mega mind control problem.

Following a preview video last week, a video has been posted confirming that Malamar will receive a Mega evolution in Legends: Z-A. The Mega Eovlution apparently unlocks additional hypnotic powers.

The new Mega makes Malamar slimmer... Read more...

Been a while since we had one of these on a Friday.

Nintendo is ready to bring us news Directly again.

A Nintendo Direct has appeared in the Nintendo Today app that will air on Friday (September 12) at 9 a.m. ET, 6 a.m. PT, 1300 UTC, and 10:30 in Newfoundland. The length and scope are currently unknown.

A Direct on a Friday is unusual for Nintendo, but the timing does put it to midnight on September 13 in Japan, which would be the exact 40th anniversary of the release of Super Mario Bros.

Somehow, Panzer Dragoon II Zwei Remake returned.

After last being mentioned way back in 2021, Forever Entertainment's Panzer Dragon II Zwei Remake has made a surprise return for this year's Tokyo Game Show. A playable demo will be available at the event. This will be the first time this remake has been playable. Alongside the announcement came a selection of new screenshots which are the first official look we've had at this remake. We also now have a price set at $24.99.

Surely it can't be worse than last week's doubleheader of Silksong and Shuten... wait, a $&@!ing BUBSY collection?

The pickings for this week appear, on the surface, to be supermodel slim (and only on the OG Switch). We have a late version of Xbox / PC adventure Call of the Sea (feat. Yuri Lowenthal), but apart from that... we have a Garfield Kart sequel and the Bubsy collection. And that's pretty much it unless... Read more...

Very on brand in both cases.

It's been a minute since we had a split update of NSO libraries between Japan and the rest of the world, but that's what awaits us in 24 hours.

For the west, the Mature N64 app will add the N64 version of first person shooter Forsaken (1998). Originally developed by Probe Entertainment with a port by Iguana UK, the rights to the game passed to Night Dive Studios (who remastered the game for PC in 2018).

Brought to you by the giant sucking sound.

First of all, as of press time there are no eShop pages for the only relevant game coming out this week for most people in Hollow Knight: Silksong. Team Cherry has dropped some of the prices and the hit time (10:00 a.m. ET, 11:30 in Newfoundland) but we still don't know the rest of the regions, is... Read more...

Semi-normal service should resume next week.

Switch 2 is surprisingly popping this week with a couple of games coming over: Kirby and the Forgotten Land's Star-Crossed World DLC opening the door for a Switch 2 edition, plus Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, a port of Exit 8 (with an inexpensive upgrade), and even an Archives 2 title that is somewhat old school in nature.

Not as much gaga as a bed of nails and someone returning from Mount Coronet, but it works.

The next Mega Evolution for Pokemon Legends: Z-A is a candidate for the Rey de Voladores title.

A video was posted today confirming Mega Hawlucha would be available in Z-A. The luchador-inspired Fighting / Flying type sports a more ornate mask with gold trim, as well as larger wings.

Although... Read more...

Ironic that something with Prankster in the main series jumped the gun.

The next major weekend for Pokemon Go will cap a season focused on transformation.

The second "Wild Area" event has been announced with two components: an in person event in Nagasaki, Japan on the 8th and 9th of November, and a worldwide event the following weekend. The spotlighted Pokemon will be of the Dark and Fairy types, with the head being the Pokemon Go debut of the Impidimp evolution line. Full details are on the game's website.

Only takes nine years to double the level cap.

Pokemon Go is blowing out the level cap for trainers in October.

An announcement on the game's website today has announced a change to the way levels for trainers are determined will happen on October 15, with the key effect being the raising of the maximum trainer level from the current level of 50 to 80. Levels of Pokemon - normally capped at the lesser of 50 or (trainer level + 10) will maintain their cap.

If you enjoy physical GBC games, Mega Cat Studios has you covered.

Mega Cat Studios, publisher of The Meating among others, is bringing another retro-styled physical game to life in 2026: Gumball in Treat-or-Treat Land, developed by Adam Lewis Graf of Exquisite Laundry Pet LLC. This looks to be a charming RPG featuring turn-based combat, plenty of subquests, and... Read more...

If it's getting posted on the title date, you know stuff has gotten bad.

Live from the QEII - and not the cruise ship - in Halifax, it's this week's release list, thankfully Silksong free or else I would have had a conniption. Anyway, things this week are relatively light with just a few games on the dock: Herdling and Discounty (reviews by John and Allyson respectively)... Read more...

Finally.

The Silksong will be cued up in two weeks.

Team Cherry's "Special Presentation" was actually the launch trailer for Hollow Knight: Silksong which will launch on all platforms September 4, including Switch 2 and Switch.

An article at Bloomberg (gift link, subscription normally required) by Jason... Read more...

The byproduct of found footage horror from the crew of You Can't Do That On Television.

The second new Mega Pokemon for Pokemon Legends: Z-A might ring a bell.

A new "found footage" trailer called "The Case of the Sweet Scent Incident" was used to reveal the second of the new Mega Evolutions for the game, Mega Victreebel. The Mega has a more bulbous base and was portrayed as constantly firing acid everywhere.

A Geoff Keighley show with a Bubsy announcement is the most on-brand thing you can imagine.

The last Western trade show standing, Gamescom held a "kickoff" show tonight EU time with some new announcements for both Switch 2 and the original.

At which point the sign can finally rest.

After a protracted development, an appearance at the last E3, and more begging in Indie World social posts than should be allowed by law, we may FINALLY have news on Hollow Knight: Silksong.

Team Cherry have posted a video on their YouTube channel that will go live on Thursday (August 21) at 10:30... Read more...

It's been a while, was Smash Run always just City Trial?

Other items of note from today's Kirby Air Riders Direct:

We're just out here breaking all the rules today. You don't even have to shake anything to Plasma.

Kirby Air Riders will allow other racers to enjoy the privileges Kirby has enjoyed for more than three decades.

During a demo of Kirby's ability to inhale enemies, it was confirmed that the other available characters will have a functionally identical "Capture" ability to use abilities from monsters that spawn in the environment. The abilities will be tied to the B button rather than the controversial Y button.