If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The Nintendo Switch OLED continues to be a popular portable gaming console, but at $350 right now, the Switch OLED doesn’t come cheap. If you’re looking for a …
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It’s difficult to describe the effect Pokémon had on children in the late 1990s to someone who wasn’t there. Today, Pokémon is the highest-grossing media franchise ever, so ingrained in global culture that it’s ever-present. When it rolled out in the west 25 years ago, however, it did so into …
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For being one of the most influential cultural forces in the history of gaming, it’s kind of a thing for people to shit on Nintendo. Its current console, the Switch, is home to some of the greatest games ever made, but in its seventh year on the market it’s looking …
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Princess Zelda has been lost, kidnapped, and forced into hiding. She’s been trapped in stone, crystal, and in the twisting body of a dragon. Yet she’s never had a meaningful opportunity to remain on screen in her own video game franchise until this year — 38 years after the original …
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Nowadays, Nintendo is known for its family friendly image with gaming icons like Pikachu and Mario. But that wasn’t always the case. There was a period of time in the Eighties where the Japanese developer was more amenable to adult-oriented content like Famicom Detective Club, a murder mystery adventure duology …
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In an industry rife with remakes, remasters, and re-releases, few companies have mastered the art of repacking leftovers for a nostalgia-driven appetite than Nintendo. With games like 1985’s NES classic Super Mario Bros. reissued dozens of times over four decades, even the youngest players are familiar with the look, feel, …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. At a Glance:The Best Video Game Consoles EDITOR’S PICK: Sony PlayStation 5 BEST PERFORMANCE: Xbox Series X BEST VALUE: Xbox Series S BEST HANDHELD: Nintendo Switch OLED BEST …
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March 10 — or Mar. 10 — serves as the official Mario Day in the video game world, and Nintendo celebrated the occasion Sunday by finally announcing a sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination’s Chris Meledandri delivered the news in a Mario Day video, …
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You’d think being royalty would afford one all kinds of privileges, but in the case of Nintendo’s Princess Peach, it’s been a mixed bag. Despite appearing in dozens of games since her initial appearance in 1985’s Super Mario Bros. — including as a skilled tactician in Super Mario RPG and …
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