#July2020

Massive Nintendo “gigaleak” reveals all sorts of dope shit from Luigi in ‘Super Mario 64’ to never-released titles

I know on some level that the Nintendo “gigaleak” is fucked up. But, on a filthy, greedy fan level? This sort of cache of unreleased titles and prototypes leaking into the world fucking rules, dudes.

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Dude hacks NES Power Glove to control a modular synth with his fingers. This is the retrofuture cyberpunk I demand.

Now, this is what I’m talking about.  Sam Battle has gone full retrowave cyberpunk and hacked an NES Power Glove to control a modular synth of his.

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US spending on video games just broke its quarterly record. A goddamn $10.9 billion spent!

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What to do during a pandemic? There’s one possibility: video games. US spending on video games hit $10.9 billion in the first quarter of 2020 alone. I say motherfucking goddamn!

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Auction for ‘Nintendo PlayStation’ prototype is already up to $310,000 and fucking counting

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Man. Every time I go to post this story about the Nintendo PlayStation prototype, the auction has increased by, like, another $100,000. Fucking seriously. It currently sits at $310,000. Emphasis on currently.

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Nintendo Switch sales have passed 52M, already beating Xbox One lifetime sales. I say, goddamn!

nintendo switch 52m sales

The Nintendo Switch has sold 52M console! It is a fucking sales  juggernaut, friends. Especially given this late in the PS4/XB1 lifecycle. I’m deeply interested to see how it sells when the next-gen shit drops this year.

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Shigeru Miyamoto named “Person of Cultural Merit” by Japanese government which is a prestigious-as-fuck accomplishment

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Man. Just think about Shigeru Miyamoto. The dude has given so many of us so much throughout the decades. And now? The Japanese government is recognizing Miyamoto for his contributions.

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Nintendo Switch has sold more than 15 million fucking consoles. Tops console sales for 10th straight month. Straight cash, homey!

nintendo switch sales 15 million

The Nintendo Switch is still selling like hotcakes, folks. The console has passed 15 million units sold! As well, it has taken the monthly throne for the 10th straight month. But, I suppose this shit ain’t surprising. It’s a dope console, and its competition has been out for six years.

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Nintendo has dropped 20 SNES games on Nintendo Switch Online! Plus an official SNES controller for Switch!

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Good news for ya’ll motherfuckers with Nintendo Switch Online! You’re now privy to 20 SNES games! As well, you got the opportunity to buy an official SNES controller for the Switch. In fact, the exclusive opportunity.

I’m going to admit it, I’m jealous on multiple fronts.

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Super-rare Konami NES games have been discovered! And already fucking emulated! God bless the future.

rare konami games

Man, I ain’t never heard of the Konami series Space School. And I imagine you haven’t either. Konami and Japanese national broadcaster NHK created the educational games back in the day. Long forgotten! Until this week.

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Unopened copy of ‘Kid Icarus’ for Nintendo projected to go for $10,000 at auction. That’s a lot of Junior Bacon Cheeseburgers, my dudes!

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I say, goddamn! An unopened copy of Kid Icarus for the original Nintendo has been found. And, the motherfucker is projected to go for $10,000.

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