Category: SNES/Super Famicom

February 2022 Nintendo Direct

Exciting news for this year’s first Nintendo Direct!

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Masayuki Uemura Passes Away

The lead architect of the NES and SNES, Masayuki Uemura has passed away at the age of 78 on December 6, 2021. He had a major hand in creating the NES and SNES as the lead engineer and had a hand in producing games like Ice Climber and Clu Clu Land.

He had retired from Nintendo in 2004 and transitioned into a professor at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, which broke the news earlier today.

It’s a sad day to see an icon of the gaming world pass away.

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SNES Classic Announced

The SNES Classic will be available September 29 for $79.99 USD

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The Greatest Pair

 

In response to the recent launch of Sony’s Playstation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One, Nintendo released games for two of their biggest franchise at the same day to compete this holiday season.

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Earthbound is eShop-bound!

Fans of the SNES classic Earthbound will be pleased that Earthbound is now available on Wii U eShop. Hopefully Nintendo keeps up with providing us with great titles from it’s past and fun, new content for the future as well!

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Episode 46: More Nintendo Direct Announcements!

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Well after a month long hiatus, we’re back! This time, John and Harley join me on talking the most recent Nintendo Direct about Zelda, Pokemon and sinking way too much time on games!

Intro: You Just Don’t Exist – Plumtree
Outro: Castle Crescendo (Krook’s March) – Sole Signal

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Wii U Virtual Console Kicks Off On Tuesday

SNESThe Virtual Console for the Wii U is finally making it’s debut this Tuesday. Continue reading

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Disney Closes LucasArts

 

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Well it seems inevitable that LucasArts was not doing so great as of the past few years as games were hit and miss. Continue reading

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Awesome Exhibits: Ontario Science Centre’s Game On 2.0

OSC Game On 2.0If you happen to be in the Toronto area between now and September 2, 2013, the Ontario Science Centre has an awesome new exhibit! Continue reading

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Nintendo Conglomerates Handheld And Console Development Divisions

nintendoAccording to nikkei.com, Nintendo has set forward to combine it’s handheld and console divisions. Continue reading

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