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Nintendo Finally Confirms That the Switch 2 Exists
The Nintendo Switch 2 is real. Realer than real. It is so real that only the most precious select insiders, accessory-makers, and publishers have been able to see it or, in some cases, merely touch it. But Nintendo Japan’s big boss has finally offered us the measliest of official morsels. The Nintendo Switch sequel will…
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Game Over, Yuzu: Nintendo Switch Emulator Will Shut Down and Pay $2.4 Million
Nintendo has a history of not just stopping video game pirates, but ruining their lives. The Mario maker sued Yuzu, a notorious free emulator of the Nintendo Switch just last week. On Monday, the developers behind Yuzu agreed to shut down the website entirely and pay Nintendo $US2.4 million dollars, according to court documents. Citra,…
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The Year Ahead in Animation
Even as the industry was being hit by layoffs and a general sense of uncertainty, animation was in top form throughout 2023. Between established tentpoles including Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and the Mario movie, and the original fare of Scavengers Reign and Fired on Mars, it was a pretty good and consistent year. There was a…
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Universal Studios’ Mario Land Is Getting a Bananas Donkey Kong Expansion
Universal Studios Resorts has unveiled its first look at its new Donkey Kong County area at the theme park in Osaka, Japan. Inspired by Nintendo’s Donkey Kong franchise, the highlight of the new area is a coaster themed to the games complete with a mine cart ride vehicle. The area is just a warp pipe…