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Platform GBA, Virtual Console, SNES, Game Boy Color Publisher Nintendo Developer Rare Release Date Nov 21, 1994

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Donkey Kong Country coming to Nintendo Switch Online in July

By Nicole Carpenter on Jul 08, 2020 07.08.20

Two Super NES games and one NES game will be added

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SNES Classic Edition could catch us up with a system we missed the first time around

By Allegra Frank and Chelsea Stark on Apr 19, 2017 04.19.17

Nintendo has halted production on the NES Classic Edition, much to nostalgic collectors’ chagrin. But if that decision was made in part to clear shelves for a Super Nintendo Classic Edition, as...

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Tokyo’s Nintendo Switch event featured amazing jazz covers of classic game music

By Samit Sarkar on Jan 16, 2017 01.16.17

Nintendo finally provided more details on the Nintendo Switch during an event held in Tokyo last weekend, but if you’re a Nintendo fan, there was something even better at the showcase: a live big...

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Here are the My Nintendo rewards expiring July 1

By Thomas Biery on Jun 30, 2016 06.30.16

My Nintendo, Nintendo's rewards program for playing and purchasing games, is ending its most recent wave of discounts and downloads within the first few hours of July 1, so today is your last full...

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Nintendo bringing SNES games to Virtual Console on New Nintendo 3DS (update)

By Samit Sarkar on Mar 03, 2016 03.03.16

Virtual Console games from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System are on their way to the New Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo announced during a Nintendo Direct presentation today. The program will kick...

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Yooka-Laylee isn't going to be a Banjo-Kazooie copy

By Colin Campbell on Jun 22, 2015 06.22.15

Yooka-Laylee's entire reason-to-be is based on a desire to resurrect the spirit of 17-year-old 3D adventure Banjo-Kazooie. The game's successful Kickstarter campaign was almost entirely about...

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Banjo-Kazooie tribute Yooka-Laylee blasts through Kickstarter target

By Colin Campbell on May 01, 2015 05.01.15

Playtonic, a U.K.-based team made up of former Rare developers, today launched a Kickstarter for its new game, Yooka-Laylee. Within less than an hour, the game passed its $270,000 goal, and is...

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2014 in review: the year that sucked for everyone but Nintendo

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Dec 31, 2014 12.31.14

If I had to throw my stones on one side of the pond, I'd be inclined to agree with some of my colleagues: 2014 was a real armpit of a year. But we're not here to dwell on game failures, or...

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My uncle's secret SNES is about to become a family heirloom

By Charlie Hall on Dec 19, 2014 12.19.14

I miss Uncle Bob. He was a good man, a world traveller and one of the smartest people I’ve ever met. His loss is still felt at every family gathering. Only in the past year or so have my in-laws...

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Donkey Kong sues Nintendo over broken heart

By Brian Crecente on Dec 02, 2014 12.02.14

An actor who portrayed Nintendo's iconic Donkey Kong during the summer of 2013 is suing the game maker for poor working conditions he said led to a damaged heart, the LA Times reports. Parker...