Category: Nintendo

So long, dear SBLJ.

Super Mario 64 might be one of the most popular speedrun games of all time, and it’s still absolutely huge. You’d think runners would know absolutely everything about this almost-30-year-old game, but recently, a brand new trick was discovered that will potentially change the nature of speedruns, particularly the 1 Star Speedrun, forever.

Bubzia, a speedrunner who specialises in blindfolded speedruns, has documented the discovery of this new technique that has essentially wiped out one of the most famous skips in the game, the side backwards long jump (SBLJ, as it’s more commonly known), which is used to skip the 30-star door in the basement of Peach’s Castle. It’s incredibly tricky to pull off but it’s been a staple in the community for years.

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No reason to be losing it in the attic right now, dad!

Now, as we all know, sometimes Nintendo is gonna Nintendo. You know what we mean. It likes to do things its own way, does the Big N, and so it goes with the Switch 1 & 2, their game-sharing capabilities, Virtual Cards and all that good stuff.

But, given how confusing all this stuff can get, it’s easy to get frustrated when all you want to do is play Super Mario Bros. Wonder on your Switch, but your sister or your aunt current has it on their Switch. And there’s a clip making the rounds on social media (some strong language here, so watch at your discretion) which runs into a similar problem — one Switch is in storage, but the other, the one Solidrev is trying to use, can’t play a game because the Virtual Card is loaded on the other console.

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Happy Thanksgiving from Zelda and co.!

Just three weeks after its release, Nintendo is already bringing more goodies to Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment later this week in the form of a free update.

Available on 27th November 2025, the update will add new weapons, a brand new Sync Strike for Zelda and fan-favourite Korok Calamo, and other goodies. Being typically coy there, Nintendo! The game already has a ton to unlock, including maxing out characters and finding all of those pesky Koroks, even if it’s a little brisker than Age of Calamity.

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Update: Now arriving in January.

Qud news, everyone! Kitfox Games and Freehold Games have announced that Caves of Qud is finally on its way to Switch via a Q4 2025 release. That’s not even very far away!

For those who haven’t heard of the game before, Caves of Qud is a game that spent a whopping 15 years in development and early access on PC before releasing on that platform in December of last year to some outrageously gushing reviews.

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Update: Fans might not have to wait much longer…

In case you missed it, it’s been announced Pac-Man is joining the Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Season Pass.

Pac-Man and the “iconic rival ghosts” will link up with not only Sonic’s crew but also characters from other Sega universes and beyond (including Minecraft, SpongeBob, and more). Apart from this, there will also be a track inspired by Pac-Man’s modern and classic arcade-era titles.

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Including 296 tracks and over 6 hours of music.

If you’ve enjoyed the beats in Super Mario Party Jamboree and want to be able to listen to them wherever you go, the game’s soundtrack has now been added to the Nintendo Music app.

This one is an absolutely huge soundtrack, featuring a whopping 296 tracks with a runtime of 6 hours and 30 minutes in total. Nintendo also notes how this includes music from the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV.

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For some reason.

Nintendo’s weekly maintenance schedule has been released, and weirdly, the only console getting any love this week is the Nintendo 3DS.

Reported on by Nintendo Everything, the Nintendo 3DS’s available network services will be down between 3pm PST to 4:30pm PST today, 24th November 2025.

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It’s cartoon o’clock.

We are just one week away from the arrival of MARVEL Cosmic Invasion on Switch and Switch 2, and to mark the occasion, Tribute Games and Dotemu have released the game’s opening movie to keep the hype train a-moving.

Now, for those who have been paying attention to all the character reveals and behind-the-scenes looks in recent months, some of this footage might not be all that new; if, however, you’re coming in with fresh eyes, be prepared for some Saturday morning cartoon nostalgia.

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Riding high?

Kirby and his warp star are back in business thanks to Kirby Air Riders, and we imagine a lot of you have been racing through the sky (and the “city”) to unlock absolutely everything this past weekend.

The surprise sequel to the under-appreciated GameCube racer Kirby Air Ride has performed much better than its 2003 predecessor, boosted by fantastic visuals and performance, a plethora of characters and stages, and so many custom vehicles.

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Maybe it’s time to ask Santa for MicroSD Express cards.

Storage-hungry consumers in Japan have been jumping on available stocks of super-fast MicroSD cards as an ongoing memory shortage continues across the computer industry, with no signs of getting better in the immediate future.

As reported by Tom’s Hardware, a spiralling issue of rising costs and demand that’s far exceeding availability means empty shelves and insane prices as regular consumers swoop on anything that’s left over once large data centres and AI companies have bought up their fill. Oh, AI, is there anything you can’t make worse?

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