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The team behind those great N64 Zelda ports just released Paper Mario on PC (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-17 | get 8BitDo N64 Bluetooth Controller → | tags: paper mario, nintendo 64, n64 emulation

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Nintendo opens up Fire Emblem with the gigantic Fortune’s Weave (theverge.com)

2026-09-16 | by Jay Peters | get Nintendo Switch 2 console → | tags: fire emblem, fortune's weave, nintendo switch 2

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Nintendo Urges Switch Owners to Update Their Firmware After Security Exploit Discovered (cnet.com)

2026-09-14 | by Joe Hindy | get Nintendo Switch 2 console → | tags: nintendo switch, firmware update, security exploit

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Nintendo Switch Owners Should Update Their Firmware After Security Exploit Discovered (cnet.com)

2026-09-14 | by Joe Hindy | get Anker PowerCore portable charger → | tags: nintendo switch, firmware update, security exploit

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The best deals from Nintendo’s ‘customer appreciation’ sale (theverge.com)

2026-09-14 | by Brad Bourque | get Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Amazon → | tags: nintendo, switch, mario kart

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Mario Kart World is getting a bunch of courses from the SNES original (engadget.com)

2026-09-09 | by Lawrence Bonk | get Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 → | tags: mario kart world, super mario kart, knockout tour

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Google Mapped a Fruit Fly’s Brain. Now It’s Playing Doom and Super Mario 64 (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-08 | get Levenhuk Rainbow 2L microscope → | tags: google, fruit fly, doom

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How to watch this week's second Nintendo Direct (engadget.com)

2026-09-08 | by Kris Holt | get Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller → | tags: nintendo direct, switch 2, ocarina of time

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Google maps entire brain and central nervous system of adult male fruit fly, software engineers immediately make it run Doom — AI-powered 3D model of over 166,000 neurons can also play Super Mario 64 (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-08 | by Mark Tyson | tags: google research, fruit fly connectome, doom

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s Surprise Switch 2 Update Brings Multiplayer Mayhem (cnet.com)

2026-09-02 | by Oscar Gonzalez | get Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller → | tags: nintendo, mario kart 8 deluxe, switch 2

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Nintendo's surprise free update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch 2 includes eight-player split-screen (engadget.com)

2026-09-02 | by Matt Tate | get Nintendo Switch 2 Camera → | tags: nintendo, mario kart 8 deluxe, switch 2

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Mario Kart 8 now supports 8-player split-screen on Switch 2 (techspot.com)

2026-09-02 | by Daniel Sims | get Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller → | tags: nintendo, mario kart 8, switch 2

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How to run Mario Kart 64 with native Metal rendering, high frame rate, and HD textures on iPhone [Video] (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-31 | by Jeff Benjamin | get 8BitDo SN30 Pro Bluetooth controller iPhone → | tags: mario kart 64, metal rendering, spaghettipad

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Hollywood's Video Game Era Is Here. Will It Be Any Good? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-27 | by Daniel Parris | get The Last of Us Complete First Season Blu-ray → | tags: super mario bros, the last of us, illumination

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Nintendo reveals its latest Switch 2 bundles just ahead of the console's price increase (engadget.com)

2026-08-25 | by Kris Holt | get Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle → | tags: nintendo switch, switch online, mario kart

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Happy 35th anniversary to the Super Nintendo, one of gaming's greatest consoles (techspot.com)

2026-08-24 | by Shawn Knight | get 8BitDo SN30 Pro Bluetooth controller → | tags: super nintendo, nintendo 64, sega genesis

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Is Nintendo Switch Online still worth it in 2026? (engadget.com)

2026-08-22 | by Ben Stegner | get Nintendo Switch Online 12 month individual membership → | tags: nintendo switch online, super metroid, mario kart

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We're just four frames away from the perfect Super Mario Bros. speedrun (techspot.com)

2026-08-17 | by Shawn Knight | tags: super mario bros, speedrun, world record

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Nearly 100 copies of a never-before-seen version of Super Mario Bros. have been found (techspot.com)

2026-08-10 | by Shawn Knight | tags: super mario bros, nintendo, duck hunt

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Mario Kart 64 in VR is not for the queasy (engadget.com)

2026-08-08 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | tags: game, kart, mario

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Nintendo's Switch 2 console sales just dropped significantly (engadget.com)

2026-08-06 | by Steve Dent | tags: drop, mario, million

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97 untouched Duck Hunt and Super Mario Bros. cartridges worth thousands discovered in retro shop storage room — never-before-seen version of popular NES games include five perfect 10 PSA items (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Jowi Morales | tags: duck hunt, super mario bros, nintendo wire

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Super Mario Sunshine is the Switch 2's next GameCube addition (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Matt Tate | tags: super mario sunshine, switch 2, gamecube

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for July 31, #1146 (cnet.com)

2026-07-30 | by Gael Cooper | tags: nyt, connections, puzzle

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Libsm64: Mario 64 as a library for use in external game engines (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: super mario 64, libsm64, sm64 decompilation

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Lego's latest Nintendo collab is a playable Donkey Kong arcade machine (engadget.com)

2026-07-23 | by Matt Tate | tags: lego, nintendo, donkey kong

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$399 Nintendo Switch 2 back in stock Woot for new customers, $427 for returning customers with code — get $100 off the most recent price hikes (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-21 | by Stephen Warwick | tags: nintendo switch 2, woot, joy-con

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Mario Kart Wii recompiled for PC using AI, with 4K potential and uncapped frame rates — 'first static recompilation of a Wii game' supports over 200 tracks thanks to Retro Rewind compatibility (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-17 | by Mark Tyson | tags: mario kart wii, static recompilation, retro rewind

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Mario Kart Wiicompiled will soon bring Nintendo’s classic racing action to your PC (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-15 | tags: game, kart, mario

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Why GameCube games are so expensive (and why they're rarely sold at retro stores) (engadget.com)

2026-07-12 | by Will Shanklin | tags: classic, demand, gamecube