Guide: Best Mario Sports Games Of All Time

Every Mario sports game, ranked. With Super Mario Strikers arriving on Nintendo Switch Online’s GameCube service for Switch 2 tomorrow (3rd July), we thought now was a good time to re-share this list. Better than kicking a ball about, eh? Nintendo’s mascot has never been shy of a spin-off, and while his karting exploits —…

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Microsoft Announces Second Wave Of Layoffs, Over 9,000 Jobs Affected

King and ZeniMax among those hit. Microsoft has begun informing staff of a huge second wave of job cuts this year, and the layoffs are expected to hit over 9,000 employees. In a report published by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, studios affected include King — the team behind Candy Crush — where around 200 staff (roughly…

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Nintendo's Ability To Ban Switch 2 Consoles Has Landed It In Hot Water

Just another day for The Big N. Nintendo’s ability to essentially ‘brick’ Switch 2 consoles has landed it a legal challenge from Brazil’s consumer rights watchdog (thanks, IGN). Reports began to emerge recently which indicated that Switch 2 consoles in use with the MiG carts could be outright banned by Nintendo, restricting access to all…

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Furukawa's Defence Of Game-Key Cards Ain't All That Convincing

Corporate talk in 3… 2… 1… Nintendo has today published the transcript of its 85th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, in which company president Shuntaro Furukawa was asked to comment on the Switch 2’s Game-Key Card releases. Unsurprisingly, he came to the defence of the format. Equally unsurprisingly, we’re still not convinced. As highlighted on…

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First 4 Figures Teases Sonic The Hedgehog Title Screen, Coming Soon

Pre-orders go live next week. Sonic the Hedgehog is getting another First 4 Figures statue and if you’re wondering what could be next, it’s the classic and iconic title screen. To be precise, it’s the screen from the Sonic the Hedgehog Sega Genesis release. As mentioned in the official description, it’s got Sonic’s “signature smirk…

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