Metroid Prime ended up as one of the most acclaimed Nintendo games of all time, but the path getting there was far from easy. Series producer Kensuke Tanabe recently opened up about the game’s development and working with Retro Studios in the upcoming Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective book.

As we’ve previously heard, Retro Studios was initially working on several games that were mostly scrapped. The company shifted all of its focus into creating a Metroid game following a visit from Shigeru Miyamoto.

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Luigi’s Mansion coming to Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics on Switch 2 next week

Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News, Switch 2 | 0 comments

We’re only a few days away from Luigi’s Mansion joining Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics for Switch 2 owners. Just announced, the game is slated for October 30, 2025.

Luigi’s Mansion will be available for Nintendo Switch Online members. However, you’ll specifically need to be a member of the Expansion Pack tier.

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Chibi-Robo is one of Nintendo’s most charming classics, and here’s why

Posted on 1 month ago by Ethan in Features, GameCube, Switch 2 | 0 comments

At the time of writing, Chibi-Robo is Nintendo’s latest offering in the GameCube division of Nintendo Switch Online’s emulators. Notably, this is the first time Nintendo has given any significant attention to Chibi-Robo since Zip Lash on 3DS. If you don’t know this already, Zip Lash is commonly attributed to the downfall of the entire series – it was a mediocre 2D platformer on a system with a ton of great 2D platformers, so it didn’t stand out and sold poorly as a result. Skip Ltd., the developers of the Chibi-Robo games, shut their doors soon after.

That’s why it feels important to look at the original Chibi-Robo now more than ever. It’s a very unique and charming little game, and it’s very much unlike most classic Nintendo franchises – it’s probably most similar to Pikmin, if I had to make a comparison. Regardless, today we’re talking all about the original Chibi-Robo, which you can now play via Nintendo Switch Online – but only if you have a Switch 2 and the Expansion Pack membership.

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List of missable pictographs and figurines in Zelda: The Wind Waker

Posted on 3 months ago by Ethan in GameCube, Guides, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments

Today, we’re going over a list of missable pictographs and missable figurines in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

Recently, we’ve been playing the game on GameCube. More specifically, the version that’s available on Nintendo Switch Online. While the game is fun to play casually, it’s not fun to 100 percent complete. The Wind Waker’s side content includes plenty of tedious Heart Pieces and trading sequences, but its biggest task is completing the dreaded Nintendo Gallery. For this task, you have to take pictures of almost every single entity in the game. The picture needs to include its face and most of its body in order to count. You can then hand this picture off to Carlov, who makes a figurine based on it. There are well over 100 different figures to make, and some of them are actually permanently missable. If you decide to play through The Wind Waker with a walkthrough (Zelda Dungeon’s is particularly good), it most likely won’t tell you which pictures are about to become unobtainable.

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Sonic Team boss explains why a Sonic Adventure remake / remaster isn’t happening

Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Sonic Adventure fans might not be happy to hear this, but there aren’t any plans to come out with a remake or remaster anytime soon.

Takahashi Iizuka, head of Team Sonic, was recently asked about revisiting the game in an interview. The takeaway here is that Iizuka believes it’d take a huge effort to bring the experience up to today’s “standards and expectations” – as much as a new title would apparently. Because of that, he feels working on a new game instead makes more sense.

Iizuka said the following when asked about a possible Sonic Adventure remake / remaster in an interview with Shacknews:

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Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective art book revealed

Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, General Nintendo, News, Switch, Wii | 0 comments

November 25: Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective, a new collaboration between Piggyback and Nintendo, has been revealed.

The art book will cover the first three games in the series. Fans can expect a celebration of the franchise’s art “with exclusive insights from the game developers.” The hardcover book spans over 200 pages. Interestingly, this is Piggyback’s first art book.

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A quick and complete history of Mario Kart ahead of Mario Kart World

Posted on 5 months ago by Ethan in 3DS, DS, Features, GameCube, GBA, Switch, Switch 2, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

After over ten long years, the future of Mario Kart is finally here. Indeed, the gap between Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart World has been the longest in the franchise’s history. Sure, we received Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart Tour, and Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, but none of these were intended to be the next big Mario Kart game. Mario Kart World is exactly that, and with a new era for the series soon beginning, we figured it’s a great time to look at the development history of the Mario Kart franchise as a whole. There’s an absolutely huge amount of information here, so we’ll be telling the condensed version of Mario Kart’s history.

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Nintendo Switch Online N64 app for Switch 2 getting rewind and more [update: trailer]

Posted on 5 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, Switch 2 | 0 comments

April 3: Nintendo has revealed that the Switch Online N64 app on Switch 2 is bringing along some extras, including the ability to rewind while playing games.

Rewind was already supported on the current Nintendo Switch, but only for some platforms such as NES and SNES. However, that was lacking when it came to N64 titles.

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Nintendo Switch Online confirms GameCube games for Switch 2, first games revealed [update: controller pre-orders]

Posted on 5 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News, Switch 2 | 0 comments

April 2: Nintendo Switch Online made a major announcement today with GameCube games now confirmed for the platform. It will be available alongside launch.

This is the first time that Nintendo will be offering these titles as part of its classics service. During the Virtual Console days, support stopped with the N64. GameCube games have only been sold as individual releases, sometimes as updated remasters.

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Switch 2’s GameCube controller apparently only works with Nintendo Classics app [update: Nintendo statement]

Posted on 6 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News, Switch 2 | 0 comments

April 9: A key detail about Switch 2’s GameCube controller is seemingly confirmed. As it turns out, the device will apparently be compatible with just the upcoming Nintendo Classics app.

That information is included in Nintendo’s official video announcing GameCube games on Nintendo Switch 2. Since it’s only shown in the fine print of the UK upload (it’s not in the North American version), you may have missed it last week – in fact, it seems most people did.