Bob Hoskins, Star of Super Mario Bros. Movie, Dead at 71

Some sad bias today, my friends. Legendary actor Bob Hoskins, star of the smash hit movie Super Mario Bros. (and other, lesser known movies like Who Framed Roger Rabbit) has died at the age of 71.

Nintendo Plans to Smash the Party at E3

Today, Nintendo revealed its plans for E3. Rather than listen to my hilarious self, watch this silly video:

It's Real! The Atari Landfill is Real!

Like some strange twist out of a [rare good] M. Night Shyamalan movie, it turns out that what we thought was impossible is actually real.

The Atari landfill exists.

In 1983, beleaguered Atari dumped thousands [some say millions] of Atari games in the desert. Why?

Because they sucked.

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Happy 25th Birthday, Game Boy!

25 years ago today, the original, green-screened 8-bit wonder known as the Game Boy launched in Japan. Selling almost 120 million units, it revolutionized the way we played games on the go. Between Tetris, Pokemon, Zelda, Kirby, and various Mario games, Nintendo took hold of the portable market, and arguably, has never lost its grip.

Zelda Tunes: Back to the Future

As you all know, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is a great game. And as usual, it has an excellent soundtrack. Below is an orchestrated version of the main theme: Ballad of the Goddess.

Thursdownloaday - April 10th, 2014

Thursday is one of my favorite days of the week. First off, it's when we get new games available for download on Wii U and 3DS. Secondly, it's the day before the day before the weekend. Plus many other reasons probably.

So what's on tap this week? Let's have a look-see!

Smash Bros. Character Predictions

If you watched the Smash Bros Nintendo Direct on Tuesday (and if you didn't, I hate you), you know that the roster for the new Smash is growing quite large. But there are still some questions as to who else will make it, and perhaps more importantly, who won't. There are still a few months before the games are released, so let's speculate pointlessly about characters!

Smash Bros Before Hos

In case you live under a rock or are stupid, yesterday Nintendo released a Nintendo Direct focused entirely on the new Smash Bros. Please watch it and enjoy it and prepare yourself for what will almost assuredly be the two greatest games of 2014.