Mario's Post-Apocalyptic Twist Is Perfect Handheld Fodder
For years, the only people who cared about Mario lore were the ones Nintendo ignored. The franchise ran on a single plot engine — Bowser kidnaps…
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8 Backlog Games Worth Your Handheld's Time This August
Building a backlog isn't an accident — it's a lifestyle. We buy games in bundles, hoard them in digital libraries, and then spend our commutes…
150 Games for $10: Hardship Fund Bundle Is a Handheld Steal
Ten bucks won't cover lunch in most cities, but right now it buys nearly 150 indie games and helps keep laid-off developers housed. Necrosoft — the…
Switch 2 Power Unlocked Yoshi's Endless Scatterpuffs
Cramming more animated creatures into a scene was always a losing fight on Switch 1. Good Feel spent a decade papering over that ceiling with art…
Sunshine Hits Switch 2, but Toadsworth Is Already Gone
Super Mario Sunshine is finally getting a handheld debut: it lands on Nintendo Switch Online for Switch 2 players next month, more than two decades…
Sunshine on Switch 2: Mario's Messiest Adventure Goes Portable
Every Mario game eventually finds a home on a Nintendo handheld, but Super Mario Sunshine always felt like the exception. Its water-heavy effects and…
Super Mario Sunshine Finally Lands on Switch 2's GameCube Classics
Super Mario Sunshine has been one of Mario's least accessible adventures for over two decades. Its only modern release, the 3D All-Stars collection,…
Sunshine's Switch 2 Debut: August 13, Expansion Pack Required
Super Mario Sunshine has spent 24 years as the 3D Mario that never had a real portable life. The 2020 All-Stars collection put it on Switch, sure —…
Virtual Boy Lost Games Zero Racers, D-Hopper Hit Switch Online Aug 4
Nintendo's Virtual Boy was the least portable 'portable' the company ever made — a tripod-mounted red-and-black headset that promised 3D depth and…
Bread & Fred Gets Physical on Switch—Co-op Chaos Goes Cartridge
The co-op penguin rage-fest *Bread & Fred* is getting a physical release on Nintendo Switch, courtesy of Atari and Strictly Limited. For handheld…
Silly Sausage Buffet brings Flash-era platforming to Nintendo Switch
The golden age of Flash gaming may be dead on desktop, but it's finding a second life on handhelds. Nitrome's latest throwback, Silly Sausage Buffet,…
Humble's Rage Bundle: 10 Steam Deck Verified Challenges for $13
Let's be honest: handheld gaming isn't always about comfort. Sometimes you want the screen to blur with frustration, your thumbs to ache, and the…