Month: January 2025

Mario Day (March 10) is officially here, but the celebration has been going on all week long, bringing a slew of deals on Mario-related Switch games and more. But in addition to all the Mario Day sales, Nintendo has also restocked the special-edition Mario Red & Blue Switch console. The Mario Red & Blue edition Switch has come back into stock at multiple stores, including Walmart and Best Buy. The $300 Switch bundle includes the Mario-themed console as well as a carrying case and screen protector, so you’re essentially getting th…

At Comic-Con, King of the Hill creator Mike Judge expanded on a fan question about the recent Beavis & Butt-Head revival to say that King of the Hill also “has a very good chance of coming back.” IGN was the first to report.

Reports of a revival began back in January when Judge and fellow creator Greg Daniels reunited to create a new animation company called Bandera Entertainment, with a King of the Hill revival as part of their plans. In an interview that came out around that time, the pair shared they were not yet ready to share official d…

Oscar-winner Mel Gibson is hoping to direct Lethal Weapon 5, according to The Sun. The actor has starred in the first four films, and mentioned in an interview that negotiations are underway for him to direct and star in another sequel in the long-running franchise.

If things move forward, Gibson would be stepping in for director Richard Donner, who died this year at 91 and had been developing another potential sequel with the actor. Although no plot details have been released, the film reportedly would be developed for HBO Max. Gibson, who won two Academ…

A new challenger has entered the competitive handheld PC gaming space, as MSI is throwing its hat into the ring. Or to be more specific, its Claw. The MSI Claw was unveiled at CES 2024 this week, and on paper, it could be a solid contender to the Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally.

The big selling point of the MSI Claw is that it uses Intel’s new Core Ultra series processor and it packs an impressive 53Wh battery inside of its frame–larger than the ROG Ally’s 40Wh battery or the 50Wh version found inside of the Steam Deck OLED. For the display, there’s a seven-inch 1920…

As of July 3, Nintendo will no longer repair Wii U hardware, as the company has run out of parts to service the console with. Nintendo of Japan confirmed the news with a social media post this week, explaining that the Japanese repair service for the console had exhausted its supply of spare parts. This is going to be sad news for the one person still playing Splatoon on the device.

Online play for the Wii U–and the Nintendo 3DS–ceased on April 8, marking the end of an era for those Nintendo systems. The Wii U underperformed for Nintendo, eventually ending its ru…