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The Legend of the Zelda: The Breath of the Wild(e) is releasing exclusively on Wii U and double-exclusively on Nintendo Switch tomorrow, and the question on every gamer’s mind is: How do the respective box art graphics stack up against each other? Also, would Amy Rose from the Sonic franchise love me if she was human and I was a hedgehog? Nobody knows the answer to the second question, so let’s look into the first one after this ad that you won’t be able to see because you have Adblock on!

In an unprecedented journalistic effort, we have put the Wii U/Switch box art images next to each other using top-of-the-line technology. Take a look:

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Well, there’s a lot to unpack here, most of which we won’t be able to cover in the 300-word minimum we need to reach to get paid, so we’ll discuss it in this article’s 27-minute companion video over on YouTube. The most important fact you need to know before deciding which version of the game to purchase through our affiliate links is this: the Wii U edition may have a half circle covering the entire top of the image, but the Switch one is way thinner. If you don’t believe us, check out this explicative diagram:

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Pretty shocking stuff. What this means is that the world depicted in the Switch box art is considerably less expansive than its Wii U counterpart. According to our calculations, if you were to traverse the entire Switch artwork with your eyes, all the way from the left edge to the right one, it would take you less time than if you were looking at the Wii U artwork. Conversely, going through the Wii U art would take more time than that’s 300 words eat shit motherfuckers i’m ouuuuut


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Capitalizing on the success of the NES Classic Edition, Nintendo has quickly announced the NES Classic Edition: Classic Edition, allowing gamers to relive the feeling of reliving the feeling of playing their favorite 8-bit titles. Improving on the previous model’s cumbersome 5.1 by 3.9 inch size, the NES Classic Edition: Classic Edition will be the size of a single atom and only playable via microscopes and very, very small tweezers. It will also upgrade the selection from 31 to 7000 games in one console. Titles include “Super Merio”, “Duck Shoot”,  “Banana Monkey”, “Mortal Combat 12”, and 257 identical versions of “Gallaxian”.

Available in stores on 2/3/2017 from 4:07:31 am to 4:07:32 am. Pre-order now!

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Link is back – and he’s looking sharper than ever! Nintendo has released new preview images for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess via a 12-year-old hard drive that we found at our parents’ place while helping them take the Christmas stuff down from the attic. The hotly anticipated new entry in the Zelda saga is expected to be released exclusively on Nintendo GameCube in 2005, until it no longer is.











Would these images have increased your hype for the game had you seen them when they were relevant? Sound off in the comments!

 
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The announcement video for Nintendo’s next console, the Nintendo Switch, has already been played over 18 million times on YouTube alone. Of those millions of views, it’s safe to say that at least a few thousands are focused solely on “Karen”: the (as it turns out) 29-year-old woman who can’t stay away from Mario long enough to hang out with her friends at a rooftop party. During the week and change since the video was uploaded, Karen has inspired jokes (including the one in Tumblr that gave her her name), memes, numerous articles, and even her own subreddit. And yet, not even the internet’s most obsessive weirdos have managed to locate the actress responsible for bringing Karen to life.

That is, until now.

We found Karen (not her real name, but we’ll continue using it at her request) through an extras casting agency in Vancouver, where the bulk of the video was shot. It wasn’t easy, but we’ll omit the details to protect her identity, at least as she decides whether she wants to step into the spotlight or not. After we introduced her to the weird and wonderful world of Nintendo Karen fandom, Karen herself agreed to Skype with us to talk about the Nintendo Switch, what it feels like to be a meme, and how she really feels about her mustachioed co-star.

Nintendo Duo: First of all, you’re not breaking any NDAs by talking to us, right? We don’t wanna get you in trouble with the Big N.

Karen: Nah, don’t worry about it!

ND: Good to know, we hear those Nintendo Ninjas are serious business. Okay, guess we should start at the beginning: How did you get the job?

K:

ND: Like, did you respond to a casting call or did the agency know you from before and recommend you? Not sure how it works.

K:

ND: Hello?

K:

ND: Are you… are you playing Nintendo Switch right now?

K:

ND: Goddammit, Karen.

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