Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy is a recently released video game for the Wii, and it has been deemed by most critics as the best that the series has to offer. In it, Mario goes on an intergalactic journey in an attempt to save his beloved Princess Peach, who has been kidnapped by the evil Bowser. It's obviously not the plot that makes this game so appealing though - it's the gameplay, and Mario Galaxy executes on this aspect in every way possible, inviting new ideas such as gravity into the mix and implementing previous innovations as well. More...
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing is a GameCube video game released in 2002 that was praised for it's use of the internal clock within the GameCube. The self proclaimed "game that plays even when you don't" sold 2.5 million copies, though it's perhaps best known for causing a sequel, Animal Crossing: Wild World to be made, which sold nearly 10 million copies. In the game you play as either a boy or a girl and partake in daily activities without any prominent goal in mind; there is absolutely no way to beat the game. More...
List of EarthBound characters
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game EarthBound features a diverse cast of characters - both playable and non-playable. The four main heroes of the game, Ness, Paula, Jeff and Poo meet these various characters on their adventure to rid the world of the invading Giygas, as well as other baddies such as Porky, among many others. Most of the characters in the game have strange looks and stranger personalities, much like the original game in the series, Mother. More...
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Nintendo 64 was home to various all-time classics. Super Mario 64, GoldenEye 007, and Super Smash Bros. just to name a few. Though of all the games that were released on the system, none can compare to the classic that is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Designed to be one of the systems' games, it ended up being one of video gaming's best titles, currently ranked as the highest rated game of all time according to GameRankings.com. More...
EarthBound
RPGs were a common genre in the SNES generation, but there was one in particular that stood out among the bunch and has since its release gained a huge cult following. The Nintendo published title, EarthBound, was the first game in the Mother series to be released in America. The previous game, Mother, was released exclusively for the Famicom in Japan. EarthBound chronicled the adventures of Ness, Paula, Jeff and Poo. It was a humorous and epic tale that took the heroes across a parodied United States called Eagleland. A sequel has since been released for the Game Boy Advance called Mother 3, though this game was unfortunately never released in America or Europe. More...
Donkey Kong (video game)
Donkey Kong is one of the most important video games released in the early eighties. Created by Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo, Donkey Kong was intended to replaced unused RadarScope units and was a second chance at trying to break through the American market. It introduced super stars Mario and Donkey Kong and gave birth to an exciting new genre in an industry filled with shooters and maze games. The game went on to sell tens of thousands of units worldwide, and ended up becoming the second best selling arcade game of all time. Both Mario and Donkey Kong went to star in their own series of games, while the damsel in distress, Pauline, was eventually replaced by Princess Peach. More...
Bulbasaur
Bulbasaur is the first Pokémon in the highly successful RPG series of the same name. It is one of the three Pokémon that players can choose as their starter in games taking place in the Kanto region, along with Charmander and Squirtle. All three of them first appeared in Pokémon Red and Blue, released in America in 1998 and Europe in 1999, which were the first games in the series. As a Grass and Poison type Pokémon, Bulbasaur has a wide array of nature-based attacks to his disposal, such as Vine Whip and Sleep Powder. Upon evolving it is also capable of learning the strongest Grass attack of them all; Frenzy Plant. More...
Find Mii
Find Mii (Known in Japan and Europe as StreetPass Quest) is a game for the 3DS where players can go on an adventure to save their Mii. Players gather heroes either by passing by other 3DS users or by using Play Coins. Players can earn interesting and unique hats for their mii by fighting their way through the game's levels and to the boss. More...
Nintendo DSi
Nintendo DSi is a Nintendo-manufactured handheld console that was announced on October 2 2008 and first released in Japan on November 1 of the same year. The majority of the store bought games for it were initially released exclusively for the Nintendo DS and DS Lite. Nevertheless it includes a plethora of exclusive features and does in fact have downloadable and retail games made only for the DSi. More...
Super Mario Adventures
Super Mario Adventures is both a series of comics appearing in Nintendo Power in 1992 and a graphic novel of all of those comics in book form. The story was created by Kentaru Takekuma and copy written by Leslie Swan. The comics were illustrated by Charlie Nozawa. More...
The Verge of History
The Verge of History is the prologue chapter of Fire Emblem: Awakening. As the prologue begins, Avatar is woken up by Chrom, Lissa, and Frederick. Avatar thanks Chrom, but surprised by the odd fact that he somehow knew Chrom's name, however he can't remember his/her own name or where he/her is. Lissa points out that the Avatar may have amnesia, but Frederick suspects that there is something suspicious going on. The Avatar says that he isn't lying, and Chrom believes him. More...
Pikachu
Pikachu is one of the 649 species of Pokémon in the series of the same name. It is a Electric Pokémon that made its first appearance in the first generation games Red and Blue. Created by Satoshi Tajiri and his team at GameFreak, Pikachu quickly became the most popular of the 151 species introduced in the first generation, mostly because of its prominent role in the Pokémon anime. Pikachu is the mascot of the franchise, appearing in nearly every Pokémon game. It has appeared in every movie and is a regular in the Super Smash Bros. franchise. More...
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Kid Icarus: Uprising is a Nintendo 3DS video game developed by Project Sora, and designed by Masahiro Sakurai, creator of Kirby and Super Smash Bros. Announced at E3 2010, Kid Icarus: Uprising was the first video game shown off for the Nintendo 3DS. A revival of the Kid Icarus series, Uprising is the third game in the franchise, the first in twenty-one years, since 1991's Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters. More...
Bowser
Bowser is the classic villain from the Mario series, first appearing in Super Mario Bros.. While he is strong as a giant fire-breathing turtle, he is quite devious as well, enlisting a variety of Koopa Troopas, Goombas, various monsters and in his latest attempt, a gang of Rabbits called the Broodals. In his latest scheme to take over the Mushroom Kingdom, he attempted to marry Princess Peach and prepared the wedding with gifts from around the globe. When he is not feeling so evil, he is more than willing to join in a Smash or play some sport with Mario and friends. More...
Mario
Mario (JP) is a Nintendo video game character and icon who stars in the Mario series. He is this mascot character for Nintendo. He and his younger brother Luigi are Nintendo's most renowned characters; his games have sold over 262 million units worldwide. This and other key factors has led him to become the defining video game character and Nintendo's mascot. He was originally created by Shigeru Miyamoto for the arcade video game Donkey Kong. More...
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime is a first-person adventure/shooter video game developed by Nintendo-owned Retro Studios and released by Nintendo in 2002 for the GameCube. It was the first 3D Metroid game and is officially classified by Nintendo as a first-person adventure rather than a first-person shooter due to the large exploration elements in the game. More...
King K. Rool
King K. Rool is the main antagonist of Donkey Kong series and archenemy of Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong and the Kong Family. K. Rool is the malevolent leader of the Kremling Krew known to be mad, bossy, power-hungry tyrant, thief, irritated and megalomaniac. He repeatedly orders his right-hand Klump or others minions to steal Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong's Banana Hoard, kidnapping Kong Family members and get powerful objects for his goals.More...
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario Kart is the first game in the Mario Kart series. The game was released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 and rereleased in 1996 as the Player's Choice. It was also released in Japan on June 9, 2009 in United States on November 23, 2009 and on April 2, 2010 in Europe and Australia as a Virtual Console title. It features a 1-player Grand Prix mode, a 2-player mode, a Time Trial mode, and even a Battle mode. There are plenty of items to use and courses to play, with a total of eight playable characters: Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Koopa Troopa, Toad, Bowser, and Donkey Kong Jr. More...
Goron
Gorons are a species of rock-like sentient humanoid in the Zelda series. They are a very peaceful species that usually stay away from conflicts but are still able to defend Hyrule if it is threatened by an outside force. They usually lives in mountain ranges or near active Volcanos as they enjoy these kind of climates. They are one of the most ancient species of Hyrule and existed even before the kingdom was even established. More...
Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. (JP), commonly known as Super Smash Bros. 64, is a fighting game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. It's the first installment in the Super Smash Bros. series and then spawned five sequels; Melee, Brawl, 3DS / Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. More...
ARMS
ARMS is a fighting sports game developed by Nintendo that uses extendable arms for battle. It's similar to boxing in that the player strikes their opponents with their fists but, the ARMS stretch to reach the opponent across the stage. ARMS can be played on split-screens, online or with Switch vs Switch. More...
Impa
Impa is a Sheikah in the The Legend of Zelda series. She first appeared in The Legend of Zelda as an old woman. In the game, she is saved by Link after a pack of Octoroks attack her. She will then tell Link that Zelda has been taken captive by Ganon, and that he must save her. She has then appeared in many Zelda games as Zelda's most trusted advisor. More...
Tingle
Tingle is a short man of 35 who seems to be obsessed with "forest fairies," even though he appears to be Hylian, and so dresses up in green costumes slightly resembling that of which the main character, Link, wears. He has had vastly diferent roles in the various games he had appeared in. He is usually a secondary character that acts as a merchant but he has also appeared as a playable character, a protagonist or even as a minor antagonist.
Excitebike
Excitebike (JP) is a Nintendo Entertainment System racing video game initially released in 1984, (later 1985 in North America), by Nintendo and the first game in the Excite series. In the game the player has the option to race against the computer or with a friend. A noteworthy feature is the ability to create custom-made tracks which allows the player to add pieces to a blank track. Not including the tracks created by the player, Excitebike contains ten courses.
Cucco
Cuccos are a species similar to chickens in the Legend of Zelda series. They are mainly found in farms and small village where they wander around passively. Link can usually hold them above his head and use them to glide. Cucco are actually really deadly creatures and can summon an army of their own kind to attack Link if he dare to hit them for too long. Additionally, in certain games, even enemies can also be attacked by the Cucco swarm if they deal too much damage to one.
Pappy Van Poodle
Pappy Van Poodle is a character from Rusty's Real Deal Baseball on the Nintendo 3DS. He only appears if the player does not negotiate with Rusty Slugger. He is Rusty's old mentor who has been known to help the store owner during rough times.
Fae
Fae is a playable character in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. She is a Divine Dragon child from the hidden Manakete village of Arcadia. True to her appearance, she is childish and naïve. Despite this, she is several centuries old. Because she is a full blooded dragon, she ages very slowly, even more so than Sophia (who is a half-dragon).
Henry Fleming
Captain Henry Fleming is the main protagonist of Intelligent Systems' 2015 strategy title Code Name: S.T.E.A.M..
Henry is an agent of S.T.E.A.M. and the de facto leader whenever Abraham Lincoln is not present. As with all of S.T.E.A.M.'s playable agents, Henry has his roots in classic literature. He originally hails from Stephen Crane's classic novel, The Red Badge of Courage. More...
Super Mario World
Super Mario World (JP) (originally released as Super Mario Bros. 4 (JP) in Japan) is a SNES game released in 1990, 1991 and 1992 by Nintendo. The game has been hailed as one of the many various Super Mario Bros. classics, earned the title of being the best-selling SNES game of all time, thus has been remade or re-released on various platforms including the Game Boy Advance and the Wii,Wii U and 3Ds Virtual Console.
Soul Blazer
Soul Blazer (JP) is an action RPG released on the SNES in 1992 for Japan and North America and in 1994 for Europe. It was developed by Quintet and published by Enix. In this game the Master's servant, controlled by the player, travel through monster infested dungeons to save the captured souls of the world's inhabitants.
Development of the Super Mario Galaxy series
The Development of the Super Mario Galaxy series began after the completion of the GameCube video game Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, presumably sometime in 2005. The developer, Nintendo EAD Tokyo, was asked by Shigeru Miyamoto to develop the new major Nintendo game. One of the team members suggested they make the next Mario game, and Miyamoto whole-heartedly agreed. The director, Yoshiaki Koizumi, had previously worked on games such as Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, and Super Mario Sunshine as director or co-director.
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Wii (JP) is a multiplayer-oriented racing game for the Wii console, developed by Nintendo EAD. It is the sixth main installment in the popular Mario Kart series and the tenth overall. Mario Kart Wii retains the traditional item-based weaponry familiar with the franchise, where players can select a Mario franchise driver and themed vehicles.
Nikki
Nikki is the mascot Mii in Swapnote who gives you tips and rewards every now and then. When you download the Swapnote application from Nintendo eShop, Nikki is added to your Mii collection in StreetPass Mii Plaza. She has since mostly been featured in Nintendo's other applications but has made a few appearances in Nintendo's bigger games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate or Super Mario Maker.
Dr. Mario World
Dr. Mario World is a puzzle game in the Dr. Mario series for iOS and Android smartphones. The game was originally set to release on July 10, 2019, but ended up being released a day earlier on July 9. It is a free to download game with in-app purchases that was co-developed by Nintendo, LINE, and NHN Entertainment, and was available initially in 59 countries/regions including Japan and the United States. The game supports multiple languages including Japanese and English. Dr. Mario World is the second Mario game for mobile devices, following Super Mario Run, though it is the first free-to-play mobile game featuring microtransactions and gacha mechanics in the Mario series. Pre-registration for the game opened on July 1. Like Super Mario Run, the game requires a constant internet connection to play the game.
Isabelle
Isabelle(JP) is a character from the Animal Crossing series. She acts as the secretary for your Town in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. She is very clumsy but works very hard. Her birthday, along with her twin brother Digby, is on December 20th.
Beyond Animal Crossing, Isabelle has been featured in multiple other Nintendo games notably as a playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series and the Mario Kart series. Her image has also been used a lot in promotional marketing and on various Animal Crossing products.
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Donkey Kong Country Returns (known as Donkey Kong Returns in Japan) is the fourth game in the Donkey Kong Country subseries. It features two playable main characters, Donkey Kong and his friend Diddy Kong. The game was developed by Metroid Prime series creator Retro Studios. The main antagonists of the game is the Tiki Tak Tribe.
The game was first released in North American on November 21, 2010; it was later released in other regions on December 2010. A new version known as Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D was later released on the Nintendo 3DS.
Shulk
Shulk(JP) is the main protagonist of Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. He is an eighteen year old Homs boy who sets off on his journey with his friends after the Mechon army attacks his village. He is also the wielder of the Monado, a special sword that can defeat Mechon and grant various powers to its user, like visions of the future. He also makes an appearance in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 as a DLC Blade.
Shulk has also notably been the sole playable representive of the Xenoblade franchise in the Super Smash Bros. series, being playable in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Kid Icarus
Kid Icarus (JP) (known in-game as Kid Icarus: Angel Land Story) is a platformer developed by Nintendo R&D1 (now known as Intelligent Systems) and TOSE, and published by Nintendo for the Famicom Disk System in 1986 and the NES. It is the first game in the Kid Icarus series.
It was designed by Toru Osawa and Yoshio Sakamoto, directed by Satoru Okada, and produced by Gunpei Yokoi.
The story of Kid Icarus is set in the fantasy world known as Angel Land and revolves around Pit, an angel, and his quest for Three Sacred Treasures which he must equip to destroy the evil goddess of darkness Medusa and liberate the goddess of light and rightful ruler of Angel Land Palutena.
Captain Olimar
Captain Olimar is a tiny humanoid alien from the planet Hocotate who stars in the Pikmin series. He was originally created by Shigeru Miyamoto for Pikmin. Olimar had his first adventure in Pikmin during which he crashes on an unexplored planet named PNF-404. He soon diqcover that the planet's atmosphere is toxic to him and most of its biosphere is hostile towards him. He estimate that he has 30 days to repair his ship before his space suit can no longer protect him. With the help of the native Pikmin, he manages to save himself and return to the planet later during Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3 with a working ship and the goal to gather its treasures to save his company from Bankruptcy.
Olimar has also made several appearances outside of his mainline games. Notably in the spinoff, Hey! Pikmin but also in a series of short movies based on Pikmin. Olimar is also a mainstay of the Super Smash Bros. series since Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Duma
Duma is a Manakete who serves as the final boss and main antagonist of Fire Emblem Gaiden and its remake, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. He is considered as the patron deity of Rigel where he is refered to as the War Father. He is the brother of Mila, the one considered as the patron deity of Zofia. Like most older Manaketes/Dragons in the series, he eventually became mad and caused war between Rigel and Zofia. Duma is also a playable character in Fire Emblem Heroes.
Golden Sun
Golden Sun (JP) is the first game in the Golden Sun series that was released in 2001 exclusively for the Game Boy Advance. It is an RPG game that was made by Camelot, the creators of the Mario Tennis and Mario Golf series. It was credited for having amazing graphics and sound for the Game Boy Advance, as well as having a unique RPG mechanic.
A sequel was released a couple of years later titled Golden Sun: The Lost Age, which was also released on the Game Boy Advance.
Pokémon Red and Blue
Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version are reprogrammed versions of Pocket Monsters Red, Green, and Blue. They are the first Pokémon games ever released outside of Japan. In the titles, the player longs to become the greatest Pokémon Trainer by capturing and raising species known as Pokémon. In the games there were 151 Pokémon species that could be caught.
Shigeru Miyamoto
Shigeru Miyamoto (JP) (born on November 16, 1952) is a video game director, producer, artist, designer, and general manager at Nintendo. Born in the small town of Sonobe, Japan, he has been considered one of the most innovative, admired, prolific, influential, and acclaimed video game developers.
Shigeru Miyamoto has created some of the industry's most lucrative franchises and is credited in a variety of titles that have been lauded by virtually all critics. His contributions for the science and art of the medium within the technical software side of game development is considered to be unparalleled when it comes to having a profound impact and enduring legacy.
Dark Link
Dark Link is a dark clone of Link generally created by shadow magic. They are usually used by another antagonist to outmatch Link as they are a reflection of the Hero himself. They are different from Shadow Links who appear to either be guardians or the manifestation of Ganondorf's resentment. The relationship between the two shadowy versions of Link is pure speculation and nothing official has ever been said about it.
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. (JP) (also called SMB) is a Nintendo Entertainment System video game released in 1985 by Nintendo. The game, designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka, has become one of the most important, influential, and successful video games of all time.
History of Nintendo
This is an article about the History of Nintendo from its foundation as a card company in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi in Kyoto, Japan to its current role as one of the leaders of the video game industry.
Galacta Knight
Galacta Knight is a character from the Kirby series. He is an ancient warrior, said to be the strongest in the galaxy. He was sealed a long time ago due to the power he wielded. According to Star Dream, he was able to cut entire planets in half. He is often brought back to fight Meta Knight, as he is his arch-nemesis. He also becomes one half of Morpho Knight after fusing with the Butterfly.
Galacta Knight used to be refered as the Aeon Hero and is one of the four legendary hero who fought and sealed Void Termina.
Idunn
Idunn is a character in the Fire Emblem series. She is a Manakete that serves as the final boss of Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. She is the Demon Dragon who is also known as the Dark Priestess. She also appears as a playable character in Fire Emblem Heroes.
Vivian
Vivian is a major character from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the GameCube. Vivian originally worked as a member of the Shadow Sirens, alongside her sisters, Beldam and Marilyn. Later, Vivian defects from the Shadow Sirens and joins Mario as his fifth party member. She is consistently put down by her oldest sister, Beldam, and has had a poor relationship with both her sisters for quite some time when Mario meets her. Although she suffers from an inferiority complex throughout the events of the game, she learns to respect herself as she travels with Mario.
Lucas
Lucas (JP) is the main protagonist of the Game Boy Advance video game, Mother 3, the third game in the EarthBound series. Like Ness and Ninten, He is a timid young boy that can use psychic abilities referred to as PSI.
Metroid (species)
Metroids are one of the major elements and creatures in the Metroid series of games. They are some of the more feared species in the series, as they often appear in dark stages and attach themselves onto your face to suck out your energy. The Metroids can take multiple forms depending on their environment but the most well known remains the Metroid Larva, which is the image that is the most often associated with the word Metroid.
Linebeck
Captain Linebeck (JP) is a main character in the Nintendo DS video game The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. During the whole game, he'll take Link across the sea via his steamboat in hopes that he'll get a nice amount of treasure in the end. He agrees to go along after he learns that the treasure that he seeks is found on the ship that kidnapped Tetra.
X-Parasite
The X-Parasites is a type of extremely dangerous parasitic creatures native to the planet SR388. They were the apex predator of the planet with the ability to infect and kill anything organic very quickly. They are not simple parasite, however, their parasitic nature is a mean for them to copy the genetic material of their victim, which then allows them to transform into replicas of these creatures. The danger this represented was what motivated the Chozo to create the Metroid, a type of artificial creatures with a genetic sequence made to directly eliminate the X-Parasite. The parasite's presence was greatly reduced on SR388, and they only began to thrive once more after Samus Aran destroyed all the Metroids on the planet.
The mind of the X-Parasite is never explored in much details but it is said that they also absorb the knowledge of their prey and thus became very intelligent after absorbing an entire station filled with human personel. They seem to also share some sort of hive mind and are depicted with the ability to anticipate Samus' actions and even mess with the station's computers after having gained more knowledge. They serve as the main antagonistic force during Metroid Fusion. During that game they take on the appearance of various creatures the X-Parasite has infected in the past, including the terrifying SA-X.
Mario Power Tennis
Mario Power Tennis (JP) is the fourth installment in the overly popular Mario Tennis series, and the follow-up to Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. Currently, the game features more characters than any other in the series, featuring old favorites as well as new ones. However, some popular characters such as Toad and Birdo weren't in the game, In this game, Mario and his various friends and enemies meet up to play tennis. Like the previous Mario sports titles, all the playable characters have incredibly powerful Power Shots. Additionally, there are courts in the game that have special effects and events during the game. For each court, there are also special games to play.
EarthBound
EarthBound (JP) is an RPG game for the SNES, which was developed by Ape Inc. and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo and a sequel to EarthBound Beginnings(JP), a game that was released on the Famicom.
It's considered a cult classic after receiving poor commercial success in America. Ness would later go on to play a major role in all Super Smash Bros. video games as a playable character.
A sequel to the game, Mother 3, was released in Japan on the Game Boy Advance years later, though never relased internationally. It was originally planned to be released on the Nintendo 64, but it met a dramatic delay. More...
Rakugakids
Rakugakids is a fighting game made by Konami for the Nintendo 64. It features an art style based on children's doodles, hence the name, which comes from the Japanese word "Rakugaki" which means doodle. It was never released in America.
The Twinkle Gang sail to an island, where they find magical crayons in a cave, which they split among themselves, but the school bully Val steals the pack with the last two crayons. Val draws Mamezo, and the two cause trouble in Twinkle Town. The Twinkle gang draw their own superheros to stop Val and Mamezo.
Rakugakids has multiple modes, such as the story mode, where you must go up against every character (excluding Inuzo) until you reach the boss, Darkness. There is also a training mode, which lets you train a CPU player to go through the story mode.
Magolor
Magolor is a character in the Kirby series. He first appeared as the hidden true main antagonist of Kirby's Return to Dream Land and has since redeemed himself by helping Kirby in various occasions.
In his default form, Magolor is a brown oval-shaped creature who wears pale yellow gloves. His outfit is a blue robe that incorporates a white cape that makes him appear mouthless by covering his mouth area. His eyes are yellow.
Magolor comes from the planet Halcandra and captains the Lor Starcutter starship. One day, he crashes his ship on Planet Pop Star, this destroys the Starcutter, spreading its parts across Pop Star's many territories. He is eventually discovered by Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight, and Bandana Waddle Dee. He asks for their help, originally coming off as an unlucky captain. After Kirby and co. fixes the Starcutter, he takes them to his planet of Halcandra, but he is shot down by the dragon Landia. After Kirby defeats Landia, however, Magolor shows his true self, an evil, greedy monster who wants to take over the world. The only thing that was stopping Magolor from reaching this goal was Landia, who was guarding the Master Crown. He pretends to congratulate Kirby on taking down Landia, but then grabs up the Crown and throws it on his head. He completely changes his look and reveals that he originally attacked Landia, but was beaten, so he crashed the Starcutter on Pop Star. He then met Kirby and used him as a soldier to take down Landia. After he gets his hands on the Master Crown, Magolor becomes a powerful entity and then opens up a wormhole and flies off, bent on taking over the universe. Kirby and co. awaken Landia, and chase Magolor down. They follow him to another dimension, and He attacks in the Dark Starcutter. They destroy the Starcutter and fight Magolor. After the battle, he falls, only to rise up again in a more demonic form. Kirby and Co. then fight him again and beat him, this time for real despite his newfound powers. He falls, and the Master crown is destroyed. Magolor reverts back to his normal form and disappears.
Pikmin (species)
Pikmin are a half-plant, half-animal species of creatures from the Pikmin series. They average at 1 inch (3.3 centimeters) tall up to their stems, eat nectar (which matures them into flower Pikmin) and breathe oxygen. They also weigh 1 gram (0.0353 ounces).
During his journey, Olimar finds these indigenous creatures in their dwellings, which he names Onions. Pikmin have three stages of growth: leaf, bud and flower, adding more strength, endurance, and speed with each form.
Pikmin left in the ground as seeds will gradually mature, though this process can be accelerated through the consumption of nectar found throughout the planet. Both Pikmin and Pikmin 2 feature rather lengthy descriptions of Olimar's discoveries regarding the creatures that he and the Pikmin find and defeat, sometimes in slightly humorous pseudo-scientific style. They can also be called Pikmin Family.
Olimar uses the Pikmin to defeat enemies, notably their most abundant natural enemy, the Bulborbs, carry objects, demolish walls, push large boxes, and to construct various objects to get around more easily.
Mario Paint
Mario Paint is a video game that was released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in mid-1992. The game came packaged with the little known SNES Mouse, which was used as the main method of input. This game also received a Player's Choice award.
The main premise of the game, as aforementioned, is the paint program. Here, you're able to draw all sorts of images in a similar style to Microsoft Paint or Apple Works. This was done via the SNES Mouse that came packaged with the game, making it even more similar to computer paint programs.
Players are also allowed to color in pre-made images using the different available colors (of which there are 30 in total). A stamp tool, which mainly included Nintendo characters, allowed the player to place stamps on your images and create your very own game scenes. You're also able to make your own stamps and place them in your images if none of the available stamps fits your need.
King Dedede
King Dedede(JP), simply called Dedede, is a main character in the Kirby series, first appearing in Kirby's Dream Land. Originally a villain, in later installments he became more of an antihero and rival to Kirby. He is a large blue penguin, that claims to be the king of Dream Land, however he performs no administrative function for the people, and for the most part is ignored by most of Dream Land's populace. Nonetheless he seems to have a sizeable army of easily swayed followers and owns castles and fortresses all over the country. King Dedede's selfish and self-centered behavior frequently causes him and Kirby to butt heads, however he will often fight to defend the people of Dream Land and even team up with Kirby, whenever an outside force threatens "his" kingdom.
He has appeared in almost every game in the series (with the exception of Kirby & the Amazing Mirror). As such, he is the most recurring major character of the series besides Kirby, Meta Knight and Waddle Dee. Nintendo has described Dedede as Kirby's "Arch frenemy," and as he has helped more than harmed him since Kirby's Return to Dream Land, it is debatable whether or not Dedede is even a real antagonist anymore as most of his recents fight with Kirby were out of his control as he has a tendency to be mind controlled by the real threat of every game.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (JP) is a video game developed and published by Nintendo that was released on the Nintendo 64 in2000. It is the sixth installment in The Legend of Zelda series, following the release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The game also happens to be a direct sequel to Ocarina of Time, following the adventure of a young Link that returned to his time after Ganon's defeat.
The game received an enhanced remake on the Nintendo 3DS in 2015 as The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D.
The game was available in Virtual Console if you were a gold member of the Club Nintendo in 2012.
Andross
Emperor Andross is the autoproclaimed emperor of planet Venom and the main antagonist of the Star Fox series, debuting in Star Fox. He is a brilliant scientist who was banished from his home planet of Corneria due to his experiments that were judged unethical by many. He was exiled to the distant planet of Venom as punishment but managed to gather followers and eventually become the emperor of Venom and was at the head of a military force powerful enough to threaten the entire Lylat system.
Revali
Revali is a character in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. He is also the Rito Champion and one of Link's allies, even though he considers himself his rival. He wears the same blue clothes as Daruk, Urbosa, Mipha, Link, and Princess Zelda. He was gifted with the power to create updrafts, which he named Revali's Gale, to help him fly with ease. Revali is also a formidable archer, wielding the Great Eagle Bow, a bow that is normally too heavy for a Rito, implying that Revali has great strength. He returns as a playable character in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.
Malos
Logos also known as Malos is a character in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. He is the number two of Torna, the secret organization who wants to find and capture Pyra. As number two of Torna, he is the right hand man of Jin, the leader of the organization. He is said to be a classy and skillful Driver. Malos is however more important than he seems at first glance, he is also an Aegis, a legendary Blade created by The Architect. In many ways, Malos and his Driver, Amalthus, can be considered as the main antagonists of the game. He is also the main antagonist and final boss of the Torna ~The Golden Country~ story.
Ganon
Ganon (JP) (commonly known as Ganondorf in humanoid form (JP)), is the demon form of Ganondorf, who is the main antagonist of The Legend of Zelda series. He first appeared in The Legend of Zelda, then appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time as his alter ego.
Ganon's backstory was first brought up in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, though his first appearance in a human form was in Ocarina of Time. He is generally considered the main antagonist of The Legend of Zelda series, though his contemplated plans are invariably always thwarted by the series hero Link. In The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, it was established that both Ganon and Ganondorf are incarnations of Demise's undying rage that will follow Link and Zelda across time to bring desolation to their kingdom.
Dark Samus
Dark Samus is a villain in the Metroid series who first appeared in Metroid Prime, and again in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. She is the reborn form of Metroid Prime and serves as the main antagonist of the Metroid Prime trilogy. Dark Samus is a concentration of Phazon energy that takes on the form of Samus Aran after her Phazon Suit and DNA mix with the remains of Metroid Prime in a pool of Phazon.
Dark Samus is also notably featured as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate where she is an Echo Fighter of Samus.
Euden
Euden is the main character of the game Dragalia Lost. He is the seventh scion of Alberia and the twin brother of Zethia. He has the ability to form pacts with dragons. As the game progresses, Euden goes from a prince of Alberia to a leader in his own right.
Euden is the seventh scion of the Alberian Empire, and the twin brother of Zethia, the Auspex. He first appears in Chapter 1, where he, Zethia, and Notte set out to form a pact with the dragon Midgardsormr.
Diddy Kong
Diddy Kong (ディディーコング, Diidī Kongu) is Donkey Kong's friend, nephew and sidekick who first appeared in the game Donkey Kong Country for the SNES. He wears a red hat with the Nintendo logo on it and a red shirt with bright yellow stars on it.
When Rare was still with Nintendo, they made him for his big debut. And even though Rare was sold, Nintendo obtained the rights to use him in their games as he was from a Nintendo series. He is also the boyfriend of Dixie Kong.
In Donkey Kong Country, Diddy Kong debuted as Donkey Kong's best friend and nephew who aspired to be a video game hero/superhero just like him. However, one night the evil Kremlings trapped Diddy Kong and locked him up in a barrel and stole the Kong's Banana Hoard. DK rescued Diddy, and together, the two of them went on a journey to defeat King K. Rool and recover their stolen Banana hoard.
Koopa Troopa
Koopa Troopas(JP) (commonly shortened to Koopas or occasionally Troopas) are turtle-like creatures with removable shells that come in many different colors, with Red and Green Koopa Troopas being the most common; Green Koopa Troopas usually walk back and forth without any concerns for pits or other obstacles, and Red Koopa Troopas usually walk back and forth without falling off of their platforms. They are common enemies in the Mario series, usually displayed as foot soldiers of the Koopa Troop, under the direct leadership of Bowser. Since Super Mario 64, however, not all Koopa Troopas work for Bowser (or any other villain), some of whom even act as allies to Mario during his adventures, and have appeared as playable characters in various spin-off games starting with Super Mario Kart. They are notable for the many uses of their shells in the Mario franchise.
Koopa Troopas, along with Goombas, are Mario's most common foes.The Koopa Troopas were originally created by Shigeru Miyamoto as an enemy that first appeared in the game Mario Bros., the Shellcreeper, was the "ancestor" of the Koopa Troopa. When creating Super Mario Bros., a few changes were made to the enemies, including the ability to jump on them in order to damage them.
Fire Emblem (series)
Fire Emblem (JP) is a series of turn-based and tactical RPG games developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. The director of the first 6 games was Shouzou Kaga, who left the company afterwards and had his role filled by Tohru Narihiro for further games until the 2nd DS title when he transitioned to producer. It is credited with being the first tactical RPG.
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon (Japanese: ポケモン, Hepburn: Pokémon), abbreviated from the Japanese title of Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā) and currently branded in English as Pokémon the Series (テレビアニメ「ポケットモンスター」シリーズ, Terebi Anime Poketto Monsutā Shirīzu, TV Anime Pocket Monsters Series), is a Japanese anime television series, part of The Pokémon Company's Pokémon series, which began broadcast in Japan on TV Tokyo in April 1, 1997 and the United States in September 8, 1998.
The anime is currently broadcast as seven (one upcoming) sequential series, each based on an installment of the main video game series. The anime is aired year-round continuously, with regular off-days for sporting events and television specials with a split up into 25 seasons, running a fixed number of episodes, using a specific opening sequence and sporting a different subtitle for each new season.
Meta Knight
Meta Knight (メタナイト, Meta Naito) also known as Sir Meta Knight, is a main character and anti-hero in the Kirby series. He's a chivalrous masked swordsman that follows his own code of honor. Often appearing before Kirby, sometimes as a mentor and other times as a rival, he often duels Kirby in order to teach him how to better control his abilities. Meta Knight seems to know a lot about Kirby's powers and origins (including things that Kirby himself does not). However, he prefers to have Kirby figure things out on his own rather than explain them. Meta Knight wields the legendary sword Galaxia with superhuman speed and his cape possesses many unusual abilities, including the ability to change its shape and size and transform into a pair of bat wings. While he appears to be of the same species as Kirby, his exact relation to Kirby is not known for certain.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (JP) (also known simply as Breath of the Wild or BotW) is the nineteenth The Legend of Zelda game, the third and final game released for the Wii U and the first not being an enhanced port from the GameCube. It is also the final first-party Wii U game. Like Twilight Princess, it was a dual release, being a Nintendo Switch launch title as well. Nintendo promised it would redefine the formula of Zelda's adventuring and return to the sense of exploration that was felt in the first game. A prequel, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity was released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch on November 20, 2020, over three years after Breath of the Wild was released. A direct sequel, titled The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, will be released exclusively on Nintendo Switch in 2023. Making it one of the few Zelda games, to receive a direct sequel featuring the same Link.
Raven Beak
Raven Beak is the main antagonist and final boss of Metroid Dread. He is a Chozo from the Mawkin tribe and he wants to turn Metroids into biological weapons. To do this, he sends a transmission to the Galactic Federation in which an X-Parasite is seen in ZDR and hacks the 7 E.M.M.I. units sent by the Galactic Federation in order to make Samus take over the mission and make the 7 E.M.M.I try to kill Samus to extract her Metroid DNA. Raven Beak passionately values power to the core, shown that he often declares that power is everything and his motto is printed on his robes in Chozo language, and he still keeps reciting this mantra even after he becomes infected and undergoes a horrific mutation by a Purple X.
Pikmin 2
Pikmin 2(JP) is a video game for the Nintendo GameCube that was released in 2004. It's a direct sequel to Pikmin, a video game that was released on the GameCube as a launch title. It was well received by both critics and gamers alike, arguably more-so than the original, which was considered an innovative yet highly demanding game, partly thanks to the dramatic time limit, something that this game has mostly been rid of.
Veronica (Fire Emblem)
Veronica (JP) appears as an antagonist of Fire Emblem Heroes and a young princess of the Emblian Empire, seeking to eradicate the Askr Kingdom by influencing heroes from other worlds. She also appears in Fire Emblem Engage as a DLC Emblem Bracelet, and in Dragalia Lost as a playable unit as part of the Fire Emblem: Lost Heroes event. Veronica is the daughter of the former emperor and his first wife. She has an older half-brother named Bruno, who was forced to leave Embla as a young boy.
Mipha
Mipha (JP), is one of the main characters in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. She is the Princess of the Zora and the Zora Champion. Mipha is the the daughter of King Dorephan and the elder sister of Prince Sidon, as one of the Champions, Mipha was Link's allies and childhood friend 100 years before the events of Breath of the Wild, she wears the same blue clothes as Daruk, Urbosa, Revali, Link, and Princess Zelda marking her affiliation to Zelda's group. Mipha was born with the unique ability, Mipha's Grace, to heal others and wields the Lightscale Trident. She makes a return in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.
Nintendo GameCube
The Nintendo GameCube (abbreviated as GameCube, GC, GCN, or NGC) is Nintendo's fourth home console and a sixth generation video game console initially released on September 14, 2001 in Japan. Nintendo first mentioned a successor to the Nintendo 64 on March 3, 1999, a day after Sony's announcement of the PlayStation 2. Two months later, on May 12, 1999, Nintendo of America's former chairman Howard Lincoln officially announced the console, which would be codenamed Dolphin.
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (JP) is a role playing video game designed by Square (currently Square Enix) and released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1996. It was the first Mario role-playing game, with an action-command battle system. In this game, Mario, with the help of Mallow, Geno, Bowser, and Princess Toadstool, needs to stop a new enemy, the Smithy Gang, while collecting seven Star Pieces so that peace may return and wishes may be granted once more.
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (JP) is minigame compilation for the Game Boy Advance and the first title in the critically acclaimed WarioWare series of games. It was released on March 21, 2003 in Japan, later that year in Europe, North America, Australia, and on July 4, 2005 in China. The game has the player play through themed gauntlets of microgames, very short minigames which only last for a few seconds each and whom the player must figure out how to complete through short written instructions and contextual clues. The game's plot centers around Wario who founds a game company and creates a video game along with his friends, an entirely new cast of characters introduced in Mega Microgame$! The music and sound effects were taken from Wario Land 4.
Krystal
Krystal(JP) is a character in the Star Fox series. She first appeared in the GameCube video game Star Fox Adventures. She is considered to be the main heroine of the Star Fox series as well as the love interest for Fox McCloud. She was the heroine and the damsel in distress upon her debut in Star Fox Adventures, but in the later games, she replaces Peppy Hare as one of the four main members of Star Fox along with Fox McCloud, Falco Lombardi, and Slippy Toad.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (JP) (also called SSBU, Super Smash Bros. 5, Smash 5, or SSB5) is the fifth and latest entry in the Super Smash Bros. series. It was released on December 7, 2018 for the Nintendo Switch worldwide and follows Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. It includes all the characters and most stages from across the series. The game was announced through a teaser trailer in the March 2018 Nintendo Direct and was released on December 7, 2018. The game features 103 base stages and 76 base playable characters (with 13 more characters and 11 more stages as downloadable content), making it the largest Super Smash Bros. game in terms of content in the series.
Urbosa
Urbosa (JP), is a character in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. She is the former Chief and Champion of the Gerudo, and the pilot of the Divine Beast Vah Naboris. As a Champion, she is affiliated with Link and the Royal Family of Hyrule, and wears a skirt crafted by Zelda in the color of the Royal family to represent her title. She returns in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a 2023 CGI-animated feature film produced by Illumination and Nintendo, and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is the third film adaptation of the Mario series following the 1993 live-action film adaptation and the Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! Japan-only anime film in 1986. The film stars Chris Pratt as the voice of Mario with an ensemble voice cast also includes Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Sebastian Maniscalco, Charles Martinet, Kevin Michael Richardson, Khary Payton, Jessica DiCicco, Eric Bauza, Rino Romano, John DiMaggio, Scott Menville and Juliet Jelenic.
Sin and Punishment
Sin and Punishment (JP) is a third-person shooter originally released in 2000 on the Nintendo 64 in Japan and the first installment in the Sin and Punishment series. In 2007 it was released on the Virtual Console for the Wii, marking the first time it was released outside of Japan. Set in the then-future, the game centers on Saki Amamiya and Airan Jo, two members of the Savior Group, an organization dedicaedt to protect the Earth from Ruffians and Armed Volunteers. A sequel, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, has been released on the Wii in 2009.
Edge (Rabbid)
Edge (JP) is a Rabbid character in Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. Compared to most Rabbids, she is more free-willed. She was a former leader of the Spark Hunters who were created by Cursa, who worked for them until Edge defected from them, after seeing how evil Cursa was in order to save the Sparks from them and would end up joining Mario and his team of heroes consisting of those in his own franchise and the Rabbids based off of them. Edge is a powerful swordswoman who was willing to do what is right to ensure justice has been served and she helps the heroes rescue Twinkle from Cursa's forces and has since then been their valued member since then. She is generally no-nonsense unlike the rest of the Rabbids before her and does not talk about herself very much. Her mission was to ensure the safety of the universe.
Fox McCloud
Fox McCloud(JP) is a Nintendo video game character and icon who was introduced in the Super Nintendo Entertainment System classic game Star Fox in 1993. He was originally created by Shigeru Miyamoto. Fox McCloud is the leader of an intergalactic team of pilot heroes, the Star Fox team whose name has become one of his nicknames, consisting of himself, Falco Lombardi, Peppy Hare, Slippy Toad, Krystal and a few others.
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.(JP) is a turn-based strategy game for the Nintendo 3DS by Intelligent Systems released in 2015. The art style is based on the Silver Age of Comics and featured a steampunk aesthetic. It has a playstyle reminiscent of Valkyria Chronicles. This game is an active turn-based strategy game. Instead of pure grid based movement, the game utilizes a steam system. The amount of steam a character has remaining determines how far they can move and how many shots they can fire from their weapons.
Nintendo Power V1
Nintendo Power Issue 1 was the very first issue in the long-running Nintendo Power magazine. It features the NES video game Super Mario Bros. 2 on the cover, with clay models of Mario and Wart. Other features include a look at The Legend of Zelda's Second Quest, a rather large feature looking at NES baseball video games, the first Howard and Nester comic, and more.