Nintendo Entertainment System

Online Nintendo Switch subscribers were surprised by a new batch of freebies

September 20, 2022 admin

Over the past few months, Nintendo Switch Online subscribers have been treated to a number of exclusive profile codes. During September, the company released builds based on the original Nintendo Entertainment System, and Wave 3 is now available. Subscribers can cut these new tokens for just 10 platinum points each, and the latest wave features designs based on donkey kongAnd the punch out!!And the Super Mario Bros. 3. There are also icons based on the NES itself, Japanese Famicom, and more. Each one costs only 10 platinum points, and the…

Early official Nintendo art shows a completely different design for Princess Peach

April 15, 2022 admin

In the days of the Nintendo Entertainment System, 8-bit console graphics left plenty of room for simultaneous translation from artists. Throughout the 1980s, many artists created unique scenes for Nintendo characters, before the company set standard designs. Japanese artist Jaku Miu revealed a design he created that day that featured a pair of officially licensed slippers aimed at girls. The slippers feature Mario, a peach, a wagon, and a pair of frogs. Miyao’s designs for Mario and Toads are very close to the ones we still see today, but his…