Animal Crossing on Nintendo 64 launched 25 years ago today in Japan! Easily one of the most influential games of all time. Is the original website from 2001 still up? You better believe it. www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/soft...

Cool magazine covers…I’m not creative enough to design my own levels but playing the levels of others was mostly fun. A couple creators I found made entire games with levels not far off what Nintendo outputs.

If you're at #PAXEast this weekend, some of the @nfpublishing.bsky.social team, myself included, will be doing a meetup at 3 p.m. TODAY (Saturday) in the handheld lounge. Come say hi and chat about games with us!

My book, the 𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗩𝗼𝗹. 𝟮, is available on The Yetee (physical): theyetee.com/collections/all/products/nes-endings-compendium-vol-2 And NintendoForce Shop (phys & digital): www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/category/Books Here's a 24-page PDF preview: drive.google.com/file/d/1ybzs...

New poster! Courtesy of @nfpublishing.bsky.social, pretty good timing with the current Pokopia craze. 😊

If you missed the cut-off at patreon.com/NintendoForce, you can now order a copy of our brand-new Issue #82 right here: www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/category/Mag... Capcom's unleashing an all-out attack, with five different big-name games all launching within two months! Let's talk about it!

Man, @nfpublishing.bsky.social continues to be so great. Last issue was kinda stitched together poorly. Not a big deal imo. Unprovoked they reissued it and gave a detailed letter as to why. I love physical media so I’m happy to support. Give them a look if you miss the days of Nintendo Power.

Thanks for a fun night! We raided our buddy @coollikeaninja.bsky.social ! Shoutouts to @nfpublishing.bsky.social for great reviews of UFO 50! Back to broadcasting tomorrow, then a community watch event in our Discord. See ya ‘round the internets!

Talk about a hell of a prediction! I was reading the Virtual Boy coverage in the latest issue of @nfpublishing.bsky.social last night when I ran across this article. This is one of the unreleased games that was revealed by Nintendo yesterday as coming later this year. Lucas absolutely nailed it!

As hoped for in our newest issue, Dragon Hopper has just been confirmed for release 30 years after its Summer 1996 release plans were cancelled!

Looking for this book? We've still got in stock, so pick up this and other cool books from our pals at @nfpublishing.bsky.social! theyetee.com/collections/...

Love to see it! Glad you enjoyed it, John. Thanks!

Really surprising choice for Nintendo's next live-action movie adaptation, but I'm exciting to see it!

A view of "Monsteropolis" from HDGG: Mega Man. We decided the throwback name to the original manual would be fun & Capcom approved. I looked over Mega Man X maps for inspiration, and the layout was built around the boss placements on the select screen.

New magazine delivered today! I especially like the bold red color to celebrate the Virtual Boy.

If you missed the cut-off at patreon.com/NintendoForce, you can now order a copy of our brand-new Issue #81 right here: www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/category/Mag... Both Mario Tennis and Virtual Boy are coming back in February, and the histories of both are intertwined! Let's talk about 'em!

no way it me (thanks @nfpublishing.bsky.social, love the book!!)

As you likely saw in the book, my next project with @nfpublishing.bsky.social will be Hand-Drawn Game Guides: Mega Man 2! I'll be starting on it in January, and plan on working on it for the full year. I'm excited to work on this legendary title!

AVAILABLE NOW: Hand-Drawn Game Guides: Mega Man! Officially licensed and completely hand-drawn by the incredible REAL HUMAN BEING @heyphilsummers.bsky.social! Buy it buy it buy it Amazon: amzn.to/4pK40Vb The Yetee: bit.ly/48L1AzA #ad Support human artists.

The officially-licensed "Hand-Drawn Game Guides: Mega Man" is now available! You can grab the standard edition from Amazon or the collector's edition with bonus goodies from Nintendo Force Publishing. Amazon - amzn.to/4qivXDm NF Publishing - www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/category/Books

I promise I'll slow up on posting about this soon. Just happy seeing people enjoying it!

This just in from our pals from @nfpublishing.bsky.social comes Hand-Drawn Game Guides: Mega Man, an officially licensed guide and retrospective on two games from the classic series— all across 200+ hand-drawn full color pages! Available now: zurl.co/Z6Ica

Thank you @heyphilsummers.bsky.social for this latest addition to our shelves! 🙏 This #MegaMan book is gorgeous! @lucasmthomas.bsky.social @nfpublishing.bsky.social @capcomusa.com

Wow @heyphilsummers.bsky.social this is incredible! You’ve outdone yourself. Congrats.

Oh hey! Capcom just revealed that a new Mega Man game is in the works, and we're officially launching our brand-new Mega Man book in less than a week! Whaddya know! :p Welcome back, Blue Bomber! (And everyone check out @heyphilsummers.bsky.social's new Hand-Drawn Game Guides: Mega Man!)

Feels strange to hold the finished product. Hard not to reflect on the whole year+ to get here. Drawing through a slipped disc, PT, juggling other projects, FT job, family, losing our dog. It was a lot. I just wanted to make the best Mega Man book I could. I hope you enjoy it.

Happy Mr. Iwata's Birthday! Satoru Iwata was born on December 6, 1959. That's 66 years ago now! Play an Iwata game this weekend to honor his memory!

NF's annual Black Friday Back Issue Bundles sale is on! Get caught up on any NF you missed, or buy a bundle for a Nintendo-loving friend/family member! www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/shop

New #NintendoForce has arrived! ⭐️ Who’s played Kirby Air Riders? @nfpublishing.bsky.social

NF's annual Black Friday Back Issue Bundles sale is on! Get caught up on any NF you missed, or buy a bundle for a Nintendo-loving friend/family member! www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/shop

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

If you missed the cut-off at Patreon.com/NintendoForce, you can now order a copy of our brand-new Issue #80 right here: www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/category/Mag... Kirby Air Riders is racing toward the Switch 2 soon . . . but didn't we just have a new Mario Kart!? Let's talk about it!

Happy 40th anniversary to the NES! In 2006 — 19 years ago now! — I wrote a small book all about the system's launch on October 18, 1985. It got my foot in the door at IGN, leading to the beginning of my game journalism career! (Its digital version is on sale at NFMagazine.com if you're curious!)

Magazine time ☕️ 📖 Thanks as always @nfpublishing.bsky.social team 🙏 💜

Doug Bowser is retiring!

Really enjoying Issue #79 of Nintendo Force Magazine! 🎮 Lucas Thomas’ feature Of Mice and Mouse Control is a fascinating dive into Nintendo’s history with mouse peripherals and the possibilities for the future. A must-read for fans of #Nintendo 's quirky experiments. @nfpublishing.bsky.social

Woo hoo, Time Extension reviewed my book, the NES Endings Compendium 2! @nfpublishing.bsky.social

FREE issue of NF Magazine (today only)! There's an excellent Super Mario retrospective AND you get a very fun interview (pg. 63) where I reveal my secret origin story while also talking about Super Mario; there's a lot of Mario going on here really Anyway, go nab it before they make it not free ⭐

Free NF issue, today only! In honor of today being the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., you can grab the digital version of NF #48, The Legacy of Super Mario Bros., for free for 24 hours: www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/category/Mag...

Issue No. 79 of Nintendo Force Magazine (@nfpublishing.bsky.social) is HERE!! Get all the info on Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Switch 2 mouse control, and of course, lots of lovely previews, reviews and news. If you'd like a copy, you can get one here: www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/category/Mag....

If you missed the cut-off at patreon.com/NintendoForce, you can now order a copy of our brand-new Issue #79 right here: nintendoforcemagazine.com/category/Mag... Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is heavily encouraging mouse control on Switch 2, so we've covered all things mice-related in this issue!

Last day to get the next @nfpublishing.bsky.social for the low pre-order price! For this one, I helped make a jet set radio Bowser with @sarahcarapace.bsky.social, talked to the super @nitrome.bsky.social bros., and played @yachtclubgames.bsky.social's Mina the hollower www.patreon.com/NintendoForce

Slowed up a little but 150 finished. Bagged and sealed with love. Trying really hard to not have any repeats but it's getting tough the deeper I get into this.

100 Mega Man sketches for Backers down... 100 to go! Having flashbacks of doing this for Zelda years ago.

Starman. Starman. Star Man. Starman.

If you backed Hand-Drawn Game Guides: Mega Man, keep an eye on your mailbox as surveys are being rolled out. Sorry about the delay (we promised last week). We are working hard to make sure everything is buttoned up. Thanks!

My most anticipated indie Switch 2 exclusive is Mouse Work by @nitrome.bsky.social. Interview for the next issue of @nfpublishing.bsky.social currently in the works! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXKV...

Aaay look what showed up!! Super stoked that @vgmuseum.bsky.social and @lucasmthomas.bsky.social brought me on to do, well, a ton more illustrations this time around. It doesn't show well in my basement studio lighting, but the quality of the prints is *immaculate*. I'm over the moon.

No problem, you contributed to the mail bag, so it's the least I could do :) Thanks to @lucasmthomas.bsky.social and @nfpublishing.bsky.social for handling it all!

It's now been 10 years since Mr. Iwata left us. I've just uploaded my talk "Remembering Satoru Iwata" from last year's Long Island Retro Gaming Expo. Please take a moment to reflect on his memory today!