New Super Mario U Deluxe Works With Switch’s NES Controllers

Mario’s most recent sidescrolling adventure is coming to Nintendo Switch next month as New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. The title bundles the original Wii U launch game alongside its more challenging DLC expansion, New Super Luigi U, with a couple of new playable characters thrown in for good measure. As it turns out, it boasts another surprise feature over the Wii U version: NES controller support.

As GameXplain discovered, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe is compatible with Switch’s NES-style controllers, which are one of the company’s exclusive offers for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. Nintendo had advertised the NES controllers as only being compatible with Switch’s NES game library, but they can indeed be used with other titles; however, given how few buttons the gamepads boast, most games are effectively unplayable with them.

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, on the other hand, very much follows in the vein of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World, so the lack of buttons isn’t an impediment here. As GameXplain notes, you’ll need to tweak the default control scheme so that B serves as the run button, but it appears there will otherwise be no issues if you try playing the game with the NES controllers, just like a classic Mario platformer.

As previously mentioned, the Switch NES controllers are only available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. If you have a membership, you can order them through Nintendo’s website. Each set retails for $60 and comes with two controllers. Just like standard Joy-Cons, these can be recharged by slotting them into the sides of the Switch itself while it’s docked.

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe launches for Switch on January 11, 2019. New to this version are two playable characters, Nabbit and Toadette, both of whom have abilities geared toward helping newer players; the former is impervious to damage, while the latter can grab a new power-up–the Super Crown–and transform into Peachette, who can double jump and hover in the air using her billowy dress.

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My Hero Academia And Other Anime Are Now Free On Microsoft Store

Microsoft has announced free Funimation anime titles on its store. Most of the series are shonen, but they represent a wide range of different types of the stories within the genre.

All of the free anime offered are the first part of the series’ first season, so you can take advantage of these deals to easily jump into a new series you’ve had your eye on. We suggest starting with My Hero Academia if you haven’t seen the anime yet. It’s the uncut version of the anime, so expect a bit more blood, sexual fan service, and other adult material that might not have made it onto other streaming services. MHA tells the story of Izuku Midoriya, a young boy who wants to be a hero but is one of the few people in the world born without a superpowered Quirk. That won’t stop him from trying to get into Japan’s number one school for aspiring heroes though, and when the world’s number one hero offers some unexpected help, Midoriya might have just found the strength he needs to fulfill his dream.

If you’re looking for something a little more fantasy based, both Fairy Tail and Assassination Classroom are being offered for free as well. The former is about a guild of rambunctious wizards who fulfill contracts for non-magical folk and participate in fights that last for multiple episodes. The latter is about a classroom of students who suddenly get a strange octopus-like creature for a teacher, who promises to destroy the whole world if the class can’t manage to find a way to kill him before the end of the school year.

Attack on Titan is also free. The story of humans striving to survive against monstrous Titans is jam-packed full of explosive action–all of which is beautifully animated–and the first season is regarded as one of the best anime series of 2013.

If you’re looking for more anime to watch, check out our list of our favorite series of 2018. We’ve also highlighted the series we’re most looking forward to in 2019.

Bundle and Save on Arcade1up Retro Game Cabinets

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I’m not going to lie to you and try to tell you there’s still time to order one of these Arcade1up cabinets in time for Christmas. That would be irresponsible of me. You can still opt for free in-store pickup, if the option is available in your area. That’s one way to get one in time. But in reality, these deals are here in case you want one of these cool, small-scale arcade machines for your own home.

Walmart has Arcade1up machines on sale right now, some of which are in bundled deals, making them even better deals.

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Hellboy Creator Mike Mignola on How the Reboot Is Bringing the Comics to Life

The upcoming Hellboy reboot is pulling directly from the comics like never before, according to the character’s creator Mike Mignola. While talking to IGN, Mignola shared that while he’s officially credited as an executive producer, he’s also contributing to the story and acting as a general consultant to the filmmakers to make sure they capture the spirit of his comics. The side-by-side image below is a perfect example of how closely the comics are being adapted in the new movie.

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Hellboy joins the Wild Hunt. (Image Credit: Dark Horse Comics/Lionsgate) Hellboy joins the Wild Hunt. (Image Credit: Dark Horse Comics/Lionsgate)

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Does The Titans Season 1 Finale Have A Post Credits Scene? We Explain The Ending

The first season of Titans has come to a close, and the DC Universe original series is clearly unlike any other comic book TV show we’ve seen. Instead of aiming for a mainstream audience, Titans is a show whose primary goal is appealing to hardcore comic books fans and that was never more clear than in the Season 1 finale. Warning: The following contains spoilers for the finale Season 1 episode of Titans.

After spending an hour following Dick Grayson as he chases a homicidal Batman, it’s revealed that he’s actually mentally trapped in his darkest possible timeline. In this timeline, which is set five years from present day, Dick and Dawn have settled down to start a family, though they clearly don’t trust each other when it comes to those they previously had relationships with. Meanwhile, Jason Todd has been paralyzed and left in a wheelchair, Commissioner Gordon was killed by the Joker, and Batman finally snapped.

The episode as a whole was thrilling, watching Dick team up with the Gotham City Police Department to track down his former mentor, even revealing Batman’s true identity to the world before ultimately killing the Dark Knight to prevent him from murdering anyone else. None of this was actually happening, though. Instead, it was the doing of Trigon, who allowed Dick to embrace his darkness by infecting him with his demonic evil and essentially trapping him in his worst possible future. What this means for the future of Dick Grayson and the Titans remains to be seen and will obviously be a driving force in Season 2.

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That wasn’t the last image viewers were left with, though. In a post-credits scene, another major revelation was made in the form of two new characters that DC Comics fans know very well. We first saw Cadmus Labs, a notorious location in DC lore. Inside the building, viewers were briefly introduced to a very naked Superboy and Krypto the Superdog.

No, they weren’t mentioned by name but that’s clearly who Titans is bringing to the table for Season 2. First and foremost, Superboy is a creation of Cadmus Labs in the comics. He is a metahuman clone of Superman that was created after the Man of Steel’s death in 1993. He was eventually given the name Kon-El by Superman himself–who obviously didn’t stay dead long.

It will be interesting to see how he’s woven into Season 2 of Titans. Just as intriguing, though, is the prospect of Krypto. The Superdog was first introduced in a 1955 issue of the Superboy comics, back when Superboy was just Superman as a teenager. He’s made numerous appearances throughout the comics over the years and even had his own animated series at one point. Krypto the Superdog ran for two seasons between 2005 and 2006.

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With Dick Grayson stuck in his darkest possible future and the addition of Superboy and Krypto, Titans sure has set up a massive cliffhanger for the second season. Now they just need to get to work filming it so we can see how it all turns out.

The entire first season of Titans is available for streaming on DC Universe.