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An N64 Classic Is Coming to Switch With Multiplayer, and Gamers Are Freaking Out

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An N64 Classic Is Coming to Switch With Multiplayer, and Gamers Are Freaking Out

While the biggest names in video games are always trying to come up with a new IP, there's a great way to pad their purses in the meantime: rereleases and remasters of yesteryear. As console generations age while technology rapidly moves forward, enormous hits like Square Enix's "Final Fantasy VII" and Naughty Dog's "The Last of Us" (which is now also an HBO series) slowly become harder to go back to, for a range of reasons from outdated graphics to in-game mechanics that have seen significant improvements since. Rereleasing older games has been a financial goldmine for many video game companies.

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