Tag Archives: Nintendo

In a show of support, Nintendo has decided to contribute 50 million yen to the Red Cross Society in response to the recent 7.6-magnitude earthquake that hit Japan’s Noto Peninsula. The Pokémon Company set the example with this kind donation. In addition to this, Nintendo has made a generous commitment to offer free repairs to individuals residing in areas affected ...

Coming up next week on January 17th, 2024, members of Switch Online + Expansion Pack will have the opportunity to revisit the beloved RPG games Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age, originally released on the Game Boy Advance. The initial release occurred in the 2001/02 season, with the subsequent game launching in 2002/03. The talented team at Camelot ...

In honor of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s fifth anniversary, Nintendo revealed plans for a special event and some new libations last month. The Japanese firm has just announced the new spirits in an update. The 11th of January 2024 marks the beginning of a five-day period during which these libations will be available for purchase. Characters from Pikmin 4, Zelda: ...

Microsoft and Xbox have stated their desire to make gaming more accessible, and Xbox CFO Tim Stuart reiterated this at the Wells Fargo TMT Summit this week. While it’s a “bit of a change of strategy” for Xbox and nothing serious is happening right now, the goal is to bring its “first-party experiences” and subscription services to “every screen” that ...

On November 16, 2023, the Nintendo eShop will release ‘the best RPG you’ve never heard about’, an action RPG. The PC version of ASTLIBRA Revision has 18,182 user reviews and ‘overwhelmingly positive’ feedback, despite the above trailer. The game will launch at £19.49, but pre-orders before November 16th will save 20%, bringing it down to £15.59. The gameplay looks smooth ...

Nintendo announced a new Indie World Showcase for Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Be prepared. The showcase will begin at 9 a.m. PT, 12 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. BST, 6 p.m. CET, and Wednesday at 3 a.m. AET, with “roughly 20 minutes of new announcements and updates on indie games coming to the Nintendo Switch”. We expect what? Who knows! However, ...

Nikkei reported in August that Nintendo’s new development building was delayed due to an “expansion plan”. Nintendo didn’t mention this at the time, but its latest financial results briefing slides show that construction has been up-scaled to 2028 instead of 2027. “We had initially announced that a 12-story building would be completed in 2027, but we revised our original plan ...

Nintendo in its latest financial update announced that there are “over” 330 million Nintendo accounts worldwide and plans to use the same account system to make the transition to the next generation easier. This figure includes 164 countries and regions, including some where the Nintendo Switch and other Nintendo hardware aren’t sold, with the company’s mobile app engaging more players. ...

Nintendo’s Mario Movie, released earlier this year, has greatly boosted Super Mario game sales and downloads. Nintendo saw immediate year-on-year sales increases for its evergreen Switch titles after 169.84 million viewers and $1,361,250,000 billion in global box-office revenue. Nintendo’s Mario mobile game app downloads and merchandise sales increased year-over-year: “Sell-through of evergreen titles related to Super Mario from April through ...

Nintendo released new photos of its Kyoto store, which will open on October 17, 2023. The new Kyoto store, joining Nintendo Tokyo and Nintendo Osaka, will sell unique Nintendo merchandise on the 7th floor of Kyoto Takashimaya S.C. Looks cool, right? Modern, clean, and with Nintendo character decals and models, we love it. Giant Mario statues sticking their heads out ...