November2023
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Wins Nintendo GOTY At Golden Joystick Awards 2023
Baldur's Gate 3 takes out "ultimate" GOTY
The Golden Joystick Awards 2023 has just wrapped up and we've now got a full list of every winner. On the Switch front, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has officially won the Nintendo game of the year for 2023. The "ultimate" game of the year award went to Larian's RPG hit Baldur's Gate 3. Not...
News Nintendo Hardware And Software Teams Have Been Working "As One" Recently, Says Shinya Takahashi
Creating software that benefits hardware and vice versa
Nintendo has published the official English translation of the financial report Q&A for Q2 FY2024, and it wraps up with a particularly interesting comment on the company's recently-changed approach to hardware and software development. Asked about whether Nintendo has shifted to using...
News Miyamoto And Avi Arad Have Been Discussing The Zelda Movie For A Decade
"I know we face an extremely high hurdle"
When Nintendo announced that it was developing a movie based on The Legend of Zelda, Shigeru Miyamoto wrenched control of Nintendo's Twitter account away from the company's social team to give a few short details on the project. There, he sta
Guide Switch OLED Vs. Steam Deck OLED - Full Tech Specs, Nintendo / Valve Handheld Comparison
Behold the Nintendo Steam OLED... no, that's not right
Valve's latest variant on its range of Steam Deck handheld PCs is the Steam Deck OLED, a system which bears a striking resemblance to Nintendo Switch OLED Model in both name and form. But what's the difference between Switch OLED and Steam Deck OLED? We've looked previously at the differences...
Poll What’s Your Favourite New Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC Track In Wave 6?
Let us know
Nintendo's Booster Course Wave 6 DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe arrived yesterday and now that everyone has had some time to check it out, it's got us wondering what your favourite track is in this new update. You might have been excited about a particular track in the lead-up, and now that you've played them all you've changed your mind...
News The Super Mario Bros. Movie Arrives On Netflix This December (US)
Some other regions can already watch on this platform
The Super Mario Bros. Movie had a tremendous amount of success in cinemas earlier this year, but if you didn't catch it, it's now available on certain digital and streaming services. If you happen to be located in the US, it's today been confirmed Illumination and Nintendo's hit animated movie...
News Valve Announces Steam Deck OLED, Says Switch OLED Paved The Way
"It's just a great product from Nintendo"
Game company Valve, responsible for iconic series like Half-Life and Portal, has today announced the Steam Deck OLED, a follow-up to its original portable device with a longer-lasting battery, faster downloads, and plenty of other features. During an interview with The Washington Post about the updated...
News Super Mario RPG's Switch Release Gets A Five-Minute Overview Trailer
Update: Now in English!
Update [Thu 9th Nov, 2023 18:30 GMT]: Nintendo of America has now shared an English version of the overview trailer for Super Mario RPG, which launches on Nintendo Switch on 17th November, 2023. The five-minute trailer goes over all of the game's features, cast, and new additions. Check it out above, and let us know how...
A Link to the Cast
Well, there it is. Nintendo has announced that not only is a Legend of Zelda movie a possibility, but it's happening. Shigeru Miyamoto himself took to Twitter to share this news, stating that producer Avi Arad and director Wes Ball are already attached and it will be co-financed by Sony (a fact that we are still wrapping our heads...
News Nintendo Confirms Delay Of New Development Building
Expansion plan knocks it back to 2028
Back in August, there was a report from Nikkei claiming Nintendo's new development building had been delayed due to an "expansion plan". Nintendo didn't officially comment about this at the time, but now within the slides of its latest financial results briefing, it's confirmed construction has been up-scaled...
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Has Been Updated To Version 3.0.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
The final wave of DLC is now available
Today marks the arrival of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 'Wave 6' Booster Course Pass DLC for Nintendo Switch. This is the final wave of additional content and brings the total amount of DLC courses to 48. All up though there is now 96 courses from across the series to speed through. <related ids="158132">...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give WarioWare: Move It?
Get a move on
Last week, WarioWare: Move It! brought Mario's #2 nemesis back to Switch for another round of microgame goodness, this time returning to the waggle-filled joys of the Wii entry, WarioWare Smooth Moves. Our resident reviewer extraordinaire, PJ O'Reilly, awarded it 8/10 in his review, saying this entry is "as daft and colourful as...
Wake up Link, the movie's on
Well folks, it's actually happened. After the monumental success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Nintendo has announced an upcoming live-action movie based on The Legend of Zelda. While details for the time being are scarce, we'll be keeping this guide updated in the coming months as we learn more about the project,...
Reaction What's Your Gut Feeling On The Zelda Movie News?
Excited? Concerned? Confused? Get your hot takes here!
In typical Nintendo fashion, the company unexpectedly and nonchalantly dropped the announcement last night that it is deep into development on a Legend of Zelda movie with Sony Pictures. It comes as no massive shock given the success of the Super Mario Bros. Movie, but the fact that this Zelda...
News Nintendo Reveals "Positive Impact" The Mario Movie Had On Mario's Game Sales
Super Mario evergreen revenue is up year-on-year
Nintendo's Mario Movie, which made its debut earlier this year, has had an incredibly positive impact on the sales and downloads of Super Mario games. After being watched by around 169.84 million people and a cumulative global box-office revenue of $1,361,250,000 billion, Nintendo experienced some...
News Nintendo's 330M+ User Accounts Will Be Foundation Of "Lasting Relationship With Consumers"
It's all about "supporting long-term relationships"
Nintendo has previously mentioned how it's planning to use the same account system to make the transition to the next generation easier, and now it's reiterated this in its latest financial update while revealing there are now "over" 330 million Nintendo accounts worldwide. This figure covers 164...
News Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is Officially The "Fastest-Selling" Super Mario Title Ever
Shifting 4.3 million units in the first two weeks
Nintendo's latest 2D platformer Super Mario Bros. Wonder only debuted on the Switch last month and it's already a huge success. Nintendo's latest financial results reveal the title was able to shift 4.3 million units globally in just two weeks, making it the "biggest release" and "fastest-selling"...
News Sony Is Co-Financing Nintendo's Live-Action Zelda Movie
It's also handling the worldwide theatrical distribution
Nintendo and Sony may not have the best history, but it seems they'll be teaming up for a live-action Legend of Zelda movie. Yes, in case you somehow missed it, Miyamoto recently took control of Nintendo's social channels and announced a Zelda movie project had been in the works for "many...
News Shuntaro Furukawa Claims Recent 'Switch 2' Rumours Are Not Accurate
Here we go again
Rumours of the Switch successor are hotting up by the day, though Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa seems keen to challenge the accuracy of the claims (thanks, Nintendo Everything). In a recent financial call, the contents of which were written up on the Japanese site Mainichi, Furukawa dug into some of the latest 'Switch 2'...
News Pre-Orders For A Stunning Banjo-Kazooie Statue Are Now Live
Another gem from First 4 Figures
Toy and model company First 4 Figures has launched pre-orders for a new product called 'Banjo-Kazooie Duet'. Based on the 1998 N64 classic Banjo-Kazooie from developer Rare, the statue comes in three flavours, each accompanied by a rather eye-watering price tag. The first is the standard model showcasing the two...
News Horror Life Sim 'Bem Feito' Channels The '90s With Switch Launch Trailer
Meet Garotron OS
Publisher QuByte Interactive has released the launch trailer for its upcoming 'horror life-sim' Bem Feito, launching on the Switch this week on November 9th, 2023. The trailer evokes commercials from the '80s and '90s, featuring atmospheric clips, a soothing voiceover, and an appropriate CRT filter to make things look extra...
News Nintendo Records Biggest Q1+2 Sales Figures Since Switch Launch
Mario Movie and other projects lend a hand
Nintendo has today published its financial report for Q2 FY2024 and it looks like things have been going really rather well. On top of some meaty sales figures for the likes of Tears of the Kingdom, Pikmin 4 and the Switch console itself, the report finds that Nintendo's sales in the first half of the...
News Tears Of The Kingdom Continues To Prove That 'Open World Zelda' Is A Best-Selling Formula
Almost 20 million units sold
Nintendo has announced that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has now sold 19.50 million units, just shy of that 20 million milestone. Launched on May 12th, 2023, the game has now effectively sold nearly two-thirds of what Breath of the Wild has managed in the space of about five months or so. That's insane. For...
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of September 2023
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe stays in pole position
Nintendo has today shared its latest financial report for FY2024 and this gives us an updated list of the best-selling Switch games as of 30th September 2023. Unlike the last report, which saw The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sneak into the proceedings, this quarter remains relatively unchanged...
News Pikmin 4 Has Sold 2.61 Million Units In Just Over Two Months
Over 50% of which in Japan
As part of Nintendo's latest financial report, which tracks the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March '24 (that's April 1st to September 30th, 2023 specifically), the company has announced that Pikmin 4 has sold 2.62 million units since its release on July 21st, 2023. The milestone puts the game ahead of Pikmin 3...