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Random Many At Retro Studios Weren't 'Excited' To Work On Mario Kart 7
Studio was brought in to assist development
It's widely known at this point that Retro Studios - famed for the Metroid Prime series and for reviving Donkey Kong Country - was recruited by Nintendo to help out on development for the 3DS release of Mario Kart 7. The developer had just wrapped work on Donkey Kong Country Returns and according to...
News Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Dev Would "Love" To Bring The Game To Switch
But Nintendo hasn't asked, apparently...
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 will no longer be released this year on the Nintendo Switch, and it's left Zelda fans with nothing to really look forward to in 2022. One rumour is Wind Waker and Twilight Princess will fill this space. Interestingly though, if they are getting released on the...
Random Former Nintendo Employee Admits He Was "Really Worried" About Leaking Saucy Waluigi Artwork
Kit was concerned Nintendo Minute was making a "terrible mistake"
Nintendo's purple mischief-maker Waluigi created some saucy scenes last May when a new render of him holding a rose surfaced online. This same render was first shared during an episode of Nintendo Minute, and it seems it actually caused some drama in the office before the video was...
News Reggie Doesn't Seem To Think Nintendo Has "Abandoned" F-Zero, Says There's Still Hope
Some dev could still be "playing around with an idea"
One series we're sure many Nintendo fans would love to see make a return is the F-Zero. Although the Nintendo 64 version got a re-release in March via the Switch Online service, there hasn't been a new entry in the futuristic racing series since the 2004 Game Boy Advance title, F-Zero Climax...
News April NPD: Switch Has Overtaken PS4 Sales In The US
Now fourth best selling console
The Nintendo Switch continues to sell like hot cakes, despite reports of a 20% decrease YoY from Nintendo's own financial report. Now, the hybrid console has reached another remarkable milestone by surpassing the total sales of the PS4 in the US. This means that the Switch is now the fourth best selling console in...
News Yamauchi Family Looking To Redevelop The Area Around Original Nintendo HQ
Though it might take a while
Nintendo's founding Yamauchi Family still seemingly has a great deal of fondness for the video game company. In a significant move, it has acquired around 3000 square metres of land in Kyoto, specifically surrounding Nintendo's original headquarters in the city's Shimogyo Ward. The headquarters itself has already been...
News Nintendo 8th Place In "Top 10" Game Revenues For 2021
Tencent takes out the top spot
Although Nintendo is forecasting a drop in profits and sales for the current financial year, its hardware and software are still selling like there's no tomorrow. The Switch has now sold more than 107 million units and software has surpassed 822 million units, as of March 31, 2022. It should come as no surprise then...
News NoA President Responds To Alleged Working Conditions At Nintendo, Finds Reports "Troubling"
Internal message to staff reveals Bowser's thoughts
Nintendo of America was last month named alongside hiring firm Aston Carter in a workers' rights complaint, when an individual worker claimed their legally protected right to unionise was violated. Nintendo issued a response to this, stating how the worker was "a contractor previously terminated...
News Nintendo Releases New Introductory Video For Mario Strikers: Battle League
Update: Now in English!
Update [Thu 12th May, 2022 15:30 BST] Nintendo of America has now published the recent overview trailer in English! The trailer details a number of skills and systems that you'll be able to play around with when kick-off starts on 10th June. The two skills the trailer goes into in particular are: Team Tackle - You can push...
News Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Still On Track For 2022 Release
Ubisoft shares a brief update
In July last year, Ubisoft and Nintendo revealed Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope - a sequel to the 2017 tactical turn-based Switch release Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Last we heard, the game was "coming 2022", and it seems it's still on track. In the French company's latest earnings
Round Up Everything Announced In Nintendo's May 2022 Indie World Showcase
All 20 games and trailers from the May 11 presentation
Nintendo delivered its latest Indie World Showcase today (Wed 11th May 2022), a nearly 25-minute presentation of games from independent developers coming to Switch soon (or even today). Above you can find our lovely video team's impressions, and below you'll find the video of the full Indie...
Poll If Nintendo Released Mother 3 In The West, What Would It Be Called?
EarthBound 2? Earth3ound? MotherEarth?
Last weekend we celebrated Mother's Day by having a real Mother of a blow-out. We began with our weekly Box Art Brawl poll pitting EarthBound against Mother 2. We then took a look back at memories old and new of both EarthBound and the legendary (and legendari
News Nintendo Says It Wants To Avoid A Repeat Of Wii U With Switch's Successor
The generational transition must be "as smooth as possible"
Update: Nintendo's official translation of the Q&A has now been released and differs subtly from VGC's earlier translation, specifically with regards to Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa calling the transition 'a major concern'. Here is the official translation, which highlights the...
Talking Point As Switch Hardware Sales Slow, How Long Can Nintendo Delay 'Switch 2'?
Stuck between a rock and a global chip shortage
Nintendo's report for the 2021/22 financial year dropped today, and while Switch continues to sell well and software sales are looking healthy, signs that enthusiasm for the five-year-old system is beginning to ebb are also apparent. To be clear, the results present a far from gloomy outlook for the...
Random Switch Console Sales Outstrip The Poor Wii U's Total Software Sales
The Switch has pilfered most of its games, after all
Nintendo's latest financial results demonstrate strong sales for the Switch, despite a 20% drop YoY as a result of semiconductor shortages. With a total of 107.65 million Switch units sold, the console is inching ever closer to the lifetime sales of the Game Boy and the Nintendo DS. Just to...
News Nintendo Confirms 10-For-1 Stock Split To Boost Share 'Liquidity' And Investor Base
In other words, 1 currently held share will become 10 shares soon
Nintendo has taken the opportunity with its annual financial results to make some notable business moves, even if they're little to do with the games we get to play or the systems we own. In addition to a planned share buyback, the company has announced a major shift to its shares /...
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus Has Sold Over 12 Million Units Globally
And over 11 million of those were in 10 weeks!
We know the Pokémon series is always a big seller, but we're always surprised when we actually see the numbers. As part of Nintendo's latest financial results, published today, the company revealed that Pokémon Legends: Arceus has sold over 12.64 million units worldwide up to March 2022. Despite...
News Nintendo Aiming To Spend Over $400 Million On Another Share Buyback
Similar to a move in August 2021
The Switch-led successes for Nintendo over the last five years have enabled the company to once again generate significant profits and enhance its already impressive cash reserves. While investment has clearly gone into game development, will continue in terms of hardware R&D, and of course into major...
News Nintendo Forecasts Profits And Sales To Drop In This Financial Year
Still expects Switch to once again pass 20 million hardware sales
After the dizzying highs of the 2020/2021 financial year, the most recent financial results from Nintendo show an expected but relatively modest drop following the pandemic / lockdown-related boom. The results are still very strong, yet we're now into the sixth year of the Switch...
News It's Official, Metroid Dread Is The Best-Selling Game In The Metroid Series
Knocks off Prime to claim the bounty
Following on from the February news that Metroid Dread had sold 2.74 million units from its October launch to the end of 2021 — a figure which put it behind only GameCube's Metroid Prime in the series' best-seller list — Nintendo's end of year financial results have confirmed that MercurySteam's 2D entry is...
News Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Upcoming Switch Games
Bayonetta 3 still on for 2022, Metroid Prime 4 and Advance Wars TBA
With Nintendo publishing its latest financial report, the company has reshared and updated its list of upcoming releases. We've had plenty of brand new releases to etch into the calendars over the last period, what with that beefy February Nintendo Direct. The updated schedule...
News Nintendo Switch Has Now Sold Over 107 Million Units
Though shortage of parts results in 20% decrease YoY
Nintendo has published its latest financial report, giving us a look at the total Switch sales so far. It's looking good, with combined might of the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, and Nintendo Switch - OLED Model selling 107.65 million units, inching ever closer to that 110 million...
News Nintendo Reveals Opening Cinematic For Mario Strikers: Battle League
Out on Switch this June
While Nintendo's western branches are seemingly focused on promoting Nintendo Switch Sports and certain upcoming releases, its homeland (Japan) appears to be really excited about the release of Mario Strikers: Battle League next month. Last week, Nintendo's Japanese YouTube channel shared an introductory overview trailer -...
News Former Nintendo Manager Joins The Forza Team As Its 'Director Of Quality'
Nintendo's loss, Xbox's gain
A former Nintendo manager has joined Xbox to become 'Director of Quality' for the Forza franchise. Heather Gearreald worked at Nintendo of America for nearly 5 years as its 'Quality Assurance Manager' and 'Software Development Manager', before announcing her move to Turn 10 Studios via LinkedIn. As reported by our...
Poll Does Nintendo Really Need To Release Mother 3 In The West Anymore?
We'd be first in line, but have all the fans played it already?
That Mother 3 never got officially localised and released outside Japan has been a source of sadness and frustration for EarthBound fans in the West since the game launched on Game Boy Advance back in 2006. The sequel to cult classic EarthBound — the SNES entry in the Mother series...
News Reggie "Hated" Donkey Konga And Was Worried It Would Hurt The DK Brand
"I pushed back hard"
Update [Sat 7th May, 2022 12:30 BST]: G4 has now uploaded the full interview with Reggie - adding some much-needed context to that line about how much he "hated Donkey Konga". It turns out, he was just protective and was worried about the music rhythm series ruining the Donkey Kong brand. In the end, though, he admits it sold...
News Nintendo Close To Hitting $1.8 Billion In Revenue From Mobile Games
Most of that is from Fire Emblem Heroes
Nintendo is close to reaching a total of $1.8 billion in revenue from its mobile games, which at the time of writing includes Super Mario Run, Dr. Mario World, Mario Kart Tour, Dragalia Lost, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, and Fire Emblem Heroes. As reported by
Random Take A Look At GoldenEye 007 Played Across 4 Separate Screens
The dream multiplayer set-up!
GoldenEye 007 for the N64 is a truly seminal video game. It was one of the first examples of the FPS genre to demonstrate just how viable it could be on consoles, with an excellent single-player campaign backed up by a multiplayer mode that's still enjoyed by many to this day. Times, however, have moved on. Although...
Poll What Is Your Most Played Sport In Nintendo Switch Sports?
Go on, tell us
Nintendo Switch Sports has almost been out for an entire week now, so we thought we would check in on the Nintendo Life community to see how everyone is getting along with the game. We're wondering what sport you've played the most so far? If you need a reminder - this six-in-one collection currently includes tennis, bowling,...
Random Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Players Really Want Nintendo To "Fix" Coconut Mall
MK Tour's version of the Wii track includes moving cars
If you're played the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC wave, you've likely noticed some differences with the Wii track Coconut Mall. The major thing players don't seem to be happy about are the static cars just before the final turn. Nintendo recently reminded everyone to check out Coconut Mall in MK8D...
News Surprise! Hasbro And Nintendo Release Monopoly Junior: Super Mario Edition
And it appears to have already sold out
If you were a fan of Hasbro's Super Mario Monopoly when it was released back in 2020, but are looking for something that's a bit more accessible for younger audiences, you might want to check out Monopoly Junior: Super Mario Edition. This new themed version is available on Amazon for $21.99 USD. Junior is...
News Reggie Fils-Aimé Wanted The 3DS To Launch At $199, But Was Rebuffed
"With 3DS, we did not let the poor sales performance linger"
When the 3DS launched it had a tough task as the successor to DS, a portable family of systems that had become Nintendo's greatest success story. Though the 3DS (and 2DS) range of systems couldn't hit those heights, by the end of its run it had been a reasonable success with 75.94 million...
News Reggie Fils-Aimé Recalls Touching Advice He Received From The Late Satoru Iwata
"You have very good ideas. But you won't always be right."
This week has brought the launch of Disrupting the Game, From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo by Reggie Fils-Aimé, a business leadership book from the former Nintendo of America President that offers plenty of interesting insights. While it's selective and careful about detail it gives...
News Inappropriate Names In Nintendo Switch Sports Prompt Report Function Requests
Improved filtering, too
Many Switch owners have likely been destroying relationships with their friends and family this past weekend, attempting to beat them at tennis or bowling in Nintendo Switch Sports. The family-friendly game launched last week, and players have been getting together to try the game both offline and online. However, the online...
News Reggie Thought Game Boy Micro Was "A Nonstarter" But Was "Forced" To Launch It
"We were operating in silos and this made us ineffective"
You'll have been seeing a lot of Reggie Fils-Aimé on the internet this week, following the release of his book Disrupting the Game, From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo. Though primarily a business leadership book, there are interesting insights into his life, career and his years with...
Video No, Nintendo Switch Sports' Online Mode Isn't Fake
Alex sets the record straight
There's a theory doing the rounds (because of course there is) that the online modes in Nintendo Switch Sports aren't actually the real deal. In response to this, our senior video producer Alex Olney is here to set the record straight. As you've probably already worked out from the title above, no - the online mode...
News Reggie Talks About NoA Union Issues: "This Isn't The Nintendo That I Left"
"The reports I hear really strike me as just not the company I knew"
As you might have heard over the past few weeks, Nintendo of America has come under fire for its alleged treatment of part-time and contract workers. NoA actually issued a response to one of these complaints, noting how the video game giant was "fully committed" to providing a...
News The Nintendo Experience In Melbourne, Australia Has Closed For Good
Open for over 13 years
Upstairs in an EB Games store in Melbourne, Victoria, was a cool little experience that Nintendo fans could go and visit. Aptly named the Nintendo Experience, this upstairs section was the place to go for midnight launches, signings, Nintendo merch, and just try the newest Nintendo releases out. Sadly, last weekend, the...
Review Disrupting The Game: From The Bronx To The Top Of Nintendo - Reggie Fils-Aimé
Intriguing insights blended with business can-do tropes
Reggie Fils-Aimé is an iconic figurehead of 21st Century Nintendo, arriving in the public eye at a pivotal moment of the company's history as it underwent a Satoru Iwata-led revolution. After the GameCube's challenging generation in the face of new competition from Microsoft's Xbox and the...
"I wanted to get Nintendo's permission"
The Super Smash Bros. competitive scene has a huge following, but Nintendo's relationship with this part of the community and fighting game tournaments, in general, hasn't always been the best. Now adding to this bumpy history is a new story this time from the famous Twitch Streamer and Fortnite player Ni
Random Nintendo Switch Sports Contains A Neat Easter Egg In Its Credits
Let's play ball!
Nintendo Switch Sports has just launched worldwide and gamers are swinging their Joy-Con like it's 2006 all over again (in fact, one poor soul has already chucked a Joy-Con straight into his television set). It's a neat return for the franchise that boasts some fun sporting events and solid presentation, but we thought the game was...
News Nintendo Reportedly Expecting 10% Decrease In Switch Sales Due To Supply Issues
Aims to "sell more" software in response
Although there's still a lot of demand for the Switch, Nintendo is reportedly bracing itself for a decline in hardware sales. According to Nikkei Asia, the Japanese video game giant expects to sell "only about 20 million Switch game consoles" in the current fiscal year, which would be a 10% decrease from...
PSA You Might Not Need To Unbox The New Smash Bros. amiibo To Use It
See for yourself
As you've probably seen, the new Min Min Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo is now available in-store. If you are planning on adding this one to your collection, here's your PSA that this new amiibo based on the fighter from the ARMS series might not actually need to be unboxed to be used. As highlighted by a user (with a North...
Feature What's Your Biggest Nintendo Launch Day Regret?
Regrets, we've had a few
There are few moments more exciting than a console launch, especially for a whole new generation. Objectively speaking it's not the best time for a system - the pricing of everything is at its peak, there won't be many games, and early titles may also struggle to fully show off the technology. Yet the buzz is captivating,...
News Piranha Plants Take Up Residence At Super Nintendo World In Hollywood
Piranha Plant Pipes Up!
Earlier this year, Nintendo announced its intention to open Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood, after the roaring success of its debut theme park in Osaka, Japan. It looks like development of the new attraction is coming on nicely, thanks to a recent video taken by theme park enthusiast Ethan Becker (via
News Reggie Fils-Aimé Is A Big Believer In Blockchain And "Play To Own"
Just as long as it makes sense for the player
At last month's SXSW event in Austin, Texas, Reggie Fils-Aimé took to the stage to discuss various aspects of his career, from the start of his tenure at Nintendo to his post-retirement work with Gamestop and Cornell University. While talking about the future of video games and the innovations driving...
News Nintendo Issues Joy-Con Safety Warning Ahead Of Switch Sports Release
Wear a wrist strap and don't hit the TV
When Wii Sports got released on the Wii in 2006, it made headlines around the globe for encouraging people to get off the couch. The same game was also known for destroying a number of television sets back in the day, and while we would love to move on from that, it seems there's a real chance of it happening...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Nintendo Switch Sports
Here's what the critics think
This week marks the release of Nintendo Switch Sports - a follow-up to the popular Wii Sports game released in 2006. The latest entry brings together six sports on release and will allow players to enjoy them both locally and online. If you've already been on Nintendo Life today, you've probably already seen our...
Round Up The Internet Celebrates Kirby's 30th Anniversary
They grow up so fast...
It's official, folks: the Kirby franchise is now 30 years old - can you believe it? When HAL Laboratory's debut title in the series - Kirby's Dream Land - launched on April 27th, 1992, we doubt that anyone truly believed the little pink blob would go on to be one of the most widely recognised and celebrated figures in the...
Gallery Check Out This Stunning Kirby Collection On The Series' 30th Anniversary
Prepare to suck up your envy
Kirby's very first game — Kirby's Dream Land for Game Boy — appeared in Japan on 27th April 1992, which means today marks 30 years since HAL Laboratory's loveable pink marshmallow first sucked up our hearts. With the release of the marvellous Kirby and the Forgotten Land, the little guy hasn't been short of...