December2017

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  News Switch Continues To Soar As It Sells Over 55K In South Korea In Just Three Days

  Beats DS, 3DS and Wii opening month sales in the region

  Hot off the heels of Switch's impressive global sales of 10 million units in its first nine months, the hybrid wonder continues to break records and sell like hot cakes the world over. Over in South Korea, it's been revealed Switch has sold over 55,000 units in just three days. The figure,...

  • Wed 13th Dec 2017
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • South Korea

November2017

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  55

  News Switch Launches In South Korea In December, And The Software Lineup Is Incredible

  Go big or go home!

  Sometimes patience is a virtue as the Nintendo Switch is launching in South Korea on 1st December and has a fantastic line-up of games on day one: Super Mario Odyssey 1-2-Switch Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Disgaea 5 The Elder Sc

  • Thu 23rd Nov 2017
  • Nintendo Switch
  • South Korea

September2016

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  28

  Random These Krispy Kreme Pokémon Doughnuts Look Truly Scrumptious

  Only in South Korea, sadly

  Krispy Kreme doughnuts are pretty delicious, but Pokémon Krispy Kreme doughnuts are on an entirely different level of yumminess - as South Korean fans are discovering. They've been graced with a new range of doughnuts based on the famous monster-catching franchise, including a Squirtle, Pikachu and Pokéball. It's...

  • Thu 29th Sep 2016
  • Pokemon
  • Food
  • Merchandise
  • South Korea
  • Random

March2016

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  28

  News Nintendo Of Korea Lays Off 80 Percent Of Its Staff Following Sustained Losses

  Reduced workforce relocating to new office outside of Seoul

  Nintendo of Korea has reduced its workforce from 50 employees to just 10, it has been revealed. Referred to as "large-scale restructuring", the move will also see the Korean arm relocate to a new office outside of Seoul. Fukuda Hiroyuki will remain in place as CEO. Nintendo of Korea has...

  • Tue 29th Mar 2016
  • Business
  • South Korea

June2014

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  35

  News Nintendo's McDonald's Toys Are Rather Popular With South Koreans

  Super size Mii

  McDonald's Nintendo-themed Happy Meal toys are pretty awesome — as you'll know if you watched our unboxing of the ones recently sold in the UK — but it would seem that South Korea is going totally mad for these attractive lumps of plastic. Kotaku has been tipped off that early this morning, queues began to form at McDonald's...

  • Mon 16th Jun 2014
  • McDonald's
  • Toys
  • South Korea

November2013

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  45

  News Capcom's 3DS Smash Hit Monster Hunter 4 Is Venturing Outside Of Japan

  Between this and Gangnam Style, South Korea has it all

  In sometimes quiet and subtle ways, Nintendo has been expanding its presence in the Korean market ever since opening a new division of the company in Seoul back in 2006 and enthralling Korean gamers with many of its major software releases. In the case of Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the game saw...

  • Wed 13th Nov 2013
  • 3DS
  • South Korea
  • Capcom
  • Monster Hunter

March2013

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  26

  News MapleStory: The Girl's Fate is a South Korean 3DS Exclusive

  Not even Japan is getting this one

  Nintendo of Korea has teamed up with Nexon, one of the region's most prolific publishers, to bring a brand new MapleStory title to the 3DS. Unfortunately, however, it will be exclusive to South Korea. For those unaware, MapleStory is a 2D free-to-play massively multiplayer online RPG and it's grown considerably in...

  • Sun 24th Mar 2013
  • 3DS
  • South Korea

January2013

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  55

  News South Korea Is Getting Animal Crossing: New Leaf Before North America And Europe

  Grumble, grumble

  Animal Crossing: New Leaf is doing pretty brisk business in Japan, a fact which makes us western players all the more anxious to get our hands on it. So far, Nintendo has refused to give a solid release date for the game in this part of the world, instead vaguely stating that North America will get it "Q1/Q2" and Europe "Q2". Just...

  • Thu 10th Jan 2013
  • 3DS
  • Animal Crossing
  • South Korea
  • Release Dates