February2024
News Nintendo Is Currently The Richest Company In Japan
Rolling in yen
According to new data from Toyo Keizai, an economics magazine company based in Tokyo, Japan, Nintendo is currently the richest company in the country. As spotted by Install Base forums and X user Pierre485, Nintendo currently boasts a cash and cash equivalent value of roughly $11.44 billion when converted from Japanese yen. According...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Mario vs. Donkey Kong?
Mario vs. DK vs. you
Last week, Mario and Donkey Kong's decade-old dispute bubbled back to the surface in the appropriately titled Mario vs. Donkey Kong, a Switch remake of the identically titled GBA original from 2004. NL's stalwart PJ O'Reilly enjoyed his time with it, awarding it a 'Good' 7/10 in his review and highlighting the new co-op mode as...
News 'SpringFest' Blooms Into Splatoon 3 This April With A Fresh Batch Of Free Items
"stay tuned for more details"
Speeding from one event to the next, Nintendo has today announced that the 'SpringFest' festival will be coming to Splatoon 3 in April 2024. @NintendoUK made the announcement by showing some of the Splatsville decorations that we can expect to see and noting that more information will be revealed soon. Going by...
Random Japan Is Getting Another Mother-Themed G-Shock Watch
Earthbound celebrates 30th anniversary this year
The cult hit EarthBound (Mother 2) is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, so naturally, that means that Japan is getting another collaboration between Mother and watch manufacturer Casio. Due for launch on 14 March, 2024 via a lottery purchase system, the 'Mother Red's GW-6900' follows a...
News Nintendo Shares Drop Following Latest Reports Of Switch 2 'Delay'
After seeing a record high last month
Nintendo's shares in Japan have dropped after last week's report that the Switch successor will now not be launching until Q1 2025 (thanks, VGC). The company posted a record high for shares last month, as 'Switch 2 fever' seemed to be sweeping the globe. However, following the claim by Brazilian journalist
News Team Friday Triumphs In Splatoon 3's Latest Splatfest
Ladies and gentlemen, the weekend
Update #3 [Mon 19th Feb, 2024 09:45 GMT]: Well, the weekend of inking is once again over in Splatoon 3 and we have another Splatfest champion. In Europe, North America and Australia regions, it was Team Friday that came out on top in the battle of "What's the best day of the weekend?" What's more, it was a pretty...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Mario Vs. Donkey Kong 2: March Of The Minis
The Minis go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
Welcome one and all, to another episode of Box Art Brawl! Right then... Before we get cracking with this week's brawl, let's see how we got on last time, shall we? We looked at the lovely Inazuma Eleven Strikers for the Wii, pitting Japan against Europe in a classic duel. It was a relatively close...
News First 4 Figures Unveil Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Sheikah Slate Statue, Pre-Orders Open Soon
Update: Here's a look
Update [Sun 18th Feb, 2024 08:00 GMT]: First 4 Figures has now shared a full video showcasing the Sheikah Slate. Pre-orders for this will open next week on 20th February 2024. A separate video also shows off the functions including a LED light-up base that changes colours. The tablet is detachable from the base as well...
Poll So, Will You Be Getting Mario vs. Donkey Kong For Switch?
The GBA title is back
Apart from the arrival of the Smash Bros. Sora amiibo this week, Nintendo has also revived Mario vs. Donkey Kong for Switch. This one is a bit different to the average new release because it's a remake of the 2004 Game Boy Advance title with a few new worlds, co-op mode and a new casual difficulty setting. We rather enjoyed...
News Nintendo Restocks Multiple Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo (US)
Get 'em while you can
Alongside the launch of Sora and the arrival of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 13.0.2 this week, Nintendo appears to have restocked multiple amiibo on its official store in the US. As highlighted by 'Amiibo News' on social media, these restocks include Smash Bros. fighters like Sephiroth (Final Fantasy), Mega Man, and even...
Rumour Switch Successor Might Not Be Launching Until 2025
Here we go again...
The next Nintendo console — the Switch 2, Super Switch, whatever you want to call it — may not be releasing until 2025, new rumours are suggesting. Brazilian journalist Pedro Henrique Lutti Lippe (via VGC) made this claim in the O X do Controle podcast after consulting five different sources, who have all reportedly state
News Nintendo Showcases All 94 Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo In New Graphic
Everyone is (finally) here
With today's release of the Sora amiibo for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the collection is complete. Every fighter now has a corresponding figure (excluding alternate costumes), Sakurai has announced that development is over, and Nintendo has put together a neat image to mark the occasion. Shared in a post on Twitter,...
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Wins D.I.C.E. Awards 'Adventure Game Of The Year'
And Super Mario Bros. Wonder wins family GOTY
Update [Fri 16th Feb, 2024 06:45 GMT]: The 27th annual DICE Awards has just ended and (unsurprisingly) Baldur's Gate 3 took out the game of the year award. On the Nintendo front, Super Mario Bros. Wonder won "family game of the year" and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
News Kirby Happy Meal Promotion Announced For McDonald's Japan
Would you like Kirby with that?
McDonald's will be running a new Happy Meal promotion in Japan featuring a bunch of new plush-like Kirby toys. This promotion will begin later this month on 23rd February 2024 and features two waves, with four plush in each one. Fans of the pink puff will have a chance to grab different versions of Kirby (including a...
News Switch Online's 'Missions & Rewards' Adds Mario vs. Donkey Kong Icons
Wave one is available now
Alongside the arrival of Mario vs. Donkey Kong on Switch, Nintendo has today released some new Switch Online icons. Some of the characters included in the first few waves are Mario, Donkey Kong, Shy Guy and Toad. You'll be able to redeem these for the usual price of 10 Platinum Points, with frames and backgrounds setting...
News Sakurai Acknowledges End Of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Development
The final major update arrived yesterday
It's been a long development cycle for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with the team not only celebrating the initial launch of the game but also multiple updates and DLC fighters over the past five years. Now that the Sora (Kingdom Hearts) amiibo has arrived, the game's director Masahiro Sakurai has taken to...
News Nintendo's 'Play On Sale' Brings Up To 70% Off Select eShop Delights (Europe)
Advance Wars, WarioWare, Tomb Raider and more!
Nintendo has today announced its next big eShop sale of 2024, and we are ready to grab some discounts. The 'Play On' sale begins on the Switch eShop today and will be offering deals of up to 70% off until 25th February 2024. There is a good range of titles included this time around, from first-party...
Japanese Charts Super Mario Bros. Wonder Jumps To The Top Spot, Once Again
Jump up, Superstar
The latest Japanese charts from Famitsu (via Gematsu) are now in and it has been a pretty quiet week — though that hasn't stopped a familiar face from returning to the top spot. Yes, everyone's favourite plumber and occasional elephant (as niche of a group as that is) is back at number one as Super Mario Bros. Wonder has sold...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 13.0.2 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Sora amiibo support has arrived
This week sees the release of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sora amiibo, and as part of this, Nintendo has now bumped the game up to Version 13.0.2. This could potentially be the final major update for the game! According to the patch notes on the official support page, this latest update adds support for the Sora...
News Mario vs. Donkey Kong Launch Week Update Now Live, Here's What's Included
There's a patch for the demo, too
Apart from the Tomb Raider Remastered trilogy, this week also marks the return of the Game Boy Advance title Mario vs. Donkey Kong on Switch. Although the game isn't even out yet, like so many other first-party releases nowadays, it's already been updated. Version 1.0.1 addresses an issue where the controls could...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Which way are the stars tipping?
The iconic GBA puzzle platformer, Mario vs. Donkey Kong is all set to swing onto Switch later this week. A free eShop demo has been doing the rounds for a while now, but today we have got our first impressions of what to expect from the full game. Yes, the critics have had their say and we are here to give you the...
News New Princess Peach: Showtime! Trailer Reveals Four New Outfit Transformations
What a surprise!
Update [Wed 14th Feb, 2024 14:20 GMT]: Well this is a surprise! After being accidentally posted to the Nintendo website earlier today (see our original coverage below), Nintendo has now officially revealed its latest look at Princess Peach: Showtime! which shows four new transformations in action. Much like the previous...
News The First Review For Mario Vs. Donkey Kong On Switch Is In
Any advance on the original?
Update: And now ours is too! You can check it out below: <related ids="161035"> We are mere days away from the release of Mario vs. Donkey Kong on Switch (which arrives on 16th February, if you were wondering). After having a perfectly fun time with the puzzle platformer when we went hands-on with it earlier...
News Nintendo's New Princess Peach Game Appears To Be Powered By Unreal Engine
A few other titles have also made use of it
During the Switch generation, Nintendo has sometimes developed the odd title on a different engine. We've seen Yoshi's Crafted World and more recently Pikmin 4 utilise the Unreal Engine and now it appears the upcoming release Princess Peach: Showtime! might have also been created in Unreal. This discovery...
News Nintendo To Stop Repairing 2DS, New 3DS & 3DS XL In Japan
Goodbye, old friend
The 3DS has had a good run over the years, but it's at the end of its life now that Nintendo has concluded eShop sales and announced the shutdown of online play. Ahead of the shutdown of online play in April, Nintendo's customer support service has also revealed repairs for the system will be ending in Japan. Even though this...