Tag: Nintendo
News The Switch Has Now Sold More Than 15 Million Units In North America
Switch Lite boosted the overall sales
Nintendo has revealed the recent release of the Switch Lite helped increase overall system sales in North America. Combined, the original Switch model and Lite model have now sold over 15 million units in this region. Through September, Switch sales in the US were up by more than 20% year to date. The Switch...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate's Heavyweight Tournament Starts This Friday
A big event
This week Nintendo is hosting a tournament in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate focused on the heavyweight fighters in the game. You know, characters like Bowser, Donkey Kong, Ganondorf and King K. Rool. As usual, this event will start later in the week on Friday and runs for a total of three days. Above is the promotional artwork for the...
News Get Into The Festive Spirit With These Ugly Nintendo Christmas Sweaters
Mario, Pokémon and Peach lead the line up
Yep, it's that time of year once again when the gods of retail decide it's time to bombard everyone on the planet with more Christmas products than Santa could ever hope to carry in his sleigh. Luckily, though, this also brings with it some lovely Nintendo merch for you to consider, including these "ugly" -...
News Classic Nintendo Mini Game Released In 1974 Found After 20-Year Search
49 down, one to go
Before becoming a juggernaut in the video game industry, Nintendo got its start manufacturing and distributing hanafuda cards. There was also a period between 1971 - 1976 when the company created a mini game toy series, comprised of 50 different games in total. One of these is supposedly called "Driving Shot"...
News Super Nintendo World's Construction Is Coming Along Nicely, New Photos Appear
Here's a sneak peek
As you'll likely know already if you keep a regular eye on our site, a 'Super Nintendo World' theme park is planned to open next year at Universal Studios, Japan. Construction started a while ago, but more and more photographs are starting to appear, giving us an early look at how it's all shaping up. The snaps have been taken...
Feature Pokémon, Zelda, Mario, Metroid... Nintendo’s Biggest Bugs, Glitches And Errors
It’s a bug feature
Of all the developers putting out games today, Nintendo has possibly the best reputation for delivering rock-solid, glitch-free and glorious gaming experiences. The patented ‘Nintendo polish’ is something of a given when you fire up a first-party game - we expect an assuredly smooth, jank-less time where in games from...
News Nintendo's 'Live 2019' Gaming Expo Will Not Be Cancelled Despite Typhoon Safety Concerns
Fans will be updated
Update (10th Oct, 09:30 BST): Nintendo has provided an update on its 'Live 2019' gaming expo, confirming that the current plan is go ahead with the event as planned. Sunday's opening time has been pushed back to 11am and will therefore have a reduced content schedule, but the event is otherwise unchanged (thanks, Japanese...
Poll Have You Downloaded Mario Kart Tour On Your Mobile Device Yet?
Let us know
Yesterday, Nintendo's latest mobile release Mario Kart Tour got a hefty update, adding 14 new characters and multiple classic courses. The new Tokyo event also went live. It runs for a total of two weeks and gives players the chance to work their way up in the rankings to collect as many Grand Stars as possible. Now that the latest...
News Link's Awakening Sold More Than 430,000 Copies Across Europe In Its First Three Days
The region's fastest-selling Switch game of 2019
Earlier this week, we heard how The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening had become the fastest-selling Switch title of 2019 within Europe. Nintendo provided this information via its UK Twitter account. Unfortunately, it didn't provide any sales figures. Now, though, the website 4Players (thanks for the...
News Reggie Inducted Into Video Game Hall Of Fame With Life Time Achievement Award
A living legend
The former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé – who was replaced by Doug Bowser earlier this year – has received the prestigious "Walter Day Life Time Achievement Award" from the International Video Game Hall of Fame. Triforce, who "was always first in line" at Nintendo's launch events, put forward the nomination...
News Nintendo's Wider Switch Joy-Con Design Was One Of Many Ideas That Never Saw The Light Of Day
What could have been
Prior to the release of the Switch, Nintendo filed a series of Joy-Con patents with the Japanese patent office in August 2016. Some had buttons in different locations, D-pads, no control sticks and there was even a wide design in consideration. Although we already know
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Luigi's Mansion 3 And More To Be Featured At Nintendo Live 2019
Demos, photo ops and more
Nintendo has provided further details on its upcoming 'Nintendo Live 2019' event, a gaming expo of sorts that celebrates all things - you guessed it... Nintendo. Initially revealed a couple of months ago, Nintendo Live 2019 will be taking place on 13th - 14th October at the Kyoto International Conference Center. We already...
News Looks Like Nintendo Might Be Hiring Developers For A New 2D Mario Game
And maybe a 3D one, too
If you're hoping to get your hands on a new Mario game or two in the not-too-distant future, it looks like you might just be in luck. Nintendo has posted two new job listings on its official Japanese site today, calling for talented individuals who know a thing or two about level design. The first listing is for a 2D action...
News Dr. Mario World Receives An Update Inspired By Super Mario Galaxy
Fight virus alongside Dr. Luma and Dr. Rosalina
How would you feel about a star-like creature operating on you? Well, whether you like it or not, Luma is now officially qualified to practice in Dr. Mario World on mobile. Dr. Luma is joined by Dr. Rosalina, which is rather fitting, considering how both characters first appeared in the Super Mario...
News Link's Awakening Becomes Europe's Fastest-Selling Switch Game Of 2019
A classic comeback
Although The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on the Switch is a relatively straight forward remake of a game many people have played before, it's still performed incredibly well in terms of sales. Even the performance issues haven't been enough to stop its success – with the Nintendo UK Twitter account revealing the game has...
News Mario Kart Tour Races Ahead With 90 Million Downloads In Its First Week
And it banked $12.7 million!
Nintendo's decision to create a Mario Kart title for mobile devices appears to have paid off – with Sensor Tower Store Intelligence Data revealing Mario Kart Tour was downloaded a whopping 90 million times in its first week. This officially makes it Nintendo's fastest mobile game launch to date. It has overlapped...
News You Can Now Play Online With Your Friends In Super Mario Maker 2
Version 1.1.0 is here
A new update for Super Mario Maker 2 has arrived and it adds a number of new multiplayer features that didn't make it to the game in time for its launch. The most exciting news is that you can now play with your friends online in either multiplayer versus and multiplayer co-op. Apart from this, the Nintendo Switch Online...
News Around 1,000 People Worked On The New Pokémon Games For Switch
The biggest team ever!
Pokémon Sword and Shield might not include every pocket monster, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's a small game. In fact, it's such a big project, more than 1,000 people were reportedly involved in its development. Speaking to Game Informer, director Shigeru Ohmori explained how the core team who developed the Sun and...
News "Final Battle" Spirit Tournament Announced For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
And it starts this Friday
Nintendo's weekly Super Smash Bros. Ultimate events continue and the next one coming up is a tournament celebrating spirits of all sorts. According to Japanese Nintendo, the event is titled "Spirits No. 1 Final Battle" and it lasts for a total of three days. The action begins this Friday on 4th October. The Nintendo...
Random Nintendo's Latest Firmware Update For Switch Removed A Neat Effect
A little less colourful and charming
Nintendo makes some rather odd decisions from time to time, and often it doesn't explain why. Today is one of those days! Following yesterday's firmware update for the Switch – which resolved a few issues and enhanced the overall stability of the system – it's now been discovered Nintendo actually removed a...
News Nintendo Offering One-Day Game Development Internships In Japan
With a Zelda theme
Fed up of your boring nine-to-five? Wish you could work with Nintendo developing the biggest new games? Well, perhaps these new internships are for you - if you don't mind travelling to Japan and just so happen to be really lucky, that is. Yes, the house of Mario has announced that it will soon be hosting one-day internships for...
News Nintendo Switch System Update 9.0.1 Is Now Live
Resolves a Lite issue
Nintendo has rolled out a new system update for the Switch. Compared to the last one, Version 9.0.1 appears to be a rather minor update. In saying this, there is one significant fix for Switch Lite owners. If you do own one of the new systems, you may have previously received an instruction to remove the Joy-Con. You'll no...
Feature Digging Through Nintendo Patents
Ideas that surfaced or sank without trace
The recent discovery of a patent for Joy-Con controllers with hinges set tongues wagging with speculation as to what it could mean for Switch and potential future directions for the platform. Will Switch ‘Pro’ feature a curved screen? Is the angle of the two parts measured and translated into the game?...
Video Nintendo UK Reveals The Winner Of Its Link's Awakening Fan Art Competition
So many incredible entries!
To celebrate the return of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening after 26 years, Nintendo UK decided to hold a fan art competition recently where fans could submit something based on this rather unique title. This covered hand-drawn pictures, dioramas, and even cosplay. In the above video, you can see all of the entries...
News The Wireless SNES Controller For Switch Unlocks Super Mario World Sound Effects
A nice surprise
The SNES Collection for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers has a lot of fancy built-in features such as the ability to rewind games, re-order games, play online with friends and save your progress at any time. If you were lucky enough to get your hands on one of the wireless Super Nintendo Controllers though, you may or may not have...
Video Gear Up For Ring Fit Adventure With This Lengthy Overview Trailer
Fun, adventure and exercise!
Since revealing Ring Fit Adventure a few weeks ago, Nintendo hasn't said much else about it. Now, though, we've got an entirely new video about this upcoming release, that runs for nearly eight minutes. The video itself is more of the same – showing off the Ring-Con and Leg Strap along with the adventure itself, where...
News Hero Is No Longer Banned From Official Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournaments
The Luminary rides again
The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate community got quite a surprise earlier this week when it was discovered the DLC fighter Hero had been banned from entering the upcoming European Team Cup. Nintendo France did not reveal the reason behind this decision, but many fans within the Smash community put it down to certain issues with...
News Mario Kart Tour Downloaded 20 Million Times On Release Day
And it banked $1 million
Mario Kart Tour really is racing ahead, with Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data revealing Nintendo's sixth mobile game is its "most successful yet" in terms of day-one downloads. The newest Mario Kart game is estimated to have already exceeded 20 million installs within its first 24 hours of availability. To top it off,...
News Nintendo Reveals Rarity Of Character And Kart Unlocks In Mario Kart Tour
Go on, fire off the pipe
In Mario Kart Tour, Lakitu encourages you to fire off a pipe that shoots out random characters and karts every time it is launched. In order to do this, you'll need special in-game currency known as "Rubies", which can be unlocked by simply playing the game or purchasing them with real money. Like other mobile titles, these...
News Mario Kart Tour Becomes The Top Free iPhone App In 58 Markets
Racing ahead
Mario Kart Tour got off to a bit of a bumpy start yesterday – with the game's servers collapsing under the pressure of launch demand. Despite the delayed start to the race, this mobile title still managed to perform quite well on its first day. According to mobile market analyst Sensor Tower (via Venture Beat), Nintendo's smartphone...
News Nintendo’s Share Price Takes A Hit Following Japanese Switch Lite Launch
Reported figures below initial forecast
Last weekend, the Switch Lite was released worldwide. So, how are sales going? On the Japan front, the new system has reportedly sold more than 150,000 units. According to Media Create, the Lite was estimated to have shifted 114,000 units in its first three days within Nintendo's homeland; however, this has...
News Five-Day Smash Bros. Ultimate Event Adds Four New Daemon X Machina Spirits
Get them while you can!
To help promote the recent release of Daemon X Machina on the Nintendo Switch, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is hosting a special five-day event, starting later this week on 27th September. During this limited-time event, you'll be able to get four – yes, four – brand new spirits. Above is the event artwork and below is a...
News EA Survey Asks Project Atlas Users If They Would Like To See Cloud-Based Service Support Switch
Switch-bound?
Right now, a lot of the third-party publishers are investing a lot of money and time in cloud and streaming services. Electronic Arts is one of these companies, having recently launched a closed beta for Project Atlas. In case you forgot, this is a new cloud technology announced last year. At the time, EA's Chief Technology Officer...
Random Nintendo Releases Another ASMR Video, This Time For Super Mario Maker 2
Here we go again
Earlier this year, Nintendo jumped on the ASMR bandwagon when it uploaded a special "Sights & Sounds" video advertising The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that highlighted the great outdoors and the portable features of the Switch. Months on, it has now shared another video for this same series, and this time it's for Sup
News Dataminers Uncover Evidence Of Unreleased Super Mario Party Content
Update: There's been a mix-up!
Update (Wed 25th Sep, 2019 10:55 BST): It turns out there's been a bit of a mix-up. The dataminers who found apparent evidence of Super Mario Party DLC were actually looking at files from Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Fortunately, the unused board is for Super Mario Party and it reportedly translates to "Sky...
News Nintendo France Bans Hero From Official Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament
Will the pro scene follow?
Since being released as a DLC fighter, there's been a fierce debate about Hero's inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and whether or not the character should be allowed to participate in the tournament scene. His moveset has a random element and at times this can make him incredibly powerful. During an interview with...
Feature Nintendo's 130th Birthday Comes During A Golden Age For The Company
A look at Nintendo’s changing fortunes over the last few years
T'was Monday 23rd September in the year 1889 - a fateful day in Kyoto, Japan - when Ian Nintendo woke up and decided to form a video game company... Okay, there may be a couple of minor discrepancies in that opening statement, although the date and the founding of the company we now...
News Just How Much Can Your Sealed Retro Games Sell For?
UK research uncovers some shocking prices
If you're a passionate collector of retro games, and particularly of retro Nintendo games, you'll probably be painfully aware of just how costly old sealed copies can be. It isn't unusual to see sealed NES and SNES games be listed for hundreds of pounds, whether potential buyers are willing to spend quite...
News Happy 130th Birthday, Nintendo!
Time flies when you're creating fun!
Today, Nintendo celebrates its 130th anniversary. The Japanese gaming giant was founded on 23rd September 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, when it originally served as a hanafuda playing card company. A fair few among you reading this will likely know the story already, but let us take a very brief trip down memory...
Rumour The Sailor Moon Manga In Punch-Out!! That Allegedly Cost Nintendo Millions
Breaking boundaries
Boundary Break – best known for going beyond boundaries in video games – recently uploaded a video to its YouTube channel about a Sailor Moon reference in Punch-Out!! on the Wii, that allegedly caused Nintendo and Next Level Games serious financial grief. The story itself stems from a Boundary Break Punch-Out!! video dating...
News Wall Street Journal Report Says Nintendo Tried To "Aggressively" Cut Costs Of The Switch Lite
Affordability played a big part
When Nintendo revealed the Switch Lite to the world in July, it was evident the new system was aimed at a different and arguably much younger market. This was reflected in the price of the unit, which according to Takashi Mochizuki of The Wallstreet Journal, was an ongoing concern for Nintendo during the development...
News The Wizard Is Getting A 30th Anniversary Blu-Ray Release
Thanks "to every fan who kept screaming"
When The Wizard made its original debut in-cinemas, it was widely panned by critics for being nothing more than a lengthy commercial for Nintendo and Universal Studios. Despite this, it still managed to develop a cult following over the years. Now, as we near the film's 30th anniversary, the movie's director...
Feature Nintendo Hardware Refreshes Through The Ages
Switch Lite is just the latest in a long line of updates
Mid-cycle hardware refreshes may sometimes feel like a relatively recent development, but console manufacturers have been releasing revised versions of their consoles since video gaming first entered the home. You might associate Nintendo hardware refreshes mostly with handheld consoles thanks...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Players Aren't Happy With New Online Tournament Rules
Trouble in Smashville
Nintendo recently performed maintenance on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and has supposedly changed the rulesets for 1-on-1 Tourneys and Free-for-All formats for the first time. A user on the Smash Bros. subreddit by the name of JayronAuron (who also happens to be part of the Nintendo Life community), explained how online...
News Rev Up Your Engines For The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Open
Enter now
The Nintendo Versus Twitter account is promoting a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Open event and it starts this month on 22nd September (10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Pacific Time). To participate, all you need to do is enter the following tournament code into your game before the event begins: 2093-5045-4827. All up, there'll be eight winners, determined...
News Super Kirby Clashes With Nintendo's Battle Royale Game Tetris 99 Later This Week
Unlock a special theme and receive 99 Gem Apples
Nintendo continues to use its battle royale puzzler Tetris 99 to promote various other games. The latest crossover is with Super Kirby Clash – the free-to-start title announced during the most recent Direct presentation. To celebrate the release of this game, the next Maximus Cup in Tetris 99 will...
Reminder Wireless SNES Controllers For Switch Online Can Now Be Purchased (North America)
Exclusive offer for members
Update: The wireless SNES controllers are temporarily out of stock on the Nintendo website. If you want to properly relive the glory days of the SNES on your Nintendo Switch, you must absolutely get the fancy wireless controllers Nintendo showed off during its most recent Direct broadcast. The good news is if you live...
Hardware Classics Nintendo GameCube
Indigo, Spice and all things nice
To celebrate its 18th birthday, we take a look back at Nintendo’s little box of tricks... In many ways, the GameCube was a console out of time, arguably arriving too late (or perhaps too early) to realise its true potential. We can look back now and appreciate its quirks, admire its design and excellent software...
Video Mario Kart Tour Gets A Real Life Commercial Featuring Toad
Tokyo is under construction
Nintendo really wants Mario Kart Tour on mobile to be a success when it launches later this month. In order to ensure it takes the lead on the mobile charts when it does arrive, the company has been promoting the game via social media with regular updates about the items, modes, and characters in the game. Now, in an...
News Super Nintendo World To "Redefine" Theme Parks With Wristband That Connects To Your Console
Opening in Japan next year
The Chairman and CEO of Universal Parks & Resorts Tom Williams recently shared new information about Super Nintendo World – coming to Universal parks around the world – at Comcast's 2019 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference. The first version of the Nintendo-themed park, at Universal Studios Japan,...
