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News Animal Crossing Is The Latest Game To Get The Boss Fight Books Treatment
Written by co-director of The Video Game History Foundation
Last week, the fantastic Boss Fight Books began revealing Season 6 of its documentary-style books along with the first book, which looks at PaRappa the Rapper. And today, the publisher has announced that the second book will be very much in our wheelhouse by focusing on Animal Crossing...
Talking Point 20 Years Of The Best Game Boy Ever - How Did You Get Your GBA SP?
Love letters to our SPecial ones
On 14th February 2003, Nintendo gave Japanese gamers a Valentine's to remember when it released the Game Boy Advance SP. Those outside Japan would have to wait until March to get their hands on this gorgeous clamshell redesign of the GBA which came — mercifully — with a front-lit screen (the back-lit AGS-101...
Random Rock Your Partner's World With A Downloadable Kirby Valentine's Day Card
BeMyValentine.pdf
Ah, 14th February. The day of love. Of telling your significant other how much they mean to you. Of exchanging gifts and cards and posting them to social media for the whole world to see. Is there anything more romantic? But what if today has snuck up on you? Yes, there was the red heart drawn on your calendar but the chance to...
Video Here's A Closer Look At The Mario Movie Toy Line By Jakks Pacific
Arriving later this month
We've seen all sorts of leaks in the lead-up to the Mario Movie and now the folks at IGN have done an unboxing video. Ahead of the Jakks Pacific Mario Movie toy line release on 26th February, here's a look at the entire set of toys, action figures, and playsets that will be released. You can see Mario, Luigi, Peach, and...
Soapbox Switch Is Great, But The GBA SP Was The Pinnacle Of Public Transport Gaming
SP-icy takes
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, nearly 20 years to the day since the GBA SP launched in Japan, Jim argues the case for why it still has a very important role to play in his day-to-day... Ok, let's get this out of...
Video Everything The February 2023 Nintendo Direct Didn't Tell You
There's a fair bit!
The dust has settled on the latest Nintendo Direct presentation, and whether you're currently playing through Metroid Prime Remastered or the Game Boy / Game Boy Advance collection for Nintendo Switch Online, there's likely to have been something for everyone to enjoy here. But did you know that there were some facts from the N
UK Charts Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Fall Out Of The Top Ten In A Week Of Stiff Competition
Plus a surprise appearance from Mario
This week's data for the UK's boxed charts is finally with us and we are seeing a slightly quieter week from Nintendo this time around. As we have come to expect, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was once again the highest-selling game on the Switch. This week the title only made it to fourth place however, after a strong...
Talking Point What Do You Name Link When You're Playing A Zelda Game?
New game, new name
We are but a few months away now from the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (finally) and it is fair to say that many of us are just a little bit excited. We recently got a look at the second trailer for it, and one of the ways that we have been channelling this excitement until 12th May is through replaying...
News Arrest Made In Japan After Nintendo Executive Receives Death Threats
"Die Nintendo!"
Video game companies have to deal with a lot of things behind the scenes, and one story that's recently come to light isn't pleasant at all. According to a translation by Nintendo Everything, Japanese media outlet Kyoto Shimbun reports the arrest of a "36-year-old female permatemp on suspicion of intimidation" on 9th February 2023...
News New Posters Revealed For The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Take A Look
See Mario and Luigi in action
Update [Sat 11th Feb, 2023 13:00 GMT]: The official Super Mario Bros. Movie Twitter account has shared a few more posters now. Here's a look: Original article [Thu 9th Feb, 2023 03:35 GMT]: Nintendo has announced a stack of game-related news today, but don't forget it's also got a movie arriving in theatres very...
News Win Stylish Metroid Prime Remastered Jacket In Nintendo Of America Sweepstakes
Out of this world
With the surprise release of the outstanding Metroid Prime Remastered, Nintendo of America has kicked off a brand new competition to celebrate the game's reveal (and launch). The sweepstakes are open from now until 4th April 11:59pm PST and those over 13, and from the US and Canada are eligible to enter to try and win an exclusive...
News Nintendo's Investor Q&A Promises Switch Isn't Dead After Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
“new titles will continue to be proposed going forward”
Earlier this week we got a look at Nintendo's Q3 financial figures for FY 2023 and there were some big milestones crossed — Switch outselling the Game Boy, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe passing 50 million sales and much more besides. All this pointed towards a Q&A session
News Level-5 To Reveal Inazuma Eleven Game Details At Online Event This Month
Room for Fantasy Life and Professor Layton too?
Level-5 shocked us all with its surprise appearance at the February Nintendo Direct Showcase (where both Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam and DECAPOLICE were announced) and now the previously operation-reducing studio is back with more news as...
News Nintendo: $70 USD Won't Be A Trend, Games Priced On "Case-By-Case Basis"
Don't expect every title to match Zelda's price
After the $69.99 USD price tag for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was pulled from Nintendo's website yesterday, it's now been officially confirmed during the latest Direct presentation. If you're wondering what exactly is going on, Nintendo has now provided an official response (via Game...
Guide Best Games Of All Time - Ranked Series Lists For The Biggest Video Game Franchises
The biggest series on Nintendo platforms, ranked by you
Welcome to our splash page for our Best Games of All Time list series. On this page, you'll find links to our catalogue of ranked video game series lists — many of them reader-ranked via our site-wide User Ratings system — which showcases the best (and, conversely, the worst) entries in a...
Poll Would You Pay $70 For The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom?
You're gonna need a bigger Rupee wallet
Update: It's been confirmed: Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a $70 game. <related ids="144894"> Over the last few years, game publishers have been quietly (and in some cases, quite loudly) raising the price of their software products to $70. It's a price that, for many in this day and age, is an...
News Nintendo's Share Price Takes A Hit Following Latest Financial Report
Dropped by 7%
Nintendo's share price has dropped on the Tokyo Stock Exchange following yesterday's Q3 FY2023 Financial Report (via VGC). The company's price dropped by around 7% since yesterday's report, and at the time of writing, it currently sits at ¥5,226, which is down from ¥5,624. This drop doesn't come as a huge surprise due to the...
News Nintendo Is Raising Its Employee Pay By 10% In Japan
Furukawa: "It's important for our long-term growth"
Despite a downturn in sales and profits for Nintendo in its third quarter, it's reportedly raising the base salaries of its employees by 10% in its homeland. A report by Reuters reveals the Japanese video game giant is taking action to secure the "long-term growth" of its workforce. It follows...
Feature Our Predictions For The February 2023 Nintendo Direct
Zelda! Pikmin! ...Metroid..?
Looking for the February 2023 Nintendo Direct stream to see if we predicted anything correctly? Watch it with us via the link below: <related ids="144773"> What's that, you say? There's going to be another Nintendo Direct? Great Scott! This is heavy... Yes, Nintendo is back with another showcase focusing on...
News These Lovely EarthBound Plushies Are Getting A Re-Release On Valentine's Day
PK Love-ly
The Hobonichi MOTHER Project is bringing back those rather adorable EarthBound plushies next week in Japan! And no, the basket isn't included. The toy set will be restocked on Valentine's Day, 14th February, the company announced on Twitter. (Thanks, Nintendo Wire!) Originally launched in 2020 by series creator Shigesato Itoi, The MOTHER...
News Nintendo Direct Confirmed For Today, 8th February 2023
The prophecy was true
Nintendo announced yesterday that it will be hosting February's Direct Showcase today, 8th February 2023 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm GMT / 9th February 2023 9am AET, finally putting weeks of rumours to bed. The Direct will be broadcast on YouTube and is said to last for approximately 40 minutes. The presentation is set to mainly...
News Nintendo Switch Is Closing In On One Billion Software Sales
Console has now sold more software than the DS
As part of its nine-month financial report today, Nintendo has revealed that the Switch has now reached an astonishing 994.30 million in software sales, putting the console well above the Nintendo DS with 948.76 million. Back in November when Nintendo released its Q2 earnings report, the software sales...
News Digital Sales Make Up Nearly Half Of FY 2023 Switch Software Sales So Far
Up 21.5% year-on-year
Nintendo has released its financial earnings report for Q3 of FY 2023, confirming that the Nintendo Switch has now outsold the Game Boy and the PlayStation 4 with over 120 million units shifted. In addition, the company has also confirmed that digital sales for the Switch were up by 21.5% during FY 2023 when compared to FY...
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe And Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Cross Major Sales Milestones
Zooming past 50 million and K.O.-ing 30
The latest Nintendo financial report is here, giving us a good old look at the company's sales figures up until the end of 2022. While this time around has been a big one for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and for the Switch itself, there has (predictably) been yet more success for the behemoth titles of Mario...
News Nintendo Says Switch Chip Shortages Are "Largely Resolved" As It Cuts Forecasts
"Shipments generally went according to plan"
As part of Nintendo's nine-month financial report for the 2022/23 fiscal year, the company has said that supply issues that have constrained production for several years now were "largely resolved" in the closing months of 2022. Commenting on Nintendo Switch sales in its explanatory materials, the...
News Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Surpasses 20 Million Units Sold In Just Six Weeks
Gotta sell 'em all
Nintendo's nine-month earnings report is finally with us so we can now get a proper look at just how successful some of the Switch's recent games have been. Chief among our concerns this time around was Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. We knew that it was going to be a big hitter ever since that massive launch week, but the question...
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of December 2022
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet make the cut
Nintendo has released its latest financial report for the fiscal year ending March 2023, which brings with it updated sales figures for the Switch's best sellers. And there's a brand new game in the top ten. Pokémon Scarlet & Violet has smashed into the list in seventh place. selling a staggering 20.61...
News Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Upcoming Switch Games
Slim pickings..?
As part of its nine-month earnings report, Nintendo has reconfirmed the release dates for its major upcoming Nintendo Switch titles. As usual, there are no major surprises with this announcement; if you're anything like us, you're probably counting down the days to the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but we...
News It's Official, Total Switch Sales Have Now Surpassed The Game Boy And PS4
Unit sales exceed 120 million
There's just no stopping the mighty Switch! Today, Nintendo has released its nine-month earnings report, officially confirming that the total hardware sales for the Switch have now exceeded the Game Boy, placing the hybrid console firmly in second place behind the Nintendo DS (oh, and it's also now outsold the...
News Star Fox 64 Follow-Up Title Was Pitched For Wii U, But Retro Studios Passed On It
Planned with a puppet aesthetic
It has been a good few years now since we last checked in with everyone's favourite fox fighter pilot in Star Fox Zero (seven years, to be precise) and the chances of him returning to the Switch seem to lessen everyday. In the ensuing period while we wait (fingers tightly crossed) for news of a series reboot, the good...
UK Charts Fire Emblem Out Of Top Ten While SpongeBob Sells Well On Switch
Making a splash
The UK charts are in and the Switch's big hitter for January — Fire Emblem Engage — has slipped out of the top ten. After taking number one on its debut week and dropping to seventh last week, the strategy RPG is now charting in 16th on the UK's weekly boxed charts. FIFA 23 is back on top after being pushed out of the number one...
News Pikmin Bloom Celebrates Valentine's Day With 'Present Sticker' Gold Seedlings
Love is in the air... and the ground
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and Pikmin Bloom is about ready to celebrate in style. Starting tomorrow (February 6th) until February 26th, you'll be able to try out special Valentine's Day missions and bag yourselves some 'Present Sticker' gold seedlings. Here's some more information from Niantic:...
Talking Point Who Did You Marry In Fire Emblem: Awakening?
Fire of love
For better or for worse, Fire Emblem today is a different beast to what it was a decade ago. Fire Emblem Engage brought back the weapons triangle, a combat-first focus, and the wonderful Engage mechanic, but at what cost? The social aspect (one of the biggest selling points in previous games) takes a tumble in the most recent entry. The...
News Nintendo Reveals Official Poster For The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Arriving in theatres "soon"
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is out next month in certain parts of the world and in the lead-up, Nintendo has been sharing more and more about this upcoming film. The latest reveal is the movie's "official" poster - showing off many of the main cast. As you can see below, we've got Mario, Luigi, Peach, Donkey Kong, Toad,...
News My Nintendo Store UK Opens Official Twitter Account
It's-a-surprise!
Nintendo UK has opened a brand new Twitter account for the My Nintendo Store in the UK and Ireland. The handle @MyNintendoUK was taken in January 2023, and the account just dropped its first tweet earlier today. The account will likely share updates for new stock and special edition pre-orders, which is something Nintendo UK has...
Guide Best Nintendo Valentine's Day Gift Ideas For 2023
Cards, games, toys and more!
It's almost Valentine's Day once again – it's 14th February, don't forget! – which means that if you're the lovey-dovey sort, you'll no doubt be on the hunt for the perfect Valentine's gifts. Or, if you're like us, you'll soon end up scrambling around last-minute in a desperate attempt to have something, anything,...
News Nintendo Improves Switch eShop's Search Function With Small QoL Update
Take a look
Nintendo has not exactly made many changes to the Switch user interface or the eShop over the years, but today is different. If you head over to the Switch eShop, you'll see a new update to the storefront has improved the video game search function. Instead of one column, there are now two columns of search results when you enter a...
Let the theories commence
Kit and Krysta, the former hosts of Nintendo Minute, left Nintendo at the start of 2022 after a combined 25 years at the company. This gave them a ton of insight into the secretive company that they're now more than happy to share on their YouTube channel and podcast, including speculation based on their experience —...
News "We Absolutely Apologize" For Pokémon Performance Problems, Says Nintendo Of Canada Manager
"We are working on improvements to these games"
Business interviews are often pretty dry, and a recent chat between Post Arcade — the Financial Post's gaming section — and Nintendo of Canada General Manager Susan Pennefather was no different. But there were some interesting gems hidden in all the biz-speak, so let's take a look! Pennefather...
News Pokémon GO Feels The Love, Valentine's Day Event Announced For Next Week
Here are the full details
We are a little under two weeks away from Valentine's Day 2023, but that hasn't stopped The Pokémon Company from getting itself in order and letting us all know what's in store for the day of love this year over on Pokémon GO. Beginning on 8th February, the in-game 'Valentine's Day Event' will continue throughout the...
News Nintendo Releases Stunning Bayonetta 3 'We Are As One' Music Video
Performed by the talented Rachael Hawnt
Nintendo of America has released a music video for Bayonetta 3's main theme, 'We Are As One', on its YouTube channel. Performed by the incredibly talented Rachael Hawnt (who also won Series One of the British talent series 'Starstruck', for those of you who watch the telebox), the video cuts between clips of...
News It's Official, Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers Are Back (North America)
Here are the full list of games on offer
After a video was uploaded and then taken offline earlier this week on Nintendo's YouTube channel, the company has now officially confirmed Switch Online Game Vouchers are available once again in North America. For the price of $99.98 USD / $132.99 CAD, Switch Online members can purchase a pair of game...
Soapbox Wario Land 4 Deserves More Love, And Indie Devs Are Doing What Nintendon't
Wario wary? HURRY UP! and play
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Scott ponders how Mario's nemesis number 2 deserves more respect... In the conversation of all-time great video games you have many Nintendo faces who show up near...
Random Manga In Old Zelda: Link To The Past Guide Shows Link's Pre-Navi Fairy Companion
Hey! Look! Listen!
The Zelda timeline is a difficult beast to get your head around. There are various different threads with Link at a different stage in his heroism, things that are canon and non-canon and always the promise that the next game could come along and shift everything about (we're looking at you, Tears of the Kingdom). For the most...
News Special Edition Fire Emblem Engage CD Releases In Japan Next Month
Containing a whopping TWO tracks
An official vocal CD containing some of the tracks from Fire Emblem Engage is set to release in Japan on 15th March. We'd hesitate to go as far as to call this one an 'album' since there are only two of the game's tracks on there, but it boosts the Fire Emblem collection all the same, we suppose... Confirmed in a...
Random Japan's 'Licca-chan' Doll Range Is Getting An Adorable Super Mario Model
It's-a me, Licca-chan!
Japanese toy mannufacturer Takara Tomy has revealed a new model in its popular 'Licca-chan' doll range based on Nintendo's Super Mario franchise (thanks, Automaton). The release marks an official collaboration between Takara and Nintendo and features the doll wearing Mario's iconic red and blue overalls and hat. Also included...
Guide When Does The Super Mario Bros. Movie Release? All Dates, Cast, FAQs
When can you see it?
With Nintendo and Illumination's Super Mario Bros. Movie releasing soon, many of us are eager to find out when we can get our butts into cinemas to check out Mario's first feature-length animated movie. Launching on 7th April in America, Universal Pictures has announced a number of release dates for various countries and has...
News Nintendo, Sony And Xbox Reportedly Skipping E3 2023
Update: ESA responds
Update [Wed 1st Feb, 2023 03:45 GMT]: The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has now provided a statement in response to IGN's story - saying it remains committed to E3. Here it is in full: As you have likely seen, IGN published an article last night about E3. While we are not able to comment on the specific claims in...
Video One Month In, What Are Your Predictions For The Switch's 2023?
Go on, tell us
2023 is here (and it's almost February, too - can you believe it?) and, like everyone else, we've been pondering what Nintendo has up its sleeve for the Switch this year. Let's just check off what we already know for sure, shall we? In a couple of months' time, we know that Nintendo and Illumination will be releasing the Super Mario...
Random You Can Use Your Switch Joy-Cons As A Replacement Wii Sensor Bar
Switcheroo
This week, the good folk over on our video team have been looking ahead to the year 2023 and getting down their predictions for what is to come. These thoughts ranged from the likely (more Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC) to the slightly less likely (a Part Time UFO sequel) and we have linked the full video at the bottom of this article for you...