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Review It's All Business As We Play Monopoly Gamer
Monopoly meets Mario Party
A few months ago Hasbro and Nintendo announced a brand-new board game: Monopoly Gamer. After a first glance of the packaging we instantly thought it’d be yet another skinned Monopoly board. However, after watching a video of how the game works it's easy to be sold on the idea. Monopoly Gamer isn’t just a Super...
News FIFA 18 Will Cost Less On The Nintendo Switch In Australia
Bucking the "Switch Tax" trend
The year is 2017 and Nintendo Switch owners are paying more for their games than people are on rival platforms. The unfortunate term “Switch Tax” has been coined to explain why certain developers and publishers are upping their prices for games released on Nintendo’s latest system. The whole issue as we’ve...
Random Enjoy A Nice Bowl Of Grape Nuts And You Could Win A Nintendo Switch
It's a super cereal promotion!
We normally start out our day with a lovely big bowl of SEGA's Gold Rings, but if you'd like to win a Switch then you might want to try out a bowl of Honey Bunches. Nintendo has teamed up with Post Cereals to slap Mario's face on the box and give lucky customers a chance to win a Switch. PR as...
News Not One But Two Prototypes For NES Sim City Are Discovered
Bowser sighted off the 8-bit coast!
One of the holy grails of NES gaming archaeology has been spotted in the wild! Nintendo had negotiated the rights from Maxis to produce Sim City for their 8-bit hardware and while the original Super Nintendo version is acclaimed as one of the very best iterations of Will Wright's city-building opus, all the...
News Nintendo Affected by Recent Online Issues in Japan, Google Admits Fault
A simple 'network configuration error', apparently
While the internet and modern technology are wondrous, powerful things, it's interesting to note how vulnerable and susceptible they are to tumbling down. This was highlighted last week in Japan (on 25th August), when a number of services - including the eShop and servers for Nintendo Switch, Wii U...
News Nintendo Confirms Nindies@Night and Lots More for PAX West
Playable Super Mario Odyssey, too
It's been expo season all around the world, and the next major event for gamers on the US West coast isn't far away - PAX West. As was the case in previous years Nintendo is showing plenty of enthusiasm for the Seattle event - running from 1st to 4th September - with a mix of Nindie and big-name goodness for...
News The Nintendo World Championships 2017 Have Been Announced
It's a rather limited event, however
After a nostalgia-fuelled event at E3 2015 reminded us all about the Nintendo World Championships, Nintendo of America has confirmed that the event will be back for another run in the US in 2017. It's exciting in principle, but in reality the contest is rather limited. In August and September eight Best Buy...
News Nintendo Records Best Q1 Sales Since 2011 in Profitable Start to the Year
Sales targets for Switch and 3DS remain unchanged
Nintendo has unveiled its Q1 financial results (covering 1st April to 30th June), including some solid numbers for the Nintendo Switch and its games. Those looking for dramatic increases in projections and confidence will be left disappointed, however, with the company's core sales estimates...
Gallery Nintendo at San Diego Comic-Con - The Booth and Some Standout Cosplay
From Breath of the Wild, to ARMS and more besides
San Diego Comic-Con is wrapping up as we publish this, a weekend jam-packed with hype and reveals across movies, TV, comic books and of course video games. Nintendo had a booth inside the main expo to showcase Super Mario Odyssey, and also welcomed gamers (with or without expo tickets) at a separate...
News Nintendo Confirms Its Plans to Switch Things Up at San Diego Comic-Con
"San Diego Comic-Con is full of so many Nintendo fans", says Bowser
San Diego Comic-Con, one of the biggest events of its kind, is just one week away. It's running from 20th-23rd July, and Nintendo has now confirmed its plans for the event. Nintendo will have a booth within the main convention center (no. 235), but it'll only have one game on show...
News Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima's Approval Rating Grows 10 Percent
97.70 percent, up from 87.14 percent last year
It's been a crazy rollercoaster ride since Tatsumi Kimishima was named as the new Nintendo president, following the tragic and untimely passing of Satoru Iwata. He had big shoes to fill following Iwata's success during the Wii and DS era, and steering the company out of the commercial disaster...
News Monopoly Gamer Brings a Mario Spin to the Classic Board Game
Boss fights, coins, and Power Packs
Earlier today we reported on an apparent World Premiere of a new Hasbro / Nintendo game being hosted by TheJWittz later today. Well, it won't be the Premiere any more, as a press release has rolled out and Kotaku has posted details on the game for us all - it's Monopoly Gamer, with a Mario theme. Though it is...
News TheJWittz to Host World Premiere of New Hasbro Nintendo Game
Coming from the Nintendo NY store
It seems that Nintendo is gearing up for another game / merchandise collaboration, this time with Hasbro. The hugely popular video presenter Joshua Wittenkeller (aka TheJWittz), has teased a world premiere from the Nintendo NY store that he'll be hosting on Twitch. It seems to be a board game, which is further...
News The LeSportsac X Nintendo Collection Introduces Some Neat Bags and Accessories
Sure, why not
In recent times Nintendo has been stepping up its efforts with merchandise and tie-ins, including Vans shoes and UNIQLO t-shirts. The latest collaboration is with LeSportsac, a company that makes fashionable bags and cases (or so we're told). LeSportsac and Nintendo have confirmed a new collection that's hitting Japan in July and...
Talking Point What Social Media Told Us About Nintendo at E3 2017
Mario and a logo led the way for the big N
E3 is already drifting into the distant past, by internet standards, as hype deflates and is replaced by real life. Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony all gave the event a solid effort, arguably, with some notable reveals and plenty of online streams to keep gamers' attention. Some of the biggest third-party...
Watch It's the Final Nintendo Treehouse Live Stream from E3 2017!
One more round
E3 is now in the homestretch as we gear up for one last day of Nintendo Treehouse demonstrations and (possibly) a reveal or two. We can expect to see more showcases of some major games already announced; today doesn't include any Invitational events, so it's going to be demonstrations for the whole session. <liveblog...
News Nintendo's Share Value Reaches New Heights in Positive Reaction to E3
Buzz around Mario and a certain logo help the cause
There's still a full day of E3 to come and Nintendo could yet produce a surprise or two, but early assessments of the event and its levels of success are already emerging. Nintendo seems to have come out of the event rather well so far. One metric is the company's share price (we'll cover other...
Watch Nintendo Treehouse, Pokkén Tournament DX and ARMS Invitational Live Stream from E3 2017!
Here we go again!
It's day two of E3, and Nintendo isn't done yet. This is a particularly busy day as we'll have Pokkén Tournament DX and ARMS Invitational events, in addition to Nintendo Treehouse demonstrations. We're not sure whether the Treehouse has any more reveals to give, but we'll certainly be watching closely. <liveblog...
Feature What We Expect from the Nintendo Spotlight and Treehouse at E3 2017
Time to Switch it up
E3 2017 is well and truly underway, with Microsoft, Sony and a range of third-parties having made their pitches to the gaming public. As is now standard Nintendo is saving its show for the opening of the expo, this year in the form of a 25 minute 'Spotlight' followed by more reveals, demonstrations and Invitational events from...
Video The Top 5 Most Embarrassing E3 Moments by Nintendo
All that glisters is not gold
E3 is a time for most video game fans to get excited and hyped about upcoming releases, and to see all the newest tech that various games companies have to show off. It is sometimes, however, an event of disappointment. Hopefully this year's E3 will be able to surpass the moments in the video above, which highlights...
Poll Are You Excited About Nintendo at E3 2017?
Switching it up
As E3 looms there's a sense that it's no longer the indispensable behemoth it once was, the central point of the gaming year. Even so, it's still a big deal, as media and fan interest ramps up and gaming companies flood into Los Angeles to flaunt their wares. Nintendo, and some third-parties making games for its systems, are among...
Guide Nintendo E3 2017 Press Conference Schedule
Mario, Switch, 3DS, Invitationals and more
Well, E3 has crept up rather quickly, hasn't it? The expo is due to run from 13th to 15th June but, as veterans of the LA show will know, that's only the beginning. A lot of companies will be broadcasting showcases and live press conferences before the doors are even open, and then there'll be live streams...
Video What We Think Could be Announced at E3, and What Definitely Won't
Predictions and stupid stuff together at last
E3 is just around the corner now, and with the internet abuzz with ideas and predictions I thought I'd throw my personal list of expectations into the mix. That being said serious videos aren't really my preference, so alongside this straight-laced symphony is a hard mewling of stupid, totally...
Video James Farr's Star Wars Story Continues in The Triforce Awakens Part 2
Even does THAT scene
Last September we shared James Farr's terrific mash-up based on Star Wars: The Force Awakens - The Triforce Awakens. That was just part one, and the talented animator has now finished that movie's story with the release of part two. We reckon it's another terrific watch; you can see it below along with Part 1, if you need to...
News Confidence in Nintendo Grows as Share Value Surpasses Previous Pokémon GO Peak
The highest it's been in over 5 years
Many will recall that, when Pokémon GO went viral last Summer it led to an extraordinary spike in Nintendo's share value; though it was partly irrational, even after the inevitable fallback and decline Nintendo was still left with a significantly higher company value than before the app's launch. Although...
Gallery Winning UTGP'17 Nintendo T-Shirts Now Available From UNIQLO
Gotta Wear 'Em All
We love a good t-shirt here at Nintendo Life and as previously reported UNIQLO ran a global design competition last year and recently revealed the fantastic winning designs from over 16,000 entries. These t-shirts are now available to order and are, in our opinion, very reasonably priced. We've picked out a few of our...
News Investors Show Optimism as Nintendo's Share Value Hits 2017 High
A week of steady gains
Just over a week ago Nintendo unveiled its annual financial reports, with the most notable announcement out of those days being the New Nintendo 2DS XL. Beyond that we saw that the Switch easily beat its launch sales projections - shifting 2.74 million units in March - and got a sense of Nintendo's plans for the year ahead. In...
News Nintendo of America Spent Big on Switch TV Advertising in March
Pushing the Switch towards a successful launch
By its own expectations and indeed those of some others, Nintendo had a successful launch with the Switch. It hit company-high numbers and confirmed last week that it beat its own initial sales forecast, with the sense that the hardware has picked up strong early momentum. There are always multiple...
Talking Point As Nintendo Switch Looks to Rapidly Overtake Wii U Sales, 3DS Lives On
Nintendo backs both systems, but needs improvement in mobile and amiibo
As we await full publication of Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima's annual financial results presentation, early snippets from journalists on the ground in Japan suggest it won't pull up any trees. There's confirmation of unannounced games still to be revealed for Switch this...
News Nintendo Beats Profit Projections as Switch and Pokémon Sales Lift Company
Offers a bright outlook for current year
As expected Nintendo has begun the roll-out of its financial reports, so far in the form of the formal documentation outlining sales and profit margins. In the coming days we should see manuscripts of President Tatsumi Kimishima's presentation and an investor Q & A. For now, however, we have a set of...
News Nintendo Switch Smashes Target With 2.74 Million Hardware Sales in March
Nintendo projects 10 million system sales in this financial year
As expected Nintendo has published its annual financial reports, and the initial documentation gives some sense of how strong the Nintendo launch has been. The sales in March have surpassed expectations, though the projected sales for this current financial year are perhaps best...
Feature What We Expect From Nintendo's Annual Financial Reports
E3 teases, sales, an insight into the big N's confidence in Switch and more
On 27th April Nintendo will publish its 'Fiscal Year Earnings Release' - understandably that phrase may not fill you with giddy excitement, but it's more interesting than it sounds. Typically these year-end results and reports, due to their importance and timing, reveal some...
Talking Point Nintendo Needs to Learn Lessons From Its NES Mini Mistakes
A simple product turned into a messy saga
Based upon the various decent emulators out there, it's not hard to run NES games. They're 30+ years old, and in this modern era of GPUs and accessible operating systems people are playing 8-bit games on a dizzying range of devices. Some of us, of course, spend decent money for official ROMs from Nintendo,...
News Hey! Pikmin will Launch with New amiibo on 28th July
Olimar will finally crash land onto your Nintendo 3DS!
Once again, Captain Olimar finds himself crash landing onto a planet inhabited by Pikmin. It's up to you to team up once again with the Pikmin to overcome the many puzzles and enemies present; you'll need all the Pikmin help you can get to gather treasure and refuel his ship to return home!...
News Dylan Cuthbert Talks About Star Fox, The 'Old' Sequel ROM and Working at Nintendo
Q-Games had a 3DS re-make demo of the original Star Fox pushed back
Dylan Cuthbert is a familiar name among Nintendo aficionados - he was a key figure at Argonaut Software and with the development of the original Star Fox on SNES, and has produced some excellent titles over the last 15 years through his own studio Q-Games. Just recently Cuthbert...
Feature The Best Nintendo April Fools' Day Gags of 2017
Breath of the Wild jelly beans, retro Fire Emblem and more
Well, 1st April has come and the joke articles, social media posts and GIFs have done the rounds. For our part we decided to make fun of Nintendo's inability to keep meaningful secrets over the past year, making up some nonsense about a Mario-themed operation to plug the gaps and stop leaks...
Weirdness Nintendo Accepts a Real Life Cow Milking Challenge
1-2-Switch just got real
For some mysterious reason one minigame in 1-2-Switch has captured the hearts and minds of gamers across the globe. Of course we're talking about the cow milking game, for which our friends over at Tiny Cartridge did such a good job of capturing the delicious awkwardness of playing. Alarmed by this over-simplification of...
News Hero of Time Orchestral Album Now Available for Pre-Order as Download, CD, or Vinyl
"An epic re-imagining of the iconic score "
The Legend of Zelda is a franchise with some of the most memorable music in gaming, and it's celebrated in various ways. Late last year we reported on an album by Materia Collective that is re-imagining the soundtrack from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time; though it's not an official Nintendo product...
News "No Widespread Technical Problems" With Switch Joy-Cons, Claims Nintendo
Number of Joy-Con replacement or repair requests "not significant"
It's not uncommon for video game hardware launches to have teething troubles. The Xbox 360 had the red ring of death while the launch PS4 sounds like a hairdryer. Taking this into account it's perhaps understandable that the Nintendo Switch might have its own share of problems; there...
News Nintendo Lost 'Maricar' Patent Objection Prior to Recent Copyright Infringement Claim
Spun out
Just recently we reported on Nintendo opening legal proceedings against a Tokyo-based karting company that uses the name 'Maricar', citing copyright infringement. The company allows licenced drivers to take customised karts out onto real roads, with services including the rental of Nintendo character costumes. Nintendo was so hot under the...
News Nintendo Wins Court Battle Over Retailer of Flashcarts, Modchips and More
Well known 3DS homebrew hacks cited
Though Nintendo has succeeded in making each consecutive system tougher to hack than others, the company's hardware is still modded and hacked with regularity. It's a debate that certainly raises interesting questions - tools for 'homebrew' that are a haven for curious tech-heads can also be used for blatant...
News Have You Seen The Hidden Message Inside Your Switch Pro Controller?
D'aww, Nintendo!
You'd think that now Nintendo Switch is finally in the hands of game fans that we would know everything about it. However it seems Nintendo have left at least one little secret for players to discover all by themselves. If you were one of the many launch day buyers who picked up a Switch Pro Controller you are in for a little treat...
News Nintendo Throws a Blue Shell at Real Life Mario Kart
Japanese Company "Maricar" is being sued for copyright infringement
A popular Japanese company that let you live out your childhood dreams and race karts dressed as Mario and company are being sued by Nintendo for Copyright Infringment. The go karting firm that goes by the name "Maricar" lets anyone that holds a Japanese driving license race around...
News E3 2017 Floor Plans Show Another Sizeable Nintendo Booth
Right next to the equally bold Sony
E3 2017 is still quite a while away, but you can bet that won't stop the chatter around the event. With the expo actively selling public tickets for the same event as the media, it promises to be a crowded and rather excitable event this year. It could be a big one, regardless of which platform manufacturers draw...
Random A Round-Up of Quirky Nintendo Valentine's Cards
Mario is red, Sonic is blue, will you be my player 2?
As our lovely video editor Alex says - "You're an excellent person who doesn't need to be validated by an overly commercialised, arbitrarily-named saint's day." But whatever you think of Valentine's Day it is somewhat inescapable. Whether you want to express yourself with cards, chocolates, teddy...
News Tatsumi Kimishima Discusses Nintendo's 'DNA' and Switch Bringing Players Together
"We're seeing that gap between people become smaller"
2017 is undoubtedly a hugely important year for Nintendo, with the launch of the Switch and the continuation of its moves into mobile games and apps. Maintaining the company's ethos and spirit throughout those new challenges is naturally important, and it seems to have been on the minds of...
News Tatsumi Kimishima Outlines His Nintendo Targets, Laying the Groundwork for a Successor
"I believe Nintendo constantly needs to undertake new endeavors"
Nintendo has released the official translations of its recent investor's Q & A, which re-iterates a number of points previously covered, namely that the company won't put those dreaming of a 3DS successor out of their misery by confirming either way, and that everything is awesome...
News Paper Mario: Color Splash and Pokémon Moon Shortlisted for Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
Pokémon Sun fans may picket the ceremony
The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards are coming on 11th March, and will be hosted by John Cena - he'll potentially be wearing tight orange shorts that can't be unseen. Now the shortlists have been revealed; the music category includes such family friendly acts as Drake and Rihanna, and that child-friendly...
News Nintendo's Share Value Takes a Hit Following Financial Results
Also rattles DeNA shares after suggesting other mobile collaborators
Nintendo's most recent financial results were some of the most contradictory the company has released in sometime - overall profits are higher than expected, but operational profits are expected to be down on previous projections. There were big download numbers for Super Mario...
News Nintendo Sponsors Nickelodeon's 2017 Kids' Choice Awards, Hosted by John Cena
You can't unsee those tight orange shorts
Nintendo of America has embraced the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in recent years, and with good reason - it's given valuable opportunities to promote games like Mario Party 10 and Splatoon, targeting a key demographic for the company. Nintendo is now listed as a core sponsor for this year's event, which...
