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Rumour Nintendo Wanted Sora In Smash Bros. Ultimate, But Got Rejected By Disney
"Disney Japan specifically"
One of the most requested DLC fighters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is Sora from the Kingdom Hearts series. Compared to a lot of other suggestions, this character actually seems like quite an appropriate fit for Nintendo's all-star brawler. What are the chances then of Sora being added to the game, and why hasn't...
News Grab Animal Crossing: New Horizons With One Of Your Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers
Offer available in Australia and Europe
If you've not taken advantage of the Nintendo Switch game voucher offer yet, that gives you two digital titles for less, now might be the time to check it out. Provided you're located in Europe or Australia, you'll soon be able to able to redeem Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Some of the other titles recently...
Reminder Nintendo's Subscription Service For Fire Emblem Heroes Is Now Live
Sign up today
Last weekend, the 'Feh Channel' on YouTube revealed Fire Emblem Heroes would be introducing a new subscription-based service. Version 4.2.0 is now live, meaning you can now purchase the 'Feh Pass' for $9.49 (or the regional equivalent). If you sign up, you'll gain access to multiple benefits. This includes the distribution of two...
Random Banjo-Kazooie Was Actually Named After A Nintendo President's Grandchild And Son
Case closed
Last year in March, there was a story doing the rounds about Rare's famous bear and bird from the 1998 Nintendo 64 game Banjo-Kazooie being named after the grandchild and son of the former Nintendo president, Hiroshi Yamauchi. History suggested that Banjo's name was based on a musical instrument of the same name, and Kazooie's name was...
News Fight Like Byleth In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Upcoming Tournament
Starts this Friday
It's now been exactly a week since Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses was added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster as a DLC fighter. To continue celebrations, this week Nintendo is hosting a special tournament for fighters who wield bows, spears, and axes. According to Japanese Nintendo, the event is officially tit
News Nintendo Was "Fine" With Platinum Releasing The Wonderful 101 Remaster On Other Platforms
It was just a matter of reaching the stretch goals
In a recent 4Gamer interview translated by Siliconera, PlatinumGames' head Atsushi Inaba spoke about getting permission from Nintendo to release The Wonderful 101: Remastered on other platforms alongside the Switch version. Surprisingly, Nintendo had no problems with it: I know it??
"too early to say"
Now that a Kickstarter campaign for a remastered version of The Wonderful 101 has been officially launched, there's talk about what other Platinum-developed Nintendo exclusives could potentially be released on other platforms. One game that many people would like to play (who don't seem to own a Switch, we might add) is Astral...
Video Nintendo's Latest Ad For Animal Crossing: New Horizons Gives Us A Look At The Title Screen
We'll take anything at this point
Can you believe it? Animal Crossing: New Horizons is due out on the Switch next month and we're still waiting for Nintendo to show and tell us more about this anticipated release. In the latest ad for the game, we get a look at the title screen in New Horizons. Yes, exciting stuff! It shows one of the Nooklings...
News Pokémon Developer Game Freak To Relocate To Same Area As Nintendo's New Tokyo Offices
Both will move to Kanda-Nishikicho
According to a new report, Pokémon developer Game Freak will join Nintendo in relocating to Kanda-Nishikicho, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. Just last week, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa revealed that the company is currently planning to consolidate its four offices in Tokyo into one, presumably much larger office...
News Mobile Hit Fire Emblem Heroes Introduces A New Subscription-Based Service
Will cost $9.49 per month
Following in the footsteps of Mario Kart Tour, Nintendo's hit mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes will be introducing a subscription-based service. This news was shared in the official Feh Channel video update for this month. In exchange for a set monthly fee of $9.49 (or the regional equivalent), subscribers will be able to...
News You Can Only Have One Island Per Console In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Learning about the limits
Article Updated - Sat 1st Feb, 2020 12:00 GMT: Nintendo's been drip-feeding us information about Animal Crossing: New Horizons for some time now, and the latest information about this upcoming release comes from its Aussie web page, on the official Nintendo Australia website. While we already know the game will support up...
News Nintendo Says It's Focused On "Initiatives" To Keep Consumers Playing
Like add-on content
Nintendo wants to keep consumers playing its games for a prolonged period of time. It's previously done this by launching expansion content for titles such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Splatoon 2 and more recently has made DLC available for newer first-party releases. If you are eager to see more add-on packs...
News President Of Nintendo Compares Sales Of Luigi's Mansion 3 To Previous Entry On 3DS
A scary feat
We know Luigi's Mansion 3 has done tremendously well on the Switch. It's won awards, set new sales records and was highly praised by fans and critics alike. To add to this, Nintendo has now confirmed the total sell-through of this game in Japan, North America, and Europe has exceeded four million units in just nine weeks. All up,
News Nintendo Provides An Update On Its IP Expansion, Says It's Starting To See Results
Stores, theme parks, movies, mobile games and more
Since 2015, Nintendo has been working hard to increase the number of people who have access to its IP. It's doing this by expanding beyond its core business dedicated to video game platforms. This includes opening official stores, theme parks and even a plan to turn Super Mario into a motion...
News Ring Fit Adventure's Healthy Sales Continue, As Nintendo President Apologises For Shortages
"Many consumers are still waiting"
Ring Fit Adventure doesn't look like it'll be slowing down anytime soon – with Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa revealing sales have continued to grow since its release on the Switch last October. The game has been particularly popular in East Asia and has rapidly sold out on a number of occasions. At...
News The Switch Online Service Now Has More Than 15 Million Subscribers
But not everyone is renewing their membership
Nintendo's Switch Online service appears to be growing by the day – with the Japanese company revealing it now has more than 15 million paid subscribers. During Nintendo's latest financial results briefing, president Shuntaro Furukawa touched on both the positives and negatives of the service –...
News Nintendo Will Turn Its Four Tokyo Offices Into One Big One, To "Boost" Operational Efficiency
And it's making a change to its governance system
Not pictured: Nintendo's new Tokyo office Towards the end of Nintendo's most recent financial results briefing, president Shuntaro Furukawa touched on two matters linked to the current company operations in Tokyo, Japan. The Nintendo group within this location is divided across four separate...
News Nintendo Has "No Plans" To Release A New Switch Model This Year
The focus is on the existing line
Despite ongoing rumours about a pro model Switch arriving at some point this year, Nintendo hasn't said anything about it. If it does exist, though, don't expect it to be released anytime soon. During the company's latest financial results briefing today, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said there were "no...
Feature The Most Expensive Retro Games For Nintendo Systems
12 rare games to keep an eye out for
Make no mistake, we've got endless love for chunky plastic cartridges and proper printed manuals (remember those?), but the convenience of digital games is hard to deny and over the last decade or so digital distribution has taken off to the point where often physical versions aren't even an option these days...
Random This Mod Turns The Virtual Boy Into A Proper Console You Can Play On Your Television
Easier on the eyes
The Virtual Boy wasn't exactly Nintendo's finest hour. Despite this, the device was arguably ahead of its time and over the years has developed a cult following. In 2018, for example, an indie developer released a Virtual Boy emulator for the Oculus Rift headset - allowing users to play this short-lived generation of Nintendo...
News Free Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Training Set Available To Switch Online Subscribers
Download it now
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players who also happen to have a subscription to the Nintendo Switch Online service can now download a new Spirit Training set from the eShop for free. This is a special offer for Nintendo Switch Online members. You can download the following items free of charge for use in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate!...
News Tetris 99's 11th Maximus Cup Celebrates The Lunar New Year
999 gold points up for grabs
The 11th Maximus Cup for Nintendo's battle royale game Tetris 99 has just been announced. This time around it's a special Lunar New Year point-stacking challenge. As usual, the players with the most points will receive 999 My Nintendo Gold Points. The event will start on 30th January and runs until 3rd February. Below...
News Nintendo Just Applied For 39 Trademarks
No generation gets left behind
We're used to hearing news every once and a while about a prominent video game company applying for a handful of trademarks, but this time it's a little different. Instead of just a couple of games, Nintendo Co., Ltd has just applied for 39 – yes, 39 – video game trademarks in Japan, based on various older titles...
"and set the stage for all of the great products"
Nintendo might be one of the largest and most successful video game companies, but in certain parts of the world, it has often struggled with its brand image. During an appearance on the Present Value podcast recently, the former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé touched on a time when...
And 17% are currently working on one
Later this year, Microsoft and Sony are expected to launch their next-generation of video game hardware. It has raised questions about the future of the Nintendo Switch and while many analysts still believe it will be the best-selling system of 2020, there are some concerns about developers moving onto bigger...
Reminder Nintendo Rolls Out Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 7.0 Next Week
Byleth is on the way
Last week, Nintendo revealed its new DLC fighter Byleth for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. At the time, Masahiro Sakurai explained how the latest addition to the roster would take a little more time to prepare and wouldn't be available until 28th January. Now, in a small update over on Twitter, the Nintendo Versus account has...
News IP Attorney Says Nintendo's Wii Remote Court Ruling Serves As "A Warning To Patentees"
"This case might have ended much differently"
If you've visited the site over the past couple of days, you probably noticed the story that a federal court in Dallas ruled a patent asserted against Nintendo’s Wii Remote as invalid. The court said that iLife Technologies Inc. was "impermissibly trying to cover the broad concept of using motion...
News Nintendo Won't Be Required To Offer eShop Pre-Order Refunds In Norway Or Germany
At least for now
Nintendo's already made headlines for a separate legal matter this week, and now after a two-year court battle, it has reportedly won a separate case against the German Consumer Protection Authority (VZBV) and Norway's Consumer Rights Council. The Japanese video game giant was accused of violating Norwegian and EU consumer laws, by...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Hosts Kunio-kun Event Later This Week, Four New Spirits Up For Grabs
Get ready to brawl
One iconic series that doesn't always get the recognition it probably deserves is Kunio-kun (also known as River City and Street Gangs here in the west). Thankfully, though, this week Nintendo is celebrating it in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Starting this Friday, on 24th January, there'll be a new event all about this long-time...
News Federal Court Rules $10.1 Million Case Against Nintendo's Wii Remote As Invalid
Nintendo says it will "vigorously defend" its products
In a press release sent out today, Nintendo has announced that a patent asserted against technology found within the Wii Remote has been deemed invalid. The ruling comes from a federal court in Dallas and nullifies a $10.1 million jury award against Nintendo from way back in 2017. According to...
News The Switch Online Mobile App Just Got Another Minor Update
It's been a while...
If you're one of the few people who still make regular use of the Switch Online smartphone app, you might be interested to hear Nintendo recently rolled out a new update for it. Admittedly, though, it doesn't do much. This time around it's a simple fix for an issue that made it impossible to sign in on certain devices:...
News Animal Crossing's Former Co-Director Isao Moro Is Now Teaching Children How To Program
Life after Nintendo
For a lot of individuals, being employed by Nintendo and helping create a series like Animal Crossing would probably be a dream job that they would want to keep doing for as long as possible. Not everyone at the company necessarily sees out the remainder of their working years there, though. Isao Moro is one of these people who...
Random Watch Sean Astin Present Facts About Mario, Pokémon And The Nintendo PlayStation
A new series from the Lord of the Rings star
If there's one thing we didn't expect to appear on the weird and wacky world of YouTube, it was a series of meme culture-style videos exploring slightly obscure facts from Nintendo games narrated by Sean Astin. As it happens, that ridiculously specific form of entertainment has actually taken shape. The...
Rumour Prolific Leaker Says We'll Get Paper Mario And A 2D Metroid This Year
Of course we will
There have been a number of Nintendo-related rumours flying about recently and now the "prolific" leaker Sabi – who has a respectable track record, we might add – is claiming there'll be a Paper Mario game released this year (presumably for Switch), that goes "back to how it was", along with a 2D Metroid game seemingly...
Video Comparing Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Clone Genshin Impact To The Original
Genshin a no no, baby!
You've no doubt already heard the news that the upcoming game Genshin Impact not only bears a striking resemblance to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but that it's also now been confirmed to be coming to the Nintendo Switch. With that in mind, we thought it might be useful to
News NPD Shares US Software Sales For Last Month, 2019 And The Decade
Luigi's Mansion 3 was Nintendo's best-seller in December
Following on from hardware sales, let's now take a look at the software sales within the US last year. For starters, Nintendo had half of the top 20 best-selling video games in December. The best-selling game of December 2019 was Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and further down the...
News The Nintendo Switch Was The Best-Selling Hardware In The US Last Year
And the pro controller was the best-selling accessory of 2019
Now that the holiday period has officially ended, the NPD Group has shared information about the top-selling systems, software, and accessories of December and 2019. On the hardware front, Nintendo had another good year in the US. The Switch was the best-selling hardware of December and...
News Joker Costume Spotted On The Back Of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore Box Art
Update: Nintendo makes it official
Update 2 - Wed 15th Jan, 2020 05:00 GMT: Nintendo's Japanese social media accounts and YouTube channel have now confirmed this as well. Above is a trailer showcasing the many costumes and features in the game. Here's the costume list, courtesy of Gematsu: New Costumes: “Rebellious Joker” (from Persona 5) for...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Gets Four New Astral Chain Spirits This Week
Summon a Legion
Nintendo has held a lot of spirit events in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for its exclusive Switch titles, but one game that missed out around the time of its release was Astral Chain. To make up for this, later this week the all-star brawler will be hosting a special-themed event based on PlatinumGames hit release. This spirit event...
News Switch Online Users In Japan Will Soon Be Able To Play Fire Emblem Warriors For Free
Promo starts next week
Remember that Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker promotion Nintendo ran last year that was exclusive to Switch Online subscribers? In case you forgot, it allowed users of the service to play the game for free for a 10-day period. Well now, a new game for this very same program has been
News New Trademark Suggests The Mario & Luigi Series Is Making A Comeback
Is Nintendo moving on?
In October 2019, AlphaDream filed for bankruptcy after poor sales of the 3DS title Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey at the start of the year. It raised many questions about the future of the Mario & Luigi series, which started out life during the Game Boy Advance generation. If you've been...
News Nintendo France Will Repair Or Replace Faulty Joy-Con Even After The Warranty Has Expired
Provided you live in this location
At the end of last year, the French consumer's association called out Nintendo as one of the worst companies of 2019 and labelled the Switch the most fragile product of the year. The main issue it had with Nintendo's hardware was apparently linked to Joy-Con drift. All up, it wasn't a good look for the Japanese...
Assuming you can find a copy, that is
Want to show off your impressive pecs in a safe-for-work, wholesome sort of way? Well, Nintendo of Europe has taken to Twitter to task Ring Fit Adventurers with the Pectoralis Major Challenge, the first in a set of weekly challenges to blast those quads, grip those glutes and generally get 2020 off to a healthy...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Hosts amiibo Tag Tournament Later This Week
amiibo joins the battle!
For the second Super Smash Bros. Ultimate event of the year, Nintendo is hosting an amiibo tag tournament. It will start later this week on 10th January and will run for three days. As normal as it may seem, this limited-time event is actually a little different from the regular ones, as your amiibo is required to...
Rumour The Pokémon Direct Will Share "New Details" About Sword And Shield
Crazy, right?
As you've probably already heard by now, later this week a Pokémon Direct is airing. It will apparently feature "roughly 20 minutes" of new Pokémon information in a live stream presentation. This is definitely odd timing, considering Pokémon Sword and Shield were only released last November, so what exactly is this upcoming...
News Nintendo Will Now Let You Upload 100 Courses In Super Mario Maker 2
To celebrate 10 million playable levels
One of the many exciting games released on the Nintendo Switch last year was Super Mario Maker 2. In less than one month after its launch, two million courses were uploaded by the game's passionate community. By the end of July, more than four million courses had been
News Brain Training Switch Launch Sales In The UK "15 Times Larger" Than 3DS Predecessor
But there's a catch
Last week, as you might have heard, Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch was released on the Nintendo Switch in PAL regions. The title debuted in 18th place on the UK charts in the same week. What wasn't previously revealed, though, was the fact launch sales of the latest Switch title are "15 times larger" than its...
News Ring Fit Adventure Player Shows Off His Healthy Transformation After One Month
Looking good!
Update: We got in contact with Migui and he confirmed to us that his weight loss over the 30-day period was, in fact, real and so are the photos. He also explained to us how Ring Fit Adventure "worked well" with a "combination of proper diet and exercise." We hope he's inspired our lovely readers here on Nintendo Life to achieve their...
News Shuntaro Furukawa Wants You To Know Nintendo Is "Constantly" Embracing New Technologies
"we are not turning our backs"
In the same interview with the Japanese publication Nikkei, when Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa spoke about cloud gaming and how he still thinks there is plenty of time for dedicated video game hardware to thrive, he also discussed how the company is "constantly" embracing new technologies. He took this chance...
News Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa Thinks Cloud Gaming Is "A Long Way Off"
Dedicated hardware isn't going away
Last month, Nintendo of America's former president Reggie Fils-Aimé predicted cloud gaming would take off over the next decade as technology steadily evolves and download speeds increase. Obviously, right now, the video game industry is still in the earlier experimental phases with projects like Microsoft xCloud...
