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News Brand New Pokémon Sword And Shield Spirits Are Being Added To Smash Bros. Ultimate
Gotta catch 'em all
Following on from last week's generic Pokémon event, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is now hosting a special Pokémon Sword and Shield event. The best news is it adds brand new spirits to the game! The event itself starts this Friday on 22nd November and will run for a total of five days, so you have plenty of time to catch 'em...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Leads Nintendo's Nominations For The Game Awards 2019
Plenty of Nintendo nom nom noms
The nominations for this year's Game Awards, the annual show hosted and organised by Geoff Keighley, have been posted and Nintendo has a good showing with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate gaining a nomination for Game of the Year. One of six games to receive a nomination, the others are Remedy's Control, Hideo Kojima's...
News Nintendo's Tokyo Store Is Set to Open This Friday, And It's Looking Amazing
More merch than you can toss a Pikmin at!
The Parco Store in Shibuya, Tokyo has been closed for renovations since spring of this year. However, that will change this Friday, November 22nd. With its grand reopening, the public will finally have access to the Nintendo Tokyo Store. Journalists in Japan have recently had the opportunity to go in and...
News A New Paid Membership Service Is Being Added To Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Thanks, Nook
When Mario Kart Tour made its debut on mobile back in September, fans of the long-running series got quite the shock when it was discovered the free-to-play game contained a Gold Pass subscription system. Now, a few months later, Nintendo has announced a new paid membership service for its two-year-old game, Animal Crossing: Pocket...
News Doug Bowser Says More Female Consumers Are Buying The Switch Lite
Audience expansion remains the top priority
It's no secret that Nintendo wants to expand its audience with its smaller and more affordable Switch Lite system. The company president Shuntaro Furukawa recently revealed registrations for the new model had a higher percentage of female users and also said there was evidence of a "good number of...
News Nintendo Switch Was The Best-Selling Video Game Hardware In The United States Last Month
And it remains the best-selling platform of 2019
In addition to Luigi's Mansion 3 reaching third place on the US software charts in October, Nintendo also experienced another strong month in terms of hardware sales. While no sales figures were provided, NPD Video Game Industry Analyst Mat Piscatella revealed the Switch was the best-selling hardware...
Deals These Nintendo Themed Cushions Will Make For A Great Christmas Present
Beat the Christmas rush
It's a little bit scary to think that we're only six weeks away from Christmas. It's time to start thinking about what you're going to put under the tree for your loved ones and how loose your belt might need to be to fit in that lovely dinner. So, why not beat the Christmas rush and order your presents online with the...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate's Pokémon Themed Tournament Starts Later This Week
Be the very best
This week is rather significant for the Pokémon series, with the launch of the next-generation games Sword and Shield on Friday. In celebration of the special occasion, Nintendo's all-star fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is hosting a Pokémon tournament. Above is promotional artwork featuring Mewtwo, Pikachu, Lucario,...
News Chinese Video Game Giant Tencent Wants To "Create Console Games With Nintendo Characters"
And appeal to players overseas
Earlier this year in April, Tencent was given the approval to start selling the New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch bundle in mainland China. The news saw Nintendo's shares increase by more than 13 percent and Tencent followed this up by forming a "Nintendo cooperation department" to help manage the launch. Since...
Poll Come On, Tell Us If You've Been Playing As Terry Bogard In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Facing the fury
It's been an exciting week for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with the arrival of the DLC fighter Terry Bogard and Version 6.0. Despite some fans not knowing who the heck he was initially, this veteran fighter is here on behalf of SNK's
News Working With Nintendo Re-Energised The New Super Lucky's Tale Development Team
"it has just been the most warm embrace"
Releasing a game on a Nintendo platform is often a career goal for both aspiring and accomplished game developers. For the team over at Playful, it was no different. During an interview with Nintendo Life video producer Zion Grassl, Playful founder Paul Bettner and company president Mark Stanley revealed how...
News There's Finally A Game On Switch That Makes Use Of Online Play Invites
And it's not a first-party title
Early in September, Nintendo rolled out a new update for Switch, bumping the firmware up to Version 9.0.0. Although the hybrid system has since been updated to 9.0.1, there's a minor feature that arrived in the 9.0 update that can now finally be used. We're referring to the "Online Play Invites" feature – which...
Reminder The Pokémon Sword And Shield Maximus Cup Is Now Live In Tetris 99
Secure that theme
Update: As a reminder, the ninth Tetris Maximus Cup is now live, giving players the chance to earn a lovely Pokémon Sword And Shield theme. More details below. Original Article (Fri 1st Nov, 2019 01:15 GMT): This month sees the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield on the Nintendo Switch. Before you enter the Galar Region on...
News Here Are The Full Patch Notes For Fire Emblem: Three Houses Version 1.1.0
Updates and bug fixes
Fire Emblem: Three Houses third wave of content is now available, and alongside this is the release of Version 1.1.0. Unlike the new DLC, this patch is entirely free and will give you access to more save files and makes a few other quality of life changes. It also fixes some bugs and resolves a number of issues. If you have...
News The Third Wave Of DLC For Fire Emblem: Three Houses Is Now Available
Spend some time in the sauna
Smash Bros. Ultimate isn't the only game getting some major updates this week. Nintendo's and Intelligence System's more recent release, Fire Emblem: Three Houses has just received its third wave of downloadable content. Provided you've purchased the Expansion Pass, you'll now have access additional quests, more units,...
Video Smash Bros. Ultimate Glitch Freezes Terry And One Of The Ice Climbers In Time
Nana is horrified
Earlier in the week, Nintendo released the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fighter Terry Bogard and updated the all-star game to Version 6.0. A few days on, and a glitch has now surfaced online. Fortunately, this particular one is nothing major, so you don't have to worry about your save file being corrupted or the latest update...
News Nintendo Releases The Stretchers, A New Co-Op Rescue Game For Switch
Update: Now available in Europe
Update: The game is now available in Europe, too (which has brought with it new info and screenshots)! You can download it now for £17.99. Original Article: Out of nowhere, Nintendo has released a brand new game on the Switch eShop in Japan. It's called The Stretchers and is a two-player game where you must drive...
News Here's Our First Look Inside Nintendo's New Tokyo Store
Such clean, much wow
Nintendo's first official store in Japan is set to open its doors later this month, and we've finally been treated to our first look inside its magical, glistening halls. Located in Tokyo's new Shibuya Parco shopping centre, the store will officially open on 22nd November. We've already seen some of the merchandise you'll be...
News Android 10 Now Supports The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
Take your mobile gaming experience to the next level
Nintendo's Switch Pro Controller has certainly made a name for itself. Apart from being a great way to enjoy games such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, over on Valve's platform Steam, it's become one of the most popular and most-used controllers for PC gaming platform. In somewhat...
News Kirby Transforms Into A Fatal Cutie When He Uses His Copy Ability On Terry Bogard
A smashing new look
We've seen some fatal cuties in certain other games in the past, but this one is perhaps the cutest of them all. Following the release of the DLC fighter Terry Bogard in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Nintendo Versus Twitter account has uploaded a few screenshots to showcase what exactly the pink puffball Kirby looks like as...
News Become The King Of Fighters In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Latest Tournament
Come on, join the battle
During Masahiro Sakurai's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Terry Bogard demonstration video yesterday, it was revealed a new in-game tournament event would be starting this Friday. Of course, this is all to celebrate the SNK character's recent release. This special event, titled "The Road to Becoming Fighting King" starts on 8th...
Video Digital Foundry Likens Luigi's Mansion 3 To A "Playable CG Movie"
"Well worth a look"
The tech experts over at Digital Foundry recently looked at Luigi's Mansion 3 to see how it compared to its predecessors and found it to be a shocking technical feat for the Nintendo Switch. In terms of the resolution, the game runs at 1980x1080 in docked mode during gameplay but can drop to 900p in cutscenes. In portable mode,...
News Get More Value Out Of Your Switch Online Sub With This Smash Bros. Ultimate Vault Shopper Set
Download it today
Last week at Nintendo's financial results briefing, president Shuntaro Furukawa promised the company would "continue to enhance" Switch online content, to encourage more users to try out the service. While it's taken a while to get going, it has improved in recent times with the launch of the Super Nintendo digital library. One...
News Masahiro Sakurai Hosting Smash Bros. Ultimate Terry Bogard Livestream On 6th November
And Version 6.0 will "arrive soon"
It looks like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fans will soon be able to play as SNK's Terry Bogard – with Nintendo announcing Masahiro Sakurai is hosting a 45-minute "video livestream" on 6th November, featuring an in-depth look at the upcoming fighter. Below is the official announcement, via the Nintendo Versus...
News 3DS System Update 11.12.0-44 Is Now Live
Slightly more stable
Last week during its six months earnings report, Nintendo hinted it would no longer develop first-party games for the 3DS. From here on out, the plan is to rely on evergreen titles to sustain system sales. In terms of technical support for the system itself – nothing has changed. In fact, yesterday, a new system update was...
News Nintendo Has Now Sold More Than 750 Million Games Consoles Worldwide
Not bad business, then
It's pretty safe to say that Nintendo consoles are wildly popular, with some like the Wii and DS going on to shift astronomical numbers, but just how many consoles has the gaming giant sold throughout history? You ignored the article's title, right? That's right, Nintendo has now sold more than 750 million of the things. From...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Is Now The Best-Selling Fighting Game In History
After less than a year on shelves
With the release of Nintendo's latest financial results, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was confirmed not only to be the best-selling entry in the fighting series, having sold 15.71 million units as of 30th September 2019, but it also climbed to number 2 on the Switch all-time best seller list, with only Mario Kart 8...
News Nintendo Wants To Focus On New "Experiences" For Switch, But Is Open To More Remakes
Even re-releases must create something new
In the follow-up Q&A to Nintendo's six months earnings report, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has been asked if the company would consider developing more remakes based on classic handheld IPs, now that the 3DS has seemingly been ditched and the Switch Lite is available. This was his reply,...
News Amazon's Sudden Restriction On Used Nintendo Game Sales Was An "Error"
Update: Amazon responds
Update (2nd Nov, 01:10 BST): In a statement given to ArsTechnica, Amazon has responded to the restrictions placed upon third-party sellers (see original article below). The restrictions were supposedly put in place "in error" and have since been reversed. Yesterday’s email [to third-party Amazon sellers] was sent in...
News Nintendo's Switch Software Sell-Through Increased By 53% In The First Half Of This Fiscal Year
Evergreen titles account "for over 60%" of this
Switch first-party software sell-through continues to increase – with Nintendo's latest financial results briefing revealing how the first half of this fiscal year has seen an increase of 53% over the previous year. Nintendo's shifted 22.01 million units compared to last year's amount of 14.35...
News In Case You Forgot, These Are The Major Nintendo Switch Titles This Holiday Season
Something for everyone
Yesterday, Nintendo reconfirmed multiple upcoming releases on Nintendo Switch. Highly anticipated ones like Animal Crossing: New Horizons obviously won't be showing up until next year and Metroid Prime 4 doesn't even have a date. Luckily, there are plenty of other first-party games ready to go this holiday season. Th
News Switch Lite Is "Generating Its Own Demand, Without Negatively Impacting" The Original System
Working together
Yesterday, Nintendo's six months earning release gave us our first look at sales for the Switch Lite. As of the 30th of September 2019, the system has sold 1.95 million units. Overall, combined Switch sales now total 41.67 million units worldwide. Nintendo's president Shuntaro Furukawa has further explained how exactly the Switch...
"membership numbers are increasing steadily"
As you might recall, September was the one-year anniversary of Switch Online. At Nintendo's financial results briefing today, president Shuntaro Fukukawa briefly addressed it saying how membership numbers had "steadily" increased since its launch. September marked the one-year anniversary of the launch...
More details to be revealed soon
When Nintendo launched Mario Kart Tour on mobile devices back in September, users quickly noticed the game featured a special Gold Pass subscription – allowing racers to get more in-game rewards. If you didn't think there was enough incentive to sign up previously, Nintendo is now attempting to increase its value...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Becomes The Best-Selling Entry In The Series
Smashing stuff
As we continue to unpack Nintendo's latest financial report, it's been discovered Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is now the best-selling game in the history of the series. This follows on from yesterday's news about Nintendo's top ten best-selling Switch games as of 30th September 2019, where Ultimate placed second on the list (right...
News The Top Ten Best-Selling Games For Wii U, 3DS, Wii And DS (As Of September 2019)
People really love Mario Kart
Earlier today, a new earnings report from Nintendo revealed an updated list of the top ten best-selling Nintendo Switch games, but what about the 3DS, the Wii U, and even consoles earlier than those? As part of the report, Nintendo has also provided updated figures for these older systems, and while software sales for...
News Dr. Mario World's Latest Update Adds Donkey Kong And Diddy Kong
Plus new Super Mario assistants
Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong have had done a lot of different things over the years and now they've become qualified doctors. As bananas as this might sound, it's completely normal within the context of the Nintendo mobile game, Dr. Mario World. Following on from the Mario babies not long ago, it only seems fair to...
News Reggie: Innovation Drives Nintendo And Always Will Because It's The Company's Mantra
It's about creating something unique
Over the years, Nintendo has made a name for itself revolutionising and redefining the way we play. If it wasn't for this innovative and often risky approach, the video game industry might not have transformed into the digital entertainment juggernaut it is today. During the same chat with IGN recently, the...
Random Reggie Reveals His Favourite Meme After 15 Years At Nintendo
"My body is ready"
Not long after he was appointed as the Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Nintendo, Reggie Fils-Aimé became one of the most recognised faces within the video game industry when he walked out on stage at the company's 2004 E3 press conference and announced to the world he was all about kickin' ass, takin' names and...
News Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto To Be Recognised As A Person Of Cultural Merit In Japan
A top honour
You're probably more than aware of his name, and you'll definitely be more than aware of his work, so it seems fitting that Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto is set to be recognised as a Person of Cultural Merit in his home country of Japan. The Super Mario and Legend of Zelda creator is one of the most famous developers to ever walk...
News Mario Kart Tour Was Downloaded 123.9 Million Times In Its First Month
And it made $37.4 million
At the end of last month, Mario Kart Tour made the transition across to smartphone devices. Since then, it has been downloaded an estimated 123.9 million times across the App Store and Google Play. This makes it the most downloaded Nintendo mobile game on launch. As illustrated by Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data,...
News Become Gooigi This Halloween With Nintendo's Free Printable Mask
No goo required
Luigi's green doppelgänger Gooigi was first introduced to us last year in the Luigi's Mansion remake for Nintendo 3DS. Since then, this new character's history has been fleshed out in Professor E. Gadd's research journals. He'll also be returning in the upcoming Switch release
News Heads Up! The Nintendo Official UK Store Has A Bunch Of Legend Of Zelda amiibo Back In Stock
Pre-orders live for several hard-to-find figures
Is there such a thing as having too many Link amiibo? A quick glance at our Billy bookcase suggests that, no, that is not possible. Still, getting your hands on them can be tough - we've somehow managed to miss out on that gorgeous Link's Awakening amiibo and can't find it anywhere! Well, that...
News The First Patch For Link's Awakening Is Probably Not The Fix You Were Hoping For
One less error on Koholint Island
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch is an absolutely stunning remake, but unlike many other first-party offerings on the system, it struggles to maintain a solid frame rate and can suffer from serious performance dips during more heated moments on-screen. You would think this would be the...
News Nintendo's Golf Joins The Arcade Archives Series On Switch eShop
Fancy a round?
There's no stopping Hamster – with the talented developer this week releasing the Nintendo classic Golf on the Switch eShop. This latest Arcade Archives release first arrived in 1984 and allows you to play across 18 holes, as you aim for the lowest score possible while factoring in the wind direction and speed. You can even take on...
Talking Point Shuntaro Furukawa Understands, As Iwata Did, The Value Of Experimentation To Nintendo
He's following in grand traditions
Taking over the reigns and responsibility of a treasured company like Nintendo must be daunting at the best of times, but when you're stepping into the shoes of a fan-favourite executive who's built up a cult of personality that inspired multiple memes, it must be particularly nerve-wracking. Just ask Doug Bowser,...
News Japan's Finally Getting Its First Ever Nintendo Store Next Month, Here's What You Can Buy
Exclusive merch and hands-on experiences
First revealed at the start of the year, Nintendo's first ever store in Japan (nope, we can't believe it either) is set to open its doors next month. Ahead of the grand opening, the house of Mario has shared just some of the exclusive items shoppers can hope to pick up. Fittingly called Nintendo Tokyo, the...
News Nintendo's App Monetisation Depends On The IP And Player Being Targeted
Different for each game
Apart from encouraging development teams the freedom to experiment with new ideas, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa also intends to branch out and provide fresh offerings in different areas. For example, since he's been at the helm, the Japanese company has truly embraced mobile games. In the same interview with TIME...
News Nintendo's Dev Teams Need Freedom To Experiment, According To President Shuntaro Furukawa
"new ideas" are what it's all about
Since Shuntaro Furukawa took over as Nintendo's president in 2018, we've heard how he wants to respect the company's traditions and would like more people playing Nintendo games than ever before. Now, in a rare western interview recently, he's revealed how "above all else", he wants Nintendo's teams to be able to...
News Dentist Snaps Up Collection Of Ultra Rare Retro Video Games For US$1.02 Million
A "watershed moment"
A video game fan named Eric Naierman, who also happens to be a dentist, recently forked out $US1.02 million for a bunch of first-edition sticker-sealed video games. While he's not the first person to do something like this, it's a reminder of the inflating retro market prices. So, what do you get for parting with this amount of...
