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News Switch Starts 2020 With A Bang By Being North America's Best-Selling Console
But hardware and software spend is down year-on-year
The NDP Group figures for January are in, and Switch has maintained its momentum from 2019 by being the United States' best-selling console for the first month of the new year. However, the total hardware spend in January 2020 declined 35 percent year-on-year, dropping to $129 million. According...
Nintendo Download 13th February (North America)
Snack World, AO Tennis 2, Darksiders!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch: Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl - Gold (Level-5,...
News Nintendo To Provide 'Switch On The Go' Pop-Up Lounges At Select US Airports
Check-in has never been so fun
Nintendo has revealed a new initiative which will see 'Nintendo Switch On The Go' pop-up airport lounges appearing across the US over the next few weeks. A visualisation of the space at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago Beginning later this week on 13th February, busy travellers will have the chance to get...
Video Nintendo Minute Unboxes The Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch
Ever wondered what it smells like?
Animal Crossing: New Horizons arrives on the Switch next month and to promote this upcoming release, Nintendo is going all out with plenty of merchandise and even a themed Nintendo Switch. As you might have already heard, the UK
News Switch Production Not Currently Affected By The Coronavirus In Europe And North America
As Japanese market sees delays
Over the past few days, we've heard several stories of the new coronavirus impacting the production of games and consoles, including the newly-announced Animal Crossing Switch bundle. Pre-orders for the upcoming console have been delayed in Japan following the outbreak, causing Nintendo to apologise to fans. Now,...
Nintendo Download 6th February (North America)
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, Knights and Bikes and more!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop: Thronebreaker: The Witcher...
News Arc System Works Is Bringing The Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle To The West
Take to the streets later this month
Update - Thu 6th Feb, 2020 00:45 GMT: Exactly a week later, Arc System Works has made the western release of the Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle official. It will arrive on the Switch in North America on 20th February. Here's the rundown via the official game site: D
News Full EVO 2020 Line-Up Revealed, Smash Bros. Ultimate Will Represent Nintendo
Mortal Kombat 11 gets dropped
It's been revealed the king of fighters Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is returning to this year's EVO Championship Series. Apart from Nintendo's all-star brawler, the following games have been locked in once again: Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late,
News Image & Form Is Hosting A SteamWorld Sale On The eShop This Weekend, Up To 75% Off
"Happy weekend!"
If you haven't experienced the SteamWorld series by Image & Form yet, or still need to play a specific entry, this weekend is the perfect time to act on this. From now until the end of the weekend in both North America and Europe, all SteamWorld games on the Switch, 3DS, and Wii U eShop have been discounted. Some games are even...
Nintendo Download 30th January (North America)
The Dark Crystal, Skellboy and Willy Jetman!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch: Monster Energy Supercross - The Official...
News Bandai Namco Wasn't Planning On Localising Captain Tsubasa's New Game In North America
But changed its mind
Earlier this week, football fans got quite a surprise when Bandai Namco announced it would be releasing Captain Tsubasa: Rise Of New Champions on the Nintendo Switch. If you didn't know, it's been ten whole years since the release of the last
Nintendo Download 23rd January (North America)
Kentucky Route Zero, Mosaic and SEGA AGES Shinobi
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop: Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition...
Wallpapers also up for grabs
To celebrate the launch of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore on the Nintendo Switch this week, My Nintendo in North America is offering printable box art covers and wallpaper rewards. Take a look below: To celebrate the launch, My Nintendo is offering four different box art covers for your Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE...
News On Your Marks For The Mario Kart North American Online Open, Starting Today
Compete with these tournament codes for a chance to win Gold Points
Fancy proving your karting prowess on the track and possibly winning $25's worth of coins to redeem on the eShop? Well, if you're in North America you have the chance to do just that this weekend, although the odds of placing high enough to nab those coins seems pretty slim. US,...
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...
Reminder Nintendo's New Year Sale Ends Today, Up To 75% Off Top Games (North America)
Mario Kart, Splatoon and much more
Update (Thu 16th Jan, 2020): As a reminder, today is your last chance to grab all of the amazing games listed below at discounted prices in Nintendo's New Year sale. Make sure to take one last look and see if anything takes your fancy. Original Article (Thu 9th Jan, 2020 17:30 GMT): Yet another sale has found its...
Nintendo Download 16th January (North America)
Tokyo Mirage Sessions! To The Moon! Psikyo Shooting Stars!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch: Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE...
Reminder Puzzle & Dragons GOLD Is Out Today, Celebrate Its Launch With A Limited-Time Discount
Offer ends Jan 31st
Today marks the release of the mobile phenomenon Puzzle & Dragons GOLD on the Switch eShop in North America. The game features enhanced visual upgrades and all-new multiplayer modes built upon the foundation of the mobile hit. It's said to be the "ultimate way" to experience GungHo Online Entertainment's long-running...
Nintendo Download 9th January (North America)
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore, Penguin-Kun Wars and Sir Eatsalot!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch: Tokyo Mirage...
Random Internal Files Reveal Pokémon GO Was A Major Hassle For The Canadian Military
"taking off like gangbusters"
You've no doubt heard stories in the past about Pokémon GO players trespassing to catch 'em all, but there's never been much documented about it other than news reports and player accounts. Recently, though, Canada's national broadcaster CBC gained access to 471 pages of internal files on the subject from the...
News Luigi's Mansion 3 Nominated For New York Best GOTY Award
And Reggie will receive 'legend' status
Back in October last year, we found out the New York Videogame Critics Circle would honour Nintendo of America's former president Reggie Fils-Aimé at the 9th annual New York Game Awards Ceremony. He'll be receiving the Andrew Yoon Legend Award, confirming his 'legend' status. Now, the games up for nomination...
News More Than 40% Of Switch Owners In The US Have Another Video Game System
According to NPD's PlayerPulse surveys
Over the holiday period, NPD video game industry analyst Mat Piscatella has been sharing some interesting data about software and hardware trends within America. According to the NPD Group's PlayerPulse surveys, more than 40% of Switch owners located in the US own a PlayStation 4 and/or an Xbox One. Piscatella...
News Nintendo Reveals The 25 Most-Downloaded Switch Games Of 2019 (Americas)
The most popular games on Switch
Nintendo has released a list of the most-downloaded Switch eShop games of 2019 across the Americas, and we've shared the entire thing for you lovely lot below. According to Nintendo's official description of the list, the ranking is "based on Nintendo eShop unit sales in 2019". This appears to include sales of '$0',...
News Nintendo Wins Injunction Against California Man Selling Switch Mods And Pirated Games
Take that!
Last year in January, a video game hacking group known as Team-Xecuter revealed a Switch hack allowing players to run pirated games on Nintendo's hybrid device. Nintendo followed this up at the end of 2019, by taking legal action against a California resident named Sergio Moreno, who was accused of selling Team-Xecuter's mod devices,...
Nintendo Download 2nd January (North America)
Happy new year!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop: Battojutsu (Caerux, Mon 30th December, $4.99) Let's enjoy playing game...
News GameStop's Internal Database Lists Multiple New SKU For Nintendo Switch
Is a Nintendo Direct on the way?
Normally when GameStop's internal database lists new SKU, it means some big announcements are on the way. For example, prior to E3 last year it added more than 20 Nintendo Switch placeholders. Now, it's done it again, with Twitter user @YuYuKamii revealing a total of 12 SKU for Nintendo Switch have been recently...
News Nintendo Spent An Estimated Amount Of $46 Million On TV Advertising In The US This Year
PlayStation the top spender, Xbox with the most impressions
Nintendo's television advertising spend in the United States this year is estimated to be around $46 million. This is less than half the amount spent on PlayStation and Xbox ads and it has still managed to generate a total of 3.07 billion impressions. According to VentureBeat and its...
News The Top Five Games That Appeared In NPD's Best-Selling Charts The Most Over The Past Decade
Zelda and Mario Kart feature
As we get closer to the end of another decade, NPD video game industry analyst Mat Piscatella has been sharing interesting data about software and hardware trends. His latest tweet highlights the top five games that made "the most" appearances on the NPD Group's top 20 best-selling video games chart within the US over...
News Puzzle & Dragons GOLD Gets A New English-Dubbed Trailer
Due out 15th January
A few weeks ago, we found out the next entry in the popular Puzzle & Dragons series – Puzzle & Dragons GOLD – would be released in North America on 15th January for $14.99. Now, to help promote this upcoming Switch eShop title, GungHo has released a new English-dubbed trailer for the game, which you can view below...
News Get Super Savings On Capcom Switch Games This Christmas, With Up To 50% Off (North America)
Resident Evil, Mega Man and much more
The holiday Switch eShop sales continue, meaning now is the perfect time to grab yourself one of Capcom's releases at a reduced price. The Japanese publisher and developer has lowered the prices of pretty much all of its major series. This includes Resident Evil, Mega Man, the Devil May Cry games, Street...
News THQ Nordic Is Hosting A Huge Holiday Sale On The North American Switch eShop
Super savings on Darksiders and plenty of other series
As you've probably already noticed, a lot of the major publishers are currently having sales on the Switch eShop to celebrate the holiday season, and THQ Nordic is no different. Like a number of other sales at the moment, this one is limited to North American residents. This particular sale is...
News Grab This Glow In The Dark Polter Pup Shirt From Nintendo's Online Store (North America)
Or redeem a new item from My Nintendo
My Nintendo users located in North America can now purchase exclusive hoodies and t-shirts from the Nintendo Store. These designs are based on Luigi's Mansion 3, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and the prices range from $24.99 to $44.99. [image.or
News Save Big On Bandai Namco Switch Games This Winter, With Up To 75% Off (North America)
Dragon Ball, Ni no Kuni and much more
Bandai Namco is currently celebrating the holiday season on the Nintendo Switch eShop with a special sale. It runs from now until 30th December, so grab a great deal while you still can. Here's the sale description via the Nintendo website: 12/19 at 9:00 am PT to 12/30 at 11:59 pm PT - Get ready to celebrate...
News Mantis Burn Racing Physical Switch Release Cancelled In North America
So much for that
Back in August, PM Studios and acttil announced they were teaming up with the developer VooFoo Studios to release a Nintendo Switch retail copy of the micro-racing game Mantis Burn Racing in North America. If you remember the release date, it was scheduled to arrive on 12th December. We're now well and truly past this date, so...
Nintendo Download 19th December (North America)
Demon's Tilt! Luigi's Mansion 3 DLC! NES and Super NES games!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop: 60 Parsecs! (Robot...
News New Nintendo Website Shows Your 2019 Switch Gaming Stats (North America)
Log in and see your hours, games and more
This last year has brought with it plenty of great gaming moments, and sometimes it's nice to look back over everything you've played and achieved during that time. A new tool from Nintendo has now gone live which allows you to do that - as long as your Nintendo account is based in North America, that is...
News Nintendo Switch's Online Activity Leads To Break In Murder Case Mystery
Police tracked the system's network activity
Just about any form of technology can be tracked nowadays if it's connected to the internet and the Switch is no exception. With this in mind, Nintendo's hybrid system recently provided the key break in a homicide case that had previously stumped investigators. University of South Alabama professor...
News The PM Studios Christmas Sale Is Now Live, Get 24% Off The Holiday Story Bundle (North America)
Offer ends 6th January
It's that time of year when every game company holds a sale to celebrate the holiday season. PM Studios this year is offering a special Holiday Story Bundle, which includes a copy of Opus Collection and a limited edition of WILL: A Wonderful World. Instead of paying $129.99, you can get this deal for $99.99 – which is 24%...
News Hundreds Of Fake NES Mini Consoles Seized By Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce In The US
Estimated street value of $800k
The real NES Classic Mini sold by Nintendo Since the success of the NES Classic Mini, we've seen plenty of knock-off versions released that have no official ties with Nintendo. At a Triangle shopping center in Raleigh, North Carolina recently, an anti-counterfeiting
News Nintendo Of America Has 14 Internships Up For Grabs In Summer 2020
Have you got the chops?
If you've always dreamt of getting your foot in the door and working for your favourite video game company, Nintendo of America has a selection of internships open for applications on its careers website. As noted on reddit by user Jeezy1296, the 14 available positions are predominantly at the firm's Redmond, Washington...
News Top Nintendo Switch Games Are Now Up To 50% Off To Celebrate The Game Awards (North America)
Discounts aplenty!
The Game Awards 2019 is just hours away from kicking off at the time of writing - you'll be able to watch it live right here on our very site - and to celebrate, Nintendo is offering discounts on several critically acclaimed Switch games. From now until 18th December at 11:59pm PT, you can save money on the following games:...
Nintendo Download 12th December (North America)
Dauntless! The Talos Principle! Dead End Job!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop: Dauntless (Phoenix Labs, Tue 10th...
Delivering happiness and smiles
For 27 years now, Nintendo of America has been helping the Starlight Children's Foundation bring seriously ill children joy, through the power of play. Today, the newest addition in the Starlight Gaming program was revealed: the Nintendo Switch Gaming station. It was officially unveiled at the Mary Bridge Children's...
News Nintendo's Taking Ring Fit Adventure On A Tour Of The US
Try before you buy
If you still haven't had the chance to check out Ring Fit Adventure, Nintendo's latest fitness game that blends exercise with RPG gameplay, you might want to consider getting yourself to one of these upcoming events. Nintendo is taking a 'Ring Fit Adventure Play Experience' on a tour of the US, running from 13th to 29th December...
News Nintendo Reveals The Top 30 Switch eShop Games Of November 2019 (North America)
Number one's a familiar sight
Nintendo has shared a list of the top 30 most-downloaded games on the Nintendo eShop for November 2019. As you can see, Fortnite has once again taken top spot thanks to its free price point and huge popularity, followed by a list of Nintendo first-party favourites. It's interesting to see that the two Pokémon games...
News You Can Now Redeem A Seven Day Switch Online Trial From My Nintendo (North America)
Available until the end of January
Nintendo's online service for the Switch has been up and running for more than a year now. In that time, modern titles like Tetris 99 have been made available as well as plenty of old-school games from the NES and SNES era. Although the service has already got more than 10 million subscribers, Nintendo is always...
News My Nintendo Holiday Sweepstakes Announced, 10 Days Of Prizes Up For Grabs (North America)
Take home some amazing gifts
Nintendo is putting its rewards program My Nintendo to use this Christmas, with a special holiday sweepstakes event. From now until 14th December, you'll be able to enter once a day, and go in the draw to win a daily prize pack. You'll also be entered into a grand prize draw, and the more you enter, the more chances you...
News Nintendo Switch Had Its Best-Ever Sales Week Over Thanksgiving In The US
Black Friday deals lead to success
The Switch success stories just keep on coming, as Nintendo reveals that the console enjoyed its best-ever sales week in the US over the Thanksgiving period. The company's internal data shows that combined sales of both the flagship Nintendo Switch console and the Nintendo Switch Lite reached a total of more than...
Nintendo Download 5th December (North America)
Assassin's Creed! Shovel Knight! Neverwinter Nights!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch: Assassin's Creed: The Rebel...
