During a Q&A with investors, Shuntaro Furakawa, Nintendo representative director and president, warned that some games the company plans to release this fiscal year – including those not-yet-announced – could be affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic “if the impact is prolonged or worsens further” due to developers’ work-at-home environments. “… Many employees of Nintendo […]
Nintendo Surprise Announces Paper Mario: The Origami King
Surprise! Nintendo revealed that Paper Mario: The Origami King is headed to the Switch on July 17. In this RPG adventure, Mario will join forces with a fairy-like creature named Olivia and battle against the machinations of a new origami-themed villain named King Olly. He sounds like a real dork to us. As you can […]
Nintendo Switch Is Still Sold Out, Third-Party Sellers Increase Prices
The Nintendo Switch has been sold out almost everywhere online (and in-store at many popular retailers) for more than a month, even as some of its biggest games continue to gain popularity. With global supply chains reacting to the rapid spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, stock shortages of numerous goods are expected. If you’ve […]
Games Inbox: What is Nintendo’s best franchise?
The Tuesday Inbox asks for some suggestions for non-violent Xbox One games, as one reader hopes for a Golden Axe 4 sequel. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] No repeatsI liked the Reader’s Feature at the weekend, about Nintendo sticking with the Switch, and I can see the logic of it. But […]
Nintendo goes after Super Mario 64 PC port with copyright claims
Lawyers for Nintendo have reportedly filed copyright claims to take down videos and posts related to the Super Mario 64 PC port that was released in early May, according to TorrentFreak. A 12-minute video of the game in action was removed from YouTube The fan-developed port of Super Mario 64 grabbed headlines for its 4K […]
Nintendo Switch Online Service Passes Another Milestone
Nintendo has released its financial earnings for the end of its fiscal year 2020. The previous quarter was a very successful one for the company; not only did the recently released Animal Crossing: New Horizons move more than 11 million copies in just 11 days, helping the Switch surpass 55 million units, but the Nintendo […]
Nintendo Switch Lite Bundles Are Still Up At GameStop–Even The New Coral Color
The Nintendo Switch is currently seeing a major worldwide shortage, the likes of which we haven’t seen since its release in 2017. People are clamoring to get their hands on the console, most likely due to being stuck inside because of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the timely release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. […]
Nintendo Switch Reaches Over 55 Million Consoles Sold
The Nintendo Switch has now officially sold over 55 million consoles since its launch in March 2017, with over 21 million sales in the last financial year alone. The figure headlined a strong end-of-financial-year report for Nintendo, detailing sales between April 2019 and the end of March 2020. During this period Nintendo sold 14.83 million […]
Void Bastards Nintendo Switch review – space roguelike
From one of the creators of System Shock 2 and Bioshock comes a considerably less serious, but no less enjoyable, first person adventure. When you’re a big-name video game you can afford to be less than perfect and probably never be penalised for it in terms of sales. Generally speaking, flaws are tolerated the more […]
Nintendo Direct Reportedly Not Airing In June
Nintendo will reportedly not broadcast a Nintendo Direct this June. According to Venturebeat, the company will have to delay its annual summer presentation due to development complications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Eurogamer says its sources have corroborated the report, and the Direct is now expected to air “late in the summer.” If true, this […]