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While we're speculating whether Microsoft and Xbox are planning on making billion-dollar acquisitions of giant video game-making companies, we should look back at one of their major attempts back in 2000. According to a Bloomberg report on Xbox, Microsoft once proposed buying Nintendo in order to lock in its first-party games for the Xbox. Ninte...
Nintendo has acquired Canadian developer Next Level Games, which is expected to officially close on 1 March 2021. Next Level Games has developed several Nintendo titles in the past, including: Super Mario Strikers for Nintendo GameCube.Mario Strikers Charged and Punch-Out!! for Nintendo Wii.Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon an...
After a long battle since 2017, big video game company Nintendo has won a lawsuit against Japanese street go-karting company MariCar for using Super Mario costumes and their name. We're guessing it's the Mario Kart brand that Nintendo owns (via SoraNews24). MariCar paid 50 million yen in damages (US$476,000) after the court has rejected MariCar'...
Update: Super Nintendo World's debut in Japan is delayed indefinitely due to a state of emergency declaration in Osaka Prefecture concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. Nintendo launched a special Nintendo Direct video showcasing the ins and outs of Universal Studios Japan's Super Nintendo World. Mario creator Shigeru Miyamato takes centrestage to gi...
Square Enix has announced that the Final Demo for Bravely Default II is now available to download on the Nintendo Switch starting from today, ahead of the game’s release on 26 February 2021. The Bravely Default II Final Demo features the first half of Chapter 1, the chapter following the Prologue, in which the four main charact...
The last Nintendo live stream took place in September 2020, but now we’ve finally received a new one. The presentation showcased a lot of exciting new indie games for Nintendo Switch owners to look forward to. Check out my full recap and roundup of the Nintendo Indie World Showcase December 2020 below: Among Us InnerSloth'...
Dragalia Lost's Euden & company will be getting visitors from modern-day Tokyo soon. According to a recent datamine of a new Dragalia Lost update, some line of code seem to mention characters from the Nintendo Switch action game Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers. This is obviously a spin-off to the Shin Megami Tensei spin-off RPG Pers...
Universal Studios Japan in Osaka has announced that they will open their US$580 million Super Nintendo World theme park on 4 February 2021. Super Nintendo World will be built on the existing Universal Studios Japan site, featuring Nintendo's most popular games with rides, shops and walk-through activities. According to Bloomberg, on...
Earlier this year, we reported that Nintendo was looking to increase the production of its Nintendo Switch consoles due to an increase in demand from the COVID-19 pandemic and the launch of Animal Crossing New Horizons. It turns out that one of those new supply manufacturing chains is in Malaysia, besides locations in China and Vietnam, as conf...
Nintendo and Puma have announced a new collaboration to celebrate Super Mario‘s 35th anniversary, with four pairs of themed trainers set for release on 27 November 2020. The three main shoes are based on the three games in this year’s Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection. The ‘Future Rider’ is based on Su...
Good news, advocates of legit Nintendo Switch products. Two members from a piracy organization called Team Xecuter, renowned for hacking and pirating Nintendo Switch consoles, have arrested two of its members. One of them is named Gary Bowser, the other Max Louarn. Both were arrested and charged with fraud, and allegedly led the group which make...
Nintendo just announced new fighters in its hit 2D fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Minecraft characters Steve & Alex. They act as tag team character who can switch between Zombie and Enderman, two other iconic Minecraft characters. The duo also come with a new SSBU stage, obviously set in a Minecraft backdrop that comes in four dif...
During a live stream earlier today, The Pokémon Company announced that the next expansion for Pokémon Sword and Shield, The Crown Tundra, will launch on 22 October 2020. https://www.youtube.com/embed/AMbuCjjs3gw The first expansion, The Isle Of Armor, originally launched in June 2020. Only several months later, The Crown Tun...
During Tokyo Game Show, developer Koei Tecmo unveiled a brand new gameplay trailer and footage from the upcoming Hyrule Warriors Age Of Calamity musou game set 100 years before the events seen in 2017’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild. Besides Zelda and Link, the four Champions will be playable in the upcoming game, which in...
It's been a while since we've heard of more Nintendo takedown news; the hentai-inspired game Peach's Untold Tale has recently drawn the ire of the Big N this year. According to TorrentFreak, the erotic fan game made by Ivan Aedler that's been around since 2012, the game was recently hit with a copyright takedown from Nintendo. Players hoping to ...
The last Nintendo Direct Mini took place just last month, but now we’ve finally received a new one. The presentation showcased a lot of exciting stuff for Nintendo Switch owners to look forward to. Check out my full recap and roundup of the Nintendo Direct Mini Partner Showcase September 2020 below: Monster Hunter Rise Monster ...
The Nintendo Switch received a new firmware update yesterday. It didn't do anything major. Unless you happen to like using offensive phrases as nicknames. The 1.2 firmware update extends the system's list of banned phrases which include the following: "KKK" "slave" "Nazi" "acab" "Covid" Words like "KKK" and "Nazi" are banned ...
In an unexpected surprise reveal, publisher Nintendo and developer Koei Tecmo have announced Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, a new game set 100 years before the events seen in 2017's The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild. What this means is that not only will this game act as a prequel to Breath Of The Wild, players can finally experience w...
Nintendo recently unleashed a Nintendo Direct stream that highlights the birthday of its Italian plumber mascot, Mario. Here's a recap of what went on during the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct. Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch This special Game & Watch liquid colour display device features Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros....
Nintendo will allegedly launch a new version of the Nintendo Switch console in early 2021. According to a report from Economic Daily News (via VGC), the new version of the Switch will enter production later this year and feature improved "interactivity" and a better quality display. It's unclear at this point whether the next Nintendo Switc...
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