AI might be all the rage in the tech sector, but Nintendo doesn’t appear to be embracing it anytime soon. In an interview with CNBC, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser was questioned about AI, and he made a pretty clear statement about how the company views it. “We…
Last week, Nintendo announced that it would be delaying the pre-order date for the Switch 2 in the United States “in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions.” While the company stressed the console would still be releasing on June 5th, 2025, the recent tariffs…
In a move that has shocked nobody, Nintendo Switch 2 will not have a console-wide achievements system like the PlayStation or Xbox. Polygon was able to speak to VP of Player/Product Experience Bill Trinen and he confirmed that achievements would not be included on the upcoming console. Switch 2 will…
In a surprise turn of events the Nintendo Switch has essentially become the second coming of the Neo Geo, with a seemingly endless barrage of classic games from the ’90s console hitting the new system’s eShop on a weekly basis. Now the publishers of the Arcade Archives series, HAMSTER, have…
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Hot on the heels of the Breath of the Wild DLC news comes a monumental change for the open-world masterpiece: The 1.2.0 update for Breath of the Wild adds support for multiple languages. While this may sound unappealing at first (after all, the Switch is region free, so all these…
Nintendo of America has just unveiled the first of two DLC packs coming to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild later this year. The DLC is entitled The Master Trials and it contains several amazing additions. Trial of the Sword Trial of the Sword will include a gauntlet…
Those looking for the next installment of Callie and Marie’s post-Splatoon life can now read the second chapter of Squid Sister Stories on the official Splatoon 2 website. The first chapter of Squid Sisters Stories, an ongoing series chronicling the lives of Inkopolis stars Callie and Marie following the end…
UPDATE: The North American winners page is now live, which includes an updated English language video that you can check out below! Adult shirts will retail for $14.90 and kids shirts will go for $9.90. All of these amazing shirts will be made available in North America starting May 19th…
Ultimate Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers is almost here, and to celebrate Nintendo has unveiled several brand new rewards for My Nintendo. We already reported on a pretty cool Akuma themed wallpaper that was added to the service last week, but now a trio of new rewards, including a…
Another new line of merchandise will be making its way to the Pokémon Center in Japan on May 20th. Following the Easter Pikachu and Ash Hat Pikachu collections is the ‘Look Upon the Stars’ series. Shifting the sole focus from Pikachu this time, the upcoming products will feature a darker…
We knew that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was doing well based on the overall buzz we saw from around the internet ever since its launch on Friday, but now we have the official sales numbers straight from Nintendo, and boy are they good! According to the Big N, Mario Kart…
To say the Nintendo Switch’s launch was a massive success would be a major understatement. Consoles are still widely unavailable in North America with units selling out in minutes when restocked. It might be easy to just point the finger at Nintendo and blame the company for the shortages; however,…
Hey, listen! We thought we’d give you a friendly reminder: In celebration of all the new Zelda amiibo releases on June 23rd, we’re hosting a whole string of giveaways. You’ll have three chances to win three different amiibo: Majora’s Mask Link, Skyward Sword Link and Twilight Princess Link. Every amiibo…
Sad news for anyone who was holding out hope for 8-bit fanmade creation Breath of the NES to become a reality someday. It looks like Nintendo has sent Micropig Gaming the dreaded DMCA notice, requesting that the content be removed due to copyright infringement of Zelda characters, images and so…
