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…
The lineup of participating companies for E3 2021 has just gotten a little bigger. Though we recently learned Konami would be backing out of the show due to timing, several more have just been confirmed in a spirited announcement. Hope you’re getting hungry cause we’ve got more chefs in…
Nintendo’s latest fiscal year report is finally here, covering the fiscal year starting April 2020 through March 2021. Needless to say, it was quite the unusual year, yet the company managed to make the most of the global pandemic and reached new heights of Switch sales. Starting with the hardware,…
Over the years we’ve seen plenty of easy-to-access game creation tools, from Dreams to WarioWare DIY, and now Nintendo’s back with its most ambitious yet. Titled Game Builder Garage, you’ll be able to build your own games with guidance from the minds at Nintendo and the cute Nodon mascots. …
In New Pokémon Snap, there aren’t just Pokémon to photograph and Photodex to complete! The game is filled with a slew of unlockables – profile icons, photo editing tools (filters, frames, and stickers), and Research Titles. These elements will help make your profile stand out in New Pokémon Snap’s online…
Originally released in 2018, Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-san by Christophe Galati is back, patched, and under a new title – Save me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition. This love letter to the original Game Boy era of 2D platformers and JRPGs received mixed reviews at launch, with Nintendo Wire’s…
Arriving over two decades since the release of its predecessor, New Pokémon Snap is a rather late sequel to the Nintendo 64 spin-off, though that didn’t seem to affect demand for the new title. The game immediately soared to the number one spot in the UK, and according to GamesIndustry.biz…
As has been the case for so many games of late, the Studio Ghibli-inspired Zelda-like Baldo: The Guardian Owls has seen a significant delay from its initial planned release of Summer 2020. There’s still no update on its current “TBD” release date, but now we at least have lots of…
Vicarious Visions’ critically lauded remakes of the first two Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games finally have a Switch release date, and it’s next month! The HD refresh, simply titled Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, will ollie onto Switch on June 25th, 2021. Grab your board and #NintendoSwitch,…
The long-running Pokémon Adventures manga has been going strong for almost 22 years now, with writer Hidenori Kusaka giving fans a relatively game-accurate narrative journey through the various regions. The latest chapters naturally have focused on Galar, adapting the events of Sword & Shield to the black and white page….
Mario Kart Tour has begun its latest Team Rally event, making players pick one of two main drivers to support. Whoever decides these themes must have HBO, because they’ve got a big reptile facing off with a gorilla at the center of it all. More than anything, the…
Detective Pikachu was a box office smash hit in 2019, quickly becoming the highest-grossing video game movie ever shortly after its release (until being surpassed by the following year’s Sonic the Hedgehog movie). You’d assume that a sequel would be inevitable due to the film’s success, but Justice Smith, who…
Okay, okay. I’ll say what we’re all thinking – “Eekum Bokum.” Banjo-Kazooie’s resident shaman (well, one of them) is next in line for a deluxe First 4 Figures statue. His skull head and googly eyes are ready to join your collection, based on his original design, and coming soon will…
