Badge Arcade News: 8/27/16

Categories: 3DS, News

Animal Crossing, Rhythm Heaven and Mega Man badges have returned to the Nintendo Badge Arcade! Check out what’s new below.   Free play?: Yes, and every day until September 1st! Practice catcher: It’s the last day for today’s returning Mega Man badges! Haven’t snagged those yet? Better do it now…

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Badge Arcade News: 8/25/16

Categories: 3DS, Amiibo News, News

Allow your amiibo addiction to carry over to your 3DS home screen, because amiibo badges are all-new in the Nintendo Badge Arcade! That’s right: badges of your favorite out-of-box amiibo, amiibo cards and even new-in-box amiibo have arrived at the Nintendo Badge Arcade! Check out what’s new below!   Free…

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Massive new Mario statue makes its way to Sweden

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News

While in most regions Nintendo tends to handle operations themselves, in some cases it’s a trickier proposition. A prime example of this are the Nordic and Baltic regions of Europe, where the wholesaler Bergsala has handled Nintendo distribution and marketing since 1981. Now, to celebrate 35 long years of service,…

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Nintendo acquires 70% of Japanese distributor JESNET

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News

It looks like Nintendo is preparing to exert more control over the distribution of its physical products in Japan, as it has arranged the subsidization of JESNET, the company that has been distributing Nintendo games and products in the region for several years now, after purchasing 70% of its shares…

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