Earlier this year, Nintendo was able to successfully get the Yuzu Switch emulator removed from the original GitHub repository it was distributed from. While that was a done and dusted legal case and the emulator’s creators were put out of business, the old axiom about the internet remains true: once…
Yesterday morning, the renowned leaker Pyoro caused a stir on Twitter by teasing a picture of a 1990 Nintendo World Championship cartridge. The internet quickly went mad with speculation, with theories about the cryptic tweet spreading like wildfire. pic.twitter.com/xvxNbN3cPV — Pyoro (@Pyoro_X) May 2, 2024 But. today, the mystery has…
The next GO Battle League-themed event for Pokémon GO’s Season of World of Wonders is here. This time it’s a weekend-long affair and it overlaps with another event, Rivals Week. Trainers who have their sights set on the GBL will enjoy increased battle sets, free and paid Timed Research, and…
Just a few weeks ago we brought you a report from Bloomberg that a new Switch revision is planned for 2021. Now, they’ve added another rumor to the mill, suggesting that 4K-readiness is top priority. In the new article, which mostly focuses on the Switch’s strong sales momentum throughout 2020,…
We’ve seen tons of great Nintendo-themed sets pitched on Lego Ideas, a website where fans of the construction toy line can propose custom-built sets for a chance to turn their ideas into an official product. This year we’ve seen excellent projects based on Animal Crossing, Breath of the Wild, and…
Last week saw this year’s Computer Entertainment Developers Conference (CEDEC) in Japan, and on the third day of the event (September 4th), Animal Crossing series creator Hisashi Nogami and New Horizons Director Aya Kyogoku gave a presentation on the franchise’s near-20-year history. One of the most striking and interesting aspects…
Video game publisher 2K is bringing back its “2K ♡ Nintendo Switch” branding for a new sale on the Nintendo eShop. A dozen titles have been selected, including various editions of Borderlands, BioShock, and XCOM 2 which landed back in May of this year. Here’s what made the cut and…
The Biden-Harris 2020 campaign for U.S. president has introduced official QR designs for Animal Crossing: New Horizons as part of a larger digital strategy to engage voters this November. Beginning today, September 1st, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players can scan four different custom patterns to use as yard signs —…
With respect to video game history as a whole, we’re reaching a point where certain, longstanding series are reaching milestones like 35th and even 40th anniversaries. Along the way have been multiple generations of systems, games flipping sides when it comes to exclusivity, and for a time there was the…
With the Switch’s booming success, Nintendo has once again made its way back to becoming the richest company in Japan. According to yearly Japanese analytics conducted by Risk Monster, the video game giant’s NetCash account holds an estimated total of over 890.4 billion yen (roughly $8.4 billion). The only other…
As the summer begins to draw to a close, developer Jackbox Games is ending the season off with a banger of an eShop sale. For a limited time, customers can purchase every Jackbox Party Pack game released on Switch at a sweet discounted price. Party Packs will range from 35…
Gaming as a business is bigger than ever. That was true before the pandemic, but surprisingly, it’s even more evident now. In a recent article, The NPD group reported the highest quarter in US gaming-related spending ever. The company reports a 30% growth in revenue from the same quarter last…
Another region can now prepare to get fit with Nintendo’s best-selling exercise title. Yesterday night on August 6th in China, authorities granted Ring Fit Adventure permission to release in the region by giving the game an ISBN (international standard book number, more commonly known as the digits under barcodes). With…
Yesterday, Nintendo of Korea finally dated the release of Animal Crossing’s third series of amiibo cards. South Korean shoppers will be able to purchase individual packs starting today, with a single pack containing three different amiibo cards retailing for 3500 won just as the last two series had. Nintendo of…
Team, unite up! Earlier this year, The Wonderful 101 managed to make a comeback on current generation platforms through a successful Kickstarter campaign funding a Remastered edition. Previously the game had been locked away as a Wii U exclusive, but now it’s digitally available on Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC….
