Every few months, the seasons change into spring, summer, fall, or winter. Inspired by these changes Niantic added Seasons to Pokémon GO back in December 2020. Each Season in the mobile game is three months long and features special events, certain Pokémon appearing more often in the wild (in certain…
Over a year after halting operations, Nintendo’s eShop in Russia is effectively being permanently canned – Nintendo of Europe announced it would be halting eShop sales in Russia from today, May 31st. The company states that customers can redownload previously purchased games and DLC from the eShop, but they won’t…
It’s been a while since Nintendo has taken center stage at a live event. With Nintendo’s absence from E3 last year and the complete cancellation of the event this year, you can only imagine my surprise and delight when the company announced its own live event — introducing Nintendo Live,…
Announced last year, an official Tetris movie is moving ahead. The film, based on the ubiquitous puzzle game, will be an $80 million Chinese-U.S. production under a new company created by Bruno Wu and Larry Kasanoff called Threshold Global Studios. Some may remember Kasanoff as the producer of the surprisingly…
Though the Nintendo NX is expected to hit the market early next year, its very existence is still an enigma to those eagerly awaiting its release. Along with even the most basic information about the console, gamers are curious to hear more about what sort of third-party support they can…
Nintendo may be returning to the days of cartridge-based home consoles, if recent rumors are anything to go by. According to IGN, based on financial statements from the company that provides Nintendo with its ROM chips, the Nintendo NX may utilize cartridges rather than discs — the standard for Nintendo…
Last week’s investors meeting provided the gaming world with a lot of new information regarding the future of Nintendo in terms of games, the direction mobile plans are headed in, what we should expect at this year’s E3, and (most interestingly) information about the NX. The new hardware’s release window–…
In light of Nintendo’s financial meeting with investors yesterday, the company’s share prices have dropped nearly 6% since last week. This news shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who has been following Nintendo’s stock prices as of late, as the they have consistently been falling since November of 2015,…
Even though we only just got a release window for Nintendo’s next system, codenamed NX, yesterday, a third party developer has already stepped forward to talk about it: Koei Tecmo, who are well known for their Dynasty Warriors, Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive franchises. In its latest financial report,…
It’s been one heck of a morning! Nintendo has released a huge amount of news regarding the NX, the future of the Zelda series and mobile. In case you missed it, here is everything that Nintendo announced at their investor meeting early this morning. NX coming March 2017 Read the…
UPDATE: Nintendo of Europe has revealed that not only will Zelda be the focus of Nintendo’s E3, but it will be the only game present on its show floor, in order to guarantee “complete immersion.” It’s hard to believe that the last time we saw extended footage of the upcoming…
Let’s take a break from the rumors and speculation about Nintendo’s NX for a moment, and try, instead, to glean some information from Nintendo’s past. After new hardware is unveiled, what’s the first thing we want to know about it? The launch lineup. By taking a look at the launches…
As I read a recent Polygon article discussing the conscious decision by Yacht Club Games to allow its new Shovel Knight amiibo to be scanned through its packaging, and Nintendo signing off on the idea, something struck me: Nintendo is becoming a much less insular company than it used to…
Nintendo held a brief meeting earlier this evening to disclose its latest financial information. While they didn’t exactly drop any bombs, there were more than a few announcements of interest, including our first details on Nintendo’s upcoming foray into the mobile gaming market. First things first, the company shared a…
Ever since it was announced back in March of this year, the Nintendo NX has been a mystery. Gamers can’t be sure if it’ll be a home console, a handheld, or perhaps even both, with Nintendo instead focusing its marketing on the Wii U and 3DS for the foreseeable future….
