Last week marked a monumental occasion for Nintendo, as the beloved Super Mario franchise celebrated its 40th anniversary. Naturally, this occasion came with many Mario-related announcements in the Nintendo Direct aired a day prior. Among these reveals came the news of some of the most requested additions to the Nintendo…
In what is likely to turn out to be merely a rumor, the Instagram account for Cinépolis El Salvador (a movie theater chain in El Salvador) may have accidentally leaked some of the new characters set to be featured in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. In a post on the…
Author’s note: As of September 12th, 2025, the Nintendo Switch version of the game has received a significant performance patch that boosted the performance from a locked 30 fps to an unlocked 60 fps. On Nintendo Switch 2, this change improves the game considerably and the timing window for nailing…
While digital sales of video games have slowly been taking over physical copies for more than a decade now, there are sometimes exceptions where players will opt for the disc or cartridge if given the chance. One such example is with Cyberpunk 2077 on Switch 2, where developer CD Projekt…
The two month anniversary of the Switch 2 is almost here and Nintendo is likely ecstatic at the success of its latest console. For the latest financial report released this morning, Nintendo has revealed that the Switch 2 has moved more than 6 million units of its console since it…
While fervor around the Switch 2 launch is at a pretty big high, it seems as if only Nintendo is really benefitting from the release of new hardware. A report from The Game Business states that other than Cyberpunk 2077, third-party games have had an incredibly slow start on the…
With the Nintendo Switch 2 becoming the fastest-selling console of all-time in just one weekend, it should be no surprise that its marquee game, Mario Kart World, has also been lighting up the sales charts. While we don’t have concrete global numbers, Famitsu recently published the Japanese sales charts for…
Nintendo has confirmed that over its debut weekend, the Switch 2 moved 3.5 million units globally. That not only makes it the fastest-selling Nintendo hardware of all time, but the fastest-selling video game console ever. A press release from the company doesn’t really detail much of anything, but this achievement…
Early this morning, Nintendo released its Q4 2024 report, outlining sales throughout 2024. Now, diving into sales data might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but for data nerds like me, it’s like Christmas came early! Not only has Nintendo officially sold over 150 million Nintendo Switch consoles, but we…
Nintendo Switch has had its most profitable year yet. 2023 was full of first-party heavy hitters for the portable console. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom is the biggest among these titles, as it has been revealed that it was the best-selling game of the year in Japan…
Last Friday the latest Nintendo Switch model hit store shelves, more than six years on from the system’s original release. The Mario Red OLED gives the device a familiar red hue with some very subtle references to Nintendo’s mascot on the back and inside the dock, and it’s already proven…
People are quick to call the Switch old and haggard these days. “It’s been out for over six years. Nintendo needs to upgrade. When is the Switch 2 coming,” says the strawman I made up in my head. Well, guess what? Japan’s sales of the console last month were the…
Hey, uh. Just wanted to let ya know that Amazon’s got a big batch of sales goin’ on. Including some games. Y’know… if you wanna check any of ‘em out. Up to you. I mean, not really any of my business. Thought you should know. … What kinda games? Well,…
Earlier today Nintendo shared its latest investor report for the fiscal year ending March 31st, 2023, and in the process has shared updates on various sales figures across the board. In terms of Switch hardware, it has passed the 125 million units sold mark. It still seems unlikely that the…
Stop what you’re doing real quick – GameStop is having some great deals. The retailer is hosting a Buy One Get One Free deal on some big Switch games, namely: Octopath Traveler II Xenoblade Chronicles 3 The Legend of Zelda – Skyward Sword HD Bayonetta 3 Mario Strikers Battle…
