In this week’s Nintendo Music update, we got a ported Wii U game! New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, first released for Wii U back in 2012, receiving an enhanced port for the Switch along with many other Wii U titles. New characters, upgraded graphics and a new item called…
Elden Ring Tarnished Edition was one of the biggest profile third-party releases announced for the Switch 2 during Nintendo’s big Direct unveiling earlier this year. While Steam Deck players have been able to take the game on the go for quite some time, it’s still pretty magical to see a…
After months of speculation by fans and games media alike, Nintendo has finally confirmed that Donkey Kong Bananza is being developed by the Super Mario Odyssey team. This information comes from a recent preview presentation attended by various outlets, including IGN and VGC, where Nintendo stated that the same staff…
On October 12, 2012, the throwback JRPG Bravely Default hit the Nintendo 3DS in Japan. It pretty quickly became a sales success in the region, managing an impressive 141,529 units sold in its first week, and hitting the million units sold mark by 2014. That success led to a direct…
As the Tokyo Game Show 2020 begins, Japanese game developers Inti Creates and role-playing supergiant Square Enix are celebrating the occasion with some worthwhile deals across both the Nintendo Switch and 3DS eShop worldwide. From the critically acclaimed Bloodstained: Curse of The Moon entries to the action-packed Azure Striker Gunvolt…
2020 marks the 60th anniversary of Sega Corporation, and the company is celebrating by putting a plethora of titles on sale over on the Nintendo eShop starting today. Games for both the Switch and the recently discontinued 3DS are on sale, and the list of Switch deals includes recently released…
Nintendo broke with tradition today and released a Corporate Management Policy Briefing. Its biggest announcement was possibly the next Direct Mini: Partner Showcase, but there are plenty of other intriguing tidbits to explore in the presentation materials. For instance, Nintendo reflects on its past, stating that “the time and energy…
Ready? Set? We might be able to say “go” soon after all. Over the last year, Sega has teased the possibility of a new Monkey Ball title being developed time and time again across social media. Previously the company commented on how Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD sales could…
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…
