Walmart's first Black Friday sale kicked off today, November 11, and while it doesn't include many console gaming deals, it does offer several accessories at historically low prices, including Nintendo controllers Switch Joy-Con. More precisely, the The neon green and pink Joy-Con controller bundle is available for $58which is a $22 reduction from the list … Read more
Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against streamer Jesse “Every Game Guru” Keighin for broadcasting pre-release gameplay of ten pirated titles. In a filing filed in the US District Court for the District of Colorado last Wednesday, Nintendo accused Keighin of obtaining and streaming leaked titles on more than 50 occasions since 2022, most recently Mario … Read more
In a new interview, Nintendo executives said they were skeptical of big budgets and instead wanted to rely on “new ideas.” Nintendo itself conducted the interview as part of its briefing on the results of this exercise, which ends in March 2025 (you can find the full English translation here). During the interview, various Nintendo … Read more
Palworld developer Pocketpair has shared more details from the lawsuit it's facing from Nintendo and The Pokémon Company over alleged similarities between the latter's titular franchise and its own monster-based survival game. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company first filed suit against Pocketpair on September 19 – eight months after Palworld launched – claiming the title … Read more
There is concern in the industry about the Switch 2, which is around this notion that Nintendo tends to follow a success with a flop. Nintendo followed up the Wii blockbuster with the failure of the Wii U. The Nintendo 3DS sold half as many units as the DS. It's a trend, see? In fact, … Read more
Seven years ago, composer Yasuaki Iwata made Nintendo history with the captivating music of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which he co-wrote with Manaka Kataoka and Hajime Wakai. But now, Iwata has revealed that his tenure at Nintendo is over. In a message posted on his Additionally, Iwata said that he has … Read more
Nintendo commented on the possibility of acquiring more companies, saying that while it considered all options, the Mario maker would rather “grow organically.” As part of Nintendo's latest earnings announcement, the company said “we do not rule out the possibility of further mergers and acquisitions.” At the same time, Nintendo has stated that its priority … Read more
The Switch 2 is coming. It might not be called that, but Nintendo is gearing up to announce a new console, and a key piece of information about the console has just been revealed: it will be backwards compatible, meaning it will be able to play Nintendo Switch games . In this article, we round … Read more
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa has confirmed that the Switch's successor will be backwards compatible with the original Switch console “software” and the Switch Online service, and he added that specific details will be revealed at a later date. “During today's Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on … Read more
Nintendo has confirmed that the Switch's successor will be backwards compatible and that Nintendo Online will carry over to the next-gen console. The company announced during its H1 2024 financial results that consumers will be able to play games from its current Switch library on the console. “A wide selection of titles released for Switch” … Read more