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A Switch console that made it out into the wild far ahead of the machine’s official launch on March 3rd was stolen from a retailer. A NeoGaf user last week claimed to have received his Switch pre-order early from an unspecified stockist. These claims were backed up by a video …

One of the most contentious oddities from Nintendo’s online console network is being ditched for the upcoming launch of the Switch. Until now, digital purchases made Wii U and 3DS were locked to the hardware on which the transaction was carried out. Normally you would expect purchases to be linked …

Disgaea 5 Complete will launch on the Nintendo Switch on May 26th 2017, MCV can reveal. The Switch port of the PS4 title, Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance, was originally slated for Spring 2017, but NIS America has now confirmed to MCV that the game will be arriving in May. …

Nintendo 3DS sales are up in Japan after the successful launch of the latest title in Square Enix’s Dragon Quest Monsters series, according to the latest market data from Famitsu. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional went straight in at No.1 in Japan last week, shifting over 115,000 units. 3DS …

The Jim Henson Company isn't poised to start offering developers middleware. But the team there has been working on a game engine for several years, as part of an animation technique plump with potential across many disciplines.

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Nintendo UK has responded to our query about production concerns surrounding the NES Classic Mini, stating that the highly-sought after retro console is still in production and that it will continue to be stocked at retail. "Regarding NES Classic Mini, production continues, and Nintendo of Europe will continue to ship …

Hitbox glitch had been in the game since launch

The US games industry spend shrunk in January 2017, according to the latest report from NPD, showing a decline of 4 per cent year on year. Total industry spend reached $611m in January 2017, with a decline in hardware sales being the main factor behind the lack of growth. The …