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Mighty Switch Force Academy has launched out of Early Access on Steam, developer WayForward has announced. The indie studio boasts the official release packs 20 new levels, five classic stages, as well as four-player co-op and competitive play. WayForward debuted its Mighty Switch Force property as a puzzle platformer release. …
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NINTENDO: Skylanders Superchargers will feature Skylanders-Amiibo hybrid figures
Two of gaming’s biggest toys-to-life brands are teaming up. Ahead of the launch of Activision’s next instalment in the Skylanders franchise, Superchargers, the publisher made an appearance in Nintendo’s E3 Digital Event to reveal two brand new figurines for the game. Turbocharged Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser are brand …
Read More »UPDATE: Nintendo and Humble team up for Humble Nindie Bundle
Nintendo has partnered with Humble for its first ever Humble Bundle promotion to feature Wii U and 3DS titles. The latest Humble Bundle offers up Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition on Wii U, Woah Dave! for Nintendo 3DS, and Mighty Switch Force! for Nintendo 3DS for whatever individuals want to …
Read More »Nintendo share price rockets 25% on smartphone news
Iwata has relented and given the green light for Nintendo games on smartphones – and the markets are delighted. At the time of writing the platform holder’s share price is up by over 25 per cent so far today, trading at $19.95. It’s the highest price the company has traded …
Read More »Nintendo pitched for exclusive Harry Potter video game rights
In 1998 work on three titles was suddenly halted as Nintendo entered a furious race to secure the exclusive game rights to Harry Potter. That’s according to Unseen64 which says that workers at Nintendo of America’s internal team Nintendo Software Technology were in 1998 suddenly told to down tools on …
Read More »NINTENDO DIRECT: New 3DS dated, Majora’s Mask hardware announced, digital Wii games coming to Wii U
The rumours about New 3DS were correct – the machine will launch in the US and UK on February 13th. The console will arrive in both New 3DS and New 3DS XL flavours, and in two colours – red and black. Also arriving on the same day are The Legend …
Read More »Reports of unrest at Nintendo, claims management plotting Iwata toppling
A Japanese news site claims that Nintendo management are locked in a dispute with president Satoru Iwata over his smartphone strategy. Business Journal, as reported by Nintendo Everything and retweeted by Nintendo analyst Dr Serkan Toto, says that Iwata is singlehandedly vetoing demands to release Nintendo IP on smartphones. It …
Read More »Nintendo: No plans for smartphone games
Platform holder disputes yesterday's reports that it will bring mini-games and demos to smart devices
Read More »Nintendo refutes smartphone game claims
Mario and friends will not be appearing on smartphones in the foreseeable future, despite recent reports to the contrary. That’s the message coming from Nintendo this afternoon after it reached out in response to claims overnight from Japanese outlet Nikkei that the company is preparing to release smartphone minigames based …
Read More »Has Sega’s switch to digital worked?
A year ago Sega restructured its Western business, with a bigger emphasis on digital content and more attention given to its core IPs. Did it work? MCV quizzed European chief Jurgen Post to find out… We are one year on from the restructure. What’s the progress been since? Did the …
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