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Joy-Con always planned to have wide variety of uses ‘besides being a game controller’
Read More »Nintendo proud of media reaction that Labo is ‘very Nintendo’
Rumour: Bandai Namco Singapore working on Metroid Prime 4, Ridge Racer 8
LinkedIn profile lists unannounced projects for the team
Read More »Nintendo announces Mario Kart Tour, launch date for Switch online service and Mario film
Busy day for Nintendo, which announced an animated Super Mario movie, a mobile Mario Kart game for 2019 and the highly awaited online service for the Switch this September
Read More »9m units of Mario Odyssey lead incredible nine months for Nintendo
Sales were up 175.5 per cent year-on-year for the nine-month period ended December 2017, with the Switch shifting 12.13m units
Read More »Nintendo mobile app Miitomo to close on 9th May, two years after launch
Miitomo's days are numbered
Read More »Nintendo speaking at GDC 2018 about ARMS and Splatoon 2 development
Producers Hisashi Nogami and Kosuke Yabuki will discuss global appeal cross-genre design learnings
Read More »GDC ‘state of the industry’ survey shows huge growth in Switch interest among developers
Number of developers interested in developing for Switch has risen sharply in less than a year since launch
Read More »Nintendo Direct roundup: Donkey Kong Country, Mario Tennis and Fe coming to Switch
Nintendo today held a Direct Mini that everyone had been expecting since EA internal documents leaked mid-December. The Worlds Ends With You: Final Remix, due on Switch later this year, and Dark Souls Remastered releasing on Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC this May led the announcements. But Nintendo also …
Read More »Nintendo France MD: Switch sales soar, EA to support platform, and why VR is a no-no for Nintendo
In an extensive interview with French publication Les Numériques, MD for Nintendo France Philippe Lavoué gave a very interesting insight on the platform holder’s performance on the French market, where Nintendo is as successful as ever, and on the firm’s recent successes and upcoming projects, including retro gaming, 4K, VR, …
Read More »Mario Kart 8 Deluxe topped last Japanese charts of 2017
Nintendo unsurprisingly won Christmas in Japan. What’s more surprising is that it topped the last weekly charts of the year with a title that released back in April, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe charting at No.1 (according to sales data collected by Famitsu from December 25th to 31st 2017). With …
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