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Nintendo has announced that iOS platformer Super Mario Run has now been downloaded 50m times. It has hit the number within a week of release. On Wednesday Nintendo revealed that the game was downloaded over 40m times in its first four days. At the time that made it the fastest …
Read More »Nintendo wins triple the search volume of PlayStation and Xbox
Three times as many internet searches were made for Nintendo-related terms than were for either PlayStation or Xbox in the US through 2016. That’s according to SimilarWeb, as reported by VentureBeat. The data includes searches for things such as Pokemon, although it wasn’t Pokemon Go that caused the biggest spike …
Read More »Nintendo show off original Legend of Zelda design plans
The NES classic is shown in its most conceptual form and it's a lovely piece of game design history
Read More »Another Pokemon fan project is forced to shut
Just four days ahead of its long-awaited release, Nintendo has seemingly moved to shut down yet another Pokemon fan project. Pokemon Prism had been in development for eight years and was due to finally launch on Christmas day. It was based on the old Game Boy Colour Pokemon adventures. Its …
Read More »Splatoon art book confirmed for the US
Nintendo hardback The Art of Splatoon has confirmed for a 2017 release in the US. The Dark Horse published 320-page book has been a hit overseas, and is now available to pre-order on Amazon for $39.99 ahead of its June 13th 2017 release date. There’s no word yet on UK …
Read More »Super Mario Run clocks up between 25m-37m downloads
There is some conflicting data floating around regarding the early success of Super Mario Run. Analyst SensorTower reckons that Nintendo’s first full smartphone debut clocked up over 25m downloads worldwide in its first four days up to December 18th, earning over $21m in revenue in the process. That means the …
Read More »Super Mario Run snags over 37m downloads in first 3 days
App Annie figures suggest it's not just a certain Italian plumber that's super
Read More »$100,000 Smash 4 championship series announced
2GGaming and eSports Arena have announced a new Smash Bros Wii U (4) circuit for 2017 with a massive $100,000 prize pool. Exact details are a little thin on the ground after a brief announcement over the weekend, but it seems that there will be twelve events over the course …
Read More »Day one Super Mario Run downloads hit 10m, but shares now down 11 per cent
One analyst has predicted that Nintendo’s Super Mario Run reached as many as 10m downloads on its day of release last week. Initial estimates had pegged the day one download number at around 3.5m. This was then upped to 5m before AppAnnie told Polygon that estimations suggested that the total …
Read More »Nintendo patent hints at Switch VR
Platform holder Nintendo has constantly dampened hopes of a move into VR, but a new patent could perhaps hint at a change of strategy. One of many US patent applications for Switch spotted by Neogaf points to a device that would effectively allow Switch to follow the smartphone VR model …
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