August 2020

Nintendo has announced this morning that total sales of Animal Crossing: New Horizons now stand at 22.4 million copies. The immensely popular Nintendo Switch title shifted sold 10.6 million units during Q1 2020 bringing the overall total of Animal Crossing: New Horizons copies sold to 22.4 million. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available right now…

Video game companies have flourished during the coronavirus pandemic and have clearly been struggling to keep up with the feverish demand. Nintendo is one such company, and while they admit that they’ve had difficulty manufacturing units during this strange period, they say that Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite production is almost back to normal. Here’s…

Nintendo has announced this morning that it has sold an incredible 61.44 million Nintendo Switch family systems. Between the period of April – June quarter, the company shifted an additional 5.68 million units. This brings the lifetime figure to a hefty 61.44 million. The Switch has proved to be so popular that it is due…

Nintendo has released a fresh new update for their latest entry in the Paper Mario franchise, Paper Mario: The Original King. The update is chock full of bug fixes to make the adventure game run as intended. Nintendo has outlined the fixes on its official support site and here’s what has changed: Ver. 1.0.1 (Released…

Nintendo has released a new patch today for their popular Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The patch brings the game to Version 1.4.1 and it contains a variety of bug fixes. Check out the full patch notes directly from Nintendo, below. Ver. 1.4.1 (Released 6 August 2020) The software has been updated if you see “Ver….

Have your favorite Tetris 99 themes remained out of reach? Don’t lose heart! With all the incredible Tetris 99 competition out there, sometimes everyone needs a boost to reach their goals. That’s why the Tetris 99 game on the Nintendo Switch system is holding a special 16th MAXIMUS CUP event this summer. If you’ve had…

Famitsu is reporting that the upcoming Pokemon the Movie: Coco will be released at theatres in Japan on the 25th December, assuming all goes well. To celebrate the announcement, The Pokemon Company has uploaded a trailer featuring the opening theme for Pokemon the Movie: Coco. If you pre-purchase tickets to the movie from Friday, 7th…

Comic Book has recently had the chance to chat with legendary composer David Wise about his time spent making the incredible soundtracks to the much-loved Donkey Kong Country franchise. The site asked Mr. Wise whether he would be interested in composing music for any future games in the Donkey Kong Country series. He told the…

Nintendo NYC has announced this evening that it will be reopening soon but those of you who are planning to visit will need to make an online reservation to attend. The store will open this Friday and you can book your place here at experience.nintendo.com. The account notes that reservations will be offered in 30-minute…