2020

For the first time this year, Nintendo has filed applications for some trademarks in Japan. This time, it is for Pikmin, Animal Crossing, Splatoon & The Legend Of Zelda. The reason behind the trademark filings is, apparently, for merchandising reasons. The Pikmin trademark was for “approximately 200 purposes related to merchandising”, and the other 3…

Nintendo of America has announced this afternoon that there will be an open online tournament for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The event begins on January 17th and the top players in the tournament could win 2500 My Nintendo Gold Points. Here’s all the details direct from Nintendo. Start your engines and race into the new…

It’s been three years since Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE blossomed in the West. Back then, the JRPG – a dual blend of Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem franchises – was hailed by critics as one of the best titles to grace the Wii U console, with many fans and critics alike requesting it to…

Digitimes is reporting today that Nintendo is busy preparing a revised Nintendo Switch system with an aim to make it available to consumers sometime this summer. The site says that production on the new unit will begin this quarter and will be released mid 2020, that’s according to sources from the related upstream supply chain….

The UK video game software charts are now with us and Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch has gotten off to a good start. It’s safe to say the last Brain Training game on the Nintendo 3DS was a flop as it didn’t even manage to break the top 40, however the latest entry…

Another major compilation of games is coming to the Nintendo Switch. Taito has released a debut trailer for Space Invaders: Invincible Collection, months after the collection had been officially revealed. Space Invaders: Invincible Collection will release on the Switch on March 26th. At this time, only Japan has been confirmed for a release, and there…

As Nintendo promised, the January 2020 update for Splatoon 2 was released today. When you update, the game should be at version 5.1.0. Obviously, there is no new content added in this update. It continues Nintendo’s plan to fix any bugs in the game and do any re-balancing that is necessary for the game’s weapons,…

To celebrate the recent Western launch of Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo has unveiled a new trailer that showcases some of the brain exercises you can take on in the new puzzle title. The game consists of new exercises, some of which make use of the right Joy-Con’s IR Motion Camera, and…

Nintendo has announced the games they will be bringing to this year’s World Hobby Fair at the Nagoya Dome on 19th January, Makuhari Messe on 25th-26th January, Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome on 2nd February, and Kyocera Dome Osaka on the 9th February. Here’s the games which attendees can go hands on with this year: Pokémon Sword…