Before I wrote about all things PC hardware, I enjoyed a sordid, console gaming past. My platform of choice? Sony’s curvy white box, the PlayStation 5. Having spent enough time with the console to create an alarmingly accurate mould of the DualSense controller with nothing but my palm prints, I think I’m qualified in saying…
Admission continues via randomly selected drawings. The Nintendo Museum has been open to the public for roughly a year at this point and, thanks to the ongoing lottery system for prospective visitors, the venue has already played host to quite a few people. Announced via Nintendo’s latest financial briefing, the company states that the “cumulative…
Thanks to Hamster’s Arcade Archives series. After releasing the likes of Ridge Racer, Air Combat 22 and Aqua Jet, Hamster’s Arcade Archive range has dug into some more obscure, older coin-ops – but it’s back in the realm of Super System 22 this week thanks to the release of Namco’s Tokyo Wars. Released in 1996,…
With play activity available for 3DS and Wii U. Nintendo has launched a storefront app – simply titled Nintendo Store – for Android and iOS, letting you browse everything including eShop titles, accessories, amiibo, apparel, and more. Originally available exclusively in Japan as the ‘My Nintendo’ app, this has now been updated and reworked for…
Up and up. During the latest financial briefing, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa touched on the ways Nintendo builds relationships with its consumers. As part of this, it revealed some updated data about the player numbers within its ecosystem as of 30th September 2025. There are currently 400 million Nintendo Accounts, and in terms of active…
The Mario and Zelda movies are just the start. Nintendo’s movie business is already booming following the release of the Mario Movie in 2023, which was a global box office hit. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Nintendo’s president confirms. As Switch 2 sales begin to rise, Switch sales are starting to dip – with Nintendo reporting the original unit has experienced a 60% year-on-year drop in sales. It’s even led to the Japanese firm decreasing its overall sales forecast for this particular system. If you are wondering how long the original…
2026 is already looking busy. Nintendo’s systems haven’t always had the best third-party support, but the Switch 2 has got off to an incredibly strong start with developers and publishers you might not have even expected to see once upon a time now bringing major IP to this new hardware. Read the full article on…
“Open world game that doesn’t need or particularly want to be an open world game” feels like a niche subgenre, but I guess it’s a niche big enough to contain L.A. Noire and several Mafia games—and now MindsEye as well. The GTA-like shooter from the studio headed by a former GTA producer had a launch…
The new hybrid system has now sold over 10 million units. As we’ve now seen, Switch 2 sales have seemingly exceeded Nintendo’s expectations, after shifting 10.36 million units as of 30th September 2025. This has also reportedly resulted in a slump in Switch sales, with Nintendo cutting back its forecast of the original hybrid system….