Excited? Concerned? Confused? Get your hot takes here! In typical Nintendo fashion, the company unexpectedly and nonchalantly dropped the announcement last night that it is deep into development on a Legend of Zelda movie adaptation with Sony Pictures. It comes as no massive shock given the success of the Super Mario Bros. Movie, but the…
Teams will vary depending on which region you’re splatting in. Hot on the heels of the Halloween event, Splatoon 3‘s next Splatfest has been announced for just a couple of week’s time, with the upcoming three-team battle heading to the Splatlands from 18th-19th November. This next one will be mixing up the format a little…
Super Mario evergreen revenue is up year-on-year. Nintendo’s Mario Movie, which made its debut earlier this year, has had an incredibly positive impact on the sales and downloads of Super Mario games. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
It’s all about “supporting long-term relationships”. Nintendo has previously mentioned how it’s planning to use the same account system to make the transition to the next generation easier, and now it’s reiterated this in its latest financial update while revealing there are now “over” 330 million Nintendo accounts worldwide. This figure covers 164 countries and…
Shifting 4.3 million units in the first two weeks. Nintendo’s latest 2D platformer Super Mario Bros. Wonder only debuted on the Switch last month and it’s already a huge success. Nintendo’s latest financial results reveal the title was able to shift 4.3 million units globally in just two weeks, making it the “biggest release” and…
Ubisoft Montreal cuts 98 positions in total. Ubisoft is the latest company to lay off employees, with the French publisher’s Montreal studio (Assassin’s Creed) reportedly hit the hardest, cutting 98 jobs. In total though, Ubisoft is axing 124 jobs as part of a global company restructure. Some of the positions impacted include administration and IT…
It’s also handling the worldwide theatrical distribution. Nintendo and Sony may not have the best history, but it seems they’ll be teaming up for a live-action Legend of Zelda movie. Yes, in case you somehow missed it, Miyamoto recently took control of Nintendo’s social channels and announced a Zelda movie project had been in the…
Wes Ball is on directing duties. Nintendo has announced that it is working on a live-action The Legend of Zelda movie with producer Avi Arad and director Wes Ball. Following the immense success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie with Illumination, the Zelda project will this time be distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. Read…
Every first-party game that has sold over one million copies. Updated with sales figures from Nintendo’s Q2 FY24 financial report – enjoy! At the time of writing, the Switch has the highest number of software sales of any Nintendo console, ever, with over one billion games sold on the platform since March 2017. What’s more,…
“We looked to take a page out of Nintendo’s book”. Revealed at Gamescom back in August and coming to Switch (and Steam) in 2024, Wild Country is described as “a cozy-competitive card game with city-building elements” by its developer, Lost Native. The game involves constructing buildings for the critters of Big Sky County while collecting…