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…
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….
Fragments of a New Future? The Dragon Quest train just isn’t slowing down; despite the fact we just got Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, we’re actually just months away (5th February 2026) from the arrival of Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined on Switch 1 & 2, and there’s plenty to be excited about. Game…
Jimbo is a Starr. Remember that Balatro trailer when Ben Starr, the voice of Clive Rosfield in Final Fantasy XVI, Dycedarg Beouvle in Final Fantasy Tactics, and Prometheus in Hades II, dressed up as the game’s iconic mascot Jimbo? Need more of that in your life? Well, LocalThunk, PlayStack, and Fangamer have you covered. The…
Not so soulless. SEGA and Atlus are dropping a surprise demo for one of its early Switch 2 titles, Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army. The demo arrives on the Switch eShop — for both the Switch 1 and 2 versions of the game — at 9pm PST today (that’s midnight EST and…
This is the Raye. Holiday season is almost upon us (this writer’s local supermarket rolled out the advent calendars weeks ago), and Nintendo UK is equally keen to spread some festive cheer with its new TV ads. This year’s offering once again puts the record-breaking singer-songwriter star Raye front and centre, showing that even Brit-winners…
In this economy? Well played. The world of video games hasn’t provided much respite from global issues recently, not for those of us who love games and the people who make them. The issues facing the industry and players post-COVID — including mass layoffs, cancelled projects, questionable acquisitions, the encroachment of generative AI, rising prices,…