Approaching business with “a profound sense of urgency”. In a Q&A session following Nintendo’s quarterly financial report earlier this week, company president Shuntaro Furukawa addressed the challenges of transitioning between generational platforms, stating that Nintendo will continue to offer “unique propositions” to stand out from the crowd (thanks, VGC). When asked what risks the company…
Nope, next. During Nintendo’s Q&A session for its latest financial update, President Shuntaro Furukawa practically dodged, dipped, ducked, dived, and dodged his way out of a question regarding the upcoming Legend of Zelda movie from Shigeru Miyamoto and Avi Arad. Granted, we’re surprised someone even had the gall to ask such a specific question on…
It reportedly includes an office closure. Just weeks ago, Xbox’s owner Microsoft announced mass layoffs, and now in an update, it seems the Crash Bandicoot, Spyro and Skylanders developer Toys for Bob has been hit. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, 86 workers will be affected at the developer’s office in Novato, California. A state…
“Always happy to host Smash”. The fighting game championship series EVO this week revealed its roster for 2024 and it features the usual mix of Tekken, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, and various other notable fighting series. Unfortunately, one popular all-star series that’s been missing for a few years now is Smash Bros. by Nintendo. Nintendo…
A small patch after last month’s big update. After a sizable update towards the end of last month, Nintendo has rolled out yet another update for its Switch Online racer F-Zero 99. This one is much smaller and bumps the game up to Version 1.2.1. It comes with a single but very helpful bug fix….
Disney has also invested $1.5 billion in Epic Games. Disney has announced it’s teaming up with Epic Games to create an “expansive and open games and entertainment universe” connected to the popular free-to-play title Fortnite. As part of this Disney is also investing $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic. This new universe,…
2K & Take-Two make cuts. The video game industry continues to suffer from layoffs, with Visual Concepts Austin becoming the latest studio hit with cuts, Game Developer reports (via Eurogamer). The 2K Games and Take-Two division based in Austin, Texas already reportedly laid off a number of staff back in September 2023, and Game Developer…
Coming to Switch in 2025. Artisan Studios has today showcased a first look at its upcoming JRPG Lost Hellden, which is set to come to PC and consoles — including Switch — in 2025. Revealed by IGN, the debut trailer looks really rather beautiful with painterly “deep 2D” visuals and what promises to be an…
Now taking place in April. Nintendo has finally announced brand new dates for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and the Splatoon 3 World Championships, which were both originally meant to take place at Nintendo Live 2024 in Tokyo. Nintendo shared the new dates on Twitter, with the championships for both games now taking place on…
“Everyone can always benefit from another pair of hands”. From the moment it launched in March 2017, Switch quickly carved itself a niche as the console for couch-co-op gaming. Crack off the Joy-Con and in mere moments you have a a multiplayer setup suitable for wherever you happen to be. Soon, a crowd of zany,…