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Two worlds are about to collide on your Nintendo Switch: Animal Crossing and Tetris Thanks to the upcoming Tetris 99 x Animal Crossing event happening at the end of the week through next Monday, you can enjoy a fun Maximus Cup featuring everyone's favorite animal villagers. From 12 a.m PT on Friday until 11:59 p.m PT[...]

You would need to have purchased Pokémon Sword and Shield ahead of January 15, 2020, to get Meowth in the past, but now it will be rotated into the game. You can pick up both Pokémon Sword and Shield right now on Nintendo Switch There are two expansion packs in the works for the games as[...]

When it comes to iconic Nintendo Entertainment System titles, few have the name recognition of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out At the time it was one of the few games that had a celebrity name attached to it, which not only enhanced the attention it got, but it helped Nintendo branch out into the mainstream more than[...]

All of this has lead to a pretty stunning financial report. Animal Crossing New Horizons is a success for many factors. During a Q&A session after a Nintendo Financial Results conference call with Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa, it was commented that the game had exceeded lifetime sales predictions, making it one of the most successful titles on[...]

It was bound to happen with everyone playing on their servers in mass as Nintendo's online services went down for about an hour today Around late afternoon in the United States, people started sharing on social media that they couldn't connect to any of Nintendo's online attractions, including Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Splatoon 2, and[...]

Nintendo's legal side, which no one is really fond of, strikes again against a popular Super Mario 64 port this week If you haven't had a chance to check it out already, Super Mario 64 PC is basically the original game without any new additions to the gameplay like other ports, but it's special because[...]

Social media is freaking out with speculation this weekend after Nintendo's own Kirby showed up in a Fortnite hype video from Epic Games Just to give you a little context of what we're talking about, this week the company promoted their major Party Royale event featuring Dillon Francis, Steve Aoki, and Deadmau5 playing three gigs in a[...]

It looks like Nintendo is going to be investing more into mobile as it appears they will have more titles coming down the road For a few years now, the company has been dabbling in the medium with a few select titles The main ones being Mario Kart Tour, Dr Mario World, and Super Mario[...]

It's a weird time to be alive right now where the majority of the country are practicing self-quarantine and the safest option to go outside without a mask right now is on a Nintendo Switch So it kind of puts a damper on people going off and visiting each other, especially during a major political[...]

The Nintendo Switch continues to do very well for itself, despite the global coronavirus pandemic In fact, it appears the pandemic has helped to boost the handheld console's sales, as the Switch has now sold 55.77 million units worldwide as of March 31, 2020, according to Nintendo's latest earnings release. Nintendo has sold a ton of[...]

is one of the most popular games to come out of the Nintendo universe This crossover fighting game has won over countless fans worldwide and has become one of the most popular tournament games As someone who's played Smash for a very long time now, I've always adjusted fairly easily to whichever Nintendo controller I'm[...]

Fans have created English translations for the Japanese Pokémon Mystery Dungeon WiiWare games as well as a patch to apply them.

The game was released in late 1996 as one of the first major titles for the console not made by Nintendo The game is a third-person shooter with the story taking place between The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi, adapted from the Steve Perry of the same name (and also turned into[...]

Sometimes when you're in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you get bored and take on projects that are insane and fun.

Another event of sorts has been canceled for the summer as Nintendo will reportedly not do a Nintendo Direct in June Like a couple of other companies such as Devolver Digital and THQ Nordic, Nintendo doesn't do a live presentation in a theater or in-person setup for E3 They play a Nintendo Direct video, a[...]

In case you're still at home and looking for something to do, Nintendo has launched a new special demo for Splatoon 2 We have the full details of the event for you below, but the shorthand is that starting today and running until May 6th, you can play a free demo of the game that[...]

A little surprise from Nintendo this evening as the company has released the Multiplayer Pack – Part 2 for Luigi's Mansion 3 This "dastardly" DLC as they call it will come with a number of new features and games that will keep you occupied for a while, along with three other friends You're getting new[...]

In case you need help designing your home in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Bobby Berk from Queer Eye is here to help.

If you've been looking for a way to read manga on your Nintendo Switch, a new deal with Inky Pen has you covered The company announced this past week that they have partnered up with Kodansha Comics to bring those using the Switch app a new set of manga comics to the platform This includes[...]

Nintendo has decided to take action to curb the latest hacking issues with the Nintendo Switch be eliminating network sign-in options The company released a statement complete with an FAQ about what's been going on and why they're doing this If you're not already in the know, this past week social media was filled with[...]

It looks like Nintendo is working to quietly phase out a few colors of its Joy-Con controllers in Japan If a recent finding on the official My Nintendo Store website in Japan is to be believed, at least three different colorways are being discontinued Siliconera reports that the website revealed that the grey Joy-Con controllers[...]

In the event, you still haven't purchased one of Nintendo's most colorful online multiplayer games, the Splatoon 2 Special Demo is returning for players to test out The demo will be available once more on the Nintendo Switch eShop from April 29 through May 6, 2020. Those taking part in the Special Demo will be able[...]

Nintendo has an interesting reveal out of the blue this morning as a new update is coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons New faces will be coming to your island, as well as new flora, an expansion onto the museum, and several new events for the island You can read all of the new additions[...]

Nintendo announced the bittersweet news today that Super Mario Maker 2 is getting a new free update, but this that one will be the last A couple of the biggest requests from the community will be fulfilled in this update as players will finally be able to create their own overworld map Now you can[...]

There are a lot of people who would like to see HAL Labs and Nintendo make more Kirby games, including their own staff We recently got a couple of Kirby titles from Nintendo with the release of the Switch, with the release of Kirby Star Allies and Super Kirby Clash Not to mention his appearance[...]

As the global coronavirus pandemic rages on, it remains extremely difficult to obtain a Nintendo Switch without spending an exorbitant amount of money While there are some drops here and there occasionally that you can pick up as bundles as stores begin restocking slowly but surely, for the most part, Switches are nowhere to be[...]

Nintendo is confident that, despite the lack of supplies around the world due to production problems related to the coronavirus pandemic, Switch units will be available again soon This should be great news for players looking to get their hands on a system, which has routinely been upward of $500 and $600 during this brief[...]

Not the case with the Nintendo Switch With the coronavirus putting everyone in a panic of how the virus is spread, it has people going to extremes when it comes to cleaning supplies and how often they wipe down items Which people are doing to basically everything they own So its only natural they'd be[...]

For example, this Twitter post is making the rounds, showing pro-democracy Hong Kong protestors defacing in-game pixel art of Carrie Lam along with protest signs made in the game. It appears Animal Crossing players in China went a bridge too far, courtesy of Nintendo. Since Animal Crossing: New Horizons is basically a space where people can freely protest[...]

Nintendo, not just by creating a game people wanted for years, but out of the luck of the world's current state of health, ended up with one of the best-selling games of 2020 so far Two weeks after being released and the game is still the top game on Twitch, as players have been sharing[...]